THE 1% RULE - ACCUMULATING SUCCESS

Success is an accumulation event, it’s not about intensity it’s about consistency.

Consistency is the secret behind motivation and ultimately success.

Let’s take an example: you want to get in shape so you start at the gym. You set yourself great long-term goals. After your first workout you take a look in the mirror, or weigh yourself. Do you see a difference? I doubt it. But what if you set your goal to improve 1% a month, or even 1% a week. Much easier to maintain as a goal and therefore much easier to stay motivated from day to day. Over time you not only will see, and experience, a difference, but you will continue to improve. 

Consistency is doing something, even a little, on a daily basis. Consistency wins, even if you do cheat now and then, and even at only 1% at a time.

This law of 1%, incremental gains, applies, no matter what we want to achieve. When we consistently apply ourselves to doing what needs to be done, we will continue to improve, and our best will surely get better. This is what excellence really is, that consistent journey of betterment.

No matter what you desire to succeed at, be it business, sales, leadership, being a better husband or wife, health, fitness, sporting achievements, the list goes on and on, this 1% rule of consistency and incremental gains applies.

So, no matter how little , start today and, even though you may not see it straight away, keep at it and your success is guaranteed.

For more information contact us and discover how we can help you or your business:  Terri Codd MCF Corporate Training & Life Coach: 076 751 3556: coddterri@gmail.com: terri@m-c-f.co.za: terricodd.blogspot.com 

IF YOU WANT TO SUCCEED – DON’T HAVE A PLAN B

When Alexander the Great landed his army on the shores of Persia his first order to his troops was “Burn the boats!” There was no option but to go forward and face the enemy and, if you wanted to see home and family again, win. His attitude was we succeed, or we die.

But in today’s world we so often hear of people, businesses or teams setting goals and objectives and formulating plans to achieve them, their plan A, but with a plan B, a backdoor, an escape in the event that plan A fails.

This sounds good, even wise, in theory, but the problem is that plan A needs to be implemented with total focus and commitment in order to succeed. Knowing that there is a plan B in place often, even if unconsciously, dilutes that focus and commitment and so, plan A fails. The irony is that plan B also fails because, again even if only unconsciously, it is perceived as a ‘second rate’ solution.

The trick is to set up plan A -  and make it work. This may involve discussing all the possibilities of what can go wrong, building appropriate counter action into the plan, but, from then on focussing only on the positive action of making the plan succeed. This is a technique used by many military special forces units when setting up an operation to ensure that all the positive energy and action is directed at a successful outcome.

Perhaps you have not achieved the success you would like, or have deserved, purely because Plan B had an unconscious effect on you, or your team’s focus.

So, try burning your boats and watch your motivation soar.  You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.  After all, history has shown that Alexander was one of the greatest leaders and strategists the world has seen.                                                                                   

Are you prepared for the opportunities you seek?

The thing with opportunities is that they don’t give you advance warning of their arrival. In fact, you may run into them at the least expected times. 

The question is, are you ready for them? 

Are you daily preparing yourself, training for the opportunities that you are looking for, opportunities that can propel you into your dreams.

The secret lies in adopting and practicing small habits on a daily basis because the difference a small improvement can make over time is astounding.

Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. They seem to make little difference each day and yet they accumulate very quickly over the months and years.

For example, imagine improving by just one percent each day. If you get one percent better each day for one year, you'll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you’re done.

What starts as a small win accumulates into something much more in the long-run. Good habits make time your ally. Bad habits make time your enemy. The path to a stronger, healthier, and happier life is through a steady series of small decisions and daily habits. And yet how easily we forget this when we want to make a change.

The person you are today is the sum of all the moments when you chose to do things one percent better or one percent worse. The actions we repeat each day shape the lives we live and the results we experience. Habits are not just a feature within our lives, they are the sculptor of our lives.

Terri Codd MCF Corporate Training & Life Coach: 076 751 3556: coddterri@gmail.com: terricodd.blogspot.com 

NETWORK MARKETING – A 2000 YEAR SUCCESS STORY

2000 years ago, in a small, Middle Eastern, desert country, network marketing was given birth, when a young artisan, Yeshua ben Joseph, called 12 varied, but ordinary countrymen to ‘follow Me.’ 2000 years later, after billions of people worldwide have joined the system, it is still growing.

When we look at the secret of its success and compare it to successful companies of today, the same concepts apply.

1.       Yeshua had a product that worked, a product he believed in and a product that was easy to share

2.       He had a passion for the product and was willing to do whatever it took to see that it became a household name

3.       He took 12 people and mentored them to the point where they were able to share the product equally as well as himself

4.       He didn’t tell them it would be easy, but he did ensure that it was possible

5.       He didn’t tell them it would be without its trials and challenges, but He promised, and provided great rewards

I’m sure you know who I am talking about, and yes, no man made product can be compared, but the principles can.

Take a leaf out of this book, get involved with the right product, the right system and the right rewards programme, based on truth, integrity and honesty, learn and do what has proved to be successful, and watch yourself build your own success story.

Terri Codd MCF Corporate Training & Life Coach: 076 751 3556: coddterri@gmail.com: terri@m-c-f.co.za: terricodd.blogspot.com  

IT STARTS WITH WHY

The ‘real why’ leads to the best results.

Perhaps you started running, or a particular diet. Maybe your involved in a certain career or occupation. But whatever you do you can’t seem to stay motivated and are achieving far less than you should be.

It could be time to ask yourself why: why did you take this particular path, because without a real and deep reason why you probably won’t be able to persevere and will fall away long before you have achieved any great success. It’s one of the common problems we have, that we often look at the what and the how without asking ourselves that important question why am I doing this.

An example from my own life was when I began running. I got into it on a daily basis and had friends who would put all their effort into training and running the Comrades Ultra Marathon. I was asked many times why I was training but avoided the Comrades. When I asked myself the question, it all came down to the why. I was not excited by the thought of the Comrades, or in fact racing in general. I discovered that my real reason why I ran was to train and stay fit, I enjoyed the daily training, not the competitive event. That discovery changed my approach to, and my enjoyment of running.

As human beings we need a purpose for the things we do or we end up finding it difficult to persevere. That purpose does not have to be any great altruistic dream. It can be as simple as I need to do my job well in order to put food on the table. That acknowledgement alone can change our approach to what we do. Or perhaps I want to go to gym regularly and eat properly in order to be around to see my kids graduate college. It applies to all aspects of life, career, health, wealth, where we stay and so on.

Once we have identified the real reason why we want to do something it is much easier to put the what and the how into place and to look forward with enthusiasm to what we are doing. That enthusiasm leads to greater success and fulfilment.

So the next time you feel stuck in a rut ask yourself why am I doing this, or want to do this. It could turn the whole game around.

Terri Codd MCF Corporate Training & Life Coach: 076 751 3556: coddterri@gmail.com: terri@m-c-f.co.za: terricodd.blogspot.com