How low will you go before you can not stand it anymore and are forced to take action to change your present outcome? We all have something called a tolerance level. It is a point that we will do anything to move away from once it is reached. So how low is your tolerance level? Your success in life is be directly related to how low you will go before you have had enough and spring into action.
Let me give you an example of tolerance levels. Unless if you are a neat freak who needs everything to be cleaned and put away all of the time, you will have some sort of tolerance level where once a room gets messy to a certain point, you will spring into action and clean it up. Your tolerance level could be 2 pieces of paper lying on the ground to a desk that has had its surface completely covered and a floor that cannot be seen without picking something off the ground.
Let's take your weight as another example. Chances are, you have been around the same weight for a while, give or take 10-20 pounds. Isn't there a weight that once you see yourself getting to on the scale, you will do what ever it takes to go the opposite direction? You see, we have tolerance levels for pretty much everything in our life.
How far will you continue to drive when you see the gas empty sign go on? It all depends on your tolerance level. This example is given to show you that we will make take the necessary actions when the pain of not doing anything to change our current situation becomes too painful to bear. If you understand this then you will realize that in order to improve your success in life, you must raise your tolerance levels in areas of your life that will make a difference in your level of success.
If you are making $30,000 a year right now but you want to make more, it is not going to happen unless you make earning this amount painful enough for you to want to do whatever it takes to change it. Imagine someone who is used to making $1 million a year suddenly see his or her income drop to just $250,000 a year. Do you think that will cause them to suddenly take massive action and do whatever they can in order to get back up to what they are used to? You bet, and it is because making $250,000 a year, to them, is way too low and therefore too painful to bear.
So in order to make your life the way you envision it, you must increase your tolerance level. You must make being disturbed come more easily in order for you snap into action sooner. That way, you will be taking massive action more frequently. Once you begin to do that, everything will start to improve for you.
So how low will you go before you take massive action? The higher you set the bar, the more successful you will be in all areas of your life.
Personal Development - Tough Times
Part of personal development is knowing how to deal with life when it gets tough. We all know the saying that when the going gets tough, the tough get going, but how many of us actually get going when the going gets tough?
When we are part of the situation, inside of it, it's hard to clear our minds and think of the bigger picture. It's tough to remember that dealing with things like this is a part of growth. Currently, the economy is in the pits. People are losing their jobs, their homes, and hopes. Some have given up.
They forget that it's during times like this that we get the most growth. The reason is we grow when we are challenged. Imagine playing tennis against someone you're 100 times better than. You'll barely improve.
The point is that when things get tough like this, you must get tougher. Use this as mental training and the opportunity to surpass the masses. When people are running for the hills, you must take a stand and face the obstacles head on because only then will you come out of these hard times better than you came in.
I'm not saying things are easy, they're not, but who ever said life is suppose to be easy? As you know, it's full of ups and downs. Currently we're in the down part but realize that the up part is coming. When things get better, you'll be flying instead of just dusting off your pants like everyone else.
This is part of personal development: The ability and willingness to use challenges to grow as a person. Take advantage of it.
When we are part of the situation, inside of it, it's hard to clear our minds and think of the bigger picture. It's tough to remember that dealing with things like this is a part of growth. Currently, the economy is in the pits. People are losing their jobs, their homes, and hopes. Some have given up.
They forget that it's during times like this that we get the most growth. The reason is we grow when we are challenged. Imagine playing tennis against someone you're 100 times better than. You'll barely improve.
The point is that when things get tough like this, you must get tougher. Use this as mental training and the opportunity to surpass the masses. When people are running for the hills, you must take a stand and face the obstacles head on because only then will you come out of these hard times better than you came in.
I'm not saying things are easy, they're not, but who ever said life is suppose to be easy? As you know, it's full of ups and downs. Currently we're in the down part but realize that the up part is coming. When things get better, you'll be flying instead of just dusting off your pants like everyone else.
This is part of personal development: The ability and willingness to use challenges to grow as a person. Take advantage of it.
Increasing Productivity
When it comes to increasing productivity, there are dozens of tips that can help you with this. Like with most things, some ideas will work for you, some won't. The key is to experiment and see what is most effective for you.
1. Make a list of what you need to do.
This helps you prioritize and organize your day. When you know exactly what needs to be done, and cross each one off as you finish them, you will be more effective in making the most of your day.
2. Wear a watch.
This will help you keep track of the time you spend on your different tasks. By knowing this, you will be better able to improve productivity by figuring out what activities you can cut time down on. This will increase the time you have to do other things.
3. Reduce or eliminate time wasters.
These are the things that just kill productivity. Things like watching too much television or spending too much time on idle chit chatter or even checking your email way too many times a day.
4. Outsource.
We all have tasks that are repetitive but required that we need to do. One way to be increase productivity is to outsource it. Have someone else do it for you. This way you will have more time to do other things.
5. Do important tasks during your primetime.
We all have certain hours in the day where we are more productive than other times. For instance, I work way better at night. So during the day, I will handle the non-essentials but necessary tasks while leaving the important things that have an impact on my goals for the night time when I work best.
These are just a few ideas for increasing productivity. Try them out and see the results.
1. Make a list of what you need to do.
This helps you prioritize and organize your day. When you know exactly what needs to be done, and cross each one off as you finish them, you will be more effective in making the most of your day.
2. Wear a watch.
This will help you keep track of the time you spend on your different tasks. By knowing this, you will be better able to improve productivity by figuring out what activities you can cut time down on. This will increase the time you have to do other things.
3. Reduce or eliminate time wasters.
These are the things that just kill productivity. Things like watching too much television or spending too much time on idle chit chatter or even checking your email way too many times a day.
4. Outsource.
We all have tasks that are repetitive but required that we need to do. One way to be increase productivity is to outsource it. Have someone else do it for you. This way you will have more time to do other things.
5. Do important tasks during your primetime.
We all have certain hours in the day where we are more productive than other times. For instance, I work way better at night. So during the day, I will handle the non-essentials but necessary tasks while leaving the important things that have an impact on my goals for the night time when I work best.
These are just a few ideas for increasing productivity. Try them out and see the results.
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