Success from the Heart
Success is the elusive goal of many people in many areas of life: financial, professional, personal, physical. With the number of books and training available on achieving success, you would think we would all be wildly successful by now. However, this is most definitely not the case, as we are not all millionaires, we are not all leading great organizations, and we are not all winning marathons. But why? Why are we not successful? What makes the successful person so successful? I think it has to do with a person’s heart.
Now, I’m not talking about the physical heart, I am talking about the emotional heart, the deep-seated convictions we have about what is important in our lives. Everyone has a different perspective on what is important, and that is what makes humanity so interesting. We all want something just a little different, and that is okay. But I believe successful people are successful because their deep-seated convictions about what is important to them aligns with the area of their life where they are successful.
For example, last year, I completely changed my health habits, not because someone told me I should, or because I bought the latest diet and exercise books, but because my attitude changed. I had a change of heart, where I finally felt convicted about my need to be healthier, to lose weight, and to eat better. I had spent years wishing I would lose weight, but never took the steps to make that happen. It wasn’t until my heart got in the game that I was able to begin the process of getting healthy. Now, one year later, I can say I was (and am) successful in this area of my life. I haven’t won a marathon yet (or any race for that matter), but I have successfully lost a significant amount of weight and become much more healthy.
What does this mean for you? Simply put, success is a matter of the heart leading your actions, not your head. You can study all the books on success you want, but until your heart (attitude) is aligned with your head (goals and plans), you will not be truly successful, or it will be a struggle to be successful. I have spoken with many people who ask me how I achieved my goals, and I can safely say it’s because my attitude about succeeding in the specific area allowed me to use the tools at my disposal to become successful.
Do you have an area of your life in which you want to experience success? It’s both very easy and very hard; just change your attitude. Need help working through the attitude change? Find a coach, find an accountability partner, find a group of like-minded individuals who can help you change your attitudes. Just get started; you can be successful!
Make today a great day!
Juanita
I coach others to succeed in their business or personal life and am available to work with you to help you achieve your success. Just contact me for more information.
© 2010, Juanita Woods, PgMP, PMP, MBA. All rights reserved.
