Between where you are today and any goal or objective that you want to accomplish, there is one major constraint that must be overcome before you can achieve that major goal. Your job is to identify it clearly.
Whatever you have to do, there is always a limiting factor that determines how quickly and well you get it done.
Identify the limiting factor
Concentrate you mental energies on that one key area. This can be the most productive use of your time and talents. The accurate identification of the limiting factor in any process and the focus in that factor can usually bring about more progress in a shorter period than any other single activity.
Look into yourself
Successful people always begin the analysis of constraints by asking the question, "What is it in me that is holding me back?" They accept complete responsibility for their lives and look to themselves for both the cause and the cure of their problems.
The world is full of people who are waiting for someone to come along and motivate them to be the kind of people they wish they could be. The problem is that no one is coming to the rescue ! - Brian Tracy -
To reach your full potential, you must form the habit of putting pressure on yourself and not waiting for someone else to come along and do it for you. See yourself as a role model for others. Raise the bar on yourself. The standards you set for your own work and behavior should be higher than anyone else could set for you.
Be the leader of your project towards your own success
Only about 2 percent of people can work entirely without supervision. We call these people "leaders". This is the kind of person you are meant to be and that you can be, if you decide to be.
Make it a game with yourself to start a little earlier, work a little harder, and stay a little later. Your self-esteem, the core of your personality, has been defined by psychologist Nathaniel Branden as "the reputation you have with yourself." The good news is that you feel better about yourself whenever you push yourself to do your best. You increase your self-esteem whenever you go beyond the point where the average person would normally quit.
Set imaginary deadlines
One of the best ways for you to overcome procrastination is by working as though you had only one day to get your most important jobs done.
Successful people continually put he pressure in themselves to perform at high levels. Unsuccessful people have to be instructed and supervised and pressured by others.
By putting pressure on yourself, you will accomplish more and better tasks faster than ever before. You will become a high-performance, high-achieving personality. You will feel terrific about yourself, and a bit by bit, you will build up the habit of rapid task completion that will then go on to serve you all the days of your life.
This article is inspired from the book 'Eat That Frog', by Brian Tracy
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