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SPELL SUCCESS IN YOUR LIFE>
"SPELL SUCCESS" E-ZINE -- CHALLENGE YOURSELF
Spell SUCCESS E-Zine, © 2004, Motivational Magic
by Peter Colwell
ISSUE 5
Welcome to the "Spell SUCCESS" e-newsletter, a primer on
personal and business success topics. Thank you for being a
subscriber and reader. Please feel free to forward this
newsletter to family, friends, and colleagues who are
interested in personal development.
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
“Experience shows that success is due less to ability than
to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work –
body and soul.”
CHARLES BUXTON
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ARE YOU CHALLENGING YOURSELF?
Last week, I began an 84-day weight training program called
Body-for-Life. This physical and nutritional plan, created
by best-selling author and physical trainer Bill Phillips,
is designed to transform your physique through resistance
training, high-intensity aerobic workouts, and a regimen of
six nutritious meals a day, instead of the “three square
meals” most people are accustomed to.
This program poses a challenge to me on many fronts: the
challenge of disciplining myself to do the workouts (6 days
a week), the challenge of making the time to prepare in
advance my meals and my workout schedule, and – the biggie
– the challenge of eating the right foods; a daily
combination of proteins, carbohydrates, and vegetables.
In the American Heritage Dictionary, the word CHALLENGE is
defined as “the quality of requiring full use of one’s
abilities, energy, or resources.” I believe we need
challenges in our lives to motivate us to reach whatever
“finish line” we are pursuing: educational degrees,
promotions, career advancement, and a variety of personal
and professional milestones.
What happens when you no longer feel challenged in your
job, for example? You start to go through the motions.
After a while, you may begin to lose the enthusiasm you
once had toward your job. This lack of enthusiasm can
translate into diminished productivity and effectiveness.
It can also dampen the enthusiasm of others who may be
affected by your attitude toward your work.
Og Mandino, author of The Greatest Salesman in the World,
says that we all have unlimited potential; that we only use
a small portion of our brain, and that we only flex a
paltry amount of our muscles. Mandino asserts that we can
increase our accomplishments of yesterday a hundredfold or
more, if we simply make up our minds to do so.
This month, I want to throw down a challenge to you. I
challenge you to make a commitment to dramatically improve
one area of your life that desperately needs your
attention. Maybe your personal fitness needs to be attended
to. Or perhaps you need to organize your time better to
make room for more fun and entertainment. Could be that you
need to reacquaint yourself with family and friends. In
order to do make these positive changes, you may need to
first:
CHALLENGE LIMITING BELIEFS AND OLD SELF-CONCEPTS
Don’t allow yourself to be held back from making progress
in your life by making excuses (however plausible they may
seem) to justify inaction. Examples of such excuses may
include:
• “I’m too old.”
• “I’m too young.”
• “I’m not qualified.”
• “I don’t have enough time.”
• “I’ve never done that before.”
• “I’d make a fool of myself.”
• “I’d probably fail.”
To fight off inertia and gain the motivation to jumpstart
your life, try one of these antidotes”
• “It’s never too late.”
• “I’m eager to learn.”
• “I have what it takes.”
• “My time will come.”
• “I will make time.”
• “I love challenges.”
• “Who cares about what others think?”
• “It’s worth taking a chance on.”
CLOSING THOUGHTS
So remember that challenge lends excitement to life, and
enthusiasm about your goals is the real secret to
successfully following through on your plans. I’ll leave
you with the wise words of Charles Schwab: “A person can
succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited
enthusiasm.” GO FOR IT!
See you next month!
Peter
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Peter Colwell motivates others to motivate themselves!
Peter is an accomplished speaker and author of Spell
SUCCESS in Your Life, a popular motivational book that has
been published in six languages worldwide. Peter delivers
keynote speeches, seminars, and workshops to corporations,
associations, and nonprofit groups. Peter can be reached at
peter@petercolwell.com or 301-370-2698. For more details
about his book and speeches, visit
http://www.PeterColwell.com.
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