Aug 3, 2021
THE CHALLENGE: Inconsistent Action
We want to live amazing lives…crush it at work, achieve our goals, and live fulfilling lives. The results we are looking for is entirely based on the actions and behaviors we habitually do. Our Actions = Our Results. Unfortunately, we aren’t achieving our goals and living the lives we desire because we aren’t consistently taking the actions that lead to the results we want. We get stuck because of a lack of consistent action.
THE PROBLEM: We believe working harder on the ‘behaviors’ is the answer
We believe if we just work harder…put in more reps…do more work and, just do more actions that we will reach our goals.
We believe we need more self-discipline, more will power, and even accountability. We just need to ‘get our act together’ and ‘do the work’. ‘Just do it’.
I once thought the same way. I would think…
This lead to temporary and inconsistent results. It seemed no matter how good I would do in a certain area of life…I would always do something OR something would always ‘happen’ that would prevent me from leveling up and sustaining new results. Some people refer to this as self-sabotage. It was like basically a lid over the level of success and fulfillment I had in my work and life.
Now don’t get me wrong…Taking more action and doing more work isn’t entirely wrong. But HOW you go about doing the action is where most people fall short.
THE SOLUTION:
Here is what I found…no matter how hard I worked, even if I hit my goal…I didn’t sustain it. I discovered that my success wasn’t determined by how hard I worked, but by what I was actually working on! I needed to work on my mindset in order to get the results. I needed to work on my self-development to get the success. I needed to personally grow and develop.
Here’s a reminder about The Success Sequence:
IDENTITY/BELIEFS…lead to… THOUGHTS…which lead to…FEELINGS…which lead to…the ACTIONS/BEHAVIORS …that lead to RESULTS
Which means that every action/behavior is rooted in a certain belief. It wasn’t my behavior that was stopping me…it was my beliefs! Work should be done more on BELIEF vs BEHAVIOR!
For example…consider planting seeds that grow fruit.
The belief is like the seed and the results are the fruit. Many of us are trying to grow fruit (aka get results) by planting a branch…instead of planting seeds of belief that lead to new grow of it’s respective fruit.
You cannot outperform the level of your mindset and identity
Consider how your cruise control in your car works. If it’s set to 70mph it won’t let you go much faster or slower than that speed. Even if you drive downhill or uphill, the car may temporarily go faster or slower but will always go back to the speed it’s set at. The mindset/identity and beliefs you have is what sets the speed! The only way to level up the speed…aka the results…you have to level up the mind!
Beliefs determine Behaviors.
Your beliefs determine your behavior…which determine your results!
To change your beliefs you must work on it. You must have a personal development plan…a way to develop, grow and strengthen your mindset.
You have to change the story you tell yourself about you…in order for you to write a different story in the future!
My Question to you…
Do you have a personal development plan?
You change your beliefs with what you consistently input into your head.
When you change your mind, you will change your life…but if you don’t believe this concept of person development…then it will never work!
ACTION PLAN:
Develop a personal growth plan:
If you believe what I’m discussing…your life will change. But you have to believe it. If you don’t believe it, your behavior will show it. BELIEVE what I’m telling you. The reason why most people don’t consistently stick with it is because they don’t get immediate results. This is why it’s called FAITH!!!! Faith is your biggest contributor to your results!!
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Talk to you soon,
Dr. Brad