Choice - The Foundation of Next Level Achievement (Vol. 1)
- Author David Byrd
- Published August 15, 2010
- Word count 601
"If there is such a thing
as a secret to achievement, a significant part of that secret is ...
being aware of the power of your choices and learning to choose effectively."
Achievement is simply the result
of doing the "right things" consistently over a sustained period
of time. Doing the "right things" is a direct result of your personal
choice. Your future is built on the choices you make, day by day, moment
by moment.
Sounds simple, doesn’t it?
This relationship between choice
and achievement is powerful. Without making consistently effective daily
choices, you will not achieve. This is a harsh reality, but true.
Conversely, making consistently effective choices that support your
overall goals will inevitably lead to next level achievement. The quality
of your choices determines the quality of your life. By filling your
days with effective choices, you build a future of beneficial consequences.
Whether you realize it or not,
you make thousands of choices everyday. You choose your thoughts, perspectives,
actions, and associations. Each choice you make in life has a consequence.
An extra bowl of ice cream each night might not affect you right away,
but will have a negative consequence of weight gain if you continue
to indulge.
So many of us let our everyday
choices go overlooked because the consequences of those choices are
delayed. We don’t experience immediate results from most of our choices.
If we did, we certainly would be more selective with our choices! Instead,
we are free to make a bad or ineffective choice and feel no immediate
impact, leaving us with the impression that no harm has been done.
Using the ice cream analogy
again, if you immediately gained 50 pounds every time you ate a single
bowl of ice cream, you would never eat another bowl of ice cream again,
and ice cream companies would be out of business! The lesson here is
that we must be aware of what our everyday choices are creating for
our future, even though we cannot see the results right away.
This is where the Next Level
Achievement System comes in.
The foundation of any system
of achievement is learning to make effective, daily choices. Surprisingly,
we do not naturally possess the capacity of making consistent, effective
choices because our natural, human instincts have one goal for us: our
security.
Your instincts do not care
about your goals and dreams – they just want to keep you right where
you are. When you manage your daily activities from your natural, human
instincts, your response will always be in favor of keeping you where
you are. Your brain interprets sameness or status-quo as security. In
short, your instincts are fighting against your achievement because
achievement always involves change and growth, both of which are contrary
to sameness.
To achieve, you must first
learn to intentionally manage your process of making effective
choices, and that process must be systematic rather than instinctive.
This works because a systems approach to achievement bypasses
your natural instincts.
I have worked with clients
who have spent their entire lives managing achievement instinctively
with sporadic results. On the other hand, I have watched overwhelming
results from leaders who manage by a proven system of achievement.
Don’t let another day slip
by filled with ineffective choices. Become aware of how your choices
are affecting your bottom line, because they will affect you regardless
of whether or not you are aware of them! Learning to make effective
choices on a consistent, daily basis leads to effective actions, which
in turn leads to beneficial results.
Most importantly, you must
choose to achieve!
Inspiring genuine growth and achievement in leaders, David Byrd has 30 years of experience working with top business executives and their organizations. He is a master of effective leadership and works closely with leaders worldwide to maximize their leadership potential. For more information about The Next-Level Achievement System® or David's book, Achievement - A Proven System For Next Level Growth, visit http://www.authorsup.com/David-Byrd.
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