Are You a "Can-Do" Person?

Are You a "Can-Do" Person?

by Michael Angier

Sad but true. When it comes to the people who can be counted upon to get a job done-correctly and on time-the numbers are few. In my experience, out of a hundred people, the number of get-it-done people are in the single digits.

The good news is if you resolve to become one of these people, you'll easily stand out from the crowd.

Of course there are large numbers of people who manage to hold onto their job simply by doing their job. But I'm talking about working unsupervised. I'm talking about taking initiative-setting a goal or taking on a project-and sticking with it until it's accomplished.

The vast majority of people can show up for a job they dislike but can't seem to set and achieve goals on their own.

And that's what separates the winners from the spectators.

I have a plaque that reads, "There are three kinds of people: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happened."

In terms of getting it done, I think there are four kinds of people:

* Those who never start.

* Those who start but give up too quickly.

*Those who start, work hard and hang in there, but aren't flexible enough with their strategies to complete the project.

* Those few who start and continue to persist with a willingness to change tactics in order to get it done.

Determine to be one of the few who do instead of the many who don't. Be your word. Do what you resolve to do-every time.

In doing so, you'll develop a habit of completion. You will earn a reputation for being someone who can be counted upon to "get it done."

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Achieving Your Goals

Do you have long-term projects with short-term expectations?  If you do, that is a sure path to frustration and failure.

 

Lifestyle goals such as exercise and healthy diet have to become habits in order to be effective.  Career change also takes time and planning, and it doesn't happen overnight.

 

Your world has shifted.  There's voice mail, e-mail, pagers, and faxes that have made a "waiting" period unacceptable and almost obsolete.  With information immediately available, we expect relationships and goal achievement to be done the same.  As you read this you know that it is unreasonable to expect that, don't you?  We've been led by advertisers to believe that we deserve immediate gratification, and that it is readily and effortlessly available!

 

When you want to train a puppy, you know that it's going to take time and consistent reinforcement.  You're ready for that, because you want your puppy to behave in an acceptable way.  Why then, are you so patient with the puppy and so hard on yourself?

 

When you plant seeds in the garden, you tend them, water them, hope for sunlight and nurture them.  Are you nurturing yourself?

 

The best way to move gently and effectively towards your goals is to take a reasonable approach.  Break your long-term project goal into sub-goals.  Break it into doable, short-term chunks.  Today prepare the soil; tomorrow plant the seeds.

 

Each action you take and each step is satisfying because you know that it is contributing to the completion of your goal.  You cannot rush Mother Nature with your garden, and the same is true for your goals.

 

This process is much more than "bloom where you're planted", because when you're the gardener you choose what to plant and how to nurture it.  Do the same for yourself, and grow yourself beautifully.  Your goals will be accomplished in due time, and you won't end up up-tight and frazzled.

                     

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