Here is today’s Game and what’s going on.
Here is what I discovered today in our Dadly Daily Declaration reading from The Perfect Day Formula by Craig Ballantyne.
The title of today’s reading is “The Perfect Foundation for Success.” Let’s jump in with a few highlights first:
- Every successful person, no matter whether they realize it or not, has put the 5 Pillars of Success to work for them. They plan and prepare properly, they have professional accountability and social support, they have chosen an incentive to inspire them, and they have given themselves a big deadline.
- Everything ends at some point. Good times AND bad. Everyone goes through tough times, but not quitting is what separates success from failure. You must persevere through the hard times knowing they will be over and you will get though them while savoring the good times.
- We aren’t perfect. We might fall back to bad behaviors, but the key is to use the 5 Pillars to pull yourself out of negative spirals and to get back to the right behaviors that will move you ahead to your goals. Mistakes are minor damage that can be dealt with. Look at every step forward as a small victory.
- Focus on the future with the 5 Pillars.
- Plan and prepare two solutions for every obstacle in life.
- Find a coach or mentor to hold you accountable.
- Get social support that will give you encouragement to get through tough times and that will kick your butt on days where you hold yourself back.
- Give yourself a meaningful incentive that will inspire you to action.
- And set a Big Deadline to put urgency into your action and keep you pushing to the finish line.
Those gems lead us to today’s Dadly Daily Declaration:
Fail forward, learn your lessons, move on, and remember that each second ticking away on the clock takes you further away from your mistakes of the past. You can’t change them, but you can leave them behind.
Don’t dwell on the past. Focus on the future.
