Maximizing Your Potential!

By  Wade Solberg, President/CEO, STS Staffing  

We all know how busy life can become, and that we can get caught up in daily tasks that seem to take up all our available time. So, how do you regain some of that lost time, and Maximize Your Potential?

In the classic book, ‘The Magic of Getting What You Want’, Dr. David Schwartz notes in Chapter 11, titled, ‘Make a New Beginning’, that “If we keep our present it-can’t-be-achieved attitudes toward success, continue to associate with negative people, make no positive adjustments in our attitudes, and set our sights on mediocre goals, then we are guaranteed a dull, uneventful, boring, and unrewarding future.”

Wow, that pretty much says it all! Though that paragraph comes off as a harsh admonishment, the points noted bear consideration; so let’s look at a few.

1) Attitude is Everything. Those who see the glass as ‘half-full’, are optimistic, work through challenges and adversity, and just have a happy countenance as they go through life, will experience greater joy and satisfaction in their work and personal lives. When trouble stops at their door, these are the people who are able to avoid saying ‘Why me?’ and instead say, ‘How can I best work through this?’ Avoid the ‘why’, and start asking ‘how’ to seek positive solutions.

2) Selective Hearing. Avoiding negative people seems basic enough, right? We shouldn’t even have to spend time discussing it, but the fact of the matter is you will encounter negativity, and it may be in a situation where you just can’t walk away. If a co-worker, for example, seems intent upon telling you all their problems, (and in doing so makes you and the rest of the office staff miserable), it’s best to simply say, ‘I need to get back to work’, and then get back to your job. This may not succeed right away, but after awhile, that ‘negative nelly’ will get the message.

3) Aim High. Setting meaningful goals that fulfill and motivate us is key toward advancement in all areas of life. Think of your life as a journey that you CAN control. If you don’t have a good road map, it’s easy to get lost. Take some time to quickly jot down 10 things you’d like to see, be, do, or have in the next 12 months. Use first person language in writing down your desires and add some detail to make it come to life. If you currently weight 145 pounds and want to lose 10 pounds over the next 3 months, state it this way, ‘I weigh 135 pounds’. Then ask that magic question, ‘How?’ Losing 10 pounds over 90 days is .11 pounds per day. An adjustment in diet and some additional exercise will produce excellent results, but you have to write down the goal and track your progress daily.

Back to Dr. Schwartz and ‘The Magic of Getting What You Want’, he goes on to say, “But if we elect to make positive adjustments in our attitudes, discover what is right, not wrong with life’s situations, make friends with people who are moving up, and set big goals for ourselves, then we are assured a large measure of happiness, joy, money, and influence.”

Well said, Dr. Schwartz.

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