Strength of self mastery, strength of action and strength of relationships are the three main personality traits of the 3% leader. Mastering yourself in the face of who you are as a business owner is essential in order to become successful, and one way of doing this is to let your flesh know who's in charge. By this, I mean that you should look for ways to say "NO" to yourself each and every day, and if you do, you'll be able to do it when it really counts. Start by zeroing in on the undisciplined areas of our lives that we excuse, rationalise, postpone or just put off dealing with.
Choose not to be mastered by anything
Successful people, 3% leaders, ask themselves a question which is really very simple.
"Is is beneficial and does is have the potential to control me?"
How long are you going to keep telling yourself "I know I need to change, and I will...tomorrow".
Just remember that you can do anything that you want, but not everything is beneficial.For example. Yes, you have the right to consume ice cream each and every night before bed. It's permissible, there's no-one stopping you doing it, but is it beneficial? You have the right to spend your time and money as you please, but if you do, you don't have the right to complain when the law of diminishing returns kicks in and you finish up in the poor house. You have the right to fill your mind with any garbage that you choose, but understand this, constant exposure to the wrong things will weaken your character. It will rob you of self respect and eventually will enslave you. And when it comes to replacing bad habits with good ones, there is only one person who is going to make it happen....you.
You character is the sum total of your every day choices. Day by day, what you think, what you choose and what you do, is who you become. In this moment, reprioritise those areas of your life, those choices in your life today, to do the things that just move you forward and allow yourself to look for ways to say "NO" to yourself. It is very empowering to know what you want and do the things that will get you there, so make today count. The choices and decisions that you make today can, and will have a huge impact on the rest of your life.
Wishing you every success,
Mike.
Components of a 3% Leader