This is a wonderful story of Sylvester Stallone told by his friend Tony Robbins. We all know the movie Rocky but do we know the real story? Listen to Tony tell the story. After listening you may take another look at your goals and how much desire you have to achieve them. Never give up on your dream. Make sure your actions are taking you closer to your goals. You may climb many mountains and tumble backwards getting there but with determination and persistence, you will reach your goal.
In the corporate world and your job, you more than likely a contributor to the success of the company you work for. Your good performance, excellent attitude towards work and strong work ethics, all contribute to your boss seeing you as being an outstanding employee. And you enjoy working so hard everyday, you feel that you are where you should be.
Then one day, you feel like not going to work anymore. While working you lose focus easily. Attending meetings or simply the idea work again the following day make you bored and you feel tired. Even the way the clock ticks bore you so much that you want move away from your desk. You become easily irritated with your colleagues. You usually want to be alone, isolate yourself from the crowd. What happened? BURN OUT, that’s what happened.
If you’re drained physically and emotionally due to stress, take heart. You are definitely not alone struggling against burn out.
Irregardless of the possible reason, burn out is a common symptom of losing motivation and stress especially if you do the same kind of tasks everyday. Loose motivation and you will not see success. Remember, for you to win and succeed, you will have to develop personal mastery and perseverance to your personal success. But the question is: are you ready?
Listen to your inner boss:
Congratulate yourself on the smallest of accomplishments.
Re-itemize your goals:
Without definite goals, you are working for the system, not you.
Direct your thoughts on personal success
See yourself as already successful. Focus on success and you will regret nothing.
Sound easy? It really is but you must have the burning desire to succeed, not just a wish. Loosing focus will make loose motivation. Trust me, I’ve been there. Never ever loose focus. Always keep those goals in focus. Sure you may drift from time to time. But for you to start that engine again will take more energy each time you start over. We all get complacent, we all get lazy.
Ask yourself each and every morning: Is this really where I want to be? Is this it? Most of us dream of a better life, a more fulfilled life.
Well don’t just stand there - do something about it!
When you think that you can go no further, that you have given your best, that you have no more to give, your energy spent - you are giving up. Reach down, stretch and take one more step. It is in you to give more when you think you cannot. We all have beliefs in our limitations and they all fall into a comfort zone.
Today, take a look around, there is probably something that you have put aside because you THINK that you gave your best - but did you really? Knock down that barrier of limitation.
Watch this video and believe that you have more to give.
