Give Yourself Credit for the Small Victories!

Give Yourself Credit for the Small Victories. by Meredith Bell.  GREAT READING IN THIS ARTICLE! Visit Meredith’s site “Your Voice of Encouragement”.

Read this article about “encouraging yourself” . Here are some quoted sections:

“The way to build your confidence is to be on the look-out for things you’ve done well in the course of your day, no matter how small, and recognize the accomplishments.”

“So at least twice a day, take time to reflect on what you’ve done so far in that day that you are proud of.”

I struggle often with running through my day with confidence. After all, reaching out and speaking to “strangers” uninvited, is scary for me. This is MY STRUGGLE. So why do I do it, you ask? One of MY SUCCESSFUL traits, as well, to improve myself! I am VERY goal oriented too! I just happened to fall into great business opportunities that require me to do prospecting for customers/business. I can accept meeting new people IF they come up to me, but for me to “butt” in and say “hello, I’m Cheryl Gnad with …” causes me a lot of anxiety! In other words FEAR! So, I have to have a reason to overcome. My reason is to have control of my own destiny in business, create my own income/rewards, and to be able to find ways to help other people get what they want.

I have a strong desire to create opportunities for others to improve their lives. Too many people feel stuck in their situation and struggle needlessly, and sadly. Marriages are stressed, finances are dwindling, kids are struggling in school, and families are torn apart, because people can’t get answers to their own “fears” and can’t lift themselves up! You can recognize them with “I can’t”, “I will somehow”, “I just don’t know what to do”, “I’ll try”, “its impossible”, or “maybe I will win the lottery”. Another big sign of someone who is stuck in their downcast mental state is when you hear the excuses or blame game. Words like “they did it”, “they have it out for me”, “its unfair”, and anything implying that it is the others fault that they can’t do something. This is one of the hardest mindsets to help change because change is up to the one needing to make the decision to change. No one can make the decision for them.

It is a funny thing for me. Because of my own struggles meeting people, asking for their business, and desiring to be “liked”, I have worked all the more harder to overcome. Am I successful? Personally, I am not giving myself a good grade. I set high standards for myself and I “measure” my success. I speak all too often in terms of “I must”,  “I have to”, or “I should”. All of which leads me to not be able to measure myself successfully in.  I have a mentor/coach that says that I’ve greatly improved and can do all that it requires of me to be successful, that I have what it takes! Others see this and attest to it, but I don’t recognize it. So my friends and personal  mentor are invaluable to being my mirror of my self and letting me see my successes.

Read the above article, comment on your struggles that you are overcoming or have overcome. How did you find the way to your successful goals? Take this advice. Treat yourself with even the smallest victories, recall them, FEEL them again mentally, and do this daily! Find a good friend/mentor to be your mirror, hopefully someone that is in the game of self-improvement too, and has traveled where you’ve been. Find an activity or business opportunity to practice your self-improvements in and GROW!

My business models are all about helping others – personal business ownership, social media marketing. If you need a venue to practice and get the leg up to improve your life or business, give me a call or send me an email. I love working with individuals driven to make a change! It is just a decision.

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Cheryl Gnad with Social Focus by CG, eComm Strategies and Out of the Box Gifts and Incentives