Committing TO WHAT
TRULY MATTERS
POPCORNED BY DEY DOS & AMALIA GHIBAN
INVOLVEDCOMMITTED
IF YOU WANT TO GROW, CONSISTENCY IS THE KEY To become more disciplined and consistent in your performance, you need to become more disciplined and consistent in your
growth.
“Success isn’t measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.” MIKEDITKA
FOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT
YOUR GROWTH
1. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO IMPROVE ? People think they can master their job and don’t need to master themselves. Your future is dependent on your personal growth.
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” JIMROHN
2. DO YOU KNOW HOW YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO IMPROVE? START WITH THE SIMPLE STUFF The secret to building motivational momentum is to start small with the simple stuff. Master the basics.
“Discipline is remembering what you want.” DAVIDCAMPBELL
2. DO YOU KNOW HOW YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO IMPROVE? BE PATIENT Most people never realize how close they are to achieving significant things because they give up to soon. Everything worthwhile in life takes dedication and time.
Everything I want to do takes longer than I anticipate. Every endeavor I lead is more difficult that I believed it would be. Every project I attempt costs more than I expected. Every task I hand off to another person is more complicated than I hoped.
2. DO YOU KNOW HOW YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO IMPROVE? VALUE THE PROCESS It is going to take the time that is going to take‌ So, you might as well enjoy the journey.
You can visualize tomorrow using it as a motivation to grow, but if you want to actually grow, your focus needs to be on enjoying and valuing today.
If you value today and find a way to enjoy it, you will invest in today.
2. DO YOU KNOW HOW YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO IMPROVE? MATCH YOUR MOTIVATION TO YOUR
ARCHETYPE
Not everyone gets motivated the same way or is motivated by the same things. Every archetype has its strengths. You just need to tap that strength in your archetype to set yourself up for success when it comes to motivation.
LEADERSHIP ARCHETYPES from the AIESEC 2015 behaviors
STRENGTHS PERFECTIONIST WITH GREAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL
PURPOSE KEEPER
WEAKNESS AFRAID OF MAKING MISTAKES NOT BEING UNDERSTOOD AND LOSING THE PATH
Motivate yourself by focusing on the joy of having a clear purpose for everything you are doing. Choose what you want to do and stick with it. Be aware that you can be one of the most tenacious (and stubborn) of all archetypes.
STRENGTHS EASYGOING AND LIKABLE CARING
COLLABORATION BUILDER
WEAKNESS INERTIA EASILY DISTRACTED SACRIFICES ACHIEVEMENTS OVER FEELINGS
Motivate yourself by supporting others to grow and to achieve their goals. Recognizing the potential for developing your people to a new level of mastery could also work as a powerful incentive for you.
STRENGTHS TAKE CHARGE EASILY AND MAKE DECISIONS QUICKLY
ACTION DRIVER
WEAKNESS REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE WHEN NOT “IN CHARGE” GETS BUSY EASILY AND IT’S IMPATIENT
Motivate yourself by focusing on the choices you can make and the achievements you can accomplish. Only when Action Drivers see the value in doing something they commit till the end. Give yourself rewards for incremental successes.
3. DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU WANT TO KEEP IMPROVING? The why is what keeps you motivated long after that first rush of enthusiasm wears off. It can carry you through when willpower isn’t enough. Think of it as why-power.
THE DISCIPLINE OF LEARNING If you have the motivation you need, discipline is no problem. If you lack motivation, discipline is always a problem.
“It’s not the work that’s hard, it’s the discipline.” ANONYMOUS
4. DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO IMPROVE? RIGHT NOW. TODAY. You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. That means developing great habits.
People do not decide their future, they decide their habits and their habits decide their future.
“Make of every day ‘today’.” DEYDOS
What are you doing in your daily work as MCP that needs to change? What needs doing? What needs undoing?
What are you willing to change doing today in order to change what you will be doing tomorrow?
REMAIN ENGAGED Find a way to value and appreciate the process. THINK OF IMMEDIATE BENEFITS AS WELL AS LONG-TERM ONES
The more whys you have for pursuing growth in a disciplined way on a daily basis,
the more likely you will be to follow through.
Any reason to grow is a good reason as long as it’s your reason.