We recently published a blog on the importance of challenging yourself through life; the result if you don’t and the potential if you do. It’s all well and good knowing you should, but how exactly should you go about it?
At RedSeven we encourage everyone to challenge themselves, in all areas. Whether it’s your personal best, new skill development, breaking a comfort zone or even altering your mindset, you won’t regret trying. By challenging yourself, you increase your opportunities, build the potential success in your life and grow as an individual.
Motivation
Setting yourself challenges comes hand in hand with self-motivation, but where do you find it? Success has a ripple effect, it multiplies on itself, aiding you to move forward and capitalise on your endeavours. Having succeeded once, the confidence and belief in being able to do it again is greater, therefore the more you achieve the more you keep achieving… Isn’t that great!
For some, self-motivation comes naturally, but for others a little push in the right direction is needed. Goals are quite often what is needed to fuel the desire to achieve, here are some questions to ask yourself:
- What is it you want out of life?
- Where do you want to be this time next year?
- What will make you proud?
Or even:
- What do I want to buy myself this month?
- Where do I want to go on holiday?
Once you know what it is your working toward, it’s easier to rustle up some motivation to achieve it!
Don’t Limit Your Challenges – Challenge Your Limits
If it’s been a while since you felt accomplished, it can be difficult to get excited to challenge your capabilities. The confidence and pride you would have experienced directly after may have worn of by now, but it will help to simply revisit these moments. Think back to a time when you pushed past your comfort zone, learnt something out of the ordinary or did well at something, write these instance down. It’s important, and enjoyable, to recognise and validate your achievements.
Wouldn’t you like to experience these feelings again? Discover what else you can achieve and put to your name? The only thing holding you back is you, so whether it’s being able to run a 10k or becoming a millionaire, what’s the harm in trying?
There’s nothing to say you can’t do more, be more or create something incredible, and the more steps you take to get there, the more your potential builds.
Here at RedSeven we encourage all things recognition; giving someone the appreciation they deserve for the work they have done makes them:
- Want to do it again
- Assured they are doing a great job
You don’t need to wait for someone else to recognise your efforts though, you are more than welcome to give yourself this. Knowing your work/efforts are validated will enhance your will to challenge yourself and extend your limits. Giving yourself rewards will never be a bad thing either 😉
What are you waiting for?
It really is quite simple; if you want it you can have it, the only thing holding you back is fear. But in the grand scheme of things what is there to be afraid of? It’s your choice: A life of excitement, adrenaline and moments of pride vs forever wondering what your life may have looked like…
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