All of us want to be good at our chosen careers, but how good do you really want to be?

 

Good? Very good?  Exceptionally good?  The best in your field? The best in the world?

 

Your talent matters, but your can-do attitude is the fuel that will take you far.

 

It's up to you.

 

You will become however "good" you want to be.

 

Be your best,

  

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Who are you?

What do you want?

 

Two questions that on the surface appear simple are in actuality exceptionally profound.

 

To be the person you long to be and reach the goals that you aspire to achieve is not something that just happens or is a result of luck.  

 

To achieve the unachievable you need two things:

1.    Vision: see the future you want to create

2.    Absolute commitment: doing what it takes to get there 

 

If you want to be a Rising Star, then you will have to work at it. As teacher Lydia Grant tells her prospective students in the 1980 musical "Fame" "You've got big dreams? You want fame? Well, fame costs. And right here is where you start paying in sweat."  

 

The following are five tips to help you grasp a vision for a better future and gain the internal resilience to do what it takes to make that vision a reality.

 

·    Establish and maintain connections. Good relationships and a solid community not only helps you identify and uncover what you are meant to be and do but also provides the emotional support required for the journey.

·    Reframe your understanding of crisis and challenge. Stress happens. Jobs get lost. Companies go under. Families fall apart. The only thing that is within your control is how you respond and integrate the challenges into creating deepened internal strength.

·    Make movement towards your goals. Break your vision into actionable components and then just take action. Instead of focusing on tasks that seem unachievable, ask yourself, "What's one thing I know I can accomplish today that helps me move in the direction I want to go?"

·    Strive for success...not perfection. If you wait for all the stars to align and for every action that you take will guarantee the results you expect, then your chances for overall success dramatically diminish. Take a risk, make a move...because even if you fail, it is one piece of knowledge that you have that didn't possess before that might prove to be invaluable to you in the future.

·    Foster your self-esteem. The number one thing that separates realized potential and wishful thinking is self-esteem. Your sense of self-worth and value is the foundation which enables you to take risks and properly internalize the lessons of failure. It is this foundation that enables you to keep your wins and losses in perspective and keep going towards your dreams. Your positive sense of worth will make it easier for you to take care of your own needs and feelings and ensure that the activities that you find enjoyable and relaxing are a part of your daily life. Self-care is essential if you want to avoid burnout and go the distance to fulfill your aspirations.

 

Achieving the unachievable is your choice. You get to decide if you want to downplay your visions, ignore your gifts and in essence settle for mediocrity. Or, you can be great!  If you choose to be great, then you can go after and get what is most important to you.   

 

"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. "

 

Thomas Jefferson