TOOLS FOR SUCCESS

After spending my morning watching motivational videos about work ethic, it dawned on me just how much I'm lacking and how much I desire to work way harder. Many of us desire greatness and admire people who have accomplished much in their lives. But are we committed to putting in that level of work and dedication to bring our ambitions to life?

That's the question that I have been asking myself over and over again. Truly winning requires an obsession with the desired result. There is a saying that winners win and losers loose. The reason for that is the difference in mindset, not mental ability, mindset. 

Whatever you want to accomplish in life, don't just merely want it, become obsessed with it. Not disregarding the spiritual of course. But begin spending time doing the hard part. The part that removes us from our comfort zone. Success in anything isn't run by feelings and emotions, it's run by principle and discipline. 

Begin your mornings with routines that gear you towards success. It will make a difference in your daily decisions, in your career and in your life. Become inspired, motivated and most importantly work hard.

Don't walk, you were made to fly.

One Love

Danni

TRAFFIC JAM MOTIVATION

The other day I spent 1 hour and 46 minutes stuck in traffic on the Staten island expressway with my 3year old daughter. Trying desperately to get to the Verazzano bridge. Please note that what should be a 10 minute commute under normal circumstances, turned into a horrible start to my day.

This ordeal taught me a few lessons that I found to be very applicable to my quest for greatness.

1. Highway service lane: There are no short cuts to success. Instead of taking the major highway, I decided to take a shortcut by staying on the service lane, thinking it would be quicker. That turned into a disaster. The highway moved much quicker than the service lane did. But the lesson that I learned was that in our quest for growth and greatness, taking a short cut will end up detrimental or disastrous. It's best to stay on the right path.

2. Highway Billboard: While driving I happened to zone in on a billboard advertisement which read "High rise, fire and security". I would like to rephrase that Rise High, fire vs security. In other words at times, for us to rise high, we have to leave the security aka our comfort zone and accept or go through fire or very trying situations. Success never comes easy.

3. The HOV Lane: Take others with you. In order for me to jump into the HOV lane, I needed to have two other people in the car with me. In life in order to gain a level of success, we have to take others with us. Partnerships and mentorship are essential to our growth.

Regardless of the circumstances you find yourself in, zone in on the little nuggets that can bring lots of motivation. They are all around us, even while stuck in traffic on the highway.

One Love
Danni