The Winning Combination for All Pursuits

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My life and business are about achieving outcomes — in my life and the lives of my students and clients. I’ve discovered some patterns related to the way we go about transforming our lives and pursuing outcomes.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These are observations from my life and those in my space, so we’re talking about a group of go-getters who desire personal growth and transformation. These are people with goals, ambitions, and a desire for excellence.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spoiler alert: You can achieve success and positive outcomes with all of the following combinations, but the</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">winning</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">combination is the one that feels the best in the</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">pursuit of the goal</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the one that allows for sustained success — is the last one.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Combination #1:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">You believe you’re special, magnificent, and worthy — which is great. But instead of taking action and doing the things that align with what you want, you’re waiting for the universe to manifest success for you. You may be waiting for signs that the time is right. This results in a lot of positive thinking but very little doing. There’s a lack of energy and movement and no momentum.  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Combination #2:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">You do all the things, and you want to do them perfectly. But you don’t yet believe in yourself. You’re doing things because someone told you they’d work. You’ve been educated about the “winning strategy,” and you’re ready to execute, following the protocol to a T — but you’re in self-doubt and uncertainty. The work feels mechanical, you get bogged down in the weeds, and then you find yourself in analysis paralysis, unable to complete what you started. You feel too exhausted