把握生活 成就自我

千里之行，始于第2页/共2页精品文档推荐把握生活成就自我Eachdayyouhavetheabilitytomakethechoicetotakecontrolofyourlife,ortoletitcontrolyou.Youcaneitherbeproactive,oryoucanletcircumstancescalltheshots.

Totakecontrolofyourlifeorexercisepersonalleadershipistotakeresponsibilityforyourselfandforeveryareaofyourlife.Itmeansbeingconnectedwithyourvalues,yourvisionandtosetmeaningfulgoalsforyourself.Whenyoudo,youbecomemoreproductive,moreoptimistic,abletosolveproblemsmoreeasilyandultimatelyhavelessstressinyourlife.

Nodoubt,withallthechaosanduncertaintythatisgoingintheworldthesedaysitmaybedifficulttofeellikeyouareinchargeofyourlife,andwhiletherearesomethingsyouhavenocontrolover,thereismuchthatyoudo.Understandthatyouaretheprincipalarchitectandcreatorofyourlifeandthatyouarewhereyouareat,becauseofthechoicesanddecisionsyouhavemadethusfar.

AninterestingconceptthatIcameacrossinmyreadingsrecently,andasitrelatestopersonalleadership,istoseeyourselfastheCEOofyourownlife.Ifyouweretoapplyittoyourself,howwouldrunyourlife?Whatkindofstrategicplanningwouldyoudoandhowwouldyouenvisionyourfuture?IwouldguessthatinseeingyourselfastheCEOofyourlife,youwouldbeinspiredtothinkinamoreeffective,resultsorientedmanner.

AsyourownCEO,herearesomewaysinwhichyoucantakecontrolofyourlifeandexercisepersonalleadership:

Determineyourvaluesandwhatsimportanttoyou.AsIwroteinHaveAPersonalValueSystem,knowingwhatyourvaluesaregivesyoustructureandpurpose,whichinturndirectsyouonhowtofocusyourtimeandefforts.Itwouldbesimilartothemissionstatementacompanywouldhold.Asyouprobablyknow,amissionstatementtypicallyspellsouttheoverallgoalsanddrivestheactionsofanorganization.Itlikewiseprovidesaroadmapandguidesthedecision-makingprocessesformanagement.

Inyourlifeyourmissionstatementcouldbesomethinglike:Mypurposeistolivelifetothefullestbytakingthecareofmyhealth,relationships,financesandoverallhappinesstothebestofmyabilities.

Whenyoustateyourobjectivesosuccinctly,youcanthelpbutbefocusedandtaketherightactionsforwhereyouneedtobe.Thisalsohelpskeepyoufrombeingaimlessandscattered,nottomentionavoidinghitandmisssituations.

Plan,beorganizedandsetgoals.Thinkofthebigpictureofwhatyouwantinyourlifeandthenbreakitdowntomanageableparts.Foreverythingthatyouwanttoaccomplish,youneedastrategyoractionplan.Onewayistosetgoalsappropriatetoyourmissionstatementandthendeviseaplanonhowtogoaboutachievingthem.Nothinghappensbyitself;sotakingchargeofyourlifeentailstakingthebullbythehorns.Ratherthandaydreamingaboutwhatyouwantorengaginginwishfulthinking,yousetthewheelsinmotionforsuccess.Infact,theplanningstagescanactuallybefunandchallenging!Notonlywillyouachieveyourobjectives,youwillsharpenyourcriticalthinkingandproblemsolvingskillsintheprocess.ThemostsuccessfulCEOsintheworldarethosewhosetrealistic,achievablegoalsfortheircompanies,planthebeststrategiesandthenexecutethemaccordingly.Theyalsosettheirpriorities,organizetheirtasksanddutiesandmakesureallthedifferentdepartmentsarerunningsmoothlyandefficiently.Thereisafamousquotethatstates,Ifyoufailtoplan,youplantofail.

Maintainapositiveattitude.Sometimesoneofthehardestthingstodoisremainpositivewhenyourbesteffortstotakecontrolofyourlifedontgoaccordingtoplan.AsanyCEOwilltellyou,therearealwaysobstaclesandroadblocksthatgetinthewayofanylaunchorrollout.Inanothersimilarexample,askanyathlete,inventororcomposer.Wouldyouthinkthateverythingcomestogetherforthemsmoothlyandwithoutanyglitches?Definitelynot!

Thequalityorcharactertraitthatseparatesthosewhosucceedandthosethatdonot,isapositiveattitudeandanunshakablebeliefinthemselves.Theydonotletnegativethoughtsorobstaclesgetinthewayofultimateachievement.Ofcourse,thatdoesnotmeanthatitiseasy;itmeansthatpersistenceandfocusarenecessary.Thosewhocannotmaintaincontroloftheirlivesquiteoftenwanttogiveupatfirstsignoftroubleordifficulty.Whenthathappens,allelseseemstounravelaswell,andtheymistakenlyfeeltheyhavenocontrolofanythingatallintheirlives.Thistypeofmindsetisbothcounterproductiveanddetrimentaltoprogress.Maintainingapositiveattitudeisabsolutelyessentialfortakingcontrolofyourlife.

Havefun.Whiletakingcontrolofyourlifeinvolvesalotofplanning,strategyandexecuting,itcouldweighyoudownifyouforgettotaketimetohavesomefun.Livingafull,productiveliferequiresmaintainingbalancebetweenwork,relaxationandrecreation.ToomuchstructuremakesJackorJilladullperson.

TotakecontrolofyourlifetryanexperimentbyenvisioningyourselfastheCEOofyourpersonalcompany-yourownlife.Theconceptalonewillmakeyoufeelmoreincontrol.The