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Dave // 06 09:34

Insanity!!!!!!!!!
2010-03-21 09:53:27

We have all heard the comic definition of insanity...."doing the same thing over and over and hoping for a different result each time." This definition was funny the first time we heard it but then it wasn't so funny after we thought about it and realized that at some point or other we were guilty of this behaviour.

For example, how many people struggle to watch what they spend each month (eating out, Starbucks and window shopping can quickly drain on a bank account) only to find themselves in overdraft or out of money before the next pay check? Or how about sleeping in too long and showing up to work late a few times a week?

We know that rather than getting stuck in a routine of complacency or "insanity", we need to challenge the situation and come up with a better solution , method or process. For example, creating a system of accountability where you record what you spend each month and then consciously limit your spending to something that is well within your budget will break the pattern of insanity of uncontrolled spending. Likewise, putting an alarm clock on the opposite side of your room from your bed so that you have to get out of bed to turn it off will break the pattern of insanity of sleeping in.

So if this makes sense, let's take it one step further. How many of us continue to go to work each day to a job that we do not enjoy, maybe a job that even sucks the energy from our very being? How many of us have not even stopped long enough to think about what we might really enjoy doing or what our individual strengths might be? How can we find a job or a role in life that we are going to love if we don't even know what we love to do?

Why not change this pattern of insanity? Why not spend a few hours of study, profiles and introspection to determine where your strengths are and define your Strength Zone? After your Strength Zone is defined, then you can determine how to apply your strengths directly in the job that you have so that you are motivated, fully engaged, productive and energized. If it turns out that there is no way for you to apply your strengths at work (this is very rare by the way), then you need to find another job but now at least you know what you love to do so you can search for a job that allows you to maximize this strength.

I challenge you to break the pattern of insanity and define your strengths and start applying these productively in every area of your life. I am confident that if you do this you will experience a profound change in your energy, your productivity, your attitude and you will elevate your level of success to levels you have never dreamed of!

Tags: strengths, , strength, zone, , insanity, , productivity, , efficiency, , complacency, , energy
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