As I mentioned in my blog
yesterday, Michelle and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary
which we have heard is a remarkable accomplishment. Last week we met a man who
told us he has being married for 62 years which we believe is fantastic and
amazing. Michelle and I wanted to find out his recipe for success. He told us
that he and his wife are a team. He said his wife is like a task master that
she thinks he is a procrastinator. He told us that in life we need some people
to nudge us forward and others to slow us down a occasionally. My friends I
have to admit that what he told us sound a bit like Michelle and I. It is easy
for me to ask what reasons do I have to celebrate 20 years when the man we
spoke has gone 62 years? Yet there are still reasons for us to celebrate our
successes.
Today I would like to share with
you four reasons to celebrate your successes and accomplishments.
When you are down in the trenches
and searching for a way out, is there really time to celebrate? Is celebrating
taking up valuable time? As I have mentioned in previous blogs my life is far
from being without challenges. Michelle and I could decide that because of the
rafts of obstacles we face there is no time to pause for celebration but we celebrate
of our successes and milestones because celebration is important.
When you are on a roll and you
are accomplishing your goals, will celebration break the momentum? Pausing to
celebrate will not break our momentum but rather it will inspire us to want to
accomplish more.
A key requirement for success is
goal setting and planning. Once we have set our goals and establish our plans
for success we need to have a system that we can use to track and measure
performance against our goals. We need to be able to recognize when we have
achieved our goals so that we can celebrate our successes and accomplishments. Celebration
is necessary to build our commitment and boost our performance. It is one of
the most effective tools you can use to keep yourself motivated for a long period
of time and focus on achieving more as well as striving for excellence. We will
always have more goals and achievements to aim for but we must make time to
celebrate our successes, big or small.
Here are four reasons to celebrate your successes:
Celebration helps us stay in the moment where our energy and motivation
is at its peak
When we pause to celebrate small
successes it allows us to stay in the moment where our energy and motivation is
at its peak. Celebration helps us to build the momentum we need to stay focus
and inspire us to wanting to achieve other goals. It allows us to express
gratitude and experience as sense of accomplishment and contentment. Celebrating small successes and accomplishments is a celebration
of life worth living. It is recognition of your hard work and an appreciation life
and the journey traveled.
Celebration builds self-confidence and self-respect
Celebration builds our
self-confidence and self-respect. Have you ever heard that you should treat
others the way you want to be treated? Celebration allows you to show others
how you would like to be treated. People will treat us according to how they
see us treating ourselves. For example, if you demonstrate dignity and humility
others will treat you with dignity and humility. When you celebrate your
achievements it boosts your self-confidence
and enhances your self-respect. Celebration allows us to eliminate doubt. It
allows us to be proud of ourselves. It also serves as nourishment for you to love
yourself more and feel a greater sense of acceptance.
Celebration allows you to mark your progress and remember your
accomplishments
When faced with obstacles and
challenges it easy to overlook how well you are progressing. Taking time out to
celebrate allows us to see that we are in fact progressing. Life is a journey
and every moment should be celebrated. Despite the obstacles, you have to take
time out to acknowledge that you are making progress. Above all we tend to
remember the good times in life when we have fun. Celebration allows us to mark
our progress and create memorable moments.
Celebration allows us to self-promote and market ourselves
As I have mentioned in previous
blogs I was taught at an early age that self-praise is no recommendation.
However, since I started operating my own business, Mark McKenzie Consulting, I
have learned the importance of promotion and marketing in business. I have
learned that in a competitive market I have to blow my own horn to attract the right
clients. I am proud of my accomplishments and as such I confidently celebrate
my successes. I know what I do well and what I don’t do well. I am not ashamed
of speaking about either my strengths and weaknesses or my accomplishments and
mistakes. My daily blogs are evidence of how freely and shamelessly I speak of
my strengths and vulnerabilities. Celebration allows you to self-promote and
market yourself.
Today I shared with you four
reasons to celebrate your successes. Celebrating success helps to create a feel
good moment. It helps us stay in the moment where our energy and motivation is
at its peak. It builds our self-confidence and self-respect. Celebration allows
you to mark our progress and remember our accomplishments. It also allows us to
self-promote and market ourselves. Celebration makes us have fun and keep us
happy even during tough times.
How will you celebrate the end of
2013?
Mark McKenzie is a leading
Subject Matter Expert in financial services regulation and supervision as well
as a professional motivational speaker, corporate trainer and youth
mentor. He can be contacted by email
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