As a leader in your organization, you probably talk about striving for success throughout the day. But have you ever stopped to think about the nuances of success? Is it that winning feeling when everything is going your way? Is it persisting through difficult times until you breakthrough to a new level of mastery? Is it reviewing your business and appreciating how far you’ve come over the years?
All these definitions of success are exactly right because there is no one, singular definition. Still, although success is hard to define, one way to improve your rate of success is to improve it everywhere. You want to strive for excellence everywhere, in trivial things and important things. That’s because, as the saying goes, “how you do anything is how you do everything.”
In other words, instead of thinking of success as qualities, you assume only at work, think of it in a broader context. Consider accomplishing your goals an aspect of your personality, a pattern of excellence, respect for high-standards that appears in every aspect of your life, starting in your personal life and showing up in your business life. You can’t hope to be successful in business if your personal life is out-of-control. Success is a continuum, a mindset, an attitude, a way of looking at life that runs like a thread through the fabric of your life.
Take a look at some examples of how success in your personal life is a pattern that carries over into your business life.
Personal Finances Affect Business Decisions
How you manage your personal finances affects how you manage your business finances. For insurance, you may want to use a credit union credit card because of typical benefits like no annual fee, a zero percent introductory APR for a year, and low interest. That well-thought-out appreciation for a credit card will also show up when you make big financial decisions in your company.
Think about how you manage all the other financial decisions you make in your personal life. If you handle them well, then you can feel confident, you’ll make equally good decisions when leading your business. If, on the other hand, you’re an impulse buyer or do other things with your money that you later regret, this level of fiscal recklessness might also show up in your business affairs. If your personal finances are in disarray, it’s time to improve how you handle money.
Drivers of Success Apply Everywhere
Understanding key drivers of success such as desire, hard work, and perseverance are not restricted to what you do in the office. These are qualities that permeate every aspect of your life. You might not, for example, be able to transform yourself from a couch potato at home who spends hours binge-watching shows on Netflix over the weekend into a passionate, hard-working, and persistent person at work during the week. Some people can, but many find that difficult. That’s because your behavior in one environment can affect your behavior in all other environments, too.
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Exercising Improves Business Productivity
Although getting fitter by working out regularly, perhaps by going to the gym or running or swimming, may not seem related to business success, your physical fitness has a direct bearing on your level of self-discipline and productivity at work. When you are in good physical health, you are much more likely to be charismatic, proactive, focused, and organized at work. Exercise improves business performance.
Success Is a Theme
Success-consciousness is a state of mind that is not limited by time or constrained by space. It does not depend on time and place. You can’t turn an impulse for excellence on and off, depending on circumstances. Your will to win follows you wherever you go and whatever you do.
