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Achievement: A Proven System for NextLevel Growth
Achievement A Proven System for NextLevel Growth Author:David Byrd, Mark Smith Achievement is simply the result of doing the "right things" consistently over a sustained period of time. Doing the "right things" is a direct result of your personal choice. Your future is built on the choices you make, day by day, moment by moment. — It is a natural, human tendency to disregard the importance of your everyday choices. I think ... more »we minimize the importance of our choices because the consequences of those choices are delayed.
We do not experience immediate results from most of our choices.
If we did, we certainly would be more selective with our choices!
Instead, we are free to make a bad or ineffective choice and feel no immediate impact, leaving us with the impression that no harm has been done.
We have all watched superstar athletes at the heights of their careers, on top of the world, suddenly make a very bad choice that later brings down everything they have worked for. We ask, "Why did they do that?"
The answer is simple: They thought they could get away with it. All of us would make better decisions if there were immediate consequences to our choices.
But that is not the way it works.
Choice is directly related to long-term results, and you should never be shocked with your results because you are in complete control. You are not a victim. The quality of your life is all about your choices.
Every day you make thousands of choices. You enjoy the freedom to choose your thoughts, perspectives, actions, and associations. However, each choice you make in life has a consequence. So, by filling your days with effective choices, you build a future of beneficial consequences.
What that means is this:
The quality of your choices will determine the quality of your life.« less