Rick Kettner

Aren’t You Glad Success Isn’t Easy?

When it comes right down to it, building a successful business is simple. However, there is a big difference between “simple” and “easy”. Simple means everyone can do it, but easy means everyone will do it. When everyone does something, the reward for doing it quickly disappears.

Climbing mount Everest, running a marathon, learning to play an instrument, getting into shape, starting your own business, reading for 30 minutes a day, following through on your goals, and working hard are all simple ideas. However, that doesn’t make them any easier to accomplish. The most rewarding things in life are never easy.

Easy is the road to mediocrity. It is the path of dreamers that are not ready to take real action. Don’t settle for easy. Instead, set simple goals and then choose to take action each and every day! 

When you run into a road block, don’t think “this is going to be difficult to overcome”. Instead, consider changing your perspective to think “getting over this is going to put me even further ahead of the wannabes”. Be grateful for life’s challenges as they make it far more rewarding. As Albert Einstein once said, “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”

New Years Resolutions vs. 21-Day Habits

I am encouraged to see most of my friends and colleagues are skipping out on near years resolutions this year.  Everyone seems to be realizing that any day is a great day to make a positive change in their life, and that they can set goals on December 31st just as easily as they can on January 1st.

I’d like to take this opportunity to share the concept of 21-day habits (as taught by Strategic Coach). The basic idea is, anything you do on a daily basis for 21-days straight becomes a habit that is then easier to do than to skip.  In other words, if you hit the treadmill for 30 minutes each day for 21-days, it will actually feel more natural to run on the 22nd day than to skip it.

Using this simple strategy, you can focus on creating one new positive habit each month.  Try it, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the results!