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Success Tips by Tim Connor Why are individuals and businesses struggling today? “The real voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” Proust Here are nine contributors to cir- cumstances which cause us to feel out of control, stressed, or uncertain. 1. Resistance to change and/or an unwillingness to reinvent yourself or your business. 2. A lack of a creative or innovative life outlook. 3. Letting the past determine your future. 4. A lack of an effective, practical, workable, accountable plan. 5. Temporary or permanent loss of passion, self-belief, or confidence. 6. Indecision - a wait-and-see atti- tude. An inaction approach to uncer- tain circumstances. 7. Emotionally or mentally closed to outside-in viewpoints, answers, or methods. 8. Personal blind spots often caused by ego dominance. 9. Inconsistent integration, appli- cation, action, and follow through. Any of the above resonate with you as you live and work from day to day? There is a simple and effective solu- tion to all of the above - a “Throw away the box™” mindset - a willingness to reinvent and reignite yourself, career, or business. Just in case there is any confusion about throwing away the box, you may have heard the phrase “think outside of the box”, well my attitude during challenging times is to throw the box away. Got what it takes? Here are some things you can do if you’re not sure how to begin this sim- ple yet vital process: 1. Spend some time in self-evalua- tion to determine where you are ruled by conventional wisdom and old paradigms. 2. Be willing to risk, and accept the consequences of those risks. 3. Accept the simple fact you never fail until you stop trying. 4. Learn to see problems, adversi- ty, and failure in a new way - as opportunities to learn rather than things to avoid. 5. Start exposing yourself to new people, situations, thinking, view- points, and opportunities. 6. Accept the simple fact there are other ways to see or define things than from your traditional mindsets. 7. Embrace the uncertainties in life as adventures and not things to fear or avoid. Any or all of these will help you as you begin to shed your attitudes, out- look, viewpoints, and so-called truths that may prevent you from throwing away your box. In His service, Tim To receive Tim’s weekly FREE motivational booster articles, contact him at www.timconnor.com with “please add me to your free booster e-mail subscriber list” in the subject line. Or contact him via e-mail at michele@wwdr-usa.com Consejos Para el Éxito por Tim Connor ¿Por qué batallan los individuos y empresas hoy en día? "El verdadero viaje de descubrimiento no es en buscar nuevos paisajes, sino en tener nuevos ojos." Proust Aquí están nueve puntos que con- tribuyen a circunstancias que nos hacen sentir fuera de control, estresados, o inseguros. 1. Resistencia al cambio y / o falta de voluntad para reinventarse a sí mismo o su negocio. 2. Falta de una creativa o innovado- ra perspectiva de vida. 3. Permitir que el pasado a deter- mine su futuro. 4. Falta de un plan eficaz, práctico, viable y responsable. 5. Pérdida temporal o permanente de pasión, confianza, o confianza en sí mismo. 6. Indecisión - una actitud de esper- ar y ver. Una estrategia inactiva a circunstancias inciertas. 7. Emocionalmente o mentalmente cerrado al exterior-en puntos de vista, respuestas, o métodos. 8. Puntos ciegos personales que a Hector Leos Translator 36 NOVEMBER 2014 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® ,3 07 -3!*$ 0$$ !7 (*2-, (,,$ .-*(1 "'$#3*$ 3,# 7 - 0# -% (0$"2-01 $$2(,& 6'(!(2-0 $2 3. ,# -1.(2 *(27 -,# 7 .$ )$01 ,# * 11$1 0 #$ '-5 ,/3$2 3"2(-, ,# 1(,- (&'2 #($1 $5*$07 0-&0 + 3$1# 7 ,,3 * $$2(,& .$ )$01 ,# * 11$1 ,# 12 0$1(#$,21 $$2(,& .2(-, * *3+!(,& $%0$1'$0 -301$ -, $#,$1# 7 ##(2(-, * $$ -0 +-0$ (,%-0+ 2(-, 4(1(2 -30 $! 1(2$ 555 +55 -0& (,,$1-2 2$0 $** 11-"( 2(-, 00## ,,3 * 0 #$ '-5 -,4$,2(-, Connor trans. cont’d on page 38.