Menjadi pekerja cemerlang bukanlah satu angan-angan. Anda boleh meraihnya dengan sikap dan strategi yang tepat. Mahu tahu caranya, bolehlah terus membaca tips pekerja cemerlang yang saya bagikan dibawah:-
1. Lakukan yang terbaik!
Penilaian keatas anda boleh berlaku pada bila-bila masa . Jangan sangka kesibukan majikan dan rakan sekerja dipejabat, membuatkan mereka leka dan lupa dengan kehadiran anda. Pekerja cemerlang sentiasa bersedia dalam apa jua keadaan. Jangan tunjukkan sikap protes atau memberontak sekiranya timbulnya masaalah dalam kerja anda. Apa jua anda lakukan, anda sentiasa menjadi perhatian.
2. Jangan berhenti mencari peluang.
Peluang ada dimana-mana. Pekerja cemerlang akan gunakan kreativiti untuk mencari peluang, supaya terus maju dan berkembang pesat. Buka mata,buka telinga dan tanamkan wawasan dalam diri untuk membuka lembaran baru dalam kerjaya. Rajin-rajinlah membelek buku motivasi atau sekurang-kurangnya membuka internet dan mencari tip untuk maju dalam kerjaya.
3. Segera bertindak!
Nasib anda bergantung kepada diri sendiri . Pekerja cemerlang tidak buang masa dengan hanya menunggu bulan jatuh keriba.
4. Ubah cara berfikir
Berfikirlah secara positif. Sikap positif adalah motivasi untuk anda terus berusaha mencapai kejayaan.
5.Berani terima kegagalan
Kegagalan adalah kunci kejayaan. Perbezaan diantara orang yang berjaya dan yang gagal adalah bagaimana mereka menghadapi kegagalan yang dialami. Belajar dari kesilapan lalu dan cuba untuk tidak mengulanginya kembali.
6.Tunjukkan kemampuan
Masing-masing mempunyai kemampuan sendiri. Buktikan kepada majikan dan teman sekerja yang anda mampu memberikan yang terbaik. Sesekali, tunjukkan kreativiti dan idea untuk menjadikan hasil kerja lebih hebat. Biasanya orang profesional suka melihat kreativiti pekerja kerana mereka dapat lihat keyakinan yang ada pada anda.
7. Mempunyai hubungan yang baik
Setiap majikan sentiasa memastikan dia mempunyai hubungan baik dengan pelangggan, sama ada didalam atau diluar pejabat. Anda perlu bersikap proaktif untuk mengembangkan hubungan profesional.
8.Pilih pekerjaan yang betul
Pastikan bidang pekerjaan anda sesuai dengan pendidikan, kerana prestasi kerja anda akan berkurangan disebabkan tidak mampu menyampaikan kerja dengan baik.
9.Bersikap baik dengan semua orang
Anggaplah setiap orang adalah penting bagi anda.
10.Kerja lebih masa
Tepatilah waktu masuk kerja tetapi tidak semestinya perlu tepati waktu pulang. Kerja lebih masa bukanlah menjadi suatu kerugian bagi Pekerja cemerlang.
Apakah sifat-sifat istimewa yang dimiliki oleh orang-orang yang berjaya dan berhemah tinggi? Mengapakah mereka terus menempa kejayaan demi kejayaan sedangkan dalam masa yang sama orang lain terus dilanda masalah?
Jawapannya ialah bagaimana mereka melihat setiap masalah yang dihadapi. Mereka mengendali setiap masalah secara betul dan praktikal. Mereka juga memahami enam prinsip yang berhubungkait dengan jenis masalah.
Penulis yang menemui jawapan ini dalam buku "Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do" oleh Dr. Robert H. Schuller ingin berkongsi dengan semua pembaca iluvislam.com tentang bagaimana untuk menuju kejayaan. 6 petua ini dipetik daripada buku tersebut.
1. Setiap Insan Yang Hidup Mempunyai Masalah
Apakah masalah anda? Anda tidak mempunyai pekerjaan? Mungkin anda berfikir bahawa setelah mendapat pekerjaan semua masalah akan lenyap. Mereka yang mempunyai pekerjaan juga bermasalah. Mereka mengeluh kerana terpaksa bangun pagi untuk ke tempat kerja setiap hari kerja. Dan ratusan, mungkin ribuan pekerja mendapat kerja yang tidak mereka sukai.
Sesetengah orang pula beranggapan bahawa masalah mereka timbul kerana terpaksa melapor diri kepada seorang ketua. Tetapi ramai ketua yang menghadapai masalah, sama ada dari segi perhubungan atau pun pengurusan kakitangan.
Jadi bagaimanakah keadaan dengan mereka yang berjaya? Adakah mereka terkecuali daripada menghadapi masalah? Sebenarnya setiap kejayaan tidak menghapuskan masalah, ia melahirkan masalah yang baru. Terimalah ini sebagai satu hakikat hidup seharian.
2. Setiap Masalah Mempunyai Jangka Masa Yang Terhad
Setiap masalah akan berakhir. Lambat laun ia akan pergi jua.
Ketepatan kenyataan ini adalah jelas kalau kita menoleh kebelakang melihat sejarah manusia. Tamadun manusia menghadapi detik-detik kegemilangan dan juga kejatuhannya. Institusi kamanusiaan yang menghadapi suasana kemelesetan akan satu ketika nanti menuju kemercu kejayaan secara perlahan-lahan.
3. Setiap Masalah Harus Mempunyai Pengaruh Positif
Setiap masalah mengandungi bahan atau ramuan rahsia potensi yang kreatif, sama ada untuk diri anda atau pun orang lain. Masalah yang dihadapi oleh seseorang boleh dijadikan modal perniagaan yang menguntungkan untuk orang lain. Contohnya, seseorang yang pernah diisytiharkan muflis oleh mahkamah boleh bertindak sebagai seorang panasihat kepada mereka yang akan diumumkan sebagai muflis.
Masalah yang dihadapi oleh seseorang boleh memberi kesempatan atau peluang baik kepada orang lain.
4. Setiap Masalah Boleh Mengubah Sikap Anda
Sebagai contoh, kita kadang kala tersua dengan seorang jurujual yang berjaya. Tetapi bila diselidiki, ia berkelulusan dalam bidang sejarah dan pendidikan yang tidak ada kaitan dengan kerjayanya.
Sebenar ia dahulunya bekerja sebagai guru. Tetapi sebagai seorang guru yang menjemukan, ia telah menimbulkan banyak masalah kepada majikannya hingga ia diberhentikan kerja. Kerana marah disebabkan pemberhentian kerjanya, ia berazam untuk menunjukkan kepada masyarakat bahawa ia juga boleh berjaya dalam hidup.
Kini ia bersyukur kerana dibuang kerja kerana peristiwa itu membuat ia sangat marah hingga bertekad untuk terus berusaha hingga berjaya.
5. Anda Boleh Buat Pilihan Untuk Mengawal Masalah
Anda mungkin tidak dapat mengawal masalah. Tetapi anda boleh merancang tindakan balas terhadapnya. Sekiranya anda mengawal rancangan tindakan balas terhadap masalah hidup, bermakna anda telah dapat mengawal masalah yang melanda diri sendiri.
Masalah boleh membuat anda lemah atau sebaliknya. Ia juga boleh membuat anda hidup dengan lebih baik ataupun menderita. Semuanya bergantung kepada diri anda.
6. Setiap Masalah Mempunyai Tindak Balas Yang Negatif dan Positif
Akhir sekali, orang-orang yang cekal hati boleh terus hidup walaupun dalam keadaan yang menyulitkan. Kerana mereka memilih untuk bertindak balas secara positif dalam keadaan sulit atau berbahaya walaupun ia bukan satu perkara yang mudah.
Misalnya, apakah tindak balas positif jika seseorang itu menghadapi masalah kewangan yang rumit? Dalam situasi ini apakah tindakan positif yang harus diambil? Larikan diri daripada penagih hutang? Mencari jalan keluar seperti minum hingga mabuk atau sebagainya?
Tidak! Tindakan balas negatif itu hanyalah penyelesaian sementara yang boleh membuahkan lain-lain masalah baru.
Tindakan positif terhadap masalah itu memerlukan semangat yang kuat untuk membuat langkah pertama. Ia memerlukan keberanian untuk bersemuka dengan penagih hutang dan berunding secara jujur dan terus terang. Jika mereka berkeras, maka jalan paling baik yang harus diambil secara undang-undang dan terhormat ialah menerima diisytiharkan sebagai muflis oleh mahkamah.
Pendek kata "Sekiranya anda tidak dapat selesaikan masalah, maka anda harus mengendalikannya".
We all want success in life. Whether it’s success in business or family or just success in overcoming a bad habit. The destinations may be different but the steps to getting there are all the same. I’ve laid out the 5 steps that I’ve found, over the years, to be essential to success in life.
1: Make the decision to stop being average.
This is one of the most important steps to success in life. You may know about setting goals (which I will cover in a minute) but many people overlook the importance of this first step. You need to make the decision, once and for all, to stop letting yourself be just another average Joe. This is the time to decide if you are really serious about being successful in anything you do. Because this kind of success requires a mindset that is not that of the rest of the heard. It requires the ability to think and act outside the box and be willing to make the changes necessary to reaching your goals. So it is now time to pull away from the heard and start thinking for yourself.
2: Realize Your Dreams.
If you can, close your eyes for a moment and take a deep breath and try to relax. Try to push all the thoughts out of your mind. Now I want you to ask yourself a question and try to be honest with yourself when you answer. Ask yourself, “If I could change anything in my life what would it be?” This can be anything, where you live, what you do for a living, anything. After you’ve answered your question, paint a picture in your mind of what this changed situation would look like. Think of the details, the sights, smells, etc… Now that you have this image in your mind, open your eyes and write down a couple of paragraphs that describe what you’ve invisined. This is your dream. Now, when I say dream, I don’t mean THE DREAM, the one and only dream of your life. I mean A DREAM. One of many. Each thing in your life that you want to improve on or change starts with A DREAM and this is one of them. Every other thing that you want to change you can use this method to clarify or realize that particular dream. But if you don’t clerify what you want it will be very hard to get it, let alone know whether or not you’ve already got it.
3: Set Goals.
We have all heard about the importance of setting goals. Well, it’s true, but how do you go about doing this. Let’s start by defining what a goal is. A goal, in this case, is a set guideline of when and how to complete a task. (It may also be the completed task itself, depending on the situation.) So if your goal is to reach your dream than you would decide what needs to happen and how quickly you can and want it to happen.
So get that pen and paper back out and make a list of all the things that need to be done to reach your dream. And then, under each item, decide what needs to happen or change for that particular task to be accomplished. Finally, make a time frame for these items. Each item is a mini goal to accomplshing the picture you’ve already painted.
4: Find Ways To Stay Motivated.
Now, the hard part. The first three steps are very easy compared to this one. Anybody can do what we’ve already talked about. But what sets apart the average person from the successful one is the ability of that particular person to consistently put forth the effort to accomplishing their goals. That is where motivation comes in. You need to learn the skill of keeping that fire going inside you. Without this fuel of desire and a clear resolve you’ll be dead in the water in a week.
Try to find what works and stick with it. If reading this blog helps you stay motivated than make sure to read it on a regular basis. If exercising keeps your confidence up and your energy high, than don’t miss a workout. Whatever it takes, find what works and stick with it. And, whenever you feel your drive start to fade or you start questioning why you’re doing what you’re doing, just go back to that pad of paper and re-read your description of your dream. This will often re-kendal the fire and get you back on track.
5: Enjoy The Process!
Just as important as the first 4 steps, this one requires little effort but is often missed. And notice that I didn’t say, enjoy yourself when you reach your dream. You don’t want to feel like you are slaving away for the mirage in the distance. The process should be rewarding on it’s own as you are seeking to get the most out of every day.
All throughout your life you will be working on “That Next Goal” so if you are only happy when you reach it, you will never be happy because there will be a new one right around the corner. Success in life is not about reaching a final destination but instead it’s the process of constantly upgrading your life to a better version. So, if you are just grazing with the heard, I won’t blame you for feeling down. But if you are in the process of pursuing the life that you desire for yourself and your family than I hope that you find yourself satisfied RIGHT NOW as well as in the future.
Setiap hari, persiapkan diri, mental dan fizikal Anda untuk kembali melakukan yang terbaik esok pagi. Jangan sesekali kata, ala..esok dah nak keje la pulak. Kena bangun awal, punch card la pulak, trafic jam la pulak. Huh.. bencinya, menyampahnya, malasnya!
Anda akan lihat kesannya esok pagi, susah nak bangun, liat, malas semacam. Terasa lembik dan lemah satu badan, longlai dan tak bertenaga langsung.
Untuk esok mind settingnya perlu betul pada hari ini. Andaikata esok nak gi kelas, wah sukanya.. jumpa dengan kengkawan, jumpa lecturer yang hensem dan jumpa "mata air"!
Esok nak kerja balik, ala.. tak sabar-sabar rasanya nak gi kerja. Set minda Anda untuk nak berikan yang terbaik pada bos Anda dan set minda Anda nak kalahkan prestasi kengkawan Anda kat ofis tu dalam minggu ni.
Anda dah tak sabar nak buktikan anda juga hebat bila time kerja! Cubalah menyukai kalau anda tak suka. Latih diri untuk menyukai kerjaya anda.
Kalau seharian malas, menyampah, stress, nak harap terima gaji hujung bulan saja, Anda takkan ke mana jawapnya, prestasi itu je, gaji pun tak naik-naik la jadinya. Ini baru sehari. Kalau 365 hari yang akan datang, macam mana?
Minda Anda "mengangkap" kata-kata hati anda begini : "Aku malas, aku menyampah dan aku nak gaji hujung bulan saja". Minda anggap anda minta, itu juga yang akan direalisasikan oleh minda. Dia tak tahu itu baik ke buruk. Semua ini berlaku tanpa Anda sedari. Jadi, berhati-hati bila bercakap sendiri.
Kawal kata-kata hati anda.Biarlah berkata yang baik-baik, yang bersemangat dan yang sentiasa positif, optimis dalam apa jua keadaan. Beranikan diri.Kalau kita takut fikiran positif tak menjadi, apa yang Anda takut tu la yang menjadi. Makin tak jadi.
Jika anda masih juga sakit hati berhari-hari dengan seseorang, untuk kurangkannya saya akan beri satu tip. Cari tempat yang sunyi dan tanpa gangguan sesiapa. Ambil 10 minit untuk tenangkan diri.
Duduk bersila, tutup mata dan cuba bertenang, setenang yang mungkin. Ini juga boleh dilakukan di kala tak ade sesiapa yang ada kat dalam ofis. Duduk kat kerusi tu aje. Katakan pada diri, Anda jadi semakin relaks, relaks dan terus relaks.
Dalam hati, bayangkan wajah orang yang anda marah sesangat tu. Bayangkan sedetail yang mungkin bagaikan dia berada di depan Anda.
Kemudian, dengan sepenuh hati, katakan padanya yang anda maafkan dia. Biar rasa kemaafan tu meresap ke dalam diri Anda.
Selepas tu, lupakan kesalahan dia. Bayangkan dia gembira dengan kemaafan itu dia ucapkan terima kasih dan Anda lihat dia melangkah jauh lalu berlalu pergi. Rasa lebih relaks tak? Buka mata. Kena lakukan ini dengan sepenuh hati untuk mendapat kesannya.
Saya tahu, mula-mula ini payah untuk dilakukan. Kena latih diri selalu. Wahh.. banyak cantik..Orang buat hal ngan kita senang-senang aje kita nak lupakan ya.. Tapi,percayalah..kalau dilayan geram, sakit hati dan marah tu berhari-hari, Anda akan menarik lebih banyak situasi yang membuatkan Anda geram sekali lagi, sakit hati sekali lagi dan lagi tanpa henti.
Proses ini berulang-ulang. Selagi anda tak ubah mind setting dan selagi Anda masih tak lepaskan rasa sakit hati, selagi tu ini akan berlaku. Nak ke camtu?
Tak kira anda sekarang seorang pekerja, usahawan, pelajar mahupun golongan marhaen, betulkan setting minda Anda. Jika perubahan ke arah kehebatan diriyang anda mahu, ubah pemikiran Anda hari ini juga.
Tiada siapa yang boleh melakukannya. Hanya Anda seorang yang dapat mengubahnya.
Sebiji jambu batu atau guava mengandungi 5 kali ganda vitamin C berbanding buah oren dan adalah paling tinggi vitamin C di kalangan buah-buahan sitrus. Ia juga kaya dengan vitamin A, B dan potassium bagi mengawal tekanan darah. Selain itu, jambu batu mengandungi zat besi, fosforus, Pengambilan 90gram sudah lebih dari cukup untuk keperluan vitamin C untuk orang dewasa. Ia juga membantu pertumbuhan tisu kulit yang licin dan sihat.
Jambu batu juga berfungsi sebagai anti-oksidan seperti buah-buahan yang lain.
Beginilah bagaimana hebatnya khasiat buah-buahan tempatan yang tidak dipedulikan oleh orang ramai. Malah tinjauan saya di pasar-pasar Ramadan beberapa hari mendapati masyarakat Malaysia terutama sekali orang Melayu lebih memilih minuman campuran pewarna kimia dan berasaskan susu yang berlemak dan kandungan gula yang tinggi. Antara air minuman kegemaran mereka ialah air sirap bandung (pewarna merah dicampur susu pekat manis), air jagung (pewarna kuning terang) yang dicampur susu menghasilkan warna dan bau jagung yang menyelerakan, air oren tiruan dari bahan pewarna dan perasa seperti rasa buah oren. Tiada satupun minuman yang disebutkan di atas adalah dari bahan buah-buahan asli. Air jagung bukan diperbuat dari jagung, air sirap ros tidak terhasil dari bunga ros, air oren bukan diperbuat dari buah oren, dan air mangga bukan diperbuat dari buah mangga sebaliknya semuanya dihasilkan di makmal. Diet yang buruk ini telah terbukti dengan kecenderungan rakyat Malaysia membeli-belah di pasar Ramadan.
Saya bertemu dengan seorang penjual air minuman, menurutnya pada hari pertama dan kedua beliau menjual air buah-buahan asli yang dikisar. Tapi ia tidak mendapat sambutan, membuatkan beliau terpaksa menukar menu jualannya kepada air bancuhan bahan pewarna dan perasa seperti perasa oren, perasa jambu batu, perasa mangga dan berbagai perasa lagi kerana modal lebih murah dan lebih menguntungkan malah mendapat sambutan. Amat malang sekali melihat kecenderungan rakyat Malaysia terutama orang-orang Melayu yang lebih suka memasukkan racun ke dalam perut mereka dari memilih penawar.
Mereka terdiri dari pelbagai golongan dan taraf hidup. Ada yang nampak seperti berpelajaran tinggi, ada yang nampak bergaya seperti mempunyai kerjaya yang hebat, tetapi sayangnya mereka memilih pewarna yang bertoksik dan kimia perisa. Bahan-bahan inilah yang akan merangsang pertumbuhan sel kanser di dalam tubuh secara perlahan-lahan. Maka tidak hairan semakin ramai rakyat Malaysia semakin berpenyakit.
Bukan kerana mereka tidak mendapat cukup maklumat, tetapi mereka mengikut kemahuan hawa nafsu. Rasa dahaga berpuasa sejak dari awal pagi tentu 'sia-sia' jika tidak berbuka dengan minuman yang manis, berwarna 'cantik' serta nampak 'lazat'. Kelazatan air pewarna dan perasa mengalahkan rasa buah-buahan sebenar.
Buah-buahan sebenarnya adalah penawar penyakit. Kita tidak perlu minum minuman campuran 3 dalam 1 atau 10 dalam 1 jika kita mengamalkan minuman air buah-buahan segar. Buah-buahan menduduki tempat kedua dalam jadual piramid makanan yang perlu diambil dalam kuantiti yang kerap selepas bijirin tetapi jadual itu tidak mudah diikuti oleh rakyat Malaysia kerana adanya berbagai produk minuman pewarna, perisa dan minuman berkarbonat yang lebih sensasi dan kononnya lebih 'glamour'.
The sweetest victory is the one that’s most difficult.The one that requires you to reach down deep inside, to fight with everything you’ve got, to be willing to leave everything out there on the battlefield—without knowing, until that do-or-die moment, if your heroic effort will be enough.
Society doesn’t reward defeat, and you won’t find many failures documented in history books. The exceptions are those failures that become steppingstones to later success. Such is the case with Thomas Edison, whose most memorable invention was the light bulb, which purportedly took him 1,000 tries before he developed a successful prototype. “How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?” a reporter asked. “I didn’t fail 1,000 times,” Edison responded. “The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps.”
Unlike Edison, many of us avoid the prospect of failure. In fact, we’re so focused on not failing that we don’t aim for success, settling instead for a life of mediocrity. When we do make missteps, we gloss over them, selectively editing out the miscalculations or mistakes in our life’s résumé.
“Failure is not an option,” NASA flight controller Jerry C. Bostick reportedly stated during the mission to bring the damaged Apollo 13 back to Earth, and that phrase has been etched into the collective memory ever since.
To many in our success-driven society, failure isn’t just considered a non-option—it’s deemed a deficiency, says Kathryn Schulz, author of Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error. “Of all the things we are wrong about, this idea of error might well top the list,” Schulz says. “It is our meta-mistake: We are wrong about what it means to be wrong. Far from being a sign of intellectual inferiority, the capacity to err is crucial to human cognition.”
Life’s Greatest Teacher
When we take a closer look at the great thinkers throughout history, a willingness to take on failure isn’t a new or extraordinary thought at all. From the likes of Augustine, Darwin and Freud to the business mavericks and sports legends of today, failure is as powerful a tool as any in reaching great success.
“Failure and defeat are life’s greatest teachers [but] sadly, most people, and particularly conservative corporate cultures, don’t want to go there,” says Ralph Heath, managing partner of Synergy Leadership Group and author of Celebrating Failure: The Power of Taking Risks, Making Mistakes and Thinking Big. “Instead they choose to play it safe, to fly below the radar, repeating the same safe choices over and over again. They operate under the belief that if they make no waves, they attract no attention; no one will yell at them for failing because they generally never attempt anything great at which they could possibly fail (or succeed).”
However, in today’s post-recession economy, some employers are no longer shying away from failure—they’re embracing it. According to a recent article in BusinessWeek, many companies are deliberately seeking out those with track records reflecting both failure and success, believing that those who have been in the trenches, survived battle and come out on the other side have irreplaceable experience and perseverance. They’re veterans of failure.
The prevailing school of thought in progressive companies—such as Intuit, General Electric, Corning and Virgin Atlantic—is that great success depends on great risk, and failure is simply a common by product. Executives of such organizations don’t mourn their mistakes but instead parlay them into future gains.
“The quickest road to success is to possess an attitude toward failure of ‘no fear,’ ” says Heath. “To do their work well, to be successful and to keep their companies competitive, leaders and workers on the front lines need to stick their necks out a mile every day. They have to deliver risky, edgy, breakthrough ideas, plans, presentations, advice, technology, products, leadership, bills and more. And they have to deliver all this fearlessly—without any fear whatsoever of failure, rejection or punishment.”
Reaching Your Potential
The same holds true for personal quests, whether in overcoming some specific challenge or reaching your full potential in all aspects of life. To achieve your personal best, to reach unparalleled heights, to make the impossible possible, you can’t fear failure, you must think big, and you have to push yourself.
When we think of people with this mindset, we imagine the daredevils, the pioneers, the inventors, the explorers: They embrace failure as a necessary step to unprecedented success.
But you don’t have to walk a tightrope, climb Mount Everest or cure polio to employ this mindset in your own life. When the rewards of success are great, embracing possible failure is key to taking on a variety of challenges, whether you’re reinventing yourself by starting a new business or allowing yourself to trust another person to build a deeper relationship.
“To achieve any worthy goal, you must take risks,” says writer and speaker John C. Maxwell. In his book Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success, he points to the example of legendary aviator Amelia Earhart, who set several records and achieved many firsts in her lifetime, including being the first female pilot to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean. Although her final flight proved fateful, Maxwell believes she knew the risk—and that the potential reward was worth it. “[Earhart’s] advice when it came to risk was simple and direct: ‘Decide whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.’ ”
Of course, the risks you take should be calculated; you shouldn’t fly blindly into the night and simply hope for the best. Achieving the goal or at least waging a heroic effort requires preparation, practice and some awareness of your skills and talents.
Easing Into a Fearless Mindset
“One of the biggest secrets to success is operating inside your strength zone but outside of your comfort zone,” Heath says. Although you might fail incredibly, you might succeed incredibly—and that’s why incredible risk and courage are requisite. Either way, you’ll learn more than ever about your strengths, talents and resolve, and you’ll strengthen your will for the next challenge.
If this sounds like dangerous territory, it can be. But there are ways to ease into this fearless mindset. The first is to consciously maintain a positive attitude so that, no matter what you encounter, you’ll be able to see the lessons of the experience and continue to push forward.
“It’s true that not everyone is positive by nature,” says Maxwell, who cites his father as someone who would describe himself as a negative person by nature. “Here’s how my dad changed his attitude. First he made a choice: He continually chooses to have a positive attitude. Second, he’s continually reading and listening to materials that bolster that attitude. For example, he’s read The Power of Positive Thinking many times. I didn’t get it at first, so once I asked him why. His response: ‘Son, I need to keep filling the tank so I can stay positive.’ ”
Heath recommends studying the failures and subsequent reactions of successful people and, within a business context, repeating such histories for others. “Reward them and applaud their efforts in front of the entire organization so everyone understands it is OK to fail. So employees say to themselves, ‘I see that Bill, the vice president of widgets, who the president adores, failed, and he is not only back at work, but he is driving a hot new sports car. I can fail and come to work the next day. Bill is proof of it.’ ”
Finally, Heath stays motivated by the thought that, “if I become complacent and don’t take risks, someone will notice what I am doing and improve upon my efforts over time, and put me out of work. You’ve got to keep finding better ways to run your life, or someone will take what you’ve accomplished, improve upon it, and be very pleased with the results. Keep moving forward or die.”
“Just know, when you truly want success, you’ll never give up on it. No matter how bad the situation may get.” - Unknown
“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.” – Les Brown
“I don’t regret the things I’ve done, I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance.” – Unknown
“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” - Joshua J. Marine
“Its hard to wait around for something you know might never happen; but its harder to give up when you know its everything you want.” – Unknown
“One of the most important keys to Success is having the discipline to do what you know you should do, even when you dont feel like doing it.” - Unknown
“Good things come to those who wait… greater things come to those who get off their ass and do anything to make it happen.” - Unknown
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace & gratitude.” - Denis Waitley
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby
“Go where you are celebrated – not tolerated. If they can’t see the real value of you, it’s time for a new start.” – Unknown
Dont be afraid to stand for what you believe in, even if that means standing alone.. - Unknown
“The best revenge is massive success.” – Frank Sinatra
“Forget all the reasons it won’t work and believe the one reason that it will.” - Unknown
“I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. Its because of them I’m doing it myself.” – Albert Einstein
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” – Steve Jobs
“Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cherish it.” – Unknown
“When you say “It’s hard”, it actually means “I’m not strong enough to fight for it”. Stop saying its hard. Think positive!” - Unknown
“Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop.” - Unknown
“Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.” – Jack Canfield
“The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow. For every challenge encountered there is opportunity for growth.” - Unknown
“Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” – Farrah Gray
“The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.” – Joel Brown
“Self confidence is the most attractive quality a person can have. how can anyone see how awesome you are if you can’t see it yourself?” – Unknown
“We learn something from everyone who passes through our lives.. Some lessons are painful, some are painless.. but, all are priceless.” - Unknown
“Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. it means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.” - Unknown
If you have trouble waking up in the morning with motivation, you are not alone. From the research that I do and the number of people I speak with, this is a very common occurrence. I myself dealt with this issue which lingered on for years. I would go to bed guaranteeing to myself that I would wake up with all the motivation in the world, ready to tackle anything in front of me, only to have all of it completely forgotten in the morning. It’s quite frustrating, to say the least! There are simple things that you can do that will help ensure that you wake up with the proper level of motivation to get you to have a productive, successful day. Here is my personal list of things that do just that:
Get out of bed immediately
Arguably, the worst thing you can do to your motivation in the morning is to stay lying in your comfortable bed. You will try to debate with yourself, whether you should get up or stay a little longer. Guess which side usually wins? How do you get yourself out of bed immediately? My trick was to put my annoying alarm clock in another room. I had no choice but to get up and look for it to turn it off. So I was immediately out of bed. I hear now they make alarms that bounce around so that you have to get up to catch it…I think that’s pretty clever too! Getting out of bed asap is the #1 priority if you want to wake up motivated. It’s the foundation, without that, everything else fails.
Drink a large glass of water
Once you are out of bed, you should drink water as soon as possible. You body becomes quite dehydrated during sleep, and this lack of water in your system causes you to feel fatigue when you wake up. Drink some water, and guaranteed you will feel better and immediately more lucid and motivated. I always keep a full glass of water in my room before bedtime, so once I am done running around to shut my alarm off, my glass of water is ready for me
Stretching
I remember many years ago, I had a personal trainer that told me that if you stretch for 5-10 min. every morning, guaranteed you will have a much better day. For some reason, this always stuck with me, and I truly believe that it does wonder for motivation in the morning. When I say stretching, I don’t mean the quick stretch you do when you get out of bed. I mean, do full stretches of your arms, legs, neck, everything. Stretching increases circulation of the blood to various parts of your body, which is very important in the morning, since your system was inert for many hours. This increase in circulation increases energy levels, and energy is crucial to motivation. This 5-10 minutes of stretching in the morning can really make a difference as to what type of day you will have.
Glance at your goals
As I mentioned above, one of my biggest problems in the morning was the fact that I had forgotten all the motivation and all the things I was pumped up to do with my day once I got up. It was as if I had a case of amnesia and that within the span of sleep, everything that I was so excited about had disappeared. My way to resolving this issue was to keep a list of my goals next to my bed. I have my goals for the day, as well as my long term goals. This helps remind me what I have to get done and why it’s important to get it done. A visualization board can also be very useful. This is where you create a montage of all the things you want in your life on some type of board that you keep around your home. Looking at this right away in the morning is a wonderful method to get the right amount of motivation that you need to jumpstart your day.
Psyche yourself up
Many years ago I worked in sales and within two months I had become the #1 salesperson in the company. Although I was a newbie, I was more motivated than anyone and it paid off big time. One of my tricks was that I had the ability to psyche myself up so much as I was getting ready in the morning, that by the time I had arrived for work, I was on fire. I couldn’t be stopped. Instead of saying to yourself how it would be better if you could just go back to bed or that you just don’t feel like doing anything, learn the habit of having constructive self talk. Build yourself up. If you need a boost, use self help tapes. Those are always great to listen to and the morning is ideal to get that motivation going. You can put it on as you get ready, even listen to it as you stretch for example.
Music
Listening to your favorite music in the morning can help put you in a good mood, which will then increase your energy and your motivation. I know I find it very boring in the morning if it’s all quiet. Feeling bored makes you want to go back to sleep! Music helps tremendously in creating an atmosphere that is more fun and more upbeat, which is required to get that motivation in the morning. You can set your alarm to play your favorite song, there are programs that easily do so available on the web, and the easiest way is probably to use your cellphone to play your favorite tune as your alarm ring tone. If you want some fun songs that can really help motivate you in the morning, check out this article I wrote recently: 10 Cool & Unique Songs To Wake Up To
Remember that one Desire
What is that one thing that you want in your life? What is it that you absolutely desire? Waking up with that one thought in your mind can provide you with the motivation to move mountains! We all have that one “want” that is the driving force behind everything that we do. Having this in your mind first thing in the morning can make the difference between a lackluster day and a day where you completed everything that you set out to do. This desire should never leave you. It should be with you at all times, and particularly as you get out of bed. This desire should be so grand and so spectacular that it overrides every negative or non-productive thought that may cross your mind in the morning. Think about your one desire and make it the first thought that pops into your head as you open your eyes in the morning, and watch your motivation skyrocket
Saya sering-kali rasa stress dan tertekan dengan karenah anak-anak di rumah dan kawan-kawan di tempat kerja. Bagaimana cara untuk mengatasi masalah stress ini?
Jawapan:
“Stress” secara umumnya adalah satu gambaran tentang tekanan perasaan seseorang sehingga tidak mampu menjalani kehidupan normal. Sebenarnya ini hanyalah satu persepsi tentang stres. Mungkin satu perkara dianggap stres bagi seseorang, dianggap positif pula bagi orang yang lain. Sebagai contoh, seseorang yang dibebankan dengan tugas yang banyak oleh majikannya mungkin akan mengalami tekanan perasaan padanya. Bagi individu yang lain pula, mungkin ia adalah satu motivasi baginya kerana dia menganggapnya sebagai satu kepercayaan yang diberikan oleh majikan terhadapnya. Oleh itu, kita boleh memperumpamakan stres sebagai sebilah pisau yang boleh menjadi alat berguna atau ancaman terhadap diri seseorang.
Stress ialah tekanan. Tekanan merupakan fitrah dalam kehidupan manusia. Allah menegaskan bahawa kehidupan manusia tidak sunyi daripada ujian, cabaran dan dugaan. Ujian-ujian inilah yang akan membentuk tekanan dan stress dalam diri manusia. Tekanan yang dialami oleh seseorang boleh membawa kesan positif dan negatif. Kesan positifnya ialah dapat meningkatkan keyakinan diri, berusaha bersungguh-sungguh dan membina peribadi yang mantap, berdisiplin dan mempunyai kreativiti yang tinggi.
Sebaliknya, unsur negatif yang mungkin dihadapi oleh orang yang mengalami stress apabila tidak dapat menghadapi dan mengawalnya dengan baik ialah gangguan terhadap emosi dan fizikal. Seorang muslim yang cemerlang ialah mereka yangdapat mengawal tekanan yang dihadapi dengan baik. Seseorang itu tidak dapat lari daripada tekanan sama ada tekanan yang melibatkan masalah kerja, kesihatan, keluarga, masyarakat dan sebagainya. Orang yang menghadapi tekanan hendaklah berusaha untuk menanganinya dengan kaedah yang terbaik.
Justeru, antara cara untuk mengatasi masalah stress ketika berhadapan dengan karenah orang lain ialah melakukan perkara-perkara berikut:
(a) Menghiasi diri dengan sifat pemaaf
Di dalam al-Quran Allah SWT memuji orang-orang yang menahan kemarahan dan memaafkan orang lain: Firman Allah dalam surah Ali Imran ayat 134 bermaksud: ... Iaitu orang-orang yang mendermakan hartanya pada masa senang dan susah, dan orang-orang yang menahan kemarahannya, dan orang-orang yang memaafkan kesalahan orang. dan (ingatlah), Allah mengasihi orang-orang yang berbuat perkara-perkara yang baik.
Sirah Rasulullah SAW, para rasul dan para nabi penuh dengan kisah-kisah kemaafan kepada umat mereka. Walaupun mereka ditentang habis-habisan, dimaki hamun, dicerca dan diancam akan dibunuh, namun mereka tetap memaafkan umat dan berharap umat mereka akan sedar dan menerima hidayah. Sebagai contohnya ialah ketika Rasulullah SAW mengalami luka di muka dan patah giginya di dalam peperangan Uhud, namun baginda menolak cadangan supaya memohon diturunkan bala kepada kaum musyrikin. Sebaliknya baginda berdoa, “Ya Allah Ya Tuhanku, berilah hidayah kepada kaum ku. Sesungguhnya mereka tidak memahami”. Kesabaran dan sifat pemaaf itulah menjadi sumber ketenangan para rasul dan para nabi dalam menghadapi pelbagai ujian dan tribulasi dalam usaha dakwah mereka.
(b) Mengelakkan Diri Dari Faktor-faktor Yang Menimbulkan Stress
Kita hendaklah mengenali diri kita terlebih dahulu. Apakah yang kita suka dan apakah yang kita benci. Kita hendaklah mengelakkan diri daripada perkara yang kita benci agar tidak menimbulkan stress. Sebagai contohnya jika kita tidak suka kepada tabiat merokok rakan kita, kita hendaklah menyatakan kepadanya dengan penuh hikmah. Apabila rakan kita memahaminya, dia akan cuba menghindari tabiat buruknya apabila bersama kita.
(c) Berdoa
Berdoa merupakan langkah yang amat berkesan untuk mengelakkan diri kita mudah rasa stress. Oleh yang demikian, nabi SAW telah menjelaskan bahawa ’doa itu senjata bagi orang yang beriman’. Antara doa yang dianjurkan oleh Rasulullah SAW ialah:
Ya Allah berikanlah kekuatan jiwa padaku, sucikanlah jiwaku, Engkaulah yang paling elok yang menyucikannya, Engkaulah walinya dan Engkaulah tuannya.
Ya Allah Ya Tuhanku, Yang Maha Mengetahui Perkara Yang Ghaib dan Nyata, Pencipta langit dan bumi, Tuhan segala sesuatu dan Pemiliknya. Aku bersaksi tiada Tuhan melainkan Engkau. Aku Memohon dengan Engkau daripada keburukan diriku dan daripada keburukan Syaitan serta sekutunya. Doa ini diajarkan oleh Rasulullah SAW kepada Abu Bakr al-Siddiq r.a.
Di samping itu terdapat banyak lagi doa-doa lain yang boleh diamalkan yang boleh diambil daripada buku-buku doa yang dijual di pasaran.
