Monday, December 8, 2008

Wellness/Success Equation

The difference between success and failure is execution. Potential for success is wasted if the action steps are not taken to reach the goals that will bring success. This sounds like something used in the business or sports world, but it can be used anywhere in life. All three of these words have specific meanings in multiple settings. I have broken down the scenario in business, sports, relationships, and of course in health.

Potential in…
Business = the knowledge and job skills to someday make a significant impact on company or industry
Sports = the talent to compete at the highest level and win in the future
Relationships = a common ground that could lead to future enjoyment between two people
Health = the awareness that you can live healthy through your habits

Success in…
Business = making that impact on the company and/or industry
Sports = competing at the highest level and winning
Relationships = enjoying and benefiting from a fulfilling connection
Health = living healthy

This seems simple enough, right? We all understand what success is. We have touched in this before and explained that success is as simple as reaching your goals. So why is success so difficult? Is it that our goals are too lofty? Well sometimes, but there is something much more simple that is missing from this equation. This missing ingredient is so simple that, on paper it looks like a no-brainer. What is it? The missing ingredient is execution.

Execution in…
Business = training and working
Sports = practicing and playing
Relationships = spending time with the other person
Health = living healthy

Execution, put as basically as possible, is doing it. The difference between success and failure is doing it or not doing it. We all have the potential to “be” healthy. Just like in these other areas where success comes from specific actions, if you do healthy things you will be healthy.

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