Susan Biali

Yesterday I sent out my most recent edition of my Prescription for Life e-newsletter, with tips on how to “Find Time for What Matters Most”.    This morning, I opened up the latest edition of Jim Rohn’s “Your Achievement E-zine” in my inbox, and there found an essay by renowned leadership expert Dr. John C. Maxwell.  

In my newsletter, I outlined a series of simple steps that you can take, to clarify your most important goals and activities and help you purposefully plan your day – rather than drowning in overwhelm, as so many people do, these days.  (If you’re not on my list yet and missed this edition of my newsletter, just leave me a note in the comments box, I'll keep your comment confidential and will email a copy of the newsletter to you)

As if on cue, Maxwell wrote about the importance of asking yourself, every morning: “Just for today, how can I be a success?”

Isn’t that an incredible way of looking ahead at your day?

It’s not so much “what do I have to do today” or “what should I really do today, though I don’t feel like it”.  Instead, it’s: “What can I do today that would leave me feeling successful and proud by the end of it?”  To me, his words feel so different and so full of potential and positive emotion.

What kind of a day would make you a success, just for today?

A successful day for me, today (a Sunday) would mean:
1) I’d plan in some kind of exercise (already did that!)
2) I’d eat three solid meals, with lots of vegetables and fruits and good sources of protein
3) I’d get myself to church
4) I’d do this blog post
5) I’d sit down and finally write the set of proposals that the Oprah magazine editor requested
6) I’d organize my home a little bit, and open all the windows and curtains and let lots of light in (it feels like that kind of glorious day)
7) I’d go out somewhere fabulous with my husband tonight

Can you feel the difference between a “success” list and a “to-do” list?

And the best part is that, every single day, I get to determine what being a success means, just for that day.  After all, on some days success would mean that I’d successfully managed to just relax and do nothing!

You may never have heard of business and success philosopher Jim Rohn (I hadn’t either, until a very successful woman who I really admire, Cathie Smith, forwarded his e-zine to me).  A lot of people obviously appreciate his work, as his newsletter goes out to a mind-boggling 100,000 readers!  You may want to join the crowd, I really recommend it.  You can sign up for it at www.jimrohn.com .

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