OVERCOMING THE SNARE OF YESTERDAY'S SUCCESS

Success Digest with Olusegun Samson G.

Week 44.

Overcoming the Snare of Yesterday's Success

From my experience training the staff of a good numbers of organization and Executives on Organizational Development, have come to realize that most organizations are not progressing because they are trapped in the snare of the success of yesterday, same with individuals. Once they hit the jackpot, they relax and maintain that success, instead of pursuing higher goals. Soon retrogression set in.

The following two signs will show you that you are trapped in the snare of yesterday's success: i. If you are struggling to beat your past success record(s). ii. If you are contented with your achievement(s) in the past. You must beware of those signs above so as not to be trapped. One danger of been trapped by the snare of yesterday's success is that you will find it difficult to maintain relevance in whatever you are into. The fact is many organizations had gone into extinction because of this snare. Beware!

Let me give you some tips on how to overcome the snare of yesterday's success: - Be determined not to know a better yesterday: no matter how good you feel about your success so far, you must work on achieving something better and greater. Let your slogger be; 'my best is yet to come.' Never ever reduce your standard if you do not want to know a better yesterday; rather keep raising it. At all time, think and work on how you can get better at whatever you do.

- Learn to let go of past accomplishment: once you achieve a big goal, celebrate but never stay to long on it; start working on another bigger goal(s). The quicker you let go of past success, the sooner you can achieve a new one. Paul understand this so well; he said, "I do not consider..., that I have captured and made it my own yet; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead." Until you try something new, breaking new record will be impossible.

- Work in an environment and with people that will challenge you to do more: Never seek a place of comfort, if you want to grow. If you no longer learn or do something new and you are the best; then you are in the wrong environment. When you are stagnant, you will always fall into the trap of the snare of yesterday's success. Do not let fear stagnates you. He who is afraid of challenges will always lack the courage to achieve great things. That place you work presently, do you still find something challenging? Don't you think it's time you move on? You need to leave your comfort zone to get better. Zig Ziglar once said, "The ladder of success works like any other ladder. Very few have climbed it with their hands in their pockets." It's not yet time to relax or else you will fall from the ladder.

Never be contented, no matter how successful you may feel you are, there are still so much you can accomplished. Let nothing stops you from attaining new heights in your career. Strive to maintain relevance and never stop to break new grounds. Your best is yet to come.

I see you gaining new height in life; nothing shall stop you. Don't forget to move more closer to God, there is absolutely nothing you can do without Him. Fabulous week!

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