Over the course of 2009, my friend and business partner Joel D. Canfield and I had some fun creating a series of videos for YouTube. We were the Business Heretics, and we called the series our Burning Business Tips. I was going through the videos tonight, and I came across one that I think has some relevance as we head into the new year. The video below was recorded in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo lunar landing:
I think it’s important that we all give this some thought as we look ahead to what we’re planning to accomplish in 2010. I know that, for many of us, 2009 was a year we’d rather forget. I also know that many of us are still carrying around some of the bruises and scars that we received during the past year, and that those scars are affecting the way we’re thinking about the future. They’re even having an impact on the goals we’re setting for the new year.
As the video states, though, we can truly accomplish anything, as individuals or businesses, if we start with the firm belief that we can. I know this to be true, and so do you, though you may have forgotten it. And it’s time to take our power back now. No more wallowing in the misery of 2009. It’s time to plan for a much better 2010, a task which can only be accomplished if you believe that you can do it. After all, who sets a goal that he doesn’t truly believe he can achieve?
If you tackle a problem or set out to achieve a goal with the belief that it’s impossible, you’re destined to fail. On the other hand, a belief that accomplishing your goal is within your reach will inspire you to new levels of commitment. When the going gets tough, rather than giving up, you’ll get more creative. Your belief, your faith that you can achieve what you set out to achieve, is the first and most important step on the path.
I think Michaelangelo said it best: ” The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.” With that in mind and with a clean slate for the new year, what do you believe you can accomplish? Dream big, write it down, and believe you can!
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Henry Ford once said, Whether you believe you can or you believe you can’t, you’re right! How will your beliefs affect your plans and goals for 2010?…
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This was by far the best video we did, perhaps because it was the one we both believed in the most—or the one we needed the most!
Really looking forward to continuing the videos in the new year.