Goal Achievement Strategies

Pre-Existing Conditions

Pre-existing conditions.

We all have them.

No, I’m not talking about the ones excluded from your insurance company.

From a performance standpoint there is a much more pervasive, and perhaps, a much more devastating form of pre-existing conditions which we should all concern ourselves with.

I’m talking about the pre-existing conditions that have killed more dreams, hopes, ideas, careers, reputations, marriages and lives than diabetes or cancer ever could.

These pre-existing conditions are the true weapons of mass destruction…the bad habits, behavioral indiscretions, hang ups and self-inflicted acts of sabotage that people have chosen to embrace, display and perpetuate.

These pre-existing conditions are the slow, silent, gradual killers of performance which create massive collateral damage in the form of compromised character, wasted potential and other forms of abuse.

We bring these pre-existing conditions to every new task, opportunity and relationship and wonder why history repeats itself.

Here’s a short list of pre-existing conditions.

Living in fear
Constant worrying
Negative self-talk
Self-doubt
Non-trusting
Excuse making
Insecurity
Anger
Integrity issues
Inconsistency
Apathy
Lying
Laziness
Sarcasm
Tardiness
Inability to focus
Poor self-discipline
Procrastination
Non-committal
Lack of planning

Pre-existing conditions define you, and they have a proven ability to derail you. They are a psychological chokehold, toxic mental and behavioral waste that’s harder to kick than a heroin habit.

However, there is good news along with a very bright light at the end of the tunnel…and if you’re game for a good fight…here’s your medicine.

It’s all begins by getting serious, having an adult conversation with yourself and looking at your actual (not intended) results.

I want you to examine your health, wealth, relationships…everything.

Inspect those results for clues on what you are doing right as those are the only pre-existing conditions and behaviors you want to repeat, on what you did wrong, on what you were thinking, on the habits and patterns that are producing a less than desirable result.

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