How to Get Better at Almost Anything

Too Good to be True?

Our three most scarce resources are time, money and talent.  When we believe we don’t have enough of these to spare, we typically opt out of new opportunities that appear.In this video, Executive Coach Marshall Goldsmith shares a proven, self-improvement approach that only takes two minutes each day and it’s free.  Yet most people fail to sustain using this simple approach.  Developing new productive habits is a huge challenge.It will take you 8 minutes to learn about it.  Will you?  You’ve read this far.

The Other Two Scarce Resources

As Marshall explains, it’s NOT about not having enough time or money.  It only takes two minutes.  Yet, we routinely don’t get a round tuit (as the image conveys).  It’s all about not having enough courage and discipline.  He has discovered for himself how easy it is for us to lose our courage and discipline. So, he has outsourced the daily discipline piece.  We’re all more inclined to place a higher priority on the promises and commitments we make to others above those we make to ourselves.If you had a way to get better for minimal investment of time and money, what would you do?  For most, brutal answer to this question is either:

“Not Much.  Or, Not for Long”

Are you any different?

Getting Started: A Process

Here’s some starter questions to ask yourself:

• What do you really want to get better at?
• What questions do you need to ask yourself to induce self-compliance?
• Have you opened up Excel yet?
• For how long will you do it?
• What excuses will you have for not following through?
• Do you believe you can sustain this on your own? Or, should you find some external support?

Are You Any Better?

I’m embarrassed to admit that adopting this habit is much more difficult to sustain that I anticipated. I hesitated to publish this post having struggled with sustaining it. But as I frequently remind myself and others:

 Success is not a destination. It’s a journey.