Leaps and Bounds

Are you satisfied with the pace of the progress toward your goals?  If not, you can make adjustments to help you achieve your objectives in a timely manner.  You want to make a conscious decision to grow by leaps and bounds as you pursue success.  While the words are similar, there are subtle differences to the meanings.  Looking at some definitions can help you decide when you need to leap and when you need to bound.


Leap

to spring free from or as if from the ground : jump <leap over a fence> <a fish leaps out of the water>

 

Bound 

rebound, bounce

 

 These are some suggestions that may help you.

 

• Leap at the chance to test what you have learned.  You can't identify areas for improvement until you put theory into practice.  Don't settle for proficiency; strive for prestige.
• Bound forward with enthusiasm when a door opens for you.  What you see on the other side can depend on how quickly and confidently you enter.  Your facial expressions and body language can set the tone for the room when you enter and exit.
• Leap from complaints to decisions.  When you don't like your current circumstance, decide what you are going to do to change it.  If you are not willing to do something differently, then don't continue to complain about it.  Make a decision to adjust your expectations.
• Bound across the gap between disappointment and drive.  When you have a setback, it is normal to wish things had turned out differently.  However, only allow yourself a brief moment of dissastisfaction before you shake it off and start again.  The next step after a letdown is to get up and keep going.
• Leap into the discussion about what you are doing and where you are going.  Don't sit by passively while family, friends, employers, teachers, and others dictate your actions.  Let your voice be heard.  Put yourself in a position to see past your present to get a glimpse of your future.
• Bound up the steps of your daily duties to get to your weekly wins.  That is how you get from  dread to dream.  There is only one letter difference between dread and dream.  The seemingly mundane tasks that are part of your regular routine are necessary to help you reach the top.

Leave a comment and share what leaps and bounds you will take this week.