Merry Riana's success habit

72 hrs since I conducted a Goal Setting session for my organization.

Everyone was very motivated and inspired.



I believe some time in your life you've experienced this kind of motivation also, being it through seminar, retreat, book, etc



But, my questions is how long does your motivation last? Are you excited for the moment but feel down or back to normal the next day? Can your motivation endure for a long time?



I actually ended my goal setting session by leaving them with one final message:

Motivation is what gets you started.
Habit is what keeps you going.

And today I want to elaborate more on that.



I believe that successful people are NOT necessarily a more talented group of people compared to the others who are less successful. I also believe that successful people are NOT necessarily a more hard-working group of people either. Successful people achieve success merely because they have better habits compared to others.



Here is a simple example. :)
Some of us have better dental health compared to others.

It means some of us succeed in having healthier teeth.
But, does it mean that those of us with healthier teeth are more talented or hard-working?
Have you ever felt that you're talented in brushing your teeth?
Does it feel like hard work to brush your teeth every day? :)
Of course, not.
It feels natural, right?

The reason why some of us 'succeed' in having healthier teeth is because we have better habits (i.e. brush our teeth twice a day, visit the dentist twice a year, etc).
When certain activities become a habit to us, we don't need any talent to do it again and again, and we also don't feel like its hard work.

CONCLUSION
When you want to model a particular successful people to also achieve what she has achieved previously, you can just simply get to know more of her Success Habits. Then, make it your own.

Love,
Merry Riana
www.MerryRiana.com.sg
www.facebook.com/merry.riana

Best Goal Setting I've ever conducted

Today is a wonderful day ! I conducted Goal Setting for my organization, Merry Riana Organization (MRO).

I've been doing this since I established MRO, and we do this twice a year.
So far ,I can say that this is the BEST Goal Setting that I've ever conducted.
I personally feel very satisfied and happy with everything.

My aim for this goal setting is for everybody to feel good and recharge. A lot of time we normally use more of our brain to think about our goal, plan a strategy, etc. Nothing wrong with that. In fact that is definitely an important thing to do. But one thing that is also extremely important is that you must not forget to attach a good feeling towards it. So, that's why this Goal Setting I planned to keep it short, sharp to the point and yet inspirational. I focused more to attach a positive and fantastic good feeling to everyone.

I'm also feel very happy, because this is the first time I finally have my very own "The Merry Riana Show".

To be able to have my own talk show has always been one of my passion. It is actually one of the thing that I put in my Dream Book that I hope to achieve. I hope those who were there this afternoon enjoyed the sessions. Thank you for my 3 special guests, Joanne, Dwi and Gaius and of course thank you for all of you who were there supporting !

Today, I realised once again on how blessed my life is. One person asked me during my talk show:

"After making such a big achievement in your life, at this moment, what do you value most?"

and my answer to that is RELATIONSHIP.
My relationship with people that I love; my lovely daughter, my husband, my family and the member of my organization, especially those who have shared this entrepreneurship journey with me since many years ago.

Thank you so much for being a part of my life.

Love,

Merry Riana
www.merryriana.com.sg/
www.facebook.com/Merry.Riana

Merry Riana's Dream Book

I'm in the midst of preparing for my organization's annual goal setting (6th - 8th July 2009)
I decided to take a break for a while and write my blog instead :)


Let me ask you this question.


How many of us had set a goal or new year's resolution back in January this year?


I bet 8 out of 10 people reading my blog will say yes.

Either is to get more money, be smarter, look prettier, lose weight, get company's award, have boyfriend/girlfriend, travel to exotic countries, read more books, etc. We always do the same thing every year, which is set our goal.



But how many of us have diligently follow our goal closely? or even worse, how many of us still remember what our goals are?


It's July, we're halfway through the year, and this is the perfect time to reassess our goals.

I know it might sound tedious and boring, but if you are really serious about achieving your goals, this is definitely an important step.


To me, goal setting can be very exciting :)
I have so many things that I can share with you on how to make the process of goal setting more fun and more effective. The most important of all is:



Write down your goal


This is a MUST !! If you fail to do this one very simple thing you will fail to achieve your goals. writing your goal is important because by doing so it forces you to visualize your goals. On top of that by externalizing it and put it down on paper it creates a commitment on your part.


To make it more fun, create a DREAM BOOK. I had mine since year 2000, and I'm still updating it even until today.


If you are curious to see how does Merry Riana's Dream Book look like?
well.. here it is....






It's just a simple sketch book, but inside are full of pictures of things that I wanted to have in life, things that I wanted to achieve in life, and many more. On top of that I also write down verses or quotes that means a lot to me through out my journey in pursuing my dream. Every time I open and look at the picture or read what I wrote there, I ALWAYS feel energized and motivated.


That's exactly the purpose of this DREAM BOOK, to give you energy and excite you every time you see it.

Here's another page of my dream book




I pasted that cute little baby picture in year 2007. And I pasted Tom Cruise's daughter Suri because I wanted to have a cute baby :) And you know what? Amazingly, I year after that, I got pregnant and have a little angel in my life, her name is Alvernia.




So you see how powerful it is !!

If you don’t already have one, I strongly encourage you to go out and buy the best, brightest and most appealing sketch book you can find. This dream book can become your planning space, your anchor, your bright ideas holder, your dream catcher, your source of inspiration and your celebration place. Do update it regularly and read it often.

In my next few post, I will give you more tips about how to do your goal setting in more fun and effective ways.

In the mean time, have fun with your dream book ! ;)

Love,
Merry Riana
http://www.merryriana.com.sg/
www.facebook.com/merry.riana