Whether it’s your last new year’s resolution, a goal you set yourself 12 months ago or even a dream you had when you were younger, if you haven’t achieved it yet or put it on the back burner (in some cases maybe you’ve just given up) the very first thing you need to do is STOP beating yourself up over it. The reason is, it’s highly likely that you weren’t crystal clear about EXACTLY what you REALLY wanted in the first place.
Up the Creek Without a Paddle
I want to share something with you that I learned way back in 1990 from Tony Robbins, and it’s something that I accredit many of my business and personal achievements to. By APPLYING this powerful, yet devastatingly simple strategy that Tony refers to as the ultimate success formula, YOU WILL reap what I call your Resolution Rewards.
When you see the formula, you’ll probably say to yourself “oh that’s common sense”. The only problem is, it’s common sense but NOT common PRACTICE, so don’t just read it and think you know it and understand it. Knowing it and understanding it counts for absolutely NOTHING. If you’re not going to do something with your knowledge you’re still up the creek!
A few weeks ago I told you about The Top 5 Traits of Toxic Teams and since then I’ve had quite a few people email me about the Get Out of Jail Strategies that I promised so here they are. And watch out for my offer of more info on Toxic Trait no 2 – Snakes in Suits.
In last weeks blog I posted a short video clip. Remember the mouse and cheese?
If you didn’t see it be sure to watch it because its less than 1 minute and 30 seconds and it’s what I’m talking about in this post.
That blog post was about turning a weakness into a strength or a problem/shortcoming to a positive. I challenged you to give it a go and also promised I’d share one of mine.
So, here it is. Quite some time ago I missed out on a speaking gig that I was in the running for. And to stick with the mouse analogy this gig was my Havarti (my favourite cheese). Man, let me tell you, I could smell it and taste it. I really, really wanted this gig and my name was all over it.
BUT, I didn’t get it and I was shattered to say the least.
Whilst this is a clever little advertisement it’s also a great analogy. Check it out… and bear with it, the middle isn’t as tragic as it first appears.
So, consider for a minute a weakness/problem/shortcoming (like the cheese) you have in your career, business, relationships or life and see if there isn’t something about it that you can turn to a positive or make a strength.
Of course there’s no use just considering and seeing it. You have to do something…
C’mon do it!
Just pick one small thing and do it today. And then share it with us.
I’ll do mine as well and share it in my next blog.
Anyone who knows me knows, I AM a massive believer in choosing to have a CHAMPION MINDSET. If you want to be the best, you have to think the best. When you have a strong, positive and optimistic mindset you are IN CONTROL. You become Teflon to any adverse conditions around you and it’s so easy to automatically see the good in things instead of defaulting to seeing the bad. One of my old school friends, Paul Kolanowicz, just sent me this story about the recession and I just had share it with you. Choose good over bad, choose awesome over awful and choose STEP UP over step back.
What is Recession?
This story is about a man who once upon a time was selling Hot dogs by the roadside. He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers. He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio. His eyes were weak, so he never watched television. But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hot dogs. He was smart enough to offer some attractive schemes to increase his sales. His sales and profit went up. He ordered more a more raw material and buns and sold more. He recruited more supporting staff to serve more customers. He started offering home deliveries. Eventually he got himself a bigger and better stove. As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated from college, joined his father. Then something strange happened. The son asked, “Dad, aren’t you aware of the great recession that is coming our way?” The father replied, “No, but tell me about it.” The son said, “The international situation is terrible. The domestic situation is even worse. We should be prepared for the coming bad times.” The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, listened to the radio and watched TV. He ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly. So the next day onwards, the father cut down the his raw material order and buns, took down the colorful signboard, removed all the special schemes he was offering to the customers and was no longer as enthusiastic. He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs. Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his Hot dog stand. And his sales started coming down rapidly and so did the profit. The father said to his son, “Son, you were right”. “We are in the middle of a recession and crisis. I am glad you warned me ahead of time.”
Moral of the Story: It’s all in your MIND! And we actually FUEL this recession much more than we think.
Source: Unknown (if you know the source please let me know so I can give credit to the rightful person).
