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Don’t Defeat Yourself (WT735)
Last week I mentioned the 6 week Confidence on Camera challenge that I completed. This week I was talking with a client and mentioned that I was about to put the learning into practice by creating a Facebook ad with a video to promote the next Loyal Lieutenant online training experience. “Oh, that sounds exciting”, she said. “Yes, and it’s as scary as hell”, I replied. It’s so interesting how fear and excitement seem to sit on the opposite sides of the same coin. This week I was also tapping along with The Tapping Solution app on my phone to release any blockages I might have to manifesting...
It’s Hard To Start (WT734)
Do you ever hear yourself saying “it’s hard to start” or something similar? Do you find sometimes you need a bit of inspiration? That once you get started, the rest is easy? Me too. I recently completed the Confidence on Camera challenge with Authentic Education. The first 21 days we recorded ourselves and posted to a “safe” group. For the final week we were challenged to post publicly. This was a big thing for me because I hadn’t posted videos on Facebook for years. I had been hiding. So I put my big girl pants on and faced the challenge. I shared why I had been hiding and how it was now...
Are You A Maker Or A Manager? (WT733)
I just love it when my clients share educational information with me, especially when I’m looking for inspiration for the Weekly Thought. I awoke this morning to an SMS which read, “Morning Shirl, Just sharing this Alex Hormozi clip on a concept I thought you might like – a good one here about makers and managers.” Thank you, Mark. I listened to the podcast whilst at the gym this morning and it was all about how we invest our time. According to Hormozi, (who also wrote “$100M Leads” and “$100M Offers”) there is a big difference between the work of a maker and the work of a manager and the...
Don’t Let Your G.O.A.L Become Your G.A.O.L (WT732)
This week’s topic might be a little thought provoking. I hope so. I received a link from my colleague Lee Woodward to listen to an interview he did with Charles Tarbey. Lee is widely known in the real estate industry and has been training principals and sales people for over 30 years. Charles is the Century 21 Australasia Chairman. Charles explained to Lee how destructive goals can be and how goals are really short term objectives on the way to achieving our dreams. Link below if you’d like to listen to the interview. As it turns out, I was coaching with a client, we’ll call him...
Separate The Decision From the Doing (WT731)
This week’s thought comes from Cham Tang, Co-Founder of Authentic Education. Cham is a marketing and productivity expert. He was conducting a group coaching session when someone asked about organising their time. Cham’s answer sparked something within me. He said, “Separate the decision from the doing”. At first, I didn’t understand it and neither did the questioner. “Separate the decision from the doing.” Lots of people waste time when they sit down to work because they spend time deciding what to work on. Decide before you sit down to work, so that when you sit down to work, you can get...
Perception Vs Intention (WT730)
Here’s a little story to help us see the difference between perception and intention. Ross and I go to the gym of a morning. Ross is generally ready before I am so he backs the car out of the garage and sits there with it idling. I put my shoes on and close the garage door and get in the car. For a while now, this behaviour has annoyed me. Ignoring all my communication skills for effective confrontation, this week I got in the car and said, “It gives me the s…s when you sit there with the car idling. I feel pressured to hurry up and get going and I don’t like it.” To which Ross replied,...
It’s Hard To Visualise (WT729)
We know how powerful visualisation can be. Remember the Harvard study of the piano players where researchers tested 3 groups: Piano players physically playing the piano over 5 days Piano players not playing but visualising playing the piano over 5 days Control group who had nothing to do with piano playing. The brain scans for the piano players were very similar, despite the second group not playing. This supports the idea that our brains don’t know the difference between what we might call reality (in the physical) and imagination. If we want to create a different outcome, we can use our...
14 Years – You Have The Answers (WT728)
Today we celebrate 14 years of writing a weekly thought and we haven’t missed one single week in all that time. I am very proud of this achievement. I am very proud of my commitment. As I reflect back over the years, having started my business in October 2006, both the business and the Weekly Thoughts have evolved. When I first started my business and attended networking events, people would ask me who I worked for. I didn’t know what to say, so I said, “myself”. That wasn’t a great answer. They asked what I did. I told them, “I help business owners streamline their systems and processes”....
I Don’t Want To Throw You Under The Bus (WT727)
Do you know what word usually follows this statement? “I don’t want to throw you under the bus, BUT” and then comes a negative comment. It’s as if you know what you’re about to say won’t be well received or appreciated. It’s a form of inoculation, letting the person know that something bad is following and yet saying it seems to justify the criticism we’re about to give. And it’s usually in a public setting, otherwise there is no need to say it. In my book, there is no reason to say it full-stop. Let’s take a look at two examples and you tell me which one you would prefer to receive. Imagine...
You Have To Dress For The Job You Want (WT726)
This week’s inspiration comes from one of my favourite clients and his Operations Coordinator. As I sat wondering what this week’s thought would be, Ray called to give me a business progress update. He started the conversation with, “I changed my life today”. “What did you do? Sell the business?” I asked. “No”, he replied. “I was vulnerable with my team and shared my vision for the business. I wanted them to see things from my perspective.” “Amazing!” Knowing Ray as I do, I asked him what the turning point was. “I have to give credit to Kim” he said. “When I shared my vision, she responded...