February 16, 2013 – Saturday’s Smile
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Born To Do What? No Plan B
NOTE: HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!
I originally released this video this past Sunday exclusively to my Inside The Yellow Studio list, but some thought it’d be useful out here on the front end of Bula! Network. So, here goes! If you’re not part of Inside The Yellow Studio I hope you’ll plug in your email address here.
Do you feel you born to do something? Do you have the talent for it?
What if your plan A is all wrong? What if you love it, but you’re no good at it?
How long should you hang onto a plan A that isn’t working?
Van Morrison’s latest record is entitled, Born To Sing: No Plan B.
Today’s topic involves:
• Going all in on one thing, that thing to which we may feel we were born
• Having a single plan, plan A
• Changing direction, figuring out a plan B when plan A doesn’t work out
• Getting To Plan B, a book by John Mullins and Randy Komisar
• And a lot more seemingly contradictory questions…and thoughts!
Let’s see if we can’t figure out a few things…or at least, see if we can gain some clarity.
Do you have a Plan B? How did you figure it out? How long did it take you?
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Do You Ever Ask Yourself, “Am I Worthy Of Success?”
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Do you prefer audio? That’s why I’ve made the audio only of today’s video available separately.
Today’s show is important because the message is universal. Everybody suffers hearing two contrasting voices. One tells us we can keep going, encouraging us to push forward. The other one tells us to quit, urging us to give up because we’ll never be able to succeed. Sometimes we listen to one over the other.
The high achievers have both voices. They’re just able to silence the naysayer better than the rest of us. They think differently. They feel differently. And they perform differently, too.
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Episode 161 – The Gears In The Business Go Round And Round (Productivity Talk)
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When’s the last time you closely examined your habits?
If you’re like me, it’s been awhile. It’s not that we avoid it. We just don’t think about it. We go ’round and ’round and ’round giving it little (if any) thought.
Until something happens…
That causes us to think about what we’re doing and how we’re doing it.
I’m fond of systems and automation. Always have been. And I love technology. But I still find myself doing things simply because I’ve always done it that way. Only when I’m inspired enough to examine my habits do I come face to face with the reality that what I’m doing may not be working for me, or my business. Other times a workflow or system is in place that works well, but circumstances change…and I don’t change the system.
If you carefully think of how much life is spent in mindlessness — you’ll quickly be depressed. Most of us waste hours doing things that don’t work, but we’re not thinking about if it works or not. We just do it because it’s what we’ve done for a long time. Or because it’s comfortable. Or because it’s easy. Or because we think there’s some reward (when in reality, there is no reward). Delusion hurts us every time!
Today’s show would likely get downloaded more if I filled it with the lastest, greatest iPhone apps…or talked of the newest software…or explained some “hack” that a famous blogger uses. Nope. That’s not it. It’s about getting more done. It’s about finding out what works for us. It’s personal. It’s individual.
I know it’s easier to listen to somebody we admire tell us what she does. Then we can just copy that.
It’s a lot harder to examine what we do, figure out why we do it that way, then architect a better way. It’s a LOT harder. But it’s more profitable.
Mentioned in today’s show (fondly):
• Beyond the To-Do-List with Erik J. Fisher
• Field Notes
• Evernote
• Moon Hoax Not (a YouTube video)
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Everything’s Hard, Until It’s Easy
There are many great quotes attributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. This post’s title is among my favorites. It probably has something to do with my age. And the realization of how true it is. Here are some snippets of wisdom that life, experience and maturity have taught me. Just understand that even though I know these things are true…it’s still challenging to incorporate them into my life. It’s still about trying to turn a lot of avergeness into something more!
Don’t avoid trying something because it’s hard – instead, run toward trying it because it’s hard.
Too many times we avoid chasing a dream because we’ve convinced ourselves (or we’ve allowed somebody else to convince us) that it’s just too hard. All the more reason to give it a go!
When you first try, expect failure. After all, if it were easy everybody would do it.
Failure is part of the process. Learning doesn’t happen without it. We need to kick to the curb the notion of failure as being the end. Instead, failure is often the beginning of success. Take the training wheels off the bike and we all fall down. Figuring out how to balance the bike takes experience and repeated attempts. Nobody ever figured out how to ride a bike without skinned up knees. Nobody. Be willing to skin your knees.
Perform as though the world is expecting you to figure it out…and waiting to stand up and cheer!
One of the biggest characteristics of successful people is their ability to expect success. It’s as if they think the world is just waiting for them to perform. They sell expecting people to buy. They pitch expecting to hear somebody say, “Yes.” They talk about their idea as if it can’t fail.
When asked to perform, most people say, “Oh, I don’t want to.” Why not? They’re afraid. They’re embarrassed. They’ve got it all wrong. You have to be willing to be embarrassed else you’ll never be able to experience applause.
When you view the world as anxiously waiting for you to succeed, it spurs you on to give the world what they want. What if we view the world like an anxious audience at the end of a great concert? What if the world is waiting to stand up and cheer for US? Too many people focus on the haters who want to “boo” when they should be considering all the people who want to see us succeed. The world loves a winner. Give them one. YOU.
Discouragement is a sifter that determines if you’re a winner or not.
Everybody experiences discouragement. Everybody. Setbacks happen to everybody. You think you’re the only one, but you’re wrong. Intellectually you know that, but emotionally you don’t. You feel alone. Depressed. Discouraged. Rejected.
Welcome to the sifter! A sifter can serve to not only sort and eliminate, but it can serve to prepare an ingredient to succeed. When flour is sifted it’s aerated, evenly distributed and makes the finished product a winner. When you’re sifted, it can result in the same thing – success. But only if you don’t buck it. Only if you accept it for what it really is. Only if you refuse to quit.
Most people don’t survive the sifter. It defeats them. That’s good for YOU. The sifter eliminates those who aren’t worthy of success. Those people who don’t have enough determination, confidence, experience, know-how or courage — they don’t survive the sifter. That’s the point. Somehow the winners and losers must be separated. Discouragement enters and presto. Welcome to the sifter. Your response will determine your destiny.
It takes time. Be patient.
Lastly, if it’s worth doing, it’s gonna take some time. Riding a bike takes time, but anybody can master it if they put in enough time. Only the kid who falls, then runs home to mommie fails to learn. Quit crying. Quit whining. Put in the time and be patient. What you’re doing is big, right? It’s worthwhile, right? It’s highly valuable, right? Then it’s gonna take time and it’ll be worth it. Races aren’t won until you cross the finish line. Keep running.
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