Joe da Silva | Speaker | Trainer | Coach
~ If you are no better tomorrow than you were yesterday, then you've wasted today.
While spending my annual two-week vacation in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, we had a day where it rained (like it does every year on our vacation). Now, when it rains here we are not talking about a little shower but rather torrential downpours that make visibility a challenge.
As a reminder, I reside in Vancouver, British Columbia, the rain capital of Canada and there was a distinctive difference between how we handle being caught in the rain and how the people in this region handle it.
We had, what is referred to in Vancouver, British Columbia, a major snowstorm. In the rest of the Country, it would be considered a mild dusting. Driving in this ‘snowstorm’ is not only comical but also dangerous, because of the reaction of other drivers.
You may be asking yourself: “What does this have to do with anything in business?” The answer is, because of the reactions of some of these drivers. That reaction is ‘fear.’
Most people are consumers rather than creators. They work in order to get a paycheck, not to make a difference. They are consumers of time. The majority at the end feel very dissatisfied with their lot in life, as they realize that they have created no value.
Left to their own devices, most people consume time instead of investing in it to create.
Every time one consumes time, instead of investing in it, the result is a poorer future. It would be like eating bad food. How great was your immediate future?
For those that read my blog last week, you have in all likelihood been thinking about all the things you tell yourself and further, have discovered how those thoughts are affecting your business and/or personal life.
As mentioned last week, there is a scientific process to not only greatly reduce this ‘internal chatter’, but in some cases, eliminate the ‘chatter’ completely. These four steps are based on research and implementation by George Dudley, from Baylor University and Shannon Goodson, from Lamar University. Their research has formed the foundation of the majority of courses on how to stop the career-limiting self-talk.
“YOU STUPID IDIOT!” Have you ever said that to a prospect or client?
I certainly hope not. However, why do we say it to ourselves? More importantly, why do we believe what we tell ourselves? Does anyone believe that the things we tell ourselves do not affect how we perform; be it in our business or personal life?
I had a very good friend recently tell me about an experience which made them rather uncomfortable and suspicious. It seems they were asking a certain individual about their business and what it entailed and all they got back were cryptic answers without revealing what and more importantly, why they should get together to discuss the opportunities. After persistent asking, it finally came out. It was a multi-level marketing business.
