Tag Archives: Mindset

Progress

What makes a good workout? Is is the sweating, the music, an empty gym to yourself?

Many factors come into play. However, above all else one theme should ring true.

Progress.

It can be in the gym or in your personal life. If you make progress, no matter how small it may be, it is a success. Every step leads to a bigger step (as we discussed last week.)

Instead of doing 20 push ups for 3 sets for the sixth week in a row. Do 25 push ups for 3 sets…Progress!!!

Move past your norm, challenge your body and your ability to create new possibilities and realities in your life.

Make it the best day!

-K

1 day challenge

What have you been wanting to do and been putting off?

One thing that will take you out of your comfort zone. Perhaps only for 1 minute or 1 full day.

This is the 1 day challenge. Do one thing today that you haven’t done before or have been saying “I am going to do ________ this weekend, I swear this time!”

Do it. Then after the fact give yourself a high-five and a pat on the back!

Make it the best day!

-K

Momentum

It can feel as if you have all or none. Moving with momentum is the easiest part of moving. Why? Because you have assistance, the drive! When you don’t have momentum, everything can feel 100% harder.

How do we regain it? Did we ever lose it?

Focus on your task, little steps end up completing the end goal.

Those little steps build momentum and ultimately help in achieving that end goal.

Create your momentum and fuel it with small steps everyday to achieve your desired result!

Make it the best day!

-K

Keep your head up

No matter what your goals may be there are roadblocks and hurdles. Little things that try stop or hinder you from your goal.

This may go on for 1,2 or 3 months. However, if you keep your intent positive and do the little things that you know will help achieve your goal, you will make it!!

Take the smallest victories on your way to your big goal. If a hurdle pops up, face it with the intent of learning and progressing. By keeping a positive outlook in the face of adversity not only will it make the journey a lot better, but it will make the victory that much sweeter!!

Keep your head up. Have an open mindset every day. Remember. yesterday’s successes or hurdles are in the past. If we truly want to reach our goals we need to treat everyday as new and wonderful opportunity. (Because it is 🙂

Make it the best day!

-K

Listen

In a conversation we are either listening or we are not. We can be thinking about what happened during our day and just waiting for our turn to talk.

Turn your conversations today into one-sided conversations. I don’t mean that by talking the entire time. I mean that by listening and asking thoughtful and intelligent questions.

Listen to what your conversational parter is actually talking about. Don’t wait for your time to speak, but ask thoughtful questions that will further the conversation.

Attempt to listen today. You will be surprised at what you actually hear.

Make it the best day!

-K

Integrity

Do you operate with integrity with friends, family, co-workers?

Can you be counted on to deliver on what you promise?

Show up on time. Deliver on promises. Operate with integrity.

Make it the best day!

-K

Be Present

It seems everyday recently I wake and say “I can’t believe it’s August already!”

Then I realize all my thoughts are what I am going to do in future, even when I am doing something I truly enjoy.

Live in the moment. It will move past regardless. Savor it.

The ultimate enjoyment will be the ability to look back and know how fully engaged you were in the present.

Make it the best day!

-K

Jump the hurdle

The big deal you have been working on didn’t go your way. What do you do now?

Create a story about why it didn’t happen and bemoan the fact you are back at square one? Continue to sulk until you get enough people to feel sorry for you?

Or

Acknowledge it does kind of suck. Realize it happened and now focus on overcoming this challenge to meet your original goal?

You can create a story and look for pity or you can create a new reality and make your previously set goals a reality.

Too often we get caught up in writing our own stories about an event that happens in our life. We replay that over and over until we have complained to enough people or finally want to move on. That can be a long time.

Regardless of how long that time may be, don’t get stuck in your story. Focus on your end goal and learn from what happened.

This experience won’t define you or your success, how you react to it will.

Make it the best day!

-K

Bring a smile

Give a big smile to the mirror when you wake up or when you start your car.

Make it habit to smile every morning when you brush your teeth. Why look at a grumpy version of yourself?!

You just woke up, you are alive,  celebrate it!

Bring a smile with you into a meeting or on the bus.

We have talked about this before. It’s easy to be grumpy and feel crummy about your situation. Only you have the power to change how you FEEL and that is the kicker.

Do it. Change how you feel. Love how you feel.

Make it the best day!

-K

Creating Urgency

Urgency drives business. Perhaps phrased a little better. Urgency drives decisions.

Creating urgency in a sale is paramount to generating new business. Without urgency the client will most likely hem and haw about a decision. Stringing you along for 3 weeks or 3 months. If these is no rush, then why can’t I just wait longer?

Time will kill a deal in any arena. The more time a prospect has to think or weigh other options the less likely you are of securing the business.

Create urgency in tactful and truthful ways. Limited space, current price discount, added value of your product of service. Clients want to purchasing goods and services that will benefit them and serve their business.

When there is urgency in the sale, they will sign and realize those goals sooner once they have joined with you.

Create urgency, form partnerships, drive business.

Make it the best day!

-K