Mindset Matters

Are you getting enough sleep? Chances are that you aren't. It's also important to be consistent with your sleep habits? Make the change today!

Adversity hits everyone, what's your plan?

I was involve in a car accident last week. I tried really hard not to stay in the suck. Sometimes it's hard not to stay in the suck. Sometimes you gotta give yourself a time limit.

What you are focusing on matters. What do you focus on each day? The Good? The Bad? There has never been a better time to be alive, and there has never been a better time to seek out good things on the internet, in books, and through connections to social media. Find the good, be the good. You could make all the difference.

While I didn’t know Ken Ravizza like others did, I still feel the sting of this loss. I read about him in my textbooks while I was in school in the field, I heard about him from my peers, and when I finally met him in January of 2017, he was everything that all my peers had told me he was. He was kind, he was funny, he was authentic, he was intelligent, and he was a delight to be around.

Great interview today with para archery athlete Eric Burkette of the US National ParaArchery Team. So many good nuggets in this podcast. MUST listen for anyone in sport or in business.

When is the last time you took pride in the area around you? When is the last time your cleaned up your space? It can make a difference. Start. Start small. Start today. It can make all the difference.

When is the last time you thought about why you do what you do? When is the last time you thought about where you came from and where you are and where you want to go? Are you as hungry as you used to be? If you aren't this podcast may help you to understand what you need to do.

Even if you don't think you are in sales, you are. What message are you sending to other people? It is the message you would want to send? What could you change about the message you are sending? Your body language helps. Start with your body language.

Serving and being dedicated to others is a great trait to have. In fact, I had one person describe service as a divine paradox. They told me that the more your serve, the more you get back in return. The more you receive in return, the more you want, and then, in turn, you want to serve more. In essence, this divine paradox becomes selfish in nature: meaning, that it becomes self serving to serve and dedicate ourselves to others because we know that we will receive more than we give.

Were your memories of your last trip to Disneyland more about how expensive it is? How long the lines were? How hot it was? How trivial some of the rides seem? Or were your memories about how fun it was to go to Disneyland? Was it fun to see your kids expressions? Was it fun to ride the rides you rode as a kid? Think about it, what was your mindset?

There’s a real power to this. I often let athletes know that it is hardly ever large and drastic measures that change performance, rather, small and intentional changes are usually the cooperates of major performance improvements. Getting 1% better is a key to this mindset.

One of the concepts that I taught while I was in Colorado Springs at the Olympic Training Center is the power of the transition word, but… Sometimes as an athlete, or even just as a human being, it is really difficult to get to a positive attitude when something negative happens. Life is not all glitter, rainbows, unicorns, and marigolds. So the power of the transition word “but…” is important. It is important because it can take you from a negative to a productive mindset. Once we get to a productive mindset, it is much easier to leap to a positive mindset. So, an example of using this transition word as a tool goes as follows. “Man this workout sucks, but…. I know that if I give this workout my best effort it’s going to lead to improved performance at my next event.” Or “This meeting is so annoying, but…I know that there are some key takeaways that I could use to better prepare myself for the work I will be doing in the next two weeks.”

What is a tree that you could plant for others that you may never see the results? I truly believe that if I could give the world a gift, it would be the gift of doing the right thing, just because it’s the right thing. Perhaps you could do something today that would be the right thing, even if you get no praise, payment, or accolades for it. What could you do? Do it. It is the right thing to do.

How is your work/life balance doing? What are you doing to course correct? What sort of examples are you following? Make sure you take inventory from time to time.

What is it that you think is too late? Too late to start your business? Too late to go back to school? Too late to be what you ought to be? I explore the possibilities in the next podcast.

What is the message that you are sending to others? What is the message you are sending to yourself? Do you think about it? What are you doing to make sure that the messages you are sending have the intended impact? Listen to this podcast and challenge yourself to do a little bit better...

What is it that you believe? Why do you believe what you believe? Have you taken time to examine why you believe what you believe?

Here is a list of ten things that make people pro’s in their own space. Pick three of these today and work on them. 1—Pro’s are competent. They are good at what they do, and they have the skills and knowledge to do their job well. 2—Pro’s are reliable. They show up on time, and they are ready at any time for the next task. 3—Pro’s are honest. They mean what they say and they say what they mean. 4—Pro’s have principles. They live every day within these principles to maximize their performance. 5—Pro’s respect others. All people matter to a great pro. 6—Pro’s have a love of learning. They are always up on the latest and greatest techniques, and they love to perfect their craft. 7—Pro’s are positive. They aren’t locker room lawyers, pleading their case to everyone about how they are being robbed. Rather, they are mature adults. They have a plan, and they work the plan every day. 8—Pro’s are good teammates. They have an innate want to mentor and to be mentored. They are great coaches and they also love to be

Today, do something that makes you feel super uncomfortable. Start reading that book. Start a podcast. Write an article. Start that company. Or give that compliment that is so needed. Give it up and let go, even if it is for one day. It might just be the momentum that starts you on the path that you deserve, the path that you want, and the path that was created specifically for you!