Looking in the rearview mirror
If you were to look in the rearview mirror of your life and business, what would you see?
- Does what you see make you happy?
- Or do you recognise that you would be in a much better place today if only you would have made different decisions earlier?
If only...
I'm not trying to make you feel bad just for the sake of it.
Rather, by being honest with yourself, you can make different decisions today.
Those decisions lead you down a different path to a different future with different outcomes.
Last week, a person who is more passionate about life and personal development than most people I know, asked me what the #1 success habit is.
She came from the angle that, as we get busy in our professional and personal life, we tend to cut corners to fit as much in as we can.
There is not enough time for everything, so we pick, choose and drop.
It's worth asking ourselves: "What sets us up for a great day - every day?"
- Physical activity first thing in the morning works for many, because it gets the juices flowing and we carry the benefits throughout the day.
- On the opposite side of activity is... meditation. It channels our energy and can provide more clarity.
- Breathing techniques also have value because they bring you back to a balanced physiological state that gives you a balanced psychological perspective.
- Reading something uplifting or listening to an inspiring podcast (yes even watch Bram in action on video :-) is another way of putting yourself in the right frame of mind.
- And finally, writing down and tuning in with your goals on a mental, emotional and spiritual level can be powerful.
Now comes a word of caution. People try different things all the time. They start this, stop that. Try something else for a while, until they change it again. We both know it doesn't work.
See... the IMPACT of any habit is gradually. It doesn't give instant gratification. Which is why so many things we 'try' never give us the full benefit.
Only when you are "all in" and don't take failure as an option, can a new habit return its full dividend to you.
In my next email, I'm going to give you a wonderful opportunity to forge success habits that get YOU somewhere - because of the approach you take. It's different. And it works.
More on that next time.
P.S.: You don't want to miss this. Look out for my next email.
All in with you,
Bram Lagrou
Author of Selling is out. Create buy-in
Creator of Communication Mastery, Speak Up Clean Up, and Best Year Ever
Seminar Leader of Business Development Academy and Purpose Passion Power
Online Coach
