Just One Thing

What I want to talk about today is I want to talk about haters. The reality is if you want your business to be outstanding, you have to stand out. You have to stand for something. When you do, you will alienate some people. That is totally okay. You be you. And you do you. If you are a people pleaser you're in trouble because your self-worth, your self-esteem is based on the acceptance of other people. Why do we do that? Well, there are a couple of different reasons. Be sure to press play to hear some examples from my experience and how I handled it!

What I want to talk to you about today is the news. What is the news there to do? The news is there to sell advertising. That's all it's there to do. This is important to understand because the more eyeballs they have, the more they can charge for their advertising. And there's an old saying in the news that says, “If it bleeds, it leads.” Why? Because it triggers the survival part of our brains. We have a threat center in our brain and we're constantly looking for any threats. Do you find yourself watching the news and letting it feed your threat center? Do you think it takes your eyes off the prize? Keep listening along!

What I want to talk about today is something that I've probably mentioned before. The word is mistakes. I, literally, want to kill the word mistakes. Here's why. Mistakes come repercussions. When you use the word mistakes, it's negative. It's not growing. It's not getting better. It's not true. We're not making mistakes. I want you to stop thinking about mistakes. Why? When there's a mistake made, the first thing we typically do is look for someone or something to blame. We direct that negative energy towards someone or something. But it doesn't do anything to make it better. Blame is not the issue here. I don't care whose fault it is. Press play here to hear tips on changing your mindset on mistakes being negative.

What I’ll talk about today is this great resignation that's going on. It's kind of laughable in our industry, isn't it? We've had such a shortage of help for a while now, and it's getting worse. We've gone from a talent pool to a very small puddle. What I will talk to you about today is attracting. So basically, to attract someone you need to stand out. You must have an outstanding business. And in order to do that, you have to stand out. What do I mean by that? Keep listening along to get tips to help stop people in their tracks.

Today’s topic is stages, not to be confused with seasons. So, what do I mean by stages? You work really hard and all of a sudden you think you got it. You think you finally arrived. And that's awesome. It's an awesome feeling to have. It lights you up. You think, “Wow, I just can't believe how good this feels. All this hard work has been worth it. And it is, it really is worth it.” When you can finally step back and realize a dream that you've had for a very long time, it's amazing. But I want to talk to you about stages and there are four of them... Follow along with me!

So, something's not going right at the shop. You step back and figure out that you need to learn some things. So, you take some courses. But so many people get stuck in learning mode. And I am going to talk to you about that. Yes, there will be issues in your shop. In fact, your goal shouldn’t be to get rid of the problems, it should be to replace the problems you have with bigger, better ones. If you have the same problems today that you did last year, you're stuck in a rut, my friend. So what I want you to do is understand both the power and the danger of learning. Are you wondering how learning can be seen as good and bad? Keep listening along to find out why.

I could talk all day about stories as human beings. There are not many things that are actually complete in our lives. In other words, we don't have complete information or a complete understanding of things. There are holes and gaps. We create stories to fill those gaps. But we also use stories to define how we see ourselves in the world and how we see ourselves interacting with the world.
When you're telling a story, there are four characters in the story. They are the villain, the victim, the hero, and the guide. You are playing one of those roles in the story that you're telling about your life. I want you to ask yourself a really simple question. Which character are you this morning?

It seems like the word PASSION is the one word that is conspicuously absent from our industry. It just seems like we are just not passionate anymore. I was flying back from Florida yesterday, and I know I have this Just One Thing to do. I thought to myself, “Where's the passion in our industry? What's going on?” So, how do you find the passion that you might be missing? You press play to follow along..

I want you to think about the word BARRIERS. Barriers is an important word because a barrier, if you think about it the image it gives you, is something that will stop you from getting to where you want to go. And here's the really cool thing about barriers. Barriers are an internal issue. And I want you to really listen to this for a minute. Barriers are an internal issue. Challenges are external. Challenges come up all the time. Challenges are simply opportunities disguised as hard work. That's all it is. Are you creating a lot of barriers for yourself in your business or in your life? Listen along so I can give you some tips to knock them down.

I hear people all the time talking about how they're so stressed out and so overwhelmed and so drained. Well, I want to talk to you about a fix for that. It’s when you wake up tired and you finally ask for a fresh start. When you’re waking up stressed, overwhelmed, and wishing for that fresh start means that you'll never get a fresh start. When you're dragging yesterday into today, you'll never get a fresh start. When you're dragging yesterday into today, you are reliving yesterday over and over again. And that doesn't help you. This is what we mean when I use the term baggage. I have this vision of people dragging all the pain and what they think is failure and setbacks from yesterday into today. All I can think of is Marley from Scrooge with all the chains he’s carrying around forever. But I'm telling you that you can have a fresh start. I’ll give you a few thoughts. Do you feel like you can relate to Marley? Listen along for some great tips on how to break loose from those chains!