Greetings!
Years ago, I read an idea in a Tony Robbins book that I wanted to share today. As with most things in life, it took me a while to take that idea from something I know, to something I apply. To quote Tony, "Success leaves clues."
To put it simply, we can struggle to be successful with out any guidance...or we can choose to follow the path layed out in front of us by successful people. If we want to succeed at something, don't we need a mentor? A coach? Someone to show us the ropes? Someone to ask questions when we are having difficulty? I know I do! Don't you?
My point is, when you are trying to achieve success at something, don't reinvent the wheel. And more than that, don't look to people who have not achieved success themselves. Look to someone who can give you ideas on how to achieve the level of success you are looking to gain.
Would you agree that there are some patterns that successful people have in common? Drive, passion, amazing work ethic...etc. The key is to find some of these patterns and work to do them YOURSELF! What do these successful people do? What do they read? How do they stay motivated?
It is true that not all successful people DO the SAME THINGS. Each person has there own unique perspective on gaining success. But, wouldn't you agree that there are plenty of similarities? There are general guidelines you can be sure to find that you can try to follow yourself.
Therefore, you need to find mentors to follow. You may need more than one. Maybe you need a fitness mentor, a business mentor, a spirtual one... you need to find a mentor for the all of the areas that YOU want to achieve success!
That doesn't mean you have to "meet" and have a "friendship" with all of your mentors. Some of my best mentors are simply authors to amazing books I've read. Other mentors, you may know, you just never took the time to make closer relationship. Why not take the time to ASK them to mentor you? ..."You are very successful! It would be an honor to have you as one of my mentors! Would I be able to ask you for advice from time to time when you are not busy?"....That's not hard, right?
My encouragement for you this week is to pinpoint areas of your life that you want TO EXCEL! Then find a mentor or mentors to help get you there!... Don't stuggle reinventing the wheel!
I hope you gained benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
Coach
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Personal Development Series-} Strategies #2
Greetings!
As we continue to talk about Maximizing our efforts to achieve more, I'd like to continue on this week with the idea of Strategies. We've talked about how to recognize your Strategies for Success...now let's discuss strategies that lead to us failing.
It's never fun to focus on the negative things we do, but it is an important excercise to be sure. It allows us to find our weaknesses so we can work at them. The more that we create great habits for success, and eliminate bad habits for failure, we certainly will have a greater chance of reaching our goals!
Time for some intraspection...think of a day when everything irritated you. Things went terrible. It was like a "black cloud" was sitting over your head. It is true, that there are times in our lives when bad things happen to us that are beyond our control. It is equally true, that often times we can be the leader of our own demise.
Take a look at that day. Did you get bad rest the night before? Did you drink a few too many "rootbeers"? Did you get up late? Not eat breakfast? Focus on negative thoughts during your morning shower? If you realize you are having a bad day, you may be able to trace the cause of it to some actions that started your downward slide.
We are all human and capable of mistakes. But, if we work each day to "pay attention" to our strategies, we have a better chance of having more "good days" than bad ones. My encouragement for you this week is to try to REPEAT your Strategies for Success and ELIMINATE your Strategies for Failure! You will definately have a "GOOD" week...I'm sure of it! :)
I hope you gained some benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
Coach
As we continue to talk about Maximizing our efforts to achieve more, I'd like to continue on this week with the idea of Strategies. We've talked about how to recognize your Strategies for Success...now let's discuss strategies that lead to us failing.
It's never fun to focus on the negative things we do, but it is an important excercise to be sure. It allows us to find our weaknesses so we can work at them. The more that we create great habits for success, and eliminate bad habits for failure, we certainly will have a greater chance of reaching our goals!
Time for some intraspection...think of a day when everything irritated you. Things went terrible. It was like a "black cloud" was sitting over your head. It is true, that there are times in our lives when bad things happen to us that are beyond our control. It is equally true, that often times we can be the leader of our own demise.
Take a look at that day. Did you get bad rest the night before? Did you drink a few too many "rootbeers"? Did you get up late? Not eat breakfast? Focus on negative thoughts during your morning shower? If you realize you are having a bad day, you may be able to trace the cause of it to some actions that started your downward slide.
We are all human and capable of mistakes. But, if we work each day to "pay attention" to our strategies, we have a better chance of having more "good days" than bad ones. My encouragement for you this week is to try to REPEAT your Strategies for Success and ELIMINATE your Strategies for Failure! You will definately have a "GOOD" week...I'm sure of it! :)
I hope you gained some benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
Coach
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Personal Development Series-} Success Stragies #1
Greetings!
I wanted to continue this week with some tips and ideas on how to stay motivated, energized, and goal oriented. If there is one idea that I would put at the top of my list, it would be identifying and managing your strategies for success.
What do I mean by strategies? We all have a "recipe" we follow when we are productive. We do certain things in a certain way that make us feel energized and inspired to take action. The key is to try to identify "patterns" within our daily lives that produce good results.
Any good business looks for "trends" in their industry. It allows them to focus directly on them and to maximize their ability to make profits. If you take that same level of scrutiny to your daily actions, I'm sure you will find "trends" that you follow when you gave good days. I'm sure you will also find trends that lead to bad days. But, for now, let's focus on strategies that lead to your SUCCESS.
Take a look at a day you've had in recent history that you would consider a "good day". What was your morning like? What did you do the night before? Did you get enough rest? Did you listen to something energetic or inspiring in the morning? Did you have a conversation with someone that excited you? What did you eat? Was it something healthy that added to your energy level? Did you excercise and get your endorphins pumping? ...Once you get a very clear picture of YOUR strategies for success, you can work hard to try to REPEAT THEM!
What are two extremely difficult times for people to be MOTIVATED?....You guessed it, MONDAYS & MORNINGS! If you can find SUCCESS STRATEGIES for these two crucial times in your week, you can have MOMENTUM that can lead to great RESULTS!
My encouragement for you this week is to really take a look at how to GET THE MOST out of yourself. That's starts with finding YOUR strategy for SUCCESS!
I hope you gained some benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
Coach
I wanted to continue this week with some tips and ideas on how to stay motivated, energized, and goal oriented. If there is one idea that I would put at the top of my list, it would be identifying and managing your strategies for success.
What do I mean by strategies? We all have a "recipe" we follow when we are productive. We do certain things in a certain way that make us feel energized and inspired to take action. The key is to try to identify "patterns" within our daily lives that produce good results.
Any good business looks for "trends" in their industry. It allows them to focus directly on them and to maximize their ability to make profits. If you take that same level of scrutiny to your daily actions, I'm sure you will find "trends" that you follow when you gave good days. I'm sure you will also find trends that lead to bad days. But, for now, let's focus on strategies that lead to your SUCCESS.
Take a look at a day you've had in recent history that you would consider a "good day". What was your morning like? What did you do the night before? Did you get enough rest? Did you listen to something energetic or inspiring in the morning? Did you have a conversation with someone that excited you? What did you eat? Was it something healthy that added to your energy level? Did you excercise and get your endorphins pumping? ...Once you get a very clear picture of YOUR strategies for success, you can work hard to try to REPEAT THEM!
What are two extremely difficult times for people to be MOTIVATED?....You guessed it, MONDAYS & MORNINGS! If you can find SUCCESS STRATEGIES for these two crucial times in your week, you can have MOMENTUM that can lead to great RESULTS!
My encouragement for you this week is to really take a look at how to GET THE MOST out of yourself. That's starts with finding YOUR strategy for SUCCESS!
I hope you gained some benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
Coach
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Personal Development Series-} How often do you read?
Greetings!
Over the next few weeks, I wanted to give you some good ideas and reminders on things you can do to stay focused, energized, and goal oriented! Today's question is, "How often do you read?"
When I ask this question, I'd like to be clear on the types of books that you are reading. If you don't read, we'll get you started! If you do, when is the last time you've read a book that inspires you? Educates you(non school related)? Motivates you? Challenges your thinking?
I once heard years ago that we are the sum of the people we talk to and the things that we read. Simply meaning, how we view the world is a direct reflection of the stimulus we chose to surround ourselves with. I believe you would agree, that if we read material that is uplifting and inspiring, we have a greater chance of being inspired. The challenge is, many of us don't put enough time into our Personal Development. We get caught up in the Grind that is life...and that's very easy to do.
My challenge for you this week is to spend some time "working on you!" How you think, feel, and view things. How you view yourself and the way you interact with your world. To do this you will need to find material to read that CHALLENGES your thinking! Look for books that you feel will INSPIRE you and cause you to have self reflection. Books that simply make you THINK!
We all know it's important to excercise our bodies. What we sometimes forget, is we also need to excercise our minds! Read this weeek! Make it a habit that will continually give you great reward!
I hope you gained benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
Coach
Over the next few weeks, I wanted to give you some good ideas and reminders on things you can do to stay focused, energized, and goal oriented! Today's question is, "How often do you read?"
When I ask this question, I'd like to be clear on the types of books that you are reading. If you don't read, we'll get you started! If you do, when is the last time you've read a book that inspires you? Educates you(non school related)? Motivates you? Challenges your thinking?
I once heard years ago that we are the sum of the people we talk to and the things that we read. Simply meaning, how we view the world is a direct reflection of the stimulus we chose to surround ourselves with. I believe you would agree, that if we read material that is uplifting and inspiring, we have a greater chance of being inspired. The challenge is, many of us don't put enough time into our Personal Development. We get caught up in the Grind that is life...and that's very easy to do.
My challenge for you this week is to spend some time "working on you!" How you think, feel, and view things. How you view yourself and the way you interact with your world. To do this you will need to find material to read that CHALLENGES your thinking! Look for books that you feel will INSPIRE you and cause you to have self reflection. Books that simply make you THINK!
We all know it's important to excercise our bodies. What we sometimes forget, is we also need to excercise our minds! Read this weeek! Make it a habit that will continually give you great reward!
I hope you gained benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
Coach
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Every Mouse wants a Bite of Cheese
Greetings!
This week, we are continuing on with tips and ideas to help you maximize your training! I wanted to spend some time today on an amazing idea we learned from Professor Sauer...the Mousetrap.
As I've been watching students train recently, I have noticed a trend. Many students are trying to "force" their partner into their move. A good example is a student "grabbing" an arm and trying to force them into armbar position. Do you see what I mean? It is very difficult to force a person into a technique. It can be done, but you better be certain that you are considerably stronger than your opponent. Even then, this thought model is not a very effective method to executing your technique. The success rate is considerably low.
So, how then, can we "attack" without our opponent knowing what is coming? You must learn the Philosophy of being the Mousetrap. If you know this Philosophy, how often are you using it? Is it a Philosophy that describes how you train? Let's take a step back. Let's be sure you understand what the theory of the Mousetrap is all about.
Of all the ways to catch your opponent in a technique, I believe the best idea lies in letting him "believe he is winning!" If you allow your opponent to go for a skill of his own, and you can find a way to catch him in your skill along the way...bang! You've set the perfect Mousetrap. By the time the "mouse" realizes the cheese is just a "bait"...bang! He's caught.
My encouragement for you this week is to truly "buy into" the Philosophy of using the Mousetrap. See if you can lure your partner into your technique instead of trying to force it. Let me know your Results...and how many mice you catch!
I hope you gained some benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
Coach
This week, we are continuing on with tips and ideas to help you maximize your training! I wanted to spend some time today on an amazing idea we learned from Professor Sauer...the Mousetrap.
As I've been watching students train recently, I have noticed a trend. Many students are trying to "force" their partner into their move. A good example is a student "grabbing" an arm and trying to force them into armbar position. Do you see what I mean? It is very difficult to force a person into a technique. It can be done, but you better be certain that you are considerably stronger than your opponent. Even then, this thought model is not a very effective method to executing your technique. The success rate is considerably low.
So, how then, can we "attack" without our opponent knowing what is coming? You must learn the Philosophy of being the Mousetrap. If you know this Philosophy, how often are you using it? Is it a Philosophy that describes how you train? Let's take a step back. Let's be sure you understand what the theory of the Mousetrap is all about.
Of all the ways to catch your opponent in a technique, I believe the best idea lies in letting him "believe he is winning!" If you allow your opponent to go for a skill of his own, and you can find a way to catch him in your skill along the way...bang! You've set the perfect Mousetrap. By the time the "mouse" realizes the cheese is just a "bait"...bang! He's caught.
My encouragement for you this week is to truly "buy into" the Philosophy of using the Mousetrap. See if you can lure your partner into your technique instead of trying to force it. Let me know your Results...and how many mice you catch!
I hope you gained some benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
Coach
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