The Self-Awareness Spectrum Turning Vulnerability into Strength
“‘Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” CG Jung Self awareness has been described as the meta skill of the 21st century. Tasha Eurich wrote about this in her book ‘Insight,’ and offers a fascinating perspective into the power of self-awareness. It prompted me to write about the spectrum of self-awareness and how we can take a vulnerability in our business and turn it into a game changing strength. Self-Awareness and why it matters Last week I had the chance to listen to a panel of Private Equity fund managers discuss their approach to running and investing their funds. If you’re unfamiliar with Private Equity, think of it like this: I have a pool of money (hundreds of millions of dollars) that I need to invest into small or medium-sized businesses. My goal is to use this equity infusion to help these businesses grow in value so that when I exit as a partner, we do so for a business worth much more than it was when I invested. My ‘fund’ represents the 8-15 businesses I will invest equity into from the pool of money I have to work with. One of the best takeaways I had from the panel discussion came from what a manager said about good ownership vs a good business. Specifically, he said, ‘I’ll take good ownership over a good business.’ When pressed further he elaborated and said, there’s plenty of good businesses with bad ownership and for us, I’d rather have a bad business with good ownership than a good business with bad ownership. The takeaway being that the quality of ownership is of much higher importance to a business’s valuation today and in the future than the quality of the business itself! It drives home just how important it is for an owner to invest consistently into themselves and not just into their business. One of the best investments into ourselves is into a greater understanding of our own self-awareness making one of the most meaningful skills an owner can have into a strength. What is self-awareness? Self-awareness needs to be broken down into two dimensions: internal and external. Internal self-awareness is an understanding of my own behaviors, reactions, and responses. It’s what most of us think about when we think about self-awareness. External self-awareness is an understanding of how others perceive me. External self-awareness is less well known but an equally critical element of self-awareness for a business owner today. It’s considered a meta skill because it deeply influences a MASSIVE array of business abilities from decision-making to leadership to relationships with employees, customers, constituents, and stakeholders. While we could work on any of these individual skills directly, by investing our time and working on our self-awareness we can work on a skill that underlies all of these other skills, thus leveling up our development exponentially and gaining some real productivity by doing so. As a business owner, self-awareness plays an even greater role when we consider that self-awareness is crucial to understanding our own strengths and weaknesses allowing us to navigate challenging situations adeptly. It plays an integral role in our strategic decision making and it strengthens and empowers the entire organization starting from the leadership team all the way down to the least seasoned employee. When taken together, I’m not sure there are many skills as important as self-awareness for a business owner to develop. Poor self-awareness is a vulnerability One of the great ironies in the world today is that for most of us, we often consider our greatest weaknesses our greatest strengths. In short, we all think we rock at self-awareness. Unfortunately, study after study proves this to be the exact opposite! 85% of us believe that we are self-aware, yet conversely, only 10-15% of us are. Why is it that so many of us think we’re self aware when we aren’t? It’s because it’s very difficult to know ourselves! Funny enough if you thought the answer were simply to be introspective, guess what? Those that spend more time on introspection tend to be even less self-aware than others. This is largely in part due to the fact that we have never been taught how to properly be introspective and we end up using confirmation bias to end up with the wrong conclusions steering us even further off track than if we had never put the time and energy into trying to become more self-aware. Poor self-awareness shows up as a vulnerability in businesses in many obvious ways and some less obvious ways as well. One of the more obvious ways it may influence us is through overconfidence or via self doubt. We have all met someone that is confident when they should not be. To be clear, I’m not discussing self-efficacy (the belief that I have capacity to do something), I’m discussing confidence (the belief that I can do something). Imagine being confident at playing tennis at a high level having never picked up a racket, yet some people really do believe they can compete with professionals or even amateurs with thousands of hours of practice racked up. An owner with overconfidence will jump into action without properly weighing their true ability to accomplish what they have set out to do. Likewise we have all met someone who expresses self doubt and deals with imposter syndrome even when they have proven to be more than capable and effective at the work that they do. People struggling with this may have symptoms they struggle with like overthinking and paralysis by analysis. In both instances, whether it’s overconfidence or self doubt, we can point the finger at poor internal self-awareness as a common culprit. Self-awareness can also be a vulnerability less obviously. Blindspots are common and often derive from poor self-awareness. One blindspot many people and owners have is misunderstanding how they come off to other people. An owner stretched for time, for example,
Eliminate overwork by setting boundaries
Overwork is pervasive and often ignored for the sake of achieving our business goals as owners. It’s incumbent upon us to recognize overwork and minimize it. If we fail to, we and our business can suffer devastating consequences. Too often we have seen examples of owners and professionals working themselves into poor health and ultimately causing more problems than if they had simply managed to overwork better. In this blog article we’ll discuss how we can use boundary setting to help eliminate overwork and some of its nasty consequences. Will overwork get to you? We put together a FREE guide identifying the Top 6 reasons businesses fail and give you actionable steps you can take on every one of these to make sure it’s your competition failing and not you! It’s our free gift to you. Access it here! Let’s begin by taking a closer look at boundary setting. The importance of boundaries When you read or hear the term boundaries you may default to thinking about boundaries in a certain way. Yet there are a number of different types of boundaries to enforce in the workplace. These could be physical, emotional or even time-based. In all likelihood, we should have clear boundaries set for each of these subsets, especially as owners. If we fail to establish clear boundaries it’s almost certain to lead to overwork among other consequences. As with everything, excellence in business commonly falls into the realm of communication. To establish these boundaries we need to communicate their importance and where they fall. Doing any less it’s tantamount to accepting the result of overwork as an owner. Likewise, by setting boundaries we can insulate ourselves from potential issues with our employees, our clients and even our personal relationships that can also be impacted. Clear boundaries also help develop and maintain trust as they provide a consistency we can come to expect and need to exemplify as leaders and owners. Practical ways to implement boundaries Implementing boundaries must begin with self-awareness. Specifically, when addressing overwork it’s critical to identify what boundaries you need to establish in order to protect against overwork. Are those boundaries emotional? Do they come in the form of time-sucks? Identifying what boundaries need to be set to protect against burnout and overwork are really recognizing signs of our own personal limitations and making sure that we respect those ourselves, first. Once we identify our personal limitations, communicating these boundaries becomes essential. We recommend having open and honest conversations with constituents, up-front, about boundaries. Let people know not just what the boundaries are, but why you’re implementing them and what the consequences of breaking those boundaries are. The last step to implementation is enforcement. Often, this comes down to us enforcing our boundaries on ourselves and not on others. Most of the time it’s more difficult to enforce on ourselves than others anyways and respecting our limitations is a sign of maturity that ownership mandates. Make sure to hold your boundaries as important as you would hold another person’s boundaries and you’ll be starting in a good spot! When you fail It’s a given that there will be instances you fail to uphold your boundaries. Whether it’s a self-created failure, a violation of a boundary from another or a change in what boundaries are in place – this will happen from time to time. A couple of keys to remember here. Do not feel shame or guilt at establishing and enforcing boundaries. Boundaries are essential to protect against overwork and a slew of serious consequences that can and will derail your life and business. If you’re feeling shame or concern by establishing boundaries, remind yourself of why you needed to in the first place! When others violate your boundaries you can reaffirm them positively without creating more conflict. Reiterate the importance of the boundaries to them and communicate the need for boundaries. Remember as well that your boundaries can and should change. We are not static nor should our boundaries be. As our business matures and we develop its common to see a change in what boundaries we need and want to implement. Consider the boundaries that you set on a semi-regular basis to protect yourself from setting boundaries that are no longer necessary or beneficial to you or your business. If you’re looking for more help with boundaries consider our IVOLVE + THRIVE owner advisory boards. For mature business owners, these boards are constructed to address isolation, overwork, and blindspots so owners can lead with exceptional clarity, worth, and freedom. You can learn more about IVOLVE + THRIVE here. Owner Advisory BoardsOur powerful and exclusive Owner Advisory Boards, unprecedented access to world-class coaching, and data-driven strategy sessions offer a transformative journey for today’s leaders. Greater Clarity. Amplified Worth.Unmatched Freedom. Previous slide Next slide IVOLVE + THRIVE CONNECT NOW How do you set boundaries? Let us know your thoughts, you can email us at info@jbandthedoctor.com! Did you know we work with professionals and leaders with 2 on 1 coaching that marries the expertise of a Doctor of Psychology and mindset coach with the business savvy of a former Fortune 50 sales executive. We specialize in helping entrepreneurs and professionals like you master your soft skills to evolve you to your greatest potential. To learn more about our coaching you can contact us here! Feel like you need coaching but not sure you can afford the investment in yourself? That’s ok! We have a scholarship available to diverse candidates of need. You can apply for our scholarship for our coaching and our courses here. Not enough time in the day, we get it. Check out our AYOP course, 2x Your Time, right here. We walk through everything from time management and calendar basics to how you can supercharge your days weeks and months through practices and techniques that are grounded in experience and proven by science.
Managing your emotions during the final push
With the 4th quarter comes a bevy of emotional changes that we are, for the most part, incapable of avoiding. Between holidays, weather and time changes and the final push in business through the end of the year we are confronted with a confluence of potential emotional disruptors. For our businesses sake and our sanity it’s critical to manage our emotions during the final push. Pushing through the end of the year hard? We put together a FREE guide identifying the Top 6 reasons businesses fail and give you actionable steps you can take on every one of these to make sure it’s your competition failing and not you! It’s our free gift to you. Access it here! Let’s take a look at what we need to be aware of to better manage our emotions during the final push of the year. ‘Time’s, they are a changing’ Discount Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) at your own risk. Between the time change, a shift in sunlight and potentially significant shifts in weather, many people are impacted by one or all 3 of these changes that tend to hit all about the same time at the start of Q4. Keep an eye on a shift in your emotions – if you begin to notice something you may be due for an increase in your vitamin uptake, AKA vitamin D and shifting your sleep routine to better match your circadian rhythm. Celebrate Your Wins It’s easy to get so focused on the end goal that it’s common to overlook our wins during Q4. It’s not just about the result at the end of the quarter but how you’re celebrating the little wins between now and then that will have the biggest impact on your emotions. With the stress of the final push at hand along with the holidays, take every advantage to celebrate the small victories during the journey. This is an especially important time to make sure you’re breaking down your goals into very small achievable victories. Boundary Up The last thing you’ll want during Q4 is minor distractions and headaches becoming major distractions and headaches. Putting some clear boundaries up and sticking with them is crucial during this time of year. Boundaries can be at work, at home, in between, with co-workers, colleagues, family and friends. Recognize what you need and what can hurt you up front and manage it. It’s one of the best ways to manage your emotions during the final push. How do you manage your emotions during the final push? Let us know your thoughts, you can email us at info@jbandthedoctor.com! Did you know we work with professionals and leaders with 2 on 1 coaching that marries the expertise of a Doctor of Psychology and mindset coach with the business savvy of a former Fortune 50 sales executive. We specialize in helping entrepreneurs and professionals like you master your soft skills to evolve you to your greatest potential. To learn more about our coaching you can contact us here! Feel like you need coaching but not sure you can afford the investment in yourself? That’s ok! We have a scholarship available to diverse candidates of need. You can apply for our scholarship for our coaching and our courses here. Not enough time in the day, we get it. Check out our AYOP course, 2x Your Time, right here. We walk through everything from time management and calendar basics to how you can supercharge your days weeks and months through practices and techniques that are grounded in experience and proven by science.
How to quickly ID distractions
It’s understandable to get distracted. Most distractions either come in the form of something incredibly urgent or in the shape of an amazing opportunity. So why wouldn’t we be drawn to something that is screaming danger or tantalizing us with its value. Yet, as is often the case, when we lose focus of our priorities it ends up causing more problems than it solves for and it’s why it’s so important to be able to quickly ID when something is a distraction. Concerned about other aspects of your business? We put together a FREE guide identifying the Top 6 reasons businesses fail and give you actionable steps you can take on every one of these to make sure it’s your competition failing and not you! It’s our free gift to you. Access it here! Let’s take a closer look at how we can quickly identify distractions so we more effectively manage them. Is it relevant? If the task isn’t directly helping you to accomplish your goals, why are you doing it? Unless you are seriously considering shifting what your goals and focus is, if the task doesn’t support the end goals in mind it may just be a distraction. How does it impact the rest of your schedule? Is this pulling me away from my planned time and day? If so, consider carefully the greater impact of the task you’re considering. Is it worth the time, energy and effort or should you stick to what you had on your agenda before it popped up. Why this task? We’re amazingly good at finding reasons not to do the things we don’t like doing. Anytime something comes up, do a gut check and ask yourself if you’re considering this as a time spend because it’s a priority or simply because it may be more enjoyable than the work you should be doing and need to be doing. It’s not always easy to identify distractions but if it passes the gut check, furthers your bigger objectives and goals and is more valuable time spent versus what you originally had scheduled than safe to say it isn’t a distraction. However, if you’re failing one or more of the above identifiers you may want to wait on the activity to see if it really is something you should be doing. How do you identify distractions? Let us know at info@jbandthedoctor.com Did you know we work with professionals and leaders with 2 on 1 coaching that marries the expertise of a Doctor of Psychology and mindset coach with the business savvy of a former Fortune 50 sales executive. We specialize in helping entrepreneurs and professionals like you master your soft skills to evolve you to your greatest potential. To learn more about our coaching you can contact us here! Feel like you need coaching but not sure you can afford the investment in yourself? That’s ok! We have a scholarship available to diverse candidates of need. You can apply for our scholarship for our coaching and our courses here. Not enough time in the day, we get it. Check out our AYOP course, 2x Your Time, right here. We walk through everything from time management and calendar basics to how you can supercharge your days weeks and months through practices and techniques that are grounded in experience and proven by science.
Help I’m self-sabotaging! Tips to eliminate self sabotage
Whether we admit it or not self sabotage is real and happens more frequently than we might estimate. What’s worse is the impact of self sabotage may be much greater than we can imagine. Self sabotage happens to the best of us whether it shows up as imposter syndrome or poor goal setting or any other ways (check our weekly newsletter). In this blog we’ll discuss how you can eliminate self sabotage if you’re aware that you’re doing it! Concerned about self sabotage? We put together a FREE guide identifying the Top 6 reasons businesses fail and give you actionable steps you can take on every one of these to make sure it’s your competition failing and not you! It’s our free gift to you. Access it here! Practice Self Care If you haven’t heard the Doc mention it before you should revisit any number of our podcasts in which the Doc discusses in detail the challenges most of us face around self-care. The truth is bleak, 90% of all hospital visits are stress related and easily avoidable if we simply practiced better self care. In today’s hustle culture it can be difficult to step back and take care of yourself but the health benefits both physically and mentally are enormous. Step one to help eliminate self sabotage? Take care of yourself! Meditate While there are many different types of meditation and a number of benefits that are derived from mindfulness, perhaps the greatest benefit we can receive today is being more present. Being present is something that we are becoming worse at, culturally, and while it’s impact is yet to be felt you can see it in the dynamics between people. Meditation can help improve our ability to be present and also help us identify when we’re being hyper-critical or getting stuck in self-defeating loops (yes these exist). Step two to help eliminate self sabotage? Get better at being present! Emphasize Self Compassion Empathy is a topic that has rapidly become popularized because of its importance in leadership, working in teams and in overall communication. Much of our empathy emphasis is on other people and yet we often fail to have empathy for ourselves. Self compassion isn’t nearly as popularized as empathy but it might be equally as important for many of us that are most critical of ourselves. If you wouldn’t critique a partner, friend, co-worker or employee as heavily as you critique yourself you might benefit from a little more self compassion. Step 3 to overcoming self sabotage? Give yourself a break! How do you deal with self sabotage? Let us know your thoughts, you can email us at info@jbandthedoctor.com! Did you know we work with professionals and leaders with 2 on 1 coaching that marries the expertise of a Doctor of Psychology and mindset coach with the business savvy of a former Fortune 50 sales executive. We specialize in helping entrepreneurs and professionals like you master your soft skills to evolve you to your greatest potential. To learn more about our coaching you can contact us here! Feel like you need coaching but not sure you can afford the investment in yourself? That’s ok! We have a scholarship available to diverse candidates of need. You can apply for our scholarship for our coaching and our courses here. Not enough time in the day, we get it. Check out our AYOP course, 2x Your Time, right here. We walk through everything from time management and calendar basics to how you can supercharge your days weeks and months through practices and techniques that are grounded in experience and proven by science.
How to Turn Failure Into Success
Many service professionals struggle with failure and have been conditioned to view failure as a negative. Failure is neither negative nor positive. It’s a result we choose to view and interpret as negative, positive or neutral. What if I told you we could choose how we view failure and completely change our outlook on failure. Turning failure into success means boosting confidence, building resilience and achieving greater success. If you have faced failure recently, turn it into a positive with our free gift to you! We put together a FREE guide identifying the Top 6 reasons businesses fail and give you actionable steps you can take on every one of these to make sure it’s your competition failing and not you! It’s our free gift to you. Access it here! Failure Means Different Results When we set out to do something we have results in mind we’d like to see. Failure simply means we have seen different results than we had hoped for. It is a different result than expected. This isn’t a good or bad thing, it’s only a result. How we view that result is another matter. By viewing the result as an opportunity to gather data and learn we can reframe failure from a negative or a fault into a learning opportunity. Failure Should Be Celebrated Great salespeople know that it takes 9 No’s to get to a Yes. Yet we often beat ourselves up over failure. Failure means we’re trying. It’s a great opportunity to celebrate our efforts and growth Results Are Secondary Implementing a solid process, being consistent, resilient, and showing up repeatedly. This is what we should focus on and where our efforts should go. The results will come if put our attention and focus on the process. Shifting your mindset this way will help you minimize the impact failure has on your attitude. We call this a growth mindset. How do you like to turn failure into success? Let us know at info@jbandthedoctor.com Did you know we work with professionals and leaders with 2 on 1 coaching that marries the expertise of a Doctor of Psychology and mindset coach with the business savvy of a former Fortune 50 sales executive. We specialize in helping entrepreneurs and professionals like you master your time, sales, and confidence, to evolve you to your greatest potential. To learn more about our coaching you can contact us here! Feel like you need coaching but not sure you can afford the investment in yourself? That’s ok! We have a scholarship available to diverse candidates of need. You can apply for our scholarship for our coaching and our courses here. Not enough time in the day, we get it. Check out our AYOP course, 2x Your Time, right here. We walk through everything from time management and calendar basics to how you can supercharge your days weeks and months through practices and techniques that are grounded in experience and proven by science.
Implementing Regular Reviews
One of the most common opportunities that professionals can take advantage of more consistent and effective reviews. If you’re wondering why we are talking about reviews in the first week of January, it’s because we set our sights on moving forward in the start of the year but the best way to keep that momentum going is to also look back on a regular basis. Today we wanted to offer a way to implement effective, regular reviews. 6 Methods To Make Sure Your Business Doesn’t Fail Before we discuss our tips, did you know that 70% of businesses will fail? We put together a FREE guide identifying the Top 6 reasons businesses fail and give you actionable steps you can take on every one of these to make sure it’s your competition failing and not you! It’s our free gift to you and you can access it right here. Calendar It The best way to implement a review strategy is to put it on the calendar. We recommend at least 1 review day per quarter, or two full days for the first 6 months. This needs to be a blocked day in the calendar the same way you’d treat a vacation. Block it and do NOT make the mistake of booking anything during that day. Know Your KPIs Key Performance Indicators are exactly what they suggest. Make sure that your review includes the activities that are most important to the growth of your business. If you don’t know these already then take a step back and consider what activity really leads to your goals and put something in place that allows you to track it. Re-Center When we move forward it’s rarely in a straight line. Implementing a regular review means recognizing where we have lost track of our true north. It happens to all professionals and is a top reason it takes longer to achieve goals than we think. Reviews are like pulling out a compass and making sure we are moving in the direction we want to. You’d be surprised at how easy it is to find ourselves off track! How do you implement reviews? Let us know at info@jbandthedoctor.com! Did you know we work with professionals and leaders with 2 on 1 coaching that marries the expertise of a Doctor of Psychology and mindset coach with the business savvy of a former Fortune 50 sales executive. We specialize in helping entrepreneurs and professionals like you master your time, sales, and confidence, to evolve you to your greatest potential. To learn more about our coaching you can contact us here! Feel like you need coaching but not sure you can afford the investment in yourself? That’s ok! We have a scholarship available to diverse candidates of need. You can apply for our scholarship for our coaching and our courses here. Not enough time in the day, we get it. Check out our AYOP course, 2x Your Time, right here. We walk through everything from time management and calendar basics to how you can supercharge your days weeks and months through practices and techniques that are grounded in experience and proven by science.
Finding Balance in the Holidays!
If we take the stance that work-life balance doesn’t exist and both blend together, especially during the holidays, it does beg the question: can you have balance during the holidays? We believe you can and want to offer a few tips on how you can find balance this holiday season! 6 Methods To Make Sure Your Business Doesn’t Fail Before achieving perfect holiday season balance, did you know that 70% of businesses will fail? We put together a FREE guide identifying the Top 6 reasons businesses fail and give you actionable steps you can take on every one of these to make sure it’s your competition failing and not you! It’s our free gift to you and you can access it right here. Take Responsibility for your own Balance A lot of people think balance and think 50/50. That’s crazy! First, there is a whole lot more to balance than just 2 things in life! Secondly, balance is what we make of it. By understanding how and where we want to prioritize our focus we can really reduce stress by taking accountability for what we want to prioritize. If that’s 70% of our time on business, 10% on family, 20% on ourselves, that’s ok, just own it! Set Boundaries The holidays are a difficult time to set boundaries. There are a tremendous number of societal pressures and family pressures on hand during this season that we don’t normally face. For some of us there is considerable professional pressure as well. Setting boundaries up front will help communicate our priorities to the people around us and stave off some of the conflict that comes from differing priorities. Find Perspective and Empathy Balance in the holiday season means being aware of more than our own situations and challenges. Almost without exception, everyone is dealing with the burden of additional stress during this time of year. Remembering to step outside of your own shoes will do wonders for many of us to help experience gratitude and fulfillment during the holiday season. How do you find balance during the holidays? Let us know at info@jbandthedoctor.com! Did you know we work with professionals and leaders with 2 on 1 coaching that marries the expertise of a Doctor of Psychology and mindset coach with the business savvy of a former Fortune 50 sales executive. We specialize in helping entrepreneurs and professionals like you master your time, sales, and confidence, to evolve you to your greatest potential. To learn more about our coaching you can contact us here! Feel like you need coaching but not sure you can afford the investment in yourself? That’s ok! We have a scholarship available to diverse candidates of need. You can apply for our scholarship for our coaching and our courses here. Not enough time in the day, we get it. Check out our AYOP course, 2x Your Time, right here. We walk through everything from time management and calendar basics to how you can supercharge your days weeks and months through practices and techniques that are grounded in experience and proven by science.
The Top 3 Benefits of Self-Care
Want to maximize productivity? If you haven’t taken a look at your self-care routine it may just be the answer you’re looking for. In this blog we’ll highlight the top 3 benefits of self-care. 6 Methods To Make Sure Your Business Doesn’t Fail We know you care about your business! Did you know that 70% of businesses will fail? We put together a FREE guide identifying the Top 6 reasons businesses fail and give you actionable steps you can take on every one of these to make sure it’s your competition failing and not you! It’s our free gift to you and you can access it right here. #1 Top Benefit of Self Care Want to reduce anxiety? How about deal with less depression? Or, perhaps you’re interested in better concentration and decision making. SNHU details some of the many ways that a self-care routine can eliminate a whole host of negative complications that come from ignoring our self-care needs. The top benefit of self-care is providing our minds with the fuel it needs to stay mentally strong, consistently. #2 Top Benefit of Self Care Self-care keeps us healthy, physically. The average person experiences negative physical symptoms about every 20 days. Implementing a solid self-care routine can help reduce symptoms and minimize the length of time of the symptoms. #3 Top Benefit of Self Care By experience self-kindness and implementing self-compassion as part of a self-care routine we can motivate ourselves to get better! Psychology Today had a fascinating article on this recently. Perhaps most importantly, the better we’re able to be kind to ourselves, the easier it will be to express empathy towards others! When we take all these benefits together, it’s obvious that a strong self-care routine will maximize our productivity. Anything that helps us prevent burnout, keep our passion fueled and our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health high is bound to result in great productivity benefits. Is self-care something you focus on? Let us know in our private Facebook community, the EML! You can join here! Join our community We can work with you individually and in a group setting with our unique 2 on 1 coaching that marries the expertise of a Doctor of Psychology and mindset coach with the business savvy of a former Fortune 50 sales executive. We specialize in helping entrepreneurs and professionals like you master your time, sales, and confidence, to evolve you to your greatest potential. To learn more about our coaching you can contact us here! Feel like you need coaching but not sure you can afford the investment in yourself? That’s ok! We have a scholarship available to diverse candidates of need. You can apply for our scholarship for our coaching and our courses here. Not enough time in the day, we get it. Check out our AYOP course, 2x Your Time, right here. We walk through everything from time management and calendar basics to how you can supercharge your days weeks and months through practices and techniques that are grounded in experience and proven by science.
3 Tips On How To Deal With Serious Adversity
Have you ever heard witnessed and remembered something, crystal clearly, and then have someone share their same experience with you only to find out that what they saw, heard and remembered was not the same as you? We all experience life differently and even when being in the same place for the same event we’re going to have different experiences. The same event, different perspective and a different truth. In this blog we’re going to give you 3 of the best tips to deal with serious adversity, and it starts with perception! 6 Methods To Make Sure Your Business Doesn’t Fail Before we pull back the curtain on adversity, did you know that 70% of businesses will fail? We put together a FREE guide identifying the Top 6 reasons businesses fail and give you actionable steps you can take on every one of these to make sure it’s your competition failing and not you! It’s our free gift to you and you can access it right here. 1. Be grateful for it We know it sounds nuts. It’s probably also very difficult to do in the moment but showing gratitude for adversity requires us to admit that there can be good that comes from this experience. It turns a challenge from something stopping us to something that will propel us forward even faster! Consider how someone you respect and admire would handle it OR how your best competitor would 2. Consider how someone you respect and admire would handle it OR how your best competitor would handle it Put yourselves in the shoes of someone you greatly admire, or someone who is phenomenal at what they do. How do you think they would respond to the adversity. Not only will this pull you away from personalizing the adversity too much, but it will also help you look through a different lens on how to respond to it. 3. Write down how you will grow from this It’s easy to react. It’s much harder to respond. Reactions are our immediate responses to a situation. They are reflex and they are typically emotional and protective in nature. Responses are measured, thoughtfully made decisions after we have a chance to process. Writing down how you will grow from serious adversity forces you to take a more measured approach and allows you to spend time processing through your emotions and the situation. Are you the type of person that could benefit from learning how to handle adversity better? Let us know in our private Facebook community, the EML! You can join here! Join our community Do you feel like you’ve been subject to serious adversity and would love to learn how to handle it better? Our unique 2 on 1 coaching marries the expertise of a Doctor of Psychology and mindset coach with the business savvy of a former Fortune 50 sales executive. We specialize in helping entrepreneurs and professionals like you master your time, sales, and confidence, to evolve you to your greatest potential. To learn more about our coaching you can contact us here! Feel like you need coaching but not sure you can afford the investment in yourself? That’s ok! We have a scholarship available to diverse candidates of need. You can apply for our scholarship for our coaching and our courses here. Not enough time in the day, we get it. Check out our AYOP course, 2x Your Time, right here. We walk through everything from time management and calendar basics to how you can supercharge your days weeks and months through practices and techniques that are grounded in experience and proven by science.