Looking for a Reason?

In a profession where thousands of companies come and go annually, there are multiple criteria a curious person can base a decision on when it comes to choosing a place to stay and call home in business.

 

Let's be honest - most people don't give it (choosing a business, opportunity, company etc.) much consideration because often they are initially intrigued by a friend who shares a personal result and they therefore 'get started' for personal reasons.

So that actually presents the first criteria worth considering when looking 'for something' - a visible, physical, emotional result or solution.  Many companies and professions can offer something that fits.  Very few fall into the category of Instant Gratification though...and in our society, this is a known driver.

Furtherore, even fewer can provide a lucrative income WHILE mastering the craft or learning/mastering the skills to take you to the next level.  If this criteria is met, consider this; can the company, (the corporate structure, the owners, their vision and their economic basis, the distribution process) sustainably meet the demands long term when it comes to imperitive R&D, supply & demand, global logistics and demographic shifts.  Can this visible, emotional, instantaneous solution actually evolve in a way that provides the market with a LIFETIME of solutions vs. a hyped pan flash. No easy task.

Is the compensation plan, i.e the method you will Earn while you Learn, generous both on the front end and the backend and can it easily be explained within the first quarter hour of someone who starts.  Does it produce revenue or simply income?  Does it pay all the way down, on all levels, with no splits or breaks, and can you in fact, leave it as a legacy into the distant future. 

Does the culture within the company embrace the concept of 'personal development with a paycheque' and can the newest of associates quickly and comfortably find their place in the growth model to best meet their individual needs.  Does the culture foster integrity and limitless possibility by example, extinguishing fear based negativity and limited thinking.

It really depends on what a professional is looking for and why.  If someone is interested in finding a company to stay with vs. yet another to jump to and from, I believe it requires education and purposeful research.  Ask the right questions and the correct path generally becomes obvious. Timing is everything!

If you are balanced, why don't I believe you?

Saw something this morning that made me go Hmm.

Many "Life/Work Balance" people I have heard or watched seem to focus on the first two aspects, from a 'management' perspective. Time MANAGEMENT and FINANCIAL or BUDGET MANAGEMENT & planning.

Do you really have life/work 'balance' when your health is out of control? I've heard numerous times that there are really three things needed for a fulfilling life: TIME, MONEY & HEALTH.

But often even these Life/Work Balance speakers and coaches themselves do not set a good example for the third thing. Living HEALTHY lives that incorporate the basics of nutrition, activity, healthy weight and moderate to low physiological stress. Do you really have life balance when you don't have your health? When you are being interviewed and catching your breath after getting up on your chair is a challenge, is your message accurate?

This really makes me question the perception of LIFE BALANCE in the general population. If the 'experts' are touting their example as what people should strive for, are people actually being mislead?

Much of the time I hear how people are accepting 'just getting by' as their comfort zone. Acceptance is great in many contexts, but not when it comes to poor health, uneducated choices, an accumulation of self defeating habits and reasons or excuses. Do you really value your life more than anything else? Should you?

We have shrunk our dreams and limited our goals and assumed that things just are the way they are and we have to go along with it. But who are you actually modelling? Who are you surrounding yourself with in order to change? Who are you listening to and believing when it comes to your own capabilities and your limits?

Just curious about what YOU think about BALANCE.

What is your default busting quest?

Thirty some odd days ago the talk was goals and resolutions and changes and fresh starts.  And now,  most people are into the mode of taking about weather, how many in their house got the flu, how they hate their jobs or the people there, setting their dreams to the side and assuming that they will 'get to' their goals later, or not.  "I have the rest of the year to do something different".  Ya ok.  That's what you thought last year, or 5 years ago and what you thought even a month ago, that got you semi-excited to THINK about doing life differently.

The thing is, this is what we mean when we talk about living by DEFAULT.  Yes, we are goal oriented creatures; purposeful and striving. But we are also pre-programmed, and our patterns of behaviour, while intended to simplify our experience of life, are the same things that derail us from our ideas and dreams.

If you assume that it is 'easier' for some than others to get out of bed and make things happen then likely there are a slew of other excuses you default to throughout your day.  Every single one of us must be in continuous motion to stay out of the derailing defaults.  Most of us have to consciously CHOOSE to make a better choice.  Most of us get butterflies when we think about doing something we aren't familiar with or that hasn't worked out before. Either that or we make excuses or justifications about why doing nothing or sticking with what we 'think' will work is easier.

But if we keep doing what we have always done, if we slide into the default yet again, the result will not be anything close to what you really want.

So get this silly one.  For me, every time I pick up the phone I have to mentally prep.  Its often a two-three ring prep time.  Now I'm not talking about making difficult phone calls where I give someone bad news or something. (Though that might be where my aversion came from - working in crew scheduling for an airline is a pretty thankless job.  Crews hate GETTING those phone calls at 3am as much as I hated making them all those years ago)

I have to CHOOSE to answer the phone or dial a number to even have a chat with a friend or talk to my husband.  My client coaching sessions are scheduled because I have my own prep work to do to ensure that my full attention can be given to the session. Or let me tell you about ordering flipping take-out.  I don't do it.  Sure I'd like pad thai on occasion - but I don't like to make the call to get that happening.  It has nothing to do with what kind of call I am making, I happen to have a default program that could frankly be the end of my business IF I LET MY DEFAULT PROGRAM RUN ME.  I can do without pad thai.  But I am the CEO of a multinational business that grows with communication and education.  Much of that is through the phone.  I can either DEFAULT or BUST IT.Sure it is easier to stay in bed where your feet are warm and your pillow is soft rather than get up and create a task list or exercise.  DEFAULT or BUST IT?  What will give me the result I desire?

Sure someone else might have more background knowledge for the markets I intend to build.  I could assume someone else will get their instead of me OR I can be resourceful and find the people who have the skills I don't and create a movement that inspires. DEFAULT or BUST IT?

Sure I can admire another person's initiative and enthusiasm and persistence but assume I could never do what they do.  DEFAULT or BUST IT?

So now, with 1/12 of potentially the BEST year of your life already gone, will you DEFAULT or BUST IT to live the rest out by design?

Does your detox or cleanse make you VERY grouchy?

Many, many people have stuffed away emotions for years - a lifetime even.  All the feelings that weren’t ’safe’ or ‘appropriate’ to show, feel or share. Sadness, embarrassment, boredom, uncertainty, (procrastination) and even more predominantly anger and rage are actually at the base of many of our behaviours.

The cleansing & replenishing program I coach my clients to begin with is so liberating.  Iit gives a structure and complete nutrition which provides visible, physical results so people have more motivation to stick with it.  Yet it also causes us to begin healthy behaviour & HABIT change and this particular process can be uncomfortable.

The old habits (we often call them personality traits) may have led to ‘keeping your mouth shut’ or ‘not voicing your opinions’.  You might have formerly used a food or activity that involved eating to stifle the emotions mentioned above - and now you aren’t ‘covering them up’ the same way as before.   While your body gets exceptional nutrition, you are able to work through the opportunities for personal growth that appear for some as frustration and mood changes.  (On the other hand most people report an overall sense of well being and uplift so having one or two down days is a real treat compared to ‘before’)

It’s not that in these random moments with our families at dinner on a cleanse day we are angry at them or dislike them or hate that they are eating something we aren’t or that we are wrong or bad, its that we are experiencing the subtle (or not) discomfort that comes when we go from familiar to unfamiliar new habits.

As we all begin to make the shifts that support LIFELONG health as opposed to ‘diet mentality’, our peer to peer coaching, support groups, accountability get togethers, and phone calls all contribute to working through the hidden issues that would previously sabotage short term programs.  I celebrate with those who have tough days because they are making progress in their journey and following through will mean you never ‘go back’.

I'm thinking maybe I should quit...

People quit at things because they become discouraged.

So if this is the case, maybe I really need to pay attention to what THEY are doing and saying and thinking instead of working towards my dreams as I have been.

Maybe the voices that pop into my own head at times are right; "I'll never get there", "Those guys are way better at ____ than me", "Maybe my goals are to big", "I don't know who else to talk to", "It's taking too long", "I hate picking up the phone", "Do people really get how much I want awesomeness for them, or should I just keep it to myself"
 
Maybe I should just quit because I have people around me who quit because they become discouraged.  Do I follow the quitters? 
 
If I quit because someone else quits, it seems like that might be the easier path.  I wouldn't have the emotional connection anymore that's for sure.  I'm thinking I could settle for average, for what I had before I began living on purpose.  Most people do just that afterall.  Why be different.  Why try to MAKE a difference.  Who do I think I am to think that I deserve to live without limits?  If the majority of others are just going to give up because they get discouraged, why should I continue?
 
The truth is, I am NO DIFFERENT than anyone else.
 
To do nothing is a choice.
 
It is not easier for me.  I question, I doubt, I waiver, I stumble.

But what has become evident is that success is about CHOOSING to believe.  DECIDING to persevere.  Getting up after a fall.  Continuing to go on, TRUSTING that the choice and decision and resiliency will lead to achieving goals. There is ALWAYS a choice.
 
I continue to learn.  And grow, and do my best, and take risks, and move on.  I surround myself with the evidence that SUPPORTS what I want vs. believing all those who quit to soon.
I strive proudly towards my goals and ask for help, and remain curious and  coachable, and stay committed, and surround myself with mentors, and listen to the people who believe in me, despite my own discouragement.

I am no different than a quitter, other than the fact that I CHOOSE not to.  Of course I will not quit.  I will NEVER quit.  I will never stop believing in the power of collective effort and the leverage we have and the amazing lives we are creating.  

MAKE PEOPLE'S LIVE BETTER. 
Start with helping just one other person to have a better life because in the process two will improve.  Join the quitters or join the winners.  Its a decision you can make every moment of every day if necessary.  It's always your choice.

What you DON'T know about what I shared...

When I look at the people who have joined my team in the last year and a half, many of them are unaware of one crucial point.  They are holding half of a winning million dollar ticket in their hands.  Some of them might not have realized that it was included in that box UPS delivered to them, and others have it pinned to their fridge.  Others still tossed it to the side and grabbed a shiny scratch ticket someone else waved in their face.  But guess what - the half of that winning ticket is still here - with names printed on it.

Think about it this way. (I must thank Wendy Cowles for the analogy)  Imagine you and I were chatting and I shared with you the winning lottery ticket I had in my hand.  I ripped it in half, wrote your name on it, and gave one piece to you.  The other piece was lost somewhere in the desert.  Not gone, just missing.  If you knew that finding that other half would mean the prize was yours, you would search for it wouldn't you.  If there was a guaranteed win as a result of finding the missing piece, it is easy to see how that could become your priority.

It is not an impossible task.  Not at all.

In fact, here is a tip.  The more people you get to help you look for it, the better your chances are of finding it.  And because you get others looking too, that winning lottery ticket actually explodes in value exponentially.  A million dollar plus prize is available to each person that chooses to go after it.  There is no time limit either.  Some have found theirs very quickly  and others took a little more time.  That is not the important factor - because as long as they kept looking and asking others to help, they found it.

Another great thing?  Not every ticket has been handed out.  In fact, the person who is going to win the largest sum of all hasn't even asked for their half of the ticket yet.  Or they haven't been asked if they want one.  They don't even know that the opportunity exists.  Can you believe it?

My team is making tracks.  If you want to dust off the ticket I gave you already - don't wait.  A few others waited, and they are watching the rest of us surge forward.  You can always catch up, but it's a lot more fun to do it together!

And if you HAVEN'T received one of those UPS boxes that I spoke about earlier, GET IN TOUCH WITH ME because I am not in the habit of chasing people down.   Yes, I love what I do, yes I am happy to give you information and YES, I SEE YOUR TALENTS and ABILITIES to do this, often before you do.   I will give you a map, I will tell you some shortcuts and I will connect you to others who have done it before you.  I will never work harder than you on YOUR GOALS, in your OWN journey.  But I'll match your energy and help you with the tools, and when you need help you'll get it by asking for it.  And boy oh boy will we have fun in the process!

Looking for local partners and International business relatinships

For those who are inspired to help others, who have thought about starting their own coaching business, or who are ready for a change please read, take note and at the very least inquire within to learn some factual details.

We are in a society of struggle and often hopeless, helpless feelings.  Being in a position to offer hope and possibilities to someone is incredibly powerful.  Helping people to fill their bank accounts from wherever you choose to set your computer up is liberating.

What if you were provided the system, the tools, the partnerships, the training, the personal development and the resources that made failing impossible, as long as you remained committed? Would you decide now is the best time to turn your current slumping business or even your life around - part-time or otherwise based on the amount of time you can invest ?

If you have a desire to surround yourself with positive people, (you are the sum of the 5 people you give most of your time to) support, strength, friendship, systems and tools that simplify change for others; consider joining our team. If you are willing to follow the steps, stay open and coach-able yourself, and put others before you, whether it is 5 to 10 to 25 hours per week, this is just what you have been looking for.

If you were shown how to incorporate this into what you do for a job now - and create the income and the time freedom that would allow you to do ONLY the parts of your current job that you love, would you get a excited as I am??

We are looking for inspired, enthusiastic and self motivated people who crave an independent life, designed by their dreams. If the only thing that has been stopping you is fear; if you are simply hesitant because you don't know where to begin; or if you are SERIOUS about doing something you are passionate about, here is your opening.  If you are ready to do more good, help your family, change your circumstances, let's talk about how to make that happen today.

There is far more glory in working from home, doing something you love, that helps people change their lives, than staying stuck in the dead-end, capped, limited j.o.b. (just over broke) that most people prefer to complain about.

Be different.  Be courageous.  Finally be YOU for the rest of your life!

Message me to get an overview and see if it's just what you are looking for!