As We Grow Older…

We inevitably lose our shape and looks, but we still can hang on to our “bragging rights”!
And ‘bragging rights” come from our experiences where we have taken things to the “Next Level”.
So what we have done or are currently doing that can “brag on” is key.
In our understanding that mediocrity doesn’t have a lot of content for the future, we need to excel in what we do and how we do it for our future stories to become worth listening to.
Some of us have glided a bit up to now, but there is always today – to start your own past, that is worthy for tales of greatness.
– Dr. Vik, The Culture King

It all starts at home…

Meaning it all starts with YOU.

How you feel about yourself “flavors” everything in your life.

We’ve gone over how doing something good for yourself at the start of the day sets a good tone for the rest of the day. It’s because you’ve done something good for yourself and it makes you feel good as well as empowered.

…Well, people probably don’t care if you exercised, started eating better or recently lost that extra 2 pounds…but YOU do, and when you feel good about it, good things start to unfold. You are in your “sweet spot” and all else is great!

In your “sweet spot” you tend to treat yourself nicer as well as everyone around you, which results in your world changing…for the better!

So start with YOU to get the ball rolling and watch the magic begin!!

– Dr. Vik, The Culture King

“Shift It”

“Shift It”

Running through life at the same pace can sometimes be boring and fatiguing.

I’ve taken care of ultra long distance marathon runners who run for 24 hours at a time and also those who have also qualified for the Boston Marathon.

What they taught me was that when they run, they “shift” the way they run and the speed they run so that they make it without putting too much stress on any given body part for too long.

For instance, they will run on the balls of their feet, then make a “shift” to run more on their heels and they also vary their stride and pace. By doing this, it helps them not to overload any bone or muscle group for too long as other parts “rest” if you will.

Just like long distance running, life is also a journey and not a sprint. And by “shifting” your pace, focus and balance, you too can be in control of your journey and not race until you “burn out”.

So, feel free to set your own pace and “shift” whenever you need to in order to stay refreshed, and enjoy your journey.

Yours in “Shifting” – Coach

It’s difficult to succeed your own success…

That’s why basking in glory is short lived.

America has enjoyed a long run of success and it seems that the past success’ have seeded a sense of the “fat cat syndrome” and a sense of entitlement within the population.

Putting a “check” on our current situation will help us “compete” with the other nations in this world who are doing all they can to achieve the success that we have been enjoying.

Your in – Taking it to the “Next Level” – Coach

People think more of you…

…than you do of yourself.

That’s the 3rd of 3 things we go over in the Introduction to Coaching Workshops and it’s true.

If others think more highly of you than you do…why not raise your level of how you think of yourself to at least to the level of others?? Your self-esteem depends on it!!

So, in reality, you are better than you think you are AND getting better – that’s just the way it is – sweet!

Yours in “You’re Terrific” – Coach

Let’s face it…

There are just some things that we don’t want to do, and can’t delegate, that makes us tired just thinking of them.

That’s the point, the hardest and the worst part…is “thinking” about what we have to do.

It’s best to just get them done and our minds can once again be free…for at least a while:)

My wife likes to do them all in one day – she pick Monday’s and feels great the rest of the week.

So when we have “to do’s” that we really don’t want “to do” like clean toilets, wait at the Post Office, call the insurance company etc…pick a day and just do them…and they will be out of our minds and on the “done” list.

Yours in “Do it, instead of Think it” – Coach