Fingers crossed, my technical problems are behind me now. 2nd new laptop in 13 days and ready to really rock again.
While I've managed to make some progress still, my time has been spent 100% almost on sorting out technical problems, performing restores and archives over and over.
Funny thing though, on reading the exercise for today, "Stop the bleeding" I've noticed again that sometimes I just need to cut my losses and look at the quick solution which in this case should have been to take the new laptop back to the shop straight away and move on. Wasting my time on these problems has again took me away from tasks that put me into a good flow. Now some of it just can't be avoided but next time it would be better to know when to quit and move on as soon as possible.
It feels good to be able to read my excellence worksheets again and practice the exercises that feel more and more like I am creating good habits
I again feel focused again and ready to catch up on the last week of the mentorship starting with The Gatekeeper Strategy right now.
It again proves to me that when you are doing things that you love as part of your values that you do feel inspired and new ideas come flowing in.
Dell technical support could learn a thing or two about this!
Sunday 7 December 2008
Tuesday 25 November 2008
The Gatekeeper
Who you gonna call when your client don't turn up.......GATEKEEPER
Dax took us through the Gatekeeper strategy in detail today and the place went SILENT
It is undoubtedly very scary part of the mentorship but has to be done if you truly want to be excellent.
One of my values is fun, pleasure, enjoyment, whatever you wanna call it.
What's worse than when a client calls last minute to rearrange. Once..not too bad but building up history of poor behaviour just takes the piss and the pleasure out of why we started this job in the first place.
I started doing this after Stamford and felt much better, if only for the fact my time was better managed and I could work on my biz a lot more.
I'll be doing more of the same but I need to double my efforts on implementing massive marketing to make up for the loss. You gotta eat and stay warm ;-)
Felt really good about excellence today
Continuing to practice via audio and workbook and coming up with more answers closer to my heart as I go on. Get more to grips with it each day and rewrote how I want my week to look in the future instead of being a bit too logical first go last week.
End result - great service today, really enjoyed the practical sessions I delivered that I haven't always done if I'm honest
Remember...
Practice excellence in every little thing you do and feel good about it.
Dax took us through the Gatekeeper strategy in detail today and the place went SILENT
It is undoubtedly very scary part of the mentorship but has to be done if you truly want to be excellent.
One of my values is fun, pleasure, enjoyment, whatever you wanna call it.
What's worse than when a client calls last minute to rearrange. Once..not too bad but building up history of poor behaviour just takes the piss and the pleasure out of why we started this job in the first place.
I started doing this after Stamford and felt much better, if only for the fact my time was better managed and I could work on my biz a lot more.
I'll be doing more of the same but I need to double my efforts on implementing massive marketing to make up for the loss. You gotta eat and stay warm ;-)
Felt really good about excellence today
Continuing to practice via audio and workbook and coming up with more answers closer to my heart as I go on. Get more to grips with it each day and rewrote how I want my week to look in the future instead of being a bit too logical first go last week.
End result - great service today, really enjoyed the practical sessions I delivered that I haven't always done if I'm honest
Remember...
Practice excellence in every little thing you do and feel good about it.
Monday 24 November 2008
Monday 24th November
Not a bad day!
Feel pretty excellent, offered great service today from first thing in the morning and then completed first worksheet.
Last parts got me a bit confused again and need to clarify my beliefs in one article or video again. I.e. Have something at hand that I can always look at and be inspired by what I have created.
Keeping new habits working for me though I do need a shave?
Also need to take more time out, seems to be the best time for keeping the flow going instead of struggling away. Keep fresh!
Review excellence video tonight!
Looking forward to next mentoring call tomorrow.
I feel better equipped with my shiny new Dell, its pretty!
Feel pretty excellent, offered great service today from first thing in the morning and then completed first worksheet.
Last parts got me a bit confused again and need to clarify my beliefs in one article or video again. I.e. Have something at hand that I can always look at and be inspired by what I have created.
Keeping new habits working for me though I do need a shave?
Also need to take more time out, seems to be the best time for keeping the flow going instead of struggling away. Keep fresh!
Review excellence video tonight!
Looking forward to next mentoring call tomorrow.
I feel better equipped with my shiny new Dell, its pretty!
Sunday 23 November 2008
Aim high in 2009
In response to Dax's questions about 2009
By the end of 2009 I want to be truly happy with my life which means success on a monetary value (working my way towards 6 figues and beyond) and more time to enjoy it with my loved ones and see new placesI want to go to bed and sleep without thinking what I HAVE to do and not what I WANT to do.
SpecificallyEarn £80,000 next year (could have been 100k but this scares me enough!)
Holiday to Africa arranged or in same year
Create my USP and sell it onlineHave 5-6 revenue streams
Be debt free
I want to make more of my future dream come true which would be to have the life I want, to raise a family as I've finally matured (?) but to see a few things before I do this like visit Africa and see a great white shark face to face. Thats my idea of adventure!
I want to accept myself as a success, I'm the hardest person to convince!I have to listen to everything you tell me over the next 12 months for starters ;-)
I have to grasp the idea of taking action everyday and not just working but to improve on what I'm doing.My definition of excellence is to surprise myself and say how can I do this better! This means improving on a daily basis.
I have to sacrfice those things that might bring revenue but are not building positive values. I have already removed clients that were sabotaging my passion for what I do (and as a result skint) but it's about creating value out of every waking hour
This has meant both clients and days left open to move forward.
I'm also prepared to spend and invest on my success in a way that I have not done before. This year will be in excess of $15,000 minimum
Yes - my partner, my family, my best clients and some of my peers.
I have started a blog as part of the 12 month mentorship pgm
12 months success
That can be one of my next blogsTo post my goals for 2009.
Look out for it soon.
Giving myself a huge pat on the back and seeing myself as worthy and a success would be the biggest reward.
Becoming a recognised brand and credited by others across the industry
Also helping more and more people hit their own goals and having the ability to help more people
Showing other trainers what is possible!
The consequence of utter failure
Is that I remain where I am and realise I have wasted my time, my skills and my money and might as well played it safe and worked full time in a fitness chain
If I don't reach but improve significantly to getting really close to them, then I'll be happy.Putting all this on paper scares the crap out of you becasue of aiming so big but that's the real beauty, to aim big and fail vs aim low and aucceed.That lesson was learnt last week ;-)
Mike
The Body Planner
The Body Planner Blog
By the end of 2009 I want to be truly happy with my life which means success on a monetary value (working my way towards 6 figues and beyond) and more time to enjoy it with my loved ones and see new placesI want to go to bed and sleep without thinking what I HAVE to do and not what I WANT to do.
SpecificallyEarn £80,000 next year (could have been 100k but this scares me enough!)
Holiday to Africa arranged or in same year
Create my USP and sell it onlineHave 5-6 revenue streams
Be debt free
I want to make more of my future dream come true which would be to have the life I want, to raise a family as I've finally matured (?) but to see a few things before I do this like visit Africa and see a great white shark face to face. Thats my idea of adventure!
I want to accept myself as a success, I'm the hardest person to convince!I have to listen to everything you tell me over the next 12 months for starters ;-)
I have to grasp the idea of taking action everyday and not just working but to improve on what I'm doing.My definition of excellence is to surprise myself and say how can I do this better! This means improving on a daily basis.
I have to sacrfice those things that might bring revenue but are not building positive values. I have already removed clients that were sabotaging my passion for what I do (and as a result skint) but it's about creating value out of every waking hour
This has meant both clients and days left open to move forward.
I'm also prepared to spend and invest on my success in a way that I have not done before. This year will be in excess of $15,000 minimum
Yes - my partner, my family, my best clients and some of my peers.
I have started a blog as part of the 12 month mentorship pgm
12 months success
That can be one of my next blogsTo post my goals for 2009.
Look out for it soon.
Giving myself a huge pat on the back and seeing myself as worthy and a success would be the biggest reward.
Becoming a recognised brand and credited by others across the industry
Also helping more and more people hit their own goals and having the ability to help more people
Showing other trainers what is possible!
The consequence of utter failure
Is that I remain where I am and realise I have wasted my time, my skills and my money and might as well played it safe and worked full time in a fitness chain
If I don't reach but improve significantly to getting really close to them, then I'll be happy.Putting all this on paper scares the crap out of you becasue of aiming so big but that's the real beauty, to aim big and fail vs aim low and aucceed.That lesson was learnt last week ;-)
Mike
The Body Planner
The Body Planner Blog
Excellence continued
Nearly got my laptop up and running again, prectically need an IT department these days to get back to the status quo!
Nearly done and time to crack on with excellence tutorials. Be nice when this is out of the way and I'm doing things that have a bigger impact on my nusiness and the way I work.
Still been thnking of the whole excellence program and what I need to do. Have found it easier when I'm relaxed and in flow to think about the things that matter to me most and what values are most important to me.
Long way to go though and time to get things in writing and finish that first exercise. Can;t believe it's week 1 and I'm behind schedule! My new laptop will have me speeding along though and an important part of this situation was that I knew I was still doing something that is going to help me improve and perform better both on my business and in the mentorship.
Can't wait to go through the material again though!!!!!!!!
Key points for me (that I can think of right now)
The Body Planner
The Body Planner Blog
Nearly done and time to crack on with excellence tutorials. Be nice when this is out of the way and I'm doing things that have a bigger impact on my nusiness and the way I work.
Still been thnking of the whole excellence program and what I need to do. Have found it easier when I'm relaxed and in flow to think about the things that matter to me most and what values are most important to me.
Long way to go though and time to get things in writing and finish that first exercise. Can;t believe it's week 1 and I'm behind schedule! My new laptop will have me speeding along though and an important part of this situation was that I knew I was still doing something that is going to help me improve and perform better both on my business and in the mentorship.
Can't wait to go through the material again though!!!!!!!!
Key points for me (that I can think of right now)
- Practice my excellence by looking to SURPRISE myself as to how I can be better.
- Evertime I do something, how could I perform it better
- Live in an environment that is excellent - clean, tidy, organised, simple
- Gain pleasure in everything I do
- Practice feeling of good flow to limit length of time spent in bad flow and prevent sabotage
- Improve at least 1 thing each day in my business
The Body Planner
The Body Planner Blog
Friday 21 November 2008
Blogging away my experiences in the next 12 months
I have set this blog up to make me accountable while I'm on board the Financial Fitness mentorship for the next 12 months with Dax Moy
We have just started this week and I already know I've got to make some changes to my diary so that I can make the most out of this program and be the success that I want to be.
Not just because I want to make money....because I do. I want to be well off and do all the things that I want to do, to travel more and just to take more time off and know that my business is working for me and not just the other way round.
More importantly, I have something to offer that will help tens, to hundreds to thousands of people. I can add value to their lives but right now I am not doing that because of ?????
By that I mean I thought it was all marketing.
Afterall, if people are at least not aware of you, how the hell are they gonna come looking for you and say I want to be coached by this guy.
It's become more and more apparent that the journey I'm making is gonna be alot more than advertising and clever technical ploys to increase awareness and response rates and conversions.
No, this is gonna cover or uncover me as a person, what I believe in, what are my values and what my purpose is
So , I need to keep on track and perform my tasks on a daily basis and that starts here with Excellence. How do I see it, picture it, how do I perform it etc.
And this is gonna be part of it, my diary for the next 12 months. If anyone else reads it and it helps them then great but I've initially started this for me only.
Right now I'm behind schedule - I have homework to do and get back to Dax asap.
As said, you only get paid for getting done so over the days prior to our next call I have these things to do
We have just started this week and I already know I've got to make some changes to my diary so that I can make the most out of this program and be the success that I want to be.
Not just because I want to make money....because I do. I want to be well off and do all the things that I want to do, to travel more and just to take more time off and know that my business is working for me and not just the other way round.
More importantly, I have something to offer that will help tens, to hundreds to thousands of people. I can add value to their lives but right now I am not doing that because of ?????
By that I mean I thought it was all marketing.
Afterall, if people are at least not aware of you, how the hell are they gonna come looking for you and say I want to be coached by this guy.
It's become more and more apparent that the journey I'm making is gonna be alot more than advertising and clever technical ploys to increase awareness and response rates and conversions.
No, this is gonna cover or uncover me as a person, what I believe in, what are my values and what my purpose is
So , I need to keep on track and perform my tasks on a daily basis and that starts here with Excellence. How do I see it, picture it, how do I perform it etc.
And this is gonna be part of it, my diary for the next 12 months. If anyone else reads it and it helps them then great but I've initially started this for me only.
Right now I'm behind schedule - I have homework to do and get back to Dax asap.
As said, you only get paid for getting done so over the days prior to our next call I have these things to do
- Complete the excellence script asap
- Listen to both calls again
- Listen/watch/read the excellence material each day - imprint it into my psyche
- Get my new laptop running and loaded for upgrade - My excellent PC
- Think about other changes I can make on top of ones already made to bleed excellence
- Realise what is going wrong
- Decide what right looks like
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