Pressing The “A-Game” Button

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Here we are, at the start of a new year.  I was having lunch with one of my sales professionals; DJ Triechel and he admitted he is not ready to press the “A-Game” button and get going in 2012. We talked about that during lunch and I had to admit; I was not ready either.

Here I am, a “motivational speaker,” hesitant in hitting the “A-Game” button. Most of the time, I can recite a pithy answer to almost all things motivational. Deep down, I love being a motivational speaker, a sales development speaker, etc.  Yet, there I was, contemplating what DJ said and agreeing with him. I had little to no desire to whack that “A-Game” button and get kick started into 2012.

I was watching a www.TED.com video of Tony Robbins where he was saying he’s the “why guy” and not the motivational guy.  He enjoys and is an expert in the “why” behind whenever is keeping someone down, keeping them from getting the things they desire in life, keeping them from hitting the “A-Game” button. So, I began to self-diagnose myself to determine just what is causing the motivational lethargy. During that process I determined 3 things and how to turn them around.

1. Mental Fatigue can be tied to Physical Fatigue – I recently hiked part of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and I was bone-tired from the hike.  Plus, just knowing I am 50 and not 20, the recovery period on this hike was long and painful. So, my mental fatigue was tied directly to my physical.  My SOLUTION:  Exercise more…in moderation.  Look, we all want to be the superstar yet we blast out of the gates and then tire quickly.  Creating that plan, seeing it through helps to make it easier to hit the “A-Game” button.
2. Seeing Is Believing – What are you seeing on the inside?  Is it the accomplishments and good things in your life or the dark and horrible things?  Why?  What  is driving your internal vision to the negative instead of the positive?  I found myself spinning in a circle of negative self-talk which only added to my mental fatigue and self-fulfilling prophecy.  The answer – see the good things on the inside.  Become that “good finder” who is complimenting themselves first and then the people they meet on a daily basis.  I started finding the good in myself and in my connections and that turned things around.
3. Association – Eric Worre (speaker and MLM Guru) wrote an article 20+ years ago regarding the people you associate with.  Jim Rohn has a similar one; both are worth gold. I was hanging around negative people, spending too much time with the people who’s glass if ½ empty. I needed to associate with the people whose glass is ½ full and getting fuller by the minute.  See that a difference that can make?  You bet, all the difference in the world.

If you’ve hit the “A-Game” button and are well on your way to a great 2012, congratulations.  If you are still having challenges, reflect on the ideas above and let me know how that goes.

To your success in 2012 – Curt

 

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