BIG IDEA MONDAY: Changing YOUR Game
ONE THIRD of 2024 is already gone...is there still time to CHANGE THE OUTCOME?
Ever hear the one about, “If you keep doing what you’ve been doing you’ll keep getting what you’ve been getting??”
Or inevitably someone will recite their definition of INSANITY, “Doing the same old thing and expecting a DIFFERENT RESULT.”
Cliche’?
Myth?
Not so much.
The Changing Marketplace and this NOW Economy challenges you and me to discover (and hopefully IMPLEMENT)…NEW! New Ideas, New Technology, New Talent…
Seems like we were just having all those “Happy New Year” conversations…
A New Year, a New Season, all things new again, "this year’s gonna’ be different" or better or bigger… And then, before you know it BOOM!
You’re FOUR MONTHS into the same old same old and nothing much has changed, or won’t— if YOU DON’T CHANGE SOMETHING FIRST.
Busy? Of course you are. That’s the NUMBER ONE reason people give for why they don’t do what they know they should do or what they wish they could do or what they tell others they really want to do. “I’m just too busy.”
Busy is BORING. Busy is a cop-out. It’s not the badge of honor some try to make it out to be. It’s an excuse that’s gotten common and old, and what’s worse…it’s a THIEF!
Robbing you of your time, greater profits, better ideas, recreation, family vacations, and so much more, all in the name of work?
What’s YOUR ONE BIG THING? Have you thought about it lately?
And if you could truly focus on it what might happen for you and your results this year?
So why don’t more companies and leaders and individuals do it?
The short answer is that most people are prisoners of “busy work,” letting their days be run in REACTIVE mode instead of PROACTIVELY and worried about lots of STUFF that consumes their time, thoughts, and energy.
The greatest obstacle to NEW or BIG or RADICAL results for most is the STATUS QUO--or what you're doing now.
What are YOU WORRIED ABOUT? What’s got you concerned in the marketplace today?
Here are a few things that SHOULD have you concerned…for YOU or those YOU LEAD.
Being UN-inspired about your life or work. Individuals want and NEED to be inspired. How do you get yours? From watching the NEWS? That’s uplifting right? Read, Listen, Write, Watch some inspiring story from the movies or the History channel. We all need to be stirred from time to time. And the top performers do it DAILY.
Being BORING with your message or your marketing or your way of doing business. Being just like everyone else. One of Tom Peters rants with a live audience of CEOs produced a provoked response from one of his targets who yelled out “we’re no worse than anyone else!” Which of course means you’re no better, and that means blending in or going unnoticed by the marketplace. If everyone else does what you do, why do we need YOU?
Being Without Ideas. Self explanatory. Same as being BORING and uninspired. Also leads to you being BORED. Could also be called JUST NOT THINKING. One of my favorite quotes, “Readers are plentiful, THINKERS are rare.” Think…and grow rich!
Being Without TIME to do the things that really matter. If your day is just a series of interruptions and distractions try BLOCKING TIME for important things when you’re isolated or unreachable and see what you can accomplish. Time MANAGEMENT is the wrong objective, time is oblivious to anything we can say or do to slow or stop it. Better objective? ME management!
Being Without a Coach/Mentor. The best and those aspiring to become the best ALL HAVE A COACH! I don’t need to list all the examples here. If you can’t come up with enough examples of the best of the best in sports, and business, and lots of other professions, and why mentors and coaches are CRITICAL you wouldn’t get it even if someone tried to explain it. If you’re all alone in being inspired, being remarkable at something, getting new ideas, and enjoying life along the way…FIND A COACH OR MENTOR and see what can happen as a result.
It’s STILL a new year. So What can STILL be NEW about You?
Why not choose now a new way to get new results that could lead to a NEW YOU?
Have a great week,
Michael
EDITORS NOTE:
Michael York is an accomplished AUTHOR and SPEAKER...as well as the Co-Founder and Host of CETV.
In 2022 He was named “Most Unique Leadership Coach” by Corporate Vision International, and in 2023 was awarded the “Transformation Coach of the Year” by Wealth and Finance magazine.
He is an award-winning CONSULTANT and COACH retained by ORGANIZATIONS for his contribution to the improvement of HUMAN POTENTIAL, PERSONALLY as well as PROFESSIONALLY.
He is the RADICAL IMPROVEMENT CATALYST behind major advancements with his clients over two decades and the EVIDENCE of his EXPERTISE is confirmed by empirical RESULTS, some of which can be seen at www.MichaelYork.com