If you wait until you are perfect before you write your first book, or offer a service, or ask for a promotion, you’ll never do it. In this front-row Friday video, I explain how you don’t have to wait until your perfect to put yourself out there. In fact, imperfection is quite appealing, so why not embrace it?
Do you get nervous when you’re about to deliver a speech or presentation of an idea, service or product? You’re not alone. Speaking in front of an audience is the number one fear people have.
Have you ever been intimidated by someone and that intimidation prevented you from connecting with them? When it comes to providing an exceptional customer experience, you may miss out on opportunities to serve because of intimidation.
The storms are happening in our lives! Whether it’s literally a storm of a hurricane touching down and completely displacing you and your family (I sincerely hope this is not the case), or the storms that you and I face in terms of the unexpected, unplanned events like a cancer diagnosis or a team member who decided unexpectedly to leave their job, it’s a lot. It’s a lot to handle for anyone.
What’s your story?
Your story is made up of:
1. Your past mistakes
2. Your unique experiences
3. Your past successes
Now is the perfect time to re-frame the story of who you are that may not serve you. For example, past mistakes don’t mean you are a mistake. Re-frame those situations as choices that you made that make you the strong resilient person that you are today.
If you are like the rest of the world, you are dealing with some sort of change. The change you are experiencing could be how you make, distribute, deliver or manage your product or service. Please know that the success of adapting and adopting new protocols will depend on the mindset of all involved. You can choose to be wither a victim, a vacationer or volunteer.
How are you doing? As we shift seasons, and move into September, it’s the perfect time to take inventory. Not inventory of any product but of your relationship capital. Who is in your inner circle, or as I like to say, your front-row?
What brings you energy? What brings you that burst of excitement and motivation? Here’s a hint for today’s front-row Friday….do more of THAT! My mentor and president of High Point University, Dr. Nido Qubein says that people protect their assets and their possessions but don’t protect their time and energy like they should.
How are you doing? If you are not feeling front-row positive in this world that can at times be balcony-negative, then try this life hack to lift your spirits: BE OF SERVICE TO OTHERS.
How are you doing? How is your mindset today? I want to give you a mindset hack to take you out of any bad mood so you can be Front-Row Positive in a sometimes balcony negative world. First, take a moment and write down something that is bothering you. What is aggravating you about your life?