Soar to Success July 2019

SOAR TO SUCCESS / Business Acceleration Strategies The plays for our example that needed tweaking were identified as: 1) Long shots 2) Sand shots 3) Downhill putts The question to ask as we look at these “need tweaking” plays is “what am I thinking as I take the shot?” Remember that our thoughts lead to our actions and our actions lead to our results. If these were plays that didn’t work in your golf game you might answer, “I think I stink at sand shots. I’ve never been any good at sand shots!”With that as your thinking, imaginewhat your actions and thereby your results might be… I’d say not too good, wouldn’t you? The tweaking starts in the thinking, not in the actions! By asking the question “what I am thinking about the play”, you begin the improvement process. Once theanswer isdiscoveredyoucancongratulate yourself in taking the first of three steps to correct it or any self-defeating thought. Here are the three steps: 1) Recognize your thinking 2) Refocus your thinking 3) Create a new routine (habit) to correct it. Your thought changes from “I stink at sand shots…” to “Hit the sand 2 inches behind the ball and the momentumwill carry the ball onto the green.” Then every time your ball lands in the sand trap, you can begin to focus on your form and your self-talk reinforces what works. That inner voice is called the “Monkey on Your Back” and to reduce its affect on you, when you have self-defeating thoughts in your business, is to literally say, “Get off my back!” That can be a trigger or anchor to let you know you need to change your thinking. We’ll talk more about Triggers and Anchors in a future article.