You’ll often see a pacer in races. They’re the ones out in front setting the expectations of others. Relationships, finances, wellness, health, & your career, you’ll start off being the pacer, but wind up doing the pacing- falling to the cadence of others. Today’s TSL Post-it note: When you slow…
I resist the urge to jump in when a young manager asks for help because the only way he’ll learn what to fix is by learning what to look for. Your growth is tied to your hands on experience. When you’re doing or seeing something new, don’t be so quick…
“You have to know form in order to break form...you have to know structure in order to break structure. Otherwise you’re just shortcutting.” ~Michael Gervais You want the quick results so you ask, “What can I get away with NOT doing & still get massive results?” The short answer? Nothing…
“Every next level of your life demands a new version of you.” Inky Johnson Why be so quick to pop off and show people where you came from? If you want to show them, let it be in distance, act in such a way that is so far removed from…
Not quite ready to start that blog, channel, page, or podcast? Working on the details- doing a little more research before launching that message? Want it perfect, right? It’ll suck. Even if you think it’s good, you’ll look back on it embarrassed & I hope you are, because that’ll prove…
Because average is the base camp of great. So you fell asleep at the wheel...your pants are tighter & your sales are lighter. I bet when I talk to you, you’re telling me how you used to look and live right? And you were soooo close, right? You almost had…
In episode 517 we talked about the need for endurance, but let’s skip back to effort again because effort only once is a result, but if you reapply your skills with even more effort, you’ll = achievement. Today we work off of Angela Duckworth’s formula for massive achievement. Talent x…
When comedian Steve Martin is asked his advice on how to be successful it’s pretty simple. “Be so good they can’t ignore you.” Today we’re riffing from @calnewport book “So good they can’t ignore you.” Adopt a “Craftsman’s Mindset” & stop playing against “tha man” & start molding your career.…
New month, new goals, right? With renewed optimism THIS is gonna be your month. To achieve your goals it’s gonna take massive effort...we all know that. Effort = Reward. But what isn’t talked about is it’s gonna take endurance too. Endurance is the ability to stay in the tension for…
“I can’t take it anymore!” Said that a few thousand times? Yea, me too, when things aren’t working. It’s times like this that you have to remember you’re playing in the gap between “Fake it till I make it” & “Make it till I make it.” You’re playing in the…
David Clark was remembered on Rich Roll’s podcast. Rich played a previous conversation he had with David- his story was amazing to transforming from a 320 lb raging alcoholic who could only run 15 seconds, to one who ran some of those rigorous ultra runs ever. Clark said, “I didn't…
Today is a “heavy have to” for me. There are days where I’m ramped up & excited about the future. But today’s not one of those days. It’s what I call a “heavy have to,” where the obligations weigh you down & call you out. “You want to do what?”…
You start off expecting everything but notch up a few losses and you end accept anything. Shrugging it off with an “Oh well.” Full episode 🚨Subscribe so you don’t miss a daily episode. 📱 Learn on the go by subscribing to The Sales Life on iTunes. 👍 & leave a…
511. “It was ‘in spite of,’ not ‘because of.” When you look at an athlete, actor, entrepreneur- or anyone who is successful, you often are looking for their advantages & telling yourself that they made it “because of” (their gifts or luck). But their story is just like yours. The…
511. “Expect everything. Attach to nothing.” Benjamin Hardy writes that one of the psychological keys to Kobe Bryant’s success was his refractory period. Your refractory period is the amount of time it takes to emotionally recover & move on from an experience. KB had a short memory. He took the…
510. When it doesn’t make sense, work certain. On his show Maxed Out, Ed Mylett made an off-hand comment to John Maxwell. “Who would’ve ever thought a preacher could leave his church and go on to become one of the most prolific thought leaders in business (& life), selling over…
509. Overwhelmed, stressed, or fearful? Get moving. | Learn how to quiet 🤫 negative emotions. Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman was recently on Tom Bilyeu’s Impact Theory Podcast. I’m geeky about how the brain 🧠 works but I’m reeeeeal geeky on managing fear. Today, I’m DJ’ing Huberman’s findings, learn how to quiet…
508. Double your abilities by optimizing “hard” “The ability of the average man can be DOUBLED if their situation demanded it.” Will Durant Think back...when you were in the clutch of a situation you doubled your abilities and made it happen, right? Kids, 12 hour work days, single parenting, or…
On your path to change, you will suffer emotional & physical injuries along the way. Injuries are a part of it, but the word injury is a noun & your recovery has EVERYTHING to do with what comes after that noun. Past tense, past results...dead future. ____________________________________ Share this if…
In chapter 14 of Wes Berry’s book “Big Things Have Small Beginnings,” he leads off telling the true story of “A message to Garcia.” A story of one officer who had to go alone through the jungles to deliver a critical message to Garcia. It took Rowan 3 weeks but…
Self- worth is the OPINION you place on the value that you bring. Being that you’ve got no problem remembering all of your mistakes & failures you pronounce have a low self worth. Which is why you depend on material things & others to make you feel worthy. Today changes…
Jason Feifer Editor & Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine said on Heather Monahan’s “Creating Confidence” Podcast “You have 2 sets of opportunities: Opportunity Set A: All the things people are asking you to do. ie Boss, expectations. Opportunity Set B: All the things that are available but no one is asking…
“I wish I was more consistent,” is on everybody’s wish list. You start off on fire to get up earlier to work out or learn more, but you soon quit because you can barely walk or stay awake during the day. You quit in the dip. This episode will help…
A life without reflection is like a bike with no reflectors. You get run over. TSL Action for today: 1. What will you reflect on? 2. Now that you’ve shed light on that experience, what will you do- not to get back, but to move ahead? Email me @ thesaleslife1@gmail.com…