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So, being told you had a high probability of dying had your wife not saved the day as a trauma nurse and getting you to the hospital when she did…
Being told your heart was in arrhythmia and that you need to focus on staying awake and breathing calmly…
Being told you probably wouldn’t spend Christmas morning with your wife and kids…
Well, here’s a few lessons learned on the backend of an eventful Christmas Eve.
1. Everything can change in an instant, so preparedness and awareness should always be at the forefront.
2. It doesn’t matter how good of shape you’re in, sometimes freak events just happen.
3. Being in shape matters far more than you might realize. I am back to normal because of my health (exercise, sleep, eating a 95% clean and free range/grass fed/organic diet. My habits saved my life.)
4. My wife is the strongest person I know. Hands down.
5. I’ll be spending less time on social media and more time creating freedom for myself and my clients by focusing on 3 equities: time, money, relationships.
6. I realize now more than ever how much what I do matters. Because I have diversified and have invested 1/2 of my income over the course of 2 years into other businesses and partnerships, I no longer have to worry about income. There was never a concern about money and time I’d need to take off…
7. I hired another member to the team on the 26th to scale our coaching business even faster, to serve more clients at various levels of engagement and investment to amplify the 3 equities mentioned above. Also, I now do NOTHING in my business that doesn’t light me up. I focus on MY gifts and my team focuses on THEIRS… So, hire faster. Drop the margins and delegate/automate/outsource the things you know are holding you back from taking your business to the next level.
8. At the end of the day, it’s time and relationships… Money is the tool that we utilize and leverage to create the space for more of the first two. It is as important… If you think money doesn’t buy happiness, you are mistaken. It does. And you are making excuses, justifying your fears, and playing the game of life at 50% (at best).
9. Health, relationships, spirituality, finances… all driven by your mindset, which is driven by your habits. In order to move forward, it’s not enough to speak affirmations and write down goals. You must continually put yourself in uncomfortable situations where you are forced to grow and forced to make the 600lb gorilla in your head (aka your limbic system) listen to who you are becoming and overcome the cognitive dissonance between who you say you are and who your habits say you are.
10. You are in control of this life until you aren’t. So make sure you are doing everything you can to leave behind a legacy that outlasts your time here… in the relationships you invest in, in the impact you make, and in the financial security you leave.
This is why I coach. I don’t make empty promises or slimy sales pitches. I work with incredible entrepreneurs and coaches who have the dreams, insights, and ethics to change the world… but they recognize that intuition, vibrations, good advice, posting on the internet, and crossing their fingers while doing their morning rituals and hoping their manifestations land today… well, doesn’t really add up. It’s all important, for sure, but there has to be a long-game play and a strategy to execute for the win.
Cheers, friends. I’m out for the weekend, as usual, to be with the family. You won’t miss me, as you are hopefully doing the same. And if you aren’t… if you’re still thinking you need to be hovering over your phone, constantly checking the 3-5 posts you make every d**n day, praying someone resonates with it and takes you up on your offer….. well, maybe we should talk.
Work smarter, not harder.
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Previously published on Facebook.
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