What started off as “awesome” with a 15 foot slip n slide turned into redefining “awesome” with a bigger vision.

Walt Disney said: “If you can dream it, you can do it.” Often times we don’t dream big enough and set limitations that are only self imposed.

Enjoy this video not only because it is fun… but for you to question how big your dreams are and what would happen if you redefined what you think is already “awesome” in your life.

The thing is, when I was up close cleaning the car, I noticed all the little dings, scratches and imperfections that even the best maintained 8 year old car would have.

While focusing on these I became frustrated because I would find a new scratch or think… “this car ain’t what it use to be” or how bad it looked.

Later that day I took the car out for an errand…  I noticed a few guys looking enviously at my over sized rims and shiny car while stopped at a light.

Then when I came out of the store I saw my shiny new car parked off in the distance and said… wow, I love my car, it looks awesome!

What does this mean to you? How do you view your body, home, finances, career/business, relationships etc?

Most people up close will pick out every imperfection, what is wrong, missing, what is is not working… they focus on the gap.  When they zoom in, just like my car… they see everything they don’t like.

What would happen if you ZOOMED OUT?

When I saw my car from a distance… I was happy and proud to call it mine.  When the guys were admiring it, I saw it through their eyes and was happy I was sitting in that car.

Odds are your circumstances are not as “terrible” as you judge them to be. People compliment you all the time on how beautiful your “____” is or how lucky you are to have “___.”  You just have trouble receiving it.

Problem is you are zoomed in so close you cannot get the perspective you deserve to see.

This week pick a few areas of your life and ZOOM OUT to see what new perspectives you gain and how it feels.

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I do this with my coaching clients and my wife and I even teach it to our 4 year old son, Keaton.

Over the past 3 years when he is frustrated or begins to become anxious over a situation, we have taught him how to breathe and relax himself.  Especially when he loses a certain car or his favorite Lamb that he sleeps with, I very often take him, ask him to breathe and say: “relax, it will show up.”

Sure enough it always does!

The other day I was taking Keaton to the hobby shop to look at the BIG TRUCKS and I could not find my keys.  I had become a bit flustered when my son looked at me and said, “Relax Dad, it will show up.”

Sure enough it was right in my pocket!

I hope this brought a smile to your face as it did mine.  I now have a few questions for you:

1) How do you relax yourself in stressful situations?   You deserve to understand how YOU do it… and if you don’t know how to yet…

2) Discover what your process is to shift from a state of being stressed to relaxed?  You might require assistance from a friend, spouse or coach on developing this.

3) Who is the person that can assist you with these situations?  (a coach, spouse, mentor or child)

Feel free to share this post with others and I would love to read your comments on what this did for you.

If someone answers the phone when I call I always ask if they have a moment to talk.

What I don’t understand is when people say: “No I don’t” and proceed to tell me they are in a meeting or in the middle of something important.

They are either trying to avoid me and really don’t want to talk, or they really cannot talk.

Assuming they are not trying to avoid me, my question is… why do they answer the phone when clearly they are unable to talk?

I find this interesting because above all it distracts people from focusing on what is really important.

There are times to be connected to the world with technology and times where we should not. Take a look at your world this week and determine when you will be connected and when you disconnect and are unavailable.

If you never set these boundaries and make them clear, your world will be filled with interruptions and distractions and you will always be saying: “Where did the time go?” or “I wish I had more time.” or “There is not enough time in the day.”

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The other day I was in the book store and saw that same book in the “Clearance Bin” for only $5.

It was weird because seeing this book on sale, I felt cheapened my experience that previously had been so valuable.

It made me realize that part of the way we value experiences in life is through the cost associated with a product or service.

When we get things for a “discount” or “on clearance” we tend to value it less.

What do you do in life or business that devalues yourself or your service?

How do you put yourself in the Clearance Bin?

Maybe it is not following through with what you say, not respecting your time or health.  Maybe it is discounting your product or service for a potential client that says they “don’t have the money.”  Possibly even doing things that you don’t believe in or not speaking how you truly feel in a situation.

Whatever it is, determine what you value the most and the value of what you have and consider what it would take to keep yourself selling at “full price.”

In the e-mail I wrote: I am offering 5 complimentary coaching sessions to the first five people who connect with me and feel they want to experience coaching.

I did not realize that someone could read it two ways:

1) I was offering five people, five complimentary sessions EACH.

2) I was offering five people, one complimentary session EACH.

My intention was number two, yet after this awareness I could easily see how people could have either perspective.

Unless someone asks questions to clarify, they could assume the wrong thing or interpret it a certain way which leads to mis-communication.

How often does mis-communication happen in your world?  How often have you assumed or interpreted a situation or conversation that has lead to unproductive results?

This week see what it feels like to clarify what people are saying by asking them more questions.  “What did you mean when you said…?”  “Can you clarify your statement…”

I would be curious to know what understanding and new perspectives you gain by clarifying more this week through your comments.

PS: I still have two of those five complimentary session open for the taking!  If you are curious how coaching can assist your results, e-mail me now to set up that session TrueYouNow@Live.com

It was a great weekend for yard work, washing cars, playing and exercising outside and even lying in the sun getting a little color!

I remember taking my shirt off to soak up some sun and feeling confident with my body.  I also remembered many times in the past when I kept my shirt on because I felt embarrassed about my body.

What about you?  If you were to hit the beach today, how would you feel about your body?

Confident, embarrassed, apprehensive or just not caring.

If your feeling was less than warming, what are your plans to change that?  Most people wait till a vacation, an event or until it just gets unbearable to do anything about it.

What is one step you will take NOW that will begin the process of feeling the way you DESERVE to feel about yourself?

I would love for you to share one step you took as a result of this post by clicking the comments button.

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They seem to struggle the most with sales.  I was the same until I really understood what sales was… in fact, I was afraid of  sales.

Because most people don’t know how to sell something they talk, talk, talk and then try to “sell” what they have to someone who really does not want or need it.

So, how do you sell ice to an Eskimo?  It is the same way you sell anything to anyone… you must ask questions to find out a few things:

1) Do they have a need RIGHT NOW for your product or service

2) If they have a need:  What is their main motivation for wanting this in their life

3) If they have a need:  How actively are they looking for what you have NOW and in what time frame are they looking to invest

3) What else, if anything, have they looked into already and what type of funds have they put aside to invest once they found what they like (how do they plan on paying for it)

4) If all the above criteria is met, then you can ask: How open are they to learning a little more about what you have

Bottom line, if the Eskimo is looking for ice, needs it now, has an idea of how they will buy it and is open to looking at your “ice”… you have a much better chance of them buying from you.  You will never know this unless you ask questions.

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You earn about as much money, have a similar level of fitness and your philosophy on life is pretty much aligned.

I have three questions for you that are very important for you to consider based upon what type of results you are shooting for in your future.

1) Who do I hang around with?

2) What is that doing to me?

3) Is that okay?

Please share what you learn as you reflect upon the last question.

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While we cannot change our destination over night, we CAN change our direction… this happens via questions.

Here is one:  If you continue with the same activities and habits you are doing now for the next five years… what would your health, relationships and finances look like then?

If that put a smile on your face then congratulations… you have created and are following a winning plan.

If your heart sank, no need to freak out… Isn’t it great you asked yourself this question now versus five years from now?

If you just realized your plan is not one that is leading to the destination you desire, you can change your direction NOW!

What is one small thing I can do now that will take me closer to my new destination?

Ex: If you want to get healthier, go munch on an apple. They say- “An apple a day…”   well what if that were true?

You will be AMAZED at what that small action will do to your self esteem and belief that you CAN do it!

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