Why Smart People Fail
As if there was one reason why smart people fail.
But in all my hundreds of years of coaching, counseling and training I found one that seems to be the most common.
And it smacked me upside the head this past weekend.
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Just back from working with Diane at Instant Marketing Professional. It was all kinds of fun on so many different levels.
I got to meet new people from all over North America. People building their businesses.
Serious people, looking to learn how to promote, draw a crowd, turn prospects into friends, customers and advocates.
They were great…all of them. They were also serious. They invested a tidy sum of money and flew or drove to Hartford, Connecticut.
They spent two to four days taking in a ton of information, having the marketing system blown up and starting all over again.
They were the real thing.
By all rights, each one of them should go home, implement everything they learned and take their business to new heights.
And as always…some will, some won’t.
Some people are going to sit on their knowledge and not do a damn thing with it.
What’s up with that?
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Part of what I did with the folks was a breakout session. By now you know I use learning how to juggle as a way to show people what’s possible, even when they don’t see it.
One of the ladies I was working with – we’ll call her Ruth – was going through the steps. The first one is simple…throw a ball up in the air, hit an imaginary bell, and catch it.
The first time she tried it, she missed. The ball hit the floor.
No big deal.
But I watched Ruth’s body language.
A sigh. Drooping shoulders.
I knew what to do next.
I pointed out what she had done.
I grabbed Ruth’s shoulders and straightened them out.
I gave Ruth a giant hug and kiss on the forehead.
(Pretty bold move for someone I just met that weekend.)
The way we respond to mistakes tells us everything about where we’re going.
Somewhere along the way Ruth got the message that it wasn’t OK to screw up.
So when a tennis ball hit the floor, she experienced failure.
I pointed it out to her…
And she started to cry.
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Get this, and get this now…
You are supposed to fail your way to success.
It’s how we grow.
It’s HOW TO RECEIVE the blessings of being human.
It’s how to go from weak to strong.
From afraid to confident.
Do yourself a favor…
Next time you beat yourself up for something you screwed up on…
Straighten your back.
Put your chest out.
Put a smile on your face.
Change your response to mistakes.
Learn to receive the joy of being human…
Including the sense of fun and play that comes from screwing up.
That’s how you get to experience the joy of receiving success.
Your Friend,
Larry
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HOW TO JUGGLE (and Change Your Life Forever) is a story of overcoming fear, doubt and outside obstacles. It’s the story of your own success…if you choose to let it be. Read it, and let it inspire you to your personal greatness.
July 5: Now The REAL Celebration Begins
It’s over.
The fireworks are done. The barbeques are done. You’re back to work.
The 4th of July greetings are over.
We’ve congratulated each other on living in the Land of the Free.
We’ve thanked the troops for their service.
NOW…the work begins.
It’s easy to celebrate the day. It’s in the exercising of the independence that the country is truly born.
The colonists never said, “OK, we got this Declaration of Independence thing done. We got ourselves a country. Now we can go back to watching ‘Jersey Shore.’”
They geared up to defend it.
With ideas.
With communication.
With work.
With blood.
“Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom.” – Wendell Phillips
Wanna keep this country strong? It’s about all of us.
Do your job as best you can.
Run your business with integrity, ingenuity and generosity.
Be present, loving and protective of your family.
Keep circulating commerce. Spend what you can on value added products and services. Save what you can also.
Get informed about what’s going on in your community, from the neighborhood watch to the President of the United States.
Listen to those you disagree with. Respect them, as you would expect the same for yourself.
And make your arguments in ways they’re likely to hear.
Insist on truth in reporting and accounting. Screen out those who would dull your senses with mindless chatter.
July 5, Baby!
Now the REAL celebration of liberty begins!
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