| Not everyone is a sports enthusiast or competitive | | | | coach when I first started Mindset for Marketing |
| person. There are lessons, however, which can be | | | | Success. Having someone to guide me was going to |
| learned from athletes and applied to your business. | | | | propel my business to the next level of success faster |
| Each and every Olympic athlete has a coach behind | | | | than I would on my own. |
| her, is part of a group and is driven to strive for peak | | | | I am a very independent person and like being in |
| performance. They have the determination and | | | | control. I have worked independently for years. Rowing |
| mindset of a winner, choosing to move forward even | | | | with a group taught me the value of teamwork and, |
| when it is uncomfortable. | | | | once again, letting go of my ego. There was so much |
| Although I have always exercised, my time was | | | | to learn. |
| primarily spent in a gym. I became involved in sports | | | | Becoming part of a group of like-minded people, I was |
| very late in my life. At 40 y/o I learned downhill skiing | | | | offered guidance, insight and opportunities. Many times I |
| and sweep rowing in the same year. I liked being able | | | | had to step out of my comfort zone. I wanted to be a |
| to challenge myself both physically and mentally. That | | | | valuable team member. I continued to work hard, |
| should have been a clue about my drive. At that point, | | | | saying "yes" to each opportunity which came my way. |
| however, I didn't realize I was a competitive person. | | | | The transformation from lone ranger to group member |
| Primarily, these were family activities we began doing | | | | was significant. This carried over into my business. I |
| together. | | | | began looking for opportunities to affiliate with others, |
| After several years of recreational rowing, I moved | | | | began adding people to my team and joined a |
| into the women's racing team. The challenging workout | | | | mastermind group. My business began to grow |
| and cohesiveness of the group was appealing. Since I | | | | steadily. |
| was attracted to other qualities about this group, I still | | | | Knowing your purpose and unique ability will create the |
| didn't realize that there was a competitive part of me. | | | | mindset for success. Tapping into your purpose |
| Becoming part of a women's racing team has | | | | changes everything. It creates a drive to meet your |
| changed how I do business and how I live my life in | | | | goal. Things which you resisted before you are willing |
| several important ways. Coaching to reach peak | | | | to take on now. The commitment to yourself, your |
| potential is valuable, progress is faster with a group or | | | | purpose and success becomes your destiny. |
| a team and a positive mindset is necessary to reach | | | | When I realized I needed to step out of my office and |
| new levels of performance. | | | | become part of the global community, everything |
| Receiving coaching was very difficult when I first | | | | changed. All of a sudden, things I had resisted needed |
| began rowing. I took things personally, finding the | | | | to be overcome. I had to get past my own comfort |
| constant feedback overwhelming. There were always | | | | zone to reach my purpose and I was determined to |
| several things needing improvement. Because it was | | | | do whatever was necessary to make that happen. By |
| new, I was receiving more negative feedback than | | | | transforming my mindset, what was once difficult was |
| positive. | | | | now easy. |
| For awhile I began avoiding the coaches. My rationale | | | | As you watch the Olympics, realize there is a coach |
| was that I didn't truly care about my technique I just | | | | and a team behind every athlete. Each athlete has |
| wanted to get a good workout. Avoidance was not | | | | what it takes to be a winner; their mindset is in the right |
| helping me. I knew I had to change my perception | | | | place. Now it is your turn to build a winning business. |
| about coaching if I was going to improve my | | | | Apply all of these aspects to your business and watch |
| performance. | | | | it soar. |
| As I became more interested in my technique and | | | | Activity: Look at all of the different hats you are |
| improving my skill level, I began to seek out coaching. I | | | | wearing for your business. Are you a lone ranger or a |
| decided to ask for positive feedback when I received | | | | team player? List 3 tasks you have continued to do |
| coaching. This one change, to ask for what I needed, | | | | although you don't really enjoy doing them. What |
| helped significantly. | | | | prevents you from passing on those responsibilities? |
| I eventually realized the feedback was not truly about | | | | How would things change if you could train someone |
| me as a person, I was taking it too personally. Once I | | | | to do those jobs according to your system? Even if |
| got out of my own way, everything changed. The | | | | you are not ready to pass on those jobs right now, |
| transformation was impressive, being able to hear the | | | | write the system of exactly what you do. That way |
| coach's instruction without feeling judged. | | | | when the time comes you will have an easy to follow, |
| Coaching is valuable. I decided to have a business | | | | step-by-step instructions of how you want it done. |