Your business is never really good or bad "out there." Your business is either good or bad right between your won two ears. ~ Zig Zigler
Over the years, I have experienced lots of good and bad...who hasn't right? We all face opportunities and difficulties. There are seasons of our lives that just seem to be working...there's a flow...like nothing can go wrong. And then there are times when if feels as though we're in a downward spiral that just won't stop.
How is it, though, that some always manage to come out on top, no matter what the circumstances are? Here's what I've discovered. When I've been in a funk for longer than 24 hours, it has EVERYTHING to do with my perception...how I'm interpreting what's happened. I get into this funky victim mode and just feel like I'm drowning. My most recent pity party was back in September 2009 after my return trip of taking care of my mom who had just had back surgery. I love my mom, but she is a painful person to be around. Everything is negative. She has settled for less than mediocre in her life, like she doesn't deserve to have any better. Everything about her, her posture, how she takes care of herself, how she moves, the words she utters, just NEGATIVE. Live in that for three weeks and anyone will walk away feelin' a little low. Top that with I had a HUGE event planned for later the same month where my mentor and her business partner were flying in and I was certain there would be less than 20 guests there...most of whom had been there before. I was embarrassed, mortified and downright felt undeserving of their time. I can honestly say, my six inches got the best of me for a while...and the crazy part, it took me a while to figure it out.
So, what do you do when the six inches between your ears has the best of you? First, tell yourself the truth. YOU'RE IN A FUNK!! Accept it, embrace it, acknowledge it. Second, take IMMEDIATE action in the opposite direction. I like to listen to a powerful motivating song over and over again. Third, start flipping your thoughts. If a negative thought comes into your head, simply ask yourself, "Is that really true?" If it's not, then flip it. You'd be surprised to learn that 90% of the negative thoughts you have about yourself or someone else are truly not true at all.
Managing those six inches is a daily affair. To let a day go by without it in check can compound itself so quickly that even you will not realize the power until all is said and done. Rule it with an iron fist and you'll find you'll spend more days in bliss rather than in despair.
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