Monday, September 24, 2012
Success Secret: Breathe Your Way To Business Growth
Success Secret: Breathe Your Way
To Business Growth
In the process of growing a business, there are two basic phases
that alternate rhythmically, like in and out breathing.
One phase involves action, the other,
reflecting-digesting-strategizing.
A common mistake made by business owners is to over-rely on
action and to fearfully resist business down-time.
As business owners we want to be SO busy that we don't have time
to breathe.
When we face down-time, we worry that we are not doing well
enough, that our business is headed down, down, down.
We business owners tend to believe that our business needs to be
in such high demand that it demands from us a constant go-go-go daily pattern,
and that go-go-go needs to be at a "break-neck" pace.
If we have time for thinking, we're sinking. That's the common
misconception about the pattern of business success.
But in life EVERYTHING goes up and down. Opposite cycles
alternate rhythmically.
The reality is that just as you need to breathe in and out to
stay alive, you need to alternate phases of outward action with inward
reflection for your business to thrive.
Even more importantly, YOU cannot thrive, maybe even not stay
alive, if you don't alternate between going out and going within. A "break
neck" pace has its name for a good reason!
How we interpret what is happening to us largely determines the
impact of what is happening to us.
If you interpret "having time to think" as an
indication of a failing business, you cause your attitude to sink, and when
that happens, your business is sure to follow.
Your time for reflecting-digesting-strategizing is NOT a time
for worry, self-doubt, and defeatism. On the contrary, it may be time for you
to recognize the underlying fears that have been driving you, so that you can
let them go.
Fearful action is unsustainable, counter-productive and
self-destructive. Fear is unhealthy for you.
A short burst of fearful adrenalin can save you from a wild
animal because it can make you run faster or fight harder.
But if the fear is ongoing, you don't need the animal to kill
you - a chronic, high-pitched state of anxiety can give you a heart attack!
The human body is designed for calm, confident action. Calm,
confident action energizes the body in a healthy way. It even promotes healing,
as long as the action is not overly strenuous.
The go-go-go work pattern needs to be replaced with a
go-rest-go-rest rhythm to grow your business as profitably as possible.
You NEED down-time just as much as you need up-time to really
enjoy your success and to be as effective as you can be.
The quieter, more private phases of
reflecting-digesting-strategizing enable you to re-evaluate your objectives and
your ways of reaching for them. They give you time to review and clarify your
priorities to be sure that you are giving most of your attention to what truly
matters the most. They give you time for reflecting upon your experiences to
glean the life and business wisdom lessons they offer.
Reflecting means review and contemplation. Digesting mean
analyzing what has occurred in order to derive meaning and direction from your
experiences. Strategizing means reviewing your plans and considering new and
better ways of achieving your goals.
Your business will probably let you know which phase your are
in. When calls are coming in, when your time is in high demand, when
opportunities open up for you to perform and produce at your highest level, it
is time for action.
When things slow down and you find yourself with time and space
to catch your breath, to think, your business is NOT failing - it is giving you
the signal that it is time for reflective, INWARD action.
If you flip into anxious uncertainty when customers aren't
calling or walking in your door, when your appointment book opens up, you are
turning the inward phase of business-growth into a demoralizing spell of
self-doubt.
You are then missing the point that these inward phases are
essential. If you use them correctly they refresh and empower you for greater
business growth to come.
To be successful in business we need to master both phases of
our business life: the outer AND the inner, the active and the contemplative.
We need to act when it is time to act, and in that phase employ
our skills, knowledge, energy and attitude at our highest capacity.
And we need to avoid worrying when we do NOT have TOO much to do
to catch our breath.
We need instead to exercise the mental mastery to keep our minds
focused on our goals and on developing innovative improvements in our ways of
growing our business for a richer life.
Bob Lancer teaches business owners and sales professionals the
secrets of sure success through his highly motivational seminars and inspiring
speaking engagements. Entrepreneurs and professionals also find their great
breakthroughs through his famous Succeed-Your-Way Coaching/Consulting Sessions.
He also delivers success through his empowering books and CD Recordings, and
through his motivational radio show airing on WSB Radio and broadcasting to 35
states. See his website at http://www.infinitesuccesswisdom.com.
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