Happy Sunday Everyone:
I’m getting back from my coaching summit for the core, and always blown away by my take aways and what you get in life when you surround yourself with amazing people. Worth noting, because there are some new folks receiving this email, our coaching program talks about numbers all the time. They’re not to brag, they’re simply a measuring stick for how successful a business coaching organization and students are, and are not. I mention this because I know it seems strange to talk about income/savings/giving, and have it appear as anything other than bragging..not my point. One of my best friends and fellow coaches, is Josh Sigman, he’s 38, and celebrated his 10th year in the Core. 10 years ago his income was 190K and his assets were 60K. His verified numbers as of yesterday was income of over 4 mill and a net worth of 16 million. The program is broken down to semesters, so Josh has had 20 semesters in the program. Each semester you set goals for income/savings, and 2 things you need to accomplish in the next 6 months. The student picks the fine or reward if those items are, or are not met. Josh went back and reviewed all 20 of these 6 month forms we use and what he found amazes me. 5 years he signed up for huge consequences i.e. 10K fines, or not hunting the following year if his goals were not met (he has a huge ranch, this is painful for him i.e. a golfer not playing golf for a year) …3 years he signed up for minimal fines/rewards, and 2 years his coach didn’t follow through or simply missed this portion (side note, coaches are always students as well, i.e. I’m always being coached). The 5 years Josh signed up/chose massive penalties, he had massive growth, the 3 years he had minimal consequences, he had minimal growth, and the 2 years he didn’t track it, he had zero/negative growth (call it a coincidence, I don’t think so). For me, this is a massive “aha” moment. Josh looks at this whole thing as a game, but he’s also a person of his word. If he owes you money he pays you back, if he tells you he’s going to do something, he does it, and if he signed up for a bet, or a challenge, he’s going to take is serious. My question to myself is what am I willing to sign up for? How much do I believe in myself to do something, and am I willing to put my money where my mouth is. This whole thing, this life, is a game, but the people that have the biggest games are the ones that take the biggest bets on themselves. We need to stop saying, “I should”, “I might”, “I hope to”, “I maybe”, “I think”…and start saying “I will”, “I can”, “I’ll sign up for this and do it”. What are you willing to bet on yourself? Doesn’t have to be monetary but the pain has to be felt. My preference is to be more motivated by treating myself to something if I hit a goal, and that’s possible too, but the pain of giving up something is far stronger than the pain of not getting something you never had in the first place. If we change our mindset to this being a game, but also holding ourselves more accountable than we ever have before, we’re pretty much unstoppable, all of us. I’m stoked right now. I mentioned this Sunday Thoughts to Kim and the boys (they’re with me in S. Cal), and they want in on the bet…all of us are making big bets on ourselves, they’re figuring out theirs now. My personal goal is to be down 25 pounds by 6/1/2018, my business goal is to increase my income by 25% by 6/1/2018. My penalty for not hitting both of these is to be a vegetarian from 6/1/2018 until end of year and for those that know me well, know this is mind boggling for me. If the whole family hits their individual goals, we get a 1964 convertible Lincoln continental, something the boys and I have dreamed about.
Challenge yourself to something big and make the stakes high.
Last point-if you don’t write it down, if you don’t have someone hold you accountable for delivering, your chances of success will diminish rapidly.
P.S. Josh gave me permission ahead of this going out, and I’m landing and need to shut down before proof readingJ