My Morning Habit That Has Changed My Life & Will Change Yours!
My mornings….
Every morning I wake up and my brain goes through this process:
1) Where am I at
2) Where am I headed
3) What do I need to do to get there
….this occurs Every Single Morning!
Whenever I share this with others who know me it leaves them in disbelief.
They can tell that it’s not comfort thinking, it’s serious/focused thinking. Then they tell me to relax and that I should give myself a break…
Sometimes I feel they’re right……..
UNTIL,
I realize that this is a WONDERFUL skill that the car business taught me!
You see, ever since I was 19 years old I have existed in commission sales: you don’t sell, you don’t eat!
This used to rattle me when I was younger because it was a constant pressure that life had not forced on me yet.
I mean I had PLENTY of stress filled crazy situations in my life that I always managed to overcome but this was different. This was every day, every week, every month, every year – the same thing….uncertainty.
When you are uncertain of your income it makes it difficult to “plan” like the majority of the world does.
The rest of the world knows that “X” amount of dollars will be dropped in their bank account every other Thursday at midnight and so they plan accordingly.
Their budgeting tells them what
-house
-car
-groceries
-etc.
they can afford.
This experience early on is what changed my life forever!
You see I saw firsthand the types of lives the majority of the people I just described were living, and I quickly realized…
That Was NOT Going to Work For ME!
I didn’t have anything to justify this thought at the time but luckily for me ignorance is bliss and I simply committed to the fact that I was not going to approach my life this way.
What this meant was that I was going to have to design the life I wanted and deserved and then determine what that would cost.
Once I had that number determined, then I had to figure out how to guarantee it!
The way I approached this was simple. I made sure that I constantly created enough opportunities to Afford Failure!
This meant that when I felt comfortable and my result was sufficient for my goal at the 17th of the month, I would continue to work as though I was still way behind!
The principle I learned here was that Comfort is next to Apathy and Apathy is next to Death!
I had to learn how to live comfortably within discomfort, and that I did.
Fast Forward to this morning……another morning of thinking,
1) Where am I at
2) Where am I headed
3) What do I need to do to get there
These are the thoughts that went through my mind this morning. A Sunday morning on a long weekend where I’m reflecting on these facts…
– My family is healthy and fully provided for.
– My business has been MORE profitable year over year for 8 Straight Years! (broke 2017 by March of 2018)
– I’ve been able to impact the lives of thousands of salespeople
– and SO MUCH MORE
The Point….
The car business is like “Hell Week” for Navy Seals…..ok, it’s NOTHING is like that! Lol.
It is, however, a very challenging experience that has the ability to change your life forever!
Like hell week (if not familiar, youtube it) you always have a choice to “Ring the Bell”.
This bell is not like the one you may ring for a sale, it’s a different bell.
It’s the bell that you ring when you decide to Give Up!
Like many of you reading this, I too was faced with moments in my career where I considered ringing the bell…..
But I didn’t.
The result is that I have developed the ability to “Create” money instead of earning it and let me tell you, it is the most liberating feeling in the world.
I wake up every morning with my same 3 thoughts…
1) Where am I at
2) Where am I headed
3) What do I need to do to get there
…….My answers this morning are
1) With my family in my dream home purchased this year
2) Changing the lives of hundreds of thousands of salespeople
3) Plan my work and work my plan
Many of you may be reading this and relating to these feelings which is awesome!
Many of you will feel inspired to take action towards creating the same results!
Many of you will not know “How” to make it all come together!
…..I spent almost 20 years figuring it out and can show you the way in a matter of months…..the question is…are you ready?
I have a number of tools to get you there (CLICK HERE)
Regardless….
In life……
In your career…..
Embrace the Pressure and YOU Will Prosper!
Oh,
…..One More Thing….
#RingTheRIGHTBell
Make it a Great Day!
-Alan
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