Revitalizing Business requires Revitalizing YOU

On Coach Ron Tunick’s radio show recently I spoke about the need for a concerted effort to “Revitalize Our Businesses.” He then asked me, “How do we do that?” My reply was, “Revitalize Yourself First!”

A business is simply a group of people involved in a common endeavor with the goal of serving others at a profit, so that it can be sustained over time. The business is not the things that it uses: locations, products, tools, systems. The business is the dealings between people.

So every business is the reflection of the attitudes, intellect, skills and actions of its people. If the leaders, sales people and those who deliver the services do not approach business optimistically and enthusiastically then the business is guaranteed to suffer. Customers will feel it and go elsewhere, suppliers and supporters will lose their zeal to stay on your team and business will decline.

How do you revitalize yourself when the circumstances seem to only discourage and threaten you?
1.Control what you think about and talk about.
2.Choose who you spend your time with.
3.Limit your exposure to the negatives.
4.Commit to positive daily actions on things that matter.

Here are some vital premises that all of us need to keep in mind as we grow our organizations.
• What you talk about is what you will think about. (Don’t dwell on the threats, Dwell on the solutions.)
• Some people will only drag you down. (Limit your time with pessimists; Increase your time with optimists.)
• Doing something constructive is the key to dissolving depression. (Psychiatrists will tell you that ANY positive action no matter how small is better than inaction or distraction.)
• Certain skills and ways of thinking will pay off more than others. (Cultivate the vital skills in yourself and others. During challenging times INCREASE the amount of training you do.)

I’m doing my part to help the business community here in Los Angeles & Ventura Counties by bringing the top thought leaders, bestselling authors and hall of fame professional speakers to Thousand Oaks/Westlake Village. Every several weeks I’ll be hosting a seminar by one of these speakers in a location adjacent to Highway 1o1. Here is the link to information on the full series. The Breakthrough to Prosperity Seminars.

Think of what you can do to expose yourself and your team to more positive uplifting input: web-casts, CDs, DVDs, podcasts, books, discussions, daily briefings, memos, posters, notes, theme-of-the-week, etc. How can you praise the good work of others today? What can you focus on that might inspire others to do likewise? What radio stations can you listen to that will lift you instead of scaring you? What newsletters, articles, or quotes could you share to inspire or inform people of the solutions instead of just the problems?

Join with me, Don Hutson, the members of Speakers Roundtable and others who have created The Breakthrough to Prosperity Seminar Series in various locations around the country. Let’s get ourselves Re-Vitalized and work together to spread the optimism, commitment and learning to everyone.

Thinking has to change before circumstances change.

Everyone is influenced from what they see, hear and talk about. So let’s look at, listen to and talk about the Solutions not the problems!

Call me whenever I can help. 800-222-4883.