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Panic Mode and a Spoon
- This past weekend I completed my Olympic Triathlon. This is the precursor, the competition before the competition of the Ironman 70.3. I am excited about it coming up in two weeks. Following the Olympic Triathlon, I feel confident that I will do well at the 70.3. Considering everything I have done up to this point, the work, the reps, the time, the sacrifices have put me in this position. It is a complete contrast to the first Triathlon that I ever did. I look at it now, and it was irresponsible going into that competition, thinking I was conditioned enough to compete. I didn't even know how to swim. I put myself at risk and depleted the event's resources because the lifeguard followed me the entire time. And, I put others at risk because while they had to focus on me, they couldn't watch everyone else.
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To see the complete contrast makes me proud of where I am at and understand that to get anything we want in life requires the necessary reps. Today I want to talk about Praising vs. Respecting individuals. The night before the competition, which was this past Saturday, the battery to my electronic shifters on my Tri-bike went out. I freaked out a little. How does this happen the evening of? It could have been worse, and I could have found out in the morning and had no solution. In a way, I was already being sucked in by the challenge instead of taking a step back and realizing this is a good thing that I could figure this out the night before and not the morning of.
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If I would have tried to figure this out the morning of, I don't think I would have felt the type of energy I feel right now. That is the key to all things; to see there is a silver lining somewhere. We have to be able to look for it. Yes, it sucked, and my battery went out, but I have to find a solution or change it all together right now. My plan the night before was to go to sleep at 8:30. I had to set all of my things up, get a good night's rest, come in energized, and ready to go. That got thrown out the window. When I discovered my battery went out, I went into panic mode for a little bit. There are always three things to do in a panic situation. We talked about it last week:
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1. Fix it
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2. Change it
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3. Accept it
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In this case, I tried to fix it. I called Cyclelogic, and I want to give them a big thumbs up, and thank you because I text the owner, and one of his mechanics called me right away. We went through this whole process of trying to diagnose what happened. I'm not a mechanical guy; my tools are limited. In fact, I am embarrassed to say that part of my tools includes a spoon. I’ve never been one of those guys that can fix things. I'm okay with that. I don't even like doing it. I knew enough to use a screwdriver, and certain wrenches, so I went through the process of unplugging, resetting the shifter, diagnosing it, and nothing worked. He suggested I check the battery under the seat. I'm using these tools, and I remove the seat, and there is a 6-inch battery. I unplug it and plug it back in, and the battery is dead. There is no fixing this whatsoever.
Brother-in-laws and Back-Up Bikes
- I had one shifter that works, and if you are going up hills and down, it won't be the most effective thing. I am more likely to burn out, lose my confidence, and injure myself in a situation like that. The track that we were doing was full of hills and downhills; there was a safety aspect to it. It wasn't the right equipment. I was prepared to do all of that. I couldn't fix it, and the second option was to accept it. I couldn't do that, and there was another option. I have a beautiful road bike, and it works well. However, it has been out of commission for about six months. I wasn't sure if the tires would hold up. I have fallen a few times already, the last thing I want to do is get injured again.
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I'm already losing some confidence, I was airing them up, and I could see a little bit of the sealant coming out. I was thinking it's doing its work. They are tubeless, it will plug up, and it will be fine. I'm going through the process and disliking the fact that I am even in this situation. Nine o’clock comes around, then Nine thirty. I should have been in bed by now. I had all of my items set up, and I didn't know who this would happen. I ended up calling my brother in law Rio, who is also an agent here at A.Z. & Associates, he is more mechanically inclined then I am. That doesn't take much.
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He came over, and he was able to change the pedals out for me because I had to change the pedals from one bike to another. Then he suggested a blessing that I change out the rims from one bike to another. That would give me the confidence of not having to worry if my tires would blow out. We Googled if we could do that, and we could. He made the change for me, and things started to fall into place. There was still some reservation because I haven't trained in it. But as I know, there are only three things I can do: fix it, accept it, or change it, and things will turn out as they should.
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When you are in the place of not accepting, not wanting to fix it, not wanting to change it, that keeps you frozen from not doing anything. I know that if a challenge had come before, I would have said it wasn't meant to be. How many times have we said that to ourselves? It is what it is. It's a B.S. excuse. That is a way to get out of certain things. I understand if it's used to accept certain things, but most people say, It is what it is, as a way to give up.
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I know that if I wasn't in this place of power, If I hadn't put in the reps, or had the wisdom and respect for what I have done, I don't think I could have moved on. But because I have stuck to the game plan, I know that there will be an almost immediate counteraction with every great level we enter into. The obstacle. The resistance. I followed the process and was willing to fix it, to accept it, or change it.
Look for the Silver Lining
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
- As I am finishing this race, it was very challenging. I don't want to do that again. As soon as you leave the transition area, there is a big hill. You have to go up, and you are hardly moving at all. Some were moving pretty fast, but I couldn't. I have thousands of reps under me, and I couldn't move that fast up the mountain. I was moving effectively within my capacity. It was a challenge because, in one loop, you are doing six to eight climbs. It was challenging and then to come back around, and as soon as you transition to the run, you have to go up these hills again. For me to be able to finish in the nine-minute mile mark, I was proud of that. 19.1 miles per hour on my bike. I thought that was pretty good. There are areas where I need to improve, I think I could do better on the swim, but I didn't exhaust myself. I felt strong coming out of this.
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It is so easy for us to praise other people. I would find myself praising other people consistently. Maybe you do that when it comes to business and look at our Top Producers praising them all day long. Like they are an idol like they are an anomaly. I would do that. I would compare myself to other brokerages and sit there in awe of how. They are an anomaly, some idols. Even comparing myself to individuals who dominate this sport. I have friends that do this and wonder how they do it. When we make those types of comments, we are essentially telling ourselves we are incapable of doing such things.
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When we are in awe of somebody's production, when we praise them to the skies, when you sit there and accept they are superior; you are telling yourself you are inferior, incapable, you lack the skill sets, that you lack the mindset to deliver at the same level. I’ve done that, my friend is doing Ironmans, and doing all of these great things, which means I can't do it. I put up that I did 13 miles the other day, and there was a time I didn't think I could do four miles. It was a conditioning process of setting my mind to something and chunking it down, getting myself better every time. I got a text message that said that was awesome. I can't even do three miles straight. I wish I could do that. The way this person approached it was that he was incapable of. Instead of respecting what I am doing, he is praising what I am doing. As opposed to respecting what these competitors were doing, I praised them to the skies like I couldn't obtain the same things.
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You may be doing that with our Top Producers. You may be looking at all of these conventions of these self-proclaimed Top Producers of the entire country, and you are sitting back wishing you could do what they are doing. That's great. You are no hater. You are praising them to the skies, but you are doing the wrong things. You are praising them to the skies because you lack consistency. You think they are far superior because you can't stick to what you said you would do. If you did, your perspective would change; just like mine did. It's no longer this praise of oh my gosh, I wish I could do that, produce that, or grow like that. Now it's a deep-rooted respect for them. I know what they sacrificed and the pains they overcame. The obstacles they had to overcome. I understand their journey.
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I'm no longer looking at these guys like they are idols; I'm saying holy shit, I respect the hell out of them. I understand what it takes to do the work. I understand what it takes to get to that level, and it is far greater than what I am doing right now. They are no longer an anomaly. They are just more committed or have done it longer than you. These Top Producers are not an anomaly. They have either done it longer than you or been more consistent than you. You're no hater, and you're envious. Quit telling yourself that story, because you are not inferior. You just need to get more consistent, more committed, do what you say, and your entire perspective will switch, and the respect is to the core. I respect these men and women who are living life at that level. Holy shit, did they sacrifice, and they are on their game.
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They are not an anomaly, they did the work, and they continue to stay committed to the work, regardless of whatever comes their way. 18 weeks of this? I'm not a damn anomaly. I'm consistent as all hell.
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I have never felt more prepared for a challenge in my life as I do now. I am closing in on what will be a massive checkpoint for me and the direction I am heading. Allowing fear, doubt, anxiety, or obstacles to sway me is not an option. If I can't fix it, or accept it, then I must change it. Staying warm and cozy in complacency will not take me towards the goals I have set forth for myself; praising others weakens me, but respecting their tenacity empowers who I have become.
Panic Mode and a Spoon
- This past weekend I completed my Olympic Triathlon. This is the precursor, the competition before the competition of the Ironman 70.3. I am excited about it coming up in two weeks. Following the Olympic Triathlon, I feel confident that I will do well at the 70.3. Considering everything I have done up to this point, the work, the reps, the time, the sacrifices have put me in this position. It is a complete contrast to the first Triathlon that I ever did. I look at it now, and it was irresponsible going into that competition, thinking I was conditioned enough to compete. I didn't even know how to swim. I put myself at risk and depleted the event's resources because the lifeguard followed me the entire time. And, I put others at risk because while they had to focus on me, they couldn't watch everyone else.
-
To see the complete contrast makes me proud of where I am at and understand that to get anything we want in life requires the necessary reps. Today I want to talk about Praising vs. Respecting individuals. The night before the competition, which was this past Saturday, the battery to my electronic shifters on my Tri-bike went out. I freaked out a little. How does this happen the evening of? It could have been worse, and I could have found out in the morning and had no solution. In a way, I was already being sucked in by the challenge instead of taking a step back and realizing this is a good thing that I could figure this out the night before and not the morning of.
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If I would have tried to figure this out the morning of, I don't think I would have felt the type of energy I feel right now. That is the key to all things; to see there is a silver lining somewhere. We have to be able to look for it. Yes, it sucked, and my battery went out, but I have to find a solution or change it all together right now. My plan the night before was to go to sleep at 8:30. I had to set all of my things up, get a good night's rest, come in energized, and ready to go. That got thrown out the window. When I discovered my battery went out, I went into panic mode for a little bit. There are always three things to do in a panic situation. We talked about it last week:
-
1. Fix it
-
2. Change it
-
3. Accept it
-
In this case, I tried to fix it. I called Cyclelogic, and I want to give them a big thumbs up, and thank you because I text the owner, and one of his mechanics called me right away. We went through this whole process of trying to diagnose what happened. I'm not a mechanical guy; my tools are limited. In fact, I am embarrassed to say that part of my tools includes a spoon. I’ve never been one of those guys that can fix things. I'm okay with that. I don't even like doing it. I knew enough to use a screwdriver, and certain wrenches, so I went through the process of unplugging, resetting the shifter, diagnosing it, and nothing worked. He suggested I check the battery under the seat. I'm using these tools, and I remove the seat, and there is a 6-inch battery. I unplug it and plug it back in, and the battery is dead. There is no fixing this whatsoever.
Brother-in-laws and Back-Up Bikes
Look for the Silver Lining
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
- As I am finishing this race, it was very challenging. I don't want to do that again. As soon as you leave the transition area, there is a big hill. You have to go up, and you are hardly moving at all. Some were moving pretty fast, but I couldn't. I have thousands of reps under me, and I couldn't move that fast up the mountain. I was moving effectively within my capacity. It was a challenge because, in one loop, you are doing six to eight climbs. It was challenging and then to come back around, and as soon as you transition to the run, you have to go up these hills again. For me to be able to finish in the nine-minute mile mark, I was proud of that. 19.1 miles per hour on my bike. I thought that was pretty good. There are areas where I need to improve, I think I could do better on the swim, but I didn't exhaust myself. I felt strong coming out of this.
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It is so easy for us to praise other people. I would find myself praising other people consistently. Maybe you do that when it comes to business and look at our Top Producers praising them all day long. Like they are an idol like they are an anomaly. I would do that. I would compare myself to other brokerages and sit there in awe of how. They are an anomaly, some idols. Even comparing myself to individuals who dominate this sport. I have friends that do this and wonder how they do it. When we make those types of comments, we are essentially telling ourselves we are incapable of doing such things.
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When we are in awe of somebody's production, when we praise them to the skies, when you sit there and accept they are superior; you are telling yourself you are inferior, incapable, you lack the skill sets, that you lack the mindset to deliver at the same level. I’ve done that, my friend is doing Ironmans, and doing all of these great things, which means I can't do it. I put up that I did 13 miles the other day, and there was a time I didn't think I could do four miles. It was a conditioning process of setting my mind to something and chunking it down, getting myself better every time. I got a text message that said that was awesome. I can't even do three miles straight. I wish I could do that. The way this person approached it was that he was incapable of. Instead of respecting what I am doing, he is praising what I am doing. As opposed to respecting what these competitors were doing, I praised them to the skies like I couldn't obtain the same things.
-
You may be doing that with our Top Producers. You may be looking at all of these conventions of these self-proclaimed Top Producers of the entire country, and you are sitting back wishing you could do what they are doing. That's great. You are no hater. You are praising them to the skies, but you are doing the wrong things. You are praising them to the skies because you lack consistency. You think they are far superior because you can't stick to what you said you would do. If you did, your perspective would change; just like mine did. It's no longer this praise of oh my gosh, I wish I could do that, produce that, or grow like that. Now it's a deep-rooted respect for them. I know what they sacrificed and the pains they overcame. The obstacles they had to overcome. I understand their journey.
-
I'm no longer looking at these guys like they are idols; I'm saying holy shit, I respect the hell out of them. I understand what it takes to do the work. I understand what it takes to get to that level, and it is far greater than what I am doing right now. They are no longer an anomaly. They are just more committed or have done it longer than you. These Top Producers are not an anomaly. They have either done it longer than you or been more consistent than you. You're no hater, and you're envious. Quit telling yourself that story, because you are not inferior. You just need to get more consistent, more committed, do what you say, and your entire perspective will switch, and the respect is to the core. I respect these men and women who are living life at that level. Holy shit, did they sacrifice, and they are on their game.
-
They are not an anomaly, they did the work, and they continue to stay committed to the work, regardless of whatever comes their way. 18 weeks of this? I'm not a damn anomaly. I'm consistent as all hell.
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