Want things to change?

When I was at our club working out this AM I overheard a couple of the guys talk about how the locker room will be getting really crowded in the mornings starting right after January 1st.  Of course this means new members or older members who haven't been there for a while have their New Year Resolution about working out, etc.   Will this year be different?   

We see this every year but it only lasts until the end of January or February at the latest.  After 30 to 60 days the locker room is back to what I would call "normal" with the guys who workout on a regular basis. I think you get my point about most new year resolutions. Not much commitment. The guys want to change and of course that is their goal.  But do they have a process to follow?  A plan? Change isn't easy but the chances go up dramatically for success if they have a process and of course some kind of accountability.

So, here we are facing 2014 and I'm sure many of you want this new year to be better than 2013.  How about turning that idea into some goals along with a process. Very simply put, a process has simple steps that you take to make it happen.....talking to more people, weekly appointments, weekly presentations.....attending and/or doing in-home events. This is a simple business and we work hard to keep it that way.  I try not to resist change but I fight getting people overwhelmed with layers of rules that creates confusion. I learned very early in the game that confused or overwhelmed people don't do much.

Another way to look at changing is this: in order for change to take place most people just have to step back and think about what is it that is taking their time?   Another thing I learned early in the business was what I needed was a new routine in order to grow. That was a key factor for me in staying inspired to keep up the effort even when it didn't look like things were happening. I learned to look at my daily personal routine and make adjustments in that routine...get more business growth focused.  It works.

So, what is your daily routine? What are you not doing that you know you want to do in order to build and make a difference? Think about it. Want change to happen?  Change your daily routine.   Easy?  NO!

But very, very effective.

Enthusiastically,

Gary Burke