The SWITCH ON TO SUCCESS series

This is the start of the switch on to success series of blogs.

Over the last 20+ years of coaching I have learned that switching on is paramount to success. I wrote briefly about switching on in my second blog earlier in the year. Over the years I have been told many times following seminars and speeches that the thing people liked the most was Switch On. This has now become a key theme in my coaching work and also in my workshops and seminars. Over the next few months it is the theme of this blog.

We spend a lot of time trying to switch things off. We spend a lot of time using 'don't instructions' - By way of example, a client of mine in Christchurch told me recently he went to a one day sales training workshop and after three quarters of the day spent listening to "don't do this in sales and don't do that in sales" he walked out. He didn't go their to learn what not to do he went to be switched on to what to do.

This is a common theme in work places all over the world. Not any more I am on a crusade to get people switched on. The first exercise I want you to do is to Switch On to 10 minutes of Simplicity. Do a small exercise and write down on a piece of paper or on the back of your hand what is going on in your business that could be done more simply and would make life easier for you. In the next ten minutes set about doing something that will initiate the change to simplicity. You only have ten minutes so it will be something small. Maybe write down a small plan, make an appointment, discuss your idea with a colleague, book out a time in your diary to attend to the issue. Switching on is that simple - YET--->

Switching on is also fraught with distractions because we are programmed to try and switch off. This means it will take a little time to create a switch on mindset. If you would like to learn more about how to switch on then email or call me (07) 827 7180.

If you would like a Switch On To Success workshop/seminar for your staff then please call me.

Till next time in the Switch On to Success series have a switched on week.

What a Privelege

How often in our lives do we get the privilege of seeing greatness. In my lifetime I have seen man walk on the moon, watched Muhammad Ali become the greatest, witnessed Carl Lewis win 9 Gold Medals, Watched Mark Spitz win 7 in one Olympics, Coached our two winning-est Olympians MacDonald and Ferguson, watched Michael Schumacher become the greatest F1 driver, been completely awed by the career of Tiger Woods, Pete Sampras, Boris Becker and Bjorn Borg, couldn't help being blown away by the skill and sublime talent of Michael Jordan, Diego Maradonna, Ronaldinho, and the end of the career of my personal sporting hero Pele - the greatest soccer player of all time.

Then this week we are treated to something very special - a young man who is able to churn out world records and Olympic Gold Medals - six of each (at time of writing). Michael Phelps it is a privilege to watch you blitz the world. You are a benchmark and you have won more gold medals in the last five days than New Zealand has won in the last four Olympics. What will week two bring.