Business Coaching Exercise, The Company You Keep
July 7th, 2010 | 
Author: You have heard the saying you are who you hang out with. We are so busy in our daily lives, doing the same routine day after day that sometimes we don’t even realize our surroundings. I probably talk to 3 people a week that are so miserable with their lives and just can’t seem to get out of the rut. My first question to them is who do you spend your time with? They almost always pause, like that is a weird question.
Let’s be honest misery loves company and misery loves you if you are miserable. So the question is how to I get out of this state of mind? The first thing you want to do is look at your day, your week, your month and who have you been spending time with? Are they positive or negative people? Do they have the same problems you do? Or do they lift you up and make you feel better? Who are the top 5 people that motivate and inspire you? When is the last time you talked to them? I know what you might be thinking, but I am so down in the dumps, who would want to spend time with me? Other miserable people right? Wrong? You absolute have to get in the company of people that are doing the more than you!
How do you do that? My best advice is to go to events. I always say your life and your business are directly related to the number of quality events you attend. Every time I have a lull, I go to an event. Actually I am so aware of this that I make sure I am at several events every week. Whether it is my own Association of Women Entrepreneurs event, a mixer, a chamber luncheon, or my favorite – a big 3 day event with big name speakers. This always lifts my spirits and helps me create a bigger vision for my future and the contacts you make are amazing!
This exercise was taken from the 30 Day Total Business Makeover:
Write down the 5 people that you hang out with the most, could be your mom your sister, your co worker, your bar buddy, then write down what you think they make in terms of income and what their mental attitude is positive or negative? I did this exercise with my business coach about 5 years ago and I was like Dang I need to get some new friends!
In all seriousness, if you find yourself stressed out, full of anxiety, you need to get out of hermit mode and into massive people meeting mode. I know you may not feel like it but I promise you when you do you will be glad you did!
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