In the last post, I shared one of my favorite ways to purge daily negative thoughts and feelings — by using verbal vomit. This is great technique to gain control of automatic negative thoughts you have after a bunch of frustration. There is one negative thought/emotion that you should never express, because doing so makes it stronger and it’s dangerous. What do you think it is …
How? Do the verbal vomit. Verbal vomit helps eliminate your negative thoughts about daily stressors such as losing a big sale, getting caught in traffic, being late to an important appointment, catching your 17-year-old climbing out the window in the middle of the night or dealing with your dog who got a stomach bug and let loose from both ends. The goal of verbal vomit is to speak your negativity so you’re getting it out of yourself and not affecting others.
Here are the rules:
Executive and sales teams I’ve worked with regularly give one another the finger and greatly appreciate the gesture! Where did this use of the finger originate? It comes from the 1991 movie “City Slickers,” an entertaining flick that combined philosophy and comedy (a “philomedy”)! In the movie, Mitch, played by Billy Crystal, and two of his buddies head off to New Mexico to “find themselves.” They take on the roles of cowboys and participate in a cattle drive headed by Curly, played by Jack Palance, a crusty but wise, tough-as-nails trail boss. After a rough beginning to their relationship, Mitch and Curly engage in a conversation that went like this:
One of the big differences is between high – performers and average performers is what drives their motivation. This is true in business as well as in sports.
Generally, 80% -100% of motivation of high – performers is driven by their focus on what they want to achieve, not what they fear, or want to avoid. Average performers motivation is the result of …
… and be in the zone of peak performance
Today I’ll share how world-class athletes, high-performance business leaders and other high performers transmute, or channel, fear into higher levels of performance. Here’s a key to success for all the high-performing teams, organizations and individuals I’ve worked with. (Click below for the Transform Fear Into Success video.)
