It took a long time… but after 56 years the best of the best reunited at Lac St Jean, Roberval, Quebec, Canada last week for “The Famous 1km Best In The World” competition, held in conjunction with the 6th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships Roberval 2010.
Courtesty of Steeve Tremblay, included in the photo above are the Legendary Kings of Lake St Jean; Paul Asmuth, Claudio Plitt & Philip Rush joined by previous La Traversee crossing competitors Steven Munatones, Igor de Souza and myself.
50-year-old Argentinian, Claudio Plitt, confirmed his participation in the historical “La Traversee du Lac St Jean” for a total of 21 solo crossings and 5 double crossings which equalled over twelve (12) days of swimming.
Competition it was not! The 1km swim demonstrated that we all still “had it” and that “it” comes in various forms. Competition was not the word of the day but more readily heard were “enjoy, relax, easy, fun, friendship” and the most common was “not 2 laps please only 1 lap!”
And 2 laps it was …which left strategy to play an important part as it always does in open water swimming. Strategy: for most… to make it to the finish!
Results - Men’s: 1st Steven Munatones 2nd. Paul Asmuth 3rd. Claudio Plitt. Women’s: 1st. Shelley Taylor-Smith
Enjoy as Claudio Plitt shares his new “strategy” that he has adapted to his life after 50yrs and also how he will tackle the American Marathon Swimming Legend, Paul Asmuth.
Overnight success or… Years of planning and Years of just doing it!
This weekend saw two Aussies achieve amazing feats!
Saturday it was 16yr old JESSICA WATSON’s inspirational 210-day round-the-world solo performance which saw her sail into the record books and into the hearts of every Australian!
Then MARK WEBBER last night became the first Australian to win the Monaco Grand Prix since the great Jack Brabham 51 years ago. He also claimed the formula one series lead from Jenson Button, who crashed out of the race early. It is the first time an Australian has led the championship since Alan Jones in 1981.
In his post race media conference Mark Webber said “this has been two (2) years in the planning! It didn’t just happen after the win last week in Barcelona. It didn’t happen in the past 2 days here at the Grand Prix. This win is a result of alot of planning, preparation, commitment and focus on the result. It has not finished yet. We have a lot more work to do.”
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
Coach Darrel Royal
It is so easy to say, “That person is lucky.” or, “What an overnight success!” But nothing ever happens by luck. The secret is great preparation. When you are prepared, opportunity comes knocking on the door.
Both Jessica Watson & Mark Webber are two examples of…. just doing it!
People often ask me what the single most important tip for success is.
Here it is. Do more. It’s that simple. Your actions define you. Success comes to those of us prepared to take action. The willingness to take action is far more important than talent, as naturally talented people will tell you. Talent is never enough. Gutsy people get ahead. Things fall into place for them. Not everything works out exactly to plan, but they always win through. They’re irrepressible. They never stay down, for a minute. They just love to be up and running again.
Being gutsy, ballsy is open to all of us. There’s no secret that I’m about to reveal to you, or maybe there is.
It’s simple. These people take action, regardless of how they’re feeling. They don’t wait for a full moon. They don’t wait for a better time. They definitely don’t wait until they feel better about themselves, whatever that might mean. If this sounds a bit simplistic it’s because taking action, getting things done, achieving more is very straightforward. You do more, you get more, you have more, of whatever it is that you want.
The secret is, there is no secret.
When people come to me for coaching, they generally know what they want. I ask the same question of everyone, “What have you actually done about this so far?”. I’m not being critical. I’m being curious. The answer? For the vast majority of people, it’s “absolutely nothing”, or as good as. Very occasionally someone will say, “Everything. I’ve done everything. Nothing’s worked.”
I can work out a terrific Plan of Action with people. I can increase their confidence, inspire them, intensify their motivation, build them up, make them more powerful.
But I can’t make them jump, take the steps, make it happen. Only you can do that. It doesn’t even matter how confident you’re feeling. If you don’t do the necessary, what you know needs to be done, nothing will change. You certainly won’t make the gains that you could. Don’t make the mistake of thinking “if only I had more confidence, then I’d get things done.”
It doesn’t work like that. There’s no substitute for plain, old-fashioned action. Just getting on with it. And 16 yr old Jessica Watson’s comment ”You’ve just got to have a dream … and work hard”, encapsulates it all.
Coach Shelley’s Call to Action: 1. What preparation do you need to do this week, to be ready for opportunities?
2. What are 3 action steps that you plan on doing…consistently… every day for success?
Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith
PS: if you’re lacking confidence, not good at planning, suffer with procrastination, you’re a Gunna not a Doer, then check out the Champion Mindset coaching program, guaranteed to help you create the Mental Toughness, Motivation & Mindset to help you just do it!
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but first you have to be a winner from start to finish!!!
Last night, WA time, Mark Webber secured his first victory of the season and the third of his career on Sunday when he cruised to a sumptuous triumph for Red Bull in the Spanish Grand Prix.
The 33-year-old Australian, starting from his third pole position, made the most of that advantage to hold his place in the crush on the opening lap, resisting all attacks at the first corner, and streaking clear of the field.
Now think about the difference between Mark Webber’s win by 24 seconds and 2nd place.
The narrow margins between Gold and the rest …
What was the difference?
Hard work for sure…
Pure PASSION and MISSION… HEART in the race…
Making use of every God-given Champion talent they were given…
Most importantly: Exceptional COACHING, MENTORING and TRAINING…
Continuously. Every single day.
This is HOW the Champions performed up to their full potential.
This is HOW Mark Webber and the Red Bull team performed and won yesterday in the Spanish Grand Prix.
What we call Performing On Purpose.
Through years of scientific research it has been found that highly successful people… the true Champions in every sense of the word… people in the TOP 1% by any standard: Wealth, Power, Happiness… people who are living a life of meaning and significance… ALL have one thing in common.
They ALL have a highly evolved, unstoppable sense of PASSION, PURPOSE… and MISSION.
If you feel you are PASSIONLESS and DIRECTIONLESS… simply driving in circles … burning up the one life you have to live on things that matter little to you…
Yes, there is a key difference between people who find success beyond their greatest dreams and aspirations… and people who struggle to just make it paycheck to paycheck for most of their life.
In a word: Performance!
You need first MASTER your fundamentals…
Then, train to TRAIN…
Next, train to COMPETE…
Finally, train to WIN…
and I guarantee you will become a Purpose-Driven Success.
In the years I have been committed to personal development and helping people achieve their goals, both personally and professionally…I have found that people who fail to do this — even though they work their hearts out — will never find the success they so richly deserve.
It doesn’t have to take years to re-DREAM… re-IMAGINE… re-ENVISION… re-THINK and re-CREATE your life.
But it does take TRAINING!
I am amazed when coaching clients, whether preparing to achieve the Rottnest Channel 20km Marathon Swim, a new marketing campaign or planning their business or career goals….do not understand the power of training.
What habits support you achieving your goals? What habits do not support you achieving your goals?
We are creatures of HABIT!
It is time to train and learn the habits so you can win like a Champion….and achieve your birthright…success.
The Create Your Own Champion Mindset and Be Totally Happy Being YOU 7 CD set + 90 page Ultimate step by step manual is a system that gives you everything you need to find a brilliant new Starting Point for making the rest of your life the best of your life.
Those who tune up their success skills now will find long term success.
Those who don’t will find acute pain for decades to come.
…Sorry but that is the simple and plain, honest truth!
I want to see every Champion Mindset subscriber get to a new STARTING POINT for their lives… before it is too late.
Get started on making the rest of your life the best of your life.
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Right now I know of a group of crazy people who are climbing Mount Everest.
Steve Bock teaming up with Adventures Global and my dear Rottnest Channel swimmer Patrick Hollingworth
As helping Patrick with his mental preparation we discussed the importance of belief and how it affects your attitude. If there is no place for self doubt and a poor attitude…it is as you attempt to become the 2nd West Australian to climb Mount Everest.
Once you set your goals, they must be pursued with passion, dedication and enthusiasm.
This requires a positive and proactive attitude—during the heat of the battle—as well as the lull in the action.
Nothing will torpedo your chance at success faster than a poor attitude. You can have clear and tangible goals, with the best laid plans in the world, but if you poison the well from which opportunity springs, you’ve just killed your future.
Think about it.
Passion, Possibilities and Positivity. They go hand-in-hand.
These three words are what generate BELIEVABILITY in your dreams and goals.
Is BELIEVABILITY a problem for you?
Attitude is about believability—believing in yourself, your goals, your organisation and your future.
A bad attitude TODAY leads to the loss of limitless future opportunities—opportunities that could have propelled you to new heights and vistas.
Please take some time today to think about your Number One Goal for 2010.
While SMART, this goal will not come EASY.
Look at this goal in light of the next 30 days attempting to GRIND you down. What are you going to do to maintain POSITIVITY?
One of the big drivers of Peak Performance to achieving your Champion Potential is your Attitude—how POSITIVE you are… how OPTIMISTIC you are… how ENTHUSIASTIC you are… how much raw BELIEVABILITY you have in your goals.
This week, pay very close attention to your ATTITUDE.
What are you telling yourself with your self-talk? Is it mostly POSITIVE… or frequently NEGATIVE?
Without a POSITIVE and CHAMPION ATTITUDE, you are just spinning your wheels, confusing effort with results.
Tune IN to your ATTITUDE. Turn it ON. Turn it UP!
As we head into the month of May 2010, take a hard look around your life. Don’t filter your observations through the “good enough” lens. Expect more!
Imagine what your life will be like when you are actually living what’s most important to you.
A Champion Attitude is committed to passionately living what you value.
Go for your gold!
Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith
PS: Suffering with a poort attitude or beating yourself up with self doubt…then call Shelley to discuss the Champion Mindset coaching programs guaranteed to help you get up, get over it and get on with it….to achieve your goals …which is your birthright!!!
Call Shelley now on 0414 594 245 or email champion@championmindset.com.au with header: “Yes Shelley I need your help and I am ready to get up, get over it and get on with it NOW”
Way back on January 1st I chose to do things slightly different this year.
I chose a theme for 2010.
By picking a positive theme rather than a negative New Year’s resolution (usually you’ll stop, break or change), I get much better results.
The theme for 2010 I chose is: “Be the Champion Shelley” Being Shelley - down to earth, relatable & comfortable in my own skin; Doing Shelley - walking the talk presenting, training and coaching!
Why? Because I wanted to get back on track and focused on what Shelley Taylor-Smith & Champion Mindset Consulting - the brand represents- before my big move back to my hometown in Perth, Western Australia (after 17yrs in Sydney on the Northern Beaches in Manly) in December 2008 & pre-GFC.
So I say an indebted thanks to each of the 50 or so Champion Motivations subscribers who sent emails and/or facebook responses to my Christmas message back in December ‘09.
2000 Sydney Olympic Volleyball Gold Medallist, Kerri Pottharst summed up beautifully the response from most readers - “Shells thanks for telling it like it “really is”…from your heart and down to earth. I admire your honesty. Keep it coming!!!”
and another…. “I’ve never replied to any of your e-mails you have sent over the years, but I want to assure you of the great impression you make on me. I am always happy to read your kind words and I have with no plan collected all your motivational snippets, they were just so good and unique that I re-read occasionally, they are of great benefit … thank you for your steadfastness to those of us who luckily receive your e-mails, the lesson alone on perseverance and support you show is personally amazing to me. It has been a privilege to receive your kindnesses over such a long time. Thank you!”
Ok I shed tears and even though I did receive a few not so positive (even advice that I should change careers) I became more determined to persevere. (no does not sound like Shelley at all!!!)
So for December, January & February 2010 I put pen to paper investigating 3 important questions:
1. What are the benefits for Shelley Taylor-Smith when she is down to earth, relatable and comfortable in her own skin?
2. What is the Champion Brand - Champion Mindset Consulting that brings people knocking at our door?
3. What do we do that makes for happy customers? And guess what business has never been better!
I have reformulated my business vision using our Champion Passion Pyramid tool. Funny when you get rid of the clutter and gain clarity, the answers are right there in front of you!
And I want to teach you exactly how you can get back on track too.
Join me at the Personal Branding - Create Your Champion Brand: YOU! workshop next month to develop your 2010 vision and learn:
* What purpose has to do with achieving success,
* How to identify your own career and business vision,
* Define the habits required that you need to stick at,
* How to eliminate the fears that drain your power - Champion Brand: You!,
* How to effortlessly embrace your strengths, anytime you need to
* Simple steps to immediately replace your limiting beliefs with empowering beliefs
* How your attitude can enhance relationships so much you get what you want
* How Champions handle mistakes differently than others
* Create your one year Champion brand plan
I would love for you to come on this journey with me and share your changes, challenges and celebrations - your Champion Gold Medal moments!
So What Did Shelley Achieve in January and February 2010???
I launched myself into the new decade as Head Coach of the Rottnest Channel 20km Swim coaching 30 solos and 10 duos. A 4 month project that began on November 2nd and completed on 20 February 2010 with a 20km marathon swim Cottesloe to Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Results: Team Shelley 98% - achieving 1st place in 4hrs 41mins 30secs through to final place overall in 11hrs 30mins.
**Someone kindly reminded me that the only swimmer who did not finish (he retired at 12km) because he had been bedside at hospital with his son and had not slept for 48hrs prior to the race; this does qualify as a DID NOT FINISH. That was a commonsense decision to get out and not a failure.
Thanks Warren “WOW” Jones.
Here’s to seeing you real soon at a Personal Branding - Create Your Champion Brand YOU workshop soon. And if you’re not already a Champion Motivations subscriber then register now
Until next time…What basics do you need to get back to, to find your way back on track? “Remember: If you don’t quit…you will make it!”
Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith
PPS - Sydney 18th May & Melbourne 20th May - register your interest - email champion@championmindset.com.au “Shelley, I want to register my interest for Sydney on 18th May” or “Shelley, I want to register my interest for Melbourne on 20th May”
I give it 100%. Inspire. Motivate. Educate my clients to be the best they can be through the presentations, trainings, workshops and coaching in Champion Mindset Consulting. Lend a hand to those in need. Provide assistance to charitable organisations who conduct amazing services to those less fortunate in our society.
But compared with Dick Hoyt, I suck.
Today I watched this video and said to myself: “Shelley imagine what more you will achieve!”
Eighty-five times Dick Hoyt pushed his disabled son, Rick, 26.2 miles in Marathons. Eight times he’s not only pushed him 26.2 miles in a Wheelchair but also towed him 2.4 miles in a dinghy while swimming and Pedaled him 112 miles in a seat on the handlebars–all in the same day.
Dick’s also pulled him cross-country skiing, taken him on his back Mountain climbing and once hauled him across the U.S. On a bike. Makes Taking your son bowling look a little lame, right?
And what has Rick done for his father? Not much–except save his life. This love story began in Winchester , Mass. , 43 years ago, when Rick Was strangled by the umbilical cord during birth, leaving him Brain-damaged and unable to control his limbs.
“He’ll be a vegetable the rest of his life;” Dick says doctors told him And his wife, Judy, when Rick was nine months old. “Put him in an Institution.”
But the Hoyts weren’t buying it. They noticed the way Rick’s eyes Followed them around the room. When Rick was 11 they took him to the Engineering department at Tufts University and asked if there was Anything to help the boy communicate. “No way,” Dick says he was told. “There’s nothing going on in his brain.”
“Tell him a joke,” Dick countered. They did. Rick laughed. Turns out a Lot was going on in his brain. Rigged up with a computer that allowed Him to control the cursor by touching a switch with the side of his Head, Rick was finally able to communicate. First words? “Go Bruins!” And after a high school classmate was paralyzed in an accident and the School organized a charity run for him, Rick pecked out, “Dad, I want To do that.”
Yeah, right. How was Dick, a self-described “porker” who never ran More than a mile at a time, going to push his son five miles? Still, he Tried. “Then it was me who was handicapped,” Dick says. “I was sore For two weeks.”
That day changed Rick’s life. “Dad,” he typed, “when we were running, It felt like I wasn’t disabled anymore!”
And that sentence changed Dick’s life. He became obsessed with giving Rick that feeling as often as he could. He got into such hard-belly Shape that he and Rick were ready to try the 1979 Boston Marathon.
“No way,” Dick was told by a race official. The Hoyts weren’t quite a Single runner, and they weren’t quite a wheelchair competitor. For a few Years Dick and Rick just joined the massive field and ran anyway, then They found a way to get into the race Officially: In 1983 they ran another marathon so fast they made the Qualifying time for Boston the following year.
Then somebody said, “Hey, Dick, why not a triathlon?”
How’s a guy who never learned to swim and hadn’t ridden a bike since he Was six going to haul his 110-pound kid through a triathlon? Still, Dick Tried.
Now they’ve done 212 triathlons, including four grueling 15-hour Ironmans in Hawaii . It must be a buzzkill to be a 25-year-old stud Getting passed by an old guy towing a grown man in a dinghy, don’t you Think?
Hey, Dick, why not see how you’d do on your own? “No way,” he says. Dick does it purely for “the awesome feeling” he gets seeing Rick with A cantaloupe smile as they run, swim and ride together.
This year, at ages 65 and 43, Dick and Rick finished their 24th Boston Marathon, in 5,083rd place out of more than 20,000 starters. Their best Time? Two hours, 40 minutes in 1992–only 35 minutes off the world Record, which, in case you don’t keep track of these things, happens to Be held by a guy who was not pushing another man in a wheelchair at the Time.
“No question about it,” Rick types. “My dad is the Father of the Century.”
And Dick got something else out of all this too. Two years ago he had a Mild heart attack during a race. Doctors found that one of his arteries Was 95% clogged. “If you hadn’t been in such great shape,” One doctor told him, “you probably would’ve died 15 years ago.” So, in a way, Dick and Rick saved each other’s life.
Rick, who has his own apartment (he gets home care) and works in Boston, and Dick, retired from the military and living in Holland, Mass. , always find ways to be together. They give speeches around the country and compete in some backbreaking race every weekend, including Father’s Day.
That night, Rick will buy his dad dinner, but the thing he really wants to give him is a gift he can never buy.
“The thing I’d most like,” Rick types, “is that my dad sit in the chair and I push him once.”
I can only imagine. So ask yourself today: “What will you do to get up and push yourself out of your chair?”
Todays blog is courtesy of my Champion buddy from New Orleans Mr Kerry Daigle. Thanks Kerry, You’re the Champ!
“They weren’t supposed to win. After all, the New Orleans Saints were a 5 point underdog (or more…depending on who you spoke to). The media had latched on to what they claimed was the greatest quarterback of all time in Peyton Manning, a New Orleans native playing for the Indianapolis Colts. The problem was the media forgot that ‘Super Bowls’ are won by teams and not by one person. New Orleans had the better team.
“Oh, wait a minute, you might say, the better team was the Colts.” Or at least that’s what the media said. So, you bought the story. A lesson to learn is that teams win championships, not just one person.
“Build for your team a feeling of oneness, of dependence upon one another, and of strength to be derived from unity.” Vince Lombardi
Someone once said that winning is not as important as ‘playing the game’ and having fun. Sure, having fun is one thing but winning is everything. Especially in this case.
Vince Lombardi wrote, “Winning is not a sometime thing. It’s an all time thing. You don’t win once in a while. You don’t do things right once in a while. You do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.”
Lombardi continues, “There is no room for second place. Everytime a football player goes out to play to ply his trade he’s got to play form the ground up…from the soles of his feet right up to his head. That’s ok. You’ve got to be smart to be number one in any business.. But more importantly, you’ve got to play with your HEART …with every fibre of your body. If you are lucky enough to find a guy with alot of head and a lot of heart, he’s never going to come off the field second.”
I think Vince Lombardi was watching ‘Cool’ Brees (Drew is his first name) from above. After all, have you ever seen a “player” play with his heart more than Drew Brees? The difference in the game is the Colts used the playbook and they did play with their head. New Orleans coach Sean Peyton and his team played with their hearts. Enough said.
Ironically, Lombardi’s grandson is now the quarterback coach. Interesting, isn’t it?
Put it all together. It was destiny. Or maybe it was a plan. Ask Sean Peyton. He would know. After all, nothing was going to stop the New Orleans Saints.
“A great leader never sets himself above his followers except in carrying responsibilities.” JULES ORMONT
What I’ve learned over the years is the heart controls the mind and the muscles in the body. At this point is where you will find champions. The champions fight and play hard and with a positive mental mindset. They play like champions. They think like champions.
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” CALVIN COOLIDGE
I’ve also learned another lesson. I’ve also learned from the New Orleans Saints that the humblest of all men are the strongest. 75% of everything we heard from the media for the last two weeks was about the Colts and their ‘greatness’ while New Orleans sat back being humble but strong in their courage and believing in themselves.
The Saints played with their hearts and didn’t mind the ‘blood, sweat, and tears’ they experienced along the way to become the World Champion Football Team in Super Bowl XLIV. They enjoyed the discipline and hard work they engaged in to become winners. They were a team of ‘left-overs’…….players that other coaches forgot about.
No, I don’t believe they will be called “America’s Team”. The Dallas Cowboys own that title. This is the ‘DREAM TEAM’. A team of players and coaches who believed in their dream. A group of ‘WHO DAT’ fans that continued to believe in this football team for 43 years. Sure, some attended games with bags on their heads years ago but they still came to the games hoping one day they could remove those bags. Now, they can forever throw them away.
The DREAM TEAM has arrived.
The Colts had to not only play the Saints……they had to play the whole state of Louisiana. A state of 4.5 million WHO DAT fans full of emotion. The Colts knew that coming in. Especially, Peyton Manning. That was too much to overcome.
If you could take a ‘silent voting poll’ among NFL players I can almost guarantee you that 80% were pulling for New Orleans in their hearts. Call it ‘gris gris’……or ‘voodoo’….or just call it destiny. It was New Orleans’ time. It was meant to be. They were unbeatable and proved it by dismantling all the ‘great’ quarterbacks in the NFL this season, especially in the playoffs.
31 to 17. World Champs.
Who dat, who dat say dey gonna beat dem Saints? Who dat? Who dat?”
Thanks again Kerry for this amazing article.
Cheers one and all
Shelley Taylor-Smith
Kerry Daigle is a contributing writer for THE ACADIAN, a public speaker, an author and life coach specialising in mental fitness. Kerry is also a professional boxing agent and works in all 50 states in the United States and 22 countries. More of his articles with THE ACADIAN can be found on www.keeppunching.com Kerry lives in Lafayette, Louisiana with his wife, Mickey, and his daughter Angela.
I don’t know about you but I feel like New Year Resolutions have been done to death the past week and I wanted to put a different twist on 2010 (paradigm shift) and ask you for your one word or phrase that describes your “intention” for 2010!
So here is a “Champion Tip”, which comes to you from Dan Robey of Positive Habits.
By reading today’s blog you’ll discover how to decide your best INTENTION for 2010 or New Years Resolution Ever! Dan Robey highlights the bleedingly obvious but like most things in our hectic, chaotic, everyday life where we are living it jam-packed to the max….I am not surprised that you may have overlooked the bleedingly obvious.
So enjoy this read!!!
“Here is the best New Years Resolution ever!! Count Your Blessings
That’s right…I said count your blessings.
Make it a habit this new year to take inventory of the good things you have been blessed with on a regular basis.
What do I mean by that? Here is an example. Quite often I get emails from people who are depressed. For health reasons, or relationship reasons, financial reasons, or something else, they feel miserable and very unhappy.
But, when they take stock of what they actually have they quickly realize that they are fortunate
and blessed in many ways.
There are several assumptions that I can immediately make when I receive an email from such a person as described above.
* The ability to send an email means that it is very likely that they either own a computer or have access to one. Count that as one blessing. You see, there are millions, upon millions of people in
this world that do not have computers, nor access to them.
They are blessed by having access to the largest source of information ever available to mankind …the internet. They can now find information to help solve their problems, be it health, financial, or otherwise.
The millions of people who do not have access to this vast knowledge pool called the internet cannot do what they can do….they are fortunate….very fortunate.
* It is also very likely that the person sending the email message has a roof over their head. You see, computers do not hold up well in the rain. Again, there are millions of people living in huts, or temporary shelters.
There is a great quote from Eddie Rickenbacker, a fighter pilot in WWII who had to ditch his plane in the ocean. Eddie and his crew floated on a raft for 3 weeks in the ocean without food, or fresh water. When they were finally rescued, Eddie said, “for the rest of my life, if I have a roof over my head and food, I will never complain about anything.”
* The person that is sending the email is obviously literate….they know how to read, write and type. Do you know how many people there are in this world who do not know how to read? Again, another blessing added to their list.
It is amazing what we can learn about a person just by receiving one email from them.
Your Champion Action Today (…tomorrow and for the future): Here is an exercise you should do on a regular basis, make it a new Champion habit. This is a kind of personal inventory of your blessings…keep it private and close for reference.
Make a list on a notepad, call it your “blessings list.” Place a “Yes” next to each question about your life that is good and a “No” next to an area of your life you feel is bad right now.
>> Do you have a spouse? Is your spouse supportive?
>> Do you have a family? Is your family supportive?
>> Do you have children? Are your children supportive?
>> Do you have a home? Do you have a job? Do you like your job?
>> Can you read and write?
>> Do you have access to a computer?
>> Do you go to a church? Is your church supportive? Do you have faith in God?
>> Do you live in a country where it is possible to increase your education and get a good job?
>> Do you have a positive attitude?
>> Do you have access to books that can teach you how to improve your attitude?
>> Are you motivated?
>> Do you have access to books that can teach you how to be more motivated?
>> Is your health good?
>> Do you have access to books that can help you maintain your health?
Do you see now how this is going? Even for the areas where you indicated “No” there is probably a “Yes” next to the question asking you if there is a knowledge source or support group that can help you change that “No” to a “Yes.”
It is amazing how often we take for granted the blessings that we have. This exercise can help anyone who is down and depressed about life. Pass it on to others who you think may need it.”
And today remember how to think of yourself as you go about your day, your week, your month, your year: Hello, my name is GRATITUDE!
Go for your gold in 2010!
Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith
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The “Secret” has a scientific basis… and the proof is as pervasive as it is undeniable. There is a guaranteed no-nonsense way to get the results you want…
I say confidently: I personally do not teach positive thinking. To me, by the time you think positive…. it is too late. It is important to understand that is not our thinking that creates our circumstances, but the emotion that is attached to our thoughts.
In pursing your dreams and achieving your goals you will discover there is a a scientific system to getting, obtaining, and creating precisely what you want… whether it be more money, better relationships, the job or career you have always dreamed of, or getting into shape…
My journey in becoming World Marathon Swimming Champion led to the discovery that “the secret” works with Swiss-clockwork precision, precisely because it is and always has been based upon the laws of physics as undeniable as the law of gravity…
Have you ever noticed…
* Whatever you hold in your mind with energy and focus becomes your reality … whether it be negative or positive, if you focus on it and give it emotional energy, it manifests itself in your life…
* If you have good thoughts or do good deeds towards others, it sets in motion a chain reaction delivering good back to you … maybe not from the same person or at the same time, but probably when you need it the most…
* If there is something you struggle against… it just seems to come back to you in droves (rather than leaving)… In fact, the more you resist, the more you attract that which you don’t want…
These are all based upon the Law of Attraction… an immutable law as impersonal and indifferent to your “wishes” as the Law of Gravity…
Here is something else you may not realise, which is a fact based on universal Law of Cause and Effect which applies to everything in the universe including your actions:
For every cause there is an effect... not only that, but the effect is always multiplied. So not only will you experience what you cause yourself, or others, to experience, but it will come back to you, multiplied and increased.
In other words, if you help others to experience riches and happiness, it will come back to you and you will experience a multiplying of what you cause others to experience…
In a nutshell…whatever you give out….. you get back!
It’s not by accident that the following people all share one thing in common — they all understood the secret of all secrets…and all used it to achieve greatness in the field they were most passionate about: …. Bill Gates, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Elvis Presley, John Lennon & Paul McCartney, Albert Einstein, Henry David Thoreau, Aristotle and Socrates, Gandhi.
The Law of Attraction states that whatever you focus on… you will get. Notice I said what you focus on. I did not say what you want or need or desire. If you are focused on the fact that you do not have enough money, if you are constantly worrying about it and thinking about it… then that is your dominant thought and focus.
The Law of Attraction … whatever you focus most of the time you get. There is good news and bad news in this… The bad news is if you don’t have what you want or are fearful about your future – your mind created this outcome using the Law of Attraction. It did it over time… The good news is that you have already PROVEN to yourself that these laws work and you can reverse your fate.
You focused on what you didn’t want and now you have it. Proof positive that the Law of Attraction works 100% of the time… The key is to take the immutable, unchangeable laws of Cause and Effect and put them purposely to work for you… instead of them by default working against you.
Today’s Champion Action:
Applying this Chinese Proverb: In the end what matters most is: How well did you live? How well did you love? How well did you learn to let go?
Ask yourself: 1. How well do I live focused on what I want? Give yourself a score out of 100. ________________
If you are above 50% good you are heading in the right direction towards creating what you want. If you are under 50% we need to help you erase those limiting thoughts that are blocking moving toward what you want.
2. If you have focused on not what you want and not getting what you want… do you say:
I will always be overweight, I cannot save money, I am a procrastinator through and through, I can never finish what I start, I always start motivated but quit before halfway, I am a shopaholic, I will never be able to reduce my credit card debt, Why return to the work force who is going to hire me, I am over the hill, I lack confidence, I could never stand up and speak in public, I would rather die than be a public speaker, I will never be able to lose weight and keep it off, I am such a loser, I do not believe in myself, I hate myself, I lack brains, I am not smart enough, I am just a Mum.
So if you relate to any one of the above….. What do you want to feel and believe instead? (hint:….the opposite of this feeling or limiting belief of yourself.)
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I look forward to Powering You in Achieving Your GOLD in 2010!
Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith
How exciting, this is the 1st Monday of the New Year!
The best way to a great 2010 is to prepare yourself for an exciting month. January is a very important month for many reasons…it is the first day of the first 90 days of the 2nd decade of the new millenium.
Any of you that have worked with me knows that I am big believer in setting a single 90 day goal. That is right, ONE clear goal for the next 90 days. This exercise will make your prioritise what you are focusing on.
If you are not currently working with a clear 90 day goal then this is the day to set ONE. It may help to take a moment and review what you accomplished in 2009. Write down what you have accomplished on the way to your last goal. Whether you achieved the specific goal or not doesn’t matter.
NB: Before you set yourself up for the next 90 days, I highly recommend if you have not already done so, to do a clean sweep out and declutter so you start 2010 with a clean slate!
Focus on what did you achieve in the last 90 days? Write down the positives that matter to you. Be alert for increased energy and passion.When your energy is up then set your next 90 day goal!!!
Your 90 day goal is your own. Pay attention to this fact. If you own your business then you are on the way to achieving the lifestyle of your dreams and you will have always achieved something else in the process. Some sort of recognition or acknowledgement.
Once you have your 90 day goal defined, look at it and ask yourself,
“What do I have to accomplish this month to achieve this goal?”
From here you set your monthly targets. And then ask yourself,
“What do I have to do TODAY to move towards my monthly targets”
Write down your daily goal, and take action. Now is a fantastic time to set a 90 day goal and set you up for achieving your goals in 2010.
The best way to achieve your Resolutions and goals in 2010 is to keep it simple. How do you keep it simple you may well ask?Directions: Plan your way to success with these six Who, What, Where, When, How and Why questions. They will help you to clarify your goal, deadlines, and corresponding action items.
1. What is the specific goal that you want to achieve?
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4. How will you achieve this goal? List each individual action step and deadline.
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5. Who will be involved in helping you achieve this goal? Identify their specific role.
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6. When will you achieve this goal? Identify a specific date.
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“Life will not go according to plan, if you do not have a plan!”
Cheers Shelley Taylor-Smith
PS: Need help planning your 2010 strategy and goals. Call Shelley on 1300 78 41 70 today to Pick Shelley’s Brain for 15mins for fre.E! Or check out the Champion Mindset Motivation & Mental Toughness Coaching Program. Begins Monday 4th January 2010.
