Transforming Monday

Ever have that retail or restaurant experience that just seemed sub-par? I mean the service is bad, the food is bad, etc., to the point you think to yourself "I should talk to someone in charge about this"? The question is, did you? Did you take actions to meet the standards you've set or did you settle for what they gave you? The standards you have, both for yourself and others, determine what kind of life you'll have. However, having standards is only half the equation. The other half is being uncompromising about those standards. You deserve to get what you want and if you settle for less... you'll settle for a life that's less than what you deserve.

Ever listen to someone speak and just be dumbfounded by the word salad coming from their mouth? Or have you had difficulty reaching others, seeing them stare at you like you have three heads while you're speaking? Then perhaps you or people you know are great talkers but lousy communicators. Communication is a skill, and everyone communicates in their own style. In this episode, we talk about three styles, and how you can begin to recognize and, more importantly, communicate with those who are of a different style than you. These tips will put you on a path to eliminating "failures to communicate" from your life.

When people like Tony Robbins say "to create change in your life, you have to take massive action" does it scare the bejeezus out of you? It used to scare me, too, but I learned how to overcome that fear. Listen and learn the 3 steps to creating change that exercise your decision muscle so you can move from little steps outside your comfort zone to taking massive action that leaves your comfort zone in a cloud of dust.

Sometimes in life, crap just happens. Learning "It is what it is" teaches us that those things don't define us, they're just moments in time, learning experiences, that are exactly what they need to be, when they need to be, to teach us what they need to teach us.

An introduction to Transforming Monday, our philosophy, why Mondays shouldn't suck, and how I got from Arizona to Florida via Hawaii in only 3 months.