Are You Turning Molehills into Mountains ???

We have all done it. There is that problem and/or issue out there that we have allowed to get bigger and bigger and bigger.  But is it really that big???  

Did you get passed over for that promotion?

Did you lose that sure-thing deal?

Did you lose that job?

Do you have a duplicitous coworker or boss?

" No really, trust me..."

Is everything taking longer than you wanted it to?

Are you stuck in traffic?

How do you react when these things happen?

 

Do you freeze?

Do you get angry?

Do you work to figure it out and take action?

Truth is, depending on the situation, we all probably react a bit differently. For most people being unemotional about a bad situation is unrealistic. However, most of the problems we face in normal day-to-day life can be fixed and adjusted with some kind of direct action. The longer we take to pout, complain, and be angry and upset--the longer it will take to fix the problem. The longer that we let a problem sit unresolved, the bigger that problem becomes. The biggest question to ask after a problem presents itself is, what are you prepared to do next to fix it?

Did you get passed over for that promotion? Figure out why and make sure you're more prepared next time.

Did you lose that sure-thing deal? Start marketing and prospecting to find two new deals to replace the one you lost.

You didn’t get that job? Start looking for another one--right now.

Have a coworker who is super irritating ? Hire Terry Tate, office linebacker, for a day:

Everything is taking longer than you wanted it to?--Be thankful. It could take twice as long or it could not happen.

You're stuck in traffic? Yeah that sucks. I totally turned this situation into a mountain. (We got stuck driving home in NYC for four hours. FOUR HOURS!!! You can drive from New York City to Boston in four hours--we never left Manhattan!). But it's just traffic. Get some good music, books on tape, or even better--a GPS system that can shows you how to avoid the traffic.

Delicious leaf-flavored yogurt...

The milk is spilled and it's all over the place. Clean it up and go get yourself another glass…  

Need help turning your mountain back into a molehill ? Feel free to contact us ...

WHEEL OF PAIN

Have you ever seen Conan the Barbarian? I mean the original Conan with Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Not that crap movie with Jason Momoa... (Didn't see that one? NO ONE DID...)

So yes, for our younger readers, the dude who used to be governor of California was a full blown shoot ‘em up and chop ‘em down action hero. Maybe even the first movie star who was huge and buff, and occasionally, high…

Your better than this California...

Anyway, here is a quick summary of Conan: James Earl Jones—in a horrible wig—

Did I say a horrible Wig? Horrible.  Really, Really Horrible

and his snake loving friend attack Conan’s village and kill everyone, including Conan’s mom and dad. Conan is sold into child slavery, tied to the Wheel of Pain (which does who knows what) with a bunch of other kids until all the kids but Conan die (let’s say he pushed that wheel around for 8 to 12 years).

He is sold again, becomes an old school MMA fighter, whoops constant ass, gets freed, robs some bad guys, has some sex, kills a gang of henchmen, and finally manages to kill James Earl Jones and his horrible wig… FIN.

Instant cinema classic. Twenty years later he’s the governor of California... life...

Let’s go back to the wheel. 

Conan was the last dude on the wheel…all the other kids died, quit or got re-assigned to accounts payable or something…who knows. The point being —something in that dude refused to give up. Pushing that terrible, monotonous wheel of pain in a circle for years on end eventually made him strong as an ox and determined as hell to survive.

Now, I know what you are thinking, yea, Mike, Conan was a great movie when you were 12. So?

Spending time on the wheel of pain may be a requirement for success. Maybe your wheel of pain is cold calling, or studying, or being away from family, or maybe it’s the freaking wheel of pain. Point being… if it’s a required process for you to reach the next level of your goals—embrace it and determine that you will be the person who is still on the wheel at the end of the day..

Success can sometimes be a matter of sticking it out long enough to reap the benefits of your hard work

Success is OFTEN a matter of sticking it out long enough to reap the benefits of your hard work….

Success is USUALLY a matter of sticking it out long enough to reap the benefits of your hard work.

If your goals in life warrant tough times, don’t give up. Persistence and toughness can be more important than raw talent and acumen. Stay on the wheel for as long as it takes!! Hey, you might end up being the next GOVERNATOR!!!

Arnuld.  Luvs Kalfornia. Not cats.