The Winning Minute Is Born
Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.
Everybody gets stuck.
Sometimes we just need to hear something that jogs our minds, gets us back on track. That’s what The Winning Minute is about.
I first got the idea for The Winning Minute back in my ‘corporate life.’ I had just returned from a week-long training event in Denver with upper level IT managers. Determined to keep them focused and inspired, I sent a department-wide email every morning containing value-based and inspiring tidbits I had captured from the training sessions we had all attended.
Wouldn’t you say that in most situations, you already know what to do in your business? The problem is distraction, interruption, confusion, fatigue, inconsistency–the list goes on. You just need some kind of compass to point you back in the right direction.
The Winning Minute Returns
As an entrepreneur now, I recently noticed that the same problems kept creeping in to my business. Usually in the morning. It was almost predictable. So, using what I learned from a multimillion-dollar productivity coach (whose training I had devoured) I jotted down a plan that goes something like this:
“When this happens, I’ll do that.”
It became a principle I operated by. My MO, perhaps.
The Winning Minute in The Morning
I’m not a morning person. At all. In fact, there’s a pretty good chance that any time I wake up, I’m in a bad mood. (At least ‘cranky.’ It’s not that I am ungrateful–I’m generally optimistic–it’s more of a physical thing. It takes me an hour or two to really wake up.)
This is not a good trait for someone who reports to herself. (I’m far too easy on the staff…) So to prevent a slow start (or worse, an unproductive day) I started using The Winning Minute on myself.
I didn’t want to let my moods ruin my performance. I decided to record messages to myself that I knew would help me confront my most common obstacles: writer’s block, discouragement, distraction by tasks that don’t produce income, things weren’t really part of my plan or mission, lack of focus or the famous “shiny object syndrome” where I chase any new quick fix idea instead of continuing on my consistent path.
The Winning Minute … For You!
So here it is! The Winning Minute. A quick tip delivered in a minute, to help you win against the team of distractions you’ll face today.
The Winning Minute [Audio Clips]
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