Transcript Personal Development - Doug Adams & Amber Glus

3 Keys in Leadership to Living a
More Successful and Balanced Life
Doug Adams
Director of International Development
Amber Glus
Director of National Sales Marketing,
ACE Group Fitness Instructor,
Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Pilates Instructor
Real Tips and Tricks to Win in Life
MENTAL SUCCESS – PHYSICAL SUCCESS – DIETARY SUCCESS
This is the foundation to build a great life!
Mental Success
Positive Mental
Attitude
(PMA)
Mental Success
“Anything the mind can conceive and the person can
perceive…you can achieve.”
-- Napolean Hill
“The problem with most people today, is they need a check
up from the neck up.”
-- Zig Ziglar
“I feel sorry for the person who can’t get genuinely excited
about their work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but
he will never achieve anything worthwhile.”
-- Walter Chrysler
“If it is to be, it is up to me.”
-- Jim Rhon
Mental Success
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7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey
Think and Grow Rich, Napolean Hill
Live Your Best Life, Joel Olsteen
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John C. Maxwell
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, Dale Carnegie
The Soul of Leadership, Deepak Chopra
Success Magazine
Inc. Magazine
Etc…..
Mental Success
Why do winner’s always win?
One common denominator…Positive Mental Attitude
For Example…
Mental Success
Study of Positive Psychology
• 1800 - 1988 research exclusive on negative behavior
• 1989 – 2008 over 200 studies on positive behavior.
Happy People Are Positive Employees!
Positive Employees are Productive Employees!
Positive Mental Attitude
• More than just a theory…it’s biological
• More than just biological…it’s being utilized in practical
application in business.
• “The Happiness Advantage”
-- Shawn Achor
• Success Magazine
• Model is broken. Success does not breed happiness.
Happiness breeds success!
Positive Mental Attitude
• It all start with goals.
– “Those that do not have goals hit them with amazing
accuracy.” Joe Neigo
• Cornerstone of everything….period.
• 5 Categories
– 5 year, 1 year and 1 month
• 2 biggest failures on goals?
– Don’t review frequently
– Don’t reward
Exercise on Goals
• * Business:
– 5 Year 1 Year and 1 month
• Family:
– 5 Year 1 Year and 1 Month
• Fun/Pleasure:
– 5 Year 1 Year and 1 Month
• Health:
– 5 Year 1 Year and 1 Month
• Spiritual:
– 5 Year 1 Year and 1 Month
Positive Mental Attitude
• Dig a little deeper.
– Why is that your goal?
– What is the consequence if you don’t hit it?
– Need a volunteer….
Goals Continued
• Keys to Goals:
Identify them
Write them down
Measure them
Review them frequently
Rewards associated with all of them
• EX: Ice Cream, go fishing, massage etc….
Positive Mental Attitude
Doug’s Dailies:
• Night Before
– List First, Number Second
– Don’t do them in bed, not even in bedroom..no sleep
• Morning
– Pre-feet…tank empty, fill it up right
• 78% open capacity
• 1 thing you are thankful for
• Scripture, kids, house, health etc.
Positive Mental Attitude
Doug’s Dailies:
• Morning (Con’t)
– Stretch
• Opens up blood flow, endorphins, awakens body &
brain
– Do something…anything
– Walk around house 3 times, upstairs twice,
anything.
– Water: 1 big glass of water…your skin needs it!
– Eat: From the ground or from a mother
Positive Mental Attitude
Doug’s Dailies:
• All Day
– Win the day:
• Just win today…Not tomorrow or next week.
• Just win the next day...7 days = 1 great week!
– Pay it forward:
• Make someone else’s day first
– The Robe
• Facebook Birthday wish…not on their birthday!
• “Hand it out in slices and get it back in loaves!” –
Brian Buffini
Positive Mental Attitude
Doug’s Dailies
• All Day (Con’t)
– What about real life?
• Allow 1 bad hour not a bad day!
• Do the opposite to someone else.
– EX: Return everyone’s call that day!
– Distractions:
• Sticky note…3 most important things.
• “Is what I’m doing right now focused one of those 3
things?”
Positive Mental Attitude
Doug’s Dailies
• All Day (Con’t)
– Time Block:
• Start Early: Get in 15 – 20 minutes early
• Take priority list from night before and assign
blocks
• 9:00 – 10:00 Return emails, research news
• 10:00 – 11:00 Work confidentials etc.
Positive Mental Attitude
Doug’s Dailies:
• End of Day: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- Be Proactive
- Begin with the end in mind
- Put first things first
- Seek first to understand, then to be understood
- Think Win – Win
- Synergize
- Sharpen the saw
Positive Mental Attitude
Brain Is Ready to Kick Butt…Now
Let’s Get The Body to Do the
Same!
Living the Good Life
Physical Greatness for
Life Challenges
Individuals should always consult with a physician
prior to beginning ANY exercise program
Living the Good Life: Business
• Making your business successful
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Advertising
More high quality listings
Known and trusted name
Knowing where it comes from to get more
Agent recruitment
Best technology resources
MORE BUYERS!
Organized and timely
Listing Presentations
FSBO
How much time do you spend every day to achieve these
things in your real estate business?
Living the Good Life: Personal
• Making YOU Successful…what if you could have…
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Stress reduction/management
More adequate sleep
Decrease your chances of major and minor illnesses
Reduced your risk for injury
Sharpen your mind
Promote your psychological well-being
Increase your self confidence
Healthy weight management
Healthy bones and joints
How much time do you spend every day to achieve these
things in your personal life?
Physical Success
• Americas’ # 1 disease
– Leads to many other diseases and illnesses
• Creative options for your lifestyle
– Let’s talk about the real secret… it’s the 212*
– Plan for health like you plan for your business- be prepared for
chaos!
– Use resources
• Physical and Dietary Success go hand in hand…
– Make an appointment with YOURSELF
Physical Success
• Fact v. Fiction for exercise
– Doing sit ups will give you a slim tummy… “toning” buzzword
• You can’t spot reduce fat—Cardio!
– If you can’t exercise for long periods of time at a high intensity
then you are wasting your time exercising…
• Interval training
• Find what you love
• Home training
– If you exercise you can eat whatever you want…
• Calories in, calories out…it’s all about numbers!
– I don’t want to “bulk up” so I don’t lift weights…
• Strong bones
• Decrease body fat
• Increase metabolism
– Muscle weighs more than fat…
• 1lb=1lb
Physical Success
• Five Components of Physical Fitness
– Muscular strength
– Muscular endurance
– Cardiovascular endurance
– Body composition
– Flexibility
• How long and what type
– Cardio and strength training-priority, if you must choose
– Calorie burn in activities we love…get credit!
– Best results to do cardio and strength training
• 30 minutes a day, 5 days per week cardio minimum
• Make time, after burn
• 30 minutes a day, 3 days per week strength train- minimum
Physical Success
The affect on your business…
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How you feel will determine how you work
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You are programmed to work from the outside in
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Physical activity increases the production of
endorphins in the brain…our natural mood boosters
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Create natural mental clarity and focus and optimistic
behavior…become a pattern
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Lower symptoms of depression and anxiety
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Decrease cortisol, stress hormone
…ultimately, increase quality and quantity by increasing
activity!
Physical Success
Dietary Success
Good Stuff in…Good Stuff out…
but what does the good stuff really do?
Individuals should consult with a physician or dietitian prior to
beginning any dietary program
Dietary Success
• Calories- units of energy gained by the body by the food
you eat…burn or store
• You are what you eat…and drink
– 3,500 calories in a pound
• Livestrong to be strong- planning like your business
– You use Peak to monitor your business…what about your
health?
– Do you know what should go into your body and how much?
Do you REALLY know what you ate for lunch today?
Dietary Success
• Fact v. Fiction for Nutrition
– Very low calorie diets are the best way to lose weight
• Slow metabolism, loss of muscle, fat storage
– Fat is terrible
• Your body needs fat, unsaturated is best
• Aids in tissue function, brain, and nerve conduction
– Eating late will cause weight gain
• Calories in, calories out…it’s all about numbers!
• Use your units of energy or they will be stored
– Carbohydrates are bad for you
• Imperative for proper function
• Glucose-main energy source for body, brain, CNS
Dietary Success
– I can take pills to “detox” my system and lose weight
• Water, remove waste from the body, deliver nutrients to cells
• Fiber, “scrape” sides of bowel and remove old tissue
– Eating many small meals a day will help me lose weight
• Calories in, calories out!
• Regulate insulin levels and stop over-eating
• Prepare with healthy snacks
– Dieting should cause rapid weight loss
• Lifestyle change
• 1.5 pounds per week
Dietary Success
• Use common sense and keep it simple
– Let your body do it’s job
– Put good things in to get good things out
– Plan for success and make it a priority, save time and money
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Use resources
Smart choices and simple swaps
Pay attention to the labels
Journal it
EAT! But eat well
DRINK WATER
Balanced diet- carbs, fat, protein and veggies
• Get creative!
Dietary Success
Make the Swap
The Biggest Loser Simple Swaps
• Frozen grapes for popsicles
– Sweet and frozen snack, all natural with less sugar
– Place fresh grapes in Tupperware and freeze
• One piece wheat bread for two white
– Open face sandwich with whole grain bread, less calories
• Quinoa for Rice
– More protein and more fiber
• Crushed avocado for mayo
– Added flavor, fewer calories and good-for-you fats
Dietary Success
The affect on your business…
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Balanced diet=balanced mental state
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Regulate insulin=regulate emotions/moods
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Balanced appetite=balanced motivation and
concentration
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The truth about the matter…your business is up to
you, and so is your health and state of mind.
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What will you choose to do with it?
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You are probably right, you don’t have time
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YOU MAKE TIME!
Why: You take care of your business, what takes care
of you?
Closing
MENTAL SUCCESS – PHYSICAL SUCCESS – DIETARY SUCCESS