{"id":107794,"date":"2023-01-26t12:15:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-26t17:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=107794"},"modified":"2024-08-07t23:09:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08t03:09:52","slug":"four-tips-for-tough-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2023\/01\/26\/four-tips-for-tough-times\/","title":{"rendered":"four tips for tough times"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>change your thinking to prevail over the most difficult circumstances.<\/strong><\/p>\n by sandi leyva<\/i> perseverance is a skill that anyone can learn to not only survive, but thrive through life\u2019s curves. when adversity strikes, it\u2019s not what happens to you but how you respond to what happens to you that has the greatest impact on your life.<\/p>\n more: <\/b>now\u2019s the time to clean up your email list<\/a> | transform your marketing with crm<\/a> | five kinds of small thinking<\/a> | five tests: how open are you to change?<\/a> | maybe price isn\u2019t the problem<\/a> | three thoughts for a quiet morning<\/a> | the seven-step plan for marketing by spreadsheet<\/a> | beyond quickbooks: wowing your clients<\/a> | 11 ways to boost billings and impress clients<\/a> here are four specific ways you can change your thinking to persevere in the toughest of circumstances. one \u2013 keep your power<\/strong><\/p>\n the times when i still get the wind knocked out of me, even after 15 years in business, are the times when someone has criticized me. when you\u2019ve been in business long enough, someone will criticize you for something. the key is not when it happens, but how you react to it when it happens.<\/p>\n entrepreneurs who are perseverance-challenged may stop creating. they may not give the speech again, sell as hard or write their book because of criticism they received.<\/p>\n one of the reasons we react so strongly to criticism is our foundational need to be accepted and included in a group or tribe. this need goes way back to caveman days when being alone was certain death, literally. there was safety in numbers: more food, shelter and companionship.<\/p>\n how can we counteract this hard-wiring in our brains that screams at us to stop and withdraw?<\/p>\n stand in your power, remember who you are and keep creating.<\/p>\n two\u00a0\u2013 challenge your beliefs in adversity<\/strong><\/p>\n have you ever received some bad news and then couldn\u2019t stop thinking about it? your energy can be drained for days when something bad happens and your brain doesn\u2019t stop ruminating about and exaggerating the negative consequences.<\/p>\n our brains tend to blow our thoughts out of proportion or create inaccuracies, especially in the heat of the emotion. to help calm your mind down and practice resilience and perseverance, examine your beliefs about any negative situation along three scales.<\/p>\n ask yourself:<\/p>\n a. is the adversity due to me or not me? this will help us understand how much we can control or correct it.<\/p>\n b. will it always be present or will it never again be present? chances are it\u2019s the latter while our brain exaggerates it to the former.<\/p>\n c. does it affect everything or just this one situation? we can narrow the scope of worry to one situation in many cases.<\/p>\n each of these questions is designed to bring the brain down to a narrower field of concern, which is closer to reality. when we practice these thinking tips, we\u2019re less likely to get knocked off course as an entrepreneur, and we\u2019re more in control of our beliefs.<\/p>\n three \u2013 maintain great boundaries<\/strong><\/p>\n a number of my coaching clients have issues with needing to be liked by their clients. they may avoid raising their rates, forget to write billable time down, think they will do the client a favor and perform too many freebies. the client may or may not like them after all that, but you can be assured that the entrepreneur\u2019s business growth will suffer if she needs all of her clients to like her all the time.<\/p>\n how can we persevere and grow our business without feeling the natural need to be liked?<\/p>\n four \u2013 rise to the challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n when i was younger, i had the unique opportunity to co-pilot a single-engine airplane around the world. i said yes without reservation, because i knew it was the right opportunity for me.<\/p>\n about one-third of the way into the trip, in africa, i was way in over my head! i knew it would be hard; i knew we had a 1 percent chance of dying. but i didn\u2019t count on so much going wrong. our gps failed, the radio failed, the air conditioning failed, the ground navigation in africa didn\u2019t work, the air traffic control systems were dismal and our safety was threatened on the ground as well.<\/p>\n it\u2019s amazing what we can pull out of ourselves when we have to. somehow i found the strength because i had to.<\/p>\n know that when the time comes, you\u2019ll surprise even yourself with how much perseverance you really have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" change your thinking to prevail over the most difficult circumstances.<\/strong>
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