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Kindof 5, more like 3ish, blatantly obvious things Bloomberg did wrong

Combating Trump

So I got a lot of questions on what I wrote last week on Bloomberg’s terrible debate.

I know a lot of capitalist-types like “Mike,” and were bummed at how poorly he performed.

Hence, I mostly got questions about what he could “do” better. (they still didn’t want to believe he’s done)

To be totally honest, I’m way over this topic of politics.

And I know you might be too, so I won’t be coming back to this much more.

Yet I feel it’s my civic duty to point out a handful of the BLATANTLY OBVIOUS mistakes that have ended him.

1. Look at this campaign page

What do you see?

“Mike will get it done.”

“Mike will fix healthcare.”

“Mayors like Mike.”

Mike. Mike. Mike. Mike. Mike.

Who? They’ve obviously gone with “Mike” so the $60bn man sounds more every day man…

Yet how about not making his campaign all about Mike, but about every man and woman?

As self-centered as Trump obviously is, he won because his campaign was the least self-centered.

Hillary went with Make HerStory.

Trump rallied around America being greater.

Just like Barack’s Yes We Can, it’s about us, not you, you, you, Mike.

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Just like that Bloomberg is game over

Combating Trump

It’s obvious through a lens of influence why so many leading candidates fail.

Politics is a game of influence.

Of course many of us would like to believe it’s about substance.

In the same way we want to believe guests on late night talk shows aren’t just actors promoting something.

No-one playing basketball on a football field should expect to win.

Trump proved with no political experience that powerful influence was all he needed to win.

Powerful slogans. Powerful messaging. Powerful debates.

Like Schulz who failed to even get started, Bloomberg proved the opposite.

No slogan.

No messaging.

No influence.

No debate.

Game over.

fyi, because I think we can all benefit from this, the Masterclass for Combating Trump is free.

“Not my Presidents Day,” sadly this CEO said

Combating Trump

“I thought you love America?” I asked her.

“I do,” she said, “What’s that got to do with anything?”

Smile on my face I said,  “Well I know you believe in democracy and the rights of your fellow Americans to choose…”

Knowing where I was headed, she jabbed me in the ribs with her fork.

“I know your games by now and I’m not playing,” she said.

I couldn’t help myself.

I just find it fun to play with people who take this political theater so seriously.

“But it’s different with him…”

She started on the usual rant about the President.

Nothing unusual, just the typical copy you hear from a democrat.

Like those Republicans still groaning about Bill and Hillary, the same headlines never get tired.

She’s not talking about Russia anymore.

Just the impeachment. How he’s a pig. Stupid. Racist. Bigot.

But she’d just got done talking to me about inclusiveness and respecting different choices, so again I couldn’t help myself…

“Well, I know how important inclusiveness is to you, and I know you have great respect for other people’s vote.”

“You can’t get me that way,” she said.

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How Victoria’s Secret angel Elsa Hosk helped me improve my modeling

I have a confession for you today.

It’s a little awkward for me to share.

Now I’m not expecting that you’re a priest or priestess and sharing this with you absolves me of my sins…

But I feel we’re real honest with each other so it’s good for me to share anyways.

I’m No Angel

I suspect you already know this about me but…

Sometimes I do things where I have an ulterior motive.

If you read back through many of my newsletters for instance, you’ll see lots of hidden meanings.

Ambiguities.

Often I’m sharing different messages for people at different initiations, such as this article on the hidden secrets of the mind.  (confessing again, not the real hidden secrets, just those I can share publicly)

And then there’s articles like this one picturing Victoria’s Secret angel Elsa Hosk in her lingerie.

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How to win more like AI, without being a robot

A client has an enormous opportunity in front of him.

But with enormous opportunity often comes an enormous challenge.

“There are steps I want to be taking,” he said “but I find it hard to get myself to do it.”

Perhaps like me you’ve faced the same type of problem?

He’s never procrastinated before.

Has a massive “why” for getting it done.

Yet it can be hard, can’t it, to take those most important steps that propel you forward.

The Resistance We Face

You may have seen me write about this topic before.

Over the years I’ve talked a lot about the ways we can get stuck in our massive goals.

See, the more important the task.

The bigger the opportunity.

Often, the more you want it.

The more likely it is that your brain throws roadblocks in your way.

Fear of failure. Fear of success. Fear of getting it wrong.

Such things can cause you to resist taking actions that lead to what you want.

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will the super you keep showing up?

an old buddy said to me the other day—

what’s going on?

it’s like I don’t know how you’re gonna show up anymore.

you started popping up in ties on videos. 

then you dropped your email headers and started to get simple. 

I just don’t know who you’ll be next time I see you.

who are you going to be?

I asked—

when you get home tonight and you’re with your family.

who are you going to be?

which version of you shows up there?

how do you speak?

behave, be?

how is that version of you different to who you show up as in business?

with your buddies?

when you’re hanging with one of your oldest and best friends?

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How Soon Will We Forget This 86,400 Lesson From Kobe?

Within minutes of Kobe Bryant’s reported death, wikipedia was updated.

People were tweeting about him.

Talking about how tragic it is.

Musing on how precious life is.

While many people talk about it…

Kobe Lived It

Some time ago I wrote about something special that Kobe showed is inside us all—

I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I’m like, ‘My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don’t have it. I just want to chill.’ We all have self-doubt. You don’t deny it, but you also don’t capitulate to it. You embrace it.

What’s so special about folks like Kobe is they have all the same foibles as the rest of us.

It’s just, they never let it hold them back.

They’re maniacally focused on what most matters to them, and go after it HARD every day.

How Are You Using Your 86,400?

How many people will spend a few days talking about Kobe.

Talking about how life is precious.

How quickly it can all end.

And then get back to wasting many of their precious 86,400 seconds every day?

Kobe would never waste precious seconds on the clock that way.

Video Warning: It’s Pretty Extreme

It’s extreme to ask yourself, how many seconds a day are you wasting your life?

To ask yourself, if this was your last year on the planet, what would you cut out?

150,000 people die every day—roughly 2 every second—so what makes us think this won’t be our unlucky day?

We’ve been wary of putting out this video coz I still try to hide my extreme…

But Kobe made me think fck it, this is how I strive to play the game of life.

And it seems to me that Kobe lived much the same way.

Mamba Mentality.

You’re either focused on what truly matters or wasting your precious 86,400 seconds on the clock.

The Mistake We Make On Belief That Holds Us Back From Building Belief

Monster headline, right?

That’s coz it’s a monster topic.

Perhaps this is the biggest monster that eats away at achieving our biggest goals.

“Just Give Me Something To Believe”

The Bravery sing…

The faces all around me they don’t smile they just crack

Waiting for our ship to come but our ship’s not coming back

We do our time like pennies in a jar

What are we saving for? What are we saving for?

So give me something to believe

‘Cause I am living just to breathe

And I need something more

To keep on breathing for

So give me something to believe

So Many Of Us Want To Believe, Don’t We?

A founder said to me last week he still doesn’t believe he’ll get his business to work.

“If I believe it more,” he said, “I know I can find a way.”

“That makes sense to a brain waiting to see pigs fly doesn’t it?” I responded.

Puzzled, he murmured, “What do you mean?”

I told him that for years I tried to convince myself that my outrageous goals were possible.

“And you know what I learned from tens of thousands of hours invested in mental conditioning? “I asked him.

It’s very difficult to get that brain of yours to believe what’s possible.

No matter how much you do, it’s mostly a see-believe faculty, isn’t it?

I’ll believe it when I see it, we say.

But believing gets easier when you see it the other way.

Action Before Believing Takes Bravery

Because it can be hard to convince your brain that your goals are possible…

Many of us never take the actions that make our goals possible.

It makes sense to think, If only you can get yourself to believe it is possible, then you will do those things.

But if instead you can just kick the belief can down the road a little bit…

And take your best action anyways…

The more you believe your goals are possible!

In this short video you can watch me sing about it!

How To Shoot For The Moon With 80/20 M&A

“Shoot for the moon and if you miss,” Norman Vincent Peale said, “You will still land among the stars.”

Powerful idea, right?

But, to shoot for the moon we of course need more than nice sounding ideas.

“There’s nothing easy about going for that moonshot,” someone said to me this week.

She’s right.

Which means, if you’re gonna really go for it, you want powerful methods to propel you all the way.

80/20 M&A

Stands for 80/20 Mind and Actions.

It’s just one of the many acronyms I use for unleashing your top performance.

See, there’s lots and lots and lots of noise on top performance.

Yet, in the end, there’s only two things that matter to deliver your absolute top performance:

  1. Can you get your mind in the right place?
  2. Can you take the actions that matter most to driving your goals?

And beyond knowing the crucial importance of getting your mind and actions on target…

Is, actually, well, being able to do it every day.

What You Know Doesn’t Get You To The Moon

It’s how you show up and do it that drives you all the way.

Hence, this notion of 80/20 M&A is built into my System For Ultimate Days.

For, if you’re shooting for the moon…

You want a way of showing up your absolute best every day.

That’s what I rant about in this video.

Shooting for the moon by unleashing your 80/20 M&A.

What Meghan and Harry Say About Doing What You Want

What Do I Want

What do you think about Harry’s choice?

It’s a big one, isn’t it?

Of course many kids leave home way before their mid-thirties.

Plenty also move overseas and it’s no big deal.

But giving up your royal title and effectively getting a divorce from your family…

Whoa, that’s a pretty big deal, right?

What’s It Say About Love?

Harry politely says he had no other option, but of course he chose.

What does it say that he would choose to separate from his family to be with the woman he loves?

I don’t know.

I pay so little attention to all this that I may be completely wrong but it seems to me he’s giving up a lot for his woman.

That’s pretty special to me.

In some ways I romanticize the idea of meeting a woman who could get me to walk away from all I know.

But in other ways I’m much more like Meghan.

She Does What She Wants

The woman who got everything a little girl dreams.

Her prince.

The castle.

Royal title and all that stuff.

But she was like, screw that.

Hardly getting the Cinderella life one might dream, she opted for doing what she wants.

Keeping her man formerly known as Prince but divorcing his family and the responsibilities of the title.

That’s a woman who does what she wants.

What’s It Say About Doing What You Want?

I may have it all wrong.

I’m no royal watcher, and I rarely read more news than a headline.

Yet, from a vantage point of doing what you want, it’s an interesting case study, right?

Coz, see, here’s the thing.

Doing what you want isn’t about those things that other people want.

Or want for you.

Sometimes it’s not even about knowing what you want.

You can go for what you want, realize it’s not all it’s cracked up to be, and then set your sights on another want.

Who says you can’t keep choosing what you want?

Living a life of doing what you want?

Why would you settle for so-called living any other way?

Especially when you have a powerful method like this for doing what you want?

Disappointed on Comp? Do This.

It’s that time of year where some receiving bonuses are over the moon.

And many others are disappointed, feeling left behind.

There’s of course a lot that goes into how we’re paid that we can’t control.

But then there are those things that we can.

Do you get disappointed, and then do nothing to change?

Or do you use your comp as a signal to change your job or to drive more value where you are?

In this video I talk about:

  • How expectations lead many to be disappointed.
  • That it’s not just comp, but what it means.
  • If you’re disappointed, the three doors you get to choose…

How To Get Your Year Moving Fast With Just Two Small Tweaks

We’re off to the races.

Time flies whether you’re having fun or not, doesn’t it?

How many of us feel shocked looking at the calendar seeing we’re already half way through the month.

Then you’ve got MLK.

Before you know the month is done.

And Where Are Those Goals?

Of course many people lack goals anyways.

And others will soon be tapping out of their New Year’s Resolutions 🙂

But those of us with our dominant intent, clear on what we’re achieving this year…

Are focused on what does it take to keep driving forward?

We all know momentum is everything, right?

And building momentum is my answer to how you’re getting your year started right.

So How Do You Build Momentum?

In this video I talk about two powerful ways:

  1. Build momentum in your year by “chunking down” your goals.
  2. Build momentum in your days in the way you optimize your day.

Building momentum these ways, how aren’t you crushing your year!

Wake Up Fired Up Exercise

How many of us wake up fired up for our day?

How many people do you think woke up fired up for the first Monday of the year?

Did you?

It’s understandable if you didn’t.

Coming out of the holidays.

Many people we know dislike their job anyways.

Even many who like their work would prefer to be doing something else.

Yet, they’re not…

And even those who absolutely love their job can find themselves dragging out of bed some days.

What If You Had A Way To Wake Up Fired Up Every Day?

How would you be different?

How much more effective would you be every day?

How much more would you enjoy your days?

Would others enjoy being with you?

Some people I know woke up on Monday like a kid on Christmas excited to bounce into their year.

They had great holidays.

Loved their time with their families, but their work is their stadium and they’re fired up to play their game.

Not saying that’s for everyone.

Many people are comfortable in their ugh.

But for those of us who want a simple, powerful exercise for waking up fired up every day…

In this video I walk through it.

New Year’s Resolutions Are STILL Stupid :)

This article I wrote last new year—New Year’s Resolutions Are Stupid. Set Goals

Has been getting a lot of play.

It makes sense.

Many people are seeking a new temporary goal that will be long forgotten by Feb 15 🙂

I jest.

There’s some real good things that come from New Year’s Resolutions.

But only if they are done right.

Which is to say…

Instead of making up resolutions that will soon be forgotten.

Set real goals instead.

In this video I talk through 5 ways for turning stupid New Year’s Resolutions into powerful goals.

 

Make 2020 Your Best Year Survey Video

Yes, you get to see me in person on this one!

It’s part of how I’m reflecting on 2019 and focused on crushing 2020.

How about you?

How was your 2019?

REALLY, how was your year?

How much thought have you given to it?

Have you written up some notes?

Reflected on what you did well?

Not so well?

How you plan to propel yourself into your 2020 campaign?

Well, if you’re looking for a way to easily do this, here’s a simple way.

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Happy Holidays!

I’m cooked.

That’s all I have left in me for the year.

I hope you too left it all on the field this year.

And you’re taking some time to enjoy your holidays.

To chill, restore, before getting yourself fired up for another year.

Sometimes we look back thinking about what more we could have done or achieved this year.

It’s done.

If this was your last week on the planet, how good do you want to feel about your year?

Leave it there.

Next week I’ll share with you a survey for charging into 2020 making it your absolute greatest year.

Love to you and your family for the holidays.

Do what you want!

 

Soft Skills Hardcore

I met with a CEO who had a problem with one of his lieutenants.

The guy was super smart.

Excellent at the technical aspects of his job.

But he was near impossible for others to work with.

Negative mindset. One upping teammates. Seeking more leadership without first proving his performance.

The CEO didn’t know how to manage him, so he just kept rambling on about developing his “soft skills.”

“What Soft Skills?”

I asked him.

“What do you mean by that?”

He looked at me blankly, “You know, those soft skills.”

And maybe this sounds strange to some people but I haven’t heard that term in years.

I’ve certainly never used it in the context of my work.

I do remember back in the day people using that phrase.

But no-one whose serious about winning thinks about skills that way.

When you think about it, it’s a strange phrase, right?

Are the skills themselves “soft” in some way?

We diminish them as though they are.

Like they’re skills that don’t really matter, that perhaps maybe you might want to learn.

Yet, when you look at what “soft skills” actually are, you see they’re the…

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