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Nov 14, 2016

It seems like the moment you walk out the door you’re hit with a wall of negativity. The news, the traffic, people’s attitudes. Nothing seems good anymore.

 

And when you’re working hard at building a business, even the tiniest drop of negativity can pull you off your game and change the course of your day.

 

Don’t let it!

 

I’ve got a three step system that flips the script on the haters and naysayers of the world. Check it out!

 

 

STOP

 

When someone comes at you, your first instinct is usually to go right back at them. Resist this.

 

Don’t let your emotions get the best of you and put aside your gut reaction. I know, that’s easier said than done, right?

 

You have to see that someone’s negativity usually comes from a place of judgement. They’ve got this attitude that they’re looking to unload on someone.

 

Stop that train right in its tracks. You don’t need that negativity and going negative right back only makes the situation worse. Be your best self by getting back to a space of positivity.

 

Expect that someone, somewhere, is going to bring some b.s. into your life. Be prepared so when it arrives, you stop it in its tracks.

 

 

LOOK

 

It’s time to take a look so you can try to figure out exactly what’s going on. Once you stop, take a look at what’s really going on.

 

Okay. You have to chill and be the bigger person. You have to determine why this person is acting this way.

 

These negative encounters are a way to learn and guide the situation. Maybe the person needs help and doesn’t know how to ask for it.

 

Diffuse the situation and get to a place where this negativity can be the foundation for a deeply positive experience. If you stop and look, you’ll learn a lot.

 

LISTEN

 

Listen to what they think is driving their actions.

 

Maybe that person is having a bad day, maybe they got some bad news right before they saw you, or maybe just life happens.

 

It’s all about your focus. When you seek to understand first and really listen to what someone says, you can get a better chance to help them and yourself.

 

Get a read of their body language. Negative people hold their bodies in a weird way. They’re tense. They practically vibrate with the juice inside them.

 

I like to turn these people around by making jokes. I love making jokes and making fun of myself. You’ll discover your own way to turn negative people into lessons for how to deal with adversity in your own life.

 

Just like that, the negativity can become positive- and it can be all from you!

Nov 8, 2016

Storytelling is useful when you’re working on your brand.

 

What does your brand story say about you and who you serve?

 

Recently on The Fitnesspreneur's Life Show podcast I had Mike Murphy, co-creator of the Visionary Planning System and we talked about the path a good brand takes their audience on.

 

 Here are some tips he shared.

 

 Your Brand Won’t be Built in a Day (or week or month or year…)

 

 Success is a marathon, not a sprint. So drink lots of water and get ready for at least a year and a half of work.

 

 In order to stick in people’s minds and have them come back to you, you have to be rock solid and steady for a long period of time. How else can you gain credibility and trust?

 

 All the great brands (Coke, Nike, Ferrari) gained credibility because the message was the same, everywhere on earth, over huge periods of time.

 

 Settle in and get some comfortable shoes. You’ve got work to do.

 

 

 Connect with your actual audience

 

 Forget being everything for all people. If you’re generic in your approach, you’ll be missing out on the real people that need you and your brand.

 

 Sometimes the people you think you’re supposed to help aren’t the ones you’re meant for. It’s like dating! You think you know what you want, but then you meet the real love of your life and BAM!

 

 Understand who your actual audience is because you may be attracting the wrong kind of customer and, thus, creating the wrong kind of business for yourself.

 

 

 Don’t Reinvent the Wheel

 

 When making content, don’t hurt yourself. Do what’s already out there but do it better!

 

 Find out what people are talking about. Find out what books they’re reading. Find the pages on Facebook that are similar to what you do. Then take those topics and make content about that.

 

 If you get too out there and make stuff that doesn’t interest anyone, you’re wasting time and money.

 

 We call this verifying your audience. You’re inserting yourself into the conversation and not starting some new thing that maybe no one wants to join you in.

 

 Just find out what other similar brands and topics are doing and do that.

 

These few tips can save you a lot of time, money and frustration so you can carve out faster more effective path to your ideal audience.

 

For more info on getting in the Visionary Planning System, click here http://vitobiz.com/VP_SneakPeak

 

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