Most of us want different results than we have: more time, more money, weigh less... Sure we want these things but how many of us are willing to make different choices to get them?
Lately, I have been hooked on the TV show Bar Rescue. John Tafer, a veteran in the bar / night club industry, connects with bar owners who are on the edge of closing their doors due to a failing business. Being in the industry for over 25 years, Tafer has seen the common denominators of a failing bar business.
I am not a bar guy. I rarely frequent them. I have never owned one nor do I ever intend to. Personally, I think they are a great place to throw your money away and waste precious time.
But I am intrigued how Tafer imposes on the bar owners and their staff, successful / healthy habits. He is very stern when it comes to addressing the problems and destructive habits that have led to their failing business. He is a no B.S. kind of guy who holds no punches. Holding people accountable and changing their mindset to one of being proactive is the backbone to the whole program.
While I could do without the strong language (most of it is censored out) I have come to like the way accountability and responsibility change the entire nature of each business. In return, rescuing it from failure. In nearly every case, the owner of the failing establishment has come to a place of complacency and ignorance. This is what Taft must change if he is to turn things around.
Just like the show, all of us can reach a place where we too become complacent. In business, our jobs, relationships, even our marriages. Most of us want things to be different, yet very few are willing to do what we must to produce a different outcome. History has proven time and time again, wanting different results is simply not enough.
In the show, Taft tends to put people in very uncomfortable situations, holding them accountable. It is here where people break from their habits and usually agree to change. This sounds a lot like life, doesn't it? Most of us do not change unless we are put into a position where we have to and even then, some still resist. Yet change is the key to living a life full of the things we want.
It's change, not chance that brings us different results. We can be in the right place at the right time and not even know it. Daily habits are formed by choices, choices are formed by beliefs. So chance has nothing to do with any of it.
There is a great parallel between business, relationships, success and failure. The common denominator for all of these, the one thing that makes or breaks how our life turns out and what it boils down to is choice.
Just as our choices can lead to disaster, so can our choices lead us to success. Some choices lead to heartache while other choices lead to love and happiness.
Until we take responsibility for where we are, we will never be able to move to where we want to be. This is one element Taft pushes hard in the show and it's not until the people accept this painful reality can they move forward.
Let go of your blame list! Get past it and accept the facts. You are where you are because of the choices you have made. Once you can accept this, the chains that have bound you will be cut free and your life will explode into change.
I know because I have lived it.
Have a great Friday everyone, be blessed.
Lately, I have been hooked on the TV show Bar Rescue. John Tafer, a veteran in the bar / night club industry, connects with bar owners who are on the edge of closing their doors due to a failing business. Being in the industry for over 25 years, Tafer has seen the common denominators of a failing bar business.
I am not a bar guy. I rarely frequent them. I have never owned one nor do I ever intend to. Personally, I think they are a great place to throw your money away and waste precious time.
But I am intrigued how Tafer imposes on the bar owners and their staff, successful / healthy habits. He is very stern when it comes to addressing the problems and destructive habits that have led to their failing business. He is a no B.S. kind of guy who holds no punches. Holding people accountable and changing their mindset to one of being proactive is the backbone to the whole program.
While I could do without the strong language (most of it is censored out) I have come to like the way accountability and responsibility change the entire nature of each business. In return, rescuing it from failure. In nearly every case, the owner of the failing establishment has come to a place of complacency and ignorance. This is what Taft must change if he is to turn things around.
Just like the show, all of us can reach a place where we too become complacent. In business, our jobs, relationships, even our marriages. Most of us want things to be different, yet very few are willing to do what we must to produce a different outcome. History has proven time and time again, wanting different results is simply not enough.
In the show, Taft tends to put people in very uncomfortable situations, holding them accountable. It is here where people break from their habits and usually agree to change. This sounds a lot like life, doesn't it? Most of us do not change unless we are put into a position where we have to and even then, some still resist. Yet change is the key to living a life full of the things we want.
It's change, not chance that brings us different results. We can be in the right place at the right time and not even know it. Daily habits are formed by choices, choices are formed by beliefs. So chance has nothing to do with any of it.
There is a great parallel between business, relationships, success and failure. The common denominator for all of these, the one thing that makes or breaks how our life turns out and what it boils down to is choice.
Just as our choices can lead to disaster, so can our choices lead us to success. Some choices lead to heartache while other choices lead to love and happiness.
Until we take responsibility for where we are, we will never be able to move to where we want to be. This is one element Taft pushes hard in the show and it's not until the people accept this painful reality can they move forward.
Let go of your blame list! Get past it and accept the facts. You are where you are because of the choices you have made. Once you can accept this, the chains that have bound you will be cut free and your life will explode into change.
I know because I have lived it.
Have a great Friday everyone, be blessed.
Very true Scott! Thanks for putting it out there.
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