I just got done with a coaching call with one of my favorite clients. I love this guy (as I do all my clients!) because he is a really genuine person, cares about others and wants to make his business truly incredible.
And I want to share something very interesting from our session today…
We are working together to build his business to increase his customers, increase his staff, increase his sales, increase his own take-home pay, and generally build up his business, just as all my clients generally want for their own businesses.
At the moment, he has some things that are getting in the way. He is:
- Not sleeping
- Not eating properly
- Not taking personal time to relax
- Not exercising
- Has relationship issues occupying his thoughts
- Feels hyper and stressed out
- Letting all these things circle around into an almost unbreakable cycle.
So… what’s the answer?
COFFEE.
Yep – We figured out that he is drinking too much coffee as a way to keep his energy up and get through his busy, sometimes stressful workdays.
So his plan to fix all this over the next week?
Drinking less coffee.
A lot less.
He is going to only drink 2 cups of coffee per day, and none after 12pm.
How does that fix all the other problems?
Well, by drinking less coffee and not having it later in the day, he should be able to get home at night and feel like getting some exercise in to get the heart moving, instead of needing to sit down and relax because the heart is already racing.
If he gets 30 minutes of exercise in after work, he is probably going to “sleep like a baby,” in his words.
If he gets more and better sleep, he is going to be less stressed at work and feel better when working with his clients. If he has more energy, more focus and a better mind-set, he will be more productive. When he is more productive, he will be able to get more done and therefore have more time to spend away from work….
And the cycle starts to spin the other way. Instead of all the bad things spiraling out of control, all the good things are going to do the same thing with much more favorable results.
And he started the “good spiral” today by pouring out the rest of the coffee that was sitting in front of him as we talked.
So….
What one little action step are YOU going to take today that will help everything fall into place?
Where do you break the cycle and take action?
I’ve seen many people go crazy (and I’ve done this myself) with procrastination. Trying to figure out: if A leads to B and B leads to C and C leads back to A, where should I start?
In the end, it probably doesn’t really matter. Just take action. Choose the easiest, smallest task so you are highly likely to do it. Or pick the biggest, scariest one, so you build up the motivation and conviction to see it through and can move on to the next one. Either way, just pick one and do it.
Don’t let procrastination or fear of choosing the wrong one get in the way of you changing your situation now and for the better.
Now go ahead and write down your one little action that you are going to take today, and make it count!
You can also share it with us below to help you keep accountability and help inspire others.
And here’s to your success!