Investment vs Expense

I just got back from spending the majority of the day with a very close friend of mine who also happens to be one of the top financial investment leaders in the country (www.smarttaxmoves.com).

Right now his desk is stacked to the ceiling with corporate tax files which got me thinking... the P&L statements of these companies list their employees as an expense and not an investment! However, it is the people that determine the success of a company.

How do you view your P&L Statement? Do you view your team as an expense or as an investment? If your like me, the answer is BOTH!

Certainty

A recurring question that we all ask ourselves is how certain are we that the decisions that we make are the right ones.

Check out the following short film starring Roger Black, a 400m medalist in the Olympics, World Games, and European Championships, as he gives his thoughts on 'certainty and you':

http://tinyurl.com/253jya

Do you want to be an expert?

I have now been coaching for over twelve years and have only been asked about my professional qualifications less than five times. What's even more unbelievable is that each of these five clients were one time meetings or only a few sessions at best.

Whether it has been a professional or college team, individual athletes, or corporate clients, I have never been asked to provide my professional qualifications. Looking back as to why this is, I discovered it all is about clarity.

Knowing how to clearly communicate with potential clients can immediately cause you to be viewed as an expert. It will help to move them from a position of confusion to a state of confidence.

So how can you provide clarity?

1. Make sure that your message is not wrapped around clutter- the shorter the better
2. Present your message in a way that others will hear it and identify with what you are saying- identify an area of struggle, communicate what solution you provide, give a supporting case study/story
3. REMEMBER it is about the other person and not about you!

3 Questions You Must Answer If You Want Change

I came across these three questions today while looking for a specific resource for one of my clients. If you desire change in your life, ask yourself the following questions. If you answer 'no' to any of them, go deeper and ask yourself 'why'?

1. Are you READY to live your best life?
   Everyone WANTS to live their best life but when it comes down to it, most people actually fear living their best life. Why? Because that means something will change which means we get pushed out of our comfort zone. Even if that zone is not always positive!
   
2. Are you WILLING to explore all of your options?
   Most people only think they have actually reviewed all of their options available in order to live the life that they deserve. However, the only real way to do so is to work with another individual. The problem is that most people do not want others to know their personal situation and would rather focus on someone or something else.
   
3. Are you ABLE to accept complete support?
   Life Rule- We all like advice but at the same time do not necessarily want another person telling us what to do. Another way of asking this question is how truly coachable are you right now? If not, why not? What do you not want others to know about you?