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Never Change The Person You Are

“Never change the person that you are just to fit in. You’ll find your true friends that like you for you, and if you are happy with doing things that you genuinely enjoy, it shouldn’t matter what other people think”. Nicole Anderson

Some of us are natural people pleasers and thrive on everyone around them getting what they want most of the time. Ensuring this happens generally comes at a cost…. your needs and desires get shoved to the back of the queue. How do you then fill your cup so as to keep helping others? When running on empty and your cup is dry, it’s challenging to help others to keep their cup full.

Developing our Self Awareness and being comfortable in who we are, allows us to focus on our journey and show our strengths. Those who need those strengths or have similar strengths, will naturally gravitate to us. By constantly focussing on what other people might think, and changing our behaviour accordingly, we attract those who need that person…. not the authentic leader that we want to be.

3 Tips to focussing on your journey

Here are my three tips for you today:

Focus on building up you – when we are being asked to spend a lot of time prioritising others before ourselves, we need to allocate time “me time” to fill our cups and invest in ourselves… make this a priority to do this
Be Authentically you – By choosing to be someone other people want you to be is draining. Being authentically you takes the act out of it and you are able to focus on what really matters.
Always remember it’s your journey – regardless of what everyone else thinks, your journey is your journey. Set your sights on that purpose which gives you goosebumps… and take action to make it happen.

So now knowing this, schedule time in to your calendar to focus on you, what you need to invest in you and recharge your batteries to allow you to operate at 100%.

Please share this with your networks, so they too can create the journey they want. Want those around you to learn how to do this for themselves… send a note to strategy@mentorisgroup.com.au and we’ll help you make it happen.

Have an awesome week and keep raising the bar!

Cheers
Paul Farmer
CPA, MAICD
https://www.mentorisgroup.com.au

31 August 2017

Spend time finding your Balance

In this week’s video we give you an insight in to how spending some time in all areas of your life will bring you balance.

In late June I sat down and looked at where my time was being spent. Despite consistently being busy, there was that feeling I wasn’t getting the results I wanted in all areas of my life. Low on energy, my focus wasn’t 100% on living a healthy lifestyle.

So as a result I chose to change the way I spent my time…. including 3 PT sessions a week to increase my fitness and energy, a weekly family call to catch up on their news, and dedicated date night with my fiancé. All these were designed to ensure a healthy spread of time over all parts of my life.

Here are a couple of tips to help you get the results you want:

Look at all areas of your life (Business, Hobbies, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Family & Friends, Personal Growth) and the quality of time you spend on each
Ask the question – can I spent more time on areas that will enhance more than just that area (i.e. Fitness gives energy to ensure more alert at work)
Make the change – the easy option is to see that certain areas are being neglected and to continue the same patterns. Look at the potential results you will get when you do mix up the way you spend your time

This week, step back and look at how you allocate the time in your day. Are there changes you can make to bring you back in to balance. I’ve never felt better having changed my fitness habits… what’s going to be your success story?

Let me know how you go and have an awesome week !

Cheers
Paul

https://www.mentorisgroup.com.au

30 August 2017

Building Rapport builds Trust

In this week’s video we look at a couple of tips to building rapport and ultimately trust.

Do you want to be that person who has the ability to consistently put themselves in unfamiliar situations and be able to build rapport with others easily? This is a skill some struggle to master whether it be in the workplace, in meetings or with customers. Learning to do this effectively will see opportunities open up for you.

Building rapport is done through various ways. Sharing stories, experiences, insights and existing networks will develop some common ground. When we establish this connection we start to build trust, exactly what is needed to have someone want to work with you.

When sharing insights and building rapport about ourselves, here are a couple of tips:

being Authentic is key. Be yourself and let others see the real you… this will give them an insight in to the person they will be dealing with going forward
be Curious about them. Making everything about you will not give them the feeling you care about them and working with them.

This week take on situations, whether they be meetings with team members, customers or others you don’t know, and focus on being Authentic and getting curious about THEM.

Let me know how you get on and whether this rapport building helps you win that contract, get that job or sign up a new client !

Cheers
Paul

https://www.mentorisgroup.com.au

About Paul Farmer, Mentoris CEO and Business Coach

With a background in finance, business strategy and leadership, Paul has built a reputation as a business mentor responsible for getting the best out of business owners and leaders. His calm and measured ways help create an environment where quality results are created, and growth is delivered for any business or large organisation.

For the best business mentor Brisbane and the Gold Coast has to offer, contact Paul Farmer at Mentoris. If you are a business owner seeking business mentoring support from someone with many proven years experience, you’ve come to the right place.

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