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What Are Your Daily Standards?

12th May 2015 by VParmar Leave a Comment

In previous blogs and posts on various media channels, I’ve shared my belief that our daily standards and habits are the key to achieving your goals. From my own experience, it was raising my own personal standards and not setting lofty goals that has enabled me to transform my health and wellbeing, enjoying greater success in my business and have a happier family life.

My belief in daily standards was inspired by my friend Derek Mills, best selling author of the 10 Second Philosophy, International Speaker and the ‘go-to-guy’ on daily standards.

I asked Derek to share some of his ideas and thoughts on standards with my tribe, here it is…and it is epic.

I’m motivated but how do I get my team there?

28th April 2015 by VParmar 2 Comments

“I’m motivated but how do I get my team there?”

This was a question I was asked by a business owner following a meeting.

Many of my blogs have looked at personal motivation where I’ve stressed the importance of finding leverage and knowing your ‘why’, but when you are trying to motivate others it’s a little bit different. [Read more…] about I’m motivated but how do I get my team there?

The Hitman and Him.

2nd September 2014 by VParmar Leave a Comment

In Las Vegas on December 8th 2007 World Champion Boxer Floyd Mayweather came out of retirement to take on British challenger Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton.

Both fighters had fearsome reputations, both made the weigh-in and both were in great shape.

There was however one key difference.

In the lead up to the fight Ricky Hatton spent weeks at a training camp to get into ‘fighting shape’. He had put on over 3 stone (42lbs) through binge drinking and his punishing scheduled sought to banish the beer belly.

The Mayweather training camp was altogether different. Whislt Hatton was battling the bulge, Mayweather was refining what was already there. You see Floyd Mayweather has a different philosophy about boxing and his attitude is to “always be in fighting shape.”

Even though Hatton put up a great resistance, Mayweather went on to win the fight convincingly.

Why is this important to you?

If an opportunity to do what you always wanted came up right now, would you be able to take advantage or would you have to pass because the you didn’t feel up to it?

If that promotion you’ve been dreaming of was suddenly made available, would you feel ready to put yourself forward for it or would you back off because you weren’t ready or confident enough?

“Success is the result of opportunity meeting preparation.”

The most successful people in the world are those who continuously sharpen their skills, hone their craft and condition themselves daily to always be ready for when a chance finally arises.

The same applies if you are a business. Would you want to wait until you are challenged by a start-up who is fast, nimble and ready to take market share before you begin to innovate or make performance improvement?

Wouldn’t you rather have a business culture which is always seeking to improve, ready respond and change at short notice?

Get yourself and your business into the mentality of always being in fighting shape and avoid having to play catch up like the hitman.

For help getting into ‘fighting shape’ and to get some Vinspirational Coaching get in touch for a consultation to see if I can help.

Sorry Tony, I disagree. Repetition is not the mother of all skill.

4th August 2014 by VParmar 8 Comments

I first heard this phrase used by the legend that is Tony Robbins when he was talking creating habits – the more you repeat something the higher the likelihood that it will become a habit.

“Habits lead to actions, which lead to results which in turn leads us to success” is the maxim.

Whilst I agree with this theory, I disagree that repetition is the mother of all skill.

I would say that persistence is the mother of all skills.

Why?

I come across people everyday who give up on their dreams…often when they are just within touching distance they give up.

They are literally around the corner form the finish line and yet they put their hands up and stop running.

Maybe you know someone like this or perhaps you’ve even done this.

Everything started well. They had an idea, a plan and they took massive action. They kept a positive mind but eventually it had been worn down by challenges, difficulties and people around them telling that perhaps ‘they’ve tried enough’ and ‘maybe it’s time to give up.’ – even they should be ‘proud’ of how far they’ve come.

Talk to anyone who has achieved real success and you’ll find that they have been so focused on their outcome or goal that they would run through concrete reinforced walls to get there.

Even when the odds have been stacked against them they’ve been persistent – even relentless in their efforts.

To them it is never enough until the job is done.

To achieve anything in life you have to hone your mentality to create a superhero level of persistence.

Yes habits are very important but in my opinion persistency is the mother of all skill.