I’ve talked to a lot of worried leaders this week! One thing they all have in common: the re-decision/worry cycle. You make a decision and then worry about how it will turn out, thereby infecting all those around you with negative energy. And then you wonder why it doesn’t go well. Clearly, you just didn’t worry enough!

OR…

“When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.” William James

Release yourself from ‘making’ something happen. Decide and let your people and systems do their thing. You worrying one iota won’t make something happen!

“Do your worrying after you place your bet, not after the wheel starts turning.” Maxwell Maltz

Know when to be concerned- before the decision- and when to let the plan play out. Do this and your people will thank you!

"When the will and the imagination are in conflict, the imagination invariably wins every day," Emile Coue

There are lots of ‘coaches’ our there today that yell and tell. They tote the use of will power and force through ‘hard work’ and ‘discipline’ and ‘sacrifice’. They yell, “Follow my system no matter how hard it is!”

But the research and science don’t prove that to be true. When you experience resistance, you get more of the thing you’re resisting. Worry is a great example.

If you try not to worry, you just worry about worrying!

What if you could change the ‘HAVE TO’ that your ‘coach’ yells at you about into a “WANT TO’ that you never have to force again? Acceptance, excitement, imagination, and motivation all yield more power to get you your results than working 100 hours a week and following someone else’s ‘system’.

Stop using will power and start using...