Episode 67, More Cheese, Please

Lisa Thal is an Author, Speaker, and Business Coach.  She wrote the book "Three Word Meetings."  A Simple Strategy to Engage, Inspire, and Empower Your Team.  Lisa coaches leaders on how to take their sales and business meetings to the next level with fun and interesting 3-word  topics to get your sales team motivated and inspired.  She has over 33 years of marketing and leadership experience.

 

Episode 67 - We explore how to embrace change when faced with adversity.

 

I think we all can agree we have faced some setbacks and adversity this year? But, Its how we respond to it that will continue to be the difference. So as you face adversity, you have the chance to adjust, embrace, and create a new way.

There is a book called who moved my Cheese. Who Moved My Cheese? Is An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and Your Life, and it was published on September 8, 1998. The book is all about change in one's work and life and the reactions of two mice's changes during their hunt for Cheese. Imagine this book written 22 years and ago, and the lessons in the book apply to what we are facing today.

 

Five key lessons that you can apply today! 

Smell the Cheese often, so you know when it is gone bad

So crucial to monitor change! We often get comfortable in situations and tend to avoid new ones due to fear of the unknown. In most cases, we need to get rid of the Cheese that has expired. You may have some accounts that you need to get rid of that is taking time from you. This way, you can make room for new accounts. Sometimes we need to get uncomfortable. Be open to new ways, and I mean new cheeses.

When you stop being afraid you feel good

Face your fears and build your courage muscle. Our worries often make a situation changing appear to be worse than it is. Johnson's book teaches you to take stock of each scenario and helps you to put your fears aside to look to the future. Conquering your fear and approaching 'change situations' with the right attitude can put an entirely new (and positive) spin on things, allowing you to navigate the event logically and rationally.   

Imagine yourself with new Cheese.

There are roughly seven types of Cheese with each on having several varieties. 

Remember, you have many options. One Cheese does not fit all clients' tastes. Sometimes we're so focused on what we're leaving behind; we don't realize that what we're hunting for is just ahead of us. Let go of the past by setting new goals, next-level thinking, and imagine yourself achieving those goals and trying other cheeses.

The quicker you let go of old Cheese, the sooner you can enjoy new Cheese.

So imagine how many options you have to offer your clients. Adapt to change quickly! Despite your fears and apprehensions, it's vital to embrace inevitable change and acknowledge it as an opportunity for growth and development. Be excited about trying new ways to help your clients. 

If you focus on the past, it will lead you to more frustration, so instead focus your energy on shifting your business to a mindset of Innovation and next-level thinking.

Move with the Cheese and enjoy it.

Develop a taste for different cheeses. Try new cheeses ( new ways of approaching your business) and enjoy the change! According to Dr. Johnson, "That what you are afraid of is never as bad as you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that exists." So let go of the predictable patterns you have created. Focus on the good in these new experiences! Remember what you focus on; you create!