Communication is Key

Ever reached out to someone and they don't get back to you?

It kind of holds up what you reached out for...and also kind of
"smacks" of, "You don't matter", right?

And that kind of message is not the best one to ever receive.

We have handled that challenge here at Zappos and make every possible
effort to have "same day" responses...and a 24 hour maximum.

That's just another way we are lending a helping hand for the progress
of
others, getting things done and making people feel like they matter,
because they do.

Yours in "Timely Response" - Coach

Sometimes, we have better things "to do"...

Than what's on our "to do" list.

We are not suggesting "blowing things off", but we sometimes need to
balance out.

"To do" lists are always there, and never get totally done, as life
always has
us add to them.

So why not just do some important things that are not on our list, and
which doesn't have to do with "stuff".

Maybe we can spend some alone time and re-charge our battery, or spend
some quality time with some of our friends or family, or maybe just
"be".

We all need to balance, and when we do, we don't need to worry, because
our "to do"
list will be there when we're done:)

Yours in "Balance" - Coach

If you can change...

"I am afraid that it may not work out" with...

"There are people and things already in place that will help me".

And " I'm too old or I have never done that before" with...

"Today starts a new day and I can do, whatever I set out to do".

Your world will never be the same.

Yours in "Trust" - Coach

Why is it...

We tend to only schedule our headaches?

With "To do" lists..."To do" this, "To do" that:

Pick up the laundry, go shopping, clean the toilets, mow the lawn, go
to work, gut the garage, buy the present, finish the chores...not a lot
of love there.

We need to spin it, and schedule time to "Do to" ourselves and
others...that's where the love is, whether we are in a relationship or
bliss - we need to make the time.

We are going to "to do" until we're done, so we better "do to" before we are.

Yours in "Do to" - Coach

Do things keep going around...

And around in your head, concerning the things you have to do?

Does for me, and there it is...in the middle of the night, when I wake up, and even throughout the day.

Used to bug me, as I wasn't always in the present, which is my goal.

But what I finally realized is, that I was thinking on how to best do,
what I had to do...and it was just "cooking" and the reason I hadn't
done it is because it wasn't done "cooking".

But when it was done...it got "plated" and put on the table with ease.

So embrace the thoughts that keep swirling in your head, it's OK...you
don't want to "plate" it until it's done...ever ate undercooked chicken?

Yours in "Proper Cooking" - Coach

When it's time...

To get things done...there's no one that can do it better than you!

That's right, that's how you roll.

And instead of thinking about the 5 things you need to get done, you
focus on the top priority, and bingo - it gets done.

The other things will be handled when their priority bubbles to the
top, because to get a "clean cut" you like to mow things down, one at a
time.

That's like You..."No Filla, only Killa"!

Yours in "Nice Work" - Coach

It may take a long time...

To set it up, but, if it's worth it, the end justifies the means.

Virtually nothing great is achieved or created overnight, for creating
and achieving is a process.

Therefore, time is needed for the process to unfold.

And in my experience, the set up, is the key for things to move forward...smoothly.

So take your time in the set up, even if it seems as though nothing is
getting done, it will, soon enough - and it will be worth it.

Yours in "Good Luck" - Coach

Who's Life is it, anyways?

Do you sometimes get the feeling you are not in control?

Are you doing
things you have always done, that you don't like...or don't want to do?

Well, it's time for you to take control and do things your way.

For me...I now cut the crust off my bread...never liked crust, but always ate it - not anymore...and it feels pretty darn
good.

Yours in "Your Way" - Coach

Value is judged...

By the Person.

I have witnessed a ton of choices made by the ones I have the pleasure
to work with on goal setting.

They pick something or an area in their life that is valuable to them
to acquire, achieve or get done and the range of choices is really all
over the chart.

Choices have been creating better relationships, fixing a car, saving
money, releasing weight, getting back in school...and the list gets
even "farther out"...but one common link is that most choices have
nothing to do with the others, yet are extremely valuable to the person.

What is most Valuable to you?

Yours in "Give it some Thought" - Coach

If we really want to get something done...

All we need to do, is focus on it.

We're not just meaning giving it some occasional attention, but to make
it part of most every move we make and part of our vocabulary.

Just like Bubba, in the movie "Forrest Gump". Where all he can think
about is shrimp. He's going to open a restaurant someday and everything
is shrimp to him - barbecue shrimp. lemon shrimp, sidewalk shrimp,
potato shrimp...that's all he talks about.

So next time we really want to get something done, make sure our
focus is part of everything we do, considering if it's in alignment
with what we want, and a part of who we are, and part of our talk?

Remember this type of focus - slow and steady - will help us achieve
whatever we need to handle.

Yours in "Focus" - Coach