Hello z-scollers, Happy weekend! How’s everyone doing?
Be aware that nothing ever just “happens” to you. Just like the “yellow alerts” in the old Star Trek television series, you almost always receive advance warnings—in the form of telltale signs, comments from others, gut instinct, or intuition—that alert you to the impending danger and give you time to prevent the unwanted outcome.
You are getting yellow alerts all the time. There are external yellow alerts:
-He keeps coming home later and later with alcohol on his breath.
-The client’s first check bounced.
-He screamed at his secretary.
-His mother warned you.
-Your friends told you.
And there are internal yellow alerts:
That feeling in your stomach That inkling you had That fleeting thought that just maybe… That intuition That fear that emerged That dream that woke you up in the middle of the night. We have a whole language that informs us:
Clues, inklings, suspicions. The handwriting on the wall. I had a feeling that… I could see it coming for a mile.
My gut feeling told me.
These alerts give you time to change your response.
However, too many people ignore the yellow alerts because paying attention to them would require them to do something that is uncomfortable. It is uncomfortable to confront your spouse about the cigarettes in the ashtray that have lipstick on them. It is uncomfortable to speak up in a staff meeting, when you are the only one who feels that the proposed plan won’t work. It is uncomfortable to tell someone you don’t trust them.
So you pretend not to see and not to know because it is easier, more convenient and less uncomfortable, avoids confrontation, keeps the peace, and protects you from having to take risks.
Life Becomes Much Easier
Successful people, on the other hand, face facts squarely. They do the uncomfortable and take steps to create their desired outcomes. Successful people don’t wait for disasters to occur and then blame something or someone else for their problems.
Once you begin to respond quickly and decisively to signals and events as they occur, life becomes much easier. You start seeing improved outcomes both internally and externally. Old internal self-talk such as “I feel like a victim; I feel used; nothing ever seems to work out for me” is replaced with “I feel great; I am in control; I can make things happen.”
External outcomes such as “Nobody ever comes to our store; we missed our quarterly goals;
people are complaining that our new product doesn’t work” are transformed into “We have more money in the bank; I lead the division in sales; our product is flying off the shelves.”
I hope you enjoyed today’s read, expect a part 2 next weekend. Please share this read if you learnt a thing or two.
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