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		<title>How To Build Momentum</title>
		<link>https://adamstrong.net/how-to-build-momentum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 05:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s episode of &#8216;Power Up Thursdays&#8217;, Adam Strong discusses how to build momentum. KEY TAKEAWAYS: How to use visualization to create your desired results Serve without expectation and reap the rewards Create high energy and enthusiasm Change your environment and your associations Take risk out take opportunity out &#160; ABOUT THE HOST This show [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://adamstrong.net/how-to-build-momentum/">How To Build Momentum</a> appeared first on <a href="https://adamstrong.net">The Official Website To Adam Strong</a>.</p>
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<p>In today&#8217;s episode of &#8216;Power Up Thursdays&#8217;, Adam Strong discusses how to build momentum.</p>
<p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>How to use visualization to create your desired results</li>
<li>Serve without expectation and reap the rewards</li>
<li>Create high energy and enthusiasm</li>
<li>Change your environment and your associations</li>
<li>Take risk out take opportunity out</li>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>ABOUT THE HOST</strong></p>
<p>This show is hosted by Ultra-High Personal Productivity Authority, Business Strategist, Former Elite Athlete, Author and Public Speaker Adam Strong.</p>
<p>He currently runs 3 different businesses and enjoys working with business owners and entrepreneurs of small to medium sized companies. Adam is a Former Elite Athlete that trained with Olympic and World Champion Sir Mo Farah for 3 years. He takes the same skill-set that he learned as an elite athlete to teach his clients on how to create high performance, increased productivity and growth. He is the author of two books &#8216;Move it or lose it&#8217; and &#8216;Fit body fit business&#8217;. Both written for business owners and teams that want their businesses to excel and to accelerate faster, quicker and become more focused.</p>
<p>He has been featured on the front cover of Influential People, Global Man and Steer Magazines, BBC radio, the Huffington post and in People Management magazine just to mention a few. He has interviewed influencers and thought leaders such as Jack Canfield, Dr John Demartini, Bob Burg, Olympic athletes and sports personalities such Neil Fachie, Jonathan Horton and Kate Strong. He has shared the stage with celebrities such as John Travolta, Vanilla Ice, Calvin Klein, 50 cent and Dr Nido Qubein.</p>
<p>The Game Changers Experience will take your life and business to the next level as part of our mission of serving entrepreneurial communities globally and impact 100,000 entrepreneurs to become a game changer.</p>
<p><strong>CONTACT METHOD</strong></p>
<p>Adam Strong <a href="http://s969451691.websitehome.co.uk">Website</a></p>
<p>Adam Strong on <a href="http://www.linkedIn.com/adamistrong">LinkedIn</a></p>
<p>Follow him on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adamstrongofficial">Instagram</a></p>
<p>Tweet him on Twitter</p>
<p>Adam Strong on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7vaaLX3OnclH_jNbBAQQKw">YouTube</a></p>
<p>Join the conversations in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/becomeagamechanger">Game Changers Facebook Group</a></p>
<p><a href="https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/15999374/tdest_id/2318510">Check out this episode!</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://adamstrong.net/how-to-build-momentum/">How To Build Momentum</a> appeared first on <a href="https://adamstrong.net">The Official Website To Adam Strong</a>.</p>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Be Afraid Of Being Judged By Others</title>
		<link>https://adamstrong.net/dont-be-afraid-of-being-judged-by-others/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 05:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This week&#8217;s episode is with James Roberts who is a former Paralympic Athlete competing in rowing and wheelchair basketball. James was born with a congenital disability called femoral dysplasia where he had no femur bone. Despite this, he participated in full able body sports before transitioning to the Paralympics where he was an elite competitor [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://adamstrong.net/dont-be-afraid-of-being-judged-by-others/">Don&#8217;t Be Afraid Of Being Judged By Others</a> appeared first on <a href="https://adamstrong.net">The Official Website To Adam Strong</a>.</p>
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<p>This week&#8217;s episode is with James Roberts who is a former Paralympic Athlete competing in rowing and wheelchair basketball.</p>
<p>James was born with a congenital disability called femoral dysplasia where he had no femur bone. Despite this, he participated in full able body sports before transitioning to the Paralympics where he was an elite competitor representing Great Britain in several World Championships and the Paralympics in 2008 (Beijing) and 2012 (London).</p>
<p>James struggled to come to terms with his disability as a teenager, whereby in the hot spring and summer months in high school, he wouldn&#8217;t wear shorts.</p>
<p>It wasn&#8217;t until it dawned on him that the only person this was affecting was himself, so something had to change.</p>
<p>But in all these circumstances, he found a way of overcoming these hurdles.</p>
<p>He believes it is this mindset that set me up to win in later life and go on to represent his country at four World Championships amongst others as well as two Paralympics.</p>
<p>James is now an entrepreneur and online fitness and nutrition coach.</p>
<p><strong>In this show we cover:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The struggles of self imagery that James faced having a disability when growing up</li>
<li>How your limiting beliefs can affect your mindset and confidence</li>
<li>The importance of creating a support system</li>
<li>Athletes are masters of getting in the zone, what the zone means and how James practiced to get into the zone for success.</li>
<li>Why it&#8217;s important to celebrate wins</li>
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<p>Visit James&#8217;s website: <a href="http://fitamputee.co.uk/">fitamputee.co.uk</a></p>
<p>Subscribe to his YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDdcgbvE5f3W07br0EEQ9bg">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDdcgbvE5f3W07br0EEQ9bg</a></p>
<p>Follow him on Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/jamesoroberts11"> https;//www.instagram.com/jamesoroberts11</a></p>
<p>Follow him Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jamesoroberts11">https://www.facebook.com/jamesoroberts11</a></p>
<p>Tweet him on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jamesoroberts11">https://twitter.com/jamesoroberts11</a></p>
<p>Send him a request on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesoroberts11/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesoroberts11/</a></p>
<p>This show is hosted by Ultra-High Personal Productivity Authority, Business Strategist, Former Elite Athlete, Author and Public Speaker.</p>
<p>The Game Changers Experience will take your life and business to the next level as part of our mission of serving entrepreneurial communities globally and impact 100,000 entrepreneurs to become a game changer.</p>
<p>Connect with Adam by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamistrong">clicking here</a></p>
<p>Follow him on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adamstrongofficial">Instagram</a></p>
<p>Get access to his bonuses and event invitations <a href="https://bit.ly/37TvXm5">by clicking here</a></p>
<p>Listen to him on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7vaaLX3OnclH_jNbBAQQKw">YouTube</a></p>
<p>Join the conversations in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/becomeagamechanger">Game Changers Facebook Group</a></p>
<p><a href="https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/15971690/tdest_id/2318510">Check out this episode!</a></p>
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		<title>How To Become More Authentic</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 05:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s episode of &#8216;Power Up Thursdays&#8217;, Adam Strong discusses how to become more authentic. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Why society mold themselves around making others happy Why we are constantly worried about what others think about us and the detrimental effects it has on our life How social media has impacted us in creating false masks [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://adamstrong.net/how-to-become-more-authentic/">How To Become More Authentic</a> appeared first on <a href="https://adamstrong.net">The Official Website To Adam Strong</a>.</p>
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<p>In today&#8217;s episode of &#8216;Power Up Thursdays&#8217;, Adam Strong discusses how to become more authentic.</p>
<p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Why society mold themselves around making others happy</li>
<li>Why we are constantly worried about what others think about us and the detrimental effects it has on our life</li>
<li>How social media has impacted us in creating false masks of who we really are not</li>
<li>How to establish your life purpose and aligning your values</li>
<li>How to express yourself that makes you feel more connected and happy</li>
</ol>
<p>ABOUT THE HOST</p>
<p>This show is hosted by Ultra-High Personal Productivity Authority, Business Strategist, Former Elite Athlete, Author and Public Speaker Adam Strong.</p>
<p>He currently runs 2 different businesses and enjoys working with business owners and entrepreneurs of small to medium sized companies. Adam is a Former Elite Athlete that trained with Olympic and World Champion Sir Mo Farah for 3 years. He takes the same skill-set that he learned as an elite athlete to teach his clients on how to create high performance, increased productivity and growth. He is the author of two books &#8216;Move it or lose it&#8217; and &#8216;Fit body fit business&#8217;. Both written for business owners and teams that want their businesses to excel and to accelerate faster, quicker and become more focused.</p>
<p>He has been featured on the front cover of Influential People, Global Man and Steer Magazines, BBC radio, the Huffington post and in People Management magazine just to mention a few. He has interviewed influencers and thought leaders such as Jack Canfield, Dr John Demartini, Bob Burg, Olympic athletes and sports personalities such Neil Fachie, Jonathan Horton and Kate Strong. He has shared the stage with celebrities such as John Travolta, Vanilla Ice, Calvin Klein, 50 cent and Dr Nido Qubein.</p>
<p>The Game Changers Experience will take your life and business to the next level as part of our mission of serving entrepreneurial communities globally and impact 100,000 entrepreneurs to become a game changer.</p>
<p>CONTACT METHOD</p>
<p>Adam Strong <a href="http://s969451691.websitehome.co.uk">Website</a></p>
<p>Adam Strong on <a href="http://www.linkedIn.com/adamistrong">LinkedIn</a></p>
<p>Follow him on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adamstrongofficial">Instagram</a></p>
<p>Tweet him on <a href="https://twitter.com/adamistrong" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a></p>
<p>Adam Strong on <a title="YouTube" href="https://youtube.com/adamstrong" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a></p>
<p>Join the conversations in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/becomeagamechanger" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Game Changers Facebook Group</a></p>
<p><a href="https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/15923567/tdest_id/2318510">Check out this episode!</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://adamstrong.net/how-to-become-more-authentic/">How To Become More Authentic</a> appeared first on <a href="https://adamstrong.net">The Official Website To Adam Strong</a>.</p>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Be a Soul Sucking CEO With Garry Ridge</title>
		<link>https://adamstrong.net/dont-be-a-soul-sucking-ceo-with-garry-ridge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 05:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This week&#8217;s episode is with Garry Ridge who is the Chairman and CEO of WD-40 Company and Culture Leadership Architect. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego where he teaches leadership development, talent management, and succession planning in the Master of Science in Executive Leadership program. He is passionate about [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://adamstrong.net/dont-be-a-soul-sucking-ceo-with-garry-ridge/">Don&#8217;t Be a Soul Sucking CEO With Garry Ridge</a> appeared first on <a href="https://adamstrong.net">The Official Website To Adam Strong</a>.</p>
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<p>This week&#8217;s episode is with Garry Ridge who is the Chairman and CEO of WD-40 Company and Culture Leadership Architect.</p>
<p>He is also an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego where he teaches leadership development, talent management, and succession planning in the Master of Science in Executive Leadership program.</p>
<p>He is passionate about the learning and empowering organisational culture he has helped establish at the WD-40 company. In 2009, he co-authored a book with Ken Blanchard outlining his effective leadership techniques, titled &#8220;Helping People Win at Work. A Business Philosophy called &#8216;Don&#8217;t Mark My Paper, Help Me Get an A.&#8217; &#8221; A native of Australia.</p>
<p><strong>In this show we cover</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Where CEO&#8217;s and business owners gets it wrong when it comes to leadership</li>
<li>The emotional connection of a greater purpose that creates high engagement</li>
<li>How to carefully and consciously choose values that will be embedded in all aspects of leadership and employee development</li>
<li>Why investing in people who invest in themselves is a secret to succession planning and greater organisational capability</li>
<li>The difference between a &#8220;team&#8221; and a &#8220;tribe&#8221;, and why WD-40 company strove to create a cohesive tribe that spans 15 countries where employees work</li>
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<p><strong>Connect with Garry</strong> on: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/garryridge/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/garryridge/</a></p>
<p><strong>Garry&#8217;s website</strong>: <a href="https://thelearningmoment.net/">https://thelearningmoment.net/</a></p>
<p>This show is hosted by Ultra-High Personal Productivity Authority, Business Strategist, Former Elite Athlete, Author and Public Speaker.</p>
<p>The Game Changers Experience will take your life and business to the next level as part of our mission of serving entrepreneurial communities globally and impact 100,000 entrepreneurs to become a game changer.</p>
<p>Connect with Adam by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamistrong">clicking here</a></p>
<p>Follow him on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adamstrongofficial">Instagram</a></p>
<p>Get access to his bonuses and event invitations <a href="https://bit.ly/37TvXm5">by clicking here</a></p>
<p>Listen to him on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7vaaLX3OnclH_jNbBAQQKw">YouTube</a></p>
<p>Join the conversations in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/becomeagamechanger">Game Changers Facebook Group</a></p>
<p><a href="https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/15901832/tdest_id/2318510">Check out this episode!</a></p>
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		<title>How To Develop A Winning Mentality</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 05:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s episode of &#8216;Power Up Thursdays&#8217;, Adam Strong discusses how to develop a winning mentality. KEY TAKEAWAYS: How to go from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset The importance of taking responsibility How to build a foundation of mental toughness What you can learn from people that are more successful than you Be [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://adamstrong.net/how-to-develop-a-winning-mentality/">How To Develop A Winning Mentality</a> appeared first on <a href="https://adamstrong.net">The Official Website To Adam Strong</a>.</p>
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<p>In today&#8217;s episode of &#8216;Power Up Thursdays&#8217;, Adam Strong discusses how to develop a winning mentality.</p>
<p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>How to go from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset</li>
<li>The importance of taking responsibility</li>
<li>How to build a foundation of mental toughness</li>
<li>What you can learn from people that are more successful than you</li>
<li>Be willing to take calculated risks</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>ABOUT THE HOST</strong></p>
<p>This show is hosted by Ultra-High Personal Productivity Authority, Business Strategist, Former Elite Athlete, Author and Public Speaker Adam Strong.</p>
<p>He currently runs 2 different businesses and enjoys working with business owners and entrepreneurs of small to medium sized companies. Adam is a Former Elite Athlete that trained with Olympic and World Champion Sir Mo Farah for 3 years. He takes the same skill-set that he learned as an elite athlete to teach his clients on how to create high performance, increased productivity and growth. He is the author of two books &#8216;Move it or lose it&#8217; and &#8216;Fit body fit business&#8217;. Both written for business owners and teams that want their businesses to excel and to accelerate faster, quicker and become more focused.</p>
<p>He has been featured on the front cover of Influential People, Global Man and Steer Magazines, BBC radio, the Huffington post and in People Management magazine just to mention a few. He has interviewed influencers and thought leaders such as Jack Canfield, Dr John Demartini, Bob Burg, Olympic athletes and sports personalities such Neil Fachie and Kate Strong. He has shared the stage with celebrities such as John Travolta, Vanilla Ice, Calvin Klein, 50 cent and Dr Nido Qubein.</p>
<p>The Game Changers Experience will take your life and business to the next level as part of our mission of serving entrepreneurial communities globally and impact 100,000 entrepreneurs to become a game changer.</p>
<p>CONTACT METHOD</p>
<p>Adam Strong <a href="http://s969451691.websitehome.co.uk">Website</a></p>
<p>Adam Strong on <a href="http://www.linkedIn.com/adamistrong">LinkedIn</a></p>
<p>Follow him on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adamstrongofficial">Instagram</a></p>
<p>Tweet him on <a href="https://twitter.com/adamistrong" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a></p>
<p>Adam Strong on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7vaaLX3OnclH_jNbBAQQKw">YouTube</a></p>
<p>Join the conversations in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/becomeagamechanger">Game Changers Facebook Group</a></p>
<p><a href="https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/15850148/tdest_id/2318510">Check out this episode!</a></p>
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		<title>How To Enhance Productivity in 2020</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As I sit on the sofa at home, I use this time to reflect on what I have achieved and not achieved in the past year, areas of improvement and what I need to do to change for the year ahead of me. I’ve come to realise even with experience and success in business… … [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As I sit on the sofa at home, I use this time to reflect on what I have achieved and not achieved in the past year, areas of improvement and what I need to do to change for the year ahead of me. I’ve come to realise even with experience and success in business…<br />
… you can still feel overwhelmed, frustrated, fearful, self-doubt and a lack of clarity. (Even though you know what must be done)</p>
<p><strong>&gt;&gt; Important &gt;&gt;</strong><br />
As a former elite athlete that studied and trained with Olympic athletes, I thought that I was invincible until I realised that actually we all have limiting beliefs and sometimes we are just so incredibly hard on ourselves.</p>
<p>When I think of myself, I’m the biggest critic. I put all this pressure on myself of running a business (or three) balancing work and family life and setting myself high standards.</p>
<p>All this pressure can somewhat paralyse our thinking and reduce our peripheral awareness.</p>
<p>When I think of my position, I came to realise that there are many others that are actually in a similar position. We all get stuck and it doesn’t feel good.</p>
<p>So, the million dollar question is…</p>
<p><strong>How will you ensure your business is more productive in 2020?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Here is my “15-step checklist”</strong></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">1. Create a VISION</h3>
<p>Your vision needs to start with what impact do you want to leave the world, in 100 years how will you be remembered and what legacy do you want to leave?</p>
<p>Yes these are all big questions, Don’t get overwhelmed!</p>
<p>If you have created a why, goals, dream or purpose in the past that you have not achieved, it&#8217;s likely that something didn’t feel right, you were disconnected and you were destined for something bigger than who you actually are.</p>
<p>We all have a purpose in life, use a quiet space or use meditation tools to help find some clarity allowing you to tap into what you really want. It will also help you eliminate distractions, ego and low self worth.</p>
<h3>2. ACTION PLAN</h3>
<p>One of the first things I teach my clients is creating a business blueprint! The blueprint needs to emulate according to your vision, this will help you become more focused. On one page, I start with my exit strategy (If you don’t want to exit that’s fine too, you may want to create a business where you have more of a behind the scenes role).</p>
<p>In 3-5 bullet points, I write out what I need in place to make my exit strategy happen this varies from business to business. Here are some ideas: What positions do you need to have filled? What new products/ services do you want to have developed, what systems do you need in place? What countries do you want to expand to? Try to be as specific as possible.</p>
<p>Next…</p>
<p>A 12 month plan<br />
A 6 month plan<br />
A 3 month plan<br />
One month from today</p>
<p>You will want to update your one page blueprint every month as your business adapts and progresses.</p>
<h3>3. Don’t be afraid to fail</h3>
<p>I have seen a common attribute in most entrepreneurs that I believe is our downfall, failure. I never see failure as a bad thing, I see it as a blessing. Failure is a way that has not worked it doesn’t mean it will never work. Did Thomas Edison have that mindset when he created the lightbulb? No he just found 10,000 ways of how a lightbulb didn’t work. Does a baby give up that easily when they are learning to walk? No, they keep going until they figure it out.<br />
Accept It’s ok to make mistakes.</p>
<p>Don’t think your going to fail after<br />
&#8211; One speaking gig<br />
&#8211; One webinar<br />
&#8211; One high-ticketed offer<br />
&#8211; One course launched<br />
&#8211; One Facebook ad<br />
&#8211; One event</p>
<p>Keep going</p>
<h3>4. Plan the day before</h3>
<p>This is a must do if you want to kickstart everyday with intention! Always plan you day the day before and split the day into thirty minute segments. This is one of the key skills you need to develop to become more self disciplined and focused.</p>
<h3>5. Manage your energy</h3>
<p>If you want productivity then you have to start managing your energy more efficiently. That means taking regular breaks every 2 hours, eating a healthy balanced diet and staying in good physical shape too.</p>
<p>I encourage my clients to set themselves a fitness goal for example one of my clients decided to pursue the challenge of running the great wall of China half marathon. It doesn’t have to be as extreme as that just something that will take you out of your comfort zone.</p>
<h3>6. Speed is the new currency</h3>
<p>I’ve come across many companies that have spent years plateauing, losing money and profits because they’re stuck. The story of Blockbuster Video failing in the face of innovation to Netflix is a common one. We see the same thing that happened to Toys-R-Us going into administration because they failed to identify the changing shopping habits of their customers, failed to embrace a digital platform, and failed to adapt to the new market.</p>
<p>Slow-moving firms have no future. The world is continuously evolving. Big players like Amazon, Apple, Whole foods and Nike are beginning to swallow up the markets. These companies are making customers’ experiences quicker, easier and more convenient. And because companies like Blockbuster Video and Toys-R-Us got complacent, they’re out of business.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>“Success is all about Speed”</em></p></blockquote>
<p>To me, success is all about speed. I actually don’t care about anything else. Speed, both in people skills and hard work, will crush anything. How quickly you implement certain ideas, adapt to the market and stay ahead of your competition will make all the difference in your business.<br />
As a former elite athlete, speed was so important, especially when it came to making a decision on when we needed to step up a gear, when we were going to overcome the competition, when we’d win the race.</p>
<p>It’s the same thing in business – you have two choices: hustle hard or get crushed by the competition.</p>
<h3>7. No such thing as perfectionism</h3>
<p>Many business owners wait to make sure everything is perfect. It’s important to realise that perfectionism is BS and that you don’t have to get everything 100% right all the time. There will never be the perfect time, place, situation or circumstance just be happy with 80% and then move on.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>“It’s not about perfection, but just getting things done really quickly”</em></p></blockquote>
<h3>8. Measure everything</h3>
<p>As an athlete we measured everything, it was key to track our progress that ultimately gave us results.<br />
If you want to improve you need to know where you were (past), where you are currently (present) and where you&#8217;re heading (future).</p>
<p>Do more of what works and stop what does not work.</p>
<p>As an example I use a system called ‘LAPS’ enabling me to measure my leads, appointments, presentations and sales.</p>
<h3>9. Stop doing list</h3>
<p>We all have an endless to do lists but one thing I teach my clients is to figure out their stop doing list. To do this you must….</p>
<p>Evaluate what business skills you have and rate yourself on key areas such as sales, marketing, pitching, networking, branding, finances and operations.<br />
Delegate as much as you can enabling you to focus on the activities you enjoy and that you are good at.</p>
<p>I’m not particularly great with numbers therefore I delegate that activity out to my finance team. What activities/ tasks can you list that you need to stop doing and how much will it cost you to give that activity/ task to someone else?</p>
<h3>10. Know your value!</h3>
<p>When I sat down with one of my clients ‘Richard’ he was stuck, frustrated and struggling to manage his time efficiently, he was stressed out not able to see his family and working in a business that was essentially him! I found that was trying to do everything (he was the bottleneck).</p>
<p>Wether that be working on his website, scrolling through his social media feed, checking his email, or creating a logo. He was essentially doing tasks for little or no money. When he realised this, we used productivity hacks and a created a small team of contractors (these we sourced on places such as upwork.com, fiver.com or 99designs.com).<br />
He discovered all these activities are transactional. Transactional tasks do not add revenue to your bottom line.</p>
<p>During the day, you need to focus on revenue generating activities that grow your business enabling you to delegate more tasks out.</p>
<h3>11. Systemise everything!</h3>
<p>One of the biggest things I have really been focused on this year is creating more of an online business. We live in a digital world and you can create so much more impact by reaching out to clients that you can help in other places in the world. To move to the next level and be successful you need to develop and create systems and processes that support a new way of life.</p>
<p>The purpose of any business is to have a commercial and profitable organisation that works without you. If your business depends on you or the knowledge is locked into your head begin to document everything and use the relevant systems to do the work.</p>
<h3>12. Condition yourself</h3>
<p>This is one of the key foundations you need to develop from the start. It doesn’t matter about a strategy or success formula without conditioning your mindset first, you will fail. For thirty minutes a day (ideally in the morning) read, watch or listen to positive material that will energise, encourage you and will help you overcome self doubt.</p>
<h3>13. Surround yourself with the right people</h3>
<p>Take yourself out of surroundings that make you feel like crap and plan time in places that uplift you! Spend less time with energy vampires and toxic people. These are the typical types of people that have limiting beliefs and want to put their s**t on you, or the ones that tell you your not good enough, or offer unsolicited advice on your expertise with what you do, or those that just whine and moan about life and really do nothing to changing their own.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, reality is they can be an employee, a friend/ family member or worst of all your spouse. Choose positive people that uplift you and think like you. Create your own circle of associations that have a growth mindset, those that share the same success principals and values as yours, empathy, integrity and kindness.</p>
<h3>14. Believe in yourself</h3>
<p>If you don’t belief in yourself there will be no shadow of doubt that you are going to struggle! One of my clients ‘James’ didn’t believe in himself this created self doubt and fear of rejection. He didn’t want to pick up the phone to follow up with clients after interacting with them. After revisiting his vision and understanding his clients pain points he became motivated and believed that he could really help his clients find a solution.</p>
<h3>15. Get a coach or mentor</h3>
<p>From a very young age I was exposed to coaching early on in my athletic career. Honestly, if I didn’t have a coach or mentor there is no way I wouldn’t of had the success I had if it wasn’t for him.</p>
<p>If you look at Olympic athletes, celebrities or successful entrepreneurs they have all had coaches and mentors.</p>
<p>For most of you coaches/ mentors can come from books, audios, you tube videos, Instagram stories or just following successful entrepreneurs. If you want a short cut to success then go and get a real coach or mentor, one that you invest time and money with.<br />
They will save you the most valuable asset ‘TIME’ which is something you can never replace!<br />
A great coach or mentor should encourage you, hold you accountable and be honest be with you!</p>
<p>When you work in the trenches its hard to get a bird eye viewpoint of what’s really holding you back and how to fix your bottlenecks. It is critical to get some advice and have someone to turn to that will help you get to the next level (a place where you may have never been before!) It can be lonely running a business (trust me I know I own three). Don’t assume you know everything, be coachable. I teach this when I work with my own clients.</p>
<p>If its good enough me it must be good enough for you too!</p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>If you’ve read to the end, I’m sure there has been some points raised that have resonated with you.<br />
I wanted to share some insights into my life, my business and what you can do in yours.</p>
<p>Business is not easy (don’t let anyone tell you otherwise) I’ve seen so many business owners and entrepreneurs fall down the rabbit hole and its tough to get out!</p>
<p>The key is to spend more time working on your business not just in your business, and you need to learn how to work smarter not harder.<br />
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The truth is… you can patch some things together from this article and try to achieve success but both you and I know that’s the slow way. If you to build a successful business that gives you what you want out of life get a successful “mentor” or “coach” that can make it easier for you giving you a competitive advantage.<br />
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And that’s why I’m here to help…<br />
As a Business Results Strategist.<br />
I want to show you the right way to achieve faster results, create clarity and grow and scale your business.<br />
So you can work less, make more and serve your clients to a higher level.<br />
.<br />
If you’re set on making 2020 a year of lasting change and achieving faster results.<br />
<a href="http://www.meetme.so/book-adam-strong">Message me</a> and we can arrange a convenient date and time to speak.<br />
.<br />
And if I can help you with your desired outcome.<br />
We can discuss a tailor made package that we can create to ensure your success.</p>
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<p>I was recently asked to briefly consult and mastermind with the senior board members of a financial firm. They had enjoyed some growth over a number of years but were experiencing a plateau in that growth. The Board were bickering, causing conflict, and I was surprised to find that the values of these leaders were not aligned to each other and not aligned to the values of the company. The company was not clear about the direction they wanted to move in, the reasons why the company existed and the experience they wanted to give to clients.</p>
<p>With new competitors coming into the marketplace, this company had started to suffer. Their problem was that their politics had caused analysis by paralysis – giving competitors the advantage.</p>
<p>I’ve come across many companies that have spent years plateauing, losing money and profits because they’re stuck. The story of Blockbuster Video failing in the face of innovation to Netflix is a common one. We see the same thing happening with Toys-R-Us going into administration because they failed to identify the changing shopping habits of their customers, failed to embrace a digital platform, and failed to adapt to the new market.</p>
<p>Slow-moving firms have no future. The world is continuously evolving. Big players like Amazon, Apple, Whole foods and Nike are beginning to swallow up the markets. These companies are making customers’ experiences quicker, easier and more convenient. And because companies like Blockbuster Video and Toys-R-Us got complacent, they’re now struggling or out of business.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>“Success is all about Speed”</strong></p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">To me, <strong>success is all about speed</strong>.</h2>
<p>I actually don’t care about anything else. Speed, both in people skills and hard work, will crush anything. How quickly you implement certain ideas, adapt to the market and stay ahead of your competition will make all the difference in your business.</p>
<p>As a former elite athlete, speed was so important, especially when it came to making a decision on when we needed to step up a gear, when we were going to overcome the competition, when we’d win the race.</p>
<p>It’s the same thing in business – you have two choices: <strong>hustle hard or get crushed by the competition.</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>“Speed to me is the difference between winning and losing”</strong></p>
</blockquote>
<p>Speed is about who wins the gold medal, who gets to the finish line first and who wants to win more. I’m extremely competitive and I don’t like to lose.</p>
<p>For me, it’s about how we take every single minute and make it count. How is it that I can squeeze in more meetings, how is it that I can add more value to my clients, how can I get on to a call or respond to a certain email, how do I deliver more results for my clients? At the end of the day, I have the same 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as everybody else. I don’t have time for politics and bureaucracy.</p>
<p>It’s the little things that matter. On a daily basis, I’m debating on whether I should take a fifteen-minute train journey or have someone drive me for thirty minutes. Yes, it may take an extra fifteen minutes above ground and cost me more money, however I can use the extra minutes to work. 15minutes vs 30 minutes.</p>
<p>And believe me, I’m making decisions on a daily basis that could hurt the growth of my companies if I get it wrong and have a direct impact on the success of the business.</p>
<p>For me, speed really works in many different ways. Speed makes it possible for me to come up with new ideas, to implement those ideas, to be able to create new products and services for my clients so that they can get quicker results. One of my strengths as a results-orientated person is the fact that I can quickly unravel problems and challenges and come up with solutions and get people to implement those solutions as quickly as possible. It’s not about what costs money, it’s about what makes you money. I always ask myself what will it cost me if I don’t take quick and decisive action?</p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Speed creates momentum and builds confidence</strong>.</h2>
<p>If you execute with hustle, then you’re going to be more confident moving forward because you don’t have time to think. Many business owners wait to make sure everything is perfect. It’s important to realise that perfectionism is BS and that you don’t have to get everything 100% right all the time. Its ok to make mistakes. I learned more from losing than I did from winning.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>“It’s not about perfection, but just getting things done really quickly”</em></strong></p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Speed crushes limitations and limiting beliefs</strong>.</h2>
<p>It gets rid of ego, it gets rid of negativity and it really sets a standard in your culture.</p>
<p>As a leaders and role model, supporting a culture of speed is important because staff members seeing that you’re able to move fast, motivates them to also move fast.</p>
<p><em>Adam Strong is a former elite athlete who trained with Olympic gold-medalist Mo Farah. He has taken the principles of discipline, focus and productivity and applied them to business to help entrepreneurs and medium sized companies deliver fast and effective results. Adam is the creator of &#8216;Accelerated outcomes&#8217; an 87 day online coaching course designed to increase speed, productivity and profits, take a <a href="https://www.productivitysystem.net/">look here!</a> </em></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Why is fear paralysing your business? Over the past few weeks, I have come across more and more examples of how fear becomes the Ultimate culture killer! I’m a big football fan, which has changed so much over the past 10 years with foreign investors taking over clubs and turning them into business enterprises. Football [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Why is fear paralysing your business?</h2>
<p>Over the past few weeks, I have come across more and more examples of how fear becomes the Ultimate culture killer!</p>
<p>I’m a big football fan, which has changed so much over the past 10 years with foreign investors taking over clubs and turning them into business enterprises. Football has become very much about the results both on and off the field leading to regular media reports of how teams and managers fear of getting the boot.</p>
<p>This week it was quoted in the <a href="http://metro.co.uk/2017/10/20/chlsea-staff-fear-dead-man-walking-antonio-conte-will-be-sacked-7013936/">Metro newspaper</a>, the Chelsea team fears that their manager Antonio Conte is going to be sacked before the end of the season due to the mixed results from the start of the season.  I don’t wish anyone to be sacked however I am fascinated of where this fear has come from? What the actual cause of this fear is? And the impact of fear on teams performance.</p>
<p>In football, a culture of blame is created if results aren’t going your way and normally fingers are pointing straight at the manager in charge. Sports teams are always under pressure to perform at their best and investors can be ruthless if a team is underperforming. If you’re a football player and you open the newspaper to a story, that is or is not true, what does that do to the mindset of the players, what happens to the team chemistry and how does it change the behaviors of players</p>
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<h2><strong>Does fear exist in your organisation?</strong></h2>
<p>Most organisations have some kind of fear that holds back the full potential of the organisation. Fear is disruptive that can slow organisations down (analysis by paralysis), causes hesitation, unnecessary stress and anxiety and holds back employees from helping their organisations grow.</p>
<p>We recently took on a new client that needed our help. The CEO had this massive fear of failure engrained into his DNA. When we interviewed some of the staff and clients they were becoming uncomfortable that the leader of the organisation had this perception that he thought this fear of failure would actually become a reality. He wanted to grow and scale the business but he was holding the organisation back because of his fear. Before I planned out a growth strategy for his business, I knew I had to deal with these fears and find out where those fears came from. His fears came from a mixture of life experiences that he has now bought into his business.</p>
<p>We worked together by creating some new habits and routines that he could start straight away.  By the end of the session he was excited about the future of his organisation and felt empowered to move forwards.</p>
<h2>I know how you feel&#8230;</h2>
<p>As an entrepreneur you have had times when your little voices and sub-conscious mind starts to talk negatively, It tells you, you are not smart enough, your not good enough, your not talented enough and your not worthy. You become frustrated and your vision becomes faded, you find it hard to breathe and become stressed and anxious.</p>
<p>As a former elite athlete, one of the things I learnt from a very young age is how to condition the mind, what does that exactly mean? The things we think, say or do turns into a habit. Athletes tirelessly train repeatedly to improve their performance and achieve success.</p>
<p>Is it easy to reprogram the mind, no of course not? Will it happen quickly? No, it requires you to repeatedly embed new scripts, mantras and healthy habits into your life like I have been doing for most of mine.</p>
<p>There are 5 affects of fear that Olympic athletes are faced with that can also ruin your business.</p>
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<li><strong>It forces you to play safe</strong></li>
<li><strong>It distorts your purpose</strong></li>
<li><strong>It limits you to scale your business and grow as a person </strong></li>
<li><strong>It creates an unhealthy force that impacts all areas of your life</strong></li>
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<p><strong> You become ashamed asking for help</strong></p>
<p>We will look at these in detail in part 2 of this blog.</p>
<p>In the meantime if you would like to know more about the Fears in your organisation contact me on   <a href="mailto:hello@s969451691.websitehome.co.uk">hello@s969451691.websitehome.co.uk</a></p>
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<p>I have meet many business owners, entrepreneurs and decision makers of big corporate companies over the years and I&#8217;m always interested in finding out how they grow their companies to see if I can use some of their strategies to grow my own. However what I have found from experience that people are very quick to talk about the challenges they face and what&#8217;s holding their company back, which is mainly because of slow decision making.</p>
<p>I have frequently experienced this problem in my work as a consultant. One of my consulting clients builds low energy efficient homes in Scandinavia. Their problem was they were just one person in the business, they had very unreliable builders which was making projects late, leading to unhappy customers and their slow decision making was leading to a stressed, exhausted and overwhelmed business owner.</p>
<p>As a results orientated business coach, I&#8217;m particularly selective when it comes to taking on new clients however the results within 4 months of coaching this client was that they increased their prices by 20%, they recruited 3 new people, they won contracts on bigger deals, they created a new company to build houseboats and they set up a separate building company.</p>
<h2><strong>Slow decision-making costs you time, money and impacts relationships, culture and psychological factors. </strong></h2>
<p>Slow decisions disrupt innovation and time it takes to implement new ideas. Your customers, clients and some of your team will get frustrated.</p>
<p>Stop being a <strong>perfectionist</strong>, as someone that trained and studied Olympic athletes we can analyses our performance, track our stats and measure our results however what is important is that we don&#8217;t get too wrapped in the numbers, probabilities and feeling bad about decisions that were made in the past.</p>
<p>You might recall the serious outcome for companies that have made slow decisions<strong> </strong>Here are three memorable examples: <strong>Blackberry</strong> was one of the leading cell phone manufacturers 10 years ago however they failed to innovate and adapt to the market. Their slow decision-making has led them to a massive fall in market share.</p>
<p><strong>BHS</strong> was one of the UKs retail stores to collapse due to tough market conditions and failure to move with the times. <strong>Blockbuster</strong> the DVD and video retail chain failed to create online services until it collapsed having struggled to compete against online streaming services.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s important to understand that to speed up the decision- making process, you don&#8217;t need to gather all the research, stop waiting for the perfect time and go with your gut instinct.</p>
<p>Most decisions can be simple and others more complex which is why I use my skills as an athlete to help companies achieve a faster and more efficient way to achieve more clarity in the whole process.</p>
<p>Olympic athletes are particularly good at getting focused, I know from experience that Mo Farah eliminates his distractions and visualizes the end goal in his mind. Making faster decisions will help you achieve more focus and have the ability to let go.</p>
<h2><strong>Lessons from athletes on how to speed up decision making</strong></h2>
<ol>
<li>They study their competitors for strengths and weaknesses</li>
<li>Have a strategy game plan, they know when to make the right move at the right time to win medals</li>
<li>Know the importance of deadlines</li>
<li>Accountability</li>
<li>Make fast decisions by counting down from five to one then deciding Yes or No</li>
<li>Question your decisions once you have decided what your decision is.</li>
<li>Learn from the mistakes of other athletes that are more successful than you preventing you from making them, same as with business decisions</li>
</ol>
<p>By improving your decision making skills all of your team will develop an ownership mentality, this is one way to increase their personal development. Coaching and mentoring played an important role for Mo Farah&#8217;s success.</p>
<p>As an entrepreneur I always got advised to learn from your mistakes and don&#8217;t repeat them. My philosophy is learning from the mistakes of others that have had success that you seek and don&#8217;t repeat them. Gold-winning athletes are particularly great at taking full responsibility for their actions and it&#8217;s the same in business if you have clear objectives.</p>
<p>All of your team will be able to feel that they are contributing rather than being stuck.</p>
<p><strong>Success loves speed</strong></p>
<p>Need help making faster decisions? Contact Adam Strong on <a href="mailto:hello@s969451691.websitehome.co.uk">hello@s969451691.websitehome.co.uk</a></p>
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