November 2020 « Confidence Coach

Your One Big Idea

Your “one big idea” is so important, but not so easy to capture because the world is throwing information at you at a million miles an hour.

Everything is sped up.

Everything is faster.

We have podcasts instead of books.

We have the ability to listen to recordings at one and a half times speed.

Then we have apps that tell us what the books say!

But let’s think about this: Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s longtime business partner once said, “Take a simple idea and take it seriously and you’ll change the world.”

Let’s talk about that.

What is your one idea that five years from now you can become known for taking?

You’re known for it.

What is that? What would that be?

Let me know.

At Confidence Coach we are known for asking the questions that no one else asks, helping you get the breakthrough and insight that you really need to move forward to the next level. Reach out today and schedule a free call if you’d like help in moving forward or getting clear about your one big idea.

by Scott Ballard , November 29, 2020

Gratitude and Circle of Encouragement

Here’s a winning combination for your Thanksgiving dinner (no matter how big or small your gathering is this year).

Incorporate Gratitude along with the Circle of Encouragement. If you haven’t heard me talk about the Circle of Encouragement before here is a short explanation.

When you are all gathered together in a circle, have one person start by turning to the person on their right and saying a word of encouragement or something they are grateful for about that person. Then that person does the same to the person next to them. Keep going around the circle til everyone gets a chance to be encouraged.

After you get back to the person who started, switch and now go the other direction and do the same thing. I guarantee everyone will feel special and you will all be blessed by giving and receiving these words of encouragement.

We hope this will truly make your Thanksgiving Day a special day to remember with those that you love.

Happy Thanksgiving from our house to yours!

by Scott Ballard , November 25, 2020

Courage

Why is courage one of the most important values or qualities that you can have in your life and in your business?

“Sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage. Just 20 seconds of embarrassing bravery and I promise you something great will come of it.” From Benjamin Mee’s book, We Bought a Zoo.

Sometimes you don’t even need 20 seconds of bravery — just one act.

What if you asked your team at the weekly or monthly meeting what they did that took courage in the last week or month and made this a question you asked them on a regular basis?

What if you asked yourself this question at the end of every workday for the next 30 days?

There’s one thing that I guarantee would happen. Your world would be transformed.

What’s one small act of courage you could take today?

Share it with us!

At Confidence Coach we are here to offer business owners a place to reconnect and rebuild their confidence; which leads to their better future in the days and years ahead. Reach out today and schedule a free call if you’d like to talk. We are here to help and encourage you.

by Scott Ballard , November 16, 2020

Who Do You Want to Become?

Instead of thinking about what you want to become or who you want to be like — think about who you want to become. Then start making choices, habits, decisions, thinking and triggers that help you become who you want to become.

Let’s say you want to become a better leader in your business. Then start being, acting, and choosing to be like a leader.

Let’s say that you want to be a writer. Then start writing every day for five minutes.

Let’s say that you want to be a better father or a mother. Then act like one.

Act like what you want to become and who you want to be.

If you want to be a hero, then act like a hero.

Over time if you develop these new actions and habits, then the way you think and act will automatically appear in your life.

So think about the question of who you want to become and then start to act like it. Start to think like it. Start to make choices around the person you want to become in order to be where you want to be three years from today.

At Confidence Coach we are here to offer business owners a place to reconnect and rebuild their confidence; which leads to their better future in the days and years ahead. Reach out today and schedule a free call if you’d like to talk. We are here to help and encourage you.

by Scott Ballard , November 8, 2020

My New Airline!

My new airline is Zoom.

I’ve been using Zoom for five years now in our coaching practice. It enables me to coach people across the country. And, since the advent of COVID, all my team meetings and coaching are all done 100% on Zoom.

It has made my life wonderful and amazing. No more 4 a.m. trips to get to the airport on time and no more late nights getting in. It’s also eliminated having to deal with the unfriendliness of a lot of the airlines and all their requirements. Now I have the luxury of meeting from my home office — hassle free!

Using Zoom has also helped me save a lot of time and money. I have converted that extra time into investing in other areas of my life such as my relationships, family, faith, time to take care of myself and time with my beautiful bride of going on 40 years.

So the new airline, the new transportation system for the world is Zoom. This is just a thought I wanted to share with you about my transportation and my virtual airline that I have been excited to utilize.

I’m interested to hear how you are using Zoom to be more effective, to create more value, and to make more of an impact. Has it increased the quality of your life, your self care, and those types of things?

Thought for the Day: I’m a frequent flyer million mile plus Zoom passenger and I love it. I’d love to hear your comments. At Confidence Coach we are here to offer business owners a place to connect, build their confidence and a better future.

by Scott Ballard , November 1, 2020