Hi Friend,
Well, we have another week of email delivery challenges. Turns out where I host my site (BlueHost) has a rotating IP strategy to keep all their clients websites safe. The IP mine landed on weirdly has been blacklisted by Spamhaus. I sent them an email suggesting they move my site off that IP. I’m sure they hadn’t thought of that, yet. (Hopefully next week we will be back to normal).
Besides that friction, this week has been rather stellar. I spoke for two different clients. One in downtown OKC and the other came to my house for a virtual broadcast from our studios. I LOVED having people over. I’ve done a lot of virtual keynotes, having someone onsite from the company felt better in every way. You are welcome in my home if you find yourself in Edmond.
I was already feeling great with my two events when my friend Heather called and asked if I could bop in her team meeting virtually on Friday morning to do a 10 minute micro-learning on Ownership. It was a ton of fun focusing on one area and compressing some ideas into a bite-sized teaching with three take aways. The usefulness and response was fantastic. If I could figure out a business model for 10 minute talks I would. (TED is not a business model).
Something has been stirring in me lately about my Ownership message. I’ve been sharing this message for a long time now. I believe in it wholeheartedly. However, I’ve never had the sense “The world needs to hear this!” I’ve been content knowing it genuinely alters perspectives and gifts language to shorthand discussions around expectations and behaviors. I’m confident it’s transformative when fully embraced.
Motivation Comes From Belief
Answering the question “Why are you writing a book?” has prompted these considerations. In the speaking business it’s pretty cliche to write a book about your message so it acts as a big brochure or marketing piece. Some use it for credibility. In many cases I’ve seen books by professional speakers that ding their credibility as far as I’m concerned. I can’t invest myself into the writing process just for the hope of landing more speaking business. That feels insincere to me.
Why do you do what you do?
Last week I told you one of the things I was revisiting were beliefs about myself. What needed to end. I kind of love the option to stop thinking one way and start thinking a new way. Have you tried it yet? Ending a belief about yourself or another person opens a new pathway for hope and imagination! What I didn’t understand was that a new belief unlocks new motivation.
We don’t even realize that the motivation we are seeking is hidden inside a false belief we carry. When we dispose of it, motivation appears and goes to work. Please re-read last weeks Weekly Instigator for a refresher on smart endings.
Where do you need motivation?
Trust me, it’s trapped inside a harmful, useless, negative belief, effort or thinking. Remove that and waves of motivation will appear.
Instigating Ideas…
1. Generate a list of where you need motivation.
2. Clarify your Why on the big rocks in your life.
3. What book would you like to write?
4. Identify a useless belief that needs ended.
Something in my brain is shifting. I believe the only thing higher than Ownership is Stewardship. When we’ve been entrusted to care for something someone else owns, it’s the highest calling. In my faith journey, I’ve always believed God had a dream and that’s why a human existed. We have been entrusted to steward a small part of that dream. I’ve started to embrace the notion that I’ve been “entrusted” with this message of Ownership and have a responsibility to get it out.
What have you been entrusted with?
We live in a world where everyone wants to share their opinion. With all the advice being offered on the varying social media platforms, you’d think our society would be healthy, peaceful, loving and compassionate! It’s not.
I don’t want to be spam!
I suspect if our beliefs are rooted in service, not ego, the motivation that comes from that has a foundational purity that is felt.