Hey everybody, Charlie Hauck here—Lead Trainer and Founder of Growth Dynamics—back for another Fast Tip Friday.
I got up this morning and, I’ve got to tell you, it really hit me: it was about 70 degrees yesterday morning when I walked out the door… and this morning, I step outside and it's 52—or maybe even 49. That chill in the air smacked me right in the face and woke me up fast.
And it made me think: change shows up in a hurry. Change you can’t control, can’t delay, and can’t deny. But no matter the conditions you walk into, the truth is—you’ve still got a job to do. And that job can’t be derailed by things that are out of your control.
That’s one of the hardest lessons I’ve learned in life. And I’ll tell you—every time I’ve given in to the temptation to not take full responsibility for where I’m at, nothing good has really come of it. As difficult as it is to put your hand up and say, “You know what? Where I am is my fault and my fault alone,” I’ve found that when I do take that level of ownership, things tend to work out faster—and better—than if I’d just shrugged and said, “What can you expect? There’s nothing I could’ve done.”
Because when something isn’t your fault, you also have no control over it. And when you have no control, you open the door to chaos and surprises. And that’s not how success happens.
So don’t let the cold weather of someone else’s behavior—or a prospect’s response, or the PO that didn’t show up, or that “hot” referral that turns out to be nothing—throw you off. That’s just life. And life and business? They’re really the same thing.
If you treat them as two separate worlds, you’re probably not going to get the most out of either.
Yeah—it’s hard. It’s frustrating. It can absolutely throw you for a loop. But plant your feet, get grounded, and keep walking forward. Stay focused on your goals. Adjust when necessary. Let the world do what it’s going to do—because you can’t stop it, and you can’t control it.
But what you can control—what you must control—is your own actions. You decide how you respond. You decide what you create. You decide what gets executed.
And maybe most importantly: you’ve got to own your emotions. Don’t let them own you. Train yourself to make your emotions work for you—not get in the way of where you’re trying to go.
So here’s what I’ll leave you with this Fast Tip Friday:
Own it.
Create it.
Execute it.
Take care.
