Position Yourself

Hi, I hope you are doing well today.  I want to talk to you today just a little bit about positioning.  Now you've heard me talk about positioning before and I make this big difference about people who just want to succeed or people who want to position themselves in a way that other people can sit up and pay attention to them. How are you positioning yourself in these difficult times?  When you're stuck at home, when you can't do 99% of the things you'd like to do, or that you typically do, to go about your life in a normal way.

Well, what is positioning and how do you position yourself in a way that demands and commands respect, in a way that allows people to want to be closer to you, in a way that you can find a job, start a business, partner with someone, create some new initiative that makes the world a better place?  I want to give you four quick ideas…

Number one, you position yourself with Your Appearance.  You know people look at you and in under five seconds, they make an opinion of you.  And that is just the reality.  That doesn't mean it's fair.  That doesn't mean it's right.  It’s just the way it is.  It's the way human beings look at each other and make, make some kind of decision about the other person.

But then number two, you also position yourself with Your Focus.  What are you focused on?  Are you focused on positivity or negativity?  Are you focused on optimism or pessimism?  Are you focusing on the art of the possible or are you focused on those things that you claim to be impossible?  So your appearance and your focus is the first two.

Now thirdly, you position yourself with Your Words.  What are the words that you're using?  Are you saying things like “I can't, I won’t, I’m mad, I'm upset, I feel badly?”  Or are you saying “I'm thankful, I'm alive?”  You know you live in a free country.  I have all the oxygen I need.  I have a family that loves me.  I have food to eat.  What are the words that you're using?  Are they expressing thankfulness and gratitude?  Or are they expressing misery and unhappiness?

And finally, you position yourself with Your Attitude.  Look, your attitude is everything.  Your attitude is what gives you the spark to live life fully.  Your attitude is what makes you the extraordinary person that you are.  So be sure you are everyday, you are exercising positive attitudes, because there are things that you can control and things that you can't control.  And this pandemic is one of those things you can't control.  But yes, you can control your attitude.

How are you positioning yourself with Your Appearance, with Your Focus, with Your Words, and with Your Attitude?  Have a great week.