Intuition says you should give your haters something to try and win them over.
But that doesn’t work.
Instead, ask for a favor from a hater — something he’ll be compelled to do (for one reason or another).
His brain will force himself into thinking you are a friend (and not a foe).
Why?
Who does a favor for anyone but a friend?
Your best work is inspired by your travels.
It’s kinda like a bag of chips.
Snack on the same bag for long enough and eventually they’re gonna get stale.
If you had a perfect body, would you weigh yourself every day?
If you had a massively popular blog, would you check your traffic stats every day?
If you had a consistently busy (and profitable) retail store, would you check sales totals every day?
No, no and no.
So while most of us aren’t quite there yet, why not act like we are by forgetting to check daily numbers?
When you’re struggling to find inspiration, motivation or purpose in your work, what do you do?
Wallow in your wandering spirits?
Or, do you find ways to inspire, motivate and deliver purpose to others around you?
Yup.
The latter is a win-win.
For every 100 times you make a genuine, positive impact on someone’s life, how many times do you get any recognition?
So for every piece of recognition you got, multiply it by a hundred.
Because most people keep it to themselves.
And that’s okay.
You just gotta keep doin’ what you do.
This.
That.
The other thing.
It’s:
What a great alternative to a New Year’s resolution! Or, in business, a strategic plan.
2015 is the year of…
Blank.
Fill it in.
There are a bunch of reasons I don’t set New Year’s resolutions.
I could list ’em, but you’d probably gloss over them unable to accurately assess the list as a whole.
That’s why I don’t set New Year’s resolutions.
Here’s a few of the most impactful posts over the last year.
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Happy New Year.
New Year’s is the time to celebrate.
But what really happened? What was accomplished?
Don’t forget to celebrate the accomplishments that don’t come annually (or automatically). Big or small.
Aren’t those accomplishments more deserving of recognition?
Of dessert?
If you want to be a writer, you have to write. But you also have to call yourself a writer.
Same with a consultant.
Or a speaker.
Or a coach.
Or an artist.
Or a comedian.
Or an entrepreneur.
You can’t get certified.
So…
Do it.
And say it’s what you do.
Then it’s who you are.