Take Action – But Not Just Any Action

Our trip to Acapulco was not just lots of fun, we actually worked hard and learned lots.  Possibly the most beneficial of all was the session with Bob Davies on being an elite performer.  Apart from learning that you do not have to stay with your limiting beliefs; you can control what you think and feel; we also learned about contracting to ensure that you do what you say you will.

Because elite performers do what they say they will.

And of course we are nothing, if not elite performers.  So thus start the contracts.  We agree on action that we will take each week, agree with our accountability partners on the action, level of action, timing and learning and also the penalty if we do not keep to it.

Last week I committed to attending the gym because I had discovered in Acapulco that elite performers also take care to have a physical exercise program.  And because I am nothing if not an elite performer, I must have an exercise program.  Without a contract, I realised this is unlikely to happen.  So I contracted with my colleagues and agreed

Learning with Bob in Acapulco

the penalty.  As I have no intention of paying the penalty, I have gone to the gym, loved it and will be back as soon as the pain subsides.

Contracting works!!  Hallelujah

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