I want to share with you the wise words I heard from Ally Love as she spoke at the Women of The Channel event in New York last week.
I was speaking there on How To Unlock Your Next Company Moonshot and hosted a panel discussion on Putting Your Customers at The Heart of Your Company.
Whether you love or hate Peloton and its bikes & treadmills, you will find Ally Love’s advice thought provokingly different…
Wise Words from Ally Love: Tell yourself that you have just the right amount of work to do today. Ally never tells herself she has too much to do and I love this resetting of how you think about you what you need to achieve at the start of each day.
Let go of perfectionism. For yourself and what you expect of others. While it might be commonly talked about your own perfectionism tendencies, consider where you might be holding others to standards that are unrealistic.
Demand in negotiation what is unlikely to happen otherwise. Ally explained how she negotiated in her host contract with The Mets that if she is unable to host a game then a minority presenter must take her place. Having this in her contract guaranteed it had to happen vs. hoping or good intentions.
Check yourself each morning. Ally asked all 800 attendees to consider how they were feeling on a scale of 1-10. She starts every day just the same way noting how she feels and decides just how she wants to feel by the end of the day. Not every day needs to be a perfect 10 and not being ok, or ending the day not ok is perfectly acceptable.
Just pick one superpower and unleash it. I love the just one idea. Not two. Not a list. Just one thing that you uniquely do like no one else. If you don’t know what it is, ask others to help you see your own superpower. Then figure out how you can do that each day.
Yes. I’m a peloton fan and love taking Ally’s rides. I even got to meet her when I was last in New York 2 years ago and rode a live ride with her. But her wisdom goes beyond inspiring thousands of people on bikes…if you get to hear her live, you will see just why.
FINALLY… A reminder that my latest book launches in January.
Words That Work: Communicate Your Purpose, Your Profits and Your Performance. Kogan Page
Never have our words mattered more than in the last 18months. How we lead, how we have shown those around us that we care, how we make sure that our intentions, purpose, and passion are all aligned.
If you are buying in bulk for your team or company let me know so I can extend special offers to you. Or pre order your copy at your favorite local bookstore to support your local small business. Or you can preorder it online at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Barnes & Noble, Target, Booktopia.au, Waterstones, Amazon.ca
Dedicated to growing your business,
Val
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