Six years ago, I found myself in a Las Vegas supermarket before a big presentation at my NLP Trainer Training. Dressed in a slinky dress for extra confidence, I was grabbing some walnuts and Lara Bars.
When a guy comes up to me.
“Hey,” he said, trying to sound casual. “Are you in Vegas for a conference?”
“Sort of.” I didn’t look at him, hoping he’d go away. He didn’t.
“How long are you here?”
“A couple more weeks,” I said, scanning the aisles for an escape.
“You’re just stunning,” he said. “What are you doing today?”
“Giving a presentation. I’m very busy,” I said.
“How about dinner? You have to eat sometime, don’t you?”
Maybe it was three weeks of diving into my unconscious mind and getting hypnotized, but I was feeling feisty.
I looked him straight in the eye. “No. I don’t eat. Sorry.” Then spun on my heel and walked away.
***
Reflecting on that encounter, I realize the guy had a point. About time, not dinner.
At the risk of associating myself with a douche-nozzle, let me explain – and include some malapropisms just for fun. I mean, the only sure-fire way to avoid pregnancy is through obstinance.
His argument:
If I didn’t have the time to go on a date, I could make the most of the time required to eat and spend it with him. Killing two birds with one meal.
While the guy was clearly barking up the wrong dress, he had a valid point.
Combine activities to make the most of your limited time.
“I don’t have time” isn’t a valid excuse when you can meet two needs with one activity. Get more bang for the duck, as it were.
If you’ve been thinking about joining the IMPACT membership, but feel too busy with all the should on your plate, consider this:
What if you could integrate learning and action simultaneously?
The IMPACT membership is designed to embed learning into your daily business activities, making growth inevitable.
This month, our focus is on creating clients – something you probably want to anyway, and maybe something you haven’t focused on quite as much as you could. You will:
- Discover how natural and valuable it can be to ask for—and receive—money for your powerful service.
- Learn my two-step “system” for creating clients without social media.
- Roleplay “selling” situations and get real-time feedback.
Join us tomorrow for the Spark & Strategize Mastermind on Wednesday May 7th at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7pm BST.
Let’s turn your “I don’t have time” into “I’m making time work for me.”
Yours in love and play,
Steph
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