Short motivational talk by Andy Neary encouraging listeners to adopt optimism and a positive mindset to change outcomes. Uses personal anecdotes (e.g., pitching as a baseball pitcher) and a coaching vignette to argue that focusing on what could go right attracts positive results and reduces paralysis from negativity.
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I was talking to a former coaching client yesterday, and it was obvious she was not in a good place. Her energy was low, her vibe was low, and she just feels like she's been spiraling down, down and down for a few weeks to the point where she feels paralyzed. She's even having a hard time picking up the phone to make a cold call because she feels defeated before she picks up the phone. And if you feel defeated, you are. So my advice to her, and it's the same advice I'd give you, is just spend the time focusing on optimism. I know it sounds easy. I know there's a lot of negativity surrounding us, but this is. This is why I love when pessimists describe themselves as realist. I'm just being real. You're right, you are, because you are always creating your reality. What you think about comes about. So if you think about what could go wrong, you think about the negativity. You think about why, what would happen if you lose or not gain this account. The universe is always going to match that energy. She's upstairs looking down, going, got it. Here you go. And you end up getting the outcome of you've been focusing on. Therefore you go. See, I'm just a realist. Instead, spend that time on being optimistic. I can remember some of the greatest successes I had on the pitcher's mound. It's when I knew going into the game, I knew exactly what the outcome was going to be. I'm going to throw a shutout. And that's what happened. Because the universe started matching my confidence, my positive vibe, and I got the outcome I wanted to focus on. Those people you don't like that always seem to be high vibe, high energy. You don't like them because they get what they want. They get the positive outcome, and it angers you. Why not try that? Doesn't cost you any extra money, doesn't cost you any extra time or effort. It just requires you to wake up every day knowing that the universe is conspiring to help you. What would it feel like if your life was focused on what could go right? You went into meetings, calls going, what would happen if this went right? Promise if you do that, life's gonna be a hell of a lot better, especially with all this negativity. So wake up tomorrow, focus on the positive, focus on what could go right, because the universe is always listening, and she's going to give you that energy you want. Go make it happen.
