Don't Beat Yourself Yourself Up. Just Change Your Mindset

I know I've been talking a lot about video these past few days, but today I wanted to talk about mindset. It's incredible how you can have a fantastic day and then just one thing goes wrong and we start fixating on it and start beating ourselves up about it. So today I wanted to share a strategy I learned that you might find helpful about mindset. My name is David Vogel. I'm the owner of Remote Video Testimonials and and besides creating video testimonials and profile videos, we also help people shoot better videos with their smartphones. Today is day 22 of my 30 day video challenge. For the entire month of April, I'm creating a video a day to inspire you in your life, both personally and professionally. So what can you do when you're in a funk and the voice in your head is getting the better of you? Years ago I was invited to a Vistage meeting by Bill Drysdale, and at that meeting Charles Bernard of Criteria for Success was leading a training. He talked about that voice in our head and how many of us will let those negative thoughts consume us for hours or even days. His advice was simple. Say to yourself, thank you very much for sharing, but this is what I'm going to do anyway. This simple statement is so powerful. It forces you to acknowledge the thoughts you're having, but then moves you into taking action in a positive direction. What we think controls the steps and the actions we take. The other day I shared how a client loved the video testimony we did. Well. Yesterday, another client had the complete opposite response. They were not happy. No one likes getting this kind of news, and in the past I would have beat myself up about it, thought about it all night, had a horrible night's sleep, and been miserable the next day. Instead of dwelling on it, I accepted what happened, took immediate action, scheduled a call with the client, and provided some solutions to address their concerns. I hope you found today's video helpful. Don't forget to like and share this video. And if you want to learn how to shoot better videos with your smartphone, please message me here. Thanks again for watching and I'll see you tomorrow.