John WetmoreSales and Scaling Coach for Small Business and Corporations. Keynote Speaker. Podcast Host. Life Insurance Leader.

The Massive Importance of Committing to a Schedule #insurance #mindset #entrepreneurship

Name: The Massive Importance of Committing to a Schedule #insurance #mindset #entrepreneurship
Uploaded: 2023-09-04T17:00:27+00:00
Duration: 58 s
Channel: John Wetmore
Description: This content was created by John Wetmore. This content was uploaded by John Wetmore. This is a YouTube video titled "The Massive Importance of Committing…

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This content was created by John Wetmore. This content was uploaded by John Wetmore. This is a YouTube video titled "The Massive Importance of Committing to a Schedule #insurance #mindset #entrepreneurship" (created 2023-09-04T17:00:27+00:00). The excerpt is a single-speaker motivational/self-help segment in English where the speaker (labeled SPEAKER A) reflects on inconsistent exercise and weight loss cycles, describes learning from past success in the insurance industry to commit to a daily schedule, and emphasizes focusing on daily effort/input rather than short-term results. The speaker uses an internal-dialogue/cartoon analogy (e.g., Bugs Bunny) to illustrate self-sabotage and encourages listeners to hold themselves to a standard and avoid convincing themselves to quit. Topics include discipline, routine, mindset, entrepreneurship, and persistence.

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I'd always worked out on and off and go through stages. I'd lose 10, 20, 30 pounds, I gain it back. I'm very inconsistent. I didn't really have a routine. And what clicked for me is I looked back to my success in the insurance industry. And the only thing I did was I committed to a schedule. I showed up every day no matter how I felt. And I just put in the act— I just put in the work and I didn't quit. And I didn't look at day to day the individual result of that day. I looked at my input and my effort for that day. Did my effort meet up to the standard that I expected of myself? Because remember, I'm trying not to lose to me. The battle's with ourself. I always picture that like, remember those old school cartoons? Some of you older folks remember them. I think it was Bugs Bunny and stuff or whatever. They get the one over here and the one over here talking to each other, trying to convince itself to either do or don't do this. And I look at all these decisions we have every day. So next time you're trying to convince yourself the reason why you're not doing something successful, you deserve a day off, whatever it is, just like sit back and really go like, is this really what's best for me? Am I really going to convince myself to slow down again?