One of the questions we get all the time is, “Why are there 2 g’s in BIGG?” We’ll answer that question and how it applies to the true measures of success in this week’s show.
We often joke about this – the best one is that G’s finger stuttered when we bought the domain. But BIGG is an acronym with a BIGG meaning – too BIGG for just one G.
BIGG success is for entrepreneurs of all flavors. Even if you never plan to own your own business, you are the entrepreneur in charge of a very important enterprise – your life. This is why having an entrepreneurial mindset applies to everyone.
The acronym has 4 letters that, together, help you create value for yourself while adding value in the lives of others. That’s just what entrepreneurs of all varieties do.
Let’s go to “The Professor’s” whiteboard for: The 4 measures of BIGG Success.
[haiku url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/biggsuccess/00811-052412.mp3″ title=”The BIGG Success Show #811″] We think the concept creates an unrealistic expectation. It may have been fine a generation or two ago, but work-life balance doesn’t work now.
BIGG success is life on your own terms. You create your own custom life blend. It’s the perfect mix of both your personal and professional lives, along with all the various parts of each of them.
So let’s talk about 5 ways to have a winner’s weekend. BIGG goal-getters are givers. But today, we want to focus on YOU.
You need to make sure you’re taking care of you too. It’s how you stay invigorated and energized for the BIGG work you’re doing. So we’re going to use an acronym to describe the winner’s weekend:
RELAX!
R is for Read
Don’t read the stuff you always read. Winners open themselves up to new ideas and escape to different worlds.
So relive a great moment in history through the words of an author. Read a great work of fiction to expand your mind to things you’ve never experienced.
E is for Experience
Get out and enjoy the wonderful world around you, and experience nature in all her majesty. Whether it be sunny or rainy, take a moment to be awed. Go for a walk along a river, lake, or ocean.
Admire some great works of art. Study them. Get inside the artist’s head.
And don’t forget the music – take in some awesome music that stirs your soul.
L is for Love
We said this weekend was largely about you. But you won’t be whole if you don’t share some of yourself with others.
And don’t forget that love is also a verb. So show the people closest to you how much you love them.
Love grows when you give it away, at least if you love the right people. So give your love to expand your heart and the hearts of the most important people in your life.
A is for Activity
Get out from behind your computer. Turn off the TV. Go do something you love to do.
Better yet, do something you loved to do when you were a kid.
Get out your Frisbie. Play some wiffle ball.
What did you do when you were a kid? Bring back your child-like nature to expand your creativity and exercise your body.
X is for eXorcise
(Yes, we know – we cheated a little here. But c’mon – X words are tough!).
Take some time to exorcise those things that will hold you back.
Are you angry with someone about something? Forget about it. If you don’t, they win.
Holding a grudge? Forgive them.
Do you have regrets? Stop thinking about it. If you don’t, you’ll have more to regret tomorrow.
Also take this time to get rid of your inner demons. You know – those things that you tell yourself when things don’t go as expected. Fight them now while you’re strong. Remind yourself of your strengths and your successes.
You may have noticed as you read this post – the winner’s weekend is good for your mind, your soul, your heart, your body, and your humanity.
So RELAX for your BIGG success!
What invigorates you? How will you RELAX this weekend?
With these two principles in mind, you can steer your way through good times and bad to get to your destination.
There are natural laws which we can't break without unfavorable consequences. But we also place a lot of "rules" on ourselves. These rules come from many influencers – family, friends, co-workers, Hollywood, advertisers, society at large, and tradition to name a few.
Sometimes we need to follow these rules. Sometimes it pays to break them. Here’s an example:
Fred DeLuca had just graduated from high school. He wanted to go to college and then medical school, but he had a problem. The only jobs that he could get only paid minimum wage. He couldn't make enough to pay for his education.
So he approached a family friend and asked him for the money to start a restaurant. He got the money and opened the restaurant. It lost money – Fred would have been better off working for minimum wage!
But the young man was not dismayed. He did something that we wouldn't do; maybe you wouldn't either.
He opened a second store nearby!
There was just one problem – it lost money too.
What Fred did next was downright crazy – he opened a third restaurant!
Before long, all three locations were profitable because he could advertise all three with the same budget as just one.
This is the story of how Fred DeLuca started Subway. His tactic – opening more stores in spite of losses – may not work for anyone else. It doesn't matter to Fred; it worked for him.
With the two key principles in mind, here are the action steps to duplicate the success of bigg winners like Fred DeLuca. We’ve put them into an acronym to make them easier to remember: I STEER.
Investigation: Match your talent with a specific market opportunity.
Strategy: Formulate a plan to get started.
Tactics: Break your strategy down into specific actions to be done by a specific time.
Execution: Act upon your tactics.
Evaluation: Review your progress and make any and all necessary adjustments.
Reprise: Repeat these steps in harmony with the knowledge you've gained.
Thank you so much for sharing some of your time with us today. Please join us next time when we’ll tell you how to feel better right away. Until then, here’s to your bigg success.
I’m not trying to be rude, George, but it’s just talking and listening. How complex is that?
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Obviously it’s more than just speaking and listening, Mary-Lynn. Effective communication requires a meeting of two or more minds. A message has to be relayed and received. That’s more complex than many people think.
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Trust me George, you’re making it too complicated. You decide on your message. You relay it. It is received. Voila, communication!
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Think about it Mary-Lynn. First you have to decide on the message you want to convey. Then you have to think about your audience. You must state your message so your audience understands it. Then you have to hope your audience is receptive to your message. You have to find a way to engage them.
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As I’ve said before, it’s just talking and listening. As long as both parties understand that, communication is simple.
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To be honest, Mary-Lynn, I think communication is simple too, on the surface. It’s executing it effectively that is difficult.
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To make a long story short, George, I was just playing with you. I think you’re right. Communication can be very complex.
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Sometimes our quirks get in the way of the message. We send signals that we may not intend to send as you can see from the above conversation.
We could go through each of these one by one but you might accuse us of having a communication quirk if we did!
So let’s get right into a technique we picked up along the way that keeps us from saying things we don’t need to say.
In many cases, these goofy little sayings are just a bridge to what we really want to say. They’re fillers that are unnecessary.
So the next time you’re embroiled in a conversation, WAIT. WAIT is an acronym for: Why Am ITalking?
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When I’m getting ready to say something, I just WAIT. I ask myself if I really need to say it. I think about how I will say it. It’s not fool-proof so I still say something foolish sometimes, but it’s really helped me communicate better.
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It doesn’t need to apply to just oral discussions. You may WAIT when you’re writing an e-mail. Just ask yourself: Why Am ITyping?
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In some cases, I discard the e-mail altogether. In other cases, it helps me really shorten it up. I still get carried away sometimes, but at least I get carried away consciously!
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How about this one: Why Am ITexting?
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This keeps me from feeling like I always have to respond one more time. It helps me look for that natural end to the conversation.
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Speaking of ends of conversations, we’ve reached it on this post. WAIT and you’ll avoid communication quirks that send the wrong signal. WAIT for bigg success!
What communication quirks drive you crazy?
Share that by leaving a comment, e-mailing us at bigginfo@biggsuccess.com or leaving a voice mail at 877.988.BIGG(2444).
Wait! We want to thank you so much for reading our post today.
Please join us next time as we discuss an important part of life balance we don’t often think about. Until then, here’s to your bigg success!
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Here are two key principles to never forget: 
Communication is an interesting creature. It seems simple. Yet it’s incredibly complex. 
I’m not trying to be rude, George, but it’s just talking and listening. How complex is that? 
Obviously it’s more than just speaking and listening, Mary-Lynn. Effective communication requires a meeting of two or more minds. A message has to be relayed and received. That’s more complex than many people think.