It’s here. The best team in NHL did it again.
Maybe you don’t agree, that’s ok.
I’m just excited that my home team finally did what they were supposed to do and are taking the Stanley Cup back to Hockeytown.
Here’s an interesting observation that I’d like to share with you as it relates to sports.
Everyone that follows any kind of sport, gets really into the game and for a lot of people it’s a part of their life.
For me, I wouldn’t consider myself a sports fanatic. But I do love competition and I love watching others compete, as I think it brings out the best in them.
Let me tell you something that happened back in 1997.
The Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup for the first time after four decades,
At the time I was working in a retail store, while doing financial services on a part time basis.
One of my co-workers who was hockey fanatic, decided to go downtown for the big celebration parade, the next day.
He was supposed to work, and asked for time off, but didn’t get it.
So he just skipped work and went there anyway.
They threatened to fire him and still didn’t stop him.
The next day, after the parade he came back to work and I asked him how was it.
He began to tell me how great it was and so many people, and all that’s very exciting, but then he said something that I has stuck with me all these years.
He said, “. . . you know Vitaly, all my life I’ve been dreaming of this moment, the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup, and now that they got it, it’s a weird feeling. It’s like things have changed but not really.”
I listened very closely to what he was saying, and when he stopped, I asked him.
“You mean your life didn’t change?”
“You didn’t start making more money? (He always complained how he wasn’t making enough money, and life is hard, etc…)
“You still have to pay child support?” (He was always complaining about having to pay child support for 2 kids.
He looked at me with a puzzled look, and said “no, not really”. Not understanding what I was getting at.
In my observation and having worked with so many people over the years, I still don’t understand, why don’t people get fanatical about their lives, as much as they do about hockey, basketball, soccer, golf, or whatever else?
I love sports, and I am a competitor, BUT I’m a not a fanatic. I am however fanatical about my life and my family.
The Wings won the Stanley Cup again this year. I’m happy for them and was cheering during the games. But I’m not anymore excited for them, then about me winning in business.
I remember a few years ago, I had an appointment with a couple to talk to them about their finances, and it was on a Saturday.
After going over everything with them, they were very interested and excited about starting to implement some of the strategies.
I had a 2nd appointment scheduled with them the following Saturday, to go over my plan that I was going to prepare for them.
On that Saturday, about an hour before heading out to see them, as they live on the other side of town, I called to let them know I’m on my way.
When he picked up the phone, he said, “Oh, I’m going to my buddy’s house to watch the Michigan – Ohio game, so we can’t do it today.”
Hmmm, I thought, obviously football is more important to this guy then his family’s financial future.
I mean this is after everything that I showed him and he agreed that it’s great stuff and they need to implement it ASAP.
Eventually they did become my clients, but their attitude about money, and priorities in life haven’t changed,
So even though they started off on the right path, they’re still struggling. Not saving enough money, and just getting by.
The last example I’d like to give you, is of another guy I’ve worked with before in the carpet business. He was a manager of one of the stores.
After I left the retail store, I was trying to recruit him into my financial business.
I knew he didn’t like the job, wanted to make more money. With 3 kids and his wife staying at home, he genuinely seemed motivated to make more money.
On top of that, he was my client, so he knew and believed in what I was doing.
At that time, I’ve been following up with him for quiet some time and he always kept putting me off.
One day we had an out of town speaker, who was big producer, coming to town to speak to our agents.
So I called this guy, telling him how much he would benefit from this presentation, and if he had even an inclining that he was going to do this, he needs to be there.
This was about 2 months before that day.
I kept calling every couple of weeks, just to remind him.
And each time he told he’ll be there no matter what.
About 3 days before the event, I called him up to make sure he got the directions of where it was gonna be at.
And that’s when he told me, he won’t be able to make it.
So I asked him “why?” I mean, I kept reminding him every 2 weeks for the last 2 months.
And here was his response:
“Well, Vitaly, I have bowling that day”
I said, “What? Bowling, what do you mean?”
And he said, “yeah, I joined a bowling league, and that night was their day to play.
I was so shocked, I didn’t know what to say.
So I said, “So you mean to tell me that bowling is more important to you, than your family’s financial future?” – I said those exact words.
And here’s his response, “This is what just have to do right now.”
Here’s a guy, over 30, 3 kids, making just enough to pay his bills, got some debt, no future in his current job, and no potential in making any more than he did at the time.
And I have tons of personal examples just like those.
What’s the matter with these people?
Well, as I realized over the years, there is nothing wrong with them.
Yes, they say they’re not happy, and want to make more money. They need to make more money. They’re struggling and they know it.
So what’s wrong?
What’s wrong is their belief systems.
Some may think it’s too hard to make more money, others don’t believe they can do it. They think others can, but not them.
Some say that they’re happy where they’re at, and that money isn’t everything.
I can go on, but I think you get the point.
And what happens is they use anything that comes their way as an excuse or as a reason for them to stay busy.
And there’s only one antidote to that – identify what belief is stopping you and then replace it with the one that will inspire and empower you.
Sounds simple?
I believe it is. I believe that we all have a choice in what to believe, and what to focus on.
In my Business Attraction Home Study Course, I go in great detail about identifying your limiting beliefs, and how to replace them.
Even though I’ve personally studied and researched this for many years, it was a huge revelation for me to identify the one thing that was holding me back.
Remember, that whether we like it or not, agree with it or not, it is our beliefs that are the filters through which we see and experience our life.
Want to change your life, change your inner beliefs.
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