Success Algebra
F = MA
E= MC^2
K – A = 0
Wait, what was that last one? K – A = 0. Knowledge minus Action equals Zero. In other words, if you know what to do, but do not do what you know, nothing happens.
Most people know what to do to achieve success. The secrets are simple, but they are not easy. Most of us know what to do, but for one reason or another, we just do not do it.
But, knowledge is not the same thing as wisdom. Wisdom is DOING IT. I know a lot of very “knowledgeable” who cannot seem to get the job done themselves. Maybe you are one of them. Maybe I am one of them in some areas. We must strive for wisdom. Practicing what we preach. This is an ongoing every day battle. This is not a level you ever arrive at, but rather something you choose to do on a regular basis, and them something you choose to do again tomorrow, and then the next day, and the next one, and…you get the point.
Often times we hear good advice and we respond (or say to ourselves) “I already know that.” But the real question we should be asking ourselves is, “How well do I apply this information?” Usually, the answer to this question will be- not as well as I could.
Use my lessons on pleasure and pain in the previous weeks blogs and get to the bottom of this inside yourself. Mastering your mindset is the way you will finally Jump Levels. But, then again, you already knew that.
Gene Zannetti
Peak Performance Specialist
One-on-One Consultation and Motivational Speaking
(908) 337-6143
genezannetti@gmail.com
Visit My Blog- http://genezannetti.blogspot.com/
Monday, July 4, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Mindset Monday 6/27/11- Overcome Laziness
Why are people lazy?
Again, we must go back to motivation. The root word in motivation is motive. To understand any behavior or attitude, you must first consider the two basic human motives.
When you boil it all down the two human motives are (1) Avoid Pain (2) Gain Pleasure. Your mind links pleasure and/or pain to all life events- persons, places, and things (due to past experience and information from others).
The trick is to discover the links in your mind through honest self-contemplation. If you are honest with yourself and take a little time to think, you will be surprised the positive results and the relatively little time it took for you to discover this information.
You must destroy all unproductive links in your mind and develop new and empowering links. Use pain and pleasure to your advantage.
If a person is lazy, then they do not have pleasure and pain working for them in this area of their life.
Think a little bit harder about why you may be lazy in a given area of your life. What is pleasurable about the activity that you are putting off. (make a list) What is painful about the event you are putting off (another list).
I would wager that the pain exceeds the pleasure at this point in your life.
You must reverse this process. Change begins in your mind. If you transform your mind, you can transform your body.
Start with your mind. Use pain and pleasure to your advantage. This is the root to changing your laziness.
Gene Zannetti
Peak Performance Specialist
One-on-One Consultation and Motivational Speaking
(908) 337-6143
genezannetti@gmail.com
Visit My Blog- http://genezannetti.blogspot.com/
Again, we must go back to motivation. The root word in motivation is motive. To understand any behavior or attitude, you must first consider the two basic human motives.
When you boil it all down the two human motives are (1) Avoid Pain (2) Gain Pleasure. Your mind links pleasure and/or pain to all life events- persons, places, and things (due to past experience and information from others).
The trick is to discover the links in your mind through honest self-contemplation. If you are honest with yourself and take a little time to think, you will be surprised the positive results and the relatively little time it took for you to discover this information.
You must destroy all unproductive links in your mind and develop new and empowering links. Use pain and pleasure to your advantage.
If a person is lazy, then they do not have pleasure and pain working for them in this area of their life.
Think a little bit harder about why you may be lazy in a given area of your life. What is pleasurable about the activity that you are putting off. (make a list) What is painful about the event you are putting off (another list).
I would wager that the pain exceeds the pleasure at this point in your life.
You must reverse this process. Change begins in your mind. If you transform your mind, you can transform your body.
Start with your mind. Use pain and pleasure to your advantage. This is the root to changing your laziness.
Gene Zannetti
Peak Performance Specialist
One-on-One Consultation and Motivational Speaking
(908) 337-6143
genezannetti@gmail.com
Visit My Blog- http://genezannetti.blogspot.com/
Monday, June 6, 2011
Mindset Mastery 6/6/11- Perfection
Perfection is the enemy of good. When you were young, the adults taught you how to detect and delete mistakes. This makes sense. I order to achieve at a high level, mistakes must be reduced. The key thing to remember is that mistakes are never eliminated.
We have all heard that practice makes perfect. Then as we got older, we heard, perfect practice makes perfect. But the truth is, perfection is non-existent, so the best we can shoot for is mastery. The analysis of error and intense practice of new behavior makes for mastery. But yeah, practice makes perfect sounds a lot easier for you to remember and say in front of your friends.
It is easy to agree with the statement, no one is perfect. We all have an understanding of our all too fallible human nature. But when we make a mistake, we tend to heap coals of fire on ourselves.
We forget that making mistakes is part of the learning process. People who are not making mistakes, are usually not making very much of anything. We should strive to eliminate mistakes, but we should not assume that we will stop making them.
It is usually the start that stops most people. People tend to procrastinate indefinitely until, “the time is right.” Successful people know that the time is never right, but time is always RIGHT NOW.
If you love to write, don’t begin once you have written the great American novel. Begin right now. Your odds of writing the great American novel go up exponentially once you finally start writing on a consistent basis.
Get it started, then get it just right. If you wait until all lights are green and until all mistakes, shortcomings, and obstacles are non-existent, you will miss the boat.
Get started today.
Gene Zannetti
Peak Performance Specialist
genezannetti@gmail.com
908-337-6143
We have all heard that practice makes perfect. Then as we got older, we heard, perfect practice makes perfect. But the truth is, perfection is non-existent, so the best we can shoot for is mastery. The analysis of error and intense practice of new behavior makes for mastery. But yeah, practice makes perfect sounds a lot easier for you to remember and say in front of your friends.
It is easy to agree with the statement, no one is perfect. We all have an understanding of our all too fallible human nature. But when we make a mistake, we tend to heap coals of fire on ourselves.
We forget that making mistakes is part of the learning process. People who are not making mistakes, are usually not making very much of anything. We should strive to eliminate mistakes, but we should not assume that we will stop making them.
It is usually the start that stops most people. People tend to procrastinate indefinitely until, “the time is right.” Successful people know that the time is never right, but time is always RIGHT NOW.
If you love to write, don’t begin once you have written the great American novel. Begin right now. Your odds of writing the great American novel go up exponentially once you finally start writing on a consistent basis.
Get it started, then get it just right. If you wait until all lights are green and until all mistakes, shortcomings, and obstacles are non-existent, you will miss the boat.
Get started today.
Gene Zannetti
Peak Performance Specialist
genezannetti@gmail.com
908-337-6143
Monday, May 30, 2011
Mindset Monday 5/30/11- Why All Diets & Workout Programs Fail
Exercise programs, routines, and diets all fail for the same reason. They are too one dimensional. They focus on things you need to physically do. This is easy to understand, in theory, because it sounds so simple- do this, get that.
True change occurs in a different manner. If you transform your mind, you can transform your body, or anything else you would like. Consistency creates change. Lifestyle changes lives.
A diet, routine, or program implies that you will be doing some thing for a little while. You go off and on. A lifestyle implies something quite differently-consistency. Consistency is what makes a program or diet successful. A program or diet alone is nothing.
To succeed, you must focus on the person you want to BE, not the things you want to have. Exercising is not a verb, but a way of life. The same thing goes for healthy eating.
In goal setting sessions, I teach people the word BEHAVE. BE always comes before HAVE. Most people make the fatal mistake on focusing on what they want to have. Focusing on the things you have to DO is a little bit better, because your focus in now on actions instead of outcomes. But the best result comes from the focusing on focusing on the person you want to BE.
To succeed in anything you must BE the person who is consistent, intense, and intelligent. Work on seeing yourself as this person.
Create a list of the way you would like to be. Read this list daily until you have it memorized. Then switch to reviewing the list several times a week. Remember, you need mental reps for success. Train your brain.
Gene Zannetti
Peak Performance Specialist
One-on-One Consultation and Motivational Speaking
(908) 337-6143
genezannetti@gmail.com
Visit My Blog- http://genezannetti.blogspot.com/
True change occurs in a different manner. If you transform your mind, you can transform your body, or anything else you would like. Consistency creates change. Lifestyle changes lives.
A diet, routine, or program implies that you will be doing some thing for a little while. You go off and on. A lifestyle implies something quite differently-consistency. Consistency is what makes a program or diet successful. A program or diet alone is nothing.
To succeed, you must focus on the person you want to BE, not the things you want to have. Exercising is not a verb, but a way of life. The same thing goes for healthy eating.
In goal setting sessions, I teach people the word BEHAVE. BE always comes before HAVE. Most people make the fatal mistake on focusing on what they want to have. Focusing on the things you have to DO is a little bit better, because your focus in now on actions instead of outcomes. But the best result comes from the focusing on focusing on the person you want to BE.
To succeed in anything you must BE the person who is consistent, intense, and intelligent. Work on seeing yourself as this person.
Create a list of the way you would like to be. Read this list daily until you have it memorized. Then switch to reviewing the list several times a week. Remember, you need mental reps for success. Train your brain.
Gene Zannetti
Peak Performance Specialist
One-on-One Consultation and Motivational Speaking
(908) 337-6143
genezannetti@gmail.com
Visit My Blog- http://genezannetti.blogspot.com/
Monday, May 23, 2011
Mindset Monday 5/23/11- Jump Levels
My college wrestling coach at the University of Pennsylvania was a world champion. He had an insight on success. He won the silver medal and was voted the most technical wrestler in the world. The one thing I remember him telling us, as we struggled endlessly in practice, was, "we need to jump levels." You jump levels by elevating your intensity and improving your mindset.
You are at some level right now. So is everyone else. The reason people buy gym memberships is because they are trying to get to the next level. This is a bold statement now: Very few people are truly satisfied staying exactly as they are right now. Deep down we all feel like we can have more, achieve more.
We become annoyed when we hit a plateau. We want to jump levels. Being human is jumping levels. So the question is: How do you jump levels? As I said before, elevate your intensity and MASTER YOUR MINDSET.
If you can make your mind work for you and not against you, you will release the emergency brake and fire on all cylinders. You will get more out of yourself when you are in full throttle.
You will not jump levels if your mind and body are working against each other. It is like two horses pulling a cart in different directions. It just wont move, or it will barely move at best. Master your mind and have both horses, mind and body, pull your cart toward your goals.
The mind is my specialty and I will help you master it. You will learn exactly how to jump levels. Stay with me...
Gene Zannetti
Peak Performance Specialist
908-337-6143
genezannetti@gmail.com
You are at some level right now. So is everyone else. The reason people buy gym memberships is because they are trying to get to the next level. This is a bold statement now: Very few people are truly satisfied staying exactly as they are right now. Deep down we all feel like we can have more, achieve more.
We become annoyed when we hit a plateau. We want to jump levels. Being human is jumping levels. So the question is: How do you jump levels? As I said before, elevate your intensity and MASTER YOUR MINDSET.
If you can make your mind work for you and not against you, you will release the emergency brake and fire on all cylinders. You will get more out of yourself when you are in full throttle.
You will not jump levels if your mind and body are working against each other. It is like two horses pulling a cart in different directions. It just wont move, or it will barely move at best. Master your mind and have both horses, mind and body, pull your cart toward your goals.
The mind is my specialty and I will help you master it. You will learn exactly how to jump levels. Stay with me...
Gene Zannetti
Peak Performance Specialist
908-337-6143
genezannetti@gmail.com
Monday, May 2, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Mindset Monday 4/25/11- Mental Reps for Success
Mental Reps for Success
David DeNotaris, a well renowned motivational speaker, always spoke of the importance of positive affirmations. Positive affirmations are short utterances we repeat to ourselves on a regular basis. They are like mental reps to build mental muscle. Some of his favorites were:
“I’m alert, I’m alive, I feel great!”
“I’m happy, I’m healthy, I feel terrific!”
“I’m getting better and better every day in every way!”
“I like myself, I like myself, I like myself, I like myself!”
It sounds ridiculously hilarious (or maybe hilariously ridiculous) at first, but the truth is that positive affirmations are a great way to train your brain.
You may never in your life use the above positive affirmations. The secret is to come up with positive affirmations that are suitable to YOU and YOUR particular goals.
The best example is Muhammad Ali- does the phrase, “I am the greatest” ring a bell?
Advertisements, movies, and songs implant ideas into your head all the time. Think about it…
“Frosted Flakes- theyre grrrrreat”
“Pokemon- gotta catch em all”
“Run Forest Run”
The more times you implant a phrase into your head, the more your unconscious mind will accept it as fact. Have you ever heard someone say, “He believes his own BS?” Are there any childhood stories that you tell where you deep down thin, “did this even happen?” When you tell a story over and over, you start to believe it is true. This is the same thing that happens with positive affirmations.
If you want to build confidence, tell yourself- “On a good day no one can beat me, on a bad day no one can beat me.”
If you want to stop worrying about other people’s judgments, tell yourself- “I compete for myself, I don’t care what anyone else thinks of me.”
Whatever thought you would like to have more regularly, write a quick sentence that you can personally relate to, then repeat it all the time.
As any weightlifter will tell you, you cannot begin training the day before a competition. You cannot expect to do bicep curls once and have arms like Arnold. Likewise, do not expect to repeat an affirmation to yourself once and feel any result. You must literally train your brain. You must not just repeat your affirmations to yourself, you must hammer them into your head. Beat the saying into your mind (figuratively, of course). Make the affirmation your own personal mantra. Repeat your affirmations many times throughout the day. Do this regularly and you will find that what you repeatedly tell yourself, you become.
Gene Zannetti
Peak Performance Specialist
One-on-One Consultation and Motivational Speaking
(908) 337-6143
genezannetti@gmail.com
Visit My Blog- http://genezannetti.blogspot.com/
David DeNotaris, a well renowned motivational speaker, always spoke of the importance of positive affirmations. Positive affirmations are short utterances we repeat to ourselves on a regular basis. They are like mental reps to build mental muscle. Some of his favorites were:
“I’m alert, I’m alive, I feel great!”
“I’m happy, I’m healthy, I feel terrific!”
“I’m getting better and better every day in every way!”
“I like myself, I like myself, I like myself, I like myself!”
It sounds ridiculously hilarious (or maybe hilariously ridiculous) at first, but the truth is that positive affirmations are a great way to train your brain.
You may never in your life use the above positive affirmations. The secret is to come up with positive affirmations that are suitable to YOU and YOUR particular goals.
The best example is Muhammad Ali- does the phrase, “I am the greatest” ring a bell?
Advertisements, movies, and songs implant ideas into your head all the time. Think about it…
“Frosted Flakes- theyre grrrrreat”
“Pokemon- gotta catch em all”
“Run Forest Run”
The more times you implant a phrase into your head, the more your unconscious mind will accept it as fact. Have you ever heard someone say, “He believes his own BS?” Are there any childhood stories that you tell where you deep down thin, “did this even happen?” When you tell a story over and over, you start to believe it is true. This is the same thing that happens with positive affirmations.
If you want to build confidence, tell yourself- “On a good day no one can beat me, on a bad day no one can beat me.”
If you want to stop worrying about other people’s judgments, tell yourself- “I compete for myself, I don’t care what anyone else thinks of me.”
Whatever thought you would like to have more regularly, write a quick sentence that you can personally relate to, then repeat it all the time.
As any weightlifter will tell you, you cannot begin training the day before a competition. You cannot expect to do bicep curls once and have arms like Arnold. Likewise, do not expect to repeat an affirmation to yourself once and feel any result. You must literally train your brain. You must not just repeat your affirmations to yourself, you must hammer them into your head. Beat the saying into your mind (figuratively, of course). Make the affirmation your own personal mantra. Repeat your affirmations many times throughout the day. Do this regularly and you will find that what you repeatedly tell yourself, you become.
Gene Zannetti
Peak Performance Specialist
One-on-One Consultation and Motivational Speaking
(908) 337-6143
genezannetti@gmail.com
Visit My Blog- http://genezannetti.blogspot.com/
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