The 5% day

Impulsive, fear, anxiety, aggression, and anger. All part of the A mygdal a Hija ck. C r eates a fight or flight, or reset or start over in our mindset in either case.   Pushing the reset button can be difficult.  A partial list of reasons (excuses?) include Too much time Too expensive Beyond capabilities The unknown consequences Yet, starting over can bring so many rewards, to name a few: More efficiencies Fewer costs Improved connections with customers Removing fixed ideas Scanning threats quickly followed by a fight or flight reaction is a negative effect of our amygdala, creating fear from overstated threats, clouding our judgment. Slow down and feed your cortex with more reliable data, and soon you stare down fear to see opportunities that others simply do not see. Robert Babb, PT, MBA.  Thinker. Leader. Speaker. Helping to raise the lids of organizations and thought leaders to higher levels

Some may argue, but it was a privilege to walk down Hollywood boulevard one summer night several years ago with my wife and kids, taking in the unusual sights.   I did not count them, but I am told that over 2,600 brass stars make up the Walk of Fame.  Most reflect the name of Hollywood actors, while the rest are occupied by celebrities in Television, Music, and Radio Oddly, missing from the walk of fame is an English band from the British invasion era, the Kinks.  Known for their storytelling abilities and crowd-pleasing live concerts (many I attended), the Kinks wrote the lyrics in Celluloid Heroes, a story about the Hollywood boulevard.  The song speaks to the costs and consequences of the celebrity’s pursuits, with the words, “ For those who are successful , be always on your guard , because s uccess walks hand in hand with failure , a long the Hollywood Boulevard”.  True to the words in the song, the boulevard is a fifteen-block walking sto...

In The Trench or on The Bench? Robert Babb Apr 25 What’s your choice? A filled with a fear eight-year-old kid was playing baseball, his father begging the kid to swing the bat. Other kids would mock him and call him “Statue of Liberty” because the kid was too fearful of swinging at a pitch. One day the kid’s unsympathetic coach came over to at the plate and said, “This may be your lucky day, if you get hit by a pitch, you will get a chance to see what it’s like to be on first base.” While the kid’s teammates jumped at the opportunity to get to the plate and swing for the fences, all this kid wanted to do was sit on the bench. With his deer in the headlight look, fear paralyzed his body at the plate. Lately, we have seen something similar around us at work, home, and through the press. We are in a time or fight or flight, of getting into battle or taking a seat. Fear creates a time for us to stay (or jump) in the trenches, or a moment ...

I t i s starting all over again. Ground zero.  It’s a new space, new set of rules. The comforting thoughts of repeated business and momentum are replaced with the fear of close contact.  Our referral and business streams are at a halt, momentum has been kicked at the knees.   Rip up the business plans, throw away the growth plan, kill the budgets.  The hardest part is letting go of what you learned to get here, because we are in a new game, a new set of rules, cast upon us in a few short weeks It's time to rethink your day, re-write your business, and re-identify your brand. Every phone call should create  new opportunities. Answer it quick.  Every handshake (when we are allowed) is a chance to provide solutions, listen deep.   Every success is to be celebrated, multiply it by 10.  Starting now, our lives have changed.  When this all comes back, we cannot be the same.  No complaints are ...