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In a FUNK, take a LAP

FUNK is too broad of a catch all phase for being at less than a peak experience or performance.

The distinctions could be a physical FUNK or mental FUNK or emotional FUNK or financial FUNK or even a spiritual FUNK.  There may be other FUNKs, however, these are the major checkstones that I use for checking and elevating myself and my clients to a peak state.

What came to mind for me, as I thought this through, was Vince Lombardi's quote, “Fatigue makes cowards of us all.”  Substitute  FUNK for Fatigue and you now have, “FUNK makes cowards of us all.”

At the base of all FUNKs, is the fatigue FUNK.  Easy to resolve that, just rest and recover quickly.  I do this periodically throughout the day.

The other FUNKs will have appropriate recovery steps or processes depending on the individual and their experiences.  Some recoveries have been mentioned already in this forum.

My favorite FUNK recovery process, after resting and recovering quickly, is the LAP (Logical Alignment Process).  As an athlete, laps were used as a reward and punishment for athletic behavior.  It worked then.  Doing a different type of LAP works for me and my clients now.

The key to the LAP is daily consistency.  I've been doing this LAP on a daily basis for weeks and I have noticed that my performance has improved even on days that are challenging.  This has translated into a strong sense of confidence and certainty for me, regardless of my circumstances.

Each of you could probably develop your own LAP from the experiences and techniques that you may have discovered.

My own LAP works for me and I'll continue to take a LAP until something even better comes along.

So, for many of you start your day with a LAP..!

Rocky Romero

http://www.ProfitCoaching.com              Business is discipline, and discipline is excellence, and excellence is freedom!

Do you use Kindle?

I have been using Kindle on my iPhone for downloading quick short summaries of the books that are mentioned to me. 

It's a great application. 

Because of this, I would not buy the Kindle hardware. There is no need for me to carry multiple items. 

It's smart for amazon to provide the Kindle in multiple methods. 

Yes, I read NYT, WSJ, USA, AP and many more on a daily basis. Books are read on weekends or in between with the iPhone. Now, I've heard of a new kid on the block that will expand the libraries already available on Kindle, Stanza, eReader and many others. It's the Iceberg, coming in summer, 2009! http://www.icebergreader.com/ I had thought that people didn't read as much any more. This would prove that thought different. It must be the ease of use, access to it, and presentation that's providing this growing interest. I'm game. My reading is way up. So is information. It doubles every 3 or 4 years! Who would have thought we would be at this stage of reading years ago? Rocky Romero ProfitCoaching.com

Side thinking

Great thoughts to reflect on this Thanksgiving Week..

Rocky Romero

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Enlighment @ Borders

Overlooking True North in Chicago

Who's ever heard of salmon pizza @ Amano's?

Starting the day with a higher view

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Admiring Guy Kawasaki biz insights

Have seen him in person, on YouTube & reading his book.

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Windy city sights

Even the statues on Michigan Avenue are taking cover from the wind.

Rocky Romero

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Plates in the air

Is there anyone else that feels that they are juggling plates in the air constantly?

Yes, I also have felt like this every week, and more frequently during each business day.

Glad to have weekends to do other things.

Do what's important and not so important.

Catch up.

So, as I watched this, I thought of what a great metaphor this is for our lives.

In these times.

In most times.

Rocky Romero

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Lions and Bears

There's a thrill in connecting with others over a football game, or any sport.

In particular, I enjoy watching Bears fans as they walk towards Soldier field.  Fans of all ages, men and women.

Even the visiting team fans bring a certain camaraderie to the city.

We feel the connection.

As I watch the game with strangers, some from Pittsburgh, they also root for the Bears.  "I also root for Pittsburgh, when I'm in Pittsburgh," I told the lady fan, watching the Bears play the Lions.  Lions and Bears, "Oh my!"

Settling in to watch at half time, the score was going the other way for the Lions.

It didn't matter the Lions have yet to win a game this season.  They're hoping this will change today.

Yes, connections with strangers, analyzing the strategies, and admiring the athleticism of the players.

I, too, am a player.  A different game.  The business of coaching.

My game's coming up this week.  All week.

So it's fun to watch others put themselves out there, give it all they have, and continue to stretch.

Bears win!

Rocky Romero

ProfitCoaching.com

Library, Books, and Humor

Love that my library is close, open most of the time, and can display humor.

Especially the humor.

I have seen this sign before and I see it everytime I check books out.

It continues to remind me to smile and I smile.

Read on, fellow readers.

Rocky Romero

ProfitCoaching.com

Sweet smells

Walking on Chicago's State Street, Macy's is getting ready for the upcoming Holidays.

Soon, it will be cold weather, snow, parades, and people mingling.

Sweet smells of Thanksgiving.

Rocky Romero

ProfitCoaching.com

Torture machine or Health tool?

I reassessed my workout needs and paired down.  Minimalism.

I'm removing my leg extension and it's organizer from active duty and storing it out of sight.

My wife cheered.  She thought I have stepped up in my growth.  I could only look at this situation, almost unemotionally.

Of course, I haven't used this piece for over a year.  Yet, it's part of the kit. It's what came with it. The complete package.  Soloflex.

I wondered, as we age, if most people start to give less importance to the reps that they do or the sculpture of their muscle definition.  Is it that function follows form or form follows function, as we age?

I suspect that it's time, followed by function,  followed by form.

In a high rise condo, it's probably space that is followed by time, followed by function, followed by form.

Rocky Romero

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Favorite clients

Thinking of my favorite clients.

They would be the ones that tell me or hint at having ADD or ADHD.

It's usually after several coaching sessions.

Then it hits me as to the reason I really like this client.  They talk, I listen.  Just one question should do it. Then, on and on.

It also helps the relationship if they're already successful in their business.

I don't know what the AD's are all about.  When they tell me, I just do my usual coaching, "Oh?", with both eyebrows raised.  It is a stage, after all.

I may just have found a niche with a niche.  A nicheroo!

So how do I go about finding successful business AD'ers, that have insurmountable challenges, willing to be coached by me, and have the finances to pay me?

Since few people may be reading this, I feel safe in asking support on this.  My potential clients probably have no time to read this.

Besides, I couldn't image a coach being an AD'er.  We coaches have to listen.

Maybe, I'll just drink in the city lights and ponder on this.

Rocky Romero

ProfitCoaching.com

On motivation

Motivation?

Just ask someone over to your place.

Better yet, ask your family over.

You'll see how fast things get cleaned up.  Laundry done.  Unseenables hidden somewhere.  Dust gets dusted.

Once that's done. Relax.  Don't invite anyone over, until the next time.

Works for my family.

Sometimes, they do come over.

Rocky Romero

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Read, write, speak!

So Seth Godin reads 4 books a week!

How does he do that and continue to write so well?

Maybe he writes so well because he reads so well.

I heard him speak at a function, and he speaks so well.

So what books will you read this week?

Rocky Romero

ProfitCoaching.com

On Cleansing and Meditating

My cleansing is simple.  It consists of taking colon cleanser tablets on a weekly basis, preferably at the end of the week.

It flushes me, and I occassionally combine this with a day of fasting.

Meditations I enjoy on a daily basis.  It has become a combination and accumulation of prayer, self-hypnosis, a mental ENEMA (of which I could post later), and healing imaging.

Sometimes, it takes me over 30 minutes.

In meditating, I find that in order to stay semi-conscious, I stay sitted.  Otherwise, it's easy to get into a deep sleep if reclined on a bed.

Rocky Romero

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