EPISODE · Feb 4, 2015 · 14 MIN
HELEN MACDONALD (Part 2)
from KeithKeller · host KeithKeller
www.OptimismZone.com Helen Mac is Australia’s Corporate Optimist, creating optimal performance through systematic improvements in attitude awareness, activity management and achievement focus. Combining decades of experience in culture change with practical psychology based on her BA(Psych), Helen works with leaders, individual contributors and teams to develop an optimistic culture, delivering better outcomes. (1) If you could go back in time, what advice would you give your younger self? You are enough…good enough; clever enough; creative enough. Do what you are meant to do – avoid getting pulled off path by other people who think they know better. Every experience has a learning within it – even the bad ones! – so look for the opportunity every time. This has lead to two of my Optimism Principles – “Optimists Learn from Every Experience” and “Optimists Seek Opportunities”. Look after yourself, not in a selfish way, but so that you can have enough resources to do the work you want to do, with the people who can benefit most from your ideas. (2) Support from people around you is very important when starting a business – Were you supported from the beginning or did you have “NAY SAYERS” that you had to deal with? I’ve been very fortunate to have lots of support from my husband and many friends & colleagues along the way. My parents, however, are still not sure what I do and wonder when I’m going to get a “real job”! Their doubts were certainly a challenge early on, which I’ve learned to ignore! It’s much easier to find supportive people these days, with numerous f2f and on-line networks to tap into… Another of my principles is that “Optimists are Connectors”, so those networks are critical to any business, particularly in the early stages. (3) We all have times in our businesses when things get tough. How do you deal with challenges? By applying my principles - Seriously, I have a number of favourite strategies for handling tougher times: Recognise that most tough times are temporary, so focus on the small points of light that exist even in the darkest of nights (“Optimists Look for the Sun”) Take a break – go for a walk; phone a friend; visit a library or bookshop – choose a simple favourite activity to change the energy to change the mood (“Optimists Do Stuff”) Get outside of myself and find someone to help – donate some clothes to a charity shop; write a thank you card; volunteer to sweep the leaves from an elderly neighbour’s driveway – then think about how grateful I am for all the blessings in my life (“Optimists Show Gratitude”) Final “TAKE AWAYS” to close the show on a highpoint? (A) Optimism is the Achievement Mindset – upgrade your attitude from Positive to Optimistic to get even better results! (B) Explore & implement the Three Optimism Activators & Nine Optimism Principles to turn Optimism from a concept to a practice (C) Be aware of the negative impact of positive thinking! Don’t just THINK about what you want to achieve… DO something (actually anything!). Any action is better than none and changing direction is much easier when you are in momentum! MORE INFORMATION @ COACHES CONNECTION ACADEMY ( The Missing Link For Coaches ) www.TheMissingLinkForCoaches.com
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www.OptimismZone.com Helen Mac is Australia’s Corporate Optimist, creating optimal performance through systematic improvements in attitude awareness, activity management and achievement focus. Combining decades of experience in culture change with practical psychology based on her BA(Psych), Helen works with leaders, individual contributors and teams to develop an optimistic culture, delivering better outcomes. (1) If you could go back in time, what advice would you give your younger self? You are enough…good enough; clever enough; creative enough. Do what you are meant to do – avoid getting pulled off path by other people who think they know better. Every experience has a learning within it – even the bad ones! – so look for the opportunity every time. This has lead to two of my Optimism Principles – “Optimists Learn from Every Experience” and “Optimists Seek Opportunities”. Look after yourself, not in a selfish way, but so that you can have enough resources to do the work you want to do, with the people who can benefit most from your ideas. (2) Support from people around you is very important when starting a business – Were you supported from the beginning or did you have “NAY SAYERS” that you had to deal with? I’ve been very fortunate to have lots of support from my husband and many friends & colleagues along the way. My parents, however, are still not sure what I do and wonder when I’m going to get a “real job”! Their doubts were certainly a challenge early on, which I’ve learned to ignore! It’s much easier to find supportive people these days, with numerous f2f and on-line networks to tap into… Another of my principles is that “Optimists are Connectors”, so those networks are critical to any business, particularly in the early stages. (3) We all have times in our businesses when things get tough. How do you deal with challenges? By applying my principles - Seriously, I have a number of favourite strategies for handling tougher times: Recognise that most tough times are temporary, so focus on the small points of light that exist even in the darkest of nights (“Optimists Look for the Sun”) Take a break – go for a walk; phone a friend; visit a library or bookshop – choose a simple favourite activity to change the energy to change the mood (“Optimists Do Stuff”) Get outside of myself and find someone to help – donate some clothes to a charity shop; write a thank you card; volunteer to sweep the leaves from an elderly neighbour’s driveway – then think about how grateful I am for all the blessings in my life (“Optimists Show Gratitude”) Final “TAKE AWAYS” to close the show on a highpoint? (A) Optimism is the Achievement Mindset – upgrade your attitude from Positive to Optimistic to get even better results! (B) Explore & implement the Three Optimism Activators & Nine Optimism Principles to turn Optimism from a concept to a practice (C) Be aware of the negative impact of positive thinking! Don’t just THINK about what you want to achieve… DO something (actually anything!). Any action is better than none and changing direction is much easier when you are in momentum! MORE INFORMATION @ COACHES CONNECTION ACADEMY ( The Missing Link For Coaches ) www.TheMissingLinkForCoaches.com
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