You too can Live Your Dreams By Shifting To Your Brilliance through asking the three specific questions shared within this episode.
I have heard the first one before: What would you do if you knew you could not fail? This question I like and have asked others in my coaching sessions.
In this episode, my guest Simon T Bailey shares how he left a very lucrative and successful career to follow his passion. He did so while on a business trip to Paris asking himself three important questions. Those questions are shared within this episode.
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Tip Of The Week
The tip of the week has to do with taking action. Here’s the tip: “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” ― Winston Churchill
Brief Bio on Simon T. Bailey:
Simon’s life began in the humble surroundings of Buffalo New York. He began working at a young age. His family instilled in him an unparalleled work ethic. He discovered he had a gift for speaking in high school and put his platinum tongue to work in the hospitality industry while attending college. He climbed from a position at a Days Inns Hotel in Downtown Atlanta to eventually becoming a sales director for the world renowned Disney Institute.
He is a leadership expert and catalyst for emerging leaders He helps individuals, organizations, and businesses shift their thinking using a proactive approach, resulting in improved performance and accelerated results.
He is a bestselling author of 7 books. His breakout masterpiece, Release Your Brilliance, published by HarperCollins, was ranked number 17 of the Top 100 books being read by Corporate America, according to 800CEORead.com. His highly anticipated new book, Shift Your Brilliance – Harness the Power of You, Inc., invites readers to shift their thinking, creating a disruption from the norm that ignites creativity, drives productivity and increases accountability.
Simon T. Bailey’s purpose is to inspire 10% of the world’s population to brilliant action by providing actionable takeaways that produce sustainable results
His journey to his Brilliance began while sitting at his desk at Disney. He received a phone call from a journalist who asked him where did he see himself in 10-15 years. He said that he saw himself as the president and CEO of the Walt Disney World Resort and eventually the Chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company.
All that changed while on a business trip to Paris. You could say he had an aha moment after asking himself three very important questions:
The 3 Questions that Simon asked himself:
1. What would I do if I knew I could not fail?
2. What would I do even if no one paid me?
3. What makes me come alive?
3 Steps To Remove Doubts:
1. Get Quiet
2. Journal Your Thoughts
3. Celebrate Where You Are Going
Books mentioned:
Shift Your Brilliance by Simon T. Bailey
Release your Brilliance by Simon T. Bailey
Where can Simon be found online:
Website: http://www.simontbailey.com
Quote:
[Tweet “Change the channel on your Tell-A-Vision. This will impact how you talk to yourself about yourself ~ Simon T Bailey”]
“When not inspiring organizations and individuals to brilliant action, I relax in my small town of Windermere, FL working on my tan. Okay, that was a really bad joke.” ~ Simon T. Bailey
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May 9, 2014
Blogpost, Positive Mindset, Self Help, Your Dream