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Train don’t blame!

Thank you for calling GIH where we instigate growth one call at a time where we utilize antiquated technology to deliver 3-minute leadership lessons every week day! This is message #135 and I am Aaron Havens.

I was scrolling online and came across a dog training company in PA named something like Train them don’t blame them. What a cool name. As YES!

When it comes to animals… isn’t that the case. I think we have all come across “good” dogs and “bad” dogs. It often is a direct reflection of the training the dog has received. Train them don’t blame them!

This is true for animals.
This is true for employees. (Ouch. That stings if you lead teams huh!)
This is true for teams.
This is true for kids.
AND
This is true for our minds.

Where do you create excuses for yourself? Where do you blame “forgetting” when the truth is you didn’t set up reminders or “I ran out of time” meaning you didn’t prioritize it enough or… really we could come up with dozens of examples where we BLAME when we haven’t TRAINED. When a dog knows how to sit, it will sit on command. When we each follow our Success Plan, then the outcomes are simple responses to what we have already determined as important aims in our life. Our muscle memory kicks in on the things we have already determined as important in our life and our minds and bodies and actions are on purpose because we have TRAINED for these optimal outcomes.

So personally, where are some areas that you are blaming and not training. If you’re constantly waking up late… put an analog alarm clock on the other side of the room and make sure it is set the night before to AM. Or just set 1000 alarms to make sure you’re not late. Get it? Where are we blaming and not training.

My friends. Where in our life have we let the lowest common denominator win. We’ve let our minds and bodies take the path of least resistance. We let a bad habit set in as being ok. We’ve not operated optimally? Are you ok with that? What is one thing you can do today to notice “blaming” and turn it into a challenge for “training”. And just maybe, where has our past training kinda gotten a little stale and we may need to go in and make some tweaks for a better outcome. Thanks for calling in today. Tune in tomorrow for the weekend edition where I ask you to teach me! For today, I’d love to hear your thought on this topic after the beep.