Raising Your Standards When Pressure Rises
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Coaches Chris and Paul speak to financial advisors and other busy professionals in this episode about raising your standards when the pressure rises.
They understand the pressure of Q4 for business professionals, entrepreneurs, and advisors. They challenge the common tendency to lower standards or cut corners under pressure and instead advocate for embracing pressure as an "invitation to level up."
The discussion draws a clear line between destructive stress and productive pressure, offering actionable strategies to help Financial advisors and others with demanding careers lean into the challenge, maintain focus, and refuse to compromise on their processes and core values to achieve their goals.
If you are a financial advisor or other busy professional looking to crush your end of the year goals, join Chris and Paul now!
Important Discussion Points
- Distinguishing Stress from Pressure: Chris and Paul emphasize that stress is destructive (leading to anxiety, fear, and doubt) while pressure is productive, building "muscle" and leading to growth.
- The Q4 Challenge: For advisors and entrepreneurs, the end of the year, Q4 often brings high pressure due to goals, quotas, and club levels. The hosts warn against "commission breath," rushing processes, or compromising the client experience.
- Embracing Pressure: Pressure should be viewed as an opportunity to rise and a test that reveals one's level of preparation, not an enemy or a punishment. "This is my chance to grow."
- Creating Non-Negotiables: Coach Chris advises listeners to create a list of non-negotiables to maintain balance across their lives, such as family, health, even when focusing intensely on career goals. Communication with family is key during these "turbo mode" seasons.
- Mindset and Alignment: Focus should be on mission over commission, process over product, and transformation over transactions. Pressure calls you to rise into your alignment, while stress pulls you out of it.
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