Epic Success with Dr Shannon Irvine

What if this season was your season?  What if this was your season to not only show up, teach, and educate your tribe but also to show up, serve, shift their perspectives, and transform their lives?  You can go that big!

When things happen that are outside of our control, there are two very different paths we can take: Path #1: Give in to fear, hide away from your big vision, and blame your problems on the world. Path #2: RISE into your personal leadership, find the opportunity in your circumstances, and allow yourself to grow into the highest version of you, stronger than you were before.

What if what was blocking your success was 100% in your control. What if you could “flip the switch” to success in your brain and things that used to be hard and confusing, just worked. Wouldn’t you want to know how to do that? Well I can’t wait to tell you! But first I want to share something that might be hard to hear… and I have to share it anyway. The reason you’re feeling stuck and the reason why you don’t see the success you’ve been dreaming of is...

Do you ever turn on the news and say under your breath “just give me the facts, please. No story. No spin. Just the facts, ma’am.” Yeah, so does your brain. Your brain will absorb and automate whatever you feed it: stories rooted in fear or facts and future success. How can we silence the opinions of others and just ground our thoughts in the truth?

Before you fall asleep at night, do you think about the person you want to be? Whether you want to be richer, healthier, more well known, fill in the blank... we’ve all been there.  I have a secret for you. Did you know that you don’t have to just go through the motions and daydream about the person you want to be? You can take back control and actually walk in confidence as the leader and person you want to be.

Question: How can you use this season to flip the switch to success in your brain? Answer: Understand how you are wired, recognize how you may be cross-wired, and how to flip the switch so you have all the energy flowing towards success, vision, service, generosity, and the things that make a difference in the world.

What everyone is experiencing is a massive new normal.  By definition of entrepreneurship, we like to control things. This is why we don’t work for other people and create our own businesses and success.  We can’t control the coronavirus. We can’t control how other people react and behave. We can’t control the government’s response.

Now more than ever, vision is vital. You know you need to prepare for the future of your organization, but the future can feel big and overwhelming. How do you prepare? When will you find the time? What will the future even look like? The future of your business  doesn’t have to fill you with fear. You can lead  your team into a better, more exciting future with a clear and compelling vision.

There is so much going on in our lives individually and collectively. We have all found ourselves navigating a new normal and walking by faith. While I don’t know how long this will last, I know one thing for sure: It is through community that we have the opportunity to rise together.

We certainly find ourselves in an interesting time of uncertainty - collectively as a country and world.  None of us predicted this, and none of us have experienced anything like it, but we get to choose how we're going to react and respond as entrepreneurs to it all. While we can’t control what’s going on around us, we can control the thinking that’s going to create our future.

Everything seems upside down, unsure, and honestly a bit scary. The coronavirus has taken our “normal" away and I’ve been right there with you. If you are spinning with fear, I want to help choose what you think and control the uncontrollable. Right now, you are creating your future with your thoughts. Think about this: so many of the entrepreneurs we look up to right now started from the time of H1N1 and the previous market crash. The most uncertain of times - and they chose to RISE.

How do you view vulnerability? Perhaps you view vulnerability as a liability...and that thought holds you back from opening up so you can step out and up. Another question for you: how much do you value growth? Here’s the truth: Comfort is a casualty of growth. If we are to grow, we must get out of our own way and step into discomfort where growth and fulfillment live.

What are you obsessed with? Chances are, whatever it is you’re obsessed with, you also know a lot about it. You learn all there is about it, practice, research, read, experiment, do it in your spare time, and your eyes light up when someone asks you a question about it because you’re eager to engage in the conversation! Am I right?

What we do as entrepreneurs is think there’s a strategy out there that, once we get it, it’s all going to work for us and business will boom. Strategy is important, but it’s almost like the car you drive. The car is important, obviously. But without the person getting in it, it’s not going anywhere. It could be the most beautiful Ferrari, but it’s really the driver that makes the difference.

Have you ever taken a personality test, read your result and felt “meh?” Yeah. Me too. And believe me, I’ve taken ALL the tests. #lifelonglearner A lot of people take a free test, read the description and it feels a bit lack-luster, and then give up on it. The key is to stick with it and get curious.