Training Your Mind for Training

Hi everyone! I hope you had a great weekend.

What I’d like to talk about today requires a little thinking on your part. Oh no, you say, that’s not what I want to hear first thing on Monday morning. But bear with me, I think you’ll be glad you did. My husband is going to really get a kick out of this.

If, like me, you’ve been around the block a few times (alright, I’ll just say it, I’m older than a lot of folks), sometimes there’s a slow-down of the brain processes. You start getting older, you do things entirely on a schedule or routine, you plan what you’re going to eat – everything gets just a little slower. And, again if you’re like me, you’ve taken a hiatus from learning, your brain acts acccordingly.

So then you become a woman small business owner. You really want to make a go of this. You want to work with fabulous clients and bring in the money you want. You want to feel like you are achieving something. But you realize you need some additional training. Maybe you haven’t kept your skills up, maybe you don’t know all there is to know about running a business, maybe you need marketing help. I’ve found that you have to train your mind for training!

Because you haven’t really used your mind in a learning capacity for awhile, it’s lazy. You really have to commit to what you’re doing and make yourself do it. Your brain wants to shout, Overload, overload! But this is good for you. You want to get that exercise in by sticking with it, reading, absorbing, processing, then turning it into action.

I’ve joined a marketing class that is really intense. I also joined late, which means I’ve been playing catch-up. So my mind has really had a workout lately. I’ve read, I’ve re-read, I’ve listened to the sessions, I’ve written and written and written. Yesterday, my mind wanted to quit. I thought, “What have I done? I don’t have to do this. I can do quite well without it.” But then I realized, I don’t want to do quite well. I want to do really well. I want to excel. I want to know all there is to know. I want to continue learning and growing. And so I have to train!

So take a minute to think about where you could use some training. Make the time to check into seminars, courses, ebooks. Not only will you exercise your mind, you’ll make new acquaintances, you’ll improve your business, and you’ll have a sense of accomplishment! Let me know how it goes.

Vickie