Doer? Or Watcher? Which One Are You? Check out the unsolicited testimonial that appeared this week on my Facebook Page (especially if you’ve ever considered my services as a keynote presenter or coach): “Shortly after attending Mike’s “What IF?” presentation I got inspired and put together a rather aggressive business strategy and a monthly goal that…
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This one simple exercise can create clarity, direction, and a positive mindset. A Magical Morning Practice and is shown to powerfully affect performance and results. Top achievers have learned, when you dedicate some time every morning to orient your mind, body and spirit for success, you get more done, you do it better, and you…
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Become a failure in your field, and supercharge your results. When I learned whitewater kayaking, my teacher and mentor Bill Clarke said, “If you’re not flipping, you’re not learning.” Flipping is failing. Every day on the river if I wasn’t flipping I pushed harder, tried more, so I could get to failing. And I did…
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The game of 20 Questions is pretty simple: you ask 20 questions, and get 20 answers. I like to play this game a little differently. Ask yourself the same question 20 times, and give 20 different answers to the same question. I call this ‘The Creative Mindstorm.’ https://vip.mikerayburn.com/tools/mindstorm This is going to sound so simple…
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My 15-yr old son, Zach, decided he wants to play hockey (inspired by the Vegas Golden Knights’ success). He passionately wants to play. He (and I) started playing street hockey twice a week. Zach got a stick, a small goal and he practices in our cul-de-sac every afternoon… until after 10PM. He’s going to the gym to…
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My friend, Toby’s goal in life is to do as little as possible. So you figure, slacker, lazy, right? WRONG. Toby is one of the best recording engineers I’ve ever known. We were guitar majors together at James Madison University, Toby loved and became brilliant at recording engineering. He went on to engineer not only…
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If I could show you a proven method to make your biggest goals actually happen, would you be willing to spend 5 minutes every day on it? https://vip.mikerayburn.com/tools/goal With this simple practice, in five minutes a day (every day) you will drastically accelerate your goal achievement. Are you ready for the secret? It’s so simple……
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Try this quick exercise. It only takes a moment: I want you to think about a specific dream, hope, goal or idea for your life. A big one. What is it? A business, relationship, career or financial position… maybe a charity or ministry? Choose one and get a picture of it in your head. Be…
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“Those who dance look mad… to those who can’t hear the music.” Are you a VIP? I think you are. I know I am. To me, VIP means: Virtuoso In Progress. In other words, you and I are in training to become our personal best at the things that matter. It’s not about being good at…
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I am blessed with some musical ability and the “entertainer” gene… But my most important gift is exhortation. Yeah, when my friend, Mark Hollingsworth told me that 20 years ago I said what many of you are thinking: “What’s THAT?” It means it matters to me that the people around me do better. Not just…
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Let’s start with a couple of “duh” statements: If you’re not where you want to be, something has to change. Duh. That “something…” is not your spouse, your kids, your boss, your friend, the economy, the government, the world, or anything else… it’s you. Duh. We could stop right there and you’ve got the formula.…
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It’s the third week of February. According to statistics 75% of you have abandoned your New Year’s resolutions as of… three, two, one, now. What were they… lose weight? Save money? Eat better? Exercise? Cut back on social media? Quit smoking? Do you even get excited when I mention, “New Year’s Resolutions?” Probably not. Here’s…
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