The Daily Wake Up Micro Podcast

2020 - Who are you Thankful For?

Last year, I combined the 5W’s with thanksgiving week and I’d like to do the same this year.
This can be found in the Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart chapter on page 59, where each topic in the section is one of the 5Ws’: WHO, WHAT, WHY, WHEN, WHERE.
The first of the 5W’s is WHO.
Who are you thankful for? Better yet, who are you thankful for that is outside your normal family or friends. Using the rule of three’s, let’s find three people we are thankful for.
1. Someone who inspires you:
2. Someone who has aggravated or bullied you:
3. The last person who surprised you with something:
I share each of mine in this morning's #micropodcast.#4amdailywakeup #knowTroy #video
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Letting Go as a Health Benefit

Often times when someone is trying to convince me of injustices due to the color of ones skin or their gender, they will highlight something that happened to them personally. They will describe the detail associated with that memory, especially if it was a childhood memory. In an article written by Dean Griffiths, he shares how our brain desires to be flexible. In fact, he writes: with breakthroughs in neuroplasticity, there is now plenty of evidence to show that damaged brain circuitry as a result of early life trauma can be corrected.
The full article can be read here: https://www.psychreg.org/childhood-trauma/
Letting go of any kind of trauma isn't easy. One first step is forgiving the other person and forgiving yourself for an event that may have happened long ago. When you share your story, share it from a perspective of a past you, something that isn't a part of the current and future you. Finally, when you come across anyone who is going through something, share with them how you've overcome. Be an example they can follow.
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Are You An Enabler Like Me?

I enable people. The definition of enable is to give (someone or something) the authority or means to do something. Sounds great doesn’t it? Yet the definition of “enabler” is a person who encourages or enables negative or self-destructive behavior. Huh??? Enable is good and Enabler is bad? The impact of words and their definitions are important. How do you choose your words? Carefully I hope.
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The Six As in Making Others Feel Important

Acceptance
Appreciation
Admiration
Approval
Attention
Agreement
The Six As are from the book, Speak to Win by Brian Tracy
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What Three Things Do You Like About Yourself?

In the book, Believe it to Achieve It by Brian Tracy and Christina Stein, the authors reference psychiatrist William Glasser as someone who defined the Fully Functioning Person (FFP). A person who has achieved the higher levels of mental and emotional development is an FFP. They are completely non-defensible.
The road to becoming an FFP starts with liking yourself, admiring the success of others, and realizing you are in complete control. Nothing that has happened to you has control over you.
In the book they ask, "have you ever seen a negative baby?" Babies are optimistic, fearless, uninhibited, excited, and curious.
Write three things down that you like about yourself.
Then think about them all throughout the day.
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What Makes You Defensive?

Dr. Kate Renshall is a clinical psychologist from Sydney, Australia and she writes, “I think we get defensive when somebody pushes on something that feels too close to home - or touches on something we already might doubt about ourselves.”
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What Sets You Off?

This morning I woke up at 5:30 🤦🏽‍♂️ in the past it would have put me in a foul mood for hours. Yesterday Zoom crashed and I was late as a guest on a podcast. That didn’t set me off either. Even an exploding lemon on my nice outfit for an interview didn’t set me off. I’m learning (very slowly) that nothing outside of my control has the power to set me off. I’m the only one who can set me off. What sets you off? Think about that for a moment and what can you do to prevent it?
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Today's Going to Be a Great Day!

Brian Tracy says, "The whole quality of your life is determined by how you feel about yourself on the inside." He encourages attendees of his conferences and readers of his book to say three little words: "I like myself."
He continues by revealing the more you like yourself, the more you will like other people. The more you like yourself as a parent, in your job, in your marriage, in your friendships, the more you will like and impact others.
Say it out loud: "I like myself."
I've taken this positive affirmation a step further and wrote on my bathroom wall, "Today's going to be a great day." I read it and say it out loud after waking up at 4:00 AM.
Say it out loud: "Today's going to be a great day!"
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Learn or Confirm

Anytime you are in a one-to-one situation where you are looking to persuade your audience to move, it's best to ask questions with genuine curiosity. Especially if you are someone in sales, looking to sell your product or service to a client, this is extremely important. Let's say you just met someone and you think they may be a good fit for your solution. Since you don't know anything about them, your questions will be asked with the purpose to LEARN more about their situation. If you are targeting someone you "know" will be a great customer for your solution, and you finally get a hold of them, your questions would be asked to CONFIRM your assumptions of why you think they would be a great fit for your solution.
Even though your mindset may be different in "learn or confirm," make sure to always ask your questions with genuine curiosity. Don't disguise your advice in the form of a question.
Learn or Confirm - try it the next time you engage your audience in a one-to-one setting.
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"I Feel Like You Are Trying to Trick Us"

Yesterday morning I spoke to a class of sixth graders and yesterday afternoon I spoke to a class of seniors. Since my talks are done virtually, it can be difficult to get the students involved in the discussion. The last thing I want to do is consume the entire amount of time by speaking.
I started out each talk with the same line of questioning, "what do you expect to get from our time together?" This helps frame my talk of the importance of setting expectations in your life, starting with me as a speaker taking away your normally scheduled class time.
After the Senior class gave me three expectations (in this case it was: 1. Learn something new 2. How to Engage an Audience and 3. Be real) and before I gave them my expectations, I told them what I didn't expect.
"I don't expect you to pay attention" I said. Then followed it up with a question, "does anyone want to share why they think I don't expect you to pay attention?"
One of the girls, said, "it feels like you are trying to trick us by saying you don't expect us to pay attention when you really want us to pay attention." I was so impressed with her courage and honesty. Over the next few minutes we talked about who's responsibility it is to learn. My point was I have to earn your attention and not expect you to pay attention. Anytime you are in a learning situation, the burden of responsibility is on the one transferring the information.
It was a fantastic exchange and she understood I wasn't trying to trick them. I even asked her, "isn't it sad that over your school years you've felt like teachers were trying to trick you?" She agreed.
Reveal your heart when engaging an audience and even if what you say sounds like a trick, they'll see your true intention and know it's not.
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