In the name of being pro-active, a lot of my coaching clients are starting to worry about the economy, unemployment, recession, etc.  I want to reach through the telephone, grab them by the ears, stare into their eyes and ask the real question:  “Do you know what you get when you worry about money?”

The answer is that you get what you think about—money worries.  If you are thinking about money, then you are not thinking about the passion that drives you to work.  You are not thinking about excellence in all things.  You are not thinking about better customer service.  You are thinking about squeezing one more dime out of a customer.  You are thinking about selling your services so that you can line your pockets from a one-off deal.

You are thinking about the wrong things.  If you think about your passion, you will be passionate.  Do anything else and you make your worries come true.  I read this post last December in Customers are Always called Focus, The Two P’s and How to Achieve Success.   I added it to my favorites and go back and read it weekly to remind me of my own advice.