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33 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® NOVEMBER 2016 Want Consistent Success? Ask Yourself Three Simple Questions! by Tim Connor What are you do ng that's work ng? What are you do ng that's not work ng? What d d you used to do that used to work, and you have stopped do ng? I ask myse f these three quest ons every month to he p me ensure I am effect ve y us ng my t me and resources. I a so ask these three quest ons of every aud ence, cha eng ng them to cons der effect ve changes wh ch cou d or shou d be made, and what they can cont nue do ng wh ch s contr but- ng to the r growth, mprovement, and success. Let me exp a n a b t further the process and ncred b e benef ts of th s s mp e approach. What are you do ng that's work ng? You choose to def ne work ng, but be carefu you don't et your ego, nsecur ty, the need for approva , and o d emot ona baggage get n the way. Ask yourse f - what am I do ng n my - fe, career, thoughts, be efs, bus ness, money management, re at onsh ps, hea th, and persona deve opment etc. - that s work ng? What shou d you do w th the stuff that's work ng? S mp e - keep do ng t, th nk ng t, or be ev ng t. It's work ng. What are you do ng that's not work ng? Ask yourse f - what am I do ng n my - fe, career, thoughts, be efs, bus ness, money management, re at onsh ps, hea th, and persona deve opment etc. that s not work ng? I repeat, you get to def ne - not work ng. Why are you st do ng t? Why can't you et t go? Why can't you change? Not easy quest ons, but v ta ones f you want to stay on the road to success, happ ness, and contentment. Let t go, change t, stop t, start someth ng new. What d d you used to do that used to work, and you have stopped do ng? Same top c areas as above. Have you et techno ogy rep ace the human connect on? Have you ost re evance n the marketp ace or your career? Have you started someth ng new or et go of what has worked n the past because of fear, pressure, or po t ca correctness? Let me g ve you one qu ck examp e. When my f rst book h t the market n 1981, there was no Internet, I cou dn't get t nto book stores, and my funds were m ted. So my approach was to send ten autographed cop es to company pres dents nat onw de every week - week after week. W th n f ve years, the book had so d over 250,000 cop es. Sa es are now over 1,000,000 cop es. Okay, my po nt. For some reason, after severa years I stopped th s approach and rep aced t w th soc a med a, the Internet, and e-ma s. My year y sa es dropped dramat ca y. So, when I asked myse f th s quest on severa years ago, I dec ded t was t me to re nstate th s strategy. These three s mp e quest ons can have a dramat c mpact on every area of your fe f you w take the t me to ser ous y cons der your answers. As a s de note, f you run a bus ness, why not ask your emp oyees to answer these quest ons - you m ght be amazed at what you earn. In H s serv ce, Tim To receive Tim’s weekly FREE motiva- tional booster articles, contact him at www.timconnor.comwith “please addme to your free booster e-mail subscriber list” in the subject line. Or contact him via e-mail to michele@ worldwidedrillingresource.com