Becoming a Ferocious Buddha | Road to Revenue #56
Step 1: Identify when you’re in ego-based consciousness This step requires becoming cognizant of your ego and your feelings involving the current situation. By this, I mean stepping back from the situation to understand how and why you feel this way. For example, every morning I get up at 4:30 am to meditate and workout. On a Saturday, a few months back, I woke up and noticed one of my daughter’s cars was not parked out front. I was upset, and my initial response was to call her and yell at her. But in that moment, I stopped and realized I was acting out of my ego-based consciousness. I wasn’t angry, I was actually just terrified that something may have happened to her. By coming to this realization, I was able to move to step two and figure out how I was going to effectively communicate with her. Step 2: Be ferocious and get yourself to STOP Once you have figured out why you feel a certain way, stop in your tracks and take a deep breath. Taking a moment for yourself allows you to come back to center before you act. In my daughter’s case, I took a few moments to myself and decided to call her. By taking these few moments to breathe, I was able to call her in a calm, concerned tone rather than out of anger. Due to this action, my daughter and I had an effective conversation where I learned that she was in her room and had Uber-ed home after a party she attended last night. If I had yelled at her, she probably would have yelled at me back and we would have had a completely different conversation that could lead to her making different and potentially less-safe choices in the future. Following these steps will help you become a ferocious buddha enabling you to communicate more efficiently, rather than letting your ego corrode the connection to others. Practice these steps, to become a ferocious buddha that I know we’re all capable of! Remember, the secession of success comes from being an efficient communicator. Tweet me @davidmeltzer your favorite takeaway from today's episode and come ask me questions live every Friday at 11:00 am PST / 2:00 pm EST. Text me at (949) 298-2905 or email me at [email protected] to join! Click here to follow the Road to Revenue playlist on Spotify
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Show Notes
Step 1: Identify when you’re in ego-based consciousness
This step requires becoming cognizant of your ego and your feelings involving the current situation. By this, I mean stepping back from the situation to understand how and why you feel this way.
For example, every morning I get up at 4:30 am to meditate and workout. On a Saturday, a few months back, I woke up and noticed one of my daughter’s cars was not parked out front. I was upset, and my initial response was to call her and yell at her. But in that moment, I stopped and realized I was acting out of my ego-based consciousness. I wasn’t angry, I was actually just terrified that something may have happened to her. By coming to this realization, I was able to move to step two and figure out how I was going to effectively communicate with her.
Step 2: Be ferocious and get yourself to STOP
Once you have figured out why you feel a certain way, stop in your tracks and take a deep breath. Taking a moment for yourself allows you to come back to center before you act.
In my daughter’s case, I took a few moments to myself and decided to call her. By taking these few moments to breathe, I was able to call her in a calm, concerned tone rather than out of anger. Due to this action, my daughter and I had an effective conversation where I learned that she was in her room and had
Uber-ed home after a party she attended last night. If I had yelled at her, she probably would have yelled at me back and we would have had a completely different conversation that could lead to her making different and potentially less-safe choices in the future.
Following these steps will help you become a ferocious buddha enabling you to communicate more efficiently, rather than letting your ego corrode the connection to others. Practice these steps, to become a ferocious buddha that I know we’re all capable of! Remember, the secession of success comes from being an efficient communicator.
Tweet me @davidmeltzer your favorite takeaway from today's episode and come ask me questions live every Friday at 11:00 am PST / 2:00 pm EST. Text me at (949) 298-2905 or email me at [email protected] to join!
Click here to follow the Road to Revenue playlist on Spotify