How Are You Carrey-ing Yourself? December 2010 By billy sparkle
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How Are You Carrey-ing Yourself? December 2010 By BILLY SPARKLE Back before he was popular – and from what I understand not far from living out of the back seat of his car – the now famous actor Jim Carrey did something unusual. He wrote a check payable to himself for ten million dollars and dated it Thanksgiving Day 1995. In the memo column he wrote “for acting services rendered.” Then he proceeded to show this ten million dollar check to everyone he encountered as he went through his days. Ponder this: If you were to write a check to yourself for ten million dollars and then proceed to show it to everyone who crossed your path during the day, what do you suppose people might think of you? Most people to whom I pose this question respond by saying that people might think they were crazy. And when I then ask them to think of Jim Carrey and tell me what comes to mind, they usually follow with “He’s crazy.” Carrey became famous for his crazy performances on TV’s “In Living Color” where he embodied the most ridiculous characters and went on to star in the hit movie “Ace Ventura – Pet Detective.” Eventually Jim Carrey’s crazy performances would earn him as much as $10 million for a single movie. When his father died, Carrey deposited the infamous check in his father’s casket. So what can we learn from his example? 1. He had a clear picture of where he wanted to be in the next five years: Being paid ten million dollars for acting services rendered. 2. He was willing to put himself on the line: He showed the check to everyone whom he encountered. 3. He was willing to follow it up with committed action: He would spend as many as five hours a day in front of a mirror making silly faces and practicing his characters. He also routinely went to the local comedy clubs where he would literally bomb in front of half-drunk audiences. And in the end, he fulfilled his commitment. So how are you “Carrey-ing” yourself? Do you have a clear picture of where you want to be in the next five years? Are you willing to put yourself on the line? Will you develop the discipline to follow it up with committed action? Once you’ve answered these three questions to your own satisfaction, my coaching is to apply the “as-if” strategy. Conduct your affairs “as-if” you’ve already achieved the results you believe you will achieve in five years from now. Some people say, “I’ll believe it when I see it.” I’m asking you to “Believe it before you see it.” That’s what having faith is all about – the belief in things unseen. Do you believe you will achieve the results you wish to have in the next five years of your business? Then act as if you do. Allow the “as-if” strategy to affect the way you think, influence the way you speak, and alter the way you act. By thinking, speaking and acting in a manner that is consistent with where you want to be, you will soon find yourself experiencing results that are way beyond anything you might have thought possible. That is the benefit of faith with action. You’ve probably heard the phrase “fake it until you make it.” What I’m suggesting here is to “Faith it until you make it.” Have the faith that you will end up where you want to be in five years and back that faith up with committed and disciplined actions that over time will bring you to where you want (or expect) to be. That’s how Jim Carrey did it. And that is how you’ll do it too. Coach Billy works with highly committed men & women to produce unprecedented results in their businesses and their lives. Learn more at www.billysparkle.com or contact Billy directly at billy@billysparkle.com Directory: uploads uploads -> 587 Return function, r i(X) r i(0) r i(1) r i(2) r i(3) 1 0 2 4 6 Thermal Station, I 2 0 1 5 6 3 0 3 5 6 10 uploads -> Department of science and humanities department of mathematics part-a questions and answers uploads -> The Case Against the nypd’s Quota-Driven ‘Broken Windows’ Policing What Is It? uploads -> For want of a nail uploads -> Ownership Models There are two different types of ownership models uploads -> Police Militarization uploads -> City of rising star regular meting thursday, july 14, 2016 uploads -> Township of winfield uploads -> Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2014 uploads -> The Black Panther Party’s Ten-Point Program What We Want Now! Download 7.37 Kb. Share with your friends:
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