BEWARE: Blunt zone ahead... candid commentary just around the corner... being totally honest with you, hope thats okay. I just MCd the largest event Ive ever done, and I had a blast!! I also felt like I spent two days in my power, and doing what God built me to do!! You see, I merely FELT that way until today... today I recieved confirmation that I ABSOLUTELY WAS perfectly me! Wanna know how I know it for sure now... because... drumroll please... I POLARIZED SOME OF THE AUDIENCE!! Translation, some people couldnt stand me, and gave us anonymous feedback in a survey we sent out that I was thin on content, and what I shared was ridiculous and historically inaccurate, and that, my political overtones were inappropriate, and that, not everyone lives in a Utah Tea Party bubble, and a few others!! By the way, I was simply talking about the diminished desire of most Americans to be entrepreneurs nowadays, and that most people simply want a job that provides feigned security where an employer tells you what you are worth, what you can spend your time doing, and when you can go to the bathroom. I was making a case for a return to foundational principles like liberty and self-reliance. Well that type of negative feedback to me, translates to success achieved! I NEVER used to receive negative feedback like that in the past, and if I did it was super rare, it is only since Ive embraced Gods gracious gifts, and only since Ive stepped in to my power, and in to my own, that Ive started to receive challenging comments about me, about how I show up, and who I choose to be. Frankly, it is an honor to receive negative feedback! The man that I love and respect more than any other man that has ever walked this planet recieved some negative feedback too, so as I strive to emulate His life, and try so hard to serve others as He would have me do, it only seems appropriate that I receive some negativity too. Another man who I respect named James Malinchak posted this today, and it seemed so appropriate, that Im sharing it below. By the way, my initial gut reaction when I get feedback like that, (even if Ive recieved a slew of good feedback before I get the negative feedback ), as soon as that one shred of negative feedback pops up, I immediately feel myself trying to slip in to personal judgement, and embarrassment. I have untrue thoughts pop up in my mind, thoughts like, I shouldnt be on a stage, or that nobody must like me doing what I do up there, or that, Im embarrassing our company and my partners, etc. When that happens I start to want to shrink in to a shell, hide under a rock, and hide my gifts from everyone forever. Well thankfully between mentors and coaches that I love and respect, with a wife Malana Hunt Clayson) and kids and family that love and adore me and support me no matter what, and through a pile of books, and thousands of hours of personal reflection, and of course through prayer, I know that those thoughts will not be allowed room in my Inn. They are untrue thoughts and merely someones outward manifestation of inner turmoil. I mean, cmon, we even got feedback that some of our speakers seemed like they were too outwardly open about the wealth theyve created. Um NEWSFLASH... we are a wealth creation company!! :) So haters... HATE! Go for it!! Drink your haterade, marinate in it, and I will sit back and realize that your hatin is more about you than me. So Ive got your number, and thank you for the opportunity you provide me to learn, and for the opportunity you give me to love, respect, and pray for you. God Bless!! #truth #gratifuel
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 06:21:19 +0000
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