Ian on Ian Dickson....
I have coached and mentored 100's of businesses throughout the UK. In the last five years I have delivered over 100 Professional Business Seminars and Motivational Speeches.
As an experienced performance coach and speaker with an extensive and colourful career path taking me from Brixton Police Officer to Corporate Director, you are guaranteed exciting and relevant content drawn from my knowledge, experience and background.
Partner, Dad, Brother and Trusted Friend... I am always up... In fact I say to my clients - When you are up I am up, when you are down I am up!
Two of my favourite quotes.. Never wish your life was easier, wish that you were better. Work harder on yourself than you do your job....
Ian on Knowledge....
With so much information available to us today via so many
different mediums we would struggle not to gain knowledge every
day.
But there is a distinction to be made between knowledge and learning...
Knowing is not enough, we must DO. Doing turns our knowledge
into learning. Once we learn something it then becomes cemented or
locked in and is far more likely to stay with us. A habit if you
prefer...
A good example of this is driving. I can read books on the theory
of driving and I can watch videos of how to drive. This is
KNOWLEDGE, I become knowledgeable of driving.
In order to LEARN to drive I need to get into the drivers seat
and DO driving.. Now I am learning. This ensures I generate the
habit and as a consequence retain the information.
So read, watch, listen, observe... Great KNOWLEDGE
providers... But you need the DO to get the learning..
I meet many business owners who ask for my help to keep them
accountable on the DO... They have some the knowledge but have not
learnt from it and so don't DO it..
The best way to get both KNOWLEDGE and LEARNING is to get a great
coach or a mentor to help you They will give you information/skills
(knowledge) and help to keep you accountable by setting goals and
planning and doing (learning)
Ian on Mindset.....
Trying doesn't work. When we say we're going to try, it
presupposes failure.
I tried for years to make certain changes and do certain things.
What I didn't realise was that the feeling of trying was becoming
familiar. People like what's familiar, so once I got used to
trying, my neurology didn't want to shock me by having me succeed.
So I went on trying for years.
Have you become familiar with the experience of trying or
struggling? If so, it may be time to find out what happens when you
move beyond trying. What happens when you imagine getting what you
want? How does it feel?
As Yoda said "Do or do not. There is no try." Trying doesn't
work.
Ian on Action....
There are no shortcuts to great places... Taking massive action
is the key to success! In fact action does not always require
thinking. Actually, thinking often hinders action and
learning. Socrates, one of the greatest "thinkers" of all time,
said, "Action equals knowledge." Taking action - that is how
you achieve results.
Movement overcomes fear. When struck by fear, move. Do something!
So, don't wait to explore your entrepreneurial spirit; start taking
action now.
For me a decision is not a true decision until some action is observed....
