If there is one thing Champions at all levels are, it is motivated! They are all motivated by the intrinsic desire to be the best and are willing to do almost anything, and sacrifice just about all else to become Champions. That takes tremendous motivation and daily connection to their goals in a way that fulfills them to keep going. I’m not sure how all Champions do this but below is a great idea we should all incorporate into our daily habits.

Thanks to the new world of Twitter I’ve made a friend with someone who has impacted my life and business in a simple, yet profound way. Her name is Misha Thomas and you can follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/queenmisha

As with most of these social media connections I can’t remember how I came to meet Misha but I began following her on Twitter. One day last week she sent these three separate  and simple Tweets that I caught at just the right time at the end of my day:

Tweet #1) What was the Best Thing that happened to you today?

Tweet #2) What did you do that was most Fun today?

Tweet #3) What did you Learn today?

I’ve known about the power of questions since I immersed myself in Anthony Robbins programs 11 years ago. Tony suggests we ask five focus questions in the morning to direct our focus and mindset for the day (I’ll write about those questions in another post later this week).  I have to admit I fell out of the habit of asking those questions, and these from Misha came at the perfect time.

Misha sent the questions out at the end of today, too. Not sure if she does ‘em every day, but I know I’ve seen ‘em at least 3 times out of the last six business days. When I first saw them last Monday I responded to her on Twitter and I’ll probably do it again tonight but I’ll post my answers here first.

1) The Best Thing that happened to me today was that I met with a business prospect over lunch who told me an article I sent to him over the weekend had immediate impact for his business. He applied a strategy I suggested and it gave him a sense of control over his business and his customers that he didn’t have before. Made my day (and his, hopefully)! The article is titled “Your Quest for Outstanding Customer Service May Be Killing Your Business”

2) The thing I did that was most Fun today was attending my regular Monday, 4:30pm Yoga/Pilates Fusion class called “Centergy” with my wife. She and I have been consistently attending this class and one on Saturday morning every week since January 1st, unless we’re out of town for have other business commitments. But, I bet neither one of us has missed more than 2 of these classes since we started, I’m really proud of both of us for that!

3) What I Learned today is that no matter how close a relationship you have with a present client, when it comes to a new project, make sure you get the proposal/contract signed, and finalize specific payment terms before you leave the scene of the meeting after obtaining a verbal agreement and setting a date to start the project. I received an e-mail late today asking to postpone the project for three weeks due to unforseen issues and that may delay my expected cash flow (lesson learned).

What about you? How would you answer those three questions?