Part 2: MOMENTUM - How to Keep It and Bring It Back When You Loose It
Sustaining a business is never a walk in the park, far from it. At times, the energy falls so low that you need refueling, and your momentum is in question.
Don't be fooled with the glitz and glamour posted on social media – all those celebrations of wins and accolades; they don't speak of the real story deep down.
Because somewhere in between them, something is not being told. Talk about vulnerabilities, mistakes, failures, and stupidity – all these lie at the start and at some points at the peak of success.
For some reason or another, these are not being shared. But have you ever wondered how these successful people ever get to where they are now? Was everything smooth sailing? Was there even a magic formula that just catapulted them to the top?
Allan Ngo is the Email Copywriting Mentor, Marketing Automation Strategist, and Digital Marketing Consultant.
Errol Tiozon is a co-founder at Conversion Designers Philippines.
John Pagulayan is a seasoned digital copywriter and business consultant, thus earning him the moniker, The Legend.
Nix Eniego is an AVP Marketing at PDAX [Philippine Digital Asset Exchange] and a co-founder of Social Media Academy.
Sergio Benoya is a Facebook Ads & Lead Generation Strategist for Mortgage Brokers
In this episode, five of the Philippines ' top coaches and experts in their respective fields and niches got together to share what exactly happens behind the scenes as they try to manage their own insecurities, failures, mistakes, and fears. For many of us, we see them as the best at what they do and that they're just lucky to be where they're at. And it seems like things are perfect and that they've perfected their craft. But this time around, by their own admittance, we will be dispelling the myths, so-to speak, behind their success.
What you will learn from this episode:
- Find out about these top coaches' vulnerabilities and how they turn them into strengths and opportunities
- Learn how to become proactive instead of being reactive regardless of how challenging things may seem to be
- Discover the right mindset to stay on your tracks and keep going no matter what the circumstances are
Topics Covered:
03:36 - How everything starts from yourself: I think what contributes to getting results is acknowledging your challenges and then reverse engineering – what are the possible factors that caused those challenges and then try to solve them one step at a time.
05:14 - Errol's Personal mantra when things get hard: When you try it, you become afraid. But when you do it more, you become less afraid. And the less afraid you become, the more confident you become, as well.
06:02 - Sergio's mantra: If you start from the bottom, the only way to go is up.
07:38 - John's personal belief when things are challenging: Regardless of the challenge or how hard it is, the solution isn't to turn back; you just have to step back.
08:59 - Nix's comforting words: You don't lose until you decide to quit.
11:27 - It's okay to be seen as 'stupid': If I see someone and he's not afraid to be stupid, I can almost guarantee he'd be successful one day
12:27 - Everyone sucks at one point in time: It's just going to be a cycle. You're just now wherever you're at; you're just going to achieve bigger progress.
15:21 - Something you can take note about getting engagement: Not just because it doesn't have engagement. It doesn't mean nobody has seen it.
16:12 - Get real: Engagement is trash
19:13 - Dealing with toxicity at work
24:36 - Overcoming imposter syndrome
31:35 - Are you really broke? Here are better questions to ask yourself.
39:22 - Explaining what they do to an eight-year-old child
45:33 - Inspiring words from Allan
48:18 - Be - Do - Have
53:03 - Nix's wise words for your to keep moving
55:00 - Just keep at it, just do it - Errol
Key Takeaways:
"If you feel demotivated to work, on your projects, on your tasks, on your to-do, examine yourself where you are getting your hit of dopamine. I find myself getting my dopamine from YouTube, Netflix, etc." - Joe Bendoya
If you have a fork in the road, and then it gives you an option, do you want to watch Netflix ordo you want to do work? And human beings tend to choose the most, the least resistant path to give you the most dopamine." - Joe Bendoya
"The secret to gaining momentum, and sustaining momentum, is to just keep giving value to people, whatever you are, whatever you do, as long as you are doing that, and thinking about others before yourself, it's impossible to lose momentum." - Nix Eniego
"I don't think it's been talked about a lot because we are always talking about mindset and strategies and all that, but like having just that person or someone like in your family, I think it makes a world of difference." - Nix Eniego
"Did you ever see a movie made out of someone already successful? There was always an origin story. Start sharing your origin story." - Nix Eniego
"How important momentum is when it comes to business? It makes or breaks a business." - John Pagulayan
"When you think of yourself as broke, you're only talking about money. When in fact, you create money by exchanging value, not by exchanging money, so you're not broke. The better question is, what value can you offer the world right now, so you can have an exchange of money." - John Pagulayan
"Despite having difficulty, you still have to find some things that would motivate you. May it be anything. Right now, what I'm doing are just three things. Just three. One is that I always talk with my fiance. We also always have this game, where we watch Korean dramas. And then after, we would have a challenge like asking, "Hey, what have you learned from the K-drama that we can apply to our business?" - Errol Tiozon
"When I focused on one thing, it helped me develop my skill even further. And it also helped me provide more value to those people who need my service." - Errol Tiozon
"Sometimes we lose track because it's boring since you are doing the same thing over and over again. For us to keep on moving, we want to try to innovate and then be creative again." - Errol Tiongson
"The money is on the challenges or the problems." - Errol Tiozon
"I would lose momentum like it's seasonal. There are times when I need to step back. What I noticed to be effective for me, instead of asking what, it's asking who - who can help me?" - Allan Ngo
"Taking time off is actually a sign of bravery." - Allan Ngo
"What helped me with momentum is stepping away, asking who can I seek help from, and focusing on just one thing. If what I planned for the rest of the year works, I could do that for the rest of my life without expanding my business. I think that's something that's lost with all the noise online." - Allan Ngo
"If you're down in the dumps, there's no one really who's going to help you until you move. And people tend to want to help people who they see are making an effort." - Allan Ngo
Connect with Allan Ngo:
Connect with Errol Tiozon:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/errol-tiozon
Connect with John Pagulayan:
Connect with Nix Eniego:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nixeniego
Connect with Sergio Benoya:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergiobenoya
