Last week I had the opportunity to attend an event in San Diego with a room full of superstar entrepreneurs at all stages in their journey. There were people already in the 7 figures and people who haven’t even started yet.
It was inspiring to say the least. More take-aways coming your way soon! But first… I know you want to know how I won $12,000 worth of business building tools and programs!
Let’s set the scene… it’s 7pm on the second day of the event. We’re on our second day of 12 hours worth of nonstop seminars, networking, and learning.
{Not to mention the fact that my body stayed on East Coast time the whole time so I was up at 4am and going til 9pm every day. Whew!}
They announced there would be a team challenge for this portion of the event. I had been prepared for some sort of endurance challenge and was already psyhcing myself up to be in it to win it!
Honestly, the team thing threw me off a bit. I knew on my own I could do it, but would I have other people around me who were as committed as I was? {<— take note}
So the event host announces we need to move to the next room and we’ll be split up in teams of 10. As everyone was filing out of the room, I waited for my coach who was also at the event. I was very careful to be right beside her as we walked to the next room. I knew there was NO WAY she was not winning this thing.
From there, we formed teams of 10. Each group got a ribbon. The rules were simple: don’t let go of the ribbon and follow the directions.
We then were told a series of steps that led us to get entangled in the ribbon. And finally were told that the first team to untangle themselves and sit down would win.
You know the outcome, so let’s go through exactly how we made it happen:
1. Aligned ourselves with A players
I was going to do whatever it took to put myself in a group with my coach. I knew she would win. And the same was true for the other group members. We were all focused on finding a group that we knew would get us where we wanted to go. Teamwork baby!
2. Set the vision
We immediately joined hands in a circle in our group. We were freakin’ IN it to win it from the get go. And as we held hands and drew ourselves into a tighter circle, we asked each other what our vision was. To win of course!
3. Declaring our why and getting buy in
We then shared our why for wanting to win with the person beside us. Some of them were simply because they wanted the products for free and others, like myself, were more about stepping into a bigger game in life and business. The key here is that every single team member had a why and we had buy in for the entire group.
4. Maintaining connection
As we followed the instructions to get tangled in our ribbon, we still maintained eye contact with one another. We would complete the task and then immediately turn so that we were all still looking in towards the circle rather than in many different directions. I noticed this wasn’t the case with other teams. This kept a stronger bond within our group throughout the entire game.
5. Strategic thinking
We had a sense what the final step would be and we were strategically planning how to take the small steps to make the last big step easier. We followed all of the instructions but also remained looking inward. We also took the time to really listen to the instructions and then follow them in a way that best served our group.
6. Patience AND going with the flow
When the final instruction came to untangle our ribbons, we also weren’t allowed to talk. No worries because we had an incredible connection at this point! As the ribbon began to untangle, we each had to wait our turn to step over, go under, or turn around. And because there was no talking, there was this beautiful silent dance as we all worked in harmony and quickly, but without rushing, completed the task.
And we freakin’ won! In a room of about 200 people!
Two other tidbits to make note of:
1. I really believed I would win
I really and truly believed that our team would win. I could see it. I could feel it. And I really, really believed it.
2. We celebrated!
After our win, we hugged, cheered, and celebrated our victory! We got the event photographer to take a group photo and even had them cut the ribbon so we could each have a piece. And it felt even better than I had imagined before we started.
And that is how I won $12,000 worth of fabulous biz stuff!
So tell me, what is your biggest takeaway from this story and these lessons? What are you going to focus on and apply in your own business today?
To our abundance!
Amy
