ThinkTQ - Results over Time
The TQ system has changed my life for good!
As entrepreneurs, my fiancé Sam and I realized we needed to improve our systems to stay alive with our start up restaurant business Octane Cafe and also keep our personal lives from spinning out of control. Sam first discovered TQ on the internet, and I dove head first into the materials and didn't stop until I adopted a new way of thinking about reaching my biggest aspirations. TQ just makes sense.
To help gain exposure for my business, I started competing in national fitness competitions specifically in the category called "Figure." After competing for a year and a half, I had earned my Professional status and was invited to compete as one of the twenty four top figure athletes in the world. This news was very exciting, but it also meant a lot of time and hard work ahead.
This opportunity could mean big success for the future of my company. Thank goodness I found TQ when preparing for this show. I went on to place 8th in the world at the Arnold Classic Figure International. For me, this was a dream come true, but I wasn’t satisfied just yet. Two months later I geared up for another big Professional Figure Competition in Denver called the Colorado Pro.
This time, I focused on turning up my TQ in all aspects of my life leading up to the big day. I took a long hard look back at my TQ power from my previous show, and focused on improving my weakest colors. The first color needing more intensity was my mission color. Over the course of one week, I made the time to go through the mission workshop, specifically the part about choosing my top ten personal values. From there, I reworked my mission statement and my goals. Turns out, that’s the best thing I could have done. I WON THE SHOW! New opportunities are now coming at me faster than I can keep up. To be continued…..
The first thing that stood out to me with the TQ system is the diversity of learning tools: comprehensive, visual, audio, and repetition through workbooks, diagrams, cds, cut-out reminders, and daily emails. There’s no excuse for not using the tools. I’ve used each of these formats at some point in time and sometimes all of them at once. The first thing I did, was plant the 100 cut-out factors all over my house, car, and work. As if that wasn’t enough I even made my own motivational TQ color boards to power up my workouts creating a mind-body memorization system; turned the "Successful People…." list into daily mirror declarations; and devised a TQ daily planner with a "Today's Goals" page and next actions list for each goal.
The first color of focus is ENERGY! There is no question about how important this first step is. My energy level directly determines the amount of power I have to achieve my goals for each day. Without a high level of physical energy and mental stamina it is near impossible for me to have the positive attitude necessary to follow through with my mission. Of course, the rest of my TQ colors would be weak and faded as well.
Before TQ, I was dedicated and ambitious, but I lacked focus, balance, stability, and a PLAN. Since turning up my TQ, I've increased my earning potential at least 5 times or more (and still growing). I've had the ability to increase staff at my company enabling me to focus on building relationships and marketing our healthy message nationwide. With a high TQ, I’ve even started a non-profit organization to help others improve their quality of life through health & fitness and turning up their TQ. I have more time to help others. Now, in addition to working harder, I find ways to work smarter!
I now know that when things aren't going my way, and I'm not getting the results I want, it usually means I need to turn up my TQ and start choosing intentional excellence over intentional mediocrity. If it is to be, it's up to me. I'm no better than the next person, but I have the power to turn up my TQ at any given time. This is a weapon I will always have and now I want to share it with others.
Thank you TQ. Thank you E.R. Haas and Kent Madson. It is your mission that ultimately changed my life! I would like the chance to help you fulfill your mission by teaching your system and turning up the world’s TQ!
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Valerie Waugaman
Founder of Fit Mission
Director of Marketing, Octane Café
IFBB Professional Figure Competitor
Top ten personal values:
Courage, Health, Love, Empowerment, Independence, Spirituality, Gratitude, Creativity, Ambition, Discovery
Personal mission statement:
My mission is to be the best I can be at any given time in my life, radiating positive energy everywhere I go. I want to be a true CHAMPION, a person who is balanced physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. A person who gives, loves, encourages and inspires her life partner, her family, her friends, and everyone she meets to reach greatness in life. I want to know that my fire and desire for life will be strong no matter what situation I am in; good or bad; healthy or ill; rich or poor; utopia or disaster. With this attitude I believe I can change the world. First I must take care of my body, mind and spirit with proper nutrition, exercise, meditation, and recovery. I “aspire to inspire.” I believe that through Fit Mission and Octane Café, we can expose people to the benefits of living a balanced, healthy lifestyle and provide them with the proper fuel they need to dream big and go after those dreams with the vigor and energy of a fit body, mind, and spirit. With this message, I want to travel the world.
2 Comments on ThinkTQ - Results over Time »
March 2, 2008
Cindy Pettit @ 11:11 pm:
Valerie,
I met you at the Arnold Sat and you were so nice! I am soooo impressed with you drive to help others strive to be successful! You are truly an AMAZING person, the world needs alot more people like you in it! I hope you achieve everything you dream of! Cindy
May 1, 2008
Valerie Waugaman @ 2:31 am:
Going from Clinical Depression to making $1.6 Million per MONTH!
I thought I would share this with you… Valerie
April 30, 2008
All -
Just a quick idea and a TOOL (below) that will help you immensely. First the short story. Every word is true. Had it checked independently! Last Friday I had the pleasure of talking to a woman that is truly living the dream. Actually, a woman who turned a NIGHTMARE, into an dream opportunity that most of us only hope and pray for. Jennifer (not her real name) got laid off from IBM back in 1997 when they were "downsizing" employees out the door, one right after the other. Jennifer never saw it coming. She thought that since she was in her prime (41), a well-educated, hardworking sales manager in a big division, that she would NEVER get whacked (AKA "Pink Slipped".) But she did, and it put her into a 2 year funk. She believed that somehow she was not good enough, capable enough or smart enough to really make it in the corporate world anymore. She was washed up and hung out to dry. The funk turned into clinical depression. The job offers stopped. She was quite literally starving herself to death, both emotionally and financially. Not knowing what to do, she found a friend who was making a decent living with a major network marketing company and decided to just TRY her hand at putting on a few parties with her friend. A flop! But she instantly saw what the problem was: TRAINING. She saw that the only way for her to make money in that tough-as-nails business was to create leverage by TRAINING every person she recruited to be the BEST representative possible. She would marry the training skills she learned at IBM with the women she was now working with. The premise was simple: Better TRAINED people make more SALES… and when THEY make more sales… SHE makes more MONEY. She became VERY VERY VERY good at taking both men and women into this company, and training them to excel at what they do. Quickly, 20-30% of her people left their "day" jobs and were making a good living selling the program. She got rich! Very rich, earning over $18,000,000 last year. For those of you who are "decimal-challenged", that's Eighteen Million Dollars! In fact, she just bought a Villa in Italy from which she is going to launch her European and Russian programs. Giving women the hope that they can make it, and make it big anywhere, if they simply follow her lead. Fast forward to my conversation with her Friday. Jennifer has been a TQ Member for about 4 years now, and shared a secret to her recent success with me. An idea that can be used in any setting: sales, management, marketing, promotions, job reviews and of course, TRAINING those around you to immediately produce greater RESULTS. (Remember, YOUR ultimate success depends on both those people ABOVE and BELOW you. It is impossible to make it alone. It is the whole idea behind Team TQ.) The "Secret" she uses? Train people out of the gate to realize that success is a simple matter of MORE Positives and FEWER Negatives driving their performance. If you want success, focus on filling your life with the Positive qualities and minimizing or eliminating the Negative qualities. This is real enlightenment to people who have not had a chance to look at success as a collection of positive qualities outweighing a collection of negative qualites. It gives clarity to their direction and it works hand in hand with all we do at TQ. This comes straight from The Power of TQ and 10 Choices of Intentional Excellence. It is called our Thin Line Chart, or 100 Proof presentation. Here is a link to the PDF that you may use to help you, and others instantly improve their success potential: The Thin Line Between Success and Failure.pdf Be sure to SAVE this PDF to your computer BEFORE trying to print. Right Click on this link and Download Linked File. Open from your computer. (Note: On Mac, Control Click then Download Linked file.) Every person she brings into her organization, and those people who bring others in, gets this simple introduction to success. More performance POSITIVES and fewer NEGATIVES is what produces true and lasting success. If you are in any form of sales or management, you might want to print off The Thin Line Between Success and Failure.pdf and help YOUR people understand what CAUSES success. It makes a great talking point about what it takes to make it in today's uncertain economy. If you do not currently have a TQ Affiliate Number and want to distribute this form to others, you can sign up for one. The TQ Affiliate Program… We have hundreds of thousands of TQ Members who are in various MLM or Network Marketing organizations. Far more in insurance and financial services sales. If you want to make it big, you might want to pay real close attention to this message: TRAIN your people to succeed, and YOU will find success beyond your wildest hopes and dreams. Don't, and in this economy, you may struggle to just make it paycheck-to-paycheck. Many Thanks, E. R. Haas, CEO About ThinkTQ, Inc. ThinkTQ.com is a pioneer in internet publishing and is the world's leading publisher of virtual training products for personal and professional excellence. E. R. Haas and Kent Madson are performance experts and authors of Full Spectrum Career Power: How The Color of your Performance Affects the Color of your Parachute. For complete information, see ThinkTQ.com/CareerPower. Copyright 2002-2008. TQ Smart, Time Quotient, ThinkTQ, SMARTER every time you check eMail, Become smarter at the speed of light, and The Time Prism are Trade Marks of ThinkTQ, Inc. Box 18899, Boulder, CO 80308-1899 To CANCEL your subscription, Go To Subscription Services and enter your email address. You will be promptly removed from the next mailing cycle. Thank you for your participation.