January 13, 2025 • 26 mins
Life and business rarely follow a straight path. Success often comes down to recognizing when it’s time to pivot and finding the courage to make the shift. In this episode I dive deep into the art of strategic pivots—whether in your career, relationships, or entrepreneurial pursuits.
Join me as he shares real-world insights and practical tools to help you:
• Identify the signs that it’s time for a change.
• Evaluate your options with clarity and confidence.
• Execute a pivot that aligns with your goals and values.
If you’ve ever felt stuck or uncertain about your next move, this episode will equip you with the mindset and strategies to embrace change and navigate it with purpose.
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(00:00):
This podcast is brought to you by Payset, a culture catalyst.
We are the set of shared attitudes, values, goals and
practices that categorizes prosperity for all people.
Our mission is to empower individuals to engage unity.
I just. Hit my rhythm, boy.
(00:24):
You can make my simple boy. I just hit my rhythm and you
can't help but fear. I think I.
(00:46):
Found it out. Think I found it out.
Yeah. I think I found my real.
Be the best. You guys don't want to be the
best man. Don't be an average.
You think y'all y'all doing something that nobody's doing?
Real talk, do something nobody'sdoing, man.
(01:06):
Tempo, tempo, tempo. Quality, quality.
I want to welcome you to anotherepisode of Tempo with Chris
Thomas, the podcast where we setthe pace for personal growth,
purpose, and progress. I'm your host, Chris Thomas,
here to bring you conversations,insights, and actionable
strategies to help you breakthrough limitations and
live a life of impact. Each episode we dive into topics
(01:30):
that challenge and inspire, frompersonal development to
entrepreneurship, mindset, and more.
So rather you are an overcomer or a go getter or just looking
to unlock your potential, you'rein the right place.
Let's start building your path to greatness one step at a time.
Get ready to tap into a new level of growth and
(01:52):
transformation on Tempo with Earth.
Thomas. I want to welcome you back to
another episode of Tempo with Chris Thomas.
Today we're diving into a topic that everyone, no matter what
stage of life or the stage of business you're in, will
encounter at some point the needto pivot.
(02:17):
We all, we all will face this atsome point.
So sometimes, despite our best effort, a plan doesn't go the
way we expected, right? And we're faced with the
decision, do we stay the course or do we pivot?
(02:38):
So today we'll talk about how torecognize when it's time to
shift a plan or shift your strategy and how to make the
pivot without losing momentum and how embracing change can
lead to new opportunities. Like always, give you some
personal experiences and where Ihad to pivot and also give you
(03:02):
some actionable tips to help youdecide if a pivot is right for
you, for you in any stage, in this stage that you might find
yourself in. OK, so many of many of us, many
people view a change or a pivot as a sign of failure or maybe
(03:24):
even a sign of defeat. But the truth is people that
successful people in life and also in business pivot all the
time. The ability to adapt to new
information or new circumstancesis the key to long term success,
but it only comes by way of a pivot.
(03:48):
OK, so think about some of the most successful companies.
We talking about Amazon, we talking about Netflix even, you
know, we've seen a big transition from Twitter to X.
These companies didn't start outdoing what they're known for
today. They had to pivot when the time
was right for them to do so. And that's what helped them
(04:11):
scale or stay relevant in their particular industry.
Sometimes our stubbornness to hold on to what was holds us
back. We hold on to a plan or we might
hold on to a strategy simply because we invested so much
time, we invested so much energyinto it, We invested so much
(04:34):
money into it. So we stayed a course.
And by staying that course out of pride and cause more harm in
our life than any good. So I found myself in this
particular position, right? Stuck with a business idea for a
long time and what I should havepivoted or should have changed,
(04:58):
I kind of stayed in that particular lane for too long and
things start to rival out of outof control.
So I needed to accept the fact that I needed to pivot so I can
what, turn things around. So with pivoting comes growth.
Why? Because you were in the mode of
(05:19):
flexibility. So growth happens when you're
able to assess your situation honestly and make the necessary
adjustments, even if you may feel uncomfortable doing so.
Knowing when to pivot is a skillthat only can open up what
(05:39):
people new doors for you, right?So here are some reasons why you
might need to pivot when you hita plateau is the number one
reason. If your progress has stalled
despite your consistent effort, despite you showing up and
presenting yourself day after day, you might need to pivot.
(06:00):
That means there may be your clear sign that your current
strategy or your current situation has taken you far as
it can possibly take you. Plateaus are always indicators
that something needs to change. So let me give you an actionable
tip. I want you to take a step back
(06:20):
and I want you to evaluate rather your current situation or
your current approach is truly working.
That's a hard pill to swallow tolook at something that you have
created and you've got to a particular level and now you hit
this plateau. But for you to evaluate that and
(06:40):
and to assess it and say, look, look, I may need to now make
this pivot. That's a hard thing to do.
Now it might be time to consideran an alternative strategy to
what you're doing. OK.
The second reason may be your goals simply shifted.
(07:03):
Sometimes we outgrow our original intent or our original
goals. What might have been important
to you a few years ago may no longer be relevant to you now.
And that's OK. So pivoting it is about aligning
your actions with your goals, not only in the the the right
(07:26):
now, but your long term goals. Because what you can set a goal
and in three years get close to that goal, but somehow, someway
the landscape of that goal changes.
So now in order to get to you toyear five, year seven-year nine,
you, you might have to what change the way that goal was
implemented from the beginning. OK, I've realized that a lot of,
(07:52):
or let me say some of my original plans, my original
business goals have shifted. Why?
Because they're not fulfilling me anymore, right?
Though things may look or feel OK, you have to be honest with
yourself and assess these situations to say like, you know
(08:13):
what? This is not fulfilling the
purpose that was intended from the from the beginning.
So for me, I needed to pivot right.
I needed to shift towards something that aligned more with
my values and my vision on whereI was going, not from where I
came from. OK, now the actionable tip for
(08:34):
this understanding is this is always about the RE evaluation.
Why? Because your long term goals
will always shift, right? There was one particular stage
of my life where, you know, I was starting from the bottom.
OK, Now you reached a particularlevel where you can now be more
flexible. You can now be more open to new
(08:55):
ideas and new adventures and things of that nature.
So now my, my pivot has to what shift to a place of not of lack,
but, but more than enough, right?
More than enough in, in, in manyfacets of life.
So my RE evaluation comes by wayof my current condition, by way
(09:17):
of my current strategy and they have to align with where I'm
going, OK, not from where I camefrom.
The number three reason could beanything, let's say the market
or the industry is shift, it changes.
So that could be market trends, that could be technology, that
could be consumer behavior. If you're selling products and
(09:38):
things of that nature, all thesethings change all the time.
And if your industry or your market is shifting, it may be
necessary for you to pivot your approach just to stay relevant,
just to stay profitable, just tostay in the, in the new wave of
how the business or the businesstrend is shifting.
(10:02):
Now. Let me give you an example of
that right now. We live in this age of, of
digital marketing, right? So that means someone who built
something off word of mouth, which is still still relevant.
You built it off word of mouth and that's still relevant.
However, your business model hasto change because why?
(10:25):
We are in a digital marketing age.
So you have to adapt to new waysof reaching people.
You have to adapt to new ways ofreaching customers.
Now, if you haven't made that change, trust me, you're going
to fall behind no matter what you say or what you tried to do.
Now let me give you an actionable tip like I always do.
(10:48):
You want to stay informed, so you want to stay seeking
information. You want to stay looking for
market trends. You want to stay always on the
cusp of change because without it, you'll be lost.
You want to always pay attentionto new technologies, you want to
pay attention to customer preferences.
(11:09):
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starts now. The fourth reason may be you're
no longer passionate about what you were, what you're doing.
Losing passion for work people is a major sign that it might be
time to pivot. If you're no longer excited
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about your work, it, it will eventually impact your
performance and also your results.
Now, some people might not want to do that because on paper it
looks successful. To the outside looking in, it
looks successful, but when you're not passionate about what
(13:21):
you're doing, if you're not passionate about what you're
involved in, essentially the lack of passion effects not only
your ability to perform, but it affects your mental well-being.
It affects your emotional well-being, and then you begin
to wear it in stress. Now let me give you another
(13:42):
actionable tip. You want to check in with
yourself regularly, every day, daily.
Sometimes, you know, you want tostand in that mirror.
I know I do it not because I want to look at myself, you
know, aesthetically, but I want to really look into myself, see
where I'm really at. I'm really feeling pertaining to
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me, pertaining to the things that involve me.
OK, so that's a way for you to explore ways to pivot to
something that reignites passionwithin you to reignite the
burning desire for you to keep going and give you and remind
you of your reason of your why to keep pushing.
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Now in the realm of assessing your situation honestly, I think
that's the we need to circle that word.
If you heard it, assess your situation honestly.
Don't assess it according to what you believe it can be.
No assess it according to what is right now.
Why? Because that'll help you before
making a pivot. It did it help you take an
(14:49):
honest look of where you are What?
What are you working for? What's not working?
What are the root causes of challenges you are facing?
That's what assessing your situation honestly will allow
you to do. Early on in my life, I made the
(15:09):
mistake of thinking that my problem was things caused by
other people. And though sometimes that may be
accurate, but any, anything thatcauses a hindrance ultimately
stems from a decision you made, a choice that you chose, and it
(15:33):
grew and it became bigger. And at some point, the reason
why it's a problem is because you no longer have the tools at
your disposal that can what, getrid of it, solve it or do better
than what's being presented. So this is the thing I learned
(15:53):
in business. And I, I, I, I use it in life as
well, too, right? It's called SWOT analysis.
SWOT, right? That means strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
This gives you a clear picture of where you stand and the real
reason you would need to pivot if necessary.
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OK when pivoting is important tostay focused on the long term
vision rather than getting caught up in short term fixes.
A pivot should move you closer to your ultimate goal, not just
to solve an immediate problem. So for me, anytime I utilize the
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concept of pivoting in life, in business, it was because really
I wasn't thinking about short term.
I was always looking at looking at a new direction to get to my
long term result. Why?
Because for me, what matters forme is the long term result, not
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the short term. So that in itself will lead you
to impact driven results in lifeand business and the things that
you eat, the places that you go,the people that you speak to,
all of those things. So I'm gonna give you an
actionable tip before pivoting, ask yourself how can this change
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or will this change support my long term vision or for my life?
Ask yourself that. How would this, this new change
support your long term vision for your life?
Will this pivot bring you closerto what you're trying to be 5 or
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10 years from now, two months from now, Two weeks from now?
OK, now you want to communicate your pivot to yourself clearly.
Why does that make sense? Because if you can't communicate
to yourself honestly, clearly, accurately, how are you going to
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communicate to other people? How are you going to communicate
to your spouse? How are you going to communicate
to your family? How are you going to communicate
to your team if you're working with different people?
How are you going to communicateto your clients?
How are you going to communicateto your customers?
How? People need to understand why
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whatever change you are doing orwhatever change is happening,
how will it benefit them? And most importantly, when
you're making a change, you needto ask yourself how would it
benefit you? That's the most 22 important
parts to pivoting. It doesn't matter if you're
pivoting in career. It doesn't matter if you're
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pivoting in business and your personal life, you have to make
sure you communicate your intentions clearly to the people
that the change will affect. Now, before you jump into any of
this, I want you to take small steps.
I want you to test the waters. Because pivoting doesn't mean
you have to change everything overnight.
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You have to what? Learn to start small by testing
new strategies. By testing alternative ways of
doing something, By testing new ideas before committing to a
full scale pivot. This will help you mitigate risk
and it will help you manage adjustments as needed.
(19:47):
So I will say it like this. Start your pivot, but start with
a small pilot project, a small test run.
Gather feedback according to thethings that you change, so when
you made those adjustments, you know how it affects.
The full scope of who you are, that is emotionally, that is
(20:08):
mentally, that is physically, that is business that is in
life. See the feedback that you
received from all that. OK, now there is extreme
benefits to to pivoting increased opportunities.
Pivoting can open up new opportunities that you never
(20:31):
consider before. Sometimes the best opportunities
come from unexpected changes in the direction that you are
going. I've learnt this when I pivot,
anytime I pivot, even today, I still pivot on things.
That means when I do that, and when that happens for me, that
means I tap into what new markets, I tap into new
(20:51):
industries, I tap into new opportunities, right that I even
didn't even knew exists. The pivots always lead me to new
opportunities. The pivots always lead me to new
partnerships, right, that I wouldn't have encountered if I
didn't do so right. Another benefit to pivoting is
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growth and personal development.Pivoting people forces us to
take steps outside of our comfort zones.
It forces us to learn new skills.
It forces us to challenge ourselves in ways we might not
have done otherwise. It's a path of both personal and
(21:34):
professional growth. I'm always going to stress that
for everybody. Every time I pivot, I've had to
become better, right? Because we get that we, we
become better through growth. So better in many ways, not just
in a professional sense, not just in a personal sense.
(21:56):
I'm talking you become better spiritually, OK?
Resilience is one of the things that you would develop out of
pivoting because resilience is the ingredients that makes you
successful, right? Because the pivot builds that
(22:16):
for you. It shows you that you can adapt.
It shows you that you can thriveeven when things don't go
according to plan. Every pivot I've made has
strengthened my ability to handle uncertainty, to handle
change. It's given me the confidence to
know that no matter what happens, I can always adapt and
(22:41):
succeed. So before I close, like always,
today was more recap with you. Today we talked about
recognizing when it's time to pivot, how to make a successful
pivot, and why embracing change is crucial for a long time, long
(23:06):
term success. So I want you to remember that
pivoting isn't a sign of failure.
It's a strategic move that can open up new doors and help you
grow. So I'm going to leave you with a
call to action today. I want you to assess where you
(23:28):
are right now, at the moment of you listening to this.
I want you to assess where you at.
You might be hitting a plateau. You might be outgrowing your
goals that you have set maybe a year ago, two years ago, a month
ago. You may be facing a change in
(23:52):
your industry, at your workplace.
If so, it might be time for you to consider a pivot.
It might be time for you to consider a new way or a new
approach on how you're going about your day-to-day, on how
you're going about your particular business venture, on
(24:16):
how you're going about a particular project that you are
working on, on how you are goingabout your current environmental
situation. It might be time for you to
move. It might be time for you to
venture out to a new city, to a different area in the state that
you in or a whole another state.But anytime you find yourself in
(24:37):
one of those places, you hit theplateau, you have outgrown your
growth, your goals, you have you're facing some industry
change and you're seeing that for long term, projectedly, this
might not be the avenue for you.It might be time for you to
consider a pivot. So next week I will be
(25:03):
discussing stealth success is the concept that I like to run
with kind of developed it in a way stealth success, right?
Winning without the spotlight. And we'll talk about how to
achieve big wins without seekingconstant validation or public
attention. You won't want to miss this
(25:23):
episode because why? I'm giving out real jewels,
jewels information points that you can use to what develop that
stealth success. So as always, I want to thank
you for listening to Tempo with Chris Thomas.
And today I want you to do 2 things.
Three actually. I want you to keep moving
forward. I want you always to stay
(25:44):
flexible and remember sometimes the best way to move ahead is to
change direction. See y'all next time man.
I'm signing up. I just hit my rhythm, Boy, you
can't make my tempo, boy, I justhit my rhythm and you can't help
(26:07):
but fear.
This podcast is brought to you by Payset, a culture catalyst.
We are the set of shared attitudes, values, goals and
practices that categorizes prosperity for all people.
Our mission is to empower individuals to engage unity.
I just. Hit my rhythm, boy.
(00:24):
You can make my simple boy. I just hit my rhythm and you
can't help but fear. I think I.
(00:46):
Found it out. Think I found it out.
Yeah. I think I found my real.
Be the best. You guys don't want to be the
best man. Don't be an average.
You think y'all y'all doing something that nobody's doing?
Real talk, do something nobody'sdoing, man.
(01:06):
Tempo, tempo, tempo. Quality, quality.
I want to welcome you to anotherepisode of Tempo with Chris
Thomas, the podcast where we setthe pace for personal growth,
purpose, and progress. I'm your host, Chris Thomas,
here to bring you conversations,insights, and actionable
strategies to help you breakthrough limitations and
live a life of impact. Each episode we dive into topics
(01:30):
that challenge and inspire, frompersonal development to
entrepreneurship, mindset, and more.
So rather you are an overcomer or a go getter or just looking
to unlock your potential, you'rein the right place.
Let's start building your path to greatness one step at a time.
Get ready to tap into a new level of growth and
(01:52):
transformation on Tempo with Earth.
Thomas. I want to welcome you back to
another episode of Tempo with Chris Thomas.
Today we're diving into a topic that everyone, no matter what
stage of life or the stage of business you're in, will
encounter at some point the needto pivot.
(02:17):
We all, we all will face this atsome point.
So sometimes, despite our best effort, a plan doesn't go the
way we expected, right? And we're faced with the
decision, do we stay the course or do we pivot?
(02:38):
So today we'll talk about how torecognize when it's time to
shift a plan or shift your strategy and how to make the
pivot without losing momentum and how embracing change can
lead to new opportunities. Like always, give you some
personal experiences and where Ihad to pivot and also give you
(03:02):
some actionable tips to help youdecide if a pivot is right for
you, for you in any stage, in this stage that you might find
yourself in. OK, so many of many of us, many
people view a change or a pivot as a sign of failure or maybe
(03:24):
even a sign of defeat. But the truth is people that
successful people in life and also in business pivot all the
time. The ability to adapt to new
information or new circumstancesis the key to long term success,
but it only comes by way of a pivot.
(03:48):
OK, so think about some of the most successful companies.
We talking about Amazon, we talking about Netflix even, you
know, we've seen a big transition from Twitter to X.
These companies didn't start outdoing what they're known for
today. They had to pivot when the time
was right for them to do so. And that's what helped them
(04:11):
scale or stay relevant in their particular industry.
Sometimes our stubbornness to hold on to what was holds us
back. We hold on to a plan or we might
hold on to a strategy simply because we invested so much
time, we invested so much energyinto it, We invested so much
(04:34):
money into it. So we stayed a course.
And by staying that course out of pride and cause more harm in
our life than any good. So I found myself in this
particular position, right? Stuck with a business idea for a
long time and what I should havepivoted or should have changed,
(04:58):
I kind of stayed in that particular lane for too long and
things start to rival out of outof control.
So I needed to accept the fact that I needed to pivot so I can
what, turn things around. So with pivoting comes growth.
Why? Because you were in the mode of
(05:19):
flexibility. So growth happens when you're
able to assess your situation honestly and make the necessary
adjustments, even if you may feel uncomfortable doing so.
Knowing when to pivot is a skillthat only can open up what
(05:39):
people new doors for you, right?So here are some reasons why you
might need to pivot when you hita plateau is the number one
reason. If your progress has stalled
despite your consistent effort, despite you showing up and
presenting yourself day after day, you might need to pivot.
(06:00):
That means there may be your clear sign that your current
strategy or your current situation has taken you far as
it can possibly take you. Plateaus are always indicators
that something needs to change. So let me give you an actionable
tip. I want you to take a step back
(06:20):
and I want you to evaluate rather your current situation or
your current approach is truly working.
That's a hard pill to swallow tolook at something that you have
created and you've got to a particular level and now you hit
this plateau. But for you to evaluate that and
(06:40):
and to assess it and say, look, look, I may need to now make
this pivot. That's a hard thing to do.
Now it might be time to consideran an alternative strategy to
what you're doing. OK.
The second reason may be your goals simply shifted.
(07:03):
Sometimes we outgrow our original intent or our original
goals. What might have been important
to you a few years ago may no longer be relevant to you now.
And that's OK. So pivoting it is about aligning
your actions with your goals, not only in the the the right
(07:26):
now, but your long term goals. Because what you can set a goal
and in three years get close to that goal, but somehow, someway
the landscape of that goal changes.
So now in order to get to you toyear five, year seven-year nine,
you, you might have to what change the way that goal was
implemented from the beginning. OK, I've realized that a lot of,
(07:52):
or let me say some of my original plans, my original
business goals have shifted. Why?
Because they're not fulfilling me anymore, right?
Though things may look or feel OK, you have to be honest with
yourself and assess these situations to say like, you know
(08:13):
what? This is not fulfilling the
purpose that was intended from the from the beginning.
So for me, I needed to pivot right.
I needed to shift towards something that aligned more with
my values and my vision on whereI was going, not from where I
came from. OK, now the actionable tip for
(08:34):
this understanding is this is always about the RE evaluation.
Why? Because your long term goals
will always shift, right? There was one particular stage
of my life where, you know, I was starting from the bottom.
OK, Now you reached a particularlevel where you can now be more
flexible. You can now be more open to new
(08:55):
ideas and new adventures and things of that nature.
So now my, my pivot has to what shift to a place of not of lack,
but, but more than enough, right?
More than enough in, in, in manyfacets of life.
So my RE evaluation comes by wayof my current condition, by way
(09:17):
of my current strategy and they have to align with where I'm
going, OK, not from where I camefrom.
The number three reason could beanything, let's say the market
or the industry is shift, it changes.
So that could be market trends, that could be technology, that
could be consumer behavior. If you're selling products and
(09:38):
things of that nature, all thesethings change all the time.
And if your industry or your market is shifting, it may be
necessary for you to pivot your approach just to stay relevant,
just to stay profitable, just tostay in the, in the new wave of
how the business or the businesstrend is shifting.
(10:02):
Now. Let me give you an example of
that right now. We live in this age of, of
digital marketing, right? So that means someone who built
something off word of mouth, which is still still relevant.
You built it off word of mouth and that's still relevant.
However, your business model hasto change because why?
(10:25):
We are in a digital marketing age.
So you have to adapt to new waysof reaching people.
You have to adapt to new ways ofreaching customers.
Now, if you haven't made that change, trust me, you're going
to fall behind no matter what you say or what you tried to do.
Now let me give you an actionable tip like I always do.
(10:48):
You want to stay informed, so you want to stay seeking
information. You want to stay looking for
market trends. You want to stay always on the
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starts now. The fourth reason may be you're
no longer passionate about what you were, what you're doing.
Losing passion for work people is a major sign that it might be
time to pivot. If you're no longer excited
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about your work, it, it will eventually impact your
performance and also your results.
Now, some people might not want to do that because on paper it
looks successful. To the outside looking in, it
looks successful, but when you're not passionate about what
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you're doing, if you're not passionate about what you're
involved in, essentially the lack of passion effects not only
your ability to perform, but it affects your mental well-being.
It affects your emotional well-being, and then you begin
to wear it in stress. Now let me give you another
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actionable tip. You want to check in with
yourself regularly, every day, daily.
Sometimes, you know, you want tostand in that mirror.
I know I do it not because I want to look at myself, you
know, aesthetically, but I want to really look into myself, see
where I'm really at. I'm really feeling pertaining to
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me, pertaining to the things that involve me.
OK, so that's a way for you to explore ways to pivot to
something that reignites passionwithin you to reignite the
burning desire for you to keep going and give you and remind
you of your reason of your why to keep pushing.
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Now in the realm of assessing your situation honestly, I think
that's the we need to circle that word.
If you heard it, assess your situation honestly.
Don't assess it according to what you believe it can be.
No assess it according to what is right now.
Why? Because that'll help you before
making a pivot. It did it help you take an
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honest look of where you are What?
What are you working for? What's not working?
What are the root causes of challenges you are facing?
That's what assessing your situation honestly will allow
you to do. Early on in my life, I made the
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mistake of thinking that my problem was things caused by
other people. And though sometimes that may be
accurate, but any, anything thatcauses a hindrance ultimately
stems from a decision you made, a choice that you chose, and it
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grew and it became bigger. And at some point, the reason
why it's a problem is because you no longer have the tools at
your disposal that can what, getrid of it, solve it or do better
than what's being presented. So this is the thing I learned
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in business. And I, I, I, I use it in life as
well, too, right? It's called SWOT analysis.
SWOT, right? That means strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
This gives you a clear picture of where you stand and the real
reason you would need to pivot if necessary.
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OK when pivoting is important tostay focused on the long term
vision rather than getting caught up in short term fixes.
A pivot should move you closer to your ultimate goal, not just
to solve an immediate problem. So for me, anytime I utilize the
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concept of pivoting in life, in business, it was because really
I wasn't thinking about short term.
I was always looking at looking at a new direction to get to my
long term result. Why?
Because for me, what matters forme is the long term result, not
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the short term. So that in itself will lead you
to impact driven results in lifeand business and the things that
you eat, the places that you go,the people that you speak to,
all of those things. So I'm gonna give you an
actionable tip before pivoting, ask yourself how can this change
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or will this change support my long term vision or for my life?
Ask yourself that. How would this, this new change
support your long term vision for your life?
Will this pivot bring you closerto what you're trying to be 5 or
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10 years from now, two months from now, Two weeks from now?
OK, now you want to communicate your pivot to yourself clearly.
Why does that make sense? Because if you can't communicate
to yourself honestly, clearly, accurately, how are you going to
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communicate to other people? How are you going to communicate
to your spouse? How are you going to communicate
to your family? How are you going to communicate
to your team if you're working with different people?
How are you going to communicateto your clients?
How are you going to communicateto your customers?
How? People need to understand why
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whatever change you are doing orwhatever change is happening,
how will it benefit them? And most importantly, when
you're making a change, you needto ask yourself how would it
benefit you? That's the most 22 important
parts to pivoting. It doesn't matter if you're
pivoting in career. It doesn't matter if you're
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pivoting in business and your personal life, you have to make
sure you communicate your intentions clearly to the people
that the change will affect. Now, before you jump into any of
this, I want you to take small steps.
I want you to test the waters. Because pivoting doesn't mean
you have to change everything overnight.
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You have to what? Learn to start small by testing
new strategies. By testing alternative ways of
doing something, By testing new ideas before committing to a
full scale pivot. This will help you mitigate risk
and it will help you manage adjustments as needed.
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So I will say it like this. Start your pivot, but start with
a small pilot project, a small test run.
Gather feedback according to thethings that you change, so when
you made those adjustments, you know how it affects.
The full scope of who you are, that is emotionally, that is
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mentally, that is physically, that is business that is in
life. See the feedback that you
received from all that. OK, now there is extreme
benefits to to pivoting increased opportunities.
Pivoting can open up new opportunities that you never
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consider before. Sometimes the best opportunities
come from unexpected changes in the direction that you are
going. I've learnt this when I pivot,
anytime I pivot, even today, I still pivot on things.
That means when I do that, and when that happens for me, that
means I tap into what new markets, I tap into new
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industries, I tap into new opportunities, right that I even
didn't even knew exists. The pivots always lead me to new
opportunities. The pivots always lead me to new
partnerships, right, that I wouldn't have encountered if I
didn't do so right. Another benefit to pivoting is
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growth and personal development.Pivoting people forces us to
take steps outside of our comfort zones.
It forces us to learn new skills.
It forces us to challenge ourselves in ways we might not
have done otherwise. It's a path of both personal and
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professional growth. I'm always going to stress that
for everybody. Every time I pivot, I've had to
become better, right? Because we get that we, we
become better through growth. So better in many ways, not just
in a professional sense, not just in a personal sense.
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I'm talking you become better spiritually, OK?
Resilience is one of the things that you would develop out of
pivoting because resilience is the ingredients that makes you
successful, right? Because the pivot builds that
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for you. It shows you that you can adapt.
It shows you that you can thriveeven when things don't go
according to plan. Every pivot I've made has
strengthened my ability to handle uncertainty, to handle
change. It's given me the confidence to
know that no matter what happens, I can always adapt and
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succeed. So before I close, like always,
today was more recap with you. Today we talked about
recognizing when it's time to pivot, how to make a successful
pivot, and why embracing change is crucial for a long time, long
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term success. So I want you to remember that
pivoting isn't a sign of failure.
It's a strategic move that can open up new doors and help you
grow. So I'm going to leave you with a
call to action today. I want you to assess where you
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are right now, at the moment of you listening to this.
I want you to assess where you at.
You might be hitting a plateau. You might be outgrowing your
goals that you have set maybe a year ago, two years ago, a month
ago. You may be facing a change in
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your industry, at your workplace.
If so, it might be time for you to consider a pivot.
It might be time for you to consider a new way or a new
approach on how you're going about your day-to-day, on how
you're going about your particular business venture, on
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how you're going about a particular project that you are
working on, on how you are goingabout your current environmental
situation. It might be time for you to
move. It might be time for you to
venture out to a new city, to a different area in the state that
you in or a whole another state.But anytime you find yourself in
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one of those places, you hit theplateau, you have outgrown your
growth, your goals, you have you're facing some industry
change and you're seeing that for long term, projectedly, this
might not be the avenue for you.It might be time for you to
consider a pivot. So next week I will be
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discussing stealth success is the concept that I like to run
with kind of developed it in a way stealth success, right?
Winning without the spotlight. And we'll talk about how to
achieve big wins without seekingconstant validation or public
attention. You won't want to miss this
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episode because why? I'm giving out real jewels,
jewels information points that you can use to what develop that
stealth success. So as always, I want to thank
you for listening to Tempo with Chris Thomas.
And today I want you to do 2 things.
Three actually. I want you to keep moving
forward. I want you always to stay
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flexible and remember sometimes the best way to move ahead is to
change direction. See y'all next time man.
I'm signing up. I just hit my rhythm, Boy, you
can't make my tempo, boy, I justhit my rhythm and you can't help
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but fear.
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