Australia's gloom boom.

Yes it’s true.  Australia is having a boom.

 

A boom in gloom.

Quite frankly readers, I’m sick of it.

In my previous blog I talked about the dangers of indecisiveness.  I described indecisiveness as a disease.

Like many diseases, it is the result of a prolonged exposure to something that is not good for you.

That something is negativity.

I’m a large consumer of content, dialogue, discussion, commentary and debate within the agribusiness and food sector - and beyond.

If the current language used is a barometer of progress, then I am very worried about our prospects.

The level of vitriol, animosity, intolerance, anger, blaming and spitefulness scares me.  It’s not a good look.

Happy to have the debate, but cut the crap.

So we’ve established we’re all under pressure right now.  Enough said.

I love the parallels between business and sport and how to deal with pressure.

You’re either in the game or not.

As all good athletes will tell you, if things are not going as planned it’s very important to use a sense of voice to talk yourself back into the game.

This is known as self-speak, or self-talk.

We must talk ourselves back into the game.  And pull-aside those talking in a manner that is simply not helpful.

Practising self-talk is a great influence on the esteem of those around you at work and the confidence of the industry you are in.

There are three easy steps:

• -       Listen
• -       Monitor.
• -       Change.

Listen to what you are about to say or write.  Question your intentions.  Change your behaviour.

I urge people to start developing some habits within their business that start setting a healthy tone.

It might not seem like much, but if we all improve our self-talk the industry can move ahead with the clarity and self-belief it needs.