#137 I learned a long time ago not to do this at the airport

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I learned a long time ago not to do this at the airport.

Thank you for calling GIH where we instigate growth one call at a time where we utilize antiquated technology to deliver 3-minute leadership lessons every week day! This is message #137 and I am Aaron Havens.

I’ve taken quiet a few trips from Denver International Airport. I know if I park on the west side and enter a certain “hidden” entrance that I can get really close to the elevator that is near the checkin I need. I’ve got a pretty good system. Parking for me at DIA is pretty easy… now. It wasn’t always this way. In fact, a time or two I landed and had to spend a good amount of time looking for my car! Have you ever done that? Parked your car and then returned to the airport a few days later and had no idea where it was parked. At 5am in the morning, the day you’re departing, you think… ‘oh, I’ll remember where I parked’. ‘That’s easy’. The problem is, after departure numbers and times and gates and airbnb codes and check in procedures and check out procedure and reservations and work and play and wifi passwords and whatever else you can possible pack in… the memory of what level, what color, what animal, what spot… quickly fades.

In fact. Now, still, no matter what… as soon as I park my car, I take a picture of the East Side Red Bear C2 sign in front of my car. Last trip I took with my family I asked them all to remember the sign, and then two days into the trip I asked them what color it was. Haha. Half got it right. I couldn’t even remember. Yep, I’ve learned to ALWAYS take a picture of that sign. What seems so easy and FOR SURE, something I will remember… can easily be forgotten.

Where do you need to drop little bread crumbs in your life to help you remember? It’s ok to snap a picture. It’s ok to set reminders. Use your brain power for something more important and pressing. The biggest lie I tell myself is that I don’t need to write that down. I’ll remember that. How about you?

Do you have patterns set up to support your success? Do you put your keys and wallet in the same place every time? OR are you constantly spending precious calories “looking” and “searching”? Would a picture help you remember? When will your disorganization get the best of you? Is winging it and being scattered working well for you? Sounds harsh… I know. That’s why I’m the Growth Instigator! Haha

Thanks for calling in today. Tune in tomorrow for a fresh new topic. At the sound of the beep… what systems do you have in place to help you remember and save precious time/calories for more important things in life?