“Academic qualifications are important and so is financial education. They're both important and schools are forgetting one of them.”
-Robert Kiyosaki
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
Multiple Skills for the 21st Century
By Jim Rohn
I find it's important to not walk into the beginning part of this 21st Century without multiple skills.
But what I also find is that if you are already in sales, network marketing or have an entrepreneurial business (or plan to in the future), you can gain the needed skills for the future while you create your income now.
Here's my short list for on the job training, so that you can learn while you earn.
1) SALES
I began my journey with sales, which of course dynamically changed my life back at age 25. The first year I multiplied my income by five. I was raised in farm country. I knew how to milk cows, but it didn't pay well. But sales altered the course of my life, learning to present a valid product in the marketplace, talk about its virtues and get somebody to say "yes." And then give them good service.
2) RECRUITING
Then came recruiting, how to expand my business, build an organization. We have all heard the question, is it better to have one person selling a $1000 or have 100 people selling $10? If you ask me, I'll take the 100 at $10. Recruiting, the ability to multiply your efforts, once mastered, is one of life and leadership's greatest time management resources.
3) ORGANIZING
Then I learned organizing. Keeping your own schedule can be difficult at times, but now you have to balance multiple tasks and people to get maximum results. But you will find that the payoff is massive once you have tapped into the synergy and momentum of group dynamics and teamwork.
4) PROMOTION
Next is promotion. First it's the spring campaign and then the fall campaign, and then it's this month's objective's campaign. You never know when it's going to click for someone to want or need to buy from you or be a part of what you are doing, so having the offer or the special or the contest going when they're ready can make all the difference.
5) RECOGNITION
Then it's the recognition. Some people work harder for recognition than they do for money. It's the chance to belong. Getting people to do something that ordinarily on their own, they wouldn't think of doing. They could, but they don't think of it. You come along with a little promotion for this month or this quarter and everything changes for them, and I found that paid big money.
6) COMMUNICATION
Then I learned communication. How to do the training, how to do the teaching, and probably the greatest gift of all is learning how to inspire with words. Inspire people to see themselves better than they are; all of those gifts, all of those skills. Being the voice that tells them they have made a wise decision and here's why.
Now, I believe that as you walk into this century with just that little short list I've given you, you'll be equipped. We've all watched what has happened the last 15 years. The guy had one skill - the company downsizes. His division is eliminated and since he only had one skill, now he is vulnerable. He's wandering around saying, "Oh my, the last few years I should have taken some classes that would have taught me a couple of more things and I wouldn't be here in this vulnerable position."
So my admonition -- learn some multiple skills, or should we say, back-up skills for the 21st Century and no better place to learn them than in what you’re already doing now.
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
I find it's important to not walk into the beginning part of this 21st Century without multiple skills.
But what I also find is that if you are already in sales, network marketing or have an entrepreneurial business (or plan to in the future), you can gain the needed skills for the future while you create your income now.
Here's my short list for on the job training, so that you can learn while you earn.
1) SALES
I began my journey with sales, which of course dynamically changed my life back at age 25. The first year I multiplied my income by five. I was raised in farm country. I knew how to milk cows, but it didn't pay well. But sales altered the course of my life, learning to present a valid product in the marketplace, talk about its virtues and get somebody to say "yes." And then give them good service.
2) RECRUITING
Then came recruiting, how to expand my business, build an organization. We have all heard the question, is it better to have one person selling a $1000 or have 100 people selling $10? If you ask me, I'll take the 100 at $10. Recruiting, the ability to multiply your efforts, once mastered, is one of life and leadership's greatest time management resources.
3) ORGANIZING
Then I learned organizing. Keeping your own schedule can be difficult at times, but now you have to balance multiple tasks and people to get maximum results. But you will find that the payoff is massive once you have tapped into the synergy and momentum of group dynamics and teamwork.
4) PROMOTION
Next is promotion. First it's the spring campaign and then the fall campaign, and then it's this month's objective's campaign. You never know when it's going to click for someone to want or need to buy from you or be a part of what you are doing, so having the offer or the special or the contest going when they're ready can make all the difference.
5) RECOGNITION
Then it's the recognition. Some people work harder for recognition than they do for money. It's the chance to belong. Getting people to do something that ordinarily on their own, they wouldn't think of doing. They could, but they don't think of it. You come along with a little promotion for this month or this quarter and everything changes for them, and I found that paid big money.
6) COMMUNICATION
Then I learned communication. How to do the training, how to do the teaching, and probably the greatest gift of all is learning how to inspire with words. Inspire people to see themselves better than they are; all of those gifts, all of those skills. Being the voice that tells them they have made a wise decision and here's why.
Now, I believe that as you walk into this century with just that little short list I've given you, you'll be equipped. We've all watched what has happened the last 15 years. The guy had one skill - the company downsizes. His division is eliminated and since he only had one skill, now he is vulnerable. He's wandering around saying, "Oh my, the last few years I should have taken some classes that would have taught me a couple of more things and I wouldn't be here in this vulnerable position."
So my admonition -- learn some multiple skills, or should we say, back-up skills for the 21st Century and no better place to learn them than in what you’re already doing now.
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Courage Conquers Fear
Relative to the whole scheme of things, your life span could be compared to lighting a candle and immediately blowing it out. In other words, life is short - very short. Missing out on any of the joys life offers is a tragedy.
If your life is being controlled by your fears, you are most certainly cheating yourself.
Courage is the mental muscle that conquers fear. Like all muscles, the more you use them the stronger they become. Courage is not something you are born with, it must be developed. Individuals who fail to develop courage, remain confined in mental prisons and face each day as mental lightweights.
It has been said if you face the thing you fear, fear leaves you.
For years I believed that courageous individuals had no fear. I was wrong. Eddie Richenbacher put it very well when he said, "There is no courage without fear." We all have fear, however, not everyone becomes subservient to their fears.
There is, very likely, something you have wanted to do for years - move to another city, start your own business, apply for that better position, go after the big account. Whatever it is you should do it. Remember, life is not a practice run. This is it. A little courage leads to more.
Observe those poor souls who are without courage. They merely tiptoe through life hoping they make it safely to death.
You and I were never meant to live that way. Learn to live the way you like by no longer living as you dislike. Forge into the remainder of your day with an abundance of courage. That's living!
If your life is being controlled by your fears, you are most certainly cheating yourself.
Courage is the mental muscle that conquers fear. Like all muscles, the more you use them the stronger they become. Courage is not something you are born with, it must be developed. Individuals who fail to develop courage, remain confined in mental prisons and face each day as mental lightweights.
It has been said if you face the thing you fear, fear leaves you.
For years I believed that courageous individuals had no fear. I was wrong. Eddie Richenbacher put it very well when he said, "There is no courage without fear." We all have fear, however, not everyone becomes subservient to their fears.
There is, very likely, something you have wanted to do for years - move to another city, start your own business, apply for that better position, go after the big account. Whatever it is you should do it. Remember, life is not a practice run. This is it. A little courage leads to more.
Observe those poor souls who are without courage. They merely tiptoe through life hoping they make it safely to death.
You and I were never meant to live that way. Learn to live the way you like by no longer living as you dislike. Forge into the remainder of your day with an abundance of courage. That's living!
How To Make A Killing On The Internet
Okay, you all asked for it. A no nonsense straight forward, to the point guide for making a killing on the Internet. For those daring enough to dedicate themselves to what needs to be done, this article will give you the basics. At the end, I'll direct you to a site where you can take advantage of all my hard work that I suffered through for over 5 years to get to where I am. Here it is.
Step 1 - Find a hungry market. No, I don't mean people who are starving. I'm talking about people who have problems, serious ones and not so serious ones. But they all have something in common...they want their problem solved...no matter HOW insignificant it may seem to you. And if you think this world doesn't have problems, take a look around you my friend. There are problems from acne sufferers to people who want to learn how to throw a split fingered fastball.
Step 2 - Find out if the demand in that market is great enough and the competition is weak enough to even warrant bothering with it. For example, if you think you're going to come out with a new soft drink and compete with the big brands out there, you're greatly mistaken, unless you have billions of dollars to spend on advertising.
Step 3 - Create, or find a ready made product that solves this problem. There are plenty of affiliate programs out there that sell tons of products for all kinds of niches. It's a $6.7 billion a year industry. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to get your piece of the pie. Just refer back to step 2 to see if you have a chance.
Step 4 - Create a free report or article series to provide to people who might be interested in this product. Make sure that you require them to opt into your list in order to get it. This is the critical part of the process. Once you have them on your list, if you follow up with good content and information that they can use, you'll have a much better chance to sell to them down the road.
Step 5 - Create or find more products for this market to sell. Your list, if you provide them with good content, will be more apt to buy from you if you keep giving them products of value.
This, my friend, is how I made a 6 figure income in 2007. It is NOT rocket science. As a matter of fact, it's such a simple process that it's a joke. All you have to do is put in the time.
And therein lies the rub.
See, I know how little time people really have to put into this business. So, I've decided to do the work for you. You can thank me later. In my signature is a site that will explain what I'm talking about. The amount of work that you'll have to put in is minimal because I've done all the hard work.
Like I said up top, you're probably not going to want to do this because it does take some effort. But you asked, and there's the answer...the one REAL way to make a killing on the Internet.
Now go and do it...TODAY!
Step 1 - Find a hungry market. No, I don't mean people who are starving. I'm talking about people who have problems, serious ones and not so serious ones. But they all have something in common...they want their problem solved...no matter HOW insignificant it may seem to you. And if you think this world doesn't have problems, take a look around you my friend. There are problems from acne sufferers to people who want to learn how to throw a split fingered fastball.
Step 2 - Find out if the demand in that market is great enough and the competition is weak enough to even warrant bothering with it. For example, if you think you're going to come out with a new soft drink and compete with the big brands out there, you're greatly mistaken, unless you have billions of dollars to spend on advertising.
Step 3 - Create, or find a ready made product that solves this problem. There are plenty of affiliate programs out there that sell tons of products for all kinds of niches. It's a $6.7 billion a year industry. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to get your piece of the pie. Just refer back to step 2 to see if you have a chance.
Step 4 - Create a free report or article series to provide to people who might be interested in this product. Make sure that you require them to opt into your list in order to get it. This is the critical part of the process. Once you have them on your list, if you follow up with good content and information that they can use, you'll have a much better chance to sell to them down the road.
Step 5 - Create or find more products for this market to sell. Your list, if you provide them with good content, will be more apt to buy from you if you keep giving them products of value.
This, my friend, is how I made a 6 figure income in 2007. It is NOT rocket science. As a matter of fact, it's such a simple process that it's a joke. All you have to do is put in the time.
And therein lies the rub.
See, I know how little time people really have to put into this business. So, I've decided to do the work for you. You can thank me later. In my signature is a site that will explain what I'm talking about. The amount of work that you'll have to put in is minimal because I've done all the hard work.
Like I said up top, you're probably not going to want to do this because it does take some effort. But you asked, and there's the answer...the one REAL way to make a killing on the Internet.
Now go and do it...TODAY!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Internet Marketing Secrets - The 1 Mindset That Dooms 95% Of Internet Entrepreneurs
By Fabian Tan
Don't get me wrong, being opportunistic should be a positive trait. But at times it can be a negative one.
Whoa Fabian, how can being opportunistic be negative? Let me explain.
Let's say you find a strategy that you think will make you money online. You really act on this strategy for one week, drink lots of coffee and spend sleepless nights following through on this strategy. You know it's making money for others and it will for you too.
You work the strategy for one week. Still no sales. You think it's bad luck. You continue for another week, still no sales. You give up. Suddenly you see another tempting opportunity that you know is making others cash, and you switch to that opportunity. And so the cycle starts again.
Internet marketing is perhaps the only business in the world where profits can be made after a few days, or even after a few hours. An offline business can take years to reach the profit zone. But this mindset is dangerous.
Because not every online business is going to go into profit within days! You'll have to keep working at it for months, then the 'snowball' will build up.
In other words, you need to look at an Internet business as a business instead of an opportunity. An opportunity can be fleeting, for example the opportunity to bet on a football match tonight. But a business takes months and years to build.
So develop the mindset of building a business. Without the right mindset, you WON'T succeed!
But if you arm yourself with the right mindset, the possibilities are infinite.
With the right mindset, strategies are retained in the mind and actually acted upon.
With the right mindset, you will not give up on a strategy after one month (or less).
With the right mindset, you will believe that opportunities and money are abundant and instead of scarce and you'll take the right actions on a daily basis to reach your goals.
Don't get me wrong, being opportunistic should be a positive trait. But at times it can be a negative one.
Whoa Fabian, how can being opportunistic be negative? Let me explain.
Let's say you find a strategy that you think will make you money online. You really act on this strategy for one week, drink lots of coffee and spend sleepless nights following through on this strategy. You know it's making money for others and it will for you too.
You work the strategy for one week. Still no sales. You think it's bad luck. You continue for another week, still no sales. You give up. Suddenly you see another tempting opportunity that you know is making others cash, and you switch to that opportunity. And so the cycle starts again.
Internet marketing is perhaps the only business in the world where profits can be made after a few days, or even after a few hours. An offline business can take years to reach the profit zone. But this mindset is dangerous.
Because not every online business is going to go into profit within days! You'll have to keep working at it for months, then the 'snowball' will build up.
In other words, you need to look at an Internet business as a business instead of an opportunity. An opportunity can be fleeting, for example the opportunity to bet on a football match tonight. But a business takes months and years to build.
So develop the mindset of building a business. Without the right mindset, you WON'T succeed!
But if you arm yourself with the right mindset, the possibilities are infinite.
With the right mindset, strategies are retained in the mind and actually acted upon.
With the right mindset, you will not give up on a strategy after one month (or less).
With the right mindset, you will believe that opportunities and money are abundant and instead of scarce and you'll take the right actions on a daily basis to reach your goals.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
6 Ways To Use Your Postcard To Market Your Business
by Joel Owens
You can customize, adjust, and design your color postcard printing to create a variety of advertisements fit to your marketing needs.
You can adjust the size to give you a bigger impact and more content space, or keep it small and handy. Use the standard souvenir postcard landscapes to evoke sentimentality, or make it hip and young with computer generated graphic. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination.
Here are six suggested designs you can use as a spring board to get your creative juices flowing:
1. Old fashioned Postcards:
These postcards were the correspondence of choice for friends visiting different places. It usually contains popular landmarks, tourist spots, landscapes, seascapes and a variety of other beautiful places. You can use these postcards for advertisements that involve a location, a branch opening, a restaurant, a camping tour, or even a new website in cyber space.
2. Postcard Newsletter
Newsletters are smaller newspapers that businesses use to keep their customers updated and interested in their industry. You can use a newsletter postcard as an alternative to save both on printing cost and mailing. Its small size makes it easier to fill up with content and to layout. Use both sides to hold your press release, industry updates, product launches, and other news relating to your business.
3. Mini-billboard
Billboards say what they mean through pictures, so should your mini-billboard. Think of it as a small version billboard that capitalizes on its visual appeal than actual words. Like most billboards, this postcard is ideal for businesses that sell based on design like jewelry, fashion boutiques, flower shops, home depots, health and beauty centers, etc.
4. Short Brochure
Print brochure is also a direct mail marketing material that aims to inform customers about product or service features. The main advantage though is that you can get rid of the envelope which often acts as a barrier to readability. Brochure postcards work best to feature products, explain about a service, give how-to advice, answer FAQs, etc.
5. Small Poster
Posters like the billboard are an outdoor advertisement that uses its pictures and graphics, but unlike billboards, posters hold far more text than a regular billboard. The standard poster design contains a colored background, the business logo and/or the business name, the caption, and sometimes fine print at the bottom to explain promo mechanics or reminders.
Use can use the same format for the postcard using the front for the graphics, business name and/or logo, and the caption. You can use the back though to hold the promo mechanics or reminders.
6. Web Card
When you want to increase traffic for your online business, you can use the web card as your offline advertising strategy. It reaches out to the offline market that only uses the web purposefully and occasionally and would otherwise be unreachable to you.
The web card is simply a colored postcard printing that is designed to represent your website interface. It holds your URL address, or even offline contact information you can ask your customers to call if they need assistance in navigating through your website.
Loves to read and talk anything under the sun. From current events, magazines, social life, metro lifestyles, traveling etc. Not a born writer but experience could make a difference. He also loves to eat especially travel in different places. Going to beaches and mountains really completes his life.
You can customize, adjust, and design your color postcard printing to create a variety of advertisements fit to your marketing needs.
You can adjust the size to give you a bigger impact and more content space, or keep it small and handy. Use the standard souvenir postcard landscapes to evoke sentimentality, or make it hip and young with computer generated graphic. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination.
Here are six suggested designs you can use as a spring board to get your creative juices flowing:
1. Old fashioned Postcards:
These postcards were the correspondence of choice for friends visiting different places. It usually contains popular landmarks, tourist spots, landscapes, seascapes and a variety of other beautiful places. You can use these postcards for advertisements that involve a location, a branch opening, a restaurant, a camping tour, or even a new website in cyber space.
2. Postcard Newsletter
Newsletters are smaller newspapers that businesses use to keep their customers updated and interested in their industry. You can use a newsletter postcard as an alternative to save both on printing cost and mailing. Its small size makes it easier to fill up with content and to layout. Use both sides to hold your press release, industry updates, product launches, and other news relating to your business.
3. Mini-billboard
Billboards say what they mean through pictures, so should your mini-billboard. Think of it as a small version billboard that capitalizes on its visual appeal than actual words. Like most billboards, this postcard is ideal for businesses that sell based on design like jewelry, fashion boutiques, flower shops, home depots, health and beauty centers, etc.
4. Short Brochure
Print brochure is also a direct mail marketing material that aims to inform customers about product or service features. The main advantage though is that you can get rid of the envelope which often acts as a barrier to readability. Brochure postcards work best to feature products, explain about a service, give how-to advice, answer FAQs, etc.
5. Small Poster
Posters like the billboard are an outdoor advertisement that uses its pictures and graphics, but unlike billboards, posters hold far more text than a regular billboard. The standard poster design contains a colored background, the business logo and/or the business name, the caption, and sometimes fine print at the bottom to explain promo mechanics or reminders.
Use can use the same format for the postcard using the front for the graphics, business name and/or logo, and the caption. You can use the back though to hold the promo mechanics or reminders.
6. Web Card
When you want to increase traffic for your online business, you can use the web card as your offline advertising strategy. It reaches out to the offline market that only uses the web purposefully and occasionally and would otherwise be unreachable to you.
The web card is simply a colored postcard printing that is designed to represent your website interface. It holds your URL address, or even offline contact information you can ask your customers to call if they need assistance in navigating through your website.
Loves to read and talk anything under the sun. From current events, magazines, social life, metro lifestyles, traveling etc. Not a born writer but experience could make a difference. He also loves to eat especially travel in different places. Going to beaches and mountains really completes his life.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Creating and Operating a Successful MLM or Direct Sales Home Business
A lot of people jump into Multi Level Marketing (MLM) or Direct Sales because it offers them a chance to have their own business at relatively inexpensive startup costs. Most MLM or Direct Sales businesses allow the would-be entrepreneur to come in at anywhere from $100 or less, to a few thousand dollars. Which is a drop in the bucket when compared to trying to start a franchise which can start off on the low end at around $75,000 or more.
In my case I had a burning desire to be my own boss. I literally HATED the thought of working for someone else. I loathed the idea of having to ask someone to take a day off, to live MY life. My problem was I had no product no service and no ideas. I felt trapped. Actually as a Network Engineer I had a service but it was not something that I liked to do, so I knew it would not be a viable business for me to promote. I remember going to the bank to see what type of loan I could get to start up a franchise. The loan officer was actually an acquaintance of mine from college. When I submitted my paperwork he looked at me like I was an alien and said... "Wow! You make good money why do you want to start your own business?" In my mind I'm thinking "Why do you want to have your life controlled by your manager, boss or whomever?"
Before I go too far off on a tangent let me get back to the point of the article...
I have compiled some tips that I have used to run my business successfully. Keep in mind there are many schools of thought on this subject. I have listed below some things that have helped me maintain my focus and operate successfully.
1. Do your Due-Diligence!! If your planning on starting a franchise, or joining an MLM or doing Direct Sales make sure you research the company's track record. Are they reputable? How long have they been in business? Are there any lawsuits pending on them for false claims or bad business practices? What kind of support will they offer you in running your company or selling their product?
2. Know your product and be proud of whatever product or service you are providing. You have to be willing to stand behind your product. Remember, when your doing your own business you don't have that huge corporate company to hide behind. If your offering junk people will be linking that junk directly to you personally. It is hard to overcome a bad rep.
3. Run your business like a business! I cannot stress that one enough. Many people doing MLM or Direct sales don't often achieve success because they do not put enough work into it. Act as if you are an employee of yourself, then think.. Would I pay myself for the work and effort I put in today? If you were working a 9-5 would your boss tolerate the effort or amount of work you did? This is very important in the beginning stages. Once you get your business up and going, you can then put it in to cruise control.
4. Stay Excited! If your not excited about what your doing odds are you will not stick with it long enough to achieve success. When most people don't see that immediate success they lose the excitement that they had when they first started, with that they lose focus and desire then end up giving up.
5. Know what you want to accomplish every day. Write your goals for the day down if you have to. For example...
a. Ship orders.
b. Place 3 ads today
c. Send follow up emails to leads I spoke with yesterday
d. Call 30 leads
e. Come up with 2 new ways to market my product/service.
6. Look towards the future, vision your success. Some things that may keep you focused are... thinking about what you will do when you achieve mass success. Think about what kind of house you will buy. Will you go for the Ferrari or the Lamborghini, or whatever your dream car is. Also think about the people in your life you will be able to help. Will you pay off your parents home and your kids and school loans?
In my case I had a burning desire to be my own boss. I literally HATED the thought of working for someone else. I loathed the idea of having to ask someone to take a day off, to live MY life. My problem was I had no product no service and no ideas. I felt trapped. Actually as a Network Engineer I had a service but it was not something that I liked to do, so I knew it would not be a viable business for me to promote. I remember going to the bank to see what type of loan I could get to start up a franchise. The loan officer was actually an acquaintance of mine from college. When I submitted my paperwork he looked at me like I was an alien and said... "Wow! You make good money why do you want to start your own business?" In my mind I'm thinking "Why do you want to have your life controlled by your manager, boss or whomever?"
Before I go too far off on a tangent let me get back to the point of the article...
I have compiled some tips that I have used to run my business successfully. Keep in mind there are many schools of thought on this subject. I have listed below some things that have helped me maintain my focus and operate successfully.
1. Do your Due-Diligence!! If your planning on starting a franchise, or joining an MLM or doing Direct Sales make sure you research the company's track record. Are they reputable? How long have they been in business? Are there any lawsuits pending on them for false claims or bad business practices? What kind of support will they offer you in running your company or selling their product?
2. Know your product and be proud of whatever product or service you are providing. You have to be willing to stand behind your product. Remember, when your doing your own business you don't have that huge corporate company to hide behind. If your offering junk people will be linking that junk directly to you personally. It is hard to overcome a bad rep.
3. Run your business like a business! I cannot stress that one enough. Many people doing MLM or Direct sales don't often achieve success because they do not put enough work into it. Act as if you are an employee of yourself, then think.. Would I pay myself for the work and effort I put in today? If you were working a 9-5 would your boss tolerate the effort or amount of work you did? This is very important in the beginning stages. Once you get your business up and going, you can then put it in to cruise control.
4. Stay Excited! If your not excited about what your doing odds are you will not stick with it long enough to achieve success. When most people don't see that immediate success they lose the excitement that they had when they first started, with that they lose focus and desire then end up giving up.
5. Know what you want to accomplish every day. Write your goals for the day down if you have to. For example...
a. Ship orders.
b. Place 3 ads today
c. Send follow up emails to leads I spoke with yesterday
d. Call 30 leads
e. Come up with 2 new ways to market my product/service.
6. Look towards the future, vision your success. Some things that may keep you focused are... thinking about what you will do when you achieve mass success. Think about what kind of house you will buy. Will you go for the Ferrari or the Lamborghini, or whatever your dream car is. Also think about the people in your life you will be able to help. Will you pay off your parents home and your kids and school loans?
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Top 10 Attitudes that Scream "Failure" For A Home Business
Here are the top reasons for failing not only in creating a successful business from home but also in the rest of your life:
Reason #1: Lack of a well-defined purpose in life. If you have no definite goals, not only for your network marketing business, but life in general, you will not be successful. Napoleon Hill reports that 98 out of every 100 people he talked to had no well-defined purpose. Don't be one of the 98 who are wandering aimlessly in life. Spend some quiet time brainstorming what you want out of life and your business, write down your goals and aspirations, and then read them out loud every day to keep them fresh in your mind.
Reason #2: Lack of ambition to aim above mediocrity. If you are the type of person who is totally indifferent to your lot in life, have no desire to get ahead, and are not willing to work for it, you will not succeed at anything.
Reason #3: Lack of self-discipline. A lack of self-control can wreak havoc in your life. You must learn to control all negative qualities, including the ones that are in you. This, of course, isn't always easy to do. If you don't have self-control and discipline, your self will conquer you!
Reason #4: Procrastination. This is one of the most common causes of failure. Every human being on the planet faces this demon which can spoil your chance of success. Many of us float through life waiting for just the right opportunity to come. You must learn to take action. Why? This is important because many times things won't be "just right". The key is take action with whatever tools and resources you have. If you do this, you will be amazed at what a difference this can make in your home business and life.
Reason #5: Lack of persistence. Many people become professional quitters. Most of us are very good at starting, but the "quitter" category usually claims the majority. Plus, many people give up at their first defeat. You must learn to be persistent no matter what obstacles you are facing. If you are persistent, you will find that "failure" will not able to keep up!
Reason #6: Negative personality. To put it bluntly, if people avoid you because you are the king or queen of negativity, there is no hope for success. Success comes by applying power and this is obtained through cooperation of others. Negativity does not glue people together, but tears them apart.
Reason #7: Desire for "something for nothing." Any type of "get rich quick" attitude, an unwillingness to actually work at your network marketing business, or wanting others to do tall the work for you will doom you to failure.
Reason #8: Lack of concentration of efforts. If you are one who jumps from opportunity to opportunity because things seem to be going too slow, or to generate as many streams of income as possible,things will not be good for you. If you constantly chase the next this will "get you rich quick" opportunity, you are in grave trouble. Everyone will view you as a highly unfocused person who clearly has no idea what you want. Learn to concentrate all your efforts on one definitive aim.
Reason #9: Lack of enthusiasm. People will view you as someone who is not convincing if you seem ho-hum about your opportunity. If you are not excited about what you are doing, why should others be? Remember, enthusiasm is contagious and people will want to be around you if you have this spirit.
Reason #10: Egotism and vanity. If you are one who likes to control, don't want to listen to what others have to say, have an attitude of "my way or the highway", etc., people will see this as a red light and will keep away. These attitudes are fatal to success in your network marketing business, as well as other areas in life.
So, there you have it.
The top ten reasons that could be influencing why you are having difficulty finding success not only in your own home business, but in other areas of life. Work on eliminating these fatal attitudes from your life and you will be well on your road to achieving your hopes and dreams.
Reason #1: Lack of a well-defined purpose in life. If you have no definite goals, not only for your network marketing business, but life in general, you will not be successful. Napoleon Hill reports that 98 out of every 100 people he talked to had no well-defined purpose. Don't be one of the 98 who are wandering aimlessly in life. Spend some quiet time brainstorming what you want out of life and your business, write down your goals and aspirations, and then read them out loud every day to keep them fresh in your mind.
Reason #2: Lack of ambition to aim above mediocrity. If you are the type of person who is totally indifferent to your lot in life, have no desire to get ahead, and are not willing to work for it, you will not succeed at anything.
Reason #3: Lack of self-discipline. A lack of self-control can wreak havoc in your life. You must learn to control all negative qualities, including the ones that are in you. This, of course, isn't always easy to do. If you don't have self-control and discipline, your self will conquer you!
Reason #4: Procrastination. This is one of the most common causes of failure. Every human being on the planet faces this demon which can spoil your chance of success. Many of us float through life waiting for just the right opportunity to come. You must learn to take action. Why? This is important because many times things won't be "just right". The key is take action with whatever tools and resources you have. If you do this, you will be amazed at what a difference this can make in your home business and life.
Reason #5: Lack of persistence. Many people become professional quitters. Most of us are very good at starting, but the "quitter" category usually claims the majority. Plus, many people give up at their first defeat. You must learn to be persistent no matter what obstacles you are facing. If you are persistent, you will find that "failure" will not able to keep up!
Reason #6: Negative personality. To put it bluntly, if people avoid you because you are the king or queen of negativity, there is no hope for success. Success comes by applying power and this is obtained through cooperation of others. Negativity does not glue people together, but tears them apart.
Reason #7: Desire for "something for nothing." Any type of "get rich quick" attitude, an unwillingness to actually work at your network marketing business, or wanting others to do tall the work for you will doom you to failure.
Reason #8: Lack of concentration of efforts. If you are one who jumps from opportunity to opportunity because things seem to be going too slow, or to generate as many streams of income as possible,things will not be good for you. If you constantly chase the next this will "get you rich quick" opportunity, you are in grave trouble. Everyone will view you as a highly unfocused person who clearly has no idea what you want. Learn to concentrate all your efforts on one definitive aim.
Reason #9: Lack of enthusiasm. People will view you as someone who is not convincing if you seem ho-hum about your opportunity. If you are not excited about what you are doing, why should others be? Remember, enthusiasm is contagious and people will want to be around you if you have this spirit.
Reason #10: Egotism and vanity. If you are one who likes to control, don't want to listen to what others have to say, have an attitude of "my way or the highway", etc., people will see this as a red light and will keep away. These attitudes are fatal to success in your network marketing business, as well as other areas in life.
So, there you have it.
The top ten reasons that could be influencing why you are having difficulty finding success not only in your own home business, but in other areas of life. Work on eliminating these fatal attitudes from your life and you will be well on your road to achieving your hopes and dreams.
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