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Do
You Stop Short of Your Success?
Have you ever
met someone (or you may already know them) and you’d love to
talk to them about your business but you’re afraid to.
Afraid because they look so together, so successful
that you not sure you are “good enough” to work with them?
I have a story for you.
My dog
Buddy is wonderful. He’s
70 pounds with a huge broad chest and resembles a pit bull.
He was a stray 12 years ago so we don’t really know
what he is - other
than all heart.
He’s a
good boy but does have it out for the UPS truck.
Not the driver, but the truck.
It doesn’t happen often but recently he got out just
as the truck came by and he was off chasing it.
Our driver
is a great guy and knows Buddy.
So he stopped the truck and threw open the slider door
on the driver’s side and said, “Come on Bud, come up.”
I give my
dog credit he did climb in the truck… but he was so nervous
and had absolutely no idea of what to do now that he’d
caught the truck -- that he piddled all over himself and the
truck.
Poor Bud,
talk about a bad case of “oh dear I caught it, now what do I
do?”
I’m
telling you this story because I heard a chorus of voices
during the TeleSummit tell me they would be afraid to sponsor
one of our presenters Chris Barrow into their business.
Chris was very clear that he would only want to work
with someone who was a solid entrepreneur.
He would want that person to be someone who knew what
they wanted and had a good solid five year plan in place to go
after it. A plan
that would include a solid system that would help a new
recruit launch their business.
Now why
would many of you be afraid to sponsor Chris?
Isn’t Chris just exactly what we’re looking for?
Someone serious, real and ready to build a successful
business?
Here is
what we heard. Because
they didn’t feel “good enough” to sponsor Chris.
They didn’t know what to do with him if he said yes.
They didn’t know where they were going well enough to
help someone else get where they wanted to go.
Nothing will stifle your business faster.
My dog’s story actually tells it best…
You see,
Buddy still barks at the UPS truck but I notice that he never,
ever, gets close to that front driver’s door again.
He still wants the truck but he’s not courageous
enough to go after it for real.
Bud makes all the right noises, even chases the truck
but he always puts on the brakes and stops short of really
going all out.
Why does he
stop? Because
Buddy knows that he does not know what to do with that truck
if he does catch it. So
he stops short of his success.
Do
you stop short of your success?
When you
call someone and the phone rings once, twice and then goes to
voice mail are you secretly relieved?
If so there
is no better time to think of “getting over you” and
getting your next “Year In Gear".
It’s up to you - Don’t you think it’s time you
took your foot off the brakes?
Here is
what I do each year….
- I
sit down and determine what I want from my business in the
coming year
- I
play with that plan until I understand what activity I
want to do each day to make it come true
- Tom
and I take a look at what we want to personally accomplish
next year
- We
plan our vacations first!
(yes that’s plural)
- I
put some measurements in place to check my business
progress throughout the year
When we are
finished with this process my desire is driving my activity.
In fact I’d say that the bottom line is I don’t
work… I want to do all the activities that make up my plan
– they bring value to my clients and to my family and to me.
Ready
to Get your Year in Gear for 2007?
If you’d
like to look over my shoulder and plan your next year with me
– click
here for information on our Year in Gear program starting
in just a couple of weeks.
The
first 25 people will save $100 on their registration fee, so
act now to secure this special pricing.
I only do
this once a year… if you’re ready to stop getting in your
way and are ready to “catch your truck” see you on the Year
In Gear.
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