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In my audio program Book
Yourself Solid, The 7 Keys To Getting More Clients Than
You Can Handle Even If You Hate Marketing And Selling, I
focus on the nitty gritty of what to do to get loads of
clients but the real key and what I try to deep into is
what you need to do for yourself to take action.
I think there are only two
reasons for most any business problem:
- You dont know what to do
- You know what to do but
youre not doing it
And, I also think that 90%
of all business problems stem from number two. When I say
business problems I mean why we dont achieve what we say
we want to achieve or why we dont do what we say we want
to do.
So, of course, the next
question you might ask is why dont we do what we know how
to do? And the answer is. we havent built up the
self-confidence needed for the goal at hand.
Look learning is easy
accumulating knowledge is easy. There are lots of people
who know what you need to know and are willing to share
the information with you. So, again why arent you doing
what you say you want to do? Again, I say not enough
self-confidence.
Were born with high levels
of confidence in certain areas and not in others. And its
different for all of us. But well need different levels of
confidence depending on what we want to do with our lives.
It takes one level of confidence to give a speech in front
of 5 people and another level of confidence to give a
speech in front of 500 and again, another level of
confidence to speak in front of 5000. So, if youre not
working on developing your confidence and thinking bigger
about who you are and what you offer the world, you very
well may not put yourself in situations where youd have an
opportunity to present in front of 5000 people.
There are two very simple
things I recommend to solve this profoundly important
problem:
- Learn in action
- Develop a
self-confidence plan
First, learn in action.
Learning in action is the key to success when venturing
into uncharted territory. You cant wait to have all the
answers. You certainly dont want to go out in the world
half-baked but you dont need a Doctorate in marketing to
create awareness for the solutions that you provide or a
Masters in public speaking to give a speech.
This is a big problem for
many people waiting until they are sure that they have all
the info they could possibly have about how to do
something before theyll try it. Its just not effective and
stems from a lack of self-confidence.
I feel that if you do
nothing else as a personal and business building strategy,
work on building up your self confidence so youll be able
to do everything that you say you want to do.
And second, develop a
self-confidence plan. I do affirmations every day. In the
morning when I wake up and at night before I go to sleep.
Well, actually, I only do them Monday through Friday but
that should cover you.
Read Napoleon Hills
inspirational classic Think and Grow Rich for a plethora
of affirmations that will help you build your
self-confidence.
And in closing dont forget
to have a mad passionate love affair with yourself. Love,
embrace and believe in yourself. I know how realistic it
is to become wildly successful. You can totally create an
abundant, joyful and prosperous business life if youre
willing to do the work.
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About
The Author
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2004
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Michael
Port is on a crusade for the success of
solo-professionals and is especially well
known for his passion, personality, point
of view (and unrelenting sense of humor).
Under the banner of Michael Port &
Associates, LLC, he provides seminars,
keynotes, training programs, coaching and
a popular e-zine to solo-professionals,
helping them build thriving businesses.
His expertise lies in the areas of
personal brand identity development,
motivation, leadership, performance,
teamwork and communication. Michaels
mantra: be brave be bold be yourself for
profit and fun! http://www.MichaelPort.com
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