-Do you really focus on helping others or is your focus really on helping yourself?
-Do you really have a positive attitude or do you just want others to think you do?
-Are you looking to "get-rich-quick" or are you really dedicated to building a business?
-Do you take responsibility for where you are or do you blame others?
-Have you stopped making excuses or is your lack of time, money, etc. still the issue?
and lastly...
There are so many more questions that we should answer honestly for ourselves
when determining whether being an entrepreneur is really right for us. When I
started my company a few years ago, I had to really consider these questions as
well as others that related to my mindset, purpose, attitude, discipline, focus, and
goals (short and long-term). Once I honestly had all of the right answers to those
questions, that's when I left the Fortune 500 company I was working for to start
my own business.
So how did you answer those questions being honest with yourself? Are you truly in
a place where you have the proper mindset, attitude, and expectations to succeed as
an entrepreneur or independent business owner? While I could probably dedicate an
entire blog to each of those questions, let's focus on the last one for a second....
Lately, I have heard so many people wasting their time focusing on trying to
determine whether someone else's testimony is true or not. They can't "believe"
that this lady lost it all in real estate and then found great success in network
marketing; or that this very successful network marketer was previously a drug
addict; or that a former waiter could identify a concept that would revolutionize
the industry and make him millions; or that a couple of guys who struggled for
years in MLM could create a system that would make themselves and many others
financially secure for the rest of their lives; or that two guys who prefer shorts
and t-shirts over business suits would create a network that paid out over
$1,000,000 in commissions to its members in just over 3 weeks...
How do you respond when you hear those testimonials? Are they too good to be
true? Do you believe them, but don't think they could happen to you? Do they
energize you because you see what's possible? Do they make you take action?
How you respond tells a lot about your mindset. For example, a few days ago I
wrote a testimonial about a relationship I built that resulted in someone joining my
team in a business that had been "pitched" to them previously by someone who did
not take the time to build a relationship with them. In the testimonial I also shared
how I had given the person a quick "blueprint" training on how to get off to a good
start with building the business, and within a few hours she had already enrolled 5
people! (CLICK HERE for the full post).
Most of those who read the post, especially those familiar with the platform, knew
the main point I was making with this testimonial (although if one pays close
attention there are a number of lessons in there); however, some comments made
me immediately wonder about the mindset of the people making them. Those
comments seemed to focus on whether they "believed" someone could actually
recruit 5 people in just a few hours. Therefore, I thought that this would be a great
"teaching" opportunity that someone out there might be able to benefit from.
The testimony was not about someone's ability to recruit 5 people in a few
hours, but if it were why would that be hard to believe? I'm sure it wouldn't be
for the person that has recruited 5 or more people into an organization in a few
hours; or for the person that believes they can.
"You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them." ~Michael Jordan
Although the testimony was about building relationships being the "right way"
to connect with other members on that platform, it is understandable that some
people may have never recruited 5 people into a business (let alone in a few hours),
so maybe they spent some time focusing on that part of the story. Well here's the
difference in a person's mindset. While one person will think that was "hard to do"
and give themselves reasons why they can't do it; another person will think "I can
do that" and focus on figuring out what they need to do in order to get it done.
"Success or failure is caused more by mental attitude than by mental capacity." ~Walter Scott
In their mind. That's where many people go wrong when they are trying to succeed
in business. They focus on why they "can't" do something or why it would be
"difficult" to do something as opposed to having that belief and confidence in
themselves that it can be done and that they can do it. The testimonial did not go into
the "blueprint" training details, the relationship she had or didn't have with those she
recruited so quickly, or even the particular opportunity itself, which all played a part
in her fast start. Depending on your mindset, however, you may not have even
realized that the information was available.
To Your Success,
Antonio Moore
antoniosmoore@gmail.com
