Getting More of What We WANT During an Economic Downturn!
I have been looking for ways to increase my success during this economic downturn. My studies have led me to the discoveries I share below. The result, referrals have increased by 400% from October 2007.
Three bullet points below summarize what I have learned:
- Be more conscious of your positive and negative emotions. Through the power of thinking (Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill), reflect on your feelings throughout the different stages of your day. Consider all day the results or your intention (outcome) for each activity.
- Add more fun, joy, and deliciousness into ALL of your life. Consider your life to be the current of a fast moving stream. Go with the flow. Look at those you know who seem to have everything in life. Understand why it is that they have all they WANT. (They are in the flow.)
- Make those things you WANT in your life crystal clear. This means writing those things you WANT on paper. Include what it is that you WANT, the reason you believe you deserve it, and why you WANT it. Be sure this ties to positive emotions.
The majority of small business entrepreneurs go through life with to do lists, goals and objectives, and maybe a business plan. We follow systems for how to do it! Maybe our fathers or grandfathers did it this way so we do it that way. We hire consultants and read self-help books to discover how to do it. We become “Human Doings” rather than “Human Beings.”
Most us learn to follow a dogma. We learn it from our colleagues, bosses, parents, teachers, and friends. We look at their success and tell ourselves that as long as we do things the same way we will be as successful. Comparison is good to discover what we WANT. Passion for what we WANT brings us closer to getting what we WANT. Why is it then that when we WANT and do the things necessary to be successful, we often come up short?
Have you experienced the person that says, “I tried that and it did not work?” Yet someone else does the same thing and has magnificent results. As example one of my financial planning clients has doubled his business every year for nearly seven years. The year we connected he was concerned that he might not double. I showed him what to do. That year he doubled. I thought it was due to what I showed him to do. It helped however, reflecting back on this individual, he loves what he does. He has been in business for seven years. He was interested in this business six years prior to becoming a financial planner. He has had a passion for the business for over a decade. He loves what he does (positive emotions.) Do you love what you do?
I am sure that people work side by side with this fellow are asking, “How does he do it?” The answer is simple. He has a passion for what he creates. I mean everything in his life is delicious. It starts with every interaction, relationship, personal and business creation. He considers brining fun, joy, and deliciousness into every aspect of life. What I am suggesting is to be more involved with the thought creation process. Create with conscious thought what it is that you WANT. Make it joyful.
Now you might ask, “What do I mean by thought creation process?” Again I liken this to being shown what to do. How often during the day do you check how you feel? Are you one of those people who gets up starting the day with something bad happening? Then you tell yourself it is going to be a bad day. Then it is a bad day. Or, on the other hand, do you tell yourself that you have the choice to make this a good day, measuring throughout your day (through thought) how good you can really make your day?
If you are interested in the details of my discoveries, I am happy to share with you my resources. Please email me @ gerry@integritysd.com or call 760-439-4623.
Gerry Rose runs INTEGRITY Networking Solutions in Oceanside, CA. He works with people in business who want to attract the right prospects and generate more referrals. More than 10,000 businesses have been presented the INTEGRITY Networking Solutions system in San Diego, Riverside, and Orange Counties.
Gerry’s stimulating presentation Unlimited Prospects, Unlimited Referrals is ideally suited for small business owners, home-based businesses, and independent professionals who want clearer direction and want to attract more prospects, develop dynamic systems, and strengthen their companies’ accountability. Gerry does one on one consulting, conducts a range of keynote speeches from thirty minutes to full-day education workshops.
His book series, Unlimited Prospects, Unlimited Referrals, are available on the website, www.integritysd.com.
Gerry has more than 20 years’ experience directing business owners how to grow their businesses. He is a networking dynamo. Those who know him will assure you that he does a great job of bringing people together—which is why he started IntegritY.
Involved with networking organizations since 1984, Gerry is a Distinguished Toastmaster, a member of Toastmaster International, and has chaired numerous chambers of commerce and non-profit organizations.
Are you truly committed to attracting the right prospects and generate more referrals? If so then contact INTEGRITY Networking Solutions for availability and information. You can contact Gerry by mail at 1610 Quiet Hills Drive, Oceanside, CA 92056. Direct dial (760) 439-4623; e-mail to gerry@integritysd.com. For more information, go to www.integritysd.com
