In preparation for my Marketing and Mindset Breakthroughs
Workshop, I asked a few people to be part of my R&D team to
find out what stopped them from getting out there in a BIG
way to get clients. I also asked them to tell me the MOST
they could see themselves making being self-employed.
Honestly, I was saddened by the answers that rolled in, and
their answers were right in line with what I hear from many
other people I've talked to about this.
You see, most people have very LOW expectations on what can
be made in self-employment. The average from my polling was
between $50,000 and $75,000, and the highest amount I heard
was about $150,000. Using SYSTEMS and LEVERAGE techniques
in marketing and running your business, you can totally
change that to create an income that is FAR beyond what
you've ever thought was attainable for yourself. (I know
that it may not seem possible as you read this, but I
promise you, it IS possible for you too. I've done it for
myself and I've done it for countless clients.)
To help you change your mindset around that, I wanted to
share a paragraph in Louise Hay's book 'You Can Heal Your
Life,' which has stayed with me since the very first time I
read it years ago. Here's what she writes:
"I love the visualization of standing at the seashore
looking out at the vast ocean and knowing that this ocean
is the abundance that is available to me. Look down at your
hands and see what sort of container you are holding. Is it
a teaspoon, a thimble with a hole in it, a paper cup, a
glass, a tumbler, a pitcher, a bucket, a wash tub, or
perhaps you have a pipeline connected to this ocean of
abundance? Look around you and notice that no matter how
many people there are and no matter what kind of container
they have, there is plenty for everyone. You cannot rob
another, and they cannot rob you. And in no way can you
drain the ocean dry. Your container is your consciousness,
and it can always be exchanged for a larger container."
I was totally floored when I first read this. I remember
"looking down at my hands" and seeing a very large bucket,
one bigger than I could carry by myself, thinking that was
a LOT. But when I read about the possibility of having a
PIPELINE connected to this ocean of abundance, I was struck
by the very small thinking I was doing. And frankly, I was
upset with myself for having thought so small before.
It hit me like a ton of bricks that I wasn't asking the
Universe for nearly as much as I could. So, I started
"asking" for a bigger income, little by little, every year
by adding about $50,000 to the previous year's revenue
goals, believing that I COULD achieve it. And at the end of
every year, I did achieve it, sometimes by a lot more.
Now, each year, I ask to DOUBLE my income, and my ability
to help twice as many people attract more clients, and I
either reach it, or come pretty close each time. Knowing
that you can always trade in your container for a bigger
one, and that you cannot "rob another" because there is an
unlimited supply of what you want, what are YOU asking for
and going after?
YOUR ASSIGNMENT:
Close your eyes and imagine yourself standing on the sand,
toes in the water, looking out into the vast ocean of
abundance. Yes, even if it feels corny or goofy, just DO
it, no one's watching you! Besides, how you do anything is
how you do everything, in business and in life. (If you're
not willing to do THIS, then you're probably not willing to
do much to change your mindset or what it takes to grow
your business.)
Imagine that you cannot ask for too much because you can
never exhaust the supply that is available to you and
everyone else. No matter what you've thought up to now,
know this:
There will never be a shortage of clients you can attract.
There will always be enough people who will pay you what
you want to be paid and more. There will never be a cap on
how many clients you can help. There will never be a cap on
how many products you can sell. There will never be a cap
on how many attendees will attend your workshop or
teleclass. There is an inexhaustible supply of ways you can
offer what you offer that your competitors don't offer. The
only person who sets that limit is you. The good news about
that is you can break your current paradigm and situation
at any time you choose. You can find a way to innovate and
break the mold. You do not need to be tied down to what you
have thought up to now.
Heck, if you're gonna dream, well darn it, dream BIG! Look
back at your list of wants. Were you playing small? Were
you playing too safe? Were you afraid to ask for a lot
more? What came up for you? Now, tweak the list to think
BIGGER. You deserve it and once you believe it is possible
for yourself, you can indeed have it (that's what's been
happening with me, so it can happen to you too.)
That being said, you might be having trouble imagining
yourself achieving a BIGGER goal in your business. It's
probably a fear of overwhelm, fear of success, or fear of
failure, a fear of rejection, or perhaps a question of
whether you DESERVE that much abundance and success. Not
sure if you'll be able to actually HANDLE the success?
Many entrepreneurs stop themselves from having more because
of limiting beliefs, self-doubt, and self-sabotaging
behavior or procrastination and this currently keeps them
from having what they say they want. I see this DAILY and
it's got to stop. The good news is, it's easy to stop, when
you know how.
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I'll be giving you the solution to eliminating this in the
soon-to-be-released 'Client Attraction Marketing and
Mindset Breakthroughs Workshop-in-a-Box' It's truly
life-changing. In it, you'll get all the easy-to-implement
Marketing, Leverage and Systems strategies you'll need to
FINALLY have more clients learn more at
http://www.clientattraction.com .
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