posted by J.S. Buford
There’s approximately two months left in 2015, one more quarter to go. It’s a perfect time to take inventory, and assess how close we, I, you are to hitting the mark in 2015.
In spite of all the CNN (constantly negative news) flooding the boob tube, our inboxes, radio broadcasts, and the mouths of our perhaps our friends, family, and neighbors…the reality of the matter is there has been no better time to be in business; specifically a home-based business. And of course we know LegalShield has the best compensation plan (proudly biased, and statistically accurate) out there, breathing life into the innumerable success stories that leave many asking…recession where? Recession who?
This isn’t hyperbole. http://www.inc.com/articles/2010/01/home-based-business.html
Given the aforementioned, how close are you to hitting the mark? If you're not close enough, here are a couple suggestions and words of encouragement.
- Have you taken the time to define what the “mark” is? Is it more time for family? Giving your children more yeses than nos? The opportunity to take a well-deserved vacation; being able to provide a hand up without concern of recompense; purchase a more reliable or shinier car; acquire your dream condo; live a golden life in retirement; or live a six figure lifestyle (hopefully we understand that a six figure income and a six figure lifestyle are two different things)?
Most people don’t wake up in the morning planning to fail, but rather fail to plan. If you don’t have clear, concise (SMART) goals, there is a good chance you are not the captain of your ship, but rather a reactor – being acted upon, at the mercy of others’ agendas. What’s your agenda! What’s your locomotive? LOCO – MOTIVE? Your goals?
- H Have you really put your heart into it? Have you really taken the time to define where you desire your LegalShield business to take you? Have you enrolled your mind and your heart? When was the last time you listened to Patrick Shaw’s “Believe & Achieve” (https://soundcloud.com/team-ascent-legalshield/sets/patrick-shaw-believe-and-achieve) or Mike Humes’s “10 Core Commitments” (https://soundcloud.com/team-ascent-legalshield/mike-humes-10-core-commitmnets) or watch a reifying overview of the incredible success stories of those who like you are unabashedly pursuing their goals http://sites.legalshield.com/getpaiddaily/index.html?
How much time have you spent recently falling in love with your dreams, desires, and ambitions? As opposed to reading some other author’s ruminations, when was the last time you authored and read about the life you aspire to? As opposed to spending hours watching others pursue their dreams on the television set, when was the last time you took a couple moments to imagine the life that is waiting for you.
- I Intelligence = a (1) : the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations : reason; also : the skilled use of reason (2) : the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate one's environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective criteria (as tests)
b Christian Science : the basic eternal quality of divine Mind c : mental acuteness : shrewdness
Have you been operating intelligently? In LegalShield, we benefit from Fortune 50 leadership (https://www.legalshield.com/why-legalshield); a company with a 40 plus year lineage of continued success & progress; and a system that has produced over 192 families that have been compensated over a million dollars, and thousands more who are earning in excess of a 6 figure income….. and growing.
Keyword: SYSTEM.
An exceptionally, effective system at that! Are you a student of the system? Have you taken the time to engage the Learning Management System (LMS) located in your associate portal; a platform that features Stephen Covey courses that other top corporate executives pay hundreds and thousands of dollars to benefit from. Are you reading 10pgs of a good book to continually personally and professionally developing yourself?
We all started at the bottom. Have you reached up to the top, and sought coaching from those who have achieved? Why try to figure it out and reinvent the wheel? You’re building a business. Successful entrepreneurs look to cut expenses, hurdle errors, and get to their destinations faster, not slower. The key is to be profitable, eh? Are you rubbing elbows with those who have your solutions or moving in the same direction? Those who are prolific, purposeful, and productive. Or simply hanging out breaking bread with those who rather be compensated with titles, attention, accolades, and recognition? Popularity contests are for kids. And those who hearken too frequently to the past, rather than the promise of tomorrow will soon be has beens.
Seek out those who PCQ every month before the 15th. Commit to being on the incredible cache of training calls and attend events. Tools and Events Build Your Business.
I've yet to hear someone articulate that they missed work or a job ((Just Over Broke) because of the sniffles, the snow needs to be shoveled, or a favorite episode of dancing with the stars is about to begin. Doesn't happen.....often. Does your LOCOMOTIVE not deserve the same commitment? Be intelligent.
- T When was the last time you asked, not what others can do for you, but rather how you can serve the TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More). Have you taken the time to learn how to conduct a three way call? Properly edify a team leader? By the way leadership is not a position, nor is it restricted by time frames or precedents, or anointing; rather leadership is the difference one makes in others’ lives. Learned to conduct a PBR or PCC? Have you inculcated a spirit of service to others?
Despite all the literary nonsense to the contrary. No one achieves greatness alone. We all come into this world helpless, experience moments of fallibility, and are fed by the same wells of optimism, growth, and faith.
Have you made the decision that I’m going to become more, be able to do more, envision more, not only for my own personal good, but also because of the impact I may have on others? Service to many leads to greatness.
What makes our company, our culture, our organization, the house, our house that we are continually building unique is the axiom, “why you are in business for yourself, you are not by yourself” is lived and breathed every day. Don’t take it granted or mess it up. This is a championship team with tremendous pedigree, a history of sacrifice, and extraordinary success. Respect it. Duplicate it. Pass it forward.
It can be so simple: https://soundcloud.com/team-ascent-legalshield/attitude-for-success