Tom ‘Big Al’ Schreiber sent out an email the other day that I read several times. It is totally true and insane logic, but we see it is done every single day.
He says where are people getting their education for business:
Where do you get your business advice?
- If they want to know about a movie, they ask their friends what they thought of the movie.
- If they want to try a new restaurant, they ask their friends what they thought of the experience.
- So naturally, when they want to know about our business opportunity, they ask their friends. Unfortunately, their friends have jobs. Their friends never had a business. They never took risks. And, they were programmed to be careful and just accept what they have.
Education is Key
When you mention to a team member or to a prospect about upcoming training the first thing they ask is… “Is it free?”
In the beginning, I totally get trying to get as much free info as you can but there will quickly come a time you have to step out of the free isle and get paid education.
This past week we took our son to his third year of college. There is no question in anyone’s mind to go to college it is going to cost money and lots of it. Even with his sports scholarship, there are fees, food, transportation, supplies and the list goes on and on. That is completely excepted as normal.When it is suggested to a business owner get an education for a business they have never built before they start backing up and say they can’t afford it or they are getting advice from someone else who has never built a business.
Ray Higdon says: Get to events. IF you are trying to make a lot of money in your business without going to events, unless you are superman or superwoman, I would venture to say that it will never happen. Big decisions are made at events AND you get your belief muscle pumped by seeing others that are creating success.
The only thing you can do as a leader in business is to be the example. People are watching you and your actions will speak loudly than your words. Yes you can the encourager and you can be a leader who is telling people what to do – but you actually doing the work is what they will hear.
In order for my boys to try hard things, they have to see me doing hard things as well. I can’t push them without being the example. The same for my business team.
You can run a business online part time – but you can’t run a business sometimes. Make a decision to learn the best methods and skills from people who have already found success to learn from.
There are a lot of people staying broke trying the get rich quick and they don’t even know where to truly start. This is not a quick business but it is a good business to be in.
You decide how hard you are going to work and then find the people that can get you there.
I hope this was helpful and you had an ah-ha moment. Your income is determined by how many people you are helping. I hope you want to do more.
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