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Obstacle #2:No ‘Outcome’ Thinking & Inappropriate Expectations
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Loading ...This obstacle is really 2-in-1 – they’re so closely linked. You see, it’s been my experience in helping people achieve success that so many of them have neither a sense of the end game, of what success for them looks like, or appropriate expectations.
How many times have I come across people who have said their dream is to not be working for a living, to have stacks of exotic holidays, the fast car and maybe the yacht…? Lots, so much so that I don’t believe in most cases they really want all this – it sounds like they’re replaying the blurb from the MLM company marketing material. What they want is represented by the holidays and yachts, fast cars & big houses… not necessarily the actual house/yacht/car.
An how many times have they said they’d like to achieve all this ‘within 6-12 months’? Yup, too often. The bit I didin’t mention is that they’ve got 1 hour a week to invest, and almost no starting capital to speak of. Amazing!
So, their brains know, deep down, that this is all so much BS, the end result often being some kind og disengagement at a deep level. This shows itself as procrastination, buying in to lots of systems, methods and courses, switching from 1 opportunity to another every few weeks and a sense of desperation about recruiting or selling…. sound familiar…?
It’s OK to just want a few $K per month, enough that a standard job is less of an issue – especially in the current climate when 650K people are losing their jobs every month in the USA. And it’s OK to be looking for things other than a fast car, yacht and big house.
I often have to spend a fair bit of time helping the individual client to get find their true outcomes and expectations, and then get comfortable with them, as they tend to be much less grand than your typical ‘guru’…
If you know any good coaches, seek one out and get some help getting really, honestly clear and focused about what outcomes you are looking for, no matter what your day job is or second income approach is.
Once you’ve got this sorted out, look at what money and time you can truly devote to this cause and only then, look to see how long it will take to achieve first, just 10% of your target (as well as your ‘day job’ income), and then 25% and so on – ask somebody with a good business background to challenge your thinking & figures. What ever answer you come up with, this is likely to be the shortest time it takes you to get to 100% of your desired outcome.
You may not initially like the answers you get – trust me, they’ll be a heck of a lot closer to reality that your previous ones.
Good luck!
Cheers
Martin
- The 12 Obstacles To MLM / Network Marketing Success
- Obstacle #1: Treating MLM More As A Hobby Than A Serious Business
- Obstacle #2:No ‘Outcome’ Thinking & Inappropriate Expectations
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