Turn Rejection into Energy

When I started my sales career I experienced some form of rejection on nearly a daily basis.  Most sales people fail become they LET rejection get the best of them.  Instead of pushing forward when they face rejection they recoil; they let off the gas or even quit.  This doesn’t just apply to sales people, but to every single person who is running toward a goal or dream.

I remember on time in particular that I was getting nowhere FAST.  I went from business to business trying to find someone who would listen to me and hear about what I had to offer.  That day I was tired but I kept pushing from business to business.  Finally I said to myself, “Just one more.”  That “one more” became the biggest blessing in my sales career at that time.  I met a man who owned a business and our businesses complemented each other and we formed a friendship and partnership that accounted for at least 60% of my six-figure income in the years to come!   That “one more” didn’t just make my day; it blessed me for all the years I lived in Cincinnati.

Don’t let rejection be your end; make it your beginning!  Success will yield to the one who will not let rejection deter them from their goals and dreams.  Determine to just do it until you win! 

The Power of a Dream

We were born to dream.  Children are big dreamers.  They are always saying, “When I grow up I want to be…” or “When I grow up I’m going to…”  The imagination of a child is amazing!  I remember all the things I dreamed about and imagined to be when “I grew up.”

What happened?  The opinion of others happened!   We dreamed and spoke of our dreams while others proceeded to shoot them down including our parents, in most cases.

In my business I ask people, “If money and time where not a problem, what would you do or have?”  I get a lot of hesitation.  I find that the older people get, the harder it is for them to dream.  It seems that they have lost all hope and don’t dare dream for fear of disappointment.

Eventually I work with them enough to get them dreaming a little.  They dream of having time to do what they want and having things like nice homes, cars, vacations, among other things.  They dream of giving to worthy causes.  They dream of paying off all debt and even the debts of others.  What is holding them back?  Money!  Without money we cannot fulfill our dreams, goals, or destiny.

I have good news.  You are not stuck where you are!  You can still achieve your dreams and earn the necessary income if you just start by changing the way you think.  What is the difference, really, between the wealthy and the broke?  Why do some have all they want and others lack most of what they really want?  The answer is simple; it’s the way people THINK.  Ninty-five percent of people think in terms of what is possible while five percent think in terms of what is impossible and then go about finding a way of making the impossible, possible.  They do this by thinking differently than the majority of other people.

Now, let’s talk about you.  What can you do to achieve massive success?  Just begin, little by little, day by day, by changing the way you think.  How do you do that, you may ask?  You do this by reading and listening to talks from people who have succeeded in leaving the crowd behind and accomplishing great things.  If you can learn from top achievers’, you can learn to be one too!   

Shut off the TV.  Stop listening to talk radio.  Turn off the music. Pick a couple of good books and pick up some solid CD’s from the top leaders of the day.   Read every day and listen to CD’s every day.  Over time your mind will begin to change and you will begin to DO things differently.  You will begin to take control of your life and live life on purpose. 

What I am suggesting is very easy to do, but it’s also easy not to do.  It’s the slight edge principle that says, if you take small steps every day, over time, you will get to your determined destination. 

I encourage you to dream again.  Make a dream board and begin to picture the future you WANT and stop settling for the life you now have.  You can change or situation, but it starts by making a decision to read and listen to good information little by little, day by day.  When you start dreaming again, you will start taking the necessary action to achieve those dreams…and the money will follow.

The Multi-million Dollar Question

Here is the question:  Which would you rather have; a million dollars cash right now or a penny doubled every day for 30 days?

The logical answer is to take the $1,000,000 right now and run!  After all, how could a penny, even doubled every day, add up to anything close to $1,000,000?

Let’s say you take the million bucks and I take the penny doubled each day.  On day 15 I would have accumulated a whopping $163.84!  You would call me an idiot for not taking the million!  By day 20 I would have accumulated $5,252.88...that’s a big jump in 5 days!  By day 25 I could have accumulated $167,772.16.  That’s still nowhere near a $1,000,000.

However on day 30, the penny, doubled every day, would be worth $5,368,709.12!  Now who is laughing!

What seemed stupid and insignificant in the beginning accumulated, over time, into something very big!  This happens every day with every single thing in our life.  Did you know that if you read about 15-20 minutes each day that you could read 12 books a year!  Is 15 minutes a lot of time?  I think you would agree that 15 minutes is very little time, but the wealth of information that one would gain over a year would be very significant!  Now double that 15-20 minutes a day and you are up to 24 books a year.  Just think of how much knowledge would would gain from a 30-40 minute daily investment in reading!  You would be a different person!!!!!!

Every good or bad habit starts out small.  However over time it grows into something very big.  Therefore I would encourage all who read this blog post to invest their time wisely.  Invest in personal development by reading great books, listening to quality speakers on various topics and associating with like-minded people who are aspiring to make a difference for good.  Those small, wise, investments all add up!

So make some small investments in time toward something worthwhile and watch your life change.

What Are You Listening To?

What are you listening to?  I want you to think about that for a minute.

Most people are not aware of what is going into their ears, but it’s easy to determine.  You can tell the income of your hearing by the outcome of your living.  What you consistently hear will eventually be believed, and what you believe will be lived out in your daily life.

Your ears are the gateway to your heart.  What is your heart, you may ask?  Your heart is the seat of your personality.  Your heart is the embodiment of who you are.  Your heart dictates your entire life and living.  Consider your heart a garden FROM which all things in your live grows. 

Your mouth is the first indicator of what is in your heart, followed eventually by your actions.  That is why it is MOST crucial that you guard your heart ABOVE anything else!  For from your heart come the actions of life!

How do you guard your heart?  Guarding the heart is a purposeful action.  You must use you mind and will, the gatekeepers to your heart.  You must consciously evaluate everything you hear. Only allow in what is good and chase off anything that you don’t want to manifest in your life.

One of the best things I have found to infuse my heart with what is good are CD’s or MP3’s.  I constantly listen to quality information!  I subject my heart to Biblical and success principles through listening!  Your beliefs will come by your hearing!  What you hear, over time, will manifest in your life.  If you don’t like the way your life has turned out so far, change what you are listening to!  It’s simple really.  It’s God’s design, so flow with it.

My first love is the Word of God.  I love listening to the Bible and Bible teachings.  On top of that I listen to success audios.  I found an excellent source of quality information from Rascal Radio.  Rascal Radio is the first personal development radio app that infuses me with quality success information in the areas of Faith, Family, Finances, Fitness, Following (leadership), Freedom, Friends and Fun!  I listen to this awesome app all the time on my iPhone (Android & Blackberry Apps are available as well).  Maybe that’s something you could check into.

My life is so different once I understood the power of words and the need to guard my heart by only allowing into my hearing what is worthwhile and builds me up.  If you want to change the outcome of your life, change what you are listening to and enjoy the difference it will make!