Some thoughts on COMMITMENT. I let my assistant go a few weeks ago (she couldnt manage to get to work on time) and Ive been doing a few tasks that I havent done in my business in a while. Like answering the tickets in my online support desk. Most of my friends know that when Ive done this in the past its just a one way ticket to Rantville for me so the instructions are usually, Step AWAY from the support desk! But this time something is different. Maybe its because Ive examined my business model and have eliminated the 20% of my programs that generated 80% of the support requests. Maybe my Oprah Chai addiction is making me more Zen. :-) Back to the support desk. Most of the inquiries are pretty simple - forgotten passwords, updating expiring credit cards, etc - but some are providing me a valuable lesson in human psychology. Like the guy that obviously has a voice mail phobia preferring to call and hang up every 7 minutes on the dot for hours instead of leaving a voice mail. (Newsflash - Im not in the office.) Or the woman who doesnt understand that canceling her paid subscription means that she cannot access the training anymore. (I didnt cancel my ACCESS just my SUBSCRIPTION she keeps explaining.) And then there is the phenomenon of people requesting a refund for training programs because they just dont have time. These people try to be nice about it by saying something along the lines of when I have more time, Ill buy this again and pursue it. But, I think thats really weird. Either you are committed to learning something or youre not. Its not like youre going to get married and then a few weeks later tell your spouse, You know I just really dont have time for this right now. But when I do have time I will totally re-marry you! It doesnt work that way. And I think thats why Im making such a big shift in my business. I am tired of working with people who arent committed to an outcome... * People who wuss out the minute they realize that success may pre-empt an episode of The Walking Dead every once in a while. * People who are OK being trapped in a cubicle working for someone else because pursuing their own dream is just too hard. * People who sit in my events throwing shade and giving me the stink eye because they truly believe in their heart of hearts that what I teach - getting big money from small investors - is a scam. (Even though they are surrounded by people who have collectively raised millions using my methods.) Thats why Im taking the majority of my low-priced programs off the market. And why after the long-ago scheduled one this September, Im no longer doing big, low-cost events with unvetted attendees. And why some people will be turned away from my coaching program. And why Im working more with entrepreneurs outside of the real estate space. Raising capital is serious business and I want to work with people who are serious about pursing it. AND protecting it. Not some rando whos answer to What is your real estate investment strategy? is Using as little of my own money as possible. (Because that DEFINITELY inspires trust and confidence in your investors!) Commitment isnt always easy. And it isnt the bright, shiny object. But it is the key to getting what we want in life. And I, for one, am committed to that.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 17:19:00 +0000
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