Unlocking Locked Doors
Yesterday at my Joint Venture Broker Bootcamp in Vancouver, I asked people to make as tight a fist as possible, then their partner's job was to get them to open their fist. Lots of strong people tried to force other strong peoples' fists open. All you have to do is ask, "Please open your hand" - much easier. Or offer them a dollar note - even easier. I will perform the same amazing feat in England on Saturday at our Women's Wealth Workshop.
Many of us face locked doors in our lives and our businesses. And usually, all it takes is to ask someone to open the door. "You have not because you ask not." You would be amazed at what you could accomplish if you set about asking people to do things. Why don't we ask? We're afraid of embarrassment or rejection. I knew a very successful fellow who ascribed his outstanding accomplishments to one simple key: "I tell EVERYONE I meet, no matter what their circumstances or station in life,'You should be in my business - you would do very well in my business.'" He asked everybody - from CEO's to janitors to sales clerks in stores to delivery people, people at bus stops and taxi drivers and teachers and cleaners - and he did it with the total belief that they would join his business. At he time, he was earning a mere $40,000 per month, and his income continued to increase along with his confidence and enthusiasm about his business.
If you ask everyone you meet to do something that is in their own best interests, you cannot feel rejected - after all, you're offering them help, improvement in their quality of life, and a sincere and heartfelt compliment: "You would do very well in my business". And if only one in ten people responded positively, YOU would do very well in your business. Some will, some won't, so what? NEXT! Keep on asking. For every locked door, there is a key. Some people won't join you today, but they will in a few months time - as long as you keep on asking. "NO" is not permanent - it simply means NOT YET.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
Many of us face locked doors in our lives and our businesses. And usually, all it takes is to ask someone to open the door. "You have not because you ask not." You would be amazed at what you could accomplish if you set about asking people to do things. Why don't we ask? We're afraid of embarrassment or rejection. I knew a very successful fellow who ascribed his outstanding accomplishments to one simple key: "I tell EVERYONE I meet, no matter what their circumstances or station in life,'You should be in my business - you would do very well in my business.'" He asked everybody - from CEO's to janitors to sales clerks in stores to delivery people, people at bus stops and taxi drivers and teachers and cleaners - and he did it with the total belief that they would join his business. At he time, he was earning a mere $40,000 per month, and his income continued to increase along with his confidence and enthusiasm about his business.
If you ask everyone you meet to do something that is in their own best interests, you cannot feel rejected - after all, you're offering them help, improvement in their quality of life, and a sincere and heartfelt compliment: "You would do very well in my business". And if only one in ten people responded positively, YOU would do very well in your business. Some will, some won't, so what? NEXT! Keep on asking. For every locked door, there is a key. Some people won't join you today, but they will in a few months time - as long as you keep on asking. "NO" is not permanent - it simply means NOT YET.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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