Are your Thoughts Taking you Down?

I have been listening to some podcasts over the weekend about how your thoughts can take you down or can take you places! Did you know that your thoughts do not always reflect facts or the reality?

It's true. You might wonder "why didn't that prospect call me back? He probably went with another service provider!" and you create a negative feeling towards the prospect...while in reality the prospect was really busy and couldn't return your phone call but is still eager to work with you - just not right this minute. If you keep the negative thought, you won't call him back and you probably won't make the sale. However, if you keep a positive mind and follow up with this prospect until you get a definite no you have done your best. Even better, you might get a YES after the 2nd phone call because the prospect finally got time to think about this and is happy that you were so persistent. Guess what? You just won a new client!

Sometimes we can stand in the way of our own success by thinking negative or not believing in yourself or in the sale. But if you keep a positive and open mind to everything, find yourself in front of a lot more opportunities than ever.

Try it out and let me know what you experience.

Regina
Your Project Manager

Keep going!

Have you been in a situation where you just couldn't see the end but you knew you were on the right track?

Well I was hiking the other day (you might realize that I like hiking and that I get a lot of ideas and thoughts while hiking) and it went up steep. I couldn't see the end, my hiking buddies were already further up and seem to hike without breathing to hard. I was exhausted...especially since I didn't know how much longer this would go on like this.

It's sometimes like in business. You decided on a plan or strategy but while doing it, it seems that there is no end to it. You launch a website and think that once launched, clients have to come and find you. But then you find out that you have to do a lot more and have to keep working on getting more traffic to your site and it seems that there is no end.

Fortunately, if you are part of a mastermind, they will support you along the way. They have all been there and know where you are coming from. Sharing your thoughts will make it easier to bear - especially because you know you are still on the right trail.

Another way is to junk down the bigger steps into smaller ones and create small goals along the way. That makes you feel much better because you see that you are actually moving forward and getting somewhere.

I finally got to the top and looking back it was less strenuous than I thought...but not knowing how long it was going to be sooo steep was really nerve wracking!