The following is the third article in a three-part series on how to be successful as a financial advisor.
The twenty-first secret is to expect to receive and learn to receive and say thank you.
Expect to receive acknowledging that you requested the result when you received it. Believe it! Many people invalidate what they ordered with the first thing out of their mouths: “I don’t believe it!” Believe it, you asked for it.
When you receive it say “thank you”. Period. That is. Thanks. Nothing else. Many people aggravate their unmet need for dignity by saying something like the following when receiving a compliment “Oh, it was nothing.” In fact, they just turned it into nothing.
The twenty second secret is to add feelings in your vision.
* I am so happy and grateful that we are providing value to thousands of customers through speaking and writing and I feel abundant, grateful, energized, inspired, fulfilled, happy, joyful, satisfied and wonderful.
Positive feelings carry a positive frequency and like attracts like. Positive feelings from the right brain combine with positive beliefs from the left brain and integrate with your values to create synergies and create the irresistible pull that makes your dream come true.
The twenty-third secret is to develop your feelings and frequency by creating ways to see, hear, and feel the experience of success you want in advance.
Do something as simple as test drive a car, view a house, or visit the travel agent.
My strategies included having the book cover created in advance by Kim Black and this is because the visual trigger will make me write. Click My New Book Cover to view.
As I write this, I realize that I am very involved in the writing experience and my heart is full of excitement that the next writing will be invested in my book. The vision is written. I have created the time during the Christmas season, I have the environment and I have the material.
For me, another strategy is to attend conferences of 1000 people or more… wait a minute… that may not be necessary since I just remembered that I was on stage with Tony Robbins with 3000 people in 1992 and I still have those vivid images in my mind… I will continue to attend conference events to experience inspiration. Another strategy is to visualize and relive my experience of being on the Saturday morning news on BCTV News on Global Television. This time I’ll be on many, many TV shows being interviewed about my book and that will include Harpo Productions and Harpo is Oprah spelled backwards. And why not! As Saturday Night Live’s Stewart Smalley would say “I’m nice enough, smart enough and not only that, people love me.” As you can see, writing can make you feel joy and humor!
*Simon Reilly on BCTV News on Global Television
The twenty-fourth secret is to be awake. You can increase your awareness by starting your day with thanksgiving and continuing to give thanks throughout the day. Thomas O’Neill of Thomas O’Neill Jr. & Associates told me about a Harvard University study in which participants increased their success by 70% by keeping a gratitude journal in which they wrote three things for each other. those who were grateful just before went to sleep at night.
The twenty-fifth secret to success in 2007 and beyond is taking care of your body through exercise, vitamins, and the right combination of foods.
The twenty-sixth secret is to get up early. Sixteen the day! Do it like this! Get on with your life and lead. Leadership takes time and the best thing is to lead your day and that means getting up early so you manage your day instead of your day leading you.
Here is an example: 5 am prayer of awakening, meditation, thanksgiving, reflection 6 am personal hygiene 7 am plan your day if you did not plan your day the night before
The twenty-seventh secret is to act. When you are awake to your vision, inspiration and ideas come to you and it is important to put your ideas into action.
If someone crosses your mind, make that call. Write down that idea and think of three simple and immediate actions that you can take to fulfill that idea. Do it. You were given the ideas for a reason and it is important that the ideas are respected, so don’t hesitate and don’t delay.
The twenty-eighth secret is to continue to be grateful for the little things. The big hit is just around the corner, so be patient.
This reminds me of when I was eight years old and received a chemistry set for Christmas. One of the experiments involved growing beans. Sure enough, I planted those seeds and mixed ingredients for the fertilizer, but kept digging up to see if they were growing. That was my challenge back then and I wanted instant results and had very little patience. As your seeds grow, be thankful and be thankful that you have a business and experience and prospects and feel excited and happy and enthusiastic.
The twenty-ninth secret is setting 60-day goals. 60-day goals will keep you focused on the short term and prevent you from getting stuck in the paralysis of writing the perfect plan.
The 30th secret to creating your success for 2007 and beyond is not to make saying thank you a chore. If it feels like a chore, stop and get some rest.
The thirty-first secret is to remember to recognize your business and personal team. Laura and I are so blessed to be the ones I love and are honored to have the opportunity to serve our clients by providing ways to achieve and exceed their goals.
Thanks for the opportunity to be helpful.