Let’s play a little game…
I want you to picture in your mind a rich person. Right now, in your mind, picture a rich person. Do you see a rich person? Describe the rich person.
Now, in your mind I want you to picture a second rich person. Do you see this rich person? Notice both of these people. Notice two rich people. Describe what
you see.
And finally, I want you to picture a third rich person. Picture all three rich people in your mind. Describe what you see. What are the characteristics of these people? What do they look like? Act like? What do you notice about these three rich people?
Answer this question…
Were any of these three rich people you?
Did you picture yourself as one of the rich people?
If not, why not?
Do you understand it is imperative for you to see yourself as a rich and successful person? This is important for two reasons.
First, other people will see you and treat you how you see and treat yourself. Second, you will behave in the manner that you see and expect of yourself.
One the most powerful messages I learned from my business coach, Randy Gage was success is created in the mind first.
Success is created in the mind first.
If you believe you are smart, you will behave intelligently. If you believe you are sexy, you will behave in that way. The funny thing about this truth is it doesn’t even matter if what you believe is true! Ha! Your subconscious kicks in and obeys whatever you program it to believe about yourself.
The people who create successful businesses create them because THAT IS WHO THEY ARE!
Sometimes it matters little what they are selling, marketing, or promoting, the successful person becomes successful because success is what they created themselves TO BE.
What about you?
I remember the first Christmas after my divorce. The first one I would spend alone – ever. There would be no gifts to give that special one. There would be no gifts to receive from that special one.
Then one day, the postman brought a package to my front door. I tore it open and found a little blue gift box tied with a white satin ribbon. I lifted the lid to reveal a beautiful silver necklace.
Who do you think sent me the gift?
The card read, “To Princess Lisa. From Princess Lisa!”
Yep! I’m the one who sent the necklace to me. While that may sound silly to you, I knew I needed to remind myself, especially during that difficult time that I am loved. I am lovable. And everything was going to be alright.
I want you to be the greatest encourager for yourself in both business and your personal life. I want you to see yourself as a confident, capable, successful entrepreneur right now!
Success comes from BEING successful right now.
What habit can you create right now to help you BE a successful entrepreneur? What is your “way of being” to ensure your success? Maybe it’s with follow up. You can create yourself to be phenomenal at following up with leads. You are the “Follow-Up-King!” You create a system and always return calls and emails within 24 hours. It’s not even an effort for you because it is WHO YOU ARE.
Or you could choose image. You are the diva or divo of fashion and integrity from the inside out. When people look up the word “classy” in the dictionary, your picture is there! You always look your best and epitomize business etiquette. You are on time and treat all business colleagues and clients with respect and integrity. It’s not an effort for you, for you have created yourself to BE integrity and fashion.
What about encourager? You could create yourself to be a master encourager. You are the walking, talking, faith-filled, modern-day Pollyanna. You see possibility all around you, in every situation, and with all people. This is not an effort for you at all, for you have created yourself to BE possibility and encouragement. It is who you ARE.
Do you get this? It is in the BEING that success is found. The BEING actually creates the doing.
I love entrepreneurship. I love listening to people’s business ideas and encouraging them in their business plan. So I decided to take this love of entrepreneurialism and put it out in the world–not just in words, but in real actions that come from my BEING entrepreneurialism. So, two years ago I decided that whenever I met someone who told me about a business idea, I would get their name and address and send a card with a $100 dollar check in it. The card would read, “May this small token of cash be the large token of faith I have in you and your entrepreneurial dream!”
I have done this with a bartender in Iowa who wants to be a singer, a school teacher in Florida who has a dream of being a published author, a waiter in Hawaii who told me he wants to be a professional speaker, a secretary in Paris who wants to be an ambassador and build libraries in orphanages in Southern Africa… and many, many more. The response has been amazing!
The bartender called me after receiving her check and cried, “I’m putting the $100 toward a new guitar, and I want you to know that every song I’ll play with that new guitar, I’ll play in your name!”
The school teacher emailed, “I’m now signing up for a writer’s course and will send you my first draft!”
The waiter in Hawaii wrote, “I’m putting the $100 toward my membership in the National Speaker’s Association.”
The secretary in Paris called me and said, “I made a copy of the check and posted it in my office. It reminds me that my ideas matter and my dream will make a difference!”
It has been an incredible benefit to me to BE encouragement and watch my belief and love of entrepreneurialism extend out into the world beyond words and phrases.
My love of entrepreneurialism is out in the world because it is WHO I AM!
That’s not the end of the story…
Last year I was speaking to a large direct sales company and told them my commitment to entrepreneurialism. I also shared with them my big vision of a world cruise on a luxury cruise line to promote my book, Don’t Mess With the Princess! Two weeks later, I received a card in the mail with a $100 and a note that read, “Lisa, may this small token of cash be the large token of faith I have in you and your entrepreneurial dream!”
What about you?
Who do you choose to create yourself to BE? How can you reflect that in your business? Make it a part of your day and you will extend yourself into the world effortlessly and be greatly rewarded for it.
You make a difference on the planet because you chose to follow your true desire and stay committed to it. You have a profound impact on the world when you know you are created for success and you show up every day boldly willing to BE the success you were created to be!
Make it a great week. Be blessed,
Lisa
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Lisa Jimenez, M.Ed., has helped thousands of top salespeople shatter their self-limiting beliefs and finally get the breakthrough success they want. When it comes to personal productivity and creating unstoppable momentum — there is no one better for your salespeople than Lisa. Visit her website for business building success resources by Lisa Jimenez.
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