The Big A-Ha
Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 in Blog
If you are in direct sales, there is a certain turning point you can make that will stand out as “The Big A-Ha.” A point where you grasp the significance of what you are doing and almost immediately become unshakable in your belief and unstoppable in your determination to get to the top.
You may have started your business with the hope of just making a little extra money and didn’t embrace it as the answer to your dreams until you had some evidence that it was going to work for you. Some of you still have not made that decision and a few of you are standing with one foot firmly planted in “business” and the other wedged in “hobby.”
Here’s how to tell if you are working a business or working a hobby. And no, it’s not coldhearted, it’s reality.
If your number one goal (the point of working your business) is to help other women and the added benefit is that you get to make money in the process, you are working a hobby.
If your number one goal is to turn a profit – to be financially successful – and the added benefit is that you get to help other women in the process, then you are working a business.
Which focus is your driving goal? Neither one of them is “right” – but you do need to recognize and be honest with yourself about which one you’re doing.
The goal of the honeybee is to make honey. As it flaps its wings, it pollinates the garden. It doesn’t focus on the pollen; it focuses on the honey and it benefits the garden in the process of making honey.
If you are a businesswoman, you realize that you could be earning a living in other ways. But you don’t. Why?
Because the really cool thing about your business is that while working to earn a living and enhance the opportunities in your life, you get to make a difference.
So stop trying to be so nice about it all and go out there and make some serious money. And if you do it in a way that honors your values, respects your faith, and enhances the lives of the women around you in the process of turning a profit, you’ve cracked the code for running the best business in the world.
Oh and if for some reason you need it, you now have permission to do so.
Now go be a millionaire!
Ann Vertel, the excellence coach, shares wit, wisdom, and resources on how to take charge of your life and everything in it. She champions women entrepreneurs of integrity, optimism, and abundance, helping them to build businesses founded on the principles of excellence. She especially loves helping women and girls build self confidence, and is known for her honest, upbeat, and grounded approach to life and business. Visit http://AnnVertel.com and register for a free copy of “How to Find Power Partners” right now!
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