Leadership & Goal Strategies With Rich Nicholls

Continuing on from the event I attended I am going to dive deeper into Ron Finklestein’s talk on a 1 degree difference.

People are people. We let our belief systems hold us back. Why?! Too often we are caught up in a mindset that really stops us reaching our full potential. Learning to change our mindsets, we need to act on simple things daily that will allow us to change our thought patterns by just 1 degree every day. Imagine if you could do that consistently! Next time you come across something you would love to do but don’t ‘think’ you can, go for it! Shift your mindset this 1 degree.

It is incredibly important that you all know that defining moments create opportunity! That one decision could be life altering, for good or bad. We all need to know the difference between these life altering decisions and learn to make those that have beneficial consequences.

Did you know that you can learn to create your own defining moments? Seriously, you can. How many of you have heard of the analogy of an intersection? You know, the cross roads of life. Do I choose ‘A’ or ‘B’? When you come to an intersection you know there is a decision to be made. There is either a stop sign, or a traffic light but there usually is something. We all know that these are not the only times when driving where you could make a turn. Sometimes there is that little right or left turn along the way. Who knew it was even there? I mean really, it was such a small road! Would taking it have any consequences at all? Intersections are what take your life from average to above average. These little turns along the way are what take your life from above average to exceptional!

I love taking these little turns! You receive the weirdest looks from people! They wonder what on earth you are doing. Why are you heading down there? Of course, none of them know what is down that road, but they will mock you for going in that direction. These turns often create a 90 degree shift in your thinking. They are something completely knew and a complete revelation. 1 degree shifts in thinking happen over time, 90 degree shifts don’t happen as often, but when they do, it is truly amazing!

Focus on the 1 degree shifts today. Then the 90 degree shifts will become more obvious along the way. To focus on a 1 degree shift you need a catalyst. Try focus on a personal development book or audio CD, or even a video. The important part is what happens once you are involved in this action. Apply just one or two things a day that you learn. By doing so, you start that 1 degree shift.

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So you have decided to start a business! Good for you! But where should you start. As you are reading this article you have made great decision to look towards network marketing. You couldn’t have made a better decision given the current economical climate. MLM is low risk with a chance of high return. The next decision you need to make is which company to get involved in. If you are already in MLM but are battling in your current business then make sure you go over these questions honestly with yourself! Before I get into too much depth, building a home business is hard work- but it should be fun. I love building my business, I’m passionate about it, and I am consistent on a daily basis!

The Product
What do you want to associate your name with? There are some fantastic people who have done really well who say the product does not matter. I beg to differ, it does! When I associate my name with something I need to trust it and be passionate about it! There are so many different opportunities why waste your time with something you do not like to do.

Competition
What is the competition like? I am not trying to knock any company here, so please do not take this the wrong way- but there always seems to be a new berry coming out to make another healthy drink. There is so much competition out there but success is still being made by those who work hard at it. Health and nutritional products also have tough completion. Personally, I went to a company who has no competition in this industry. I’m not here to advertise this company, if you would like to know more then feel free to visit my blog. Having no competition appeals to me- so make sure you do your due diligence when checking the company and competition!

Compensation plan
How do you want to be paid. There are many different kinds of compensation plans available. A lot of people get started like plans that ‘spill over’ so those at the bottom get money for the work done by those at the top. I’m not a fan of this. I like to control my own business, build my frontline, and place people as and when I see fit. It is very important for you to financially structure your business so you are stable before you start helping others.

Training
Training is very important. Especially if you are looking to get started, or move because you know you are more passionate about something else. Your upline is responsible for you getting trained. They should be able to tell you what training the company has to offer and good places to start. Likewise, YOU are going to be in someone’s upline too- so you need to familiarize yourself with the available training.

Strategy
Getting started does not mean you work as and when you feel like it! Consistency is THE key! Doing the right things day in and day out IS vital. It’s better to spend one hour a day than 7 hours each Saturday. A commitment I made to myself when starting was that I would not approach everyone I knew! I had a lot of preconceived ideas about the industry, but as I was so passionate about my product I went for it. You’re probably asking how I am building my business without approaching everyone I know, well, the internet is an amazing tool! People I know are seeing my success and are coming to me. The internet in itself allows you to use a system called attraction marketing that allows you to advertise in a way that makes your system look attractive and have people come to you! You may be saying, “Well, I’m not that good on computers”, well, this is definitely not a one size fits all! You need to find the specific strategy that suits you. Maybe your best strategy is going and speaking to everyone you know! There are so many different strategies to use, you might as well start where your strengths are based and move into profit more quickly! If you are unsure, then please visit my blog where you can find my email address and contact details and just get hold of me.

Established?
Do you want to be part of an established company? I did not! The reason being that if you are involved in a company at an early stage then you are more likely to do really well if the company survives the first 2 years. You will hear a lot of people telling you that you most companies fail within their first 2 years. You hear this more often when someone is trying to recruit you in their 7 year old company. If you do want to get involved in a new company MAKE SURE you take a look at who is backing it!

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I recently put up a post on Facebook that went simply, “There is a narrow line between fear and excitement. It is up to you which side you walk on, you can choose to be fearful, or you can choose to be excited.” This got a lot of feedback on Facebook so that it was worth a blog post.

Although this may be blatantly obvious, we sometimes need to just be reminded that WE make the decision. There is often a lot of debate on whether or not we control our emotions. This ‘quote’ above came out of something currently with in my own life. My wife and I are expecting our first baby. Sometimes we think to ourselves, “what have we got ourselves into”, and other times we are excited beyond belief. I was sitting one day thinking about this and I knew that the decision was up to me. You may think, “This is a very exciting situation, but it is not the same for my circumstances.” Well, believe me, this is not the only time I’ve applied the ‘decision making’ process to my emotions. Granted it is very difficult to go from sad to happy, but it just takes more practice. Pretty soon you will be able to go from sad to ecstatic. It is contagious too. You can go from sad to filling a whole room with ecstatic people!

There are certain things you can do to condition yourself to be able to change your emotions for the better. Another recent post on Facebook and twitter I said that we should all become more charismatic. Someone asked the question how. Well, doing these simple things will allow you to become more charismatic and by doing so, change your emotions becoming happier.

Steve Siebold speaks about the ‘Rate of Vibration’ (ROV). The rate of vibration is measured by your energy, enthusiasm, confidence, belief, and clarity. The average ROV is around 200 (I’m not too sure exactly how it is calculated, but that is the end figure). Top sales earners have an ROV around 700-800! You can improve your ROV!

Improving ROV:
Energy- get plenty of sleep. Red Bull or coffee does not have a day long effect!
Enthusiasm- listen to your favorite music.
Belief- associate with people with world class beliefs (in my case I joined iLearningGlobal and get a daily dose- make sure you do something to get your beliefs up!)
Clarity- read your vision DAILY!

Improving your ROV will increase your mood daily. Within time when you are upset you will only have to think of ‘that’ favorite song and your emotions will shift!

Leave your comments and let me know what you do to change your emotions when you are down. (comfort eating is NOT recommended!)

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There are certain people we come across in life that we have no idea what they did to gain the respect and admiration of everyone else. The kind of people that when they go to a city to do a talk, it sells it really quickly. The kind of people that when they decide to build a business it takes off from the first moment. Many people wish to become like those people but then they do not do anything about it.

Mary Manin Morrissey puts this in a fantastic light! If you are watching Fox News and want to change the channel, you want to watch something different, the stock markets, the weather, maybe a comedy, what do you do? You pick up the remote and change the channel. You are actually DOING something to change your current situation. Life is no different, if you are a teacher, a fireman, unemployed, whatever it is, if you want to change your career, become an entrepreneur, or change anything in your life then you need to physically do something to get your circumstances moving in a different direction.

You may ask what this has to do with being someone inspirational. Well, if you change your channel often enough to position yourself in circumstances you WANT to be in, then after a number of years you will be that inspirational person. Brian Tracy didn’t wake up one morning as a bestselling author. Tony Robbins didn’t wake up one morning selling out some of the biggest venues in the world! They made decisions over time that got them there!

If you make one active decision today to move you from where you are to where you want to go, you WILL inspire a handful of people in your circle of influence. You will increase your circle of influence. As I said moments ago, if you continue to position yourself your circle of influence will continue to grow and grow and grow, until you are inspiring the thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and even the millions! It all starts with the simple decisions- “Today, I am going to start…(school, my own business in the evenings, exercise, ……)” This list is endless.

Be THAT person! Become Inspirational! Take your future into your hands!

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