One of the first questions to a prospect in our business presentation is “Do you have a financial Plan?” Even not having a plan is a PLAN.
Achievements just do NOT happen, they are accomplished by taking actions towards a goal on a daily basis. We all plan and achieve a goal, sometimes unintentionally. If you have to be somewhere by a certain time, you establish a plan on when to leave and the path to get to the location. We also plan on what we might wear for the occasion or what to bring.
My Question – why is it that most People spend more time planning their vacation than their financial future?
Are YOU just WINGING IT – hoping your future will happen as you need it to or maybe you believe that is too far off to worry about now? This is a plan but I question if you will be happy with the results.
Our business model enables each of us to work for a few months or years to develop a dependable income. The secret of the business is duplication and teams.
Duplication – help someone build the courage and excitement to reach out to others to change their buying habits and they do the same. Interestingly, every business attempts to have its customers change their purchase location, but the duplication of this effort is the powerful differentiator.
Teams – helping others is what our business is about. Some believe the Amway business model is selling. That is mostly wrong. It is about people development. Helping others succeed in achieving their goals. That is why this business is so frustrating. We tend to believe in the person more than they believe in themselves. I am often reminded that a coach helps the trainee achieve more than they believe they can achieve.
Athletes and Olympians do not just wake up and say “today I am going to achieve my target goal”. They have worked hard every day, getting better at what they are doing. Our business is no different.
Personally, I have set a goal to achieve before I buy a new car. Sure, Bobbie and I have the money and income to just go out and buy that car, but that car is our reward for achieving something we want to accomplish. So when you see us driving a new car, we have accomplished our goal.
My frustration has been, that from the time I established the goal, I have not made much headway. No one to blame but myself. I have to do the work and get it done – all I need to do is get started. I suggest each of you are feeling a similar frustration.
Former CIA vice chairman Herb Meyer says: “No plan survives its collision with reality.” In other words “There will be set backs but the answer is that if it is to be done, then it has to be done by ME”. Others should not dictate my vacation, nor my future. I am in control of both so I should plan for both and take actions on both.
ACTIONS FOR YOU
Take a moment, sit in a quiet place and think about what it is that you want to accomplish – what your life should be like, what you want to have as a future.
Establish an action, a daily habit that will take you a step towards your goal. This action in itself will start you in the direction. Don’t worry that the action may not be large enough. Depending on the time to your goal, you can always increase the activity. The important action is to establish a goal, develop a plan, and take action.
It sounds so simple. It is and that is why most people put it off until tomorrow to get started – however tomorrow never comes.
Achievements just do NOT happen, they are accomplished by taking actions towards a goal on a daily basis. We all plan and achieve a goal, sometimes unintentionally. If you have to be somewhere by a certain time, you establish a plan on when to leave and the path to get to the location. We also plan on what we might wear for the occasion or what to bring.
My Question – why is it that most People spend more time planning their vacation than their financial future?
Are YOU just WINGING IT – hoping your future will happen as you need it to or maybe you believe that is too far off to worry about now? This is a plan but I question if you will be happy with the results.
Our business model enables each of us to work for a few months or years to develop a dependable income. The secret of the business is duplication and teams.
Duplication – help someone build the courage and excitement to reach out to others to change their buying habits and they do the same. Interestingly, every business attempts to have its customers change their purchase location, but the duplication of this effort is the powerful differentiator.
Teams – helping others is what our business is about. Some believe the Amway business model is selling. That is mostly wrong. It is about people development. Helping others succeed in achieving their goals. That is why this business is so frustrating. We tend to believe in the person more than they believe in themselves. I am often reminded that a coach helps the trainee achieve more than they believe they can achieve.
Athletes and Olympians do not just wake up and say “today I am going to achieve my target goal”. They have worked hard every day, getting better at what they are doing. Our business is no different.
Personally, I have set a goal to achieve before I buy a new car. Sure, Bobbie and I have the money and income to just go out and buy that car, but that car is our reward for achieving something we want to accomplish. So when you see us driving a new car, we have accomplished our goal.
My frustration has been, that from the time I established the goal, I have not made much headway. No one to blame but myself. I have to do the work and get it done – all I need to do is get started. I suggest each of you are feeling a similar frustration.
Former CIA vice chairman Herb Meyer says: “No plan survives its collision with reality.” In other words “There will be set backs but the answer is that if it is to be done, then it has to be done by ME”. Others should not dictate my vacation, nor my future. I am in control of both so I should plan for both and take actions on both.
ACTIONS FOR YOU
Take a moment, sit in a quiet place and think about what it is that you want to accomplish – what your life should be like, what you want to have as a future.
Establish an action, a daily habit that will take you a step towards your goal. This action in itself will start you in the direction. Don’t worry that the action may not be large enough. Depending on the time to your goal, you can always increase the activity. The important action is to establish a goal, develop a plan, and take action.
It sounds so simple. It is and that is why most people put it off until tomorrow to get started – however tomorrow never comes.