Results Matter

 

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Ever know of anyone to try to pawn themselves off as an "expert"?

 

I remember a teen once that tried so hard to pass himself off as "smart" when he wasn't anywhere near that. He just wouldn't learn NOT to do that. Once, while at a summer camp, he stood in a cabin of his peers and told everyone that he had been tested and it came out that he was pretty much a genius!

Everyone laughed, he got his feelings hurt and he started arguing with them that it was true and he was still trying his best to convince them all of that even as the last one walked out the door. I stayed behind on purpose to try to help him, but he'd have none of it. (Oddly, what you'll find is that most people like this will stand by this lie as hard as they would any truth!).

I asked him if he realized that he was just making it hard on himself when he said stuff like that and that he really couldn't blame them for laughing at such things. He continued trying to convince me that this whole thing was true and that the rest of the guys were just mean. There was nothing that I could do to help him understand that there was absolutely no proof (results) that would ever point to what he was saying (please know that I knew this young man quite well).

 

Thousands of people have been "scammed" by those who have called themselves "experts" and were able to get these people to cough up hundreds of dollars to follow them and their ideas. They had pictures showing them in front of a fancy house, car or even plane. It had to be true, right? I mean, look at the pictures! The house, car and/or plane usually doesn't even belong to that person.

 

DaniJohnson.com

 

I once worked with a preacher that would have a type of "marriage enrichment" workshop from time to time. He obviously presented himself as an expert in the field to get these people to pay money to come hear him discuss this topic. Later, I found out that he and his wife had not slept in the same bed in something like a decade and that there was absolutely nothing to their marriage. This was also about the same time that it was discovered that he was having an affair with a younger lady whose husband was dying of cancer. Obviously he was NOT an expert in the area of having a successful marriage.

 

Talk is cheap! Results matter!

 

As you can already tell, I'm big on Dani Johnson! Even before this article I have mentioned her many times before. DO go check out her website and absorb all of the free material that is available there in the area of relationships, business, spiritual equipping and building a home business.

 

She IS an expert and she knows what she is talking about! And, yeah, she has the results (proof) to back all of this up! Just look over the countless testimonials that are listed on her page.

 

By the way, testimonials are another area that you have to watch and approach with caution. ALL of  "gurus" have some testimonials - but pay attention to what they are saying and pay attention to how many they have.

 

DaniJohnson.com

 

Dani Johnson has the MOST in this area of anyone that I have ever seen and I actually have heard directly from many of these people to know that it is true!

 

I want to encourage you to get on her page and, like I said, take advantage of anything and everything on there that you can find that is FREE! There's lots of it. Check it out, test it out and then delve into investing in what she has to offer for sale as well. (No, I don't get anything from it!).

 

Caution: She holds nothing back! She tells it like it is and will likely step on your toes. Mine are "sore" but, you know what? I - like most of you - NEED THAT from time to time!

 

And, by the way, although I'm not an expert in the way that she is an expert (and I won't call myself that anyway), I do feel that God has blessed me with the ability to communicate! I share with you the encouragement that I feel I also need to keep going on my journey to my goals and my dreams and I will continue to do so. I will also continue to point you toward those that can give you the "step 1, step 2, step 3 approach" to moving on toward success.

 

Dani Johnson IS that person.

 

And as you continue to learn and grow, be sure to...

 

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

 

Mike

Shut Up and Talk

What?

About a year and a half ago I jokingly said that to a group of teenage guys I was working with. As soon as I said it, one of them said, "Wait. What? How can I shut up AND talk?"

I honestly hadn't even thought about what I said - it was just one of those things that came out of my mouth that was meant to be funny and confusing at the same time.  It worked.

But, when the young man asked me how he could do both, it hit me. I had actually said something pretty powerful while joking around.

This goes back to the same idea I shared recently about "walking the walk" and not just "talking the talk".

Sometimes we actually "talk" more clearly when we finally just shut up!

Sometimes our words mean absolutely NOTHING!

Sometimes we just need to STOP TALKING!

And, yes, sometimes we need to SHUT UP AND TALK!

I could go on and on about this but, you know what? I think I'll just "shut up and talk".


"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

Mike

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Follow the Recipe!

Man, oh man, do I LOVE chocolate chip cookies! And, lucky me, my wife makes AWESOME chocolate chip cookies!
 

I really don't know where she got the recipe, but she follows a recipe that she got from someone else that made AWESOME chocolate chip cookies. That's why hers turn out so good every time she makes them.
 

Now you can go down to the grocery store and buy some pre-packaged cookie dough and make yourself some chocolate chip cookies and you may like them. But they do not even compare to some HOME MADE, delicious chocolate chip cookies. They are easy and quick, but not the same!
 

So it is with ANY area in which you desire to have SUCCESS.
 

 

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I could make a long list of areas that this would apply to, but really isn't a need to do so. Honestly, you can start with any relationship and make a list of ANY AREA in which you desire success and the fact will be true with each and every one of them. Here it is:
 

FOLLOW THE RECIPE THAT HAS ALREADY PROVEN SUCCESS!
 

You want crappy, bad-tasting cookies? Follow a recipe that produces crappy, bad-tasting cookies!
 

You want to be a part of bad relationships? Take advice from someone that has a history of bad relationships. However, if you want to be a part of GOOD relationships then find and follow someone that has a history of good relationships.
 

Do you want to be successful in some area of business or opportunity? BE CAREFUL HERE AND DO YOUR HOMEWORK! Find someone that has the PROOF that they have already "been there, done that".
 

In other words, find someone who has the proof of their success - not just pictures in front of a fancy car or house - and do what they do. Follow what they say.
 

Follow their recipe for success.
 

Too many want to change the recipe up to fit their own ideas and thoughts, but again, FOLLOW THE RECIPE of the one that has done it successfully and see what happens.
 

Now, excuse me while I go have one of those awesome, home made chocolate chip cookies my wife made last night!
 

See ya' next time and, until then, be sure to...
 

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"
 

Mike

MORE Than Promised!

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How many times have you heard the phrase, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!" And, yet, even though we've heard that often and even though we know it to be true we still often fall for the hype found is so many promises, especially those connected with "opportunities" to make money!

What about the promises and claims that YOU make? Are you still trying to convince YOURSELF that these "too-good-to-be-true" promises are actually valid by repeating those empty claims to yourself? How's that workin' out for ya'?

We've all heard them, right? "Become a millionaire by devoting only 20 minutes a day!" "Make money overnight WHILE YOU SLEEP!" And on and on it goes.

I'll be honest in telling you that I - yes, that's right...me - have fallen for some of these in the past but, hopefully, I've learned better along the way. I have actually come across a few - VERY few- that will tell it like it is and make sure that you understand that it is a HARD and LONG process that will take TIME and a LOT of effort!

Why don't more just go ahead and tell the truth? Because, usually, the TRUTH IS HARD! Who wants hard? Go back to yesterday's podcast about how too many of us are looking for what is EASY instead of what will help us to grow and apply that to today's thoughts.

Listen to what Jim Rohn had to say on this type of thought:

"Better understated than overstated. Let people be surprised that it was more than you promised and easier than you said."- Jim Rohn



Too many in this world OVER promise and UNDER deliver while people like Mr. Rohn emphasize the opposite... the need to UNDER promise and then OVER deliver.

Businesses that catch on to this philosophy thrive. Why? Because they let their customers know that they will go ABOVE and BEYOND anything that they have said and/or promised along the way. Those that want to "cut people short" may exist but, in my opinion, they will never thrive. Remember, it's always easier and far less expensive to keep a REPEAT customer than to have to always be finding new ones.

This applies to how we present ourselves as well. If you have to TELL people how smart, wise, good-looking, humorous, caring, etc. that you are then, well, there's a bit of a problem there! I couldn't think of the name of the song when I was recording the podcast for this topic but I remember it now..."I'm Sexy and I Know It". I'm around a group of teens right now that seem to like to sing this song...especially the guys (it's a male that sings the song, too). I've told them several times, "If you have to tell someone you are - YOU AIN'T!"

Wouldn't you agree?

Let people be surprised instead of disappointed. Don't brag. Show by doing.

I remember watching a television show when I was a kid entitled, "The Guns of Will Sonnett" and Walter Brennan was one of the stars. If I remember right he had something he would say quite often on the episodes of this show. "No brag. Just fact." In other words, what he was saying was NOT bragging, it was just a fact.

Facts are proven to be facts by evidence. Fools fear proof.

Now for the diving board scenario that I've been using all week long. Which would be better - to tell everyone how you can do a 2 1/2 gainer when you don't even know how to dog padde OR to get on the high dive and not make any claims at all. Let me help you out here - MAKE NO CLAIMS and surprise the heck out of everyone! Remember, the fool fears proof and, in this scenario, the fool is going to make all kinds of excuses as to why they won't even JUMP!

So, as you live your life and perhaps even work at expanding your business opportunity OR even just as you live your life...always try to remember to deliver MORE than promised. What a nice surprise for those around you.

Be sure to join me tomorrow for another great quote by the late Jim Rohn. Until then, whatever you do, be sure to...

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

Mike