 Expect
Success - 7 Steps To Staying Motivated
By Caterina RandoIf you called my office you would
hear my voice mail message ending with the words “Expect Success.” There’s
an important intent behind that. What if every time you made a phone call or
personal request or met with a potential new customer, you expected you
would be successful? Do you think your behaviour would be different?
If we truly expected success we would make more phone calls, make more
requests and schedule more appointments. And that would result in more
business, more income, more ease in our workday, and more overall success.
When we call people or meet with them, we have to hold the attitude that we
are offering them an opportunity -- an important opportunity, and maybe even
the perfect opportunity, for them. If they do not go for it -- that’s fine.
Our responsibility to ourselves is to make the offer. It doesn’t matter what
the thoughts and actions of the other person are; it doesn’t matter whether
they agree to what you are offering or not. What matters is that you go for
what you want all the time, every time, and are as proactive and confident
as you would be if you knew you could not miss.
As you well know, success is not a destination we arrive at -- it is an
attitude we hold along the way. All the joy of our professional lives is not
in the outcome, but in the process. Do not rob yourself of the satisfaction
that lies on the path along the way. Enjoy every call you place, every order
you take, and every presentation you make. Revel in the process of being a
success -- today. To expect more success, more of the time, follow these
steps:
Acknowledge All The Small Successes In The Process - Count
your “wins” daily. Wins are all those things that go your way in a given day
-- the letter you wrote, the VIP you finally got hold of, the parking ticket
you eluded, the compliment you received.
Smile - Smile both psychologically and physiologically. This
simple, easy action improves our well-being, which improves our outlook,
which prepares us for all the great things we are expecting to happen to us.
To become fit and healthy from a success standpoint, give your smile muscles
a workout just like the rest of your body.
Hold Your Success Attitude In Your Body - Stand up straight, raise your chin
up, keep your shoulders back and feet firmly planted. Feel the power of
personal success in every cell in your body.
Create A Compelling Success Image In Your Mind - Once you
expect your success, see it. Imagine it vividly and in colour -- what are
you doing, where are you, what are you wearing, what does it feel like in
your body? Make your success as real as possible in your mind, so your
expectancy is even stronger and, as a result, your actions even bigger.
Use An Affirmation Or Set Of Intentions - State to yourself
over and over what you intend to create today. State your intentions
verbally, out loud to yourself. State them silently, in your mind, and
record them on a cassette tape so that you can listen to yourself stating
what you expect to create in your life.
Beyond Affirming, Feel It - Do not stop at the mental part of
expecting success. Also feel it in your body. You have felt the good feeling
of connecting, achieving, and realizing what you want.
Be Bold - Do all those things today that you know you will do
when you are more successful. That is how you will create the success you
strive for in your business and life.
You will never be more successful than you expect you can be. Greet every
day with the belief that good things are going to happen to you. Expect to
be successful with your calls, appointments and projects. Your work life
will be enriched; you will take more risks, make more requests, and seize
more opportunities. That will result in a better life, and that is what
success is all about. I say that people who expect success not only think
they are more successful, they actually are more successful. I urge you to
vigorously and fully prove this theory in your own life.
Caterina Rando, MA, MCC coaches women entrepreneurs & direct sellers
to succeed with ease. She can be reached at 800.966.3603. Visit
www.caterinar.com
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