POSITIVE TIP # 28 Your Attitude determines who you Attract

If you aren't completely trilled with your friends and/or the people you associate with, always realize that to a large degree, Your Attitude Determines Who You Attract.

If you want to be around Positive people, start being more Positive. If you desire to be around people with Energy, start being more Energetic.

If you would rather be with Leaders instead of Followers, start making quicker decisions and quit procrastinating. You have the power to decide who you want to run with or hang with and if they aren't the President of your Fan Club, or at least a high ranking member, you also have the power to replace them.

Be willing to surround yourself with people that truly desire more and sincerely want the best for everyone around them and you will be well on the way to a more satisfying life.

POSITIVE TIP # 27 Character building Days

No matter how prepared you are or how positive you may be, it's guaranteed that you will experience many days where it seems like absolutely nothing goes right and everything that could possibly go wrong does.

It's like Mr. Murphy decided to rewrite his famous Book of Laws with you in mind. As always, you have a choice. You can allow these negative events to destroy your day, your week, or even your Career, or you can welcome them as a Gift. That's right, a Gift.

These days are called Character Building Days. If we embrace them, they will enable us to grow, mature, learn, adapt, and yes, even teach us some humility.

POSITIVE TIP # 26 Multiple Streams of Income

A great way to become financially successful is to develop Multiple Streams of Income.

This may be a part-time Job, Royalties from a Product or Service that you've developed, buying something at wholesale and Selling it at a Flea Market, buying Rental Property, building Residual Income from a Networking or MLM venture, or simply baking Cookies and selling them on weekends.

Write out a Positive Affirmation that says; I am developing Multiple Streams of Income. You will start to see many different ideas and opportunities that you've passed over in the past.

POSITIVE TIP # 25 Control your Money

Most people work for their Money instead of allowing their Money to work for them. A simple but effective way to start to learn to Control Your Money is to always Pay Yourself First.

Develop the habit of taking a minimum of 10% of any and all of your income and paying yourself first by saving it, or better yet, investing it for your future.

Over a period of time you'll start to appreciate the earning power of money and compounding. Your Money will now be making you even more Money.

POSITIVE TIP # 24 Questions we Ask Ourselves

We should all be aware of the Questions we ask ourselves.

Instead of asking; Why am I so forgetful?, how about; What can I do to start remembering better?.

Instead of; Why am I so sloppy?, how about;

How can I become neater and more organized?
Instead of; Why am I so unlucky?,
how about;
How can I become better prepared to recognize opportunities?

If we want better Answers, we need to start asking better Questions.

POSITIVE TIP # 23 Self-Esteem and Self-Image

Since childhood you've been taught that's it's so important to be concerned with what other people think about you. I will suggest that it's more important what you think about yourself. Be aware of your SelfEsteem and Self-Image and continually be working to improve them. Learn to accept Compliments by looking that person in the eyes and saying; Thank You.

Realize that you are a walking, talking Miracle of Life and you are unique and special. Also, please appreciate that no one can intimidate you, or make you feel bad, or make you feel inferior unless you allow them to. Since I never finished High School I used to allow people with higher educations intimidate me until a wise man reminded me that the only thing they have that I don't, is a Degree, and we all know where some people stick them.

POSITIVE TIP # 22 The Power of Visualization

You've probably heard of many great stories and examples of the power of Visualization, including the POW who played 18 holes in his head everyday for his 8 years of imprisonment and then shot par his first day back on the Golf Course. When you learn to visualize the end result of your efforts, it dramatically increases the odds for a successful outcome.

If you're planning on buying a different Car within the next year, go to the Dealership today and take a Camera. Have a friend or the Salesperson snap your picture sitting in the exact model that you want and have your local Photo Store or Drug Store blow it up into a Poster. Then, look at it many times each day as you are reading your written Goal out loud and be prepared for some amazing results.

POSITIVE TIP # 21 Confidence comes from being Competent

The only reason for a Salesperson to have any Call Reluctance, either over the Phone or In-Person, is a lack of Confidence. You can become Confident by becoming Competent.

You might need to improve in working through Screeners, handling Brush Offs during the first few seconds of the Call, learning the best answers to commonly asked Questions, skills to help you Qualify more effectively, how to make a more effective Presentation, getting better at relating Benefits with Features, being able to help the Prospect compare your Product or Service to the Competition, learning more ways to handle the most common Objections, or even improving your Closing skills, etc. Eventually your goal should be to become an Unconscious Competent.

POSITIVE TIP # 20 Are you Frustrated or Fascinated?

The Quote; We can choose to be Frustrated or Fascinated teaches a great lesson about life. If you truly experience everyday of your life as a Gift, it becomes easy to teach yourself to become fascinated at things and events that most other people allow themselves to become frustrated over.

The way you now react to people, actions, and even words are all habits they you've developed over time. If you find yourself becoming frustrated easily, simply say the words; Now that is really Fascinating the next 16 to 21 times that something crazy happens. You'll be amazed at the results as well as your new peace of mind.

POSITIVE TIP # 19 Learn when to say “NO”

A great way to discipline yourself to get a lot more done each day is to Learn when to Say NO. Too many times as we go through life, we try to be everything to everybody and take on so much that it seems like our plate is always overflowing.

One helpful hint is to learn to delegate duties and responsibilities to others rather than trying to do everything yourself. Another tip is to prioritize your duties with an A, B, or C so you don't end up confusing activity with accomplishment. And finally, we need to be able to politely decline each and every request for our time, talent, and energy, by Learning when to Say NO.

POSITIVE TIP # 18 Develop your Potential

There's a wise proverb that says; When you're green you grow and when you're ripe you rot. Unless you are learning something new each and every day of your life, the odds are that your Competition will pass you by, sooner than later. I urge you to constantly Develop your Potential.

This might be learning new communication skills, management techniques, product knowledge, features and benefits of your competition, personal growth, expanding your knowledge and expertise of a favorite hobby or area of interest, etc. Just as any Company will constantly invest time and money in Research and Development, you should do the same.

POSITIVE TIP # 17 When to Yell “YES”

We received great feedback regarding our comments about having more Fun. Needless to say, we need to work at having Fun in order to make Selling more enjoyable. Another great Tip is to yell YES after every negative Phone Call or Presentation that doesn't result in a Sale.

Instead of dwelling on the negative aspects we can psych ourselves and stay positive by yelling YES. Why? Because it's one less sick and demented person we have to talk to before we make another Sale. Of course, if you're selling face-to-face, please don't yell YES or someone will throw a net over you and take you away.

POSITIVE TIP # 16 Play with a Stuffed Animal

If you sell face-to-face, you might only need to speak with a few negative Prospects each day. If you sell over the phone, you may be exposed to dozens or even hundreds of mean and nasty Secretaries, Screeners, and even Prospects on a daily basis. A great idea is to have a Stuffed Animal on your desk and pretend it's your Prospect or Customer.

As you're speaking with them on the phone, you can reach over and tickle or stroke the Animal. And, if you get upset you can wack it upside the head. Of course, if you get real frustrated you can even drop-kick it across the room. The key of course is that you'll be taking out your frustrations on the Stuffed Animal instead of allowing them to build up inside of you.

POSITIVE TIP # 15 Become Jealous of your Time

The richest Billionaire and the poorest Bum both have one thing in common. They both start each and every day with 1,440 minutes in their time bank. Every day it's up to us to invest our time wisely or waste it foolishly.

A recent survey stated that the average salesperson wastes 6 minutes an hour. Although I personally feel that's a gross understatement, let's assume it's correct. If we work an 8 hour day, that's 48 minutes a day.

Multiplied by 5 days, that's 240 minutes a week which is 4 hours. If you times that by 50 weeks, that's 200 hours or an amazing 5 weeks a year. I hope you can see from this example that we all need to Become Jealous of our Time.

POSITIVE TIP # 14 Develop a Positive Expectant Attitude

It's great to have a Positive Attitude however it's even better to develop a Positive Expectant Attitude.

In other words, always expect the best to happen instead of the worst. Unfortunately, too many people go through life always expecting negative outcomes and it almost ends up becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Always remember that those who fear the worst are seldom disappointed. Someone once said the F.E.A.R. simply stands for False Expectations Appearing Real. It's great to be prepared for the worst case scenario in case it happens however we shouldn't worry about it or it could become reality.

POSITIVE TIP # 13 Make a Commitment

A wise man once said; Until we Commit we are only taking up space. If you look around I'm sure you'll start to notice many people that seem to go through life only taking up space.

I encourage you to Make a Commitment to become the best at whatever you do. Even though you may find yourself doing something for a living or even called upon to do a project that you aren't absolutely in love with, don't use that as a crutch for not doing the best you possibly can.

Take pride in your work and your reputation and eliminate any possible excuses that might keep you from performing to the best of your ability. Why not examine everything you do in life (even relationships) to determine if you've really made a commitment to do your very best so you end up with the best possible results.

POSITIVE TIP # 12 Reward Ourselves and Others

A nice little success secret of life is to learn to Reward Ourselves and Others each and every day.

If we continually wait around for others to do nice things for us, unfortunately we might have a long wait. It could be as simple as picking yourself a flower, or buying a little trinket, or investing a few minutes to watch a beautiful sunset. We should also reward others who have done something nice, accomplished something special, or just because they are who they are.

Take a moment out of your busy day and buy them a Greeting Card, or leave them a nice voice mail, or by simply telling them; Thank You, or Congratulations, or I really appreciate you, or I'm proud of you. Kindness is fun to give away because it keeps coming back.

POSITIVE TIP # 11 How to become a World Expert

When I originally met my Mentor, one of the first and greatest Tips he taught me was how easy it really is to Become a World Expert. He explained that knowledge is power and if you invest one hour a day to study any one Subject, that within 5 years you would be a world-expert in that particular Subject.

It might have something to do with the Industry you already work in, a favorite hobby, or even an interest you had many years ago and got away from. Just imagine what that knowledge will be worth to you in the future. You can earn an income from writing Articles, Books, Audio or Video Tapes, and even as a Speaker, Trainer, or Consultant and take total control your financial destiny.

POSITIVE TIP # 10 Pass on something Good

A great lesson in Life is learn to Give of yourself without expecting or demanding anything in return. One way to practice that is to Pass on something Good everyday. You could offer to carry something for someone, or run an errand, or maybe mow the lawn for an elderly neighbor. If nothing else, why not give a complete stranger a compliment and watch how you've just brightened up their day.

If you haven't already done so go rent the Movie called Paying It Forward. It's a great positive Movie about someone doing something nice for you and than you need to pay it forward 3 times.