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This is my favorite, “I just want to help people...” 🍿

And yet, when they try to “help” you, it sure feels an awful lot like they’re only interested in helping themselves. 👈

They’ve got a hidden agenda that’s ...

“Money is hard to make!” 🍿

Maybe it was the food stamps or living without running water and electricity. Life was hard as a kid.

Actually, it was having to wear clothes from Goodwill to school while everyone g...

“It can’t be done!” 🍿

And that’s the problem; they don’t do it because they believe it can’t be done. 😳

They look around and see there’s nobody else in their family doing great things. They don’t even try!

If...

They wear the ‘Hustle & Grind’ name tag like it’s a badge of honor. 🍿

In fact, they don’t feel good about themselves if they aren’t out there churning & burning away.

It’s almost shameful to them when they tak...

“I’ll have to do it myself!” 🍿

How many times have I said these words? Countless!

It wasn’t from pride, although like most company owners, I did have a lot of pride. Tons!

I said it from a place of fear.

Pri...

Owners give up or quit trying because they don’t reach their deadline for “success” by a certain time in life. 🍿

It’s pretty common thinking. 🤨

Maybe they’ve said, “I’ll give it 1 more year and if I’m still no...

It’s a shift in mindset... 🍿

Company owners know the key to their next level of success is to get more leverage.

That leverage comes in many forms: optimizing systems & processes, expanding markets, hiring mor...

There’s a trap of needing to know more before helping more. 🍿

It sounds like this...

“Well, I’m not sure if I’m ready to bring on more people. There’s days when I’m struggling to stay afloat.”

Or, maybe like ...

They’re stuck because they believe they should know things are going to work BEFORE they do them. 🍿

They won’t make the hire because they don’t know it will work. “Better hold off until we’re in a better positi...

They say, “Motivation doesn’t last!” 🇺🇸

They’re right. 💯

That’s why Zig Ziglar recommend daily motivation. Like all great salespeople, he knew you have to motivate yourself every day.

❤️ Mike

By the way, wis...