Missing One Task Can Jeopardize Your Results

Have you ever pushed off something you knew you should have done in your home business? I'm sure you have at some point in your life, we all have.

What if you knew by choosing not to do that task for that time can actually hurt your long-term results? Sure, missing one task, once in a great moon, will not hold you back, initially. However, if you tend to frequently push off things day in and day out, you're jeopardizing your results, short-term and long-term.

Missing One Task Can Jeopardize Your Results

The reason is, thanks to our old friend Earl Nightingale's definition of success, "Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal" which means you're doing tasks each and every day and while carrying those out, you're working on reaching success. This we know, will provide one's home business with ideal results. But, if you tend to push off your tasks, you're not progressively working towards success. That's why taking consistent daily action is the main component in reaching success and why you should always be in motion.

If you tend to stay at rest, then you also will be. Because choosing to stay at rest will not initially hurt you, most don't see any harm in missing that "one" task. Unfortunately, it will hurt you over time. But, if you tend be in motion, then you will be progressively working on reaching success.

Remember, if you choose to consistently miss one "very important" task, it can jeopardize your results. You choose what you want to do or what you not want to do, and the results will speak for themselves.

Your thoughts

Why do you think so many feel it's okay to miss a few tasks here and there? Do you think people are purposely jeopardizing their results? Please feel free to share your take on this topic and what you've found to be helpful in overcoming this bad habit, by replying to this blog post here.

Dedicated to your Success,


Jerome Ratliff
JeromeRatliff.com



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Finding the 'Diamond in the Ruff'

You've been working on that customer of yours for some time now and they just don't seem to be interested in what you have to offer.

Are they a diamond in the ruff?

Or, are they a waste of your time?

Well, it all depends now doesn't it...It depends what you do to service the customer...It depends how you can handle them. They could be that 'diamond in the ruff' if you provide them with that missing bit of information they are in search of. Otherwise, if you don't take the right approach it can be a waste of yours and their time.

How do you know what they truly want?

How do you turn that lump of coal, you call a customer, into a diamond?

As Earl Nightingale once said, "...serve the customer..." that's how. Serve more, serve better and serve now.

You're the professional and you must demonstrate that to the customer by focusing your attention on them throughout your presentation. Be prepared. Show them respect. Listen to them. And ,answer their questions when asked. You know, the customer can careless what you have to offer, unless you serve them by giving them what they need, not what they want. Only then will that need turn into a want. That want means closing the deal, success.

Always get yourself in the right frame of mind that you are providing by far the best service one can ever ask for. If you show them that you are aware of their needs, they will keep coming back to you.

Why?

Because you provided them a unique experience that they can get use to having. Treat your customers the way you would want to be treated and all of your customers would instantly be 'diamonds in the ruff'.


Jerome Ratliff
Independent Associate