Re: Inconsistent Performance…a major roadblock

[nellie]

Wow can I relate to that!

I too have been struggling with the inconsistency stuff . I work from home as well as having a small business that never seems to fly the way I think it should.

Whenever I plan out my goals in terms of business (my problem is also making contacts) then I manage to do it ok and frankly so far no one has bitten my head off yet!

I think, like every other project, if you break it in steps it’s easier.

Instead of looking at it in a big picture “I have to make more calls” way, you could look at it as “I have to make at least one call this week” and plan it into your schedule. This way it doesn’t look so daunting – what’s the worst that could happen? Either you’ll have one more client than you did before or you will be were you are at now.

I keep telling myself the only person that can hear all that negative stuff in my head is me – the other people are far more clinical – either they need/want your product or they don’t. Just like I don’t buy everything on offer.

I think it boils down to the old Nike “just do it” thing in the end. Judging from some of the posts on this site not too many people like that approach but I find often it’s my way out of a stalemate.

I have thought of hiring someone who is really good at selling on commission – I have a friend who can sell snow to the Eskimos as the expression goes – but haven’t gotten that off the ground yet although we’ve discussed it. But keep in mind it is an option to farm out the stuff you don’t like to do.

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