Faye and I were at the Mall of America on Friday and I saw the following on a plaque in one of the stores: Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. When I see words like this I always immediately think about it becoming a daily message. So here goes.
I learned very early in this business that I wasn't going to like doing everything a person has to do to build a large successful business. I had never been in the kind of situation where I was going to approach people I knew about products or an opportunity, then give a presentation? I didn't like the idea of talking on my feet in front of small groups. Large groups? YIKES! FEAR! What about rejection? UGH! I wonder if I could make this work?
The more I met people who were making it work and the more I truly understood what the possibilities were for the future, the more my thinking started to change. I started to think that all I really had to do was learn from someone who had already achieved in this business. As I've said before, the thought that I bought into was "if they can do it, I can learn how to do it." It's never been easy but that was my lifeline thought. "I can learn."
I wanted what Shaklee was offering. What was holding me back was my mindset. My comfort zone was just keeping things as they were. We never grew as fast as most people but then I never felt like I was in a race. I wasn't out to be faster than others, I just wanted everything this company offered and I had to challenge my comfort zone. To make a long story short, I did challenge myself and my comfort zone and I did learn what it took to build a highly successful Shaklee business. So can you.
Are you where you want to be in this opportunity? If you're not, you'll just have to do what the rest of us have done - i.e., make a decision and be willing to learn. Work hard. Develop the needed skills. Be willing to not be perfect (no one is you know). Call someone who is successful and ask for their support.
Enthusiastically,
Gary Burke
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