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Do You Want Your Business To Change In An Instant ?
Changing Your Business In An Instant
Is your business having problems? Do you know you want to make changes, but keep saying to yourself: "This is working okay as is, it will be too hard for me to change it." or "I cannot afford to make any changes at this time. I'll do it later." The truth is that life can change in an Instant. All you have to do is decide to change it.
Sometimes, big, sweeping, drastic changes are required. However, many times, as Allyson Lewis talks about in her book, the Seven Minute Difference, you can make big changes by taking small steps. My father used to point out, you can pick up a baby calf when it is first born. Since the weight changes only a little each day, you can go out every day and pick up that baby calf. But, as we all know, no one can pick up a full grown cow. At what point did that change happen? The same is true for any changes you want to make in your life or business. Yes, we all want instant gratification. We want our business to double or triple overnight. Let's be realistic. The truth is that long term sustainable change requires some work and some amount of time.
As the book explains, it is the decision to change that happens in an instant. The process of change lasts our entire lifetime.
Look at the following decisions and their accompanying small changes – what Allyson calls micro-actions. You can decide differently today. You can act differently today. And these decisions are the ONLY thing that will make a BIG difference for you tomorrow:
* Want to lose weight? Forget about fad diets and extreme exercise programs. They'll never stick. Start today with reaching for a water instead of a soda. Micro-action done!
* Want to get in better shape? Walk for 7 minutes during your lunch hour.
* Want to improve your mind and your career? Read 10 pages of a book a day. Sign up for a teleseminar or a class.
* Want more clients, sales, and income? Write 2 handwritten thank you notes a day.
* Want better relationships? Spend 7 extra minutes listening to someone.
* Want to be more effective professionally? Create a plan for your top 7 priorities each day.
* Want to get more clients and make more money? Fine. But don't go on a tear revamping all your marketing material or hiring expensive consultants. Make 2 extra phone calls a day. Micro-action done!!
* Want to get promoted faster? Forget about playing office politics or thinking up manipulative schemes. Spend 7 minutes hand-writing a note to a colleague, manager, or client. And spend 15 minutes a day reading a good business book. Micro-action done!!
What steps can you take today to start improving your business?
Helping your business Thrive Now!,
Richard Lazovick,
Editor MortgagePro News
PS: Remember, CHANGE HAPPENS IN AN INSTANT™ It happens the moment you DECIDE to change.
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