Give this a quick
thought.
- Your association
- Your team
- Your tribe
- Your hot groups
It all boils down to who you hang out with.
I hardly picked up any
projects last year as the focus was to work with new learners, find resources to
team up with for larger projects, multiple pursuits and be part of a process
that can be sustainable.
When you test
frequencies, you actually waste your precious bandwidth on people
- who are still on the
lower edge of Maslow’s pyramid
- who are easily
distracted by consumerism and social media trends,
- who prefer to talk
about what they want to do in life, rather than do it
- who have an excuse
instead of a reason
- who focus on what they
cannot do instead of what they can
- who prefer to spend
their savings on materialism instead of investing on self-development
I have met people who
are very excited about new projects however when there is a learning loop involved, you can see
drastic change in attitude. I never quite understood how output or future
achievements can change if input is the same.
- No new learning
- No new skills acquired
- No new experience
- No habit change
- No reading
- No ideas
- No self-evaluation of
what their goals and purpose of life is
- No understanding about
what they are capable of and their competence
If I conduct a seminar
or a workshop today regarding work from
home opportunities; online income; surveys; data entry jobs, telecommute
options, remote assignments, laptop lifestyle – I will have the hall booked
in a week’s time.
That is the first problem.
People invest roughly
25 years in education and then look for an income opportunity. How reasonable
is it, in case of alternate income the expectation changes drastically when
most participants look for immediate results, without efforts.
The following is
definitely not enough to quantify your personal outcomes
- Attending the workshop – Free or paid
- Buying the reading / coaching material – Free or paid
- Attending coaching sessions – Free or paid
- Talking about the pursuit in a variety of excited tones – to self and others
- Following instructions
- Planning to do
- Preparing things to do lists.
Most pursuits that are
aimed for monetary benefits alone most often, in a sense of desperation, die a
pre-mature death.
The key factor missing is -"Action" leading to desired outcomes
The sad truth is they consider everything they do - including surfing face book, watching YouTube, a marathon phone call with a friend as - "Action"
Based on that, they even begin to expect results without investing time in learning, changing inputs, habits or practicing.
Case Study 1
In March last year, I
receive a message from a friend who urgently wanted 4/5 slides
formatted by our virtual team during a weekend.
After I agreed, I realized
due to an ongoing festival, the virtual team will be busy with their families
or travelling to their home town, so I personally executed that task
considering the urgency.
- A month or two later they
needed a pitch deck for their
company
- Then fleshing up an
outline with researched content for speaking
assignment
- Then came the need for
another presentation
- Some research and data entry work was also
done by the virtual team
Case Study 2
In January last year,
two of my contacts bought my booklet and then referred two of their friends.
Illustration
Let us assume for
illustration purpose the cost of these assignments is just $200
Now how many contacts
do you have who are clueless about your skills
and services who can be potential clients? They will thank you their whole
life for your timely assistance during their crisis management.
That’s business and revenue waiting for you.
Quick Action
- Check your social
media currency
- Even if 50 people
require your services on an average for the same value $200 – you have $10000
to be tapped.
You probably love this
idea and want to get started right away
You probably hate this
idea and will be hunting for me for having proposed this.
Myth
Financial transactions
and business with friends can be potentially dangerous – It may ruin
relationships
Right!
If you take undue
advantage of the their trust
Wrong!
If you think of their
interest before you think of yours
So it all depends on you
Now read this blog all
over again to get the key themes right
- Learning
- How will you change your inputs - skills, time, habits, association
- Take action and practice
Just reading a blog
will not get you started. You do not need a coach at this stage. You need a
purpose, mind set and network.
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