More Biz in a Tough Market: Vote Yourself OFF the Island!

By Brian Hilliard/Realty Times, July 22, 2009
I was listening to one of my favorite speakers, Brian Tracy, the other day. He was talking about something that I think can really impact your business. According to a recent report he read, there really is only one main difference between people who are successful in life and those who are less so. As a matter of fact, this "secret" is so simple that you'll probably be embarrassed to hear it.

"Education," you might be thinking.

"Successful people have more formal education than their less successful counterparts?"

Not exactly, although I can see how you would think that. While education is certainly an important part of anyone's personal growth and development, the presence (or lack there of) of a formal education isn't the main determinant for success.

"All right, well what about money? Do successful people start off with more money than most people?"

Again, good point, but not the answer. Yes, money can make the road to success a whole lot easier, but there are countless examples of those people who literally started out with nothing, only to retire as millionaires later on in life.

Give up?

It turns out that one of the key differences between successful people and their less successful counterparts is the former's ability to take action.

In other words, successful people survey a situation, make a decision and then take some type of action that will move them forward. While the rest of the people spend their time on what Tracy calls, "Someday Island."

"Someday I'm going to make more money."

"Someday I'm going to lose a little weight."

"Someday I'm going to get serious about growing my business."

You see, the only thing stopping people from being more successful is their ability to do something – anything – to move forward right now.

So take your business as an example. What's holding you back from being as successful in it as you'd like?

"Well the real estate market is bad," you might say.

Ok. But there are certainly plenty of people buying and selling houses right now as we speak, so someone has to be making a living.

"Well, the economy is down. People are losing their jobs and don't have the money to make a move."

Okay, so the unemployment rate is in the 6-9% range. But doesn't that mean that the employment rate is in the 91-94% range as well?

You see, there's always a reason not to do something. But successful people look beyond "some day" and instead and do something right away to put them in the right direction.

Not sure what you can do to move your business forward right now? Read a book, pick up a CD, go to a seminar. There are plenty of great resources out there, and all of them can give you some insight on what you can do right now to get more business right away.

If you'd like some more ideas on how to get more business in today's tough market, just email info@agitoconsulting.com (Subject: Today's Tough Market), and we'll be sure to send out our free report right away.

But whatever you do, just do something to move your business forward. Because in a market as tough as this, "some day" is always one day too late.

Published: July 22, 2009