Getting Out of the Box

By Zig Ziglar

Many people set low ceilings on their expectations and capabilities. In the process, they place themselves in a "box." Alexander Whortley took that a step further and literally lived in a box. It was a mini-trailer, three feet wide, four feet long, and five feet high. He lived there until he died at the age of eighty. His box was made of wood, had a metal roof, and it housed him and all his meager belongings. Regardless of where he worked, Whortley chose to spend his life in that cramped space, even though larger, more comfortable quarters were always available.

Few of us live in a "box." However, too many of us have a tendency to "box" ourselves in and continue to do things one way because we've "always done it this way." In many cases, time and experience have proven that "this way" is the best way. However, I challenge you to periodically take a long walk or quietly sit and think about the way you do things. Ask yourself if there might not be a better way. Could your procedures be simplified? Are they necessary at all? Could they be done more cheaply or efficiently? Could your product be longer? Shorter? A different shape? Another fabric? Another color? Sometimes you can come up with simple ideas that make a big difference. Incidentally, one advantage of a continual personal-growth-and-education way of life is that the broader and deeper your knowledge base, the more creative your problem-solving approach to life.

(That's what we do at Home Seller Assist )

Simple example: For years men's coats had an inside pocket only on the right where pens and other items were kept. One day somebody had a thought: Since most men are right-handed, why not put a pocket on the inside left so that they could reach in, extract the pen with their right hand, and begin writing? Not monumental, but it saves a second or two and it's sold lots of suits. Think about it and I'll SEE YOU AT THE TOP!

Zig Ziglar is a motivator and teacher. He is the author of 27 books and loved by millions of people world wide for his practical wisdom and his gift of hope.

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Don't be cheap about your education

Success in the Home Seller Assist program isn't for those of extreme luck or talent, it's for those that prepare to be successes by learning what works and doing it.

They bought and learned everything they could about their industry and about the topic of marketing. They defined a plan for achievement that fit them and they started testing. Then they let their results dictate what worked and what didn't.

Don't be cheap about your education. If it has to do with you're industry, Buy it, Read it, Think about how you can apply it to your Home Seller Assist business, Test it, And if works keep on doing it!

Goodbye Mediocrity

You, I, WE…we weren’t born to be average.

We weren’t born to strive for mediocrity in life.

We weren’t born to spend our lives at jobs we can’t stand.

You were born for GREATNESS.

You were born to accomplish.

You were born to have fun, be happy, serve others, and be
fulfilled.

You weren’t born to struggle unnecessarily.

Yes, I’m all for improving yourself and going to seminars.
I’ve been working on myself for years.

What I'm trying to get across to you is this.

Make your move. Now.


Start letting go of the pains from your past that still hurt
you.

Start becoming your own cheerleader.

Start a part time business. Stay focused on it.

Start becoming more valuable to others. This precedes massive
success.

Start becoming an example to your kids of what’s possible in
life.

Start moving outside of your ‘comfortable’ circle of
influence and stretch yourself.

Start reducing the time you spend with negative people.

Start making other people feel more important and
appreciated.

Amigo, you and I both know this.

YOU have so much more you can offer, share, and accomplish.

Am I right, yes or yes?

Good. Get going.

Wave goodbye to the days of aiming for perfection.

You don’t have to get it right, YOU just have to get it
going.

Get going.

The world desperately needs you. It does.

The fastest way to change your own life is to help someone
else change theirs. First.

My friend, YOUR best days are ahead of you and they’re
excited to see you too.

Separate yourself from 97% of the world. “How?”

Simple.

Start. Get going. Stay focused.

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"Don'ts" for Difficult Times

1. Don't panic. You can't sit still, but you also don't want to swerve like a drunk on ice skates. Cycles happen. Sometimes they happen hard, but we'll come back around eventually.

2. Cut fat, not muscle. And marketing is muscle. A slowdown is the ideal time to snatch up market share.

3. Don't water down your sales message to "go wide." When you're desperate for customers, it's easy to try to widen your market appeal. Stick to your focus. Just get better at it.

4. Watch out for "discount training." If you keep offering "special deals," eventually the deals are no longer special. And all you're doing is training your customers to learn to wait for the next deal instead of buying right now.

5. Don't ignore the facts, just have a plan. You can't wish away the economic crisis by ignoring it. Mention it to your employees, but do so in the context of showing leadership on how to get past it.

Perfectionism

Striving to be perfect was always my biggest challenge. My business associates and partners loved giving me projects because I would pull out all the stops and become completely devoted to getting it done... and done right.

It didn't matter to me how much time or energy I had to spend - my pride demanded perfection.

What I finally learned was:

My perception of perfection was usually more than what was expected.

The last 10 percent of a project - the time it takes to get things "perfect" - takes just as long to complete as the first 90 percent.

Project goals change all the time. So it's better to come within 90 percent of my idea of perfection and save a little time for the inevitable changes.

Bottom line: Stay in motion. Aim for good, push through the modifications that arise, and then... aim for better and repeat the process until the desired results are achieved.