15 Minutes can be life changing!

I spoke to a chap today who had recently responded to one of our business adverts.

He was enthusiastic, professional and expressed a desire for a new challenge. He had forwarded me a detailed CV including current goals, so we had some grounds to build a foundation.

“Think to a time when you came to an opportunity, a challenge that you felt could make a difference in your life. Even if only for the experience and skills you would learn. We build a picture in our mind, getting more excited and eager for the next step.”

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On the follow up phone call his initial enthusiasm had evaporated somewhat, he had spoken to someone about this business a few months ago and didn’t have the money to invest. Also he had concerns about moving the product and team building.

“In this business our job is to provide the best possible support and find solutions to peoples problems. With that in mind we can accommodate almost anyone, especially if they are entrepreneurial.”

He was obviously disappointed his picture of this opportunity had faded.

Now I think it’s important that your aware of our advert wording for the particular candidate we are looking for.

For more information on wording check here.

Bearing this in mind  I explained that my business is  not just recruiting, we coach and support people who are willing to take this opportunity and  to commit to a plan. It’s my responsibility to help them earn money and teach the skills needed to progress their business.

To simplify things, if I don’t help you make money;

1. You won’t stick with it
2. You won’t share the opportunity with other people

Be honest with people when explaining what you do, be clear what you will provide and be realistic about the effort required. Ask them what they want, it should always be easier if they have clearly defined goals in mind. Provide the stepping stones required for your prospective clients.

We don’t get paid for just recruiting people, we get paid for helping people make money and for teaching them how to do the same.

Within 15 minutes we had covered all his concerns and he was again, enthusiastic and keen for the opportunity. Think about the words you use, especially when online.

A fantastic quote comes to mind:

“You carry great power when you fully understand and believe”

This illustrates the need to identify the real reason people are not “getting” what the business is all about and steering them in the right direction. I believe this can only be done effectively with a real voice conversation.

In this case he would more than likely have not contacted me if I relied only on the online information.

“The fortune is in the follow-up”

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As if by magic…

We are back!

I can read and think straight again… When obstacles get in your way do you have a safety blanket?

We chose a residual income from our home business.

What would you choose? Property, A conventional business, Savings… The main reason most people don’t have a safety blanket in case one of life’s obstacle knocks us off course is….

You guessed it — MONEY! —

But what if you could build a residual income for as little as £20 per month! You maybe thinking “What bank is safe?”. The bank of “YOU” 

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Take care &

Kind regards

So funny I nearly slipped a disc…

I‘ve been in my home cacoon for nearly a year now and when all you see and hear is about your medical condition that there isn’t a solution too it can become a dark place.

My family & friends have been doing a fantastic job of helping me stay… Me.

My cousin forwarded an email and I laughed so much I had to stop reading to recover. The email was titled: Read this without laughing!!!!  I could not – haven’t laughed so much for a long time…….. 

I haven’t laughed so hard it hurt for some time now and wow did it hurt.

I‘m happy to be in a position to read my emails again and consentrate enough to blog.

I‘m looking forward to sharing my time away very soon.

Kind regards & enjoy…

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Easy rider

Maybe i’m getting a little to excited about my scooter for a 30 year old and I’ve probably mentioned those two things more than most would care to hear just lately.

But I forgot about this little video which proves that scooters are the best way of saving the world and having a little nap.

Well Sophie enjoyed it or maybe it was just so slow!

Proud! An understatement.

Our eldest daughter is an absolute star in our eyes as I’m sure are most children to their parents.

Imagine our surprise to hear a message (on the answer machine) from Mrs Birch headteacher at Hambleton Academy, Stacey’s school telling us she was to be awarded pupil of the year. Wow…!

Now we are lucky and strategic enough to have our daughters at the top primary school in the country, goal setting has played a big role in this of which I will cover shortly on the blog.

Back to our Stacey, we were told that the awards assembly would be held in the last week of school so we would have to keep this a secret until the event. We invited only telling the people we knew could keep the secret and for the rest it would be a fantastic suprise.

To add to the current misfortune Stacey came down with tensilitus on the Saturday during the Great Eccleston show, (mentioned in this previous post: With the wind in my hair)

Stacey’s tonsils, Yacky!

Sunday was a trip to the drop in centre Blackpool, after a lengthy wait we had a series of antibiotics and ibuprophen. Needless to say this gave us cause to worry about the assembly, obviously we didn’t want  her to miss this. To make it more special nobody in Sara’s or my family have achieved this type of award.

The school rang monday afternoon to see how she was doing and luckily she was alot better and we thought upto going to the assembly, remember we still had not told anyone about Stacey’s award or that she was very ill. On a pray we made the assembly and it was a fantastic event.

Stacey has excelled in school especially when she moved to Hambleton Academy, they have been excellent support with me as taking and collecting the kids from school is the height of my excersise routine each day.

We are more than proud of what Stacey has achieved, her teacher said “Stacey is a wonderful girl to teach, always happy and positive. There to help out when needed and a good friend to all in the class.”

Well done Stacey, it’s times like these that help boost you through the next phase of life.

This was definitely a big win for the day. Not sure what I’m talking about, read this post: Little wins

Stacey Pupil of the Year 2012 with Headteacher Mrs Birch of Hambleton Academy

We are blessed to be home everyday to be with our children, yes we have to work and work hard.

If you haven’t experienced the “Work from home lifestyle” I strongly recommend it. Find a business that will grow with time and effort that will replace your income, yes it’s not easy… But is anything worth while easy?

I think not!

Thanks you Stacey for making us extremely proud parents.

When you thought it was safe on the roads

I‘ve been off the road for the last 8 months but now I’m BACK!

Who would have thought I’d get excited about a scooter. At 30 years old!

With the wind in my hair,

Ok so from the picture it’s not exactly a speed machine and oh how I was embrassed collecting it from the shop.You see I have been housebound since late 2011 with the collapse of a disc in my lower spine, and with the encouragement of my family, friends, our loyal customers and my amazing partner Sara I have been looking into getting a scooter. This was my first video blog about how my life had changed, click to see the video.

Yes my picture of a scooter is probably close to the elderly motorised shopping trolley your thinking of right now! But I was amazed at the range and style of one model in particular. Right up my street.

So I booked into the local mobility shop in the village, after speaking with Alan from XL Healthcare. (Yes a plug for their business, but the help was so fantastic I feel blessed to have them close to me) and isn’t that what customer service is all about, making the customer feel special and herd.

Scooter – www.chrisnsara.info – Personal Development & Lifestyle

Well I didn’t realise there was so much to picking the right scooter, we tried a few one being the model I liked the luck of. As if by magic, (we call is goal setting!) that model was the correct one for me. I went home with the brochure to speak with Sara.

That weekend the Great Eccleston show was on (I’m proud as my mum & sister are on the website & leaflet photos), a great event but I wouldn’t last long using my crutches to get around a muddy field looking a the best chicken egg to massive performance pulling tractors. I called Alan at XL Healthcare and asked about renting one for the weekend and sure enough he came up with something for me. Like I said embarrassed, Yes but it soon passed.

My cousin and wife helped Sara get the scooter in the back of our car and off we went, it was a fantastic day and great to feel free again. Shortly after and during the sunday people were say “Wow! you look well, a big smile like we know and love”

This made my weekend, so a Big!

Thank you – chrisnsara.info – Personal development, business and lifestyle skills.

• Sara - my partner
• My cousin & his wife
• Alan from XL Healthcare

Should you need any help or advice about any sort of care equipment, scooters, walking sticks, hand rails, etc. These are the people to speak to, even if your not in the Over Wyre area they are great help.

For all your mobility and home adaptations – www.xlhealthcare.co.uk

When is “Negative” not “Negative”?

Customer Care

Helping you to positivity, despite negativity.

Whilst visiting a customer I was sorry to find his wife had suddenly passed away, elderly and suffering with terminal cancer himself.

When I arrived on the Friday so he could browse the brochure… he blurted this out. Having taken extra time and a reassuring squeeze I left…

Returning with his ordered goods I gave him a card and went in spending  an hour “just talking” this involved the topic of his wife and his own plight.

Whilst it had taken courage to talk, tears, a lot of nose blowing and hugs later, I left knowing that while he looked bleary eyed and worse than when I got there….

I knew it would do him good to talk, not everyone is ready for talking when you think they should be, but when someone is ready to talk…

listen out for their “cry for a shoulder” (he also told me it had been good to talk) so leading on..

A little science

When is negative “NEGATIVE” and positive “POSITIVE”, having attended an array of motivational events over the years I was and am still surprised when some people preach to stay away from negativity…with expressions of removing yourself from negative forces, friends, and situations.

“What do you do if you cant?” I used to ask this a lot to which responces of “Well that’s what the successful do” would be the reply.

When someone asks “how you are” your taught by some to be positive… “I’m brilliant” even if your not..

No one wants to hang around with negativity, this means lying,  I however having undergone challanges and negativity that took up residence like a family member in our house have a different opinion here’s why

“Someone silence that girl!”

I believe that negativity is not a bad thing!!! Shock..Horror.

I believe if you feel rubbish you should say so..if you feel down or sad you should say so…surely as humans this is what we need, “communication…love…support…”

While some have the support of family it is often the unexpected hand of a support that has the biggest impact. (now the hand that’s always there has it’s own importance to be recognised but you do get what I’m saying I hope)

Life force in a tube!

A battery will not work with a “Positive Positive” charge, nor will it work with a “Negative Negative” charge, it will however work with equal positive to negative force, If the positive drained quicker than the negative then the battery would not work…if the negative drained quicker than the positive the battery would not work.

So I believe to deny the negative you also deny the positive, both must be recognised and dealt with.

At times being honest about how you feel can lead you to the door you have been looking so hard for.

If you tell everyone “Your on top of the world 24/7″ you may miss your opportunity to speak to the one that can help you through your own resident negative force.

“It’s only my opinion”

So to round it up whilst taking the extra time with my customer and letting him talk about the negative, and interacting in a negative situation, it did leave me reflecting on my own losses, a negative caused by a negative, yet I know I have the skills to pull myself back and recharge my positive booster rockets, this customer however did not.

Incidentaly his late wife hadn’t ordered for 6 months, but this gentleman ordered £40 of products, got a lot off his chest had some human love from an unexpected source and probably laughed and smiled for the first time all week.

I felt great after being able to have helped in what small way I could, and he will now be one of my more vulnerable customers who I keep a extra special eye on.

It all started by ALLOWING THIS MAN to open coversation with me in a negative manner. So that experience was “Negative-Negative-Positive”.

He opened dialouge negatively, I responded negatively and together we worked to add positivity.

So next time you ask someone “How are you” look deeper…. see how they really are…you may need to interact negatively with someone but you also might be who they have been hoping to find.

Your the leader, ensure you have the ability to help someone trapped in negativity…not deny them…furthermore you need to develop your own skill set so when negativity comes along you know where your cable is to plug your positivity boosters back in and not slip into the negative negative.

This maybe a controversial topic, but one I believe the successful entrepreneur has to face.

“Who can you help?”, starting today.

I value your feedback & comments, please don’t be shy.

Kind regards

We all have to clean up S**T

“Feedback” is just that!

Sometimes hard to swallow,

This morning I was greeted at the back door by a dead mouse, a gift from my lovely cat “Pheobe”

She ran straight to her food bowl, next thing I’m awarded another present as she “wolf’d” up the food on the kitchen floor

“Nice!” –  - Never the less it needed cleaning.

Abusive emails!

Never nice to open an email where the content is abusive.

With our home business we offer an information service for anyone looking at other ways to earn extra income, the form states that we will not share their details and will email the relevant information about what we have to offer.

This is an automated service which keeps our valued subscribers updated with what we are doing and how we could help, as with most automated service there is an unsubscribe button at the bottom giving the recipient full control.

The mouse wheel is so hard to use!

It would seem that scrolling down an email has become a form of exersice because even when we reply with:

“You are receiving our emails because you requested information about earning extra income in the past, you can at any time opt out of the email list by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of all our emails.”

“F**k Off I Dont Care What Youu Say Im Not Dumb Becuse Im Not Gonna Fall For Your Shit So Get Lost And Stop Emailing Me”

They can get you!

This when you are starting a home business can be very hurtful, even cause some to quit.

It’s sad that this happens, we have grown resiliant to these emails and want to help you to bounce back and grow a thicker skin.

Rhino spirit, look at the rhino. Thick skin, head down with focus on the goal, we can take some good lessons from the rhino and apply them to our life and business.

I wrote a post last month “How powerful are your words?” if you are new to the home business arena have a read.

To help you further.

Because this is a problem for alot of people and especially new people who don’t know how to handle this yet, I’m producing a short video of how to create a “donotreply@******.com” email address and an “Automated” email that will reply to the …… nice people letting them know how to opt-out of your email list.

You will never have to check this email address other than to have a giggle at the silly replies you WILL get.

Always a pleasure to be of service, we value your feedback and I know you will have some comments on this topic.

PLEASE keep the language to a minimum.

Kind regards

Word Of Mouth Marketing (WOMM)

Why do big companies use “Word of mouth” marketing

Simple answer is “Trust” as a result this is the most powerful marketing technique.

Trust is key to building a relationship with customers & clients.

We tend to trust people we know, friends, family, etc.

I‘m sure you have followed a friends recommendation, film, restaurant, car, mobile, etc.

Boost with a gift

Companies use new & existing customer incentives, there is no reason why we can’t do the same.

For example, Sky give existing customers & new customers £75 M&S vouchers when the new customer signs up.

Love Film use a 3 months FREE card to give to friends & family.

Can you do something similar? A FREE gift or money off voucher.

Take care!

Word of mouth works in two way, the power of recommendation but also the power of negative press can have just as powerful an effect.

So in short “Take care to give a good service and always show yourself in a professional light”

Some things to think about on the topic.

Where did you last spend money as a result of a recommendation?

Just think how many people could you recommend your services to tomorrow?

Where would you find these people?

• Petrol
• Post
• Local Shop
• Supermarket
• Motorway Services
• Restaurant
• Bar
• Your phone book
• Email list
• Social media

Here is a FREE webinar about some other marketing methods to wet your appetite .