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>Update: Lakeshore’s Rising Stars, which I wrote about >in a previous post, is a success. All tickets, for >many of its shows, have been sold. The producers >inspired people to feel passionate about how this can >help others, the community & businesses. > >If you have enough passion, it'll be easier to 1) find >other resources & solutions; 2) cope with what you >need to do to get other resources; 3) achieve your >goals. > >I've heard & read this belief in various forms -- When >you want something enough, you produce vibrations & >thought waves. These attract or seek their physical >equivalents & will bring you what you want. > >I can understand this premise up to a point, but it >seems like wishful thinking. I'd like to spend time >with deceased relatives, but my desire won't revive >them. I'd like to change mistakes I've made, but the >past is unchangeable. > >Whatever you believe, even if supernatural beings >exist, they can't change the fact something happened. >Messes can be cleaned up & memories fade or are >destroyed, but history doesn’t change no matter how >much it’s denied or if it’s forgotten. But people will >convince themselves they’re safe & comfortable so they >can stay in their comfort zones. > >So, it’s best to have flexible plans & alternatives, >then face reality. It means getting others to leave >their comfort zones. > >I believe this premise--"When the student is ready, >the teacher appears." Sometimes, teachers are already >on the scene, but they're not recognized until >somebody wants/needs something & can recognize >resources & will accept reality. > >In general, when people believe something isn't >possible or is undesirable, their minds focus on >something else. They’re not apt to recognize >opportunities, if they think the opportunities are >impossible or needed resources don’t exist or are >inaccessible. > >Help People Realize & Believe What's Possible, >Important & Urgent > >Jim Cecil (nuturemarketing.com) said selling is a task >of helping people change their states of mind. > >Some pray for: 1) courage to do what can & should be >done; 2) patience to endure what can’t be changed; & >3) wisdom to know the difference. > >I add, effective, efficient marketing (selling is part >of it) is helping people change their lives. If they >can’t afford to change their lives, for any reason, >they need different help. Help them change what they >can change. Help them change their states of mind >about what’s permanent. > >The medical profession is divided among ways to cure >things, prevention & dealing with symptoms instead of >causes. Very often, practitioners can’t cure >something, so they offer to ease problems--prescribe >pain-reducers. Too many of them refuse to believe a >spinal sub-luxation can cause problems with internal >organs. Because they refuse to believe it, they think >the problem doesn’t exist, so they don’t try to treat >the problem. So, patients still have the problem. > >If somebody believes their situation is permanent, >maybe you can convince them to make it easier to >endure. > >Zig Ziglar often repeats, “You can get anything you >want in life, as long as you help enough other people >get what they want.” > >I add, true marketing is helping people get what they >want (as long as it doesn’t hurt them). If you can’t >help them get what they want, maybe you can refer them >to somebody who can. Helping people get what they want >may include developing a plan. > >Side bar: People may want or think they need >something, but they don’t. Besides the obvious cases >of addicts wanting booze, dope or tobacco, they may >desire things they shouldn’t buy. Example - Zig said >when he was in a bike shop, a woman wanted to buy a >big bike for her little grandson. The shop owner >wouldn’t sell it to her, but strongly advised her to >buy a smaller version, which her grandson could >control & ride safely. The woman left because she >wanted the boy to have “the same bike another >neighborhood boy has.” > >Because of that, Zig said he was willing to send young >son to the shop alone. He trusted the shop owner >because he preferred to miss a sale & customer instead >of selling things just to get a profit. > >The relevance to your situation is: If somebody wants >to stock hundreds of products, you may end up saying, >‘No.’ > >Somebody may need more sales volume now, but hundreds >of products may consume space s/he should devote to >something else. Selling those, to the store owner, >would hurt him/her & you in the long-run. >End of Side Bar > >Implementing a plan may require more than you can >provide. Developing a plan & parts of the solution, >then hopefully referring them to other providers is a >lot of value. > >You should be sure, not assume, you can get all parts >of a solution. After you’re sure, then make the >promise. As obvious as this is, it’s easy to quickly >promise something because you’ve seen/heard it was >done before. But maybe a supplier is out of stock or >out of business. > >To--hopefully--avoid losing a sale, you could ask a >lawyer about adding this to an agreement: “Contingent >on availability of supplies before (date), we agree…” > > >Contingent on learning & figuring more things out, >I’ll continue this thread in the next post. > >Dennis S. Vogel >thrivingbusiness@email.com >There’s a big supply of information you need to be >successful. A lot of it is free & some is available to >you if you use these links/URLs to find my web pages. >http://www.lakefield.net/~thrivingbusiness/ >http://www.voy.com/31049/

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