Monday, July 30, 2007

You’ve Just Got to Burn the Boats to Have Life

You know you should turn your service into an eBook product, create a new workshop, start a podcast, and write your own book and so on. Sometimes knowing and doing could be something challenging. I’ve learned that one of the best ways to get something done is to give myself no choice what so ever.

There is a myth that talks’s about a captain coming ashore to conquer a new land and finding his forces outnumbered 10-1. Well seeing this, a sergeant asked what they should do, to which the captain replied, “Burn the boats.”

• If you want to create a new product - buy an ad for it in a magazine that publishes in 3 months
• If you want to get into public speaking - offer to speak for free everywhere you can
• If you want to hold a tele-seminar - start promoting the dates now
• If you need to ramp up sales - place an ad for a salesperson today
• If you want to start you own business - start talking about what you do and start getting clients now
• If you want to get in shape - enter a 10K coming up (that was a bonus one!)

Last year, I received a call from someone in the body work business wanting to buy a product I hadn’t actually created, but I had always intended to. I mentioned the product in a networking even I went to. Well, you wouldn’t believe this. I sold her one - and then I had to create it! Funny how your priorities can change when you have no choice. Don’t be afraid to succeed.

So go on and just burn your boat.

Love and success
Joyce


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Online entrepreneur Joyce Oladipo, "Business Growth Queen," is creator of the winning Attractive Marketing E-zine to Jumpstart Your Business offline and online. To learn to Grow You Business In Less Time wth Ease sign up for FREE how-to articles and FREE audio class, at www.BeAWealthyEntrepreneur.com

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