The Six 'C's' to a Successful Mindset
Therese Skelly,

Have you ever had that experience where you know what you should
do but just can't? It's like something's blocking you. You may
not be able to even understand it, but you feel it - like an
anchor. Now imagine that this block is costing you tons of money!

That was Shawn's story. She had a record breaking month for
herself- earning over $16k in commission, but she had let her
pipe line 'dry up.'

You see, Shawn wasn't following up. Through coaching we
discovered that Shawn could connect with people and start the
relationship, but dropped the ball there. She had a large number
of potential prospects who had wanted to buy, but for whatever
reason, didn't.

'This is going to be easy,- I thought to myself...there are so
many creative ways to let potential clients know that you are
thinking about them, that I just knew Shawn would be successful.

What I didn't plan on was Shawn bumping into her 'stuff.' As I
began pushing Shawn into action, her old beliefs, her faulty
psychology, and a flood of feelings emerged. Tearfully, she said
to me, 'Therese..I never follow up. I never even stay connected
in my friendships. It's a pattern I've struggled with my whole
life.' Here was a very powerful professional woman crumbling as
she admitted this deeply held secret.

We get really busy doing every thing that we think has to be done
and we end up creating a job for ourselves where we work more,
make less and have more stress than ever before.

Wow. I see many brilliant business owners eventually run into the
end of their competency, or even stop believing in themselves
when they hit this wall. You can have the best business and
marketing plan, have awesome sales skills, but if you don't take
care of the 'inner game,' you will struggle to get ahead.

Do you have an area of your life/business where you aren't as
successful as you know you can be? Have you noticed a 'stop-
start' pattern for yourself? Do you know how prosperous you
should be based on your potential, but haven't seen it yet?

The answer lives in what I call, 'The Six 'C's' to a Successful
Mindset!' (And successful living too...)

CLUES: Where are the clues that you may be hitting some old
ideas or limiting beliefs where it comes to your success? Do you
find places in your life are you not as productive as you'd like
to be? If you were to ask others where you get stuck, what would
they say?

CLARITY: Once you find the places that aren't working, get clear
on how this is impacting your business. Are you losing money,
wasting time, or struggling with some self esteem issues? Tell
yourself the truth so you can move forward. With Shawn, it
initially seemed like there wasn't enough of a follow up system
in place. Looking at that more closely allowed us to identify the
CAUSE of the problem. Clarity about the real issue will allow you
to make changes.

CHALLENGE: Is it true? That's the most powerful question you can
ask here. You have to challenge the erroneous belief or idea. In
Shawn's case her belief was that she was unable to sustain
relationships. We looked at the exceptions in her life and that
gave her a more realistic view of who she is. How can you
challenge the ideas that are keeping you stuck?'

COMBAT: Here's where the work takes place. You have to do the
thing you have been holding yourself back from. You may have
heard the expression, 'The only way out is through.' Victory will
come as you combat your fears by moving into action. So if you
are a little bit reluctant in making those sales calls, all the
preparation in the world will not get you the results that
picking up the phone and making 60 calls will. It may be
comforting to know that 'you can't feel your way into acting
differently, but you can act your way into feeling differently.'
It gets easier! As Shawn proceeds with her tasks of reconnecting
and begins to have good results, she'll no longer believe that
she's a person who can't sustain relationships. Then the follow
up will be easy for her, and she'll blow way past that $17K
month.

COMMIT: Who will help you keep your commitment? It's pretty
common to want to squirm out of the things that make us
uncomfortable, so find someone who you can be accountable to.
This is one of the main reasons people hire coaches, because
creating the environment that insures success is much easier that
trying to use will power. Massive success requires self
discipline. Who will you call on for support?

CELEBRATE: Look at how far you have come! Remember other times
when you were stuck and re-visit the success habits you used to
get to the other side.

These Six C's are meant to assist us in moving through all that
holds us back. When we keep our eyes firmly on what it is we
want, when we feel the 'Celebration' even when we've only just
begun, then we are on the road to our dreams. And when we
recognize the fire breathing dragon of fear is really only
blowing smoke, we gain the confidence and purpose to stride
powerfully through to our greatest success.




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Therese Skelly, Certified Success Connections Coach, is an expert
at helping people breakthrough their stuck points, limiting
beliefs, or faulty patterns that give them the same dead-end
results. For your FREE copy of "The 5 Massive Mistakes that can
Put you Out of Business...and How to Avoid Them", visit
http://www.SuccessConnections.com .