Last night I was contemplating on what I’d say to you all this morning – on this Monday – the first day of the last week of our 90 day fast track. I wanted to convey the sheer possibility of what could be accomplished in THESE 5 DAYS. I wanted to tell you that anything was possible and so I offer you this.
You all are already champions for making it to the last week of our 90 day fast track. You’ve overcome personal challenges and still you pushed on. You’ve overcome professional disappointments and still you pushed on. You’ve supported your teammates when you were the one who needed support and you pushed yourselves beyond what you thought was possible just 85 days ago. And today, I’m going to ask you to keep pushing. Don’t slow down because you’re at the end. Don’t ease up on the gas because you haven’t achieved all of your goals. We don’t drive a car by looking in the rearview mirror. I’m asking you to see what I see – the pure opportunity in THESE 5 DAYS.
You see, you have no idea what 5 days could mean to your life. I remember talking to the doctor in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit the day my twins were born, weighing 1 lb. 12oz. The doctor told me, “We can’t give you any guarantees, Tami. They are very small and very very sick. Today is Tuesday, if they live to the end of the week, we’ll be able to have a slightly different conversation next week but we have to get through these 5 days first.” They lived those 5 days and beyond. They celebrated their 3rd birthday last Saturday. My faith and focus during those 5 days, became the foundation for the next 5 days and the 5 days after that…In THOSE 5 DAYS, they showed a lifetime of strength.
I have a new business partner who signed up earlier this month. Here’s how 5 days went for him. On Day 1, he signed up; on Day 2, he got me on the phone with 7 people; on day 3, he drove 5 hours to a webcenter training; on Day 4, he booked 2 website appointments and and we did a webinar for his prospects from Day 2; and on Day 5, we started the ABC pattern with his best prospect. She signed up last week. And is signing up her first partner this week. I asked him a simple question on Day 1, “What are you willing to do THESE 5 DAYS to reach your goals?”
Do you know all that you can accomplish in THESE 5 DAYS?
1. You could make 3 calls to potential business partners each day. That would lead to 15 people. If you showed the plan to 10 of them, you’d find 2 new business partners. You could get activated. You could help someone else get activated. You could add 2 people to your team that might become Directors. You could do that in THESE 5 DAYS.
2. You could approach 2 people a day about product. That would lead to 10 potential customers. According to the numbers, you’d have 2 new preferred customers. The plan only calls for 10-15. These 2 preferred customers could lead to referrals for more customers. Those customers could host a health seminar for you. They could host a Motives event. You could do that in THESE 5 DAYS.
3. You can take another look at your Local Challenge or an upcoming Regional Challenge. You could make a real dent in the requirements or even achieve them with enough focus. You could do that in THESE 5 DAYS.
4. If you signed up but never got up, here’s how you could use THESE 5 DAYS. Day 1: Pull out your subscription kit and listen to the CDs that came with it; Day 2: Sit down and write out a goal that you’d like to achieve in the next 3 months; Day 3: Sit down and write a list of at least 25 potential customers and business partners – judging no one; Day 4: Call your sponsor and tell them “I’m ready to take action” and schedule time with them the very next day to take action on your names list; Day 5: Take action and make a plan to take more action. You could take the first steps toward developing your Plan B or, in this economy, a solid Plan A. You could do this in THESE 5 DAYS.
You’d be amazed at what you can do in THESE 5 DAYS.
I’m issuing you all challenge. I want you to commit to the following for THESE 5 DAYS. And I want you to track results in every single area I’ve listed below. Are you ready to change lives, starting with your own? Here it is:
FOR THESE 5 DAYS:
· Detox your body – whether it’s the Nutriclean detox, the Transitions detox or the Lemonade diet – it doesn’t matter. Get the toxins out of your body and health and vitality with flow in. What better way to take on a challenge but to have your body working with you, not against you?
FOR THESE 5 DAYS…
· Detox your mind – Turn off the radio, the news and the television. Every day, as often as possible, listen to something positive. You need your conscious mind and your subconscious mind on your side.
FOR THESE 5 DAYS…
· Manage your relationships – tell whoever you need to that for THESE 5 DAYS, you need them to support your massive action. They can handle it. It’s only for THESE 5 DAYS.
FOR THESE 5 DAYS…
· Manage your time – If something can wait until next week, postpone it. Move all social events to next week. Do all activity that is not results producing after 10pm. Get up an hour earlier. Stay up an hour later. You need as much time as possible to take massive action.
FOR THESE 5 DAYS…
· Treat your Market America business like your job – If you didn’t show up to work for 5 days without a really good reason, you’d be fired. If you didn’t do what you were supposed to do for 5 days, you’d be fired. If you didn’t get done what you were supposed to get done and you had 5 days to do it, you’d be fired. If you came consistently late, left early and took long lunches, you’d be fired. Put on your business clothes, your game face and work as hard for yourself as you work for other people.
EACH DAY, FOR THESE 5 DAYS…
TAKE MASSIVE ACTION
· 4 times per day – morning, noon, evening and before bed — read your goal statement, visualize it actually happening, feel the way you would feel when you achieve it.
· Whatever the number of calls you were making during the fast track (10, 5 or 3), double it.
· Whatever the number of appointments you were making during the fast track (3, 2, 1), double it.
· Add 4 new names to your list daily.
· Secure 2 new customers.
· Go to or participate in a Market America event every day this week with someone.
· Call your senior partner daily to tell him/her what you did that day.
· Each night, write down 5 things that you accomplished and 5 things that you are grateful for, before you go to sleep.
This is total immersion and the results that you will create will astound you! Tell people you’re doing this and invite them to join in!
At the end of THESE 5 DAYS, go to my website (www.tamigaines.com) and click on “blog” on the home page. You’ll see this posting. I want you to post your 5 day results, no matter how big or small. We will celebrate them all! You might find that the results of THESE 5 DAYS were greater than the results of your entire 90 day fast track!
Imagine the ripple effect that will happen on our team and those we’re connected to if everyone did for the NEXT 5 DAYS what you did during THESE 5 DAYS.
The promise of the future is a powerful force. For every promise, there’s a price. If the promise is clear, the price is easy.
I’m looking forward to reading those blog posts next weekend!