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The water cooler talk about people being afforded opportunities, fairness, and missed opportunities can be so overwhelming, it often feels like you are drinking from a fire hose!<\/p>\n

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What is the difference between those business owners who achieve outstanding results and opportunities for more vs. those who are struggling?<\/p>\n

1. Give yourself a “Checkup from the Neck Up” -Zig Ziglar<\/strong>
\n“XYZ company is bigger so the can handle more clients” could be spun into, “We are smaller and more agile, and able to respond to our client’s needs in a timely manner!”<\/p>\n

The words you choose to live with will chart your destiny.<\/p>\n

2. Momentum beats motivation every time<\/strong>
\nAttend a Chamber of Commerce meeting, knock on a few doors, remember that hustle is the only thing that can never be outsourced. It is time to generate your own buzz. My friend, Randy Gage, shot an excellent video<\/a> talking about this very subject.<\/p>\n

Sound simple? It is…it’s just not easy.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

3. Decline opportunities that divert your attention<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone knows someone who is constantly discovering\u00a0“the greatest opportunity” and always asks you to check it out. When you are a “go-getter”, you will get approached by every network marketing company under the sun.<\/p>\n

I’m not anti-MLM…far from it. However, if you are constantly shopping for the newest and greatest thing, you will never build anything.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

What do you do to create your opportunities?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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