If you want to create wealth, it is imperative that you believe that you are at the steering wheel of your life. You create every moment in your life, especially your financial life. If you don’t believe this, then you must believe you have little or no control over your life and that financial success has nothing to do with you. That is not a very rich attitude.

Instead of taking responsibility for what’s going on in their lives, poor people choose to play the role of victim. Of course, any “victim’s” predominant thought process is “poor me.” And presto, through the law of intention that’s literally what they get: “poor,” as in money, me. Having said that, how can you tell if someone is playing the victim?

They leave three obvious clues.

Clue #1: Blame

They blame the economy, they blame their type of business, they blame the government, they blame the stock market, they blame their employer, they blame their employees, or they blame their up-line or their down-line. It’s always something else or someone else. The problem is always anything or anyone else, but them.

Clue #2: Justify

Or they justify their situation by saying something like, “Money’s not really important.” Let me ask you this question. If you said your husband or your wife or your boyfriend or girlfriend or your partner or any friend whatsoever, wasn’t all that important, would they be around for very long? Doubtful!

People come up to me all the time and say, “You know, money’s not really that important.” I look them squarely in the eyes and say, “You’re broke! Right?” After a few stutters they usually blurt out something like, “Well, right now I’m having a few financial challenges but…” and I retort, “No, not right now, always, you’ve always been broke or close to it, yes or no?” At this point they usually nod their heads in agreement.

Clue #3: Complaining

Complaining is the absolute worst possible thing you could do for your health or your wealth. Why?

Because there is a universal law that says, “what you focus on expands.” When you are complaining what are you focusing on? What’s right with your life or what’s wrong with it? You are obviously focusing on what’s wrong with it and since what you focus on
expands, you’ll keep getting more of what’s wrong.

Through the law of attraction, whereby “like attracts like,” you are actually attracting “crap” into your life. You are like a “crap magnet.” Have you ever noticed that people who complain a lot seem to have crappy lives? It’s like everything bad keeps happening to them. They say, “Of course, I complain, look how crappy my life is.” Now you can
finally explain, “No, it’s BECAUSE you complain that you have a crappy life.”

Now, I’m going to share a secret with you…

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A RICH VICTIM!

Yet being a victim definitely has its rewards. What do people get out of being a victim?… Attention. Is attention important? Absolutely, for many people it’s what they live for.

But, as we said, there is no such thing as a rich victim; so in order to stay a victim these attention seekers make darn sure they never get rich.

It’s time to decide. You can be a victim OR you can be rich, but you can’t be both. It’s time to take back your power and acknowledge the fact that you create every moment of your life. That you create everything that is in your life and everything that is not in it. That you create your wealth and you create your non-wealth and everything in between.

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1. Product knowledge – Learn all you can, not only about the products you personally sell, but about your industry as a whole.
2. Booking skills – If your company has a party plan, you must learn the skills required to book in-home events.  Booking skills also include the ability to book phone appointments and one-on-one (or two-on-one) meetings with prospective customers.
3. Sales techniques – People constantly ask me if it’s possible to succeed in a home business without doing any selling.  My answer is an unequivocal “NO.”  You absolutely, positively must be able to sell at least one “product.”  That product is YOU.  Sales skills are the lifeblood of any home business.
4. Recruiting – If you choose to join a direct sales or network marketing business, in addition to selling yourself and your product, you’ll have to learn recruiting skills.  Recruiting is more than finding customers; recruiting is finding business partners.  It is an art and a science that requires even greater personal development and more refined skills than selling.  I highly recommend training from Susan Sly at www.stepintoyourpower.com and Dani Johnson at www.danijohnson.com 
5. Leadership – Everyone in business needs to develop leadership skills.  This is especially true if your business involves working with a team.  John Maxwell has excellent leadership development materials including books, CDs, DVDs and live events.  Learn more at www.johnmaxwell.com
6. Personal issues – If you hope to succeed in a home business, you have to deal with your STUFF. I’m talking about deep-rooted fears, like the fear of failure, fear of success and fear of rejection.  You have have to break through years of self-sabotage or other self-destructive behaviors.  One common fear is speaking in front of groups.  That fear is easily overcome by joining a local Toastmasters Group—an essential first step for all home business owners. That’s how I got my start.  Another great resource is the Personal Mastery Seminar offer by Brian Klemmer.  And of course, time spent in God’s Word is the greatest healer of all – we are “transformed by the renewing of our minds”

This subject is covered in greater depth during Week 8 of the Advanced Home Business Success Coaching Program.  You can listen in free – my gift to you.

I believe true freedom is the power to do what you ought to do, when and how you ought to do it, whether or not you feel like doing it. That’s freedom, because it means you are not a slave to your impulses, fears or insecurities. Further, I believe it is the grace of God—the supernatural power of God at work within us—that enables us to walk in freedom.

Do you want to succeed in a home business? Then, if you are a Christian, you have complete freedom and supernatural grace to do so. All that remains is for you to roll up your sleeves and get to work. Take some time to customize the following then print out multiple copies to use each day (or purchase a white board, etc.)

Every day, do the following:

Review/prayer over your life mission statement. Remind yourself of the big picture.

Spend time in God’s Word. Feed your spirit.

Pray over the events of the coming day. Ask God for divine appointments

Spend ____ hours of focused energy on your work. No more; no less

Send _____ emails to prospective customers

Make _____ phone calls to prospective customers

Generate ___ Twitter post, ____ Facebook post and ____ blog post

Feed your soul (mind, will and emotions): Read _____ minutes; Spend ______ minutes doing something you absolutely love just for fun; Do 1 thing you’d rather not do

Exercise – care for your body

That’s it. The key to success in a home business is “Little bits with consistency” Use this simple plan for a year and you’ll be amazed at the results. A little goes a long way.

I believe true freedom is the power to do what you ought to do, when and how you ought to do it, whether or not you feel like doing it. That’s freedom, because it means you are not a slave to your impulses, fears or insecurities. Further, I believe it is the grace of God—the supernatural power of God at work within us—that enables us to walk in freedom.

Do you want to succeed in a home business? Then, if you are a Christian, you have complete freedom and supernatural grace to do so. All that remains is for you to roll up your sleeves and get to work. Take some time to customize the following then print out multiple copies to use each day (or purchase a white board, etc.)

Every day, do the following:

Review/prayer over your life mission statement. Remind yourself of the big picture.

Spend time in God’s Word. Feed your spirit.

Pray over the events of the coming day. Ask God for divine appointments

Spend ____ hours of focused energy on your work. No more; no less

Send _____ emails to prospective customers

Make _____ phone calls to prospective customers

Generate ___ Twitter post, ____ Facebook post and ____ blog post
Feel your soul (mind, will and emotions): Read _____ minutes; Spend ______ minutes doing something you absolutely love just for fun; Do 1 thing you’d rather not do
Exercise – care for your body

That’s it. The key to success in a home business is “Little bits with consistency” Use this simple plan for a year and you’ll be amazed at the results. A little goes a long way.