Expect Success to Stay Self-Motivated and Get Great Results
Revel in the process of being a success—today.
by Caterina Rando
If you called my office you will hear my voice mail message that ends with
the words “Expect Success.”
There’s a important intent behind that. What if every time we made a phone
call or personal request or met with a potential new customer, you expected you
would be successful? Do you think your behavior would be different?
If we truly expected success we would make more phone calls, make more requests
and schedule more appointments. And that would result in more business, more
income, more ease in our workday, and more overall success.
When we call people or meet with them, we have to hold the attitude that we are
offering them an opportunity—an important opportunity, and maybe even the
perfect opportunity for them. If they do not go for it, that’s fine. Our
responsibility to ourselves is to make the offer. It doesn’t matter what the
thoughts and actions of the other person are; it doesn’t matter whether they
agree to what you are offering or not. What matters is that you go for what you
want all the time, every time, and are as proactive and confident as you would
be if you knew you could not miss.
As you well know success is not a destination we arrive at; it is an attitude we
hold along the way. All the joy of our professional lives is not in the outcome,
but in the process. Do not rob yourself of the satisfaction that lies on the
path along the way—enjoy every call you place, every order you take, every
presentation you make. Revel in the process of being a success—today.
To expect more success, more of the time, follow these steps:
- Acknowledge all the small successes in the process. Count your “wins”
daily. Wins are all those things that go your way in a given day—the letter
you wrote, the VIP you finally got hold of, the parking ticket you eluded, the
compliment you received.
- Smile. Both psychologically and physiologically, this simple, easy
action improves our well-being, which improves our outlook, which prepares us
for all the great things we are expecting to happen to us. To become fit and
healthy from a success standpoint, give your smile muscles a workout just like
the rest of your body.
- Hold your success attitude in your body. Stand up straight, raise your
chin up, keep your shoulders back and feet firmly planted. Feel the power of
personal success in every cell in your body.
- Create a compelling success image in your mind. Once you expect your
success, see it. Imagine it vividly and in color—what are you doing, where are
you, what are you wearing, how does it feel like in your body? Make your success
as real as possible in your mind, so your expectancy is even stronger and, as a
result, your actions even bigger.
- Use an affirmation or set an intentions. State to yourself over and
over what you intend to create today. State your intentions verbally, out loud
to yourself; state them silently, in your mind; and record them on a cassette
tape so that you can listen to yourself stating what you expect to create in
your life.
- Beyond Affirming, Feel It. Do not stop at the mental part of expecting
success. Also feel it in your body. You have felt the good feeling of
connecting, achieving, realizing what you want.
- Be bold. Do all those things today that you know you will do when you
are more successful. That is how you will create the success you strive for in
your business and life.
You will never be more successful than you expect you can be. Greet every day
with the belief that good things are going to happen to you. Expect to be
successful with your calls, appointments and projects. Your work life will be
enriched; you will take more risks, make more requests, and seize more
opportunities. That will result in a better life, and that is what success is
all about. I say that people who expect success not only think they are more
successful, they actually are more successful. I urge you to vigorously and
fully prove this theory in your own life.
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About The Author
Caterina Rando
Caterina Rando, MA, MCC coaches women entrepreneurs and direct sellers to succeed with ease. She is a sought after speaker, master certified coach and author of the national best-seller Learn to Power Think. Caterina is also the Success Center Director for the Direct Selling Women’s Alliance and contributing author to the soon to be released book Build it Big-101 Secrets of Top Direct Selling Experts.
Visit her website for more articles and a beautiful, colorful downloadable daily inspiration card.
cpr@caterinar.com
Tel: 800 966-3603
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