Why Do I Think Most People Are Not Successful….

Step Right Up Hurry, Hurry, Hurry…

I was talking to a group of entrepreneurs the other day and they asked me some intriguing questions…

One of the questions asked was “Why do I think most people are not successful…and are the ones who are successful gifted?”

This is a VERY good 2 part question.

My answer, with no hesitation, as to why most people are not successful was… “Because most people are just like water…they follow the path of least resistance…”

In the circus world that we all live in -The carnival barker is yelling… “Step Right Up”…but most people are taking the path of least resistance and choosing NOT to step right up. They prefer to watch the side show featuring “The coulda, Woulda, Shoulda’s”

Why? Because The Polar Ice Cap Is Melting.

You may be saying “Where did you get that answer from?” Well, the truth is a bad excuse is just as good as a good excuse so what makes the difference?

An excuse is an excuse no matter how you spell it.

The excuse gives you the way out of taking personal responsibility. It IS the path of least resistance.

But with no personal responsibility you abdicate control and introduce the “I’m a puppet” excusitis and when the bad guys pull the strings you are helplessly under their control.

But I’ve got a deep question for you….Are you really under their total control?

I understand the ‘Yes’ answers, but because this is a MAVERICK site, by definition we contend a qualified ‘No’.

Meaning there are absolutely things in agency that cause you to be played with like a puppet. You can’t change that. Period. BUT, there are TONS of things that you control….IF you decide and WHEN you take ‘Accurate Action’

Absolving personal responsibility is in our very nature. We all struggle with it.

It goes back to The Garden of Eden when Adam basically said….and I’m paraphrasing…but he said … “God it was you! It was what YOU gave me that made me do this …” So there, I’ve given you another excuse for not taking responsibility. It’s not your fault…it’s in your nature. Right?

But, fortunately, those of you who are wise realize that this is absolute HOGWASH!

You must recognize this fact and engineer an environment to protect yourself from yourself.

Now for the second part of the question…and the REAL question at hand is: “Are these people are simply more gifted?” The answer is clear. NO.

They are simply the people who are taking action. Actually, “Accurate Action” Hmmm, Sound familiar?

So in short…When you stop taking the path of least resistance and when you stop making excuses and when you START taking “Accurate Actions” is when you’ll start making the money and stop loosing your business out the back door.

The Insurance Marketing Mavericks spoke about some of the “Accurate Actions” I mention above in a podcast that is available on this site. Go listen to it now.

Licensed & Lethal,

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