By Neil Phillips.

The new year has begun. It’s always a time of anticipation, reviewing your dreams, and setting new goals for the year. You’re excited, and you know that you will reach those goals!

Then reality sets in. The weather turns bad, parties/appointments cancel, team members aren’t active, and recruiting prospects you’re following up with aren’t interested in joining anymore. You feel like it’s falling apart already, and the rejection makes you want to stop trying. It’s easy to tell yourself, “I’ll just wait until next month, and then I’ll really get started.” The only thing is, you’ve lost a month and now have 11 months instead of 12 to reach your goals. Now is the time to decide that, no matter what, you will make this the best month possible!

Here are three tips to help you:

  • It’s not about you. When it seems like others are letting you down or not doing what you think they should, never, never, never take it personally! It’s about them and what they want or don’t want to do. Many people would love to fill in for those who canceled. Now’s a great time to go for 100 Noes. You will change your business when you do this.
  • Keep moving! You’ve heard the saying, “work smarter, not harder.” This may be the time to change that to “work smarter and harder.” You may feel like lying on the couch, watching TV, and eating your favorite pint of Ben and Jerry’s. This is not the time to do that! Revisit your goals and create an action plan that keeps you focused on what you want in your business. Do the activities, and the results will come.
  • Lead your team. Now is not the time to let your team down just because some people have changed their minds about doing business with you. Be the first to replace lost parties or appointments, start a recruiting blitz, strengthen your pool of future leaders and promote someone in January or February. Share everything you are doing with your team & Leaders. Show them that it can be done.

A great thing about our business is that things can change quickly when you stay the course by doing these things. Stay positive and healthily handle those rejections, and you’ll soon be on track to have the year of your dreams.

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