A Free-Reprint Article Written by: Scott Bywater Article Title: The Most Important Question To Answer
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Interesting to see where people started out and where they end up, isn't it? For instance, I started out as a waterslide attendant, door to door salesperson, telemarketer, banana picker and I even did a few stints as a waiter. And I want to use the waiter experience as the topic of today's email. Imagine a waiter walks up to you and asks... What do you want? And you say... err... I don't know. And then he says... Do you want stir fry chicken... the bacon and eggs... a cup of tea... a coffee...what do you want? Umm... I'm not sure. How about the special of the day... pea and ham soup. I really don't know. Now if you give these sort of answers to the waiter, what do you think you are going to get back? Nothing, right? Or at least it's going to take you a damn sight longer to get it than it otherwise would. So Bywater, what's your point? Well, I don't want to get all metaphysical on you or anything, but the reality is the universe is your waiter. And if you don't know what you want or are wishy washy in your requests, that's exactly what you're going to get back. So take a moment today and ask yourself: What do I really want? How much do I want to earn? How many weeks off every year do I want? What would an ideal day look like? And what sort of customers do I want to deal with? If you are having problems coming up with the answers to these questions, here's a little tip. Think about everything you don't want and eliminate it. For instance, years ago I decided I didn't want to cold call. And I haven't made a cold call in years. I also decided I didn't want to deal with customers who didn't respect my time or the knowledge I have to share. So now I educate people before they come to me and my experience is completely different. I am still getting around to designing my business around my lifestyle and have been in deep thoughts about this in recent years - ideally, particularly once my "little man" heads off to big school I'd like to be taking anywhere from 8-12 weeks off every year. Anyway, over to you. What do you want? It seems like a simple question, but it is incredibly powerful. So take a moment now to put it down on paper... then come up with an action plan... finally tune into your gut feelings to guide you along the way. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott Bywater is a successful direct response copywriter and heads up Copywriting That Sells, a direct response advertising firm. Want to learn how to get more customers - then get your hands on his popular 17 page ebook "7 ways To Increase Your Turnover... No Matter What The State Of The Economy." 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