Goal Setting For Multiple Streams of Income
By Debbie Allen & Tracy Rephuck
Success in your circle of wealth creation depends on the goals you set for yourself. Knowing how to market consistently is the key to constant improvement and growth. Do at least three things every day to create income from your largest stream of income. Focus on other streams of income as you create more time, focus and energies.
How Does Your Level of Focus & Commitment Measure Up?
We all have behaviors or habits that hold us back in one form or another to reaching their peak potential. Yet when we form limited behaviors or habits, we sabotage more and more success opportunities and income streams. The more limiting the behavior, the more it prevents wealth creation. Evaluate your habits by taking the quiz below. Be completely honest with yourself. This is the only way you can form more productive income stream growth habits.
What habits have you already formed this year to move you forward with your income streams? Place a check mark in front of all the questions that you can easily and honestly answer with a YES.
____ 1. Do you avoid judging different ways of marketing your business?
____ 2. Do you continually take time to learn how to improve?
____ 3. Are you well prepared with a goal in mind before every opportunity?
____ 4. Do you make achieving your goals a top priority everyday?
____ 5. Do you make every effort to focus on a positive attitude?
____ 6. Do you know what triggers your customers to buy from you?
____ 7. Are you getting into the minds/hearts of your prospects with your marketing?
____ 8. Do you know why prospects buy from you vs. competitors?
____ 9. Do you have a personal USP (unique selling position)?
____ 10. Do you have written goals for six month to three years?
_____ 11. Do you share your goals in the form of affirmations?
____ 12. Do you visualize your success at the start of each day?
____ 13. Are you a good listener?
____ 14. Are you always honest with your prospects and customers?
____ 15. Do you avoid aggressive sales behavior at all times?
____ 16. Do you respect your customer’s right to reject your offer?
____ 17. Do you support friendly competitors by sending them business?
____ 18. Are you focused on always making the customer feel important?
____ 19. Do you return customer calls promptly when there is a problem?
____ 20. Do you have a system for follow-up and follow-through?
____ 21. Do you offer your customers a reward for their referrals?
____ 22. Do you send thank you notes for business and referrals?
____ 23. Do you seek out innovative ways to sell and market to prospects?
____ 24. Do you stay in touch with customers through a direct mail?
____ 25. Do you diversify your sales message to different clientele?
____ 26. Do you listen 70% or more during your sales presentation?
____ 27. Do you consider yourself a resource and/or support system?
____ 28. Do you empathize with your customers’ concerns and problems?
____ 29. Do you enjoy solving problems and finding solutions?
____ 30. Do you consider yourself a real ‘people’ person?
____ 31. Do you know details about your products/services to sell them effectively?
____ 32. Do you get to know all that you can about your competition?
____ 33. Do you consider yourself a knowledgeable ‘expert’?
____ 34. Do you continually work on promoting yourself effectively?
____ 35. Do you go beyond customers’ expectations with added value?
____ 36. Do you read books/trade publications regularly to improve?
____ 37. Have you developed joint venture business alliances?
____ 38. Do you promote yourself effectively the majority of time?
____ 39. Do you attend networking events regularly?
____ 40. Are you asking for testimonials and using them in your marketing?
Now add up all your YES responses (check marks) and score yourself.
Score of 35 – 40
You are working at your peak potential. Keep up the great work and mentor others who need your support.
Score of 25 – 35
Good job! You’re a true professional who is open to constant improvement and you are developing new, productive habits. Keep growing and improving all the time.
Score of 15 – 25
Re-evaluate your business strategies. Ask for help from your mentors more often and change ineffective habits that don’t serve you well.
Score of 0 – 20
You’ve got a lot to learn about building multiple streams of income. Read, study and learn as much as you can from your mentors. Be a sponge for knowledge and make the most from this year of growth.
Bio: Debbie Allen and Tracy Repchuk are two of the world’s leading authorities on marketing and best selling authors. Learn more and sign up for their ‘Millionaire by Design’ membership at www.MillionairebyDesign.com