Craig’s Message – How to Stay in an Income Building Mode and Not Get Off Track

A close friend of mine shared with me that she had to go back to work to help pay for the children’s education. Her husband has a very high profile job, but not enough salary to pay for their children’s college. She took a job with a Charity that helps young women and asked if I would help her raise money to support the charity so they could pay her.

I said yes I would help, and asked three of my high roller friends to attend a private dinner with her and her husband who is known nationally. The event was only 10 days away when she frantically called and said her husband, who was the draw at dinner, could not attend. This presented a huge problem for me because it was my reputation on the line and my request to my high roller friends to contribute to this charity with the promise of a dinner.

When her assistant called me and left a voice mail wanting to cancel the event, my first thought was, “You have got to be kidding.” Then I said, “That is an opportunity to Think of a Positive Solution for Everyone, and I would think on it later that evening.”

When I got home, the more I thought about it, I thought about myself and all the energy, time, and favors I called in to help her. A friend called me and asked how I was doing. I said I was having a pitty party. We laughed. When I hung up, I said to myself that I must do what I tell her and others to do. Not get Bitter, Get Better ! 

I began by praying for her. She would be under high stress. I asked God to give me the Wisdom to make this a Win Win Situation and to not get bitter, but to get better. I went to sleep and put it on God’s Table to Guide me, not my table. I knew if this didn’t work out, it was because God had something better in store for her and me.

The next morning she called me at 10am and was highly stressed. She didn’t sleep last night. I told her to relax. She came up with two alternatives, and I said to her, “Let’s think about it today. I will call you in the evening to discuss this further.”

Even though things looked bad, I felt that a workable winning solution would come to us. After we hung up, she called back 30 minutes later and said her husband could attend the dinner with her.

My story is the same Story You Face. Sometimes on a daily basis, sometimes on a weekly basis, sometimes on a monthly basis. But Rest Assured, You and Members of your Sales Team Do Face this Same Situation.
It is a little different for you. You are Recruiting People to VíaVienté to Join as a FastTracker, a Distribution Agent, or a Preferred Customer.

People tell you they are joining, and you get excited, but something comes up and they don’t join.

More than likely, you can’t control why they don’t join just like I couldn’t control her husband’s schedule. Don’t let Factors out of your Control, Control YOU. If you do lose Control you will get disappointed, disenchanted, and while you are having a pity party, your business is Not Growing.

When you think about it, ask yourself, “Why should I let myself get down when I don’t get someone to join who said they would or should join, when it will negatively impact my Income?” Realistically, I would not. 

You can Train Your Brain Not to Think Emotionally. Thinking emotionally lets you begin a pity party that could last for a week, two weeks, a month or more. The only loser in this situation would be YOU. 

So Focus on Realistic Thinking, that says, “I can’t control other people or what they tell me even if they do not tell me the truth. By Not Letting Others Control Me, I Can Work More Productively, thereby making more money !

You may ask, “But Craig, every day I face Rejection. How Do I Train Myself to NOT let it bother me?”

Put up a Breast Shield. This protects your heart. Let everything Bounce off of it just like the Knights did in the Middle Ages. Visualize yourself as a Knight on a White Horse with a Big Silver Shield.

Always Being the Victor and never the Victim!

Always Be the Better Person. And Don’t Allow Anyone to make you Bitter!

Always Be Loving Life Every Day! 

Tell Yourself: Staying in A Good Mode by Training ME Makes Me More Money!