Overnight
success...NOT!
Today we're going to
talk about having big goals...but REALISTIC goals. SFI holds tremendous
potential for those who will apply themselves, but it's not going to happen
overnight or without work. As the old saying goes, "the only place that
success comes before work is in the dictionary."
We often hear from
affiliates asking why they're not seeing a big commission check yet. But more
times than not, the person asking hasn’t even been an affiliate for more than a
few weeks and is only really beginning to even understand how the whole SFI
system works. And frankly, even if the number was six months, it’s still much
too early to be expecting a significant income stream to have developed.
We always say that if
you’re not willing to give a business at least a year, don’t even bother
getting involved. You must understand: It takes time to get to know all the
nuances of a business. It takes time to get to know the products. It takes time
to develop a game plan. It takes time to figure out what marketing activities
will work best for you.
The fact is, anything
worthwhile takes sustained effort. If that were not true, we'd all be the
perfect weight, we'd all have perfect relationships, etc. It's the same thing
with your own business. If you're thinking money's going to start pouring into
your lap next month, you’ve set yourself up for failure.
But let’s look at some
real examples and see if we can put some perspective on this. Let's start with
SFI's own president and founder, Gery Carson. Gery explains:
"My success as a
entrepreneur and business leader is widely known today. Yet what most people
don’t know is that I LOST money my first two years. I only broke even in my
third year. And it was only when I got to my fourth year did I finally start
seeing profits. Oh, how I wish someone had invented an SFI for me back in the
mid-80's when I was starting out! ; - )
So was all that effort
worth it? ABSOLUTELY! Because I persisted, today I live a dream life, I have my
dream home, drive my dream car, and I get to lead one of the most exciting
Internet companies in the world. Yes, because I stuck with it, I am today truly
blessed beyond my wildest dreams."
But let’s go farther.
Let’s look at some of the actual home business superstars we've interviewed and
featured on our Website in the past:
Note that amounts
listed reflect declared earnings at the time their interview was published.
ROBERT BLACKMAN now earns as much as
$85,000 per month. Yet it took Robert two years to see his first four-figure
check ($1,000 or more), and it took him five years to see his first five-figure
check ($10,000 or more).
CHARLES LESLIE’s monthly income
exceeds $12,000 a month. It took Charles five months to see his first $1,000
check, and three and a half years to see his first $10,000 check.
TRACY DIETERICH earns $36,000+
monthly. But it took six months to hit that first $1,000, and a year to get to
$10,000.
DALE CALVERT makes so much more
than $100,000 a year that he won’t even divulge the amount. Yet Dale worked
four months before seeing that first four-figure commission check...and two
full years before hitting five figures.
DR. JOE RUBINO now cruises at over
$62,000 each month. But that first $1,000 check took two months, the first
$10,000 check, one year.
ROBERT BUTWIN drops $80,000 or more
into his bank account each month. But would you believe that first $1,000 check
took two years to reach, and a full FIVE years for Robert to reach the first
$10,000 check? It’s true!
DAVID A. NELSON clears $40,000 in a
month. But reaching that first $1,000 check took 18 months. Reaching the
five-figure check took two years.
TONY KENT has exceeded $90,000
in monthly earnings. But exceeding $1,000 took Tony one year...and a year and a
half to exceed $10,000.
In other words, even
the most dynamic, highest-earning entrepreneurs took MONTHS to begin seeing an
income of any real significance. And the real wealth, the $100,000+ income
we all strive for, took an average of almost THREE YEARS to achieve!
Do you think ANY of
these gentlemen don’t think the ends justified the means? Do you think for an
instant that the months and years invested hasn’t been rewarded a thousand
times over at least? You don't even have to think about it, do you?
If we told you that
after two to three years of following our system, you could be making more in a
month than you now make in a year, could you handle that? This is a genuine and
realistic goal. But when you say you want to quit your job in six months and
live off the income from your new business, well, that's just not realistic.
Not what you wanted to
hear, right? But is what we're suggesting so tough to swallow? Of course not.
Can you think of any
other endeavor where you could invest just five to 10 hours a week for a couple
years and at the end of that time have that turned into a $3,000 to $10,000
residual monthly income stream? Money that keeps coming in month after month,
year after year. Money that keeps coming in whether you work 10 hours a day or
two. A commission check waiting for you in your mailbox when you return from
yet another vacation. Money that when you’ve left this planet continues to
provide for your spouse, children, or grandchildren.
Sounds extremely nice,
doesn’t it? But again, these are likely not things you’re going to see in your
first year. It's just not going to happen. Some of you—the go-getters—you WILL
see it happen in your second year. For most of you, however, you need to be
thinking two to five years. And you know what? When you get there, we guarantee
you, you’ll say it was nothing!
BOTTOM LINE: We reap
what we sow, but the harvest is never in the same season as the planting! Today
you are planting...and will be at least for the next several months. Your
harvest will come in time. Be persistent. Be patient. Work the Web using our
proven SFI system. Think long term. Take action every day, (no matter how
small) to build your business. And always remember, THE ONLY WAY TO FAIL IS TO
QUIT.
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