7 Ways of Making it Happen
We have all had great ideas and I often hear stories from people talking about things that they could have done, but for one reason or another never got around to making happen. In this short article, I want to share with you 7 simple pointers to help you step up to the plate and start making your ideas a reality.
1. Make it work on paper – The first action should always be to sit down and make your plan a reality on paper. Run the numbers and check that your great idea makes commercial sense. Understand what the numbers look like and be confident you can achieve the number of customers you require.
2. Tell the world – Once you are set on your idea then you should start telling as many people as possible. Telling people not only promotes your new idea, but also makes you accountable. The more people you tell, the more likely you are to make it happen.
3. Sell it first – Instead of spending an age designing and perfecting your plans, the first step should always be to acquire some customers. Only once you have a customer are you really in business.
4. Perfection is overrated – Just getting started is the hardest part, so instead of perfecting your idea before taking it to market, get it to a point where it is fit for purpose and then continue to develop it in real time.
5. Plan and review – Plan in regular check points to monitor progress and design your next actions.
6. Accept failure – On the road to every great success are countless failures. Accept that to succeed, you will make many mistakes. What is important is that you continue to learn from them.
7. Keep moving forward – Momentum is an essential quality in growing any business. Set your goal at the beginning, make it clear and then keep striving towards it.
That’s my simple summary of taking your idea and making it a reality. Please remember that nothing happens unless you make it happen.
Best-selling author, multiple award winner and one of the most sought after speakers on the circuit, Phil M Jones is highly regarded as the world’s leading sales trainer.
From training more than two million people worldwide to coaching some of the biggest brands in the world, Phil’s mission to teach the world to sell has resulted in his expertise being globally recognized.
By understanding behavior, he’s able to use his infectious thought-provoking style of delivery to make long-lasting change by re-wiring beliefs and instilling what he refers to as his Magic Words.
By teaching audiences how to use particular word patterns and showing them exactly what to say in order to work around difficult situations, Phil is able to help non-sales people to increase their activity and have more of the right conversations to generate more of the right outcomes.
Having won multiple awards, including the prestigious Sales Trainer of the Year in 2013, Phil has written a series of best-selling books and has a number of online training programs that have enrolled tens of thousands of members.
From working with small business owners that are looking to increase sales to leverage their livelihood to globally recognized companies that want to drive more activity from their staff, Phil’s unique skill set allows him to serve a vast mix of people with entirely different goals.
Phil now travels the world, speaking to audiences in all corners of the globe. To date, he’s spoken in 56 different countries across five continents, and with his growing popularity, he’s expected to add many more to his roster.|Best-selling author, multiple award winner and one of the most sought after speakers on the circuit, Phil M Jones is highly regarded as the world’s leading sales trainer.
From training more than two million people worldwide to coaching some of the biggest brands in the world, Phil’s mission to teach the world to sell has resulted in his expertise being globally recognized.
By understanding behavior, he’s able to use his infectious thought-provoking style of delivery to make long-lasting change by re-wiring beliefs and instilling what he refers to as his Magic Words.
By teaching audiences how to use particular word patterns and showing them exactly what to say in order to work around difficult situations, Phil is able to help non-sales people to increase their activity and have more of the right conversations to generate more of the right outcomes.
Having won multiple awards, including the prestigious Sales Trainer of the Year in 2013, Phil has written a series of best-selling books and has a number of online training programs that have enrolled tens of thousands of members.
From working with small business owners that are looking to increase sales to leverage their livelihood to globally recognized companies that want to drive more activity from their staff, Phil’s unique skill set allows him to serve a vast mix of people with entirely different goals.
Phil now travels the world, speaking to audiences in all corners of the globe. To date, he’s spoken in 56 different countries across five continents, and with his growing popularity, he’s expected to add many more to his roster.|Best-selling author, multiple award winner and one of the most sought after speakers on the circuit, Phil M Jones is highly regarded as the world’s leading sales trainer.
From training more than two million people worldwide to coaching some of the biggest brands in the world, Phil’s mission to teach the world to sell has resulted in his expertise being globally recognized.
By understanding behavior, he’s able to use his infectious thought-provoking style of delivery to make long-lasting change by re-wiring beliefs and instilling what he refers to as his Magic Words.
By teaching audiences how to use particular word patterns and showing them exactly what to say in order to work around difficult situations, Phil is able to help non-sales people to increase their activity and have more of the right conversations to generate more of the right outcomes.
Having won multiple awards, including the prestigious Sales Trainer of the Year in 2013, Phil has written a series of best-selling books and has a number of online training programs that have enrolled tens of thousands of members.
From working with small business owners that are looking to increase sales to leverage their livelihood to globally recognized companies that want to drive more activity from their staff, Phil’s unique skill set allows him to serve a vast mix of people with entirely different goals.
Phil now travels the world, speaking to audiences in all corners of the globe. To date, he’s spoken in 56 different countries across five continents, and with his growing popularity, he’s expected to add many more to his roster.
From training more than two million people worldwide to coaching some of the biggest brands in the world, Phil’s mission to teach the world to sell has resulted in his expertise being globally recognized.
By understanding behavior, he’s able to use his infectious thought-provoking style of delivery to make long-lasting change by re-wiring beliefs and instilling what he refers to as his Magic Words.
By teaching audiences how to use particular word patterns and showing them exactly what to say in order to work around difficult situations, Phil is able to help non-sales people to increase their activity and have more of the right conversations to generate more of the right outcomes.
Having won multiple awards, including the prestigious Sales Trainer of the Year in 2013, Phil has written a series of best-selling books and has a number of online training programs that have enrolled tens of thousands of members.
From working with small business owners that are looking to increase sales to leverage their livelihood to globally recognized companies that want to drive more activity from their staff, Phil’s unique skill set allows him to serve a vast mix of people with entirely different goals.
Phil now travels the world, speaking to audiences in all corners of the globe. To date, he’s spoken in 56 different countries across five continents, and with his growing popularity, he’s expected to add many more to his roster.|Best-selling author, multiple award winner and one of the most sought after speakers on the circuit, Phil M Jones is highly regarded as the world’s leading sales trainer.
From training more than two million people worldwide to coaching some of the biggest brands in the world, Phil’s mission to teach the world to sell has resulted in his expertise being globally recognized.
By understanding behavior, he’s able to use his infectious thought-provoking style of delivery to make long-lasting change by re-wiring beliefs and instilling what he refers to as his Magic Words.
By teaching audiences how to use particular word patterns and showing them exactly what to say in order to work around difficult situations, Phil is able to help non-sales people to increase their activity and have more of the right conversations to generate more of the right outcomes.
Having won multiple awards, including the prestigious Sales Trainer of the Year in 2013, Phil has written a series of best-selling books and has a number of online training programs that have enrolled tens of thousands of members.
From working with small business owners that are looking to increase sales to leverage their livelihood to globally recognized companies that want to drive more activity from their staff, Phil’s unique skill set allows him to serve a vast mix of people with entirely different goals.
Phil now travels the world, speaking to audiences in all corners of the globe. To date, he’s spoken in 56 different countries across five continents, and with his growing popularity, he’s expected to add many more to his roster.|Best-selling author, multiple award winner and one of the most sought after speakers on the circuit, Phil M Jones is highly regarded as the world’s leading sales trainer.
From training more than two million people worldwide to coaching some of the biggest brands in the world, Phil’s mission to teach the world to sell has resulted in his expertise being globally recognized.
By understanding behavior, he’s able to use his infectious thought-provoking style of delivery to make long-lasting change by re-wiring beliefs and instilling what he refers to as his Magic Words.
By teaching audiences how to use particular word patterns and showing them exactly what to say in order to work around difficult situations, Phil is able to help non-sales people to increase their activity and have more of the right conversations to generate more of the right outcomes.
Having won multiple awards, including the prestigious Sales Trainer of the Year in 2013, Phil has written a series of best-selling books and has a number of online training programs that have enrolled tens of thousands of members.
From working with small business owners that are looking to increase sales to leverage their livelihood to globally recognized companies that want to drive more activity from their staff, Phil’s unique skill set allows him to serve a vast mix of people with entirely different goals.
Phil now travels the world, speaking to audiences in all corners of the globe. To date, he’s spoken in 56 different countries across five continents, and with his growing popularity, he’s expected to add many more to his roster.
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