do you find yourself falling into the comparison trap?

Published: Fri, 04/19/19

Hello, ,

Have you heard the BIG fish story.. It was this big, it was THIS big, it was THIS BIG!

This is what I call the COMPARISON trap, and I’m sharing how to recognize when you’re caught up in it in my feature article below.

My youngest grandson, Luke, (green shirt) was over the moon when he caught his first Marlin last week and there was no comparison for him as it was the BIGGEST FISH he had ever caught. However, his big brother had to grin and bear it and told us the one that got away from him was much BIGGER! haha.

I have had UMPTEEN requests for the last month on WHEN the Direct Sales Planner will be going on sale. I HOPE you received the information this week. On the blog this week, I wrote an article on HOW TO USE YOUR PLANNER TO TRACK YOUR PROGRESS. April is the perfect month to TRACK where you’re at and figure your next steps and if you’re like me I NEED my planner to help me track all my projects and goals so I arrive at the right place at the right time in my business. Check out the blog post here and it you’ll love that it comes with a video this week.

What if you had a PLAN and STRATEGY to grow your business with 10 new customers and 10 new hostesses in place? Do you think your business and TEAM would grow? I’m sharing this strategy with you on my YOU TUBE channel in 4 episodes. I do these every Monday and you don’t want to miss EPISODE 4 this week when I share with you how to turn a quality lead into a customer and then a hostess and prospect! Head over to my channel here and watch the first three episodes to get the full picture.

ARE YOU FALLING INTO THE COMPARISON TRAP?

When we first join Direct Sales, we are on a journey! I started my journey in Hawaii and then I moved to Colorado and expanded and grew my team all over the country. Sometimes we don’t realize the opportunity that has been handed to us by our sponsor. We let those voices in our head get the better of us as we look around and see others having more success, or growing at a faster rate than ourselves.

I know this happened to me. My team was growing but not as fast as some of my colleagues. I kept thinking of all kinds of excuses. It was hard to move to a new city and start over. My sponsor disappeared on me. I moved into two apartments before we bought our new home. When we see others streaming ahead, sponsoring and growing their team we forget the reasons why we joined.

So, if you’re feeling this today, I want to REMIND YOU…

You joined because you love the freedom of being your own boss, working your own hours and you don’t have to answer to anyone who is watching your work performance.
You joined because you love your products and company because you know when you share them you make a difference in people’s lives.
You joined because you have an opportunity to share with others that can change their lives earning as little as $500 a month in extra income.
You joined because you get lots of support and encouragement from your company, your leader, your team mates, but in the end you get to run your business how “you” want to run it.

If you’re getting caught in the comparison trap and feeling like others are being more successful than you, then read these reminders again. Don’t worry about what others are doing. This is YOUR JOURNEY. Swim in your own lane. Stay focused on YOUR JOURNEY! That’s when the magic of success will happen for you!

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I hope you found value in this week’s ezine. I’d appreciate if you would share these tips with your team members and colleagues.

Ready for a conversation? Hit reply and let’s set aside 30 minutes for a complimentary strategy session to keep you from going down the comparison path.

LOVE and Success,

Gale Bates, Your “Make the Leap” Mentor