3 Most Underrated Things Successful People Do, Unsuccessful People Don’t Do

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You’ve probably come to a point in your life wherein you’re wondering why other people have gone ridiculously successfully why some remained otherwise. With all the things that constitute a person such as financial means, education, childhood, talent, as well as skill – it seems that most of us are anything but equal.

So what makes others successful? Could it be the people that they know? Their high profile connections? While this can be true, it actually boils down to the fact that successful people do what an average person would not be willing to do. If you fail to get the gist of what I’m saying, then let me elaborate further.

Some of the most successful people and leaders regarded in our generation right now include Mark Zuckerberg, Brian Tracy, Anthony Robbins, and Zig Ziglar. We also have celebrity entrepreneurs in the likes of Sir Richard Branson as well as Oprah Winfrey. There are also countless nameless and faceless people in the society that we take for granted but are also very successful in their own rights. And the common denominator among all these people, regardless if they are famous or not, is the fact that they do the things that other people would never want to do. These are the same people who do the things that other people consider as time-consuming, unnecessary, too hard, or dull.

So do you also want to be successful? So here are some of the things that successful people do in order to maintain the level of success that they have but other people fail to do. You, too, can be successful just like them as long as you follow these steps.

Successful people create a routine

People who are successful have a daily routine that they follow. Most of the time, they wake up on a specified time (usually earlier compared with others) and follow a “to do” list. Their routines are considered to be non-negotiable, thus, barely disrupted by any distractions. For most people, this is just a routine. But for them, it is a way of life.

Successful people condition their mind continuously

This is often seen in most successful people. They all nurture their mindset with positivity all the time. They do not allow negative thinking to get the best of them. They make sure that they only nurture positive thoughts and do away with the negative ones. They do this not only by changing their mindset and perspective but through learning like reading books and listening to inspiring audiobooks.

Successful people have high standards and they follow it

As Anthony Robbins once said, “for one to be able to be successful, one must continuously raise the standards”. These people already have high standards but yet they even set the bar higher for themselves. While unproductive people are typically too scared to take a leap of faith, successful people, on the other hand, are willing to take calculated risks and reach higher into the stars.

The BIG Reason Why Online Marketing Is More Important To A New Business Than Ever

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According to the U.S Bureau of Labour, 15% of new businesses are unable to survive through their first year of operation, and only 50% make it past 5 years. Hence for any new business to stay afloat, it is important to drum up a crowd and customers. Considering the fast-paced and intricately connected world of the 21st century, entrepreneurs must understand and make full use of targeted web marketing.

In the United States, the online marketing industry’s current growth rate stands at 20%. Using web marketing allows businesses to advertise based on the audience’s interests and reach people across physical boundaries – this is especially useful for companies providing services that can be exchanged via phone/ email or where transportation costs of the physical goods are low.

Web marketing is the portal to personalized communication with the audience, at lower pricing and higher returns than print advertising. Keeping costs low on advertising will allow some wiggle room in expenses and open up the opportunity to re-invest in the business. Keeping funds focused on more important things such as the actual good/service of the company will allow for overall improvement, which will, in turn, leads to more customers.

Spending as little as $5 per day for paid advertisements on Facebook for paid advertising can increase post reach by over 750 people, while the average cost per impression on social media can be as low as $0.38. These impressions are important because it imprints your brand in the viewer’s brain subconsciously, which causes them to gravitate towards your product without actually realizing it.

An experiment was conducted in 1957 in which during a movie the phrase “Drink Coca-Cola” was flashed multiple times and speed too high to be recognized by the conscious mind. At the end of the movie, coke sales at the concession stand rose to over 50% percent. This method of ‘subliminal advertising’ is similar to the idea of paying for increased impressions on social media – just entering an idea into a person’s subconscious can be enough to attract them towards your product. For example, just seeing the word ‘coke’ in this article, will increase your chances of having a coke, as opposed to any other drink, the next time you reach for a soda can.

Aside from paid marketing, many businesses also maintain a social media presence in the form of Facebook pages or twitter/Instagram accounts. As of 2015, there were nearly 30 million small businesses worldwide running pages on Facebook. Though statistics don’t support organic social media marketing as useful in gaining new traction, it is still significant in keeping current and past customers engaged with the company.

Researchers in Canada found that our attention spans have fallen from 12 seconds to 8 seconds in the past 15 years. This means that readers can no longer be expected to remember information from print ads and recall them while making choices. Having a web presence ensures that the audience is directly linked to your business and is continuously reminded of your goods/services.

5 Simple Ways to Reduce Your Entrepreneurial Risk This 2020

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The day to day activities of an entrepreneur has many challenges and lack of courage to overcome them may lead to failure. There are a lot of sacrifices you need when entering an unfamiliar business. However, you have to take the risks to ensure your effort is worthy and you can secure your family’s future. Risk management can be learned through your willingness and optimism.

Looking for the resolutions of these common risks will definitely help you run your business smoothly in the future.

Building your brand and credibility

Trust is the primary value you can gain from the customer before he purchases your service. However, building his trust to an unfamiliar business without a record of good credibility is hard to achieve. This is why marketing strategy through the use of social media and press releases is very important in building your audience awareness. Following the next guidelines will help you build the trust of your potential customers in the long run.

Meeting the demand of your target market

Unable to meet the needs of your customers will lead to their bad impression to your company. Make sure you give attention to every detail your customer wants such as delivering the right quantity of product at the requested place and time. They also need to arrive in a good condition to avoid dispute. Meeting these simple needs will result to a repeat customer.

Learning effective marketing strategies

Different marketing strategies that are tested and proven to be effective are content marketing, social media, video marketing, and loyalty programs. Another advantage of using these tools is its ability to access a large number of potential customers in a day. People have been using the internet for their daily activities and it is not impossible to gain audiences in a day most especially if you are able to produce an attractive offer, compelling content, and attention-striking demographics of your products and services.

Hiring the right team to handle each area of your business

One of these teams is the customer service because they are the primary contributor of sales and production. One improper way of serving your customer could lead to the destruction of your credibility. It is very easy to access social media and this could be used by the customers to express either their frustration or satisfaction with the service they receive. Therefore, ensure you hire the right employees who will be assigned to this important area of your company. They served as front liners so they should be well-trained in handling customer’s concerns.

Keeping a long-lasting relationship with your customers

Aside from using the internet as a marketing platform, another marketing strategy which has started even before social media exists are brand promotion and loyalty programs. This are useful to show how you value your customer for being an avid user of your products and services. Offering discounts and loyalty rewards will not only help the company increase the chance to maintain their customers, but they can also gain additional buyers through the word of mouth.

How This Couple Made The Leap From Rock Bottom To Successful Entrepreneurs

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James and Steph Purpura’s journey of transformation is nothing short of extraordinary. Before they met 15 years ago, both of their lives had hit rock bottom. Depressed, bulimic, hopeless, running away from an abusive relationship, and suffering through decades of silence after being sexually abused as a child, Steph at one point tried to commit suicide in a hotel room. James, on the other hand, was filled with self-hate and rage at the world because he felt abandoned by everyone and everything. He eventually turned to drugs and then petty theft to fuel his addictions. Later on, he found himself in prison, locked up in solitary confinement.

At the lowest point in their lives, they met and were united by a shared vision of creating and becoming more. They started the only place they could by working on themselves and helping each other grow. They believed in each other but more importantly, they challenged each other every step of the way, and never settled.

James and Steph Purpura revealed that those tragic events actually became the catalyst for dramatic life changes that brought them together, and their discovery of the keys to unlocking their perceptions, challenging their beliefs, and changing their behaviors. But it took years of trial and error using their relationship to test new ideas, theories, and practices with each other. As they created a new life together, James and Steph formulated an evolutionary plan for living that resulted in tremendous personal and professional success. Now their hugely successful Powerful U events and programs are changing the lives of millions.

Their mission is to provide a roadmap for creating meaning in people’s lives, showing them how to master their perceptions and their emotions, the two factors that separate life of desperation and unhappiness, from one of joy, love, and accomplishment. According to James and Steph, “Everything you are, everything you see, everything you experience, is determined by perception. And it is your emotions that give your life the only meaning it has.”

Money Central magazine recently caught up with James and Steph Purpura to talk about their journey to entrepreneurship and here’s what went down:

Please provide background about how the two of you met and how the world’s first personal evolution company, Powerful U came to fruition.

How we met is a topic of great debate around our house because we both have different stories about how it went down. But most people seem to believe Steph’s version of the story! We both worked in the same office building, but not for the same company. I saw Steph walking in the parking lot and held the door for her, (Steph swears we were 150 feet apart) but to me, it was more like 10 feet. Anyway, she walked through the door and I walked in after her, she became flushed once she realized I was holding the door for her. Steph was walking to the elevator when she turned around and introduced herself, and then we didn’t see each other until the next week. Later on, we had an awkward encounter in the parking lot where I asked Steph really odd questions like “do you eat” and somehow I convinced her to go on a date with me. The next morning I showed up in her office asking her to go to lunch with me and we have been together ever since. When we met, we were both coming out of the darkest periods of our lives and we had nothing. I was a year out of jail and Steph was 4 years out of a brutal suicide attempt. We started with nothing and were both committed to re-building our lives into what we always dreamed they would be. Years later, we sold our worldwide tech company, and started Powerful U, as our way to give back through sharing the knowledge we learned on our climb out from rock bottom.

Many are calling “Powerful-U” a movement. What are its basic fundamentals and why do you think it’s being referred to as this?

We are encouraging people all over the world to embrace and share their stories because your story only has power over you when you keep it inside. When someone has the courage to share their story it unconsciously permits someone else to do the same. If there is a movement, it’s because we are giving people permission to stop hiding from their past and embrace the power of vulnerability.

What do you find most rewarding through Powerful-U?

Giving people hope. When people tell us that our event or content pulled them out of the darkness and saved their lives. It’s truly incredible knowing that the work we are doing is having such a powerful impact on people.

What types of people tend to gravitate toward the Powerful-U platform and who would you consider your main audience?

Seekers, those who are hungry for the knowledge to shape and change their lives. People who are not afraid to question every aspect of who they are.

You have been extremely successful in various technology ventures, including that of PlanSwift. What has been the biggest challenge shifting from that world to Powerful-U?

The hardest part of transitioning was leaving the world of logic and numbers to the world of emotions and personalities. Embracing social media was very difficult for both of us.

What advice do you have for other business owners struggling to make a footprint in today’s competitive world?

Most business owners quit just before things take off, so if you feel what you’re doing is right and provides value to others keep pushing forward!

What life moments have made the two of you the successful people you are today?

Always pushing each other forward through our biggest fears, and challenging the false and limiting beliefs we had about ourselves.

What would you consider your personal missions in life?

Steph: I just started a subset of Powerful U, called Powerful Women. We had our first event in February 2020. I want to help women find their voices and step into their personal power.

James: To help and change the world into the place that I want my kids and grandkids to live in.

What career goals do you have, after accomplishing so much to date?

We want to make help available to people all over the world so they will have the knowledge they need to transform their lives.

Tell us about your award-winning documentary titled “Perception: Seeing is Not Believing” and your experience as first-time filmmakers.

We wanted to demonstrate that everybody’s life makes perfect sense when put into the right context. We want to give people awareness into what elements create their lives and what they need to know to change. Making a film was both easier and harder than we thought it would be. It was easy to film a lot of compelling content, and it was hard deciding what to use in the final cut.

Do you plan to continue in the world of film and pursue a bigger picture in this space?

YES! We have some future projects in mind that we are really excited about producing.

Who do you consider to be the most interesting and impressive people?

People who have the courage to stand up and question/challenge everything about themselves and the world around them. We are constantly reinventing ourselves and we fully understand how challenging that can be and we respect anyone who attempts to do the same.

You now have a Powerful Universe APP available for smartphones, iPads, and tablets. What drove you to create this, outside of your thirst and natural ability to thrive in technology?

The model to distribute independent movie is broken because filmmakers don’t get access to any of the customer data on the big platforms. We initially launched the platform as a means to distribute our film and it morphed over time as a way to deliver subscription content.

Which social media platform do you feel is the most powerful and why?

Facebook is still the king because they have the most flexibility in the type of content you can post

Where do you see Powerful U in 5 years? 10 years?

As an ecosystem for people who need a platform to deliver compelling content to seekers from every corner of the globe.

How do you separate work from family, considering you are married with children and work together. What is your secret?

We wake up an hour before our kids every morning and meditate together, to make sure we remain connected and on the same page. We make an effort to eat dinner together most nights as a family.

The ‘LIGHTNING FAST’ Round — feel free to answer individually

1. Last good movie you’ve seen: JOKER- Even though it was extreme, they did a really good job of portraying the impact of mental illness.

2. What do you consider beautiful and why? Our children- Seeing the beauty of their individual personalities.

3. What haven’t you done yet that you wish you could? Tour Europe.

4. Complete this sentence: “If I had no fear, I’d…” Enjoy our lives more fully.

5. What is the one “flaw” you wouldn’t change about yourself? We wouldn’t change our past, because it’s taken everything we’ve been through to become the people we are today.

5 Simple Ways To Fund Your New Business

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It’s a pretty big step and a much bigger investment. You are not just simply giving your time and effort into it but you would also need to use some cash to finance it.

If you have an idea and you believe it can be a great business, you would want to embark on it of course. But without the money, that would be hard if not impossible. Here are some tips for you to get the money that will finance your new business idea for it to start rolling.

Raise money through your friends and family

This is the most common way to raise the money you need for any start-up. But also remember that when you make your loved ones’ creditors, their financial future may be at risk as well as your relationship. Clarify to them what you need. Are you asking them to loan you money? Or are you asking for some equity? These matters should be clear from the very start. Financial projection should be in place as well. They need to see, that the chance of seeing their money back is greater than forever losing it. There are risks involved in running your own business and this should be emphasized when you hit it with them.

Try Crowdfunding

There are special platforms to use for crowdfunding. Here, you can spread the news about your new product or service and then you will have to wait for interested investors to come and see you for it. If the thing you are offering is really something interesting, then good investors will see that there is a future for it. You can make campaigns for your product on these platforms to spread awareness. KIckstarter.com is one of the most famous and effective sites for crowdfunding so that’s a resource you need to tap.

A loan from a bank

The standards of lending had become stricter as time goes by. But there are still those banks that lend funds for small businesses and start-ups. You can apply to any of them to start your business. Just make sure that you will keep up with your promise to the bank. Also, just make sure that you pay the bank back so that you won’t get a bad record which could affect your future request for any loans.

Pledge some percentage of your earnings in the future

You can borrow from people you know with the condition that you will pledge a portion of your earnings to them in the future. If you are confident with your capabilities and the product you are launching, then you could try this route.

Use your credit card

This is probably one of the riskiest ways of financing your business. For your repayments, once you fall behind, the chances would be something like having a whacked credit score. But this would only happen if you let it. You need to be responsible for your use and payment of credit card otherwise it could affect your credit rating and you won’t be able to borrow from the bank in the future.

Financing your business is a real challenge and many are just not up to the challenge. There are many ways to get on it though. You only need to find the best one that would suit you so you can get your new business rolling.

8 Ways You Can Use Body Language to Influence People

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Did you know that majority of your success comes down to what your body language says?

Alex “Hitch” Hitchens (Will Smith’s dating guru character in the movie Hitch) said “60% of all human communication is nonverbal body language; 30% is your tone, so that means 90% of what you’re saying ain’t coming out of your mouth”- now that sounds pretty spot on because Whenever two people are communicating to each other face-to-face, most of the communication is actually happening through body language.

It’s a highly known fact that your posture, facial expressions, gestures and even tone of voice When properly used, can actually be your key to achieving success because it can help you grow business relationships, influence people and telegraph power and authority. Here are ten tips on how to use body language to project confidence, charisma, and authority.

Maintain eye contact

Maintaining positive eye contact is very important so that the person you’re talking to can see how sincere and transparent you are. You want the other person to see that you’re 100% confident with what you’re saying and that all your cards are on the table – you have nothing to hide.

Lower the pitch of your voice

The pitch of your voice can sometimes determine how confident you are. People with higher-pitched voices are usually seen as anxious, skittish or high-strung – it gives the vibe that you’re trying to be more confident by drowning out other people’s voices. Just keep it low, calm and collected – that gives off a much better vibe.

Keep your posture erect

Hav you noticed that tall, commanding people look a lot more powerful than the average Joe? That’s because status, authority, and charisma gets nonverbally displayed if you’ve got a great posture. Erect postures and heads held high make you look like you’re a person of power and substance so you’re more likely to influence people’s decisions.Even if you’re sitting down, you can improve your posture by placing both your feet flat on the floor and widening your arms away from your body.

Minimize nervous gestures

Nervous gestures such as being fidgety, twirling your hair or drumming your fingers on the desk shows that you have no confidence in what you’re saying. if at any point you find yourself doing any of these things you need to just relax yourself and take a breather because looking nervous doesn’t do you any favours.

Try to use open gestures

Using open gestures are a great way to show that you are a credible, confident and transparent person. If you have your arms crossed or your hands were hidden away, it usually gives off the vibe that you’re trying to hide something. Relax your movements and don’t be afraid to show the palms of your hands – that makes you seem more warm, personable and trustworthy. If you’re seated, try to keep your legs and arms uncrossed at all times and try to keep your legs far apart and your shoulders back. Try not to lean forward, lean back instead – leaning forward makes you look more eager than usual.

The power of pausing

Pausing every now and then while you’re talking is an effective way of telegraphing confidence – even better if you can mix your pauses with a smoldering look. For example, you might say, “I think this software will definitely boost your business because of its incredible features… (pause and look into the other person’s eyes with a smoldering look)…What do you think?” Focus on short pauses not long pauses because long pauses can actually affect communication negatively, but it’ll have a positive effect as long as it’s not too long. Pausing gives the other person you are speaking to an actual moment to digest what you just said, making the information much clearer for them to …

Smile like a boss

Let’s face it, people love warm, happy faces. Smiling at someone gives off the vibe that you are personable, genuine and totally approachable. Have you ever noticed that if you smiled at someone there’s a huge probability that the other person will smile back? The human brain prefers smiling face because it gives off the trustworthy vibe.

Solid handshake

A powerful handshake is something worth practicing again and again because most people can appear to look more authoritative and credible if they have a great handshake. When you make palm to palm contact with someone try to give a firm handshake and match the hand pressure the other person is applying as closely as possible. Try not to crush his hands – dominating someone is not a great way of winning them over.

In conclusion

Body language is a language without actual spoken words hence why it’s called non-verbal communication. We use it all the time socially and especially in our businesses and careers.

Facial expressions, body movements small gestures, and even straight posture, can all convey a message or add something to it. Keep in mind that while these tips are a good general guide for interpreting body language, it’s crucial to remember that all these tips won’t necessarily apply to every single person.

The Power Of A Strong Mindset: 3 Steps to Achieve Any Goal

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If you’re not going anywhere with your life then it’s probably because you haven’t set proper goals to follow.

When it comes to building a business or excelling in your chosen field, the first step is always to set a clear and specific goal that you really want to achieve.

Walt Disney, for example, is a great example of a goal setter. He was fired from his first job because apparently, he lacked imagination.He became bankrupt at one stage and had around 300 banks turn down his idea for a Walt Disney theme park. But that didn’t stop him from sticking to his goal and doing whatever it takes to make his dream a reality. Fast forward to today, Disney is a billion dollar company with Disneyland theme parks all over the world.

He once quoted “To some people, I am kind of a Merlin who takes lots of crazy chances, but rarely makes mistakes. I’ve made some bad ones, but, fortunately, the successes have come along fast enough to cover up the mistakes. When you go to bat as many times as I do, you’re bound to get a good average.”

Michael Jordan is another great example of a great goal setter. During his sophomore year, he didn’t make the cut to the varsity basketball team because of his height and apparently he just wasn’t good enough yet. After he got cut he worked twice as hard until he finally made the cut and beat everyone else.

Jordan is the type of person that when he sets a goal, he’s going to do whatever it takes to achieve that goal. He was determined to be the best basketball player of all time and he worked harder than everyone else around him because he was that committed to becoming the best. Fast forward to today and he still remains to be the greatest player of all time.

He once quoted “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” He also said, “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”

Setting goals can be very powerful as long as you stick to what you want to achieve and envision your success. So now the big question is, how do you create compelling goals?

Figure out why you want to achieve your goals

You need to ask yourself: Am I setting this goal for myself?

How would you feel once you’ve achieved your goal?

Whether it’s earning money for your family or wanting success to improve your station in life, you need to figure out why you want to achieve your goals to give you that sense of purpose. How will achieving your goal affect you as a person?

Knowing the purpose of your goal is what’s going to keep you going and totally focussed on what you want to achieve in life. As long as you know why you’re doing whatever it is you’re doing then you’ll be able to focus long and hard enough to achieve your goals.

Don’t focus too much on the outcome

If you’ve already created your goal then you need to stick to it may it hail or shine. It may seem impossible at the moment because you’re just a small fish in an ocean full of big fishes, but as long as you have that inner belief that you’ll eventually get to where you want to be then you’ll be totally in control of your destiny. It’s the mentality that whatever happens, you’ll succeed eventually. It may not happen overnight but eventually, it will happen.

A number of people give up at the early stages especially when the tough times hit, that’s because they look at their long-term goals, realize how massive it is and tell themselves “there’s no way I can reach that level” or “I’m not equipped enough to make it to that level.” What you need to do is start small, and take baby steps. Focusing way too hard on the big picture might discourage you. If you take it one step at a time you’ll get there slowly but surely.

Repeat your goals over and over again

Repetition is the key to achieving success in life.

You can’t just create a goal and look at it as a one-time thing and that’s it. If you want to achieve success then you need to keep drilling your goals in your head repeatedly. The more you sound like a broken clock, the faster you’ll get to your destination.

3 Powerful Visualization Techniques Visualization Techniques To Manifest Your Desired Outcomes

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What do you think is the difference between a dreamer and a doer?

One word: confidence.

Let’s face it, if you’re confident that you’ll eventually achieve your goals because you are willing to do whatever it takes to get there then you will no doubt achieve it. However, if you’re not confident about yourself and you don’t think your plans will pan out then you won’t really feel the need to take any steps to achieve your goals.

Confidence is the key to making something of yourself. It’s having the inner confidence that whatever happens around you, may it hail or shine, your confidence remains rock hard. If you believe in yourself that you will eventually achieve your goals, you’ll reach it. One of the most effective ways of achieving your goals is through Effective Visualization.

So what is Effective Visualization?

Arnold Schwarzenegger is a big-time celebrity who used the power of visualization to achieve his bodybuilding goals.

Schwarzenegger didn’t just go to the gym every day and worked out, he actually visualized his success. He said “I had this fixed idea of growing a body like Reg Park’s. The model was there in my mind; I only had to grow enough to fill it… The more I focused in on this image and worked and grew, the more I saw it was real and possible for me to be like him.”

Schwarzenegger conditioned his mind and convinced himself that he was capable of achieving his goal, he firmly believed that he would be able to do it and that’s exactly what happened.

He also said, “What you do is create a vision of who you want to be — and then live that picture as if it were already true.”

This is the power of Effective Visualization.

You need to visualize your desired result over and over again as if it had already taken place. There’s no room in your head for doubting yourself and your capabilities because if you do this, you are unconsciously sabotaging your success.

Effective Visualization is a technique that’ll help you get over the barrier of self-doubt. You need to visualize and actually see yourself achieving your goals and you need to envision how you’re going to do it in the most detailed manner as possible. The more you visualize your success, the more it’ll transcend to reality because the power of the mind, if harnessed the right way can make a huge impact in your life.

What do you think is the difference between a successful person and a loser?

It’s two words: mind power.

The big reason why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer because the rich people have such a powerful mindset – they are willing to do whatever it takes to get to the top and they can see themselves right at the top even though they’re not even there yet. They condition their minds over and over again to the fact that no matter what happens, they will eventually achieve the results they want.

Here are four effective Visualization techniques you might want to implement in your life:

Be in the moment

If for example, you have a meeting with some prospective sponsors, visualize yourself going to the meeting and winning that pitch. What do the potential sponsors look like?

What does the meeting place look like?

Can you picture the surroundings?

Can you hear their voices?

Imagine how calm and collected you are going to that meeting and shaking their hands.Imagine the potential sponsors intently listening to your pitch. By doing this simple practice you’ll be able to go that meeting with rock hard confidence because you’ll be able to transcend that imagery into real life since you’ve gone over the scenario in your head over and over again.

Focus on you

Besides visualizing the surroundings you need to effectively visualize yourself going into that meeting.

What clothes are you wearing during this meeting?

Is your posture on point?

Do you look confident enough to secure the deal?

How calm and collected are you?

How is your tone of voice during the pitch?

Are you injecting a sense of humor to make the sponsors feel more comfortable with you as a person?

Have a backup plan

Visualizing yourself nailing the sponsorship is definitely a must, but you need to also have a plan B just in case things don’t go according to plan – at least you have a backup plan. Having a plan B or even a plan C will be good for you in the long run because it enables you to be a bit more prepared. Think of possible ways the potential sponsors would react negatively to your pitch and then think of ways in advance that you’ll be able to address their concerns.

Practice how you would react to their negative response and then repeat that scenario in your head over and over again so that when the time finally comes and they react negatively to your pitch, you’re 100% confident that you have the answers they are looking for because you have visualized this scene a number of times.

In conclusion

Your goal here is to strongly instill the experience you want in your mind so that this will transcend into real life and you’ll be able to embody the version of yourself that you know in your heart can be.

You need to make sure you note down everything you see and hear in your head and go over it again and again. Before you know it, you’ll be well on your way to nailing down that life-changing pitch.