Joe & Mable

It all depends on how you say it…
Copyright Phil Basten

The two young reporters were exhausted. It had been an extremely busy news week. Long hours, messy investigations, gut wrenching interviews. They were ready for some R&R at a local bar.

Sam, the older of the two, suggested a bar he knew, and the two friends set off, eager to leave their fast-filling inboxes for another day.

They chose a table in a quiet corner, and Sam proceeded to the counter to order couple of beers. $6.70 grumbled the big surly man behind the bar. Sam laid $7.00 on the bar. The big man snatched it off the counter, opened the till, came back and slammed the change down on the counter, muttering bluntly, “Anything else?”

No thank you, said Sam, have a nice day.

His friend Paul, watched the exchange closely, and when Sam returned to the table, he looked at Sam, with a somewhat puzzled expression, and said, “Is he always that rude?”

“Yes, said Sam, I’m afraid he is.”

“And, do you usually respond the way you did?” asked Paul.

“Yes, I do”, said Sam firmly.

“How can you do that?” said Paul inquisitively. “People like that don’t deserve a civil response.”

“Simple,” said Sam. “I don’t want him to decide how I’m going to act.”

How many times do you blame others for your lack of success?

- How many times do you say, “I can’t?”
- How many times do you say, “I’m not as lucky as others?”
- How many times do you say, “If only this or that?”
- How many times do you say, “it’s their fault!”

What you say affects the way people respond to you. It makes no difference whether it’s spoken or written.

If you are not successful yet, I have good news for you. You still can be. It’s your choice. It’s up to you and no one else.

As a good friend of mine, Stirling Valentine, often says, “If it’s meant to be, It’s up to me.”

What do I mean by this?

Let me illustrate this by using an example we are all familiar with. Making money online.

Advertising is salesmanship in print.

Don’t know anything about salesmanship? Don’t know how to sell? Go read and study until you are the best sales person you can be.

- When was the last time you read a motivational book?
- When was the last time you listed to a CD on salesmanship?
- When was the last time you read a report on direct selling?

If a friend or colleague was in need of brain surgery, you wouldn’t operate on them unless you had studied brain surgery for many years. You wouldn’t say, “I think I can do that,” would you? Your friends life may hang in the balance.

We’ll you have a friend in need too.

Their need is immediate and critical. They need a cash infusion desperately so they can provide for their family.

That friend is you.

What will you do?

Will you struggle on, and do what you have always done? Will you say, “I Think I can write a good sales letter?” Your life and your families future hangs in the balance.

Or will you take action right now, study how to be the best sales person you can be, write that compelling sales letter, and watch your profits soar?

What action are you prepared to take?

Words, thoughts, and actions matter.

Negative words and thoughts, produce negative actions and results.
Positive words and thoughts, produce positive actions and results.

Prove it for yourself…

Write an advertisement for a product or service you want to sell. Think about the things you really like about the product or service and tell others about it.

Be positive and be honest when you write. That way your email offer will get past most people’s in-built BS detector.

Next, re-read your offer. Does it tell the product’s story? Does your offer excite you? Does what you say ring true?

If your offer doesn’t inspire you, chances are it won’t inspire others either. Rewrite the parts that leave you flat.

If your offer does inspire you, great. Go to http://freeaddepot.com/ join as a free member, and order a mailing to our responsive members database. You can reach up to 25,000 members at their contact email addresses.

Send your offer out to our members. You could be pleasantly surprised.

It all depends on how you say it.

The words you use, and the actions you take often make all the difference in the world.

What action will you take, now?

Have a great week.

Phil Basten