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Child-like Confidence will Build Your Business
by Cheryl Haining at 8/10/2005 4:57 am
You learned most of what you know in your first few years of life. We can gain insight into improving our current situation by observing the behavior of young children. They believe in themselves, nothing is impossible. Their dreams and their reality mesh easily.
Children are Accepting
Children go to a park as individuals. Within 5 minutes they have made friends with some of the other children in the park. They talk and interact with no inhibitions. They trust others will be welcoming of the. They are not concerned about rejection.
Be child-like. Talk to people you meet about your business opportunity. Offer your opportunity to everyone. Do not judge them. Do not decide what category they fall into. Leave it for them to make the decision. Share your story with everyone.
Run Toward your Fear
Children are unaware of fear. They never consider “will they like me” “Will I look foolish” “What will they think of me” They are upfront and straight- forward. Recently I observed 4 young boys peeing in a park. One asked the other “Are you a boy or a girl” He replied, “I am a boy.” There was no embarrassment. The first boy was not told that was a dumb question. We can learn a lot from the innocence of children.
We learn by asking questions. Ask people if they are interested in learning more about your business. Ask more experienced people how they run their business. The more you learn the more you can share with others. Children do not experience fear. Your fear is your growth coming to meet you. Step forward and shake fear by the hand. You will be amazed at how much more you can do. As you grow so your fears shrink.
Be a Product of Your Failures
Watch a child taking their first steps. They totter and fall. Then they try again, they keep trying until they can walk! If you do not try, you will not fail. But you will not learn. We grow from our mistakes. Be brave enough to take a risk. If it is a wrong decision learn from it. If it is a correct decision you will move forward. Children learn and grow so rapidly in their first few years.
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