Your ideal clients are drawn to you when you are calm, clear and confident. When they see that you’re not winging it.  And not hungry for a sale.

They see you know what you’re doing. That what you sell is the result of experience and thought. And that they can put it to their advantage.

But what if you need more confidence?  What’s the quickest, surest way to become calm, clear and confident?

You must always know your top priorities.

If you wake up in the morning and you don’t know exactly what you should do that day, you’ll be reacting. Responding. Second guessing. Flitting from one thing to the next.

And when your day is over you’ll marvel, with disappointment and anxiety about how little you got done.

Time management is not the answer. Time management assumes you know what your priorities should be.  But most people don’t.

When your priorities are clear, you feel and exude confidence because you’re working hard on the few things that really move you forward.  And your confidence grows.

And that’s why you should get a copy of my program on “How to Systematically and Consistently Attract First Rate Customers.” (The “Manual” for short.)

Imagine what your day will be like once you’re using it:

You wake up and you know exactly what to do when.  And clients result!

How?  Because you have about two dozen simple fill-in-the-blank-exercises. And when they’re all filled in, you have a simple system that brings you a steady, consistent, predictable flow of your ideal clients.

You would do the first worksheet. Then you’d post your work to my private Oasis forums. I would then review your work. Give you feedback and make sure you know exactly what your next step should be.

The you’d get on the free QA call each month, the one exclusively for Oasis members. I and other smart entrepreneurs working the same program, will answer your questions and make sure you always know your most valuable next steps.

Nothing can be that easy, can it?

‘Course not. You need to do some work!  But you’re already working hard. It’s just feels scattered because you’re not really sure about what your marketing priorities need to be!

The Manual will change all that for you.

The people you know who exude confidence are the people whose priorities are clear. And the best clients are attracted to confidence.

Get yours here:  http://dovgordon.net/am/aaa-sales-system.php

It’s fully guaranteed.  Take it for a test drive.

Any questions?  Comments?  Use the form below.

Dov Gordon

Yesterday, on a Q&A call for my private coaching clients, one member, “Frank,” mentioned that he’d finally began using an email marketing system.

“That’s great,” I said. “But is that the critical 10% for you at this time?”

In the world of the Alchemist Entrepreneur, we strike at the roots where everyone is hacking at the leaves. We focus intensely on the few things that will give you a big result, fastest.

Now, Frank is still testing his message with his market. He still needs to have more one-on-one conversations with the people he wants as clients. After he’s made more sales face-to-face, he’ll be ready to systematize and automate his marketing.

Our brains, and the world around us, are wired to confuse us. To fog up our lenses so we take one wrong turn after another. To get us working hard on everything besides the critical 10% that makes you look brilliant 90% of the time.

This is why it’s so important to work with a mentor and to be part of a community of people on a similar path to your own.

Look back at your week so far. Have you been working hard, with focus, on the critical 10% that rapidly brings you more clients, income and life choice? Or, do you need a bit of help?

Early next week you’ll have the opportunity to apply for one of the approximately five free “Consistent Flow of Customers” strategy sessions that I’ll be offering in March. Watch your inbox for details.

Oh, and I’d love to hear your reactions to this in the comment section below.

Dov Gordon

Joel, a friend with an office down the hall, just came back from New York. He’s from London, lives in Israel and this was his first time in the Big Apple. He went with his wife and their three year old.

As they emerged from Penn Station onto a crowded Manhattan sidewalk, their little boy’s eyes opened wide with wonder. Those buildings. They’re so TALL!  He’d never seen anything like it.

Even Joel was amazed. “It’s just like in the movies,” he said. “Ambulance sirens. Really tall buildings and lots and lots of people.”

But those of us who grew up there – we’ve lost that sense of wonder, if we ever had it.

And that’s the way life is. What gets you excited at three brings on a yawn at seven. And what’s fascinating at seven is borrrrrring at ten.

We’ve conquered those worlds. Time for new terrain.

It’s also true about fear. What scared you at three doesn’t scare you today.

If you were scared of the dark, one day you found yourself in that dark room and realized that there was nothing to be afraid of. Or maybe you were terrified of your bike. But when you finally got the balancing thing worked out, suddenly you could go far fast. That opened up a world of possibility, didn’t it?

Overcoming fear frees you up to experience new wonders. Which sets you up for new fears to overcome – so you can experience new wonders.

THAT is living: Doing what scares you until it no longer does. And then using that new-found freedom to experience a new wonder.

As an entrepreneur, you have this opportunity more-so than your employed friends and family. They’re bound and restricted by bosses and mindless corporate “this-is-how-we-do-it-here’s.”

Today, a single fear that, more than any other, is keeping you stuck. What it is? Make up your mind to over come it because that’s the only way to experience that new sense of wonder, amazement and thrill that means you’re alive.

You’re as free as you make up your mind to be. Your life will be as rich as the fears you overcome and the wonders you experience.

—

If you liked this, please share it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter.   And I’d love to hear your opinion in a comment below.

Dov Gordon

Ever gone fishing and caught nothing?

Most likely someone handed you a pole, some bait, pointed to a
creek and said “This is how you catch fish.  That’ll be $50.”  And
sent you on your way.

These guys are deceptive because it looks like they’re teaching you
how to fish.  But really, they’re taking your money and not even
feeding your for a day!

To catch fish in the real world – consistently – you need to
understand why one rod works better  for one kind of fishing and
not another.  Why one lure works here and not there; for these fish
and not for those.

The business equivalent of “teach a man to fish” is “teach a man to
think.”
—
Register:  Marketing that Works – The Chain of Conversion
http://DovGordon.net/dannyiny 
—

When marketing plumbers say “Do this with that” but don’t teach you
the underlying thinking, they set you up for disappointment.

And that’s why I consider it my job to not only tell you what to
do, but even more importantly to teach you how to think.

Which is why you should meet Danny Iny.

Back in December, Danny and I met in the quieter “back room,”
behind the bar at Cafe Hillel in Tel Aviv’s Azrieli Center.

Over enormous mugs of strong cappuccino I said “Danny, my
subscribers will appreciate your approach.  They’re not the
glassy-eyed get rich quick type.  They know better.  They want to
learn how to think about marketing so that everything they do
begins to add up.  Let’s do a webinar.”

He agreed.  And the result is:

Marketing that Works: The Chain of Conversion
Register here:   http://DovGordon.net/dannyiny 

Yes, he’ll mention his training at the end, but the webinar is
going to be mostly content. He’s going to share the “chain of
conversion” framework from his program, that he uses with his own
clients, plus several real live case studies.

If this interests you at all, then you should block out this date
on your calendar: Thursday, February 16th, at 3pm eastern. Sharp!

Register now for free by clicking below:
http://DovGordon.net/dannyiny

Dov Gordon

Do people get excited when you tell them what you do?

Do you express yourself with clear confidence?  Or do you feel at a loss for words that  express with elegance and finality why you’re different.  And how someone’s business and life will change when they hire you.

You’re probably very eloquent when you’re doing your work.  But when you need to sell yourself, you may find yourselves  tongue tied and ineffective.

If that’s true for you, please help me out!

At the end of April I’ll be in New York to run a workshop.  I already have my plane ticket.  Now I need a topic.

Broadly speaking, the workshop will help you easily talk about what you do in a way that draws your ideal clients to you.

BUT… There are any number of ways I can approach this topic.   Help me decide the best way for you.  (Whether you expect to join me in New York or not.)

Please answer two questions in the comments section below:

1.  When it comes to talking about what you do in a compelling way, where do you get stuck?

2.  What is the impact of getting stuck?  How does it hold you back?

As a thank you – anyone who provides a real response will be invited to some kind of closed-door teleseminar training on the topic as things come together.

Thank you,

Dov Gordon

Eavesdrop as I explain to a small business entrepreneur why he’s going in circles with his marketing.  This is an unedited clip taken straight from a free “Consistent Flow of Customers” strategy session.

1:56 minutes  Click here to download the .mp3

Each month I give away about five free “Consistent Flow of Customers” strategy sessions.  You’re eligible if:

1.  You believe you should be able to add $100,000  or more to your income in the coming year – even if you don’t know how and

2. Doing so is your top priority (after family, health, spirituality)

Then apply for one of the available slots here:  http://DovGordon.net/freesession

And as always, if you found this helpful, please use the share buttons to help others gain as well.  And I thank you in  advance.

Your thoughts?  Below…

Dov

For years, I read the books, but didn’t act on what they told me to do.

I’m not sure why.

Part of the reason was because I didn’t really believe it was that simple.  There must be something far more complicated I hadn’t yet discovered.

Part of it was mental junk about “Why should I be rich and successful while others around me were struggling?”  And “I’m too young.  I’m still a kid.”  That was in my 20s – when I already had a few kids of my own.

Part of it was because I couldn’t see the HOW.  Yeah, you need to set goals.  I get that.  But  I couldn’t see how I’d reach them.  So it always felt like a fantasy and never affected what I did.

Part of it was because the few things I thought I was doing right were misguided. In retrospect, I was building castles on quicksand.

Part of it was too much worrying about what other people think.

Part of it was that on many days I felt like a fraud.  I didn’t have all my ducks in a row, so who am I to be telling others what to do?  (As if any of us will ever get all our ducks in a row.)

Part of it was that I thought there was a right way to do things.  I thought that the people on TV and in the news must know something I don’t.  So I kept studying and learning.  Then one day I realized that in many cases I knew more than them.  And often they were wrong.

Part of it was our natural tendency to overcomplicate things.

And I can go on and on…

But one day I saw a video from a ‘guru’ whose work I admired.  He talked about how he’d followed the advice in a certain book.  I’d read that book 15 years earlier.  I’d thought it was nice advice.  He’d acted on it.

He was getting hundreds of thousands of views on his videos.  I was just another viewer.

It was a turning point for me. Something finally clicked.

I realized that there really is no secret other than this:  

• You need to know what you want.  This requires some thought.

• You need a plan, or system to get to where you want.  Or you get overwhelmed and you never know what to do first.  A simple, proven plan that makes sense to you, gives you the confidence and motivation to implement.

• And you need feedback.  From someone who has already done what you want to do.  Because the steps are simple, but there are a thousand little nuances you only learn by doing.

We each have a choice:  To spend the years reinventing the wheel.  Or to find a mentor who, in a five minute conversation, can save you 5 days, weeks, months or even years of figuring it out for yourself.

Each month I give away five free “Consistent Flow of Customers” Strategy Sessions to small business entrepreneurs who know they should be able to add $100,000 or more in income in the coming year.  They just don’t know how.

If that’s you, keep your eye open for when I make the February slots available.

Please share your reactions in the comments section below.

Dov Gordon

Recently someone we’ll call James unsubscribed. He left a note explaining why, which I appreciate.

His reason:  ”Nothing new. Same old marketing stuff. Nothing original.”

Fair enough, because there are two reasons people study marketing:

1.  It’s entertaining.
2.  It will change your life.

If you’re reading for entertainment, no question about it – others are far more entertaining than I am.

Then there are the readers who don’t just read – they study and they implement.  They are the ones who write me saying “I listened to your [free] teleseminar three times.  Thank you!  You explained this in a way that made it so simple.  No one ever explained it that way before.”

They’re the ones who take step 1, even if they don’t know how they’ll take step 2.

While most people are playing this game not to lose, these folks play to win.

They’re scared like everyone else.  They feel doubt like everyone else.  They’ve experienced disappointment, like everyone else.

BUT, these folks follow the omens.  And the omens say “Continue.  Soon, it will come together.”

They’re not looking for a quick fix, but for a well trodden path.

They know that in this life, nothing worthwhile comes easy.  They’re willing to work hard – with only one condition:  They want to be working hard on things that add up.  On the critical 10% that makes them look brilliant 90% of the time.

A quick look at James’ website and you see he hasn’t implemented the “same old unoriginal” basics. I can only assume that James is looking for entertainment.  Nothing wrong with that.  I’m not here to judge.

But if he was interested in mastery, he might have gotten a copy of How to Systematically and Consistently Attract First-Rate Customers.

He would have begun filling the blanks in the Manual.  He’d be posting his work to my private Oasis Forums for fast feedback and real-world help.  He would be doing things.  And making fast progress.

There’s no cheaper way to get this level of help with your marketing that I know of.

Most of the people around you talk about growing their business, but what they really want is to be entertained.

But a select few actually do the work and they find there’s nothing more entertaining than the rewards of building – brick by small brick.

Dov Gordon

PS – After you read all about it, if you have any questions post a comment below.