Grow Your Home-Based Business with Help from the Power Habits® System by Noah St. John

Do you want a successful home-based business? 

Having a successful home-based business means you have the FREEDOM to do what you want, when you want…and also have the LIFESTYLE you desire…along with the EXPERIENCE of knowing you’re making great money while making a difference. 

Would you like me to give you the exact framework that has empowered my clients to find a way to add over $2 BILLION dollars in sales? 

In less than 90 days from now, you could be living a richer, happier life…with more success in your business and personal life…while working LESS than you are now. 

How do I know? Because those who follow my Power Habits® System regularly double their income while working less…sometimes in just a matter of weeks! 

For example, Ray Higdon, who has a successful career in network marketing, reflected after employing my Power Habits® System, “I made my annual income in just 44 days!” 

Prem Jantarapet came to the United States from Thailand with just $18 in her pocket and didn’t speak any English. She wanted to start a home-based business. She learned the Power Habits® System through my Freedom Lifestyle Experience workshop and now makes over $10,000 each month. 

One of the key strategies for creating a successful home-based business is getting rid of your head trash. Head trash is what keeps some entrepreneurs from growing their business. It’s formed from unconscious beliefs that hold you back by producing unproductive and unhealthy behaviors. Have you been missing out on potential customers because you’ve been prey to either fear or procrastination? Have you lost clients to someone else because you didn’t believe in yourself enough? Are people regularly passing up your offers? Head trash is likely the culprit in all these scenarios.  

In order to get rid of your head trash, you need to change your subconscious beliefs. So many people get it wrong by focusing on the external behaviors, but those will only change once your beliefs do. Using my Afformations® Method, one of the components of the Power Habits® System, can help you combat self-defeating beliefs that drive your actions. 

First, identify the habit you want to change. For example: “I want to reach out to more potential clients.” 

Next, FORM what you want into an empowering question that assumes that what you want already happened or is already true. So for this example, you might ask yourself the following: 

Why is it so easy to reach out to potential clients? 

Why are so many people interested in learning more about my business? 

Afformations® are significantly more powerful than affirmations because statements alone do not change your deeply held self-limiting beliefs. If you state, “I am good at reaching out to potential clients,” your brain will likely respond with more head trash like “Hah. No you’re not.” But when you Afform® the same idea and ask yourself about the positive result you envision, your brain is forced to provide a positive argument for your success, which, in turn, alters your belief system in an authentic and profound way. 

Third, you must give yourself to the question. Read your Afformations®, write them, say them out loud, and listen to them—daily, even hourly. Using all four modes of human communication will enable you to change your subconscious thought patterns that have been limiting the success of your home-based business. 

Finally, take new actions based on your new assumptions about life. Right now, you are making hundreds, perhaps thousands, of unconscious assumptions about life and your relationship to it. These assumptions form the basis of how you go through life—positively or negatively, confidently or hesitantly, from love or from fear. However, the problem is that we usually don’t recognize our own unconscious assumptions. 

For example, if you hold the assumption that “Things never work out for me,” your actions will be hesitant, your posture will be one of defeat, and you will tend to give up at the first sign of resistance or rejection. But if one of your assumptions is “Things always work out for the best for me,” your actions will tend to be confident, your posture will be self-assured, and you will persist even in the face of temporary failure. Which means that no matter what you assume, you always make yourself right. To continue our example, act on the assumption that “People are interested in learning more about the products or opportunities offered by my home-based business” by reaching out to them without fear or hesitation.   

Don’t let your head trash hold you back from living the Freedom Lifestyle of your dreams. Preorder a copy of my new book, Power Habits®: The New Science for Making Success Automatic®, and learn how to leverage the five systems of support to: 

• Make a definitive difference in the world 

• Have a genuine impact on the people you’re here to serve 

• Supercharge your ability to attract more wealth and abundance 

• Enjoy more time off without the guilt 

• Overcome the fear of failure so you can achieve more while working less 

By preordering your copy by September 21, you’ll be able to claim up to $599 in free bonuses, including live video trainings to empower you to live the Power Habits® System. 

Stalking the Elephant by Jim Stovall

Many people would claim to believe that anything is possible, but when it comes to their own life, career, and success, they don’t believe everything is possible.  

The concept of anything being possible is random and ethereal. It includes ideas such as “I might win the lottery,” “We might get hit by a meteor,” or “If I’m lucky, I could get the perfect job and meet Mr. or Miss Right.” In these examples, believing in anything being possible assumes that the outcome is not within our control but it’s possible. On the other hand, when we believe that we control our destiny and our fate is in our own hands, we understand that everything is open to us based on the choices we make and how hard we want to work.  

I am an entrepreneur and run a small business called the Narrative Television Network. Due to a lot of hard work by our team, we landed a contract to do business with one of the largest corporations in the world. Many well-meaning, well-intentioned, and knowledgeable people would assert that a little company from Oklahoma with less than ten employees couldn’t do business on a level playing field with a multinational, multibillion-dollar giant. In reality, if they believe it’s impossible in their circumstances, they are right. If I believe it’s possible for our team, I’m right.  

Success is a self-fulfilling prophecy. In my book The Millionaire Map, I explain that if you want to be successful, you need to surround yourself with a group of people who have what you want. I call these people your Dream Team. I’m a firm believer in being willing to be turned down or rejected by the very best. At the start of any endeavor, if you will simply believe that everything is possible and open to you, you can list the candidates for your Dream Team.  

When we started the Narrative Television Network, we had no background, training, experience, or resources in the industry. When I asked myself, “If I could have anyone I wanted on my Dream Team to advise and assist us, who would I pick?” The answer was as simple to me then as it is now. Ted Turner. When we got involved in the financial planning and investment arena, the potential Dream Team member I listed first was Steve Forbes. When we got into the field of leadership training, the first name that came to my mind of someone I wanted on our side was the legendary Coach John Wooden. When my novels began to be sought for movie projects and I was looking for people on my Dream Team, I thought of people like James Garner, Peter Fonda, Raquel Welch, and Academy Award-winner Louis Gossett Jr. I am pleased to report that each of these special people has contributed and continues to contribute to our success. As ancient wisdom tells us, “You have not because you ask not.”  

As you go through your day today, set your sights high, and you might just get what you aim at. 

Today’s the day!  

This and other motivational pieces by bestselling author Jim Stovall can be found in his latest collection of columns, Wisdom for Winners Volume Four, an official publication of the Napoleon Hill Foundation to be released in January 2018.  

4 Steps to Success with Small Wins by Adrean Turner

Most people achieve success one experience at a time. Leaders from Bill Gates to Barbara Corcoran attest that they were able to reach their career goals by individual steps or small wins. 

Business experts and social scientists agree that modest victories provide major motivation to stay engaged along the journey of success. Per the progress principle, based on a multi-year study by researchers at Harvard Business School, of all the things that can boost emotions, motivation, and perceptions, the single most important factor is making progress in meaningful work. And the more frequently people experience that sense of progress, the more likely they are to be creatively productive in the long run. Whether they are trying to solve a major scientific mystery or simply produce a high-quality product or service, everyday progress—even a small win—can make all the difference in how they feel and perform.  

“People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed.” ~ Tony Robbins

Try these steps to small-win success: 

1. CREATE

According to the Harvard team, one factor that encourages small wins is related to how you work. The catalyst factor includes events that directly enable progress in the work. These actions include developing clear goals, managing your time and resources effectively, and practicing open communication to influence productivity. 

“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

2. RELATE  

A second factor that encourages small wins is “nourishers.” Interpersonal support can ignite and expedite your progress. Build relationships with colleagues and mentors who provide validation and constructive feedback. Nourishers can have a powerful influence on your performance. Involvement in personal or professional groups that are aligned with your mission and goals will enable you to cultivate those interactions. 

“Success doesn’t always come from the big actions we take, but from the sum of the small actions we repeat.” ~ Robert Collier

3. STATE

Considering the challenges of pursuing your dream career, starting a new business, or taking on a large project can be overwhelming. Develop an action plan with intermediate goals. Break your activities into groups of small, manageable tasks. You’ll become energized each time you complete a goal.  

“I am a 20-year overnight success!” ~ Steve Harvey

4. ELEVATE

Keep a record of your accomplishments and setbacks. Maintaining a journal of your activities will help you recognize and celebrate miniature milestones that you might otherwise overlook. Tracking your advancement provides clarity to recognize conditions that affect your performance. 

Use the small win strategy for your grand visions to achieve the success you desire for a fulfilling career. 

Adrean Turner is a certified career coach, speaker, professional development trainer, and business consultant. She leverages 25 years of experience in management, marketing, operations, teaching, and training to partner with individuals, entrepreneurs, and organizations to achieve their maximum potential. Adrean is the author of a newly published book, F.I.T. for Success, which is based on her syndicated podcast that airs daily on a Philadelphia radio station and Internet channels.