{"id":6387,"date":"2010-09-24T06:29:39","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T11:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/37d57f8fa2.nxcli.io\/blog\/?p=6387"},"modified":"2010-09-23T07:53:20","modified_gmt":"2010-09-23T12:53:20","slug":"small-business-success-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/success-tips\/small-business-success-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Think Big &#8211; Small Business Success Mindset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Have you ever wondered why some people make it and some people don\u2019t?\u00a0 What is the magic ingredient for small business success?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">While there are many explanations, one thing that Fabienne Fredrickson kept repeating during her 3 \u2013day Mindset Retreat is that the vast majority of us do not think BIG enough.. Our dreams TOO SMALL.\u00a0 We impose limits on our ambitions and goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And if you don\u2019t dare to reach for the stars, it goes without saying that you will never touch them.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So the moral of the story is don\u2019t<strong><em> impose limits on your small business goals<\/em><\/strong>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/small-business-success.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6389\" title=\"small business success\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/small-business-success.jpg\" alt=\"small business success\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The path to great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/marketing-tools\/how-to-achieve-a-breakthrough-this-year\/\">small business success<\/a> if deceptively simple:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Small Business Success Step One:<\/span><\/strong> You first must identify and acknowledge your \u2018brownies\u2019, i.e. all the talents, skills and experiences that make you special and unique.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Small Business Success Step Two:<\/span><\/strong> You then need to create a compelling marketing message around your brownies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Small Business Success Step Three:<\/span><\/strong> You share your message with a LOT more people than you had ever imagined possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Simply put, if you want to be financially free, you must play much bigger than you do right now.\u00a0 Instead of dreaming of having 20 clients, isn\u2019t it just as easy to say you want 200? What about 2000? Or 20,000? Or even 200,000?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">By thinking big, you will not just become wealthy; you will also be touching many more people with the value of your special \u2018brownies\u2019.\u00a0 In doing so, you will make the world (as well as YOUR world) a better place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We all fall into the trap of \u2018playing too small\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Why?\u00a0 One of the biggest things that stop us from dreaming BIG is fear.\u00a0 Fear can manifest itself in many ways.\u00a0 We are afraid that we won\u2019t have enough time or money.\u00a0 We are afraid we are not smart enough or \u2018up\u2019 to the task.\u00a0 We are afraid that we will be rejected, humiliated or ridiculed. We are afraid of disappointment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We impose our own limits.\u00a0 When in fact, if we are clear about what we want and back up that clarity with action, we can literally receive whatever we ask for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>So how can YOU start playing a bigger game?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Did you know that you create your future in every single instant?\u00a0 Every moment is a fork in the road.\u00a0 At every fork in the road, you can decide whether you are going to play \u2018big\u2019 in life or play \u2018little\u2019.\u00a0 Starting today, which direction will you choose?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8211; <em>Susan<\/em><\/p>\n<table style=\"text-align: left;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"8\" cellpadding=\"8\" width=\"450\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"450\" height=\"0\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ececec\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/susan-rice-lincoln\/\">About Susan Rice Lincoln<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/socialmedia.html\"><strong>Related Resources<\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/author\/slincoln\/\"><br \/>\nMore Posts by Susan Rice Lincoln<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To discover the easy and inexpensive ways <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">anyone can attract more clients and maximize their profits<\/span>, sign up for your<strong> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/profitrules-es.html\">FREE <\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/profitrules-es.html\">Profit Now <\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/profitrules-es.html\">Report<\/a>. <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered why some people make it and some people don\u2019t?\u00a0 What is the magic ingredient for small business success? 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