Shirley you've just reminded me that I need to report back on Dave O'Connor's webinar which I painfully watched last Friday.
70 minutes long. 70 minutes!!
You get lots of helpful reminder emails before it begins. One of which contains the accompanying handout which is like a cloze procedure task I would have set my primary school class when I was a teacher.
He starts by telling you his background (clinical hypnotherapist, tai chi and meditation) and he name drops people he's helped like Deepak Chopra. He tells you he's living the life of his dreams and wants us all to do the same, and gives his back sob story of being broke and struggling.
Then at 9 mins in there's the first advert for his course that he wants you to buy, with testimonials from others including NH.
Then he outlines his 21 mindset steps to becoming an MLM super achiever, and promises there's the million dollar secret at the end so don't go anywhere! Each step explains what a winner would do and what the average network marketer does.
- Winners in MLM make clear decisions and stick to them. Average network marketers will see-saw backwards & forwards endlessly.
- Winners keep their eye on the big goal (hilariously illustrated with a picture of the pyramids) Average - sweats the small stuff and loses sight of the goal.
- Winners constantly question their limitations. Average - they never challenge their limiting believe and accept them as true.
- Winners experience their success ahead of time. Average is to focus on what you don't want, not what you want.
- Winners take massive action. The failure mindset is to procrastinate or to be busy being busy on low return actions.
- Successful people are laser-focused, exclude opposition and negativity. Average people are easily distracted. (This point is touted as the missing mindset ingredient that will skyrocket success over the next 90 days)
- Successful people are masters at quieting their mind. People who fail are immersed in the noise, always looking outside themselves for answers.
- Winners are grateful. Average people are too busy being caught up in their drama.
- Winners know that they need to leave their comfort zone. Average person is too fearful to do whatever it takes.
10. Winners know the power of their unconscious mind. The average person constantly talk themselves out of greatness.
11. Winners are masters of their emotions and have control over their thoughts. The average person has no control over their thoughts.
12. Winners have inspiring role models. The average person is always focusing on the negative in people.
13. Winners have certainty of mind. Failures waver in the face of uncertainty and opposition.
14. Successful people have presence. The average person is in a constant state of stress.
15. Winners have a clear invincible vision. The average person thinks too small.
16. Successful people recognise the value of time. The average person wastes their own and others' time.
17. Winners use their past as a positive resource, learning from mistakes. The failure mindset is to dwell on what's gone wrong.
18. Winners are persistent and will consistently demonstrate tenacity and resolve. Average people give up way too easily. They often throw in the towel just as they are approaching success.
19. Winners have a commitment to continuous improvement. The average person is stuck, they think the same thoughts, take the same actions and get the same results.
20. Successful people help as many people as they can on their way to the top. The average person drains the energy from other people. They are like an energy vampire.
21. Winners surround themselves with others of a similar mindset. Average people surround themselves with other average people. They settle for mediocrity.
He then tries to sell his 21 day course again. Just £100 for his downloadable stuff. More testimonials from NH and EC.
Then the million dollar secret...charisma. Allows you to do things the average person doesn't do.
So there you go. Brainwashing in its finest. Point 18 was the one that did it for me. You're still failing? Success is just around the corner! It's the same message we get from MLMs over and over again.
I'll never get those 70 mins back...