Learn to communicate better by influencing the influencers.

Anyone who reads, or is a writer and loves reading usually loves communicating with people. If we are honest, we’ll admit that sometimes when we see someone of influence we immediately become shy, or any number of “stupid” things come to our mind which block our going forward and making an acquaintance which may be pivotal in our life.

John Corcoran offers some great advice.

He covers three “limiting” beliefs which hold back even the most gregarious communicators:

Limiting Belief #1: “I don’t have anything to offer"

This is the most common refrain I hear again and again. And it is simply not true.

We look up to some successful influencers – perhaps a business owner who has dozens of employees and a business earning multiple seven figures of revenue per year – and we think there’s no possible way we could have “anything to offer” that influencer.

So what do we do? We give up. We don’t even try.

In fact, it’s not hard to find ways in which you can “provide value” to the influencers you meet.

All you really need to do is learn about the influencers you want to meet. You need to be attuned to their needs and wants.

Once you know what they need (rather than what you want), you can be responsive to it and help them tremendously.

Where do you find information about influencers you want to meet?

Not that long ago, it could be very difficult to find information about the influencers in your industry, particularly if they kept a low profile.

Today, it is much easier. Social media websites or simply googling a person’s name can reveal a lot of information about that person.

You may be able to learn a bit about his or her interests, hobbies, family members, and even favorite sporting teams. All of this information is valuable when you are looking for ways to “connect” with someone.

Limiting Belief #2: “I don’t have the Time”

One of the most common barriers I hear frequently is “I just don’t have the time.”

Its sounds something like this: “I recognize it’s all about who you know… but I just have so much on my plate right now… my ‘to do’ list is a mile long. I need to service these clients, pick up the dry cleaning… you name it.”

So what happens? Do they create any progress? Nothing happens.
The truth is, you don’t need much time to build relationships with influencers and VIPs in your industry. You can build relationships in just 10 minutes/day.

The key is consistency and building the right habit under the right system.

Limiting Belief #3: “I just need to get the email addresses of a few VIPs”

Do you really think if you only had the email address of a few VIPs, that would be enough?

We like to think there’s a quick solution, a “hack” that will accelerate our progress.

It’s simply not true. Sure, you need to find email addresses to reach out to certain VIPs, but there are many other ways of reaching out which may even be more effective.

This is like saying "I could be an astronaut, if I just had a rocket ship." The logic is fundamentally flawed.

But there is a better way. READ MORE. 

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Currently, one of my projects is promoting the building and creating of  "Loyalty Merchant Communities" all over the USA. Quite often I'll contact "busy" business owners and John's description of the "limiting beliefs" come up quite often and this of course holds these people back from legitimately earning an additional income stream of $10K (and up to $100K as time progresses) each month. If you would like more information on how my team is growing across the USA by helping owners of small to medium sized businesses to better connect with their customers and earn substantial residual incomes by doing so, CLICK HERE.