Have you ever encountered a prospective client who you were certain your program or service would greatly help them?

Yet they did not take action?

Be honest with yourself.

While there are a few reasons why, the biggest reason is something that you cannot control.

Recently, I was talking to an entrepreneur who is considering enrolling in my Dream Business Fast Start Coaching Program.

Honestly, the conversation left me shaking my head.

I’ve been doing this a long time, and with a short conversation, I can quickly determine if someone would greatly benefit.

Or honestly, whether they should take a pass and not waste their time, nor mine.

Right after that call, I was chatting with a friend (a highly successful entrepreneur).

I mentioned this conversation and how I knew it would be perfect for them and yet they were passing.

My friend is always honest with me, and would just as easily call me a pompous ass as he would validate my thoughts!

He asked me to share a little of our conversation.

I suspect he wanted to make sure I did enough to build trust and value.

I talked about how it works.

The half-day, high-impact intensive coaching session you can do either on Zoom.

How we develop your game plan and get you on the fast-track to success accomplishing your goal.

Then I went on to explain how following the half-day consult, we do 8 weeks of intense private coaching.

We work on the “fastest path to the cash” that gets you moving toward making THIS the “Year of Your Dream Business” as quickly as possible!

Finally, I took a trip down memory lane and shared some of the results we’ve created for Dream Business owners, like you, during our half-day masterminds on the boat and Fast Start experiences.

Yet this person passed, citing their busy schedules and in a roundabout way, I could tell that they were also questioning the investment.

Based on my own instincts and decades of experience, I believed that one of two things were likely at play.

  1. They have a spouse, parent or significant other covering their household expenses which means there is zero pressure to take a risk and invest in their business to accelerate its growth. Simply put, as my friend, the great motivational speaker Les Brown says, “You gotta be hungry!”
  2. Or, their current business makes ‘just enough’ money to make getting a job seem an unreasonable solution to their slow growth. This is similar to the ‘thorn in the lion’s paw’ – their situation is such that while their slow to no growth is not fun, they’re not really in enough pain to do whatever it takes to achieve success.

After sharing this with my friend, he didn’t call me a pompous ass!

In fact, he said I covered the bases pretty well.

However, he did remind me of a very important truth in business that I wanted to share with you.

I particularly want to share this with those entrepreneurs, who like me, are super competitive and hate to lose and also have a heart to serve others.

Here’s what he said:

“Jim, your passion and desire to help entrepreneurs grow is admirable.

But the reality is that you cannot want success more for your clients than they want it for themselves.

When you encounter someone like this, move on.”

BAM. This was indeed a powerful reminder to be honest with yourself.

The next time you encounter prospective clients who you know deep down would greatly benefit from your program and experience amazing results, and yet they pass, remember the bottom line as so eloquently stated by my friend:

“But the reality is that you cannot want success for them more than they want it for themselves. Move on.”

Let me share one more ‘truth’ when it comes to investing in opportunities.

Remember this when talking to prospective clients.

And I also encourage you to be honest with yourself think about this next time you’re alone with your thoughts.

If you can’t afford the opportunity, then what you’re doing in your business is not working.

Yes, it sounds harsh, but it’s true.

Do you, as an entrepreneur, want success more than anyone else wants it for you?

Are YOU really HUNGRY?

Think about it.

Cap't Jim Palmer, The Dream Business Coach

Cap’t Jim Palmer, best known internationally as the Dream Business Coach, is creator of the Dream Business Mastermind and Coaching Program and host of Dream Business Radio – a weekly podcast based on Jim’s smart marketing and dream business building strategies. Claim your FREE Dream Business Transformation now!

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