This is a message that completely changed my life when I studied it. The more I studied it, the more I came into this monster revelation: I would not be who I am today had I not heard this particular parable… Check this out…Matthew 25, Verse 14 – 26. “Again, it will be like a [...]

In this article you will gain the necessary closing posture to treat rejection like water on a duck’s back. I’ll show you how to not get defensive when the objections start flying at you. You will know what to say to turn those objections into sign ups. Here we go…

In Part 1 of The 10 Most Common Mistakes In Closing, we covered three of the most common mistakes people make when they get to the closing questions. Having a successful business (whether you are in any type of sales profession, business building activity, getting new accounts, closing business deals, or making executive decisions) requires [...]

This article applies to any type of sales, business building activity, whether you are getting new accounts, closing business deals, or making executive decisions. What I’m going to share with you is from years of hands on experience helping thousands of people dramatically increase their skills in the art of closing. Let there be no [...]

A client of mine, Maria from Georgia, had been laid off and was having great trouble finding a job the conventional way. I had given her a couple of strategic steps that she followed and it resulted in not only a new job but a better paying one.

Here’s 3 Quick Tips To Help You Do The Same!

1. Make A List Of Personal Resources
I told Maria to make a list of personal resources. That’s a list of every contact she had ever made in her life. Both personal and professional. The list would have people she had worked with and for, as well as friends, family and acquaintances.

2. Call Your List Of Personal Resources
Call this list of resources and while building a rapport with them ask about how their job is doing. Ask what they like about the company, what they don’t like about the company. Continue by asking what the needs are and if they know of anyone who may be hiring right now and would be looking for someone who is diligent, hard working and dependable.You would be amazed at how many people would say ‘yes’. Maria was thoroughly amazed. While calling this list of resources, Maria had connected with a former co-worker who had informed her that the company he was now with was looking for a Project Manager and that she would be perfect for the job. He immediately recommended her to the President of the firm.

3. Apply The Core Rapport Methodology™
Maria then applied our Core Rapport Methodology™ with the President of the company and she was hired on the spot over the phone. The President had already rejected 6 other applicants that came from an employment service and yet hired Maria on the spot over the phone.

Several Dynamics Here:

1) Employers much rather work with someone who comes highly recommended than someone from a service or an AD. It cost a company a lot of money to bring on a new employee and there is a lot of risk of money and time.

2) Another dynamic was that she found out from a friend what the needs were of the company and the president first so she could position herself strategically. This power skill called the Core Rapport Methodology™ helped Maria land a job that is to date the highest paying job she’s ever had.

Do you have any friends that would like to have you tag along to a party of sorts? Get in front of as many people as you can. Before you go get a hold of some resources available at DaniJohnson.com to help you learn the Core Rapport Methodology™ so you can be the next highly recommended person for the hidden job that IS out there for YOU!!! Unlimited Success is another tool where I teach the Core Rapport Methodology™ in great detail. Click Here to get your very own copy of Unlimited Success: Your Complete Step-By-Step Blueprint to Career Advancement, Landing Your Dream Job, Making More Money, Boosting Profits, Attracting (and Keeping) The Mate Of Your Dreams, Experiencing Lasting Relationships and Happiness!

In this article Dani shares from her own personal experiences, what it takes to break off a poverty mindset and how to get rid of habits that keep you from financial success in your life! Make this your year to start developing a healthy foundation for financial prosperity. Now more than ever it’s important to get a hold of these key principles and set yourself up for dynamic financial change that is long lasting!

Below are 6 quick tips to help you identify what a poverty mindset looks like and how to break it once and for all, ensuring that it doesn’t destroy you and your family!

1. Your Environment Is Everything!
I grew up on welfare with parents who continuously ran out of money 4-7 days before the next set of food stamps came. I also watched them use the money for drugs which is why they never had money for anything other than basic food and shelter. There was also a lot of abuse: violent fights & screaming. No peace. No security. We would often eat ‘wonder bread’ and marjoram with garlic salt on top and that was dinner. Growing up in that environment ABSOLUTELY shapes one’s mind about money and life. I would hear from my parents that “we can’t afford this and can’t afford that”, as if there was no other way to get money other than welfare. There was no budgeting to help make the money last the full 2 weeks. They would get their check and blow it on junk food, alcohol, drugs etc. Then act like victims for the rest of the days while waiting for the next check or shall I say, the next binge. Change your environment, and you change your financial future.

2. Don’t Speak The Language Of Poverty!
There are things that can impact our financial mindset as an adult, both good and bad. Let’s start with the bad, it is the most common. When you as a child see the patterns of adult spending habits, it clearly teaches you how to spend. Out of fourteen thousand hours of school we all had from kindergarten to grade twelve, how many hours were spent on teaching you and me financial wisdom? A BIG FAT ZERO!!! So where did you learn your financial habits? Other adults: primarily your parents. We spend the way they spend. We value what they value. We carry their views on most things. So if your parents spent foolishly, their actions taught you to spend foolishly. If your parents spent wisely, you would gravitate towards wisdom in finances.  If your parents were really wise they would have explained why they spend the way they do and how to by-pass financial failures through proper money management. I grew up hearing a language of poverty that sounds like this: “we can’t afford it”, “we don’t have the money”, “that’s for the rich people not for us”.  All of those statements are victimized, poverty statements. Change your language, and you change your financial future.

3. Eliminate Unhealthy Financial Traditions!
I am living proof that the unhealthy traditions that ARE passed down from one generation to the next CAN AND WILL be broken, if you are serious about BREAKING THEM! I went from welfare to multi-millionaire.

1. First, it starts with making a decision. So do you like where you are at financially? Are you tired of the excuses of being broke? Tired of the pressure of debt? Do you not want to live the way you were taught and are you ready for a serious change? If so, then make a decision today to do whatever it takes to take action towards financial independence.
2. Second, you MUST learn some new skills to replace the poor skills you may have learned from those around you.
3. Third, realize that repetition is the mother of skill. Through repetition you have learned poor financial skills and through repetition you will learn great financial skills. Be careful who you learn from. If you want to become financially independent you should learn from someone who is, not someone who looks like they have a lot of money. Most people that “look” like they have a lot of money, often, do not.  Most people are far from reaching their goal of financial independence.

Change your traditions, and you change your financial future.

4. Understand The Power Of Repetition!
We are all products of our environments. We learned how to walk, talk, and eat from those around us. Everything we know how to do we learned, or at the very least we were influenced by those around us. We typically do what we see others do, even if it’s not good. Have you ever said ‘I will never be like…’, or have you ever sworn not to say and do things that your parents said and did, only to find yourself doing and saying the same things? Well there you go! History is repeating itself, again!  Decisions made without establishing new skills will lead to failure of the decisions becoming a reality. Change your habits, and you change your financial future.

5. A Solid Financial Foundation Starts Early!
Your children are always listening and watching, whether you realize it or not.  They see everything and they learn so much faster than we as adults do.  Groom them for Success instead of unintentionally grooming them for failure.  If your kids are going to succeed it is going to have to come from you. Do you want them to suffer financially in the future?  Do you want them to have the same struggles you have had? Or do you want them to have the best shot at success? Grooming the Next Generation for Success will help you teach kids to succeed now and in the future.  When they learn while young, success becomes a part of their very fiber instead of hoping they will succeed they will be groomed to succeed! Help someone else succeed, and you change your financial future.

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6. Take Action!
If you are reading this right now, know that you have been chosen for those negative traditions to NOT pass through you. It’s out of ignorance that we fail. I love this quote by Solomon, the richest man who ever lived, “A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.” Don’t be stupid!! If I could learn how to become financially independent then so can you. If thousands of my clients could experience financial success, then so can you. Do not let this be another article you have just ‘read’. Take action today. Start learning the difference between wise and foolish spending. Learn how to create assets instead of liabilities. 

There Are 3 Key Skills Concerning Money.

1. How to make it (most know how to do this) – see Unlimited Success for more help in this area.
2. How to keep it (very few today know how to do that) – see War On Debt for more help in this area.
3. How to make it your slave instead of you being a slave to it (even fewer know how to do that) – see First Steps To Success for more help in this area.

Money is always looking for a place to go. If you do not direct it yourself towards something wise (that’s NOT another pair of black shoes or more toys and tools), money gets SUCKED UP into thin air. Poof it’s gone. The time is NOW for all of us to step up to the plate, leave our bad financial failures and habits behind and hit a home run into our kid’s futures. I’m in, what about you?

Take action right now, and you change your financial future – forever.

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Have you set your New Year’s goals yet? If not, it’s not too late to write down some New Year’s resolutions for 2010. And if you’re the kind of person I think you are, you’re not going to want to let another day of this new year pass by without getting this done ASAP!

Nothing becomes dynamic until it first becomes specific. This couldn’t be more true than when it comes to making this next year, better than last year.

And I would say that strategic goal planning can make a 200% to 1000% difference in your outcome this year! Of all the simple things you could do to start your year off, DON’T overlook this! It may be simple, or even common knowledge (goal setting may be, but strategic goal planning is NOT common knowledge) but it is NOT common practice! And success comes from putting into practice what most people don’t or won’t do.

Below, I’ve written down a few things that have my personal attention for this next year. Maybe they’ll help you come up with your goals too. I’ve also put these ideas and questions into a…

>> STRATEGIC GOAL PLANNING WORKSHEET PDF – You Can Download FREE Here (Which I HIGHLY suggest you do ASAP before its removed from our site!)

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In this uncertain economy and ever changing job market, people are more concerned than ever about how to keep their jobs and move up in their careers in 2010. The rules of the game are changing, and now its more important than ever to review your personal strategy for success as well!

Here’s 5 quick tips to help you perform better in 2010, ensuring you’re not only passed by during the next round of lay offs, but considered for a advancement and a promotion too.

1. Ask yourself this question, "Do I contribute to my work environment, do I take away from my work environment, or am I neutral?"
If you contribute, your employer will do whatever it takes to keep you. If you cause problems, they can’t wait to let you go.  If you’re unnoticed and do nothing to separate yourself from the crowd, it doesn’t bother them to let you go. When Joy from Nevada, first came to www.DaniJohnson.com, she had this unfortunate experience. Why? She hated her boss and he knew it. She had no respect for him, gossiped behind his back, and thought she could do his job better. She wasn’t a contributor and she wasn’t neutral; she ‘took away’ from the environment.  After attending one of our live events, Joy learned how to contribute to her boss.  She not only kept the job, she now has been promoted!

2. Don’t overpromise and underdeliver!
This drives employers CRAZY and is a sure way to lose your job. When your boss gives you a deadline for a task or project, make sure you fulfill your commitment. I’ve employed a lot of people thru the years. The people that continuously ‘drop balls’ are the ones that cause the most stress. If you cause your employer stress, you’re on the ‘next to go’ list. My recommendation: if you run into challenges that inhibit you from completing the task, don’t wait until the deadline to inform your supervisor or manager. Come to them immediately and let them know. Ask for their advice, insights, or suggestions on how it could be done better. You both have the same goal; the task being successfully finished so they will be willing to give their advice, opinion or suggestions.

When you do this, three things happen:  
1) You look good to your boss – most people love to work with teachable people.
2) The job gets done exactly how they want it and on time.
3) You make your boss look good, as well as feel good.

So, rather than overpromising and underdelivering, underpromise and overdeliver.  When it’s possible, turn things in early. Go the extra mile. Do what others won’t do and do it with a smile.

3. This is not the time to be slacking!
If you are texting, tweeting, facebooking or emailing to your personal friends on company time you deserve to lose your job. If you’re talking on the phone or planning personal activities while at work, you’re simply asking to get fired. Employers are under an amazing amount of stress right now. The market is more competitive and they are looking for people they can trust to get things done and in a timely fashion. Treat your job as though it was your business. As though you were the one who invested all the time and money to get it off the ground, and if it fails, your family and your employees don’t eat. If it fails, it is your reputation that goes down the toilet. Become what I call an ‘employee-prenuer’. Take ownership in what you do. Where there is ownership, there is commitment. Where there is commitment, there is success. The reverse is also true, where there is no ownership, there is no commitment and where there is no commitment, there is NO SUCCESS!

4. Don’t give in to wearing your emotions on your sleeve by putting ‘fear’ on at work!
It is one heck of an ugly suit! If you are afraid of losing your job, it’s written all over you. Everyone at work can see fear on you anyway. At the same time, fear is contagious and doesn’t get a pay check. Excellence and diligence does. I have found it nearly impossible to do a great job at anything when I am wearing ‘fear’.  I suggested this to Kim, a client from Georgia, during a coaching session. Kim stopped wearing fear and put on confidence and excellence. She ended up with a $25k raise when others were laid off.

5. Kiss your bad attitude good-bye!
I was recently on an airplane and was shocked at the conduct of the flight attendant. This is an airline that I decided along time ago I would no longer fly because of how rude the flight attendants always are. They were rated one of the worst airlines. However, recently things have changed. They now say ‘please’ and with a smile.  They are now having friendly conversations with their clients. They have changed their demanding tone to a friendly tone. People like to be treated with respect. They like smiles and ‘thank you’s’ and ‘please’. They like to be honored. Even if you are going thru something difficult in your personal life, leave your problems at home.  A bad attitude will lose your job, which will add to your problems, not fix them.

The plague of fear is a huge epidemic that stops people daily from reaching their goals and dreams. Whether it’s fear of failure, success, or anything in between, you need a step-by-step method to break free from this nasty demon. I’m going to cover some of the most common fears and give you the steps to breakthrough them for a lifetime.

The following fears apply to business and life in general. None of us are immune to these fears but we have the ability to not be controlled by them. The most common fears are fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of humiliation or looking bad and fear of making mistakes.

Decision, commitment and action are your best tools for overcoming fear. Decide what you are going to do, commit to doing it consistently and take immediate action. Where there is no commitment, fear and doubt set in.

I decided that Direct Marketing was my chosen profession and that I would do what it takes to get good at it. I had the same faith of a medical student who knows that he won’t see a patient solo for 8 to 10 years. The doctor knows that if he commits to developing the skill every day that he will eventually master his craft and own a practice earning a professional income. Making up my mind that there was no turning back, I burned the bridges of doubt and fear. Within 2 years I was earning as much or more than most doctors. You can apply these exact same steps to overcome fear and reach your full potential in your chosen profession too!

Here are 7 steps to overcome fear:

1. Doubt – don’t open the door or make an agreement with it. Make a decision whether you are going to agree with faith or agree with doubt.
2. Be 100% committed. Commitment destroys fear and doubt. Stay with your plan and fight through adversity.
3. Surround yourself with like-minded individuals, people with vision and dreams who are awake and stirred to do great things.
4. Keep yourself moving forward in action mode. Lack of action creates idleness which opens the door to fear.
5. Stay involved by plugging into tools that increase your skills and feed your belief system. Listen to conference calls and CD’s, attend seminars. Protect and feed the growth that you are experiencing.
6. Practice your core skill sets daily. Focus on your highest and best use of time, the activity that gets you the greatest results. If you’re in any kind of sales profession, that means spending most of your time attracting (advertising and interviewing) and talking (presenting) to new prospects.
7. Make the decision to never quit. Once quitting is not an option, there is no room for fear.

You can’t afford to live in fear. The future of our families and our nation are relying on you stepping up to your potential, taking action and building a future. Get the skill you need to get more and do more and you will fear nothing.

Its Thanksgiving today and as we're getting ready to spend the day with great family and friends (and don't forget the GREAT food!), Dani and I just wanted to take a quick moment to say THANKS.

Thanks for being our client and for believing in yourself enough to WANT to change and improve. You are a special breed of person, maybe even a dying breed, who knows that personal responsibility is the first step in making a positive change and a difference in your life and the lives of others. 

There are a LOT of things we are thankful for.

We are thankful for this great nation we live in, and to the many before us who sacrificed to give us a greater opportunity than they had.

We are thankful for the many freedoms we still have in this world and the opportunity to fight to keep them.

We are thankful for our health and for a living God that hears our prayers and is faithful to deliver us from the pit of despair.

We are thankful for our family and friends, who love us through thick and thin.

We are thankful for the many blessings and provision that has been given to us to make our lives better, but more importantly to bless others in far greater need than we are.

We are thankful for our mental health, and a fiery entrepreneurial spirit, the ability to come up with creative ideas and solutions to tough problems and the willingness to try with no guarantee of success.

We are thankful for all those who believe in us, who pray for our protection and for the Wisdom and Love from above that lights our path and shows us the way of Truth. 

We are thankful for our employees, who believe in the vision and mission of this company and who have dedicated themselves and their lives to making a difference in this world through Call To Freedom International.

And we are thankful for you, that you have given us your trust to make a difference in your life!

Happy Thanksgiving – may the Author of Life bless you with eternal love, grace and peace that surpasses all understanding!

From Hans & Dani
– and our kids too (Arika, Cabe, Roman & Micah)

P.S.
An attitude of gratitude is one of the keys to real blessing in life!! Tell us what you’re thankful for by posting your comments below!

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