To Change Your Life, Begin By being A Good Scholar – Networking Advertising and marketing Coaching That Works


To Change Your Life, Begin By Being A Good Scholar.

My identify is Ray Higdon and I educate Community Entrepreneurs faith-based mindset and management ideas that work.

Do you know you could possibly be owed some a reimbursement?

I simply posted this as a result of I simply really feel known as to share it and I believe it’s going to assist lots of people out. A number of weeks in the past I bought linked to some guys that helped a number of corporations with ERC. In case you don’t know what that’s don’t fear about it, however they’re additionally serving to a number of people with the self-employment tax credit score. In case you’re a 1099 individual and also you have been a 1099 in 2020 or 2021 it is extremely possible that your due a reimbursement from the federal government. I posted this on my web page and there’s all types of attention-grabbing feedback over there….. some saying “hey that’s not actual” nicely it’s proper on the IRS web site so you’ll be able to simply go to their web site and take a look at. Some are saying, “it’s laborious to qualify for…” that’s not the case. The one factor that it’s tougher to qualify for is if you wish to get an enormous credit score to your daycare, as a result of you may get a verify for as much as $32,000 for this program. That might contain you offering receipts and a few various things round daycare however with out offering an entire lot you’ll be able to really get a verify again. To me it simply is smart to test it out. The best way that this firm works, as a result of they’re not your CPA, they’re not somebody that you recognize goes to work with you for an prolonged time period or something, the best way that they work is that they you set in your data they inform you that is the verify you’ll get again and if you need us to file it that is the price. It’s your selection you pay the price… simply perceive that each CPA I’ve ever labored with and each person who prepares taxes they cost you a price to do their taxes. Possibly you don’t have cash to pay the price, proper? That could be a consideration, however you recognize to me it’s math. In case you’re paying $500 to get $4,000 bucks again, you then pay it. In any case if you wish to be taught extra about that go to Higdongroup.com/verify. Okay, let’s dive in.  

To vary your life, begin by being an excellent scholar.

I might have reversed that and mentioned, “to NOT change your life, be a foul scholar” and that’s true. I’ve reached the totally different outcomes that I’ve achieved in my life by being a fairly good scholar. So what does that seem like? I’m going to additionally cowl the place folks mess this up or blow it. To start with for those who’re studying this I’m going to imagine that you simply’re some sort of entrepreneur. Possibly you’re a Community Marketer and also you’re somebody that’s actively wanting to earn more money and affect extra folks.

First matter I’ll speak about is simply the idea of investing in your self-development, investing in your self. Proper? Now Elon Musk mentioned this not too way back, he mentioned “there’s no cause for faculty as a result of you’ll be able to YouTube and determine about something” and primarily he’s proper to a level, however that additionally requires a sure relentless persona that could be a main motion taker….that’s like “you’ll be able to be taught loads by way of YouTube,” you’ll be able to be taught loads by way of free. Usually what I discovered is those that aren’t used to implementing “free” is their most costly choice. Why? As a result of it gobbles up on a regular basis. So “free”…as odd as this sounds can really be very costly, as a result of in case you are going round in circles and you recognize studying issues that contradict one other factor and also you’re not getting the clear steps otherwise you’re going off in a route and also you simply don’t have the complete image that may really be very expensive. However it’s a value that most individuals don’t take into account. It’s a misplaced alternative proper? It’s an ignorant tax. It’s “I’m undecided what to do with what I’ve proper now” so as an alternative of creating 50,000 100,000 200,000…as an alternative of creating that you simply make both nothing or little or no. That’s expensive! What I discovered is the extra that I invested in myself the extra clear the instructions have been. The extra “go do that, don’t do this” proper? It’s a must to take a look at for those who’re in enterprise and also you’re making an attempt to develop a enterprise. It’s a must to take a look at self-development teaching, mentoring, masterminds or no matter, you’ll be able to’t see these as bills…it’s a must to see these as investments. If somebody is upgrading a pizza restaurant and also you’re at capability and get 200 orders of pizza a day and that’s all of your little oven can manufacture and the factor’s simply going to overheat and for those who upgraded that oven to have the ability to pump out a thousand pizzas that might not be an expense that might be an funding. That might be an funding so that you can improve the capability of your corporation…that’s what you’re doing if you put money into teaching.

To be an excellent scholar it’s a must to take a look at it like that, as a result of for those who don’t…right here’s what’s going to occur. I’ve seen it occur to good those that simply don’t get this….They may say “okay I’ll purchase that factor it’s $5,000” or no matter it’s, proper? Then the minute they pay that over they’re regretting that call. They’re like “nicely I haven’t made it again but” and since they really noticed it as an funding…they noticed it as a lotto ticket, they noticed it as an expense. If that Lotto ticket doesn’t scratch instantly then it’s an expense.

Be prepared to take a position.

Perceive that free is usually your most costly choice.

Perceive it’s not an expense.

These are the primary preliminary stuff you wish to search. The steps, not simply the data. Some folks do turn out to be skilled college students the place they’re simply gobbling up data. You see this in self-development, however you additionally see it in schools too.

I do know those that simply maintain getting new levels. They’re perpetual college students. Lots of the previous levels they’ve already gotten they’re not utilizing. They’re dropping some huge cash and so some folks do the identical factor with some self growth. They go from mastermind to mastermind to mastermind, networking and studying issues however not actively looking for “what do I do with this.”

Discover the place it comes from? It wants to return from you. What am I going to do with this? What steps am I going to take based mostly on this, so I don’t require a mentor or a coach to inform me what steps to take as a result of I’m operating every part they inform me by way of a filter that claims, what am I going to do with this.” not “oh that is attention-grabbing.” I’m not doing that….what I’ve observed is that if you concentrate on data in motion as like a filter,  a water filter or one thing. For some folks, for me for instance, the best way God wired me and I’m positive a few of this I’ve realized and a few of it’s from God however the best way that I deal with stuff is I get data and I’ve a paper skinny filter of…. can I take that data, convert it into motion? I’ll speak just a little bit about that for some they take data and it’s nearly like there’s a brick in between data and motion. They get loads of their minds, but it surely by no means interprets. Not even that they assume they’re alleged to do one thing with it as a result of they’ve stepped into being a perpetual scholar or a client. Consuming is enjoyable if it’s for leisure however consuming is just not what entrepreneurs must be centered on. Let me inform you, y’all take heed to 18 podcasts a day. I don’t perceive the way you get something achieved. I’ve listened to…I don’t know two podcasts within the final month possibly and so they have been positively good however I don’t have time for that, I don’t have time. A few of you’re all caught up identical to some individuals are all caught up on their Netflix binging, some individuals are all caught up on their podcasting however they’re not caught up in large motion. They’re simply not taking large motion.

You wish to be taught to be what I name extra “elastic.” So if you end up watching an infomercial you’re studying one thing that you would be able to really implement into your organization, into your workforce, into your corporation. Proper? You attend a webinar and it causes you to sort of replicate and assume and say, “you recognize what? possibly I ought to return to that factor and get the three steps I have to take from it.” Proper? However it wants to return from you. Once you search to eat you’ll get it each time as a result of there’s lots to eat. A few of us which have struggled with distractions over time… like proper now they’re displaying the loopy Biden Christmas video and individuals are arguing… Effectively that’s horrible…it’s all a distraction. You possibly can’t do something in regards to the Biden Christmas video, you’ll be able to’t. In case you hate Trump, you’ll be able to’t do something about that both. What you are able to do is you are able to do one thing about your corporation, you are able to do one thing by going dwell, by doing movies, by prospecting, by writing articles, by doing stuff as an alternative of “how do I really feel about this factor.” Getting on the market and impacting and serving to extra folks which you aren’t serving to by specializing in the issues that set off you with none sort of options. Proper now there’s only a bunch of weapons of mass distraction and so they’ve simply been coming in numerous sizes and shapes over time however proper now you’re coping with a lot. I’m not saying not to do that stuff, what I’m saying could be very clearly right here is don’t do this stuff for those who haven’t achieved your work.

What’s your work?

What’s that every day routine that might make your objectives inevitable? Once I needed to turn out to be the primary earner of a community advertising and marketing firm my every day routine was 20 no’s a day, a video a day and self-development daily. Nobody is stunned that that labored. It labored, and made tens of millions of {dollars} with that firm. Was I updated on all my Netflix? Undoubtedly not. Was I updated on all of the totally different podcasts that I really like? Undoubtedly not. I used to be means behind on all that stuff. Some are means too obsessive about being up-to-date on the data and consumption than they’re obsessive about taking motion, then they’re obsessive about serving to others, then they’re obsessive about making a distinction and truly going and providing options to folks. In case you are studying this you could have one thing that extra folks have to learn about! You could have a juice or a tablet or a journey deal or no matter teaching you could have…one thing that individuals might actually profit from if solely you stopped focusing a lot on consuming. We now have totally different mentorship packages and issues and we attempt to make them the perfect we are able to. We add issues, we do a lot of totally different coaching that buyers even in higher-end packages will get caught up in consuming every part. Proper? They’ll be like “I missed that one final week, what do I do?” It’s like nicely to start with are you taking motion every day? As a result of for those who’re not, don’t fear about it simply but. Have you ever taken motion on the issues that you simply heard at this time or yesterday?

One thing that John Maxwell mentioned to our Maxwell Mentorship group a pair days in the past, he mentioned “for those who assume you could have the appropriate reply to all your questions you’ll by no means be a 1percenter.” It’s laborious. You’re shifting ahead imperfectly realizing that there could also be a greater reply to this however I’m going to make use of what I’ve, I’m going to do the video as finest I can. Take into consideration this…I don’t know the quantity however I did 13 years of movies on a telephone or a not nice digital camera earlier than I bought a pleasant digital camera. I get feedback now since I’ve been utilizing this cleaner setup, however I did 13 years earlier than getting a pleasant one. At first I had just a little mino. Now there’s a flowery Mino I had the el cheapo mino had a USB like a switchblade and also you’d hit the button. I did 1000’s of movies on that crappy little factor. It had a switchblade USB so that you’d plug it into your laptop, however there are folks that may make investments 1000’s of {dollars} right into a digital camera setup, lighting, mic and every part after which not do something with it or not do a lot with it. Take what you could have and transfer ahead. Go begin placing out content material, go begin prospecting, begin reaching out to folks. It’s a must to see that if you wish to be an excellent scholar.

It takes being an excellent scholar to alter your life. In case you might change your life with out being an excellent scholar it might have already been modified. To vary your life, to alter your revenue bracket, to alter your relationships, to alter every part, it’s going to take you being an excellent scholar. A superb scholar is an implementer, somebody who takes what they hear and so they implement they’re not simply consuming. That is the naked minimal of what it’s best to do with the stuff you do eat…is the idea we educate known as ILT. Make investments, Be taught, Educate. You invested your time (probably cash) to be taught one thing after which educate it. I don’t undergo an excellent ebook (nicely to start with I pray on each ebook that I learn now so I don’t learn dangerous books…I simply don’t. My spirit will sort of nudge me “this isn’t for you.” okay no drawback) with out performing some movies from that ebook. With out sharing, with out edifying the writer, with out giving a takeaway. We now have John Maxwell coming into our mentorship program each different month, I don’t sit by way of his coaching and never go dwell with my notes. I do it each time. Already from Thursday John Maxwell I did a dwell with all my notes (it’s on my web page if you wish to test it out) and I did 5 quick movies, in order that’s the minimal. I imply sharing what I’m studying = naked minimal. However it shouldn’t finish there, it must be “okay now that I’ve realized this, now that I’ve taught this, how does this alter my every day routine? How does this alter how I present up? How does this alter my current relationships? how does it alter my present connections or assist me get new connections?” There must be that want, as a result of if there’s not what I discovered is for those who don’t internally have that want for “I’m going to eat this and determine what steps I can take from it” even when the individual offers you steps, you received’t hear them.

I keep in mind I used to be teaching this man and he mentioned, “Ray I simply simply have to know what to do.”

I used to be making an attempt to assist him since you ought to all the time be doing that however to improve it’s a must to alter, it’s a must to analyze, kick round and improve who you’re being proper now. That doesn’t imply cease the “doing” to deal with the “being” it means you retain doing however you additionally work on the “being.” Who’re you “being?”

So I mentioned, “okay listed below are my options, go do that, this and this after which work on this.”

Subsequent week’s teaching name he says, “I simply want a blueprint, I simply have to know what you probably did…”

“What we talked about final week.”

“No you recognize.”

So I bought to desirous about it, it’s a must to come from that mode of “no matter I eat…what can I do with it?” and on the flip facet identical to together with your podcast, identical to together with your Netflix. A few of you recognize and have been following me since I was a Marvel lunatic. I used to be an enormous fan of Marvel. I don’t care that it’s now 2 or 3 years since I watched a Marvel film. I don’t have to catch up. So don’t be in that I need to eat every part, as a result of in case you are you received’t have time to do something. In case you’re in some sort of program identical to the buffet, I’m not upset if I don’t eat the kale. I’m by no means going to eat kale from a buffet. I’m simply saying. I would eat the ribs, I would eat the hen breast, if I’m dishonest I would eat the mashed potatoes to be trustworthy, however I’m not consuming the kale. However I’m additionally not upset that I didn’t get to eat the kale. I’m not upset that that was an choice for others to eat however that’s precisely how some folks deal with packages. They’ll be a part of a program and so they’ll say “omg there’s 4 various things every week…oh man I’m beside myself… oh what do I do right here.” Effectively you eat no matter you eat and also you attempt to implement from what you consumed. In 10 years this yr I’ve been investing six figures into my private growth (yearly not not whole) and I’ve but to be in a program (a mentorship, a mastermind, a Neighborhood, a Fb group) that I consumed 100%. By no means. Not one time, however in each case that I can consider apart from possibly one which was really a very long time in the past longer than 10 years in the entire ones despite the fact that I didn’t eat all of it I bought large worth. A lot of them I paid for yr after yr as a result of I’d tune in and I’d get no matter I used to be going to get which might trigger me to create motion. I’m a part of two totally different $35,000 a yr masterminds. The one I’ve barely logged into however I’ve had a pair calls with the man that heads it up, completely value it to me. The opposite one I’ve solely achieved one group exercise in eight or 9 months, however there’s a selected a part of this system I actually like and I do this half. I in all probability do 10%. I in all probability present up for 10% of it however I get far more than what I make investments so it’s completely value it. 

It’s a must to watch your consumption engine as a result of the world needs you as a client. Politicians wish to confuse you, they wish to get your consideration so that you simply’re wanting over right here whereas they’re doing this over right here. Proper? So don’t be distracted. Don’t be only a client. Ask your self, “what can I do with this data?” If you end up consuming a number of data that you would be able to’t do something with, cease consuming it. I’ve to remind myself of this usually. I’ll be on Twitter and I’ll see some political issues I’m like “huh?” and I’ll watch it for just a little bit and I’m like what can I do from watching this? I can’t do something from this, I’m not serving to anyone by watching this, I’ve to be a greater steward of my time. Psalm 39 talks about how our life is so fleeting. This can be a momentary deal. Everybody thinks that is everlasting, that that is the one shot they’ve proper? That is momentary, being on this Earth. Do what you’ll be able to, use each minute as a result of what now we have is from God. God gave us these minutes so how are we going to make use of them? Are we going to make use of them simply consuming and never producing, not impacting, not serving to, not fixing? I hope not. So if you present up, as you’re looking for the steps, “what do I do with this data?” In case you are in a training program don’t simply say “okay I believe I’m going to do that” or don’t simply say “you recognize what I sat by way of that and I don’t know what to do when’s the following one?” No, ask your coach, attain out to them and say “hey right here’s what I believe…”

Finest boss I ever had was Maggie. There have been occasions at first once I first began working together with her I’d come to her and I’d say “hey now we have this drawback” and he or she’d say, “don’t convey a monkey with out a banana.” I’m like “excuse me what are you saying?” She goes, “don’t convey me an issue till you’ve a minimum of considered a attainable resolution, now chances are you’ll consider the fallacious resolution and I’m going that will help you however don’t come to me with an issue with out a suggestion.”

That’s a strong sort of life lesson. She mentioned “don’t convey a monkey with out a banana.” So don’t go to your coach with a “I don’t know what to do” go together with a “I believe that is my finest strategy, what do you assume? I believe these are my subsequent finest steps. What do you assume?” They’re going to say “hey you recognize what, I like that. Let’s tweak that…add this, you don’t want to do this…” They’re going to present you nice suggestions. They’re going that will help you tweak in the event that they’re value salt. They’re going that will help you out, however too many individuals deal with consumption. “I completed the webinar now I’ve to go chase the children, I’ve to go do that” and so they by no means even give you motion steps. Not solely do they not give you motion steps, in addition they don’t return to their coach and say “hey I believe these is perhaps the perfect motion steps” they don’t do any of that, so fairly quickly life occurs they neglect about what they consumed and there’s no probability of any motion being taken.

It’s a must to have it in you. It’s not within the coach, it’s in you. It’s a must to have it in you “I’m consuming this for a objective. I’m consuming this in order that I can go and do nice issues, so I can go affect extra folks, so I could make extra gross sales,” no matter your aim is…you wish to sit, eat, do this factor after which come again to the coach and say, “hey right here’s what I’m considering based mostly on “___” I believe I have to do these three issues and I have to cease doing this factor.” A superb coach goes to say, “sure go do these issues, report again in.”

Don’t be your individual Island.

I see so many individuals eat then they’ll let life occur, they’ll neglect what they consumed, they haven’t taken any new motion after which they blame this system they’re consuming. Effectively hear, I can eat weightlifting movies until I’m blue within the face, I can eat training from a private coach, not elevate the load and nothing modifications. What does consumption must do with it? It’s a must to take a look at consumption as potential vitality. I can do one thing with this. Will I do one thing with this? I can’t do your sit-ups for you. I can’t create your content material for you. I can’t write your articles for you. I imply chat gbt I suppose might help you write them, however you continue to must get them out. You continue to must go do issues, go meet folks and join with folks, however it’s a must to have that in you. I’ve observed over time even when the coach says, “okay gang we’re completed with the webinar go do that, this and this.” If that’s not coming from you wanting and saying, “what steps will I take from this..” you received’t do them. You’ll assume he didn’t give steps or she didn’t give steps and also you received’t do it. You’ll keep a client.

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If you wish to change your life it’s a must to be a terrific scholar. bought to be a terrific scholar. I hope this was useful as a result of that is what was on my coronary heart.