In my experience, not a lot of people know this incredibly valuable secret:

To keep your mind fresh and open to new ideas, make Personal Development an important part of your day.

It’s simple yet powerful, and it opens the door to infinite potential while enriching the quality of your life at the same time.

As we enter a New Year, with distractions as plentiful as your business potential, it’s important to take time to center yourself and really focus on each thing you’re doing. Spending time with family? Be there with them completely. Spending time on your business? Be equally focused on the tasks that will drive your revenue.

Personal Development supports your achievement by giving you an opportunity to shift your mindset from outside distractions to the task at hand. You’ll also learn to ask better questions and become a better listener. And when you care more, you feel a stronger desire to serve and find out where someone has a need you can fill.

Through this expanded awareness of empathy and desire, you shift from selling your products or service to simply offering them as a gift.  When you authentically believe you have a gift to offer, your courage will grow and your sales will soar.

Through Personal Development, you can evolve from wanting to make a difference to knowing you truly are making a difference in the lives of your clients and your community.

With this kind of purpose in your life, you’ll be inspired to offer great customer service to keep those connections strong, which makes it easy to ask for referrals with more grace and confidence. Strong sales then reflect your strengthened love of people and community in powerful combination with your desire to serve.

Through Personal Development, your increased self-awareness makes you more empathetic with everyone you meet, which in turn strengthens your desire to reach out and connect

Through Personal Development, your reality shifts and you naturally attract more people and develop new relationships. You’ve probably met people in the sales profession who have infectious enthusiasm that helps attract and retain long-term customers and referrals. These are two measurable results of strong bonding and relationship-building skills.

Are you ready to attract more people, develop new relationships, impact more lives and in turn, enjoy unprecedented success in your business? If so, do as Jim Rohn suggested and “work harder on yourself than your business or your job.”

A daily Personal Development practice will give you the courage to step into your full potential and embrace life and business on your terms. I am wonderfully inspired by this challenge every day, and I wish the same for you.