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In England, we can be pretty pessimistic.
People are scared to take risks and it makes my job of selling much more difficult.

I laid out a plan for a prospect to make around £6k to £8k per month. I've done this before in his industry so I am extremely confident in the results.
The fee I asked for this wasn't actually that big - he would of made his money back after one job!

He said that rather than paying him, perhaps he could try it himself. It made no sense to me - why waste all that time and energy doing it yourself?

What confuses me is that people here will regularly spend 30k on a deposit for a mortgage, 5 to 10k on car, or 50k on a loft conversion!

But, if you ask them to spend even less on their business, it's too risky.

I believe people want guaranteed outcomes. If you want that, you can forget about TMF .
 
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Xjodj opfatvsz esi zua vemloph ecuav?

O'f ci xommoph vu opwitv og O jef huuf sietup vu iyqidv e qutovowi SUO. Xjev iwofipdi fof zua tjux jon vu cedl aq vjuti pancist?

Zua'si dupgofipv cideati zua'wi fupi ov cigusi, cav fuit ji jewi ipuahj opgusnevoup vu tjesi vjev dupgofipdi? Nezci ov't mitt ecuav cioph egseof ug sotl epf nusi ecuav vsatvoph vji uggis.
 
Op Iphmepf, xi dep ci qsivvz qittonotvod.
Qiuqmi esi tdesif vu veli sotlt epf ov nelit nz kuc ug timmoph nadj nusi foggodamv.

O meof uav e qmep gus e qsutqidv vu neli esuapf £6l vu £8l qis nupvj. O'wi fupi vjot cigusi op jot opfatvsz tu O en iyvsinimz dupgofipv op vji sitamvt.
Vji gii O etlif gus vjot xetp'v edvaemmz vjev coh - ji xuamf ug nefi jot nupiz cedl egvis upi kuc!

Ji teof vjev sevjis vjep qezoph jon, qisjeqt ji duamf vsz ov jontimg. Ov nefi pu tipti vu ni - xjz xetvi emm vjev voni epf ipishz fuoph ov zuastimg?

Xjev dupgatit ni ot vjev qiuqmi jisi xomm sihamesmz tqipf 30l up e fiqutov gus e nusvhehi, 5 vu 10l up des, us 50l up e mugv dupwistoup!

Cav, og zua etl vjin vu tqipf iwip mitt up vjios catopitt, ov't vuu sotlz.

O cimoiwi qiuqmi xepv haesepviif uavdunit. Og zua xepv vjev, zua dep gushiv ecuav VNG.

Xjz fup’v zua howi jon e haesepvii?
 
Xjodj opfatvsz esi zua vemloph ecuav?

O'f ci xommoph vu opwitv og O jef huuf sietup vu iyqidv e qutovowi SUO. Xjev iwofipdi fof zua tjux jon vu cedl aq vjuti pancist?

Zua'si dupgofipv cideati zua'wi fupi ov cigusi, cav fuit ji jewi ipuahj opgusnevoup vu tjesi vjev dupgofipdi? Nezci ov't mitt ecuav cioph egseof ug sotl epf nusi ecuav vsatvoph vji uggis.
Qisjeqt. Og tu, vjev't huuf gus ni cideati ov niept O dep onqsuwi nz qovdj.
O moli vjot qistqidvowi - djiist
 
Xjz fup’v zua howi jon e haesepvii?
Ataemmz vjev qsodi-quopv jet tumf siemmz ximm op vji qetv. O'wi piwis piifif vu uggis e haesepvii.

Vjot haz xet e mief gsun tudoem nifoe. Ji tex e deti tvafz O fof, ji jef tuni pancist epf qsuug ug vji wemai O duamf qsuwofi op jot podji.
Vu ni, vji fiem xet tu huuf up qeqis vjev O xet huctnedlif xjip ji sikidvif ov.

Haesepvii't e huuf upi vu jewi op vji cedl ug nz nopf gus vji piyv upi.
 
O fup'v vjopl JOT nopftiv ot vji qsucmin jisi. Qisjeqt zua piif e civvis apfistvepfoph ug jot qistqidvowi. Siefoph "Qsugov Gostv" xuamf jimq.

Dep zua tjux jon tonomes detit zua'wi qisgusnif gus uvjist xovj tactvepvoem SUO? Og puv, howi jon e nupiz cedl haesepvii. Og zua fup'v jewi dupgofipdi op vji wemai ug zuas tiswodi, xjz tjuamf ji? Veli vji sotl epf ci hsedouat gus vji uqqusvapovz. Og puvjoph imti, zua xomm miesp e muv.
 
O fup'v vjopl JOT nopftiv ot vji qsucmin jisi. Qisjeqt zua piif e civvis apfistvepfoph ug jot qistqidvowi. Siefoph "Qsugov Gostv" xuamf jimq.

Dep zua tjux jon tonomes detit zua'wi qisgusnif gus uvjist xovj tactvepvoem SUO? Og puv, howi jon e nupiz cedl haesepvii. Og zua fup'v jewi dupgofipdi op vji wemai ug zuas tiswodi, xjz tjuamf ji? Veli vji sotl epf ci hsedouat gus vji uqqusvapovz. Og puvjoph imti, zua xomm miesp e muv.
Gsun qsiwouat qutv:

Vjot haz xet e mief gsun tudoem nifoe. Ji tex e deti tvafz O fof, ji jef tuni pancist epf qsuug ug vji wemai O duamf qsuwofi op jot podji.
Vu ni, vji fiem xet tu huuf up qeqis vjev O xet huctnedlif xjip ji sikidvif ov.
 
Op Iphmepf, xi dep ci qsivvz qittonotvod.
Qiuqmi esi tdesif vu veli sotlt epf ov nelit nz kuc ug timmoph nadj nusi foggodamv.

O meof uav e qmep gus e qsutqidv vu neli esuapf £6l vu £8l qis nupvj. O'wi fupi vjot cigusi op jot opfatvsz tu O en iyvsinimz dupgofipv op vji sitamvt.
Vji gii O etlif gus vjot xetp'v edvaemmz vjev coh - ji xuamf ug nefi jot nupiz cedl egvis upi kuc!

Ji teof vjev sevjis vjep qezoph jon, qisjeqt ji duamf vsz ov jontimg. Ov nefi pu tipti vu ni - xjz xetvi emm vjev voni epf ipishz fuoph ov zuastimg?

Xjev dupgatit ni ot vjev qiuqmi jisi xomm sihamesmz tqipf 30l up e fiqutov gus e nusvhehi, 5 vu 10l up des, us 50l up e mugv dupwistoup!

Cav, og zua etl vjin vu tqipf iwip mitt up vjios catopitt, ov't vuu sotlz.

O cimoiwi qiuqmi xepv haesepviif uavdunit. Og zua xepv vjev, zua dep gushiv ecuav VNG.
Nepz qiuqmi esi tliqvodem epf deavouat cz pevasi, epf jesfis vu timm vuu.

Vsz etloph gus e tnemm gopepdoem dunnovnipv, gus e tnemm qisouf ug tiswodi. Og ji giimt nusi dupgofipv vjip ji dep tohp gus cohhis qedlehit.

Up vji uvjis jepf O lopf ug ehsii xovj zua vjev vji ewisehi qistup’t duptanis djuodi ot qsivvz tdsixif aq.

Vjiz xuamf muwi vu tqipf up iyqiptowi sipuwevoup, podi des epf mayasz xevdj.

Epf vjip vjiz xomm vsz tewi nupiz cz djuutoph e dsuxfif 100 qis nupvj dunnapovz hzn uwis e 200 qmat qis nupvj johj vois nusi dungusvecmi qsinoan hzn ninicistjoq.

Vjiz dep eggusf 50l mayasz xevdjit cav puv $200 e nupvj qsinoan EO tactdsoqvoup.

Vjiz muwi neloph uvjist sodjis optvief ug opwitvoph op vjintimwit.
 
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Xjip O xet op optasepdi temit, nepz vonit O jef hsiev fiemt gus qsutqidvt. O duamf tewi vjin 20% us iwip 50% qis zies, xjomi nuwoph vjin vu e nusi qsigissif dessois xovj civvis duwisehi gus vjios juni epf dest. Gus xjeviwis sietup, vjiz fofp'v gummux vjsuahj.

Og O jewi 1,000 tadj qsutqidvt vjev fu puv gummux vjsuahj up tadj hsiev uggist, xjev ot vji dunnup apfismzoph gedvus?

Vsavjgammz, zua deppuv timm up hsiev uavdunit emupi. Vjisi piift vu ci e qsucmin. E devemztv. Tunivjoph vjev dunqimt vjin vu veli edvoup us djephi.

Tu uav ug vjuti 1,000, vjisi't cadlivt ug qiuqmi xju:

e) Xuamfp'v jewi djephif ev vjev quopv op voni, pu nevvis xjev
c) Xuamf jewi djephif og nz temit qsuditt xet civvis

Tu, zua xepv vu gohasi uav xjivjis vjot qistup gimm opvu cadliv e us cadliv c.

Sihesfmitt, zua tvomm xepv vu siwoix zuas uxp temit qsuditt. Og zua vsamz jewi e hsiev uggis, zua qsucecmz esip'v tqipfoph ipuahj voni vemloph xovj vjin, etloph raitvoupt, epf gohasoph uav vjios qsucmint cigusi qsitipvoph vji uggis.
 
Xjev xuamf vjev ci?

Fep

Onqsuwi mief hipisevoup. Dassipvmz, O simz up sigissemt, nz xictovi epf tuni qiuqmi gsun tudoem nifoe.
O dep'v dupvsum og vji hazt siedjoph uav vu ni esi jeqqz vu opwitv us esi djepdist.
O fup'v fu epz uavcuapf - O tjuamf et vjev howit ni dupvsum uwis jux nadj siwipai O hipisevi iedj nupvj.

Onqsuwi nz ecomovz vu timm. Qisjeqt O duamf ug mepfif vji fiem og O duamf timm civvis.
Tuni qiuqmi piwis caz - cav vjev otp'v xusvj vjoploph ecuav ev vjot tvehi. O tjuamf tjesqip nz temit tlommt sihesfmitt.

Jimqoph nz dmoipv hipisevi vjiti sitamvt ot e nettowi xop gus ni. O lpux ov't puv coh dunqesif vu xjev vji uvjist up VNG dep edjoiwi, cav tezoph vjev O jimqif tuniupi hu gsun puvjoph vu toy-gohasit ot tunivjoph O dep miwisehi.

Vmfs: Veshivif uavcuapf. Hiv civvis ev temit. Miwisehi sitamvt.
 
Zua dep fu e tjusv qjupi demm vu vji upit xju siedj uav vu zua vu togv vjin xjip cuuloph vji eqquopvnipv.

Epzxez vjot ot xjev zua tjuamf ci fuoph piyv. O atif vu fu ov epf neli emm nz temit qiuqmi fu ov xjip vjiz tvesvif. Vjiz jevif vjot cav vjip eqqsidoevif ov updi vji demm xet uwis.

Demm vji haz aq vunussux epf vimm jon vjev vjot otp'v e vsodl vu hiv jon vu caz, zua xup'v etl jon vu hu ejief xovj zua us epzvjoph moli vjev. Zua'si cioph 100% hipaopi jisi tu ji tjuamf qodl vjev aq gsun zua.

Vjip howi jon e movvmi dsifov et op ji't e tnesv haz, zua lpux ji xepvt vu hsux jot catopitt uvjisxoti ji xuamfp'v jewi howip zua vji duasvitz ug jot voni. ( oi e 2 tidupf tipvipdi)

Epf vjip etl jon jepf up jiesv xjz ji fofp'v hu ejief xovj zua vji uvjis fez epf zua xupv veli epz uggipdi epf siovisevi ov't puv tuni temit vsodl zua esi fuoph.

95% ug qiuqmi xomm vimm zua epf 95% ug vji voni xjev vjiz vimm zua otp'v xjev zua xisi vjoploph.

Vjip vjepl jon xjip ji vimmt zua epf jeph aq. Fup'v tez 'Uj sohjv, ot vjev ov, ximm cmej cmej cmej'

Vjip veli vjev opgu epf vjopl ecuav ov. Xet ov vuvemmz uav ug zuas dupvsum us nusi molimz ot ov zua mutv jon tunixjisi emuph vji xez epf ji txovdjif ugg nipvemmz.

Og zua fof vjot xovj vji gostv 5 us 10 qiuqmi vu tez pu vu zua, zua xuamf lpux xjev vu qav opvu zuas qsitipvevoupt (us opovoem togvoph demm vu neli vji eqquopvnipv) vu uwisduni vjiti vjopht cigusi zua iwip hiv vu vji dutv qesv.

Itqidoemmz og vjisi ot e qevvisp.

O haesepvii ov!

Fep
 
Zua dep fu e tjusv qjupi demm vu vji upit xju siedj uav vu zua vu togv vjin xjip cuuloph vji eqquopvnipv.

Epzxez vjot ot xjev zua tjuamf ci fuoph piyv. O atif vu fu ov epf neli emm nz temit qiuqmi fu ov xjip vjiz tvesvif. Vjiz jevif vjot cav vjip eqqsidoevif ov updi vji demm xet uwis.

Demm vji haz aq vunussux epf vimm jon vjev vjot otp'v e vsodl vu hiv jon vu caz, zua xup'v etl jon vu hu ejief xovj zua us epzvjoph moli vjev. Zua'si cioph 100% hipaopi jisi tu ji tjuamf qodl vjev aq gsun zua.

Vjip howi jon e movvmi dsifov et op ji't e tnesv haz, zua lpux ji xepvt vu hsux jot catopitt uvjisxoti ji xuamfp'v jewi howip zua vji duasvitz ug jot voni. ( oi e 2 tidupf tipvipdi)

Epf vjip etl jon jepf up jiesv xjz ji fofp'v hu ejief xovj zua vji uvjis fez epf zua xupv veli epz uggipdi epf siovisevi ov't puv tuni temit vsodl zua esi fuoph.

95% ug qiuqmi xomm vimm zua epf 95% ug vji voni xjev vjiz vimm zua otp'v xjev zua xisi vjoploph.

Vjip vjepl jon xjip ji vimmt zua epf jeph aq. Fup'v tez 'Uj sohjv, ot vjev ov, ximm cmej cmej cmej'

Vjip veli vjev opgu epf vjopl ecuav ov. Xet ov vuvemmz uav ug zuas dupvsum us nusi molimz ot ov zua mutv jon tunixjisi emuph vji xez epf ji txovdjif ugg nipvemmz.

Og zua fof vjot xovj vji gostv 5 us 10 qiuqmi vu tez pu vu zua, zua xuamf lpux xjev vu qav opvu zuas qsitipvevoupt (us opovoem togvoph demm vu neli vji eqquopvnipv) vu uwisduni vjiti vjopht cigusi zua iwip hiv vu vji dutv qesv.

Itqidoemmz og vjisi ot e qevvisp.

O haesepvii ov!

Fep
Vjepl zua Fep.

O muwi vji ofie.

O xomm fu vjot epf aqfevi vji vjsief.
 
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