Why millions from scratch?

Some people have asked why this blog is named "Millions from Scratch." Well, quite frankly, part of the reasoning is that we have started other businesses. In each of those businesses, we didn't make millions, but we did OK.

When looking at the potential we have with this particular business, I realized that there are tons more businesses who actually need what we have to offer than we can ever serve ourselves (more to come on this topic later). In fact, there is an untapped market for our facilitation process that can be used in EVERY business in the world with more than 5 employees. Think about the scale and scope of that. Mind boggling!

Also, I personally realized that my "fear of success" is what lead my previous businesses to flounder at times and nosedive at others. Naming and claiming "Millions" in the title of this blog is a way for me to actually get comfortable with success. Now it's out there - and when it's "out there" I can't back off. So, I'm using this blog to put pressure on myself - along with your help!

Heck, I like having free time. I like having the flexibility to work when I want. Will a successful business take those away? I can't answer that question right now, but I do know that if we aren't succesful financially, then I will never know.

I do know that money buys opportunities. I know that money will allow us to hire talented people to perform the work we're doing now so we can have more freedom to do the things we really want to do (work and pleasure). I know that money will help us get more salespeople on the streets to sell our products and services. I know that we can only do VERY LITTLE of this if we don't have money.

I come from a long line of entrepreneurs - most who have done OK to provide for their families, but most (with the exception of one) have never been wildly succesful financially. There are money issues as far back as I can remember in my family - at least four or five generations. (There's never enough money. You'll have to work really hard for that. I have more month than I have money.) I'm determined to stop that repeating pattern in my generation!

We're using creative visualization to get clear about what we want the business to be, what we will each be doing, where our clients will come from, the types of experiences our clients will have with us, the success we will enjoy and the millions we will make in the process.

The millions are the byproducts of facing our fears and creating a successful business. If we don't do it, it's our own fault.

Are any of your fears getting in the way of your business rocking and rolling? If so, hit us back on the comments below.

Comments

[Des Walsh]

Hi Coop

Congratulations on having the courage to put it out there and make the statement. Now, I wonder if you are willing to share with us your vision of a perfect clientele?

Warm regards from Sydney
Des

[Coop]

Des,

Great question. Perfect clientele for the meeting facilitation technique is very tough - not sure I can answer that. But here are some examples:
1.) Sales team who want to create clear action plans ot meet their goals.
2.) Boards of Directors who want to use their time efficiently to do strategic/action planning. 3.) Companies who want to involve their customers with their marketing/engineering/product managers to create REAL solutions for their customer problems/needs.

Our other services are trainings for Advanced Communications Skills and Management Skills. The perfect clientele for those are medium-sized firms who want to improve their bottom lines by focusing on what causes great performance from their employees (both of these trainings focus on skills that impact the bottom line).

Thanks for asking. Is this clear? If you met this criteria, what else would you want to know? What needs to be clearer about this? :)

[Bruce Ziebarth]

Coop,
I would totally agree with you. Many people are afraid of success which causes them to procrastinate, not follow through, get bored, quit an opportunity, or find reasons why it cannot be done. Recognizing the problem is the first step to solving it. Telling people about it is a great second step. This makes other people aware of it and puts pressure on you to change. Goal setting is also an important component. Through this process you will see many small successess which will prepare you mentally for the larger ones.

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