Session #1: 2X: The Mindset that Changes Everything Our Schedule The full schedule is posted in the Member Dashboard: http://2xb2b.com/dashboard All sessions and Q&A Calls will be held on Wednesdays. Training sessions will be pre-recorded and published on the first and second Wednesday of every month. And live Q&A / group discussions will take place at 1pm Eastern on the third Wednesday of each month. Q&A Calls and Group Discussions Please come prepared to ask questions, contribute ideas, update the group on your progress, ask for feedback and provide ideas and encouragement to others. This is your chance to benefit from the combined knowledge of this wonderful group of experienced professionals! Facebook Private Online Forum Expect a good dose of discussions in the private Facebook online forum. Feel free to ask questions in the forum, start new discussions and, of course, introduce yourself to the group, if you haven't already done so. I'll be in the forum at least every other business day. In order to make this a valuable resource for everyone, please commit to visiting the forum and either asking questions or contributing answers and advice to others at least once a week. There's a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience in this group, and my hope is that everyone will contribute ideas and insights based on their experience and knowledge. 1
Getting the Most Out of the Sessions Live Q&A Calls: Try to attend as many of the live group Q&A discussions as you can. You can always catch the replay if you're not able to make a session. But you'll get much more out of this program if you commit to making as many of these live calls as possible. Training Sessions: These will be pre-recorded and posted to the student portal on the morning when they're scheduled to go live. You can listen to them at your leisure. But try to catch them the day they go live or by the end of the week. That way you won't fall behind. What Are Six-Figure Freelance Writers Doing Differently? Want to experience a real breakthrough in your freelance income? Don't reinvent the wheel. Success can be deconstructed and duplicated. And you can do that by modeling those who are getting the results you want! People who make big things happen are NOT supernatural beings when it comes to optimism and achievement. It has little to do with their knowledge, talent, or even their IQ. But the one thing they all have in common is that they're CERTAIN about their outcomes. At least more certain than the average person trying to achieve the same goal. The Law of Certainty simply states that whatever you believe with total certainty WILL manifest itself. "Certainty" is nothing more than a very strong belief. When we're certain of something, there's no doubt about that thing. It just "is." And when you look at what six-figure freelancers are certain about, three big beliefs emerge. Belief #1: "Big" results are no big deal. A big reason why successful freelancers continue to achieve year after year is that they've learned to expect that level of success as "normal." Interestingly, you do this already! Everything you accomplish, regardless of how small or mundane, happens ONLY because you're certain of it. 2
Belief #2: I'm providing a very valuable service to my market. Six-figure writers see their work as very valuable. And they don't feel weird charging professional-level fees for their work, even though they know they're often charging more than most. Belief #3: There's an abundance of work out there. Successful writers have an abundance mindset about the available work out there. They know there's plenty of it not because someone told them, but because they see it. Most of the scarcity problems in our world are not really "lack" problems. They're distribution problems. Remember: there's no shortage of water. The problem is that drinking water is not always available when and where you need it. The Vicious Cycle of Belief The Law of Certainty is always in motion. It's always moving you in either a positive or negative direction. It's never idle. When you know how to harness the law, this movement can take you to levels of success you never thought possible. But when you don't harness it, it can work against you in a big way. 3
Each of us believes we have a certain level of potential. And we take actions every day that correspond to that perceived potential. Those actions generate results that are in line with the perceived potential. And those results are a feedback mechanism. They either feed, maintain or destroy your beliefs about your potential. Which, in turn, cause you to take actions that correspond to that potential, and so the cycle goes. Six-figure writers have achieved that level of income success because something in their business or personal life "short circuited" this cycle. Results: The "Break Point" in the Cycle How do you break out of your current cycle? You focus on the "Results" box. It's the easiest way to "short circuit" the cycle. Three ways to do that: 1. Leverage each and every little win you get, no matter how small. 2. Practice feeling-based visualization every day (more on that later). 3. Understand and accept the Law of Polarity, which states that everything in the universe has an opposite. Every challenge has to have a solution. It can't exist without it. And the solution is always as simple/complex as what got you to the problem. Choose to Be Happy FIRST! ;-) The typical belief system in Western society: I'm currently earning $50,000 a year. I'm not really happy with that. But if I were earning $100,000 a year... boy, would THAT make me happy! But a growing body of research shows that if we want to have a business and life that fulfills us, we have to choose happiness first! Because happiness and optimism actually fuel our performance and the results we get from that performance. 4
The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work -- by Shawn Achor. Research: Happy doctors making correct diagnoses 19% faster Optimistic salespeople outselling pessimistic counterparts 56% of the time Happy math students outperforming their peers in standardized tests Our brains are literally hardwired to do their very best when they are in a positive state. There's an evolutionary reason. And it's has something to do with something called the "Broaden and Build Theory." A happy, optimistic state of mind broadens our creative and intellectual capacity. It also broadens our field of vision. Rather than waiting for "success" to make us happy, we need to reprogram our conditioning and recognize that this model will only lead to continued disappointment. We need to be happy first. When we do that, we make room for real, lasting success. Which feeds our optimism, which in turn boost our happiness, etc. Your Power to Bend Reality Another critical difference between successful freelancers and those who struggle is how they perceive and think about "reality." Reality is relative. Your reality is someone else's dream! Until Roger Banister ran a mile under four minutes, no one thought it was physically possible to do so. But within a year after breaking that record, 24 other runners also ran a sub-four-minute mile. Placebos are about 55% to 60% as effective as most common medications for controlling pain. The belief alone is powerful enough to make the pain disappear. 5
How Can We Develop and Maintain the Right Mindset for Doubling Our Business? How do you keep reminding yourself of your own power to bend reality? How can you maintain that high level of belief throughout the week, especially when external circumstances would normally have us believe a very different story? Here are some ideas: Condition Yourself to Expect More First, shift your expectations. Expect more and be more certain about it. Remind yourself that you're always in a belief cycle of some kind. And even thought the cycle is moving, YOU have control over its direction. Remember That You're Already Doing This! We tend to forget that this "belief" thing is something we already do all day long. We already expect a result for everything we do throughout the day. So just reminding yourself that you already have this power can be enough to motivate you to shift your expectations. Practice the "Pedestal Annihilator" Technique Take a look around you and recognize that most of the people achieving the kind of success you're after are not any smarter or better than you. So stop putting them on a pedestal! Create and Practice a Morning Routine Before you start your day, create a space for yourself that will set the tone for the rest of the day. My ritual is one hour long, but yours doesn't have to be that long. Even 20 or 30 minutes will work wonders. Use this time to journal, practice gratitude, visualize, meditate or read inspirational material. Practice Feeling-Based Visualization Your visualization sessions don't have to be that long. One or two 5-minute sessions a day will do the trick, as long as you inject your visualizations with strong emotion. 6
Add meditation to the mix. It takes practice to shut out the world for a few minutes. But the benefits are worth the effort. Other Ideas Mind movies (www.mindmovies.com) Leverage the heck out of each win, regardless of how small Create Daily Reminders Focus on why you WILL succeed (consider your gifts, experience, etc.) Remind yourself that YOU create your own reality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhlmiuszmty Remind yourself that fear-based decisions aren't worthy of you. A good reminder of this is Jim Carrey's recent video: http://www.lifebuzz.com/jim-carrey/#!wqiuy Exercise: Look at your life now, and look back 5 or 10 years. You're now doing things that you once thought were out of reach. Yet look at you now! So, if you know this is a recurring pattern, why not believe your 5-year goal NOW, like it's already here?? Improve Your Environment Hang out with success-minded people (this group, for instance). Read biographies of people who accomplished amazing things. Add comedy to your day. Reward yourself with fun, little things. A nice coffee, a hike in the woods when the weather is gorgeous... even a lollipop! 7
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