How to Turn Embezzlement into Empowerment

This week's question from my portal “The Neagle Code: Directions
for Life”
comes from Frank.

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Hi David!


I had a business partner who stole money from me. How do I forgive him and move into abundance from lack? I’m still angry and this is still unresolved.


Thanks so much!

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Hi Frank!


I know how you feel.


I had this same thing happen to me several years ago.


To get through it I had to look to the truth.


And the truth is that we create everything in our life…all the good and all the bad. And we create everything for a reason.


The first step in forgiving your business partner is to take responsibility for your part in it.

Ask yourself: What did this situation have to teach me?

Find the hidden gifts and lessons that you need to see, and be grateful for them.

The second step is to let go of that money knowing that you can put your efforts into creating it again, but this time from a better, more prepared and healthy place.

If you continue to see yourself as a victim of this situation, you will continue to be unforgiving and angry.

If you can see this situation from an empowered place, everything will shift and you’ll feel the peace you’re looking for.

Just Believe,®
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How can I open the conversation with potential clients?

This week's question from my portal “The Neagle Code: Directions
for Life”
comes from Melanie.

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Hi David!


Thanks so much for this opportunity.


I have lots of people who I know my services can help, but I'm resisting picking up the phone and contacting them, because I'm unsure as to how to start the conversation. Do you have any suggestions for how I can open these types of conversations?


Thanks so much,
Melanie

Neagle                                               Code Answer

Hi Melanie, I’m glad you asked this.


The opening of a sales conversation is one of the most overlooked AND most important parts of the process. It is so essential that it has the power to make or break the entire call.


Why is it so important?

It is vital that you maintain control of the conversation from the very beginning. In order to do this, you must establish control right from the start and make sure YOU are leading the conversation.

IF YOU DON’T, it is very difficult to regain control and you will not make the sale.


There are three parts to a solid opening:

1. Greeting: Tell them who you are.
2. Purpose: Tell them why you are calling.
3. Ask: Jump right into the Compassionate Conversion Flow Chart

You must have a reason to start the conversation. If you don’t have one, create one!

Example: “Hi ______. This is Melanie from _______. You recently subscribed to my list and I’d like to talk with you about _______ so I can create content to better serve you. What is the biggest challenge you are currently facing in ________?”

Lastly, remember to be calm, confident and in control.

Just Believe,®
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Can you tell the difference: resistance vs persistence…

This week's question from my portal “The Neagle Code: Directions
for Life”
comes from Chris.

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How do I know if I am resisting or persisting? I am not a quitter, but I have pretty much failed on everything I started after two or three years into the business or whatever project. So now I'm feeling that all the times I persisted on being, doing or having whatever it was I thought was worth persisting, I was actually resisting the change that needed to take place. Thank you! Much love! More life!

Neagle                                               Code Answer

Chris, this is a great question.


Resistance occurs when there is something that you don’t understand about yourself or the situation you are experiencing.


In order to identify when you are in resistance, you have to ask yourself, “What am I avoiding being, doing, or having?” If you are persisting in an area of your life as a way of avoiding another, you are in resistance.

If you created a solid business that provided a solution to a problem that people truly needed and wanted, then the only reason it would fail was if you were in resistance to doing whatever it took to make sales.

If you enter into every conversation with the intention to help someone else, you will no longer see yourself as a disruption or selfish but as someone being of service.


The subconscious mind often tries to be sneaky and make it look like you are not in resistance with the illusion of being “busy.” The problem is that as long as you are busy persisting in anything other than sales, you are in resistance.

Creating a business out of resistance is like building a house on the sand. It will always fail until you build a solid foundation inside yourself.

In order to stop resisting, you have to be willing to face whatever it is you are running from.

This is very important. You must be willing to look at the very thing that you are avoiding. It will more than likely show up as a fear.

Once you are willing to look at it and bring it into your awareness, then you can understand what’s really going on and change it.

The next step is to actually DO the thing that you have been resisting and to persist in facing your fear of it by continuously and consistently showing up!

This will give you the experience of being, doing and eventually having what you desire in your life.

Just Believe,®
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Underhanded = Belly Up!

This week's question from my portal “The Neagle Code: Directions
for Life”
comes from Felicia T.

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Hi David! I know that I have to make sales calls or I will be out of business very very soon, but how do I get over feeling sleazy and underhanded. I feel like if I call people to offer my services, that I'm a disruption to them, and fear they will think I'm selfish and that all I care about is selling them something.

Thanks so much!!

Neagle                                               Code Answer

Thanks for asking this question Felicia. You are absolutely correct in assessing that without sales your business or any other for that matter, will eventually go belly up.


The first thing to transform is your belief around sales being sleazy and underhanded.


Many people often feel this way about sales because they believe that sales is something you do TO someone when in actuality sales is something you do FOR them.

Sales is really a communication process between you and other individuals about how your product or service could help them fix a specific problem. They have a problem and are looking to you as the expert to help them solve it.

If you enter into every conversation with the intention to help someone else, you will no longer see yourself as a disruption or selfish but as someone being of service.


If you are confident in your ability to help someone, they will sense it and know that you truly CAN help them. If they feel your discomfort with the sales conversation, and lack of confidence, they will turn away and look for someone else’s help.

Your ability to ask the right questions during sales conversations helps them gain clarity around the actual cause of their problem, so that they can then make a decision about what to do next.

By simply changing your belief and how you engage in sales conversations, you give yourself a more empowering approach to serve others and sell your product or services!

Just Believe,®
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Roller coaster income cycle remedy

This week's question from my portal “The Neagle Code: Directions
for Life”
comes from Patty Walters.

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I would love to transform my ‘habit' of the roller coaster income cycle! It goes from abundance to constriction and I'm very tired of the impact on my body. I don’t understand why it's happening or what to do about it.  David, do you have any suggestions that may help me?

Thank you in advance!

Neagle                                               Code Answer

Patty, thanks for asking this question! It is a common ‘habit’ many people experience.


A person usually remains stuck on the roller coaster when there is a lack of consistent and disciplined action taken in money generating activities.


Ask yourself: Are you taking effective action daily? If not, why not?


Be honest with yourself here.


When our minds are trying to find another way to avoid doing something, it is usually because of some unaddressed fear.


The fear of not having the money then becomes greater than the fear of what you need to do in order to bring in the money. Which is why you can be up one minute and down the next.

Over the next week keep a personal note pad or voice recorder with you at all times and begin to examine and note where your fears are causing you to stop.

When you become aware that fear is stopping you, immediately redirect your energy towards taking action again and stay on course.

It is impossible to fail if you dedicate everyday to taking effective and efficient action, only then does the ride become more enjoyable and continued success a certainty.

Just Believe,®
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Help! My GROWN children are crazy-making!

This week's question from my portal “The Neagle Code: Directions
for Life”
comes from Meena.

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David, here is my question…

How I improve my relationship with my grown rebellious children who I love so much?

Thank you,
Meena

Neagle                                               Code Answer


Hi Meena.

This is one of those questions for which there is no magic fix for the people you love.

There are a couple of things here that you need to really think about.

1. You are 100% responsible for everything in your own life.


2. Your children are grown so you are no longer responsible FOR them.


3. It is not your job to fix them. They are the only ones who can change themselves.

That means that you have to decide that you are no longer going to tolerate toxic relationships in your life.

That doesn't mean that you no longer love them.

In fact, the solution to your problem is to love them for who they are without judgment and limit the time you spend with them.


We all need to learn about cause and effect, and we are all responsible for our own choices and lives.

One of the best gifts we can give our children is to allow them to have their own experiences and carve their own way, even if we may not agree with them.

I wish you all the best!

Just Believe,®
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Are you hiring?

This week's question from my portal “The Neagle Code: Directions
for Life”
comes from Miriam.

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How do I know when to invest in hiring a team? Are there key indicators to let me know when it's time to expand and bring more people into my business?

Thanks so much David!

Neagle                                               Code Answer


Hi Miriam, great question.

Yes, actually there is.

First of all, it’s very important that you know where you are coming from.   The more time you are able to spend creating cash flow and delivering your services, the more profitable your business can become.

When hiring a team, you must come from a desire to expand rather than a desire to be saved.

When you have a desire to expand, you will hire people for the right reasons. If you are someone who has the need to control, you’ll find yourself having a difficult time surrendering these tasks.

So, what are the right reasons to hire a team?

Hire a team to take care of all things that you shouldn’t be doing in your business. These are things that don’t generate cash flow:

• Answering emails
• Admin
• Bookkeeping
• Scheduling travel
• FAQs
• Research

It is important that YOU spend your time doing money generating activities.

The more time you are able to spend creating cash flow and delivering your services, the more profitable your business can become.

Just Believe,®
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Call me a hypocrite?

This week's question from my portal “The Neagle Code: Directions
for Life”
comes from someone who wishes to remain anonymous.

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Hello David,


I started integrating personal growth coaching in my web development business for my current clients. Since then my business partner calls me a hypocrite and I am starting to feel like I am since I stumble and fail numerous times. I feel like I am not practicing what I preach. Should I still continue guiding people when I can’t even guide myself 100% of the time?

Neagle                                               Code Answer


Thank you for this great question.

First of all, I applaud you for taking action towards creating something that sounds like you really desire in your business.

Creating a business requires personal growth in order to truly be successful. Each area of our lives has an impact on our business. The way we do something is often the way we do everything in life. Therefore, supporting your clients with personal growth could be a great service for them.

To teach something well, you must have experienced it yourself. In order for you to be in integrity, you must practice and believe in what you are teaching your clients.

When it comes to other people, the truth is that no one can ever say anything to you that you don’t already say to yourself in some way. Subconsciously, you may not fully believe in yourself, which is why your business partner has been calling it out.

Be gentle with yourself. You don’t have to be perfect.

If you were perfect all the time, you wouldn’t grow.

Reframe every opportunity that you perceive as a “failure” as a golden opportunity to learn something new.

The more you learn and grow from all of your own experiences, the more you will be able to serve your clients because you will have gone through it and come out on the other side.

When you are in a growing experience, ask yourself: “Is there something I don’t understand about this situation? Why did I create this? How is this serving me? What can I learn from this experience?”

Keep moving forward and start believing in yourself. Look at your life as a classroom for your own growth that you can then use to teach from.

Just Believe,®
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How do I change my biz model?

This week's question from my portal “The Neagle Code: Directions
for Life”
comes from Erin.

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First and foremost David, I want to thank you for being an invaluable source of knowledge for me. As a fitness nutrition coach, I work with clients within a certain timeline (typically 12 weeks). In most cases, I feel that the people I work with have just begun to make lasting lifestyle changes as the 12 weeks come to an end and I have so much more to offer.


How can I change my model of service to continue to meet the individual needs of my clients? Do I create another package and have them sign up? How about a monthly fee?


Thanks so much!

Neagle                                               Code Answer


You are very welcome Erin. I am happy that my teachings are of value to you.

Thank you for asking the question! If I'm reading this correctly, you are currently offering one package and you are asking how to expand your services so that your clients have a next step to reinforce their learning and not lose the momentum of the progress that they have made and keep growing, as well as grow your business.

There are a number of ways that you can do this.

• Add a one-on-one continuation package to individually get them to the next level of results (maybe intermediate or gold or platinum packages)

• Charge a monthly fee to continue the 12-week program

• Start a membership for a monthly fee for group programs (maybe one for each level of success they've reached)

• Create virtual programs around individual problem areas and sell them as an up-sell

Joint Venture with Yoga or Fitness studios to expand your reach

• Offer cooking classes or group walks or runs to build your community

The ways to do this are only limited by your imagination.

Know what your market wants.

Know what you enjoy doing – how you want to work with your clients and how you can best serve them.

And, know what you are willing to do as well as what you are not willing to do.

But remember…

It all starts with a decision.

Once you make the decision to create something new, you will become aware of the opportunities.

Just Believe,®
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What if my prospect is in money fear?

This week's question from my portal “The Neagle Code: Directions
for Life”
comes from Courtney Ann

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What do you do after you share a high value program with a client who really wants it but is concerned about how to make the financial investment happen? How should I respond and how many times do you recommend I follow up with them?

Neagle                                               Code Answer


Thank you for asking the question, Courtney Ann!

Even though the client says they want the program, their fear, doubt and worry is stronger than their desire for the result.

I’d recommend asking the client questions to understand exactly where their fear is coming from so that they can see why they are experiencing what they are experiencing.

It could be that their concern is more based on the reactions of others rather than on their own concerns but until you get to the root of the problem, you cannot move forward.

Then, if they really do need help finding the money, give them a homework assignment to find the money for the payment.

Have them make a list of 30 ways they could bring in the money and instruct them to email the list to you. That will show you that they are serious, and you can direct them to start tackling the items on their list until they have enough for the payment.

This way THEY are following up with you and you're not trying to track down people who are not serious about working with you.

This also empowers them to take action immediately, and allows you to make sure they are someone you’d like to work with.

Just Believe,®
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