How to Gain Instant Respect from Your Peers & Colleagues in the Home-Based Business Industry

I  was training at the gym the other day next to a guy who was twice my size.

I was doing shoulder presses with 80 lb dumbells - he was doing them with 60s.

We were matching each other set for set without even making eye contact, yet when I required a
spot on my last few reps, he quickly and without hesitation, offered his assistance.

I nodded my affirmation and then appreciation after he tapped my elbows lightly to keep my
joints moving through a sticking point and I completed 3 forced reps with his spot.

I fried my shoulders on that set and apparently earned some respect too as my new gorilla like
friend gave me the “nod” of approval when he was leaving the gym.

And that's when it dawned on me - I may not be the biggest guy in the place or have the best
physique - but over the years, I’ve always earned the respect of the bigger, stronger guys, no
matter where I work out or what body part I’m training - simply because of the focus and
commitment that I train with.

Now perhaps the fact that I have an attitude that says, "get out of my way - I'm on a mission -
and this focus and commitment that I train with to beat my own personal best, is the same focus
and commitment that I'd use to beat you up if you’ve got something to say or get in my way!”lol

I'm just kidding when I say that, but I trust you get my point.  I only know how to fight, so that I
don’t have to. (If you are well trained in any Martial Art, you know exactly what I mean)

You see, the intensity at which I train and the focus and the commitment that I bring, no matter
what I'm doing in life, whether I’m working out or building my business, is exactly why I've
been able to achieve the results I have and how YOU will be able to do the same.

Now whether your results are about making more money, living a better lifestyle, getting in
better shape or just having more time with your family, it is going to take a serious amount of
focus and commitment from you, in order to reach your goal.

But you see, your results don’t always have to be tangible to gain respect from others, like
wearing a nice watch or a having a big bank account, although this is often times how we both
measure and are measured.

Interestingly enough, the intangible results that we can experience are just as powerful, if not
even more powerful than those which can easily be seen.

This is not just about becoming rich, but "rich" in character.

You don't have to look like a million bucks to gain respect from your peers and from other
leaders.

You don't even have to be making a huge income.

It's about your focus and commitment and the level at which you play the game, that is easily
observed.

And the reason that it's easily observed, is because the results of our work are always on display
whether we realize it or not.

How we show up every day is seen by all - there is no escaping this.

We wear our future on our sleeve.

And it's in the form of your attitude.

Yes, your body language, the words you use when speaking about yourself and others, how you
describe your efforts and even how you feel about your business.

When you speak and come from a place of empowerment, you easily attract others who are
already self empowered and earn instant respect.

When you speak in terms of poverty consciousness, lack mentality and dis-empowerment, you
repel others.

Whiners and complainers, even when they have talent, earn no respect.

While at the same time, someone new to the business can easily earn the respect of others by
sharing what they are doing and asking questions of those who are at the level that they (the new
person) wishes to be.

T. Harv Eker says in his book, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind - Mastering the Inner Game of
Wealth, “how we do anything, is how we do everything."

And so whether you have reached the level of success that you are looking for yet, or not, the
focus and commitment that you show up with to build your business, is easily identifiable.

Again, it shows in your attitude.

It shows in your confidence.

And it shows by the way you carry yourself, the words you use and how you perceive this
process called success.

Present yourself properly and you will gain instant respect from your peers and colleagues in a
very cutthroat industry.