Comments on: Which Bale Of Hay Is Yours?

By: Sue Chartock

Sue Chartock — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:33:45 +0000

Hello JP,

You’re right on target! Time, Money & ,of course, not connecting with the right customers could be a down-fall for a successful business.

Your message comes through loud and clear.

Thanks,

Sue Chartock

By: Rod Newbound

Rod Newbound — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:14:17 +0000

Excellent analogy JP. Thanks for sharing.

By: Bhupinder

Bhupinder — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:12:59 +0000

Hi All,

Thanks for your insight JP. The insight can be leveraged all the more effectively if there is a detailed written plan and a proven system to out manouvre your competition and which ensures that you are anticipating where the “target may move to next so that when it comes into your line of vision / strategy yo capitalise whilst others remain standing.

Good Luck All.

Rgds
Bhupinder

By: LaTara Ham-Ying

LaTara Ham-Ying — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:39:53 +0000

This is just further confirmation of the importance of FOCUS!

Thanks for sharing this.

By: Mark Henderson

Mark Henderson — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:57:29 +0000

Hey JP,

Remember, the guy at the table told everyone else the same thing.

So if you just do the opposite (pick a target), you’ll have ZERO competition – just like Earl Nightengale promised in one of his earliest audio tapes.

Thanks

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:39:43 +0000

Good morning JP,

William Tell, shot his arrow right through the apple on someones head, trusting in her/himself, follow her/his inner wisdom without any doubt, believed in her/himself, held to the vision of success no matter what anyone could say.

If you do what you love, success will surely come because you are impressing the Universal medium with such beauty, if there is a law of order and harmony/cause and effect, it must surely return to the creator ( self ) the fruit.

Cheers
Doug

By: Ryan Healy

Ryan Healy — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:25:56 +0000

The hard part is deciding which target to aim for. Because nobody is going to come along and tell you which one is “right.” And even if somebody does come along, you still have to agree with his opinion.

It’s the same with goal-setting. You have to decide what you want. Except most of the time, we don’t even know what we want. I’m reading a book called The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz. He explains this in-depth. A great read for those interested in marketing.

By: Sydney

Sydney — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:40:04 +0000

Fire, ready, aim it is not.

By: Kelly McCausey

Kelly McCausey — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:28:06 +0000

I love this!

Have you been to the fair and thrown pennies into glasses? There are hundreds of glasses spread out over this big table. I just tossed the pennies at the glasses and never won anything – and this kid next to me kept winning over and over so I asked him how he was doing it and he said ‘I’m aiming for the glass I want’

Aim? LOL! What an idea!

By: Mark Hultgren

Mark Hultgren — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:37:27 +0000

What if the whole idea of the contest was to hit each and every target? This can also be applied to online business in the means of driving traffic to your site(s). Apply a little of this method and a little of that method to pull traffic from different sources.
Of course, if this where the case, then the contest would be more about Time AND Accuracy. And many of the advertising methods available right now take time to produce results and depending on the accuracy of targetting your market, determines the overall efficiency of the ads.

By: arthur

arthur — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:30:50 +0000

Hi JP,

Thanks for reminding me as to the importance of focus and knowing what you are going after and thereby focusing your energy and efforts in those areas.

JP thanks for sharing your experience and
expertise.

Regards

Arthur

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:23:58 +0000

Hy JP,
I do some archery, so I am aware that I would be most likely to talk with the other hopefuls to see who I want to compete against. I want to compete with others who can match it with me. There may even be a draw organized already.

After this, I reckon you will know where to choose your target cos you will likely choose your target with the other guys and or galls you are competing with.

Cheers
Doug

By: Cheryl Lohner

Cheryl Lohner — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:21:18 +0000

Great comments everyone. I have also found that having a focused approach ensures you will gain the interest and attention of more qualified prospects, which will increase your sales ratios. Too often I find people using the “throw out the net” approach. In other words, they throw out a net and then sort out the good fish later rather than using the correct bait in the first place to get the right fish to bite.

By: JP Maroney

JP Maroney — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:50:32 +0000

Ron… VERY well articulated. And, excellent expansions on the fundamental point I made in the post. Your wisdom is crystal clear.

Jenni… Also — GREAT expansion. I love the collaborative “feel” of your response (and Ron’s).

By: Jenni

Jenni — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:38:00 +0000

Very well said!
Taking it a step further… we also train to aim at that target. There are so many ‘hot’ products and services out there that promise success for our businesses – but, if we aren’t focused with how we are training… and training to hit the target that is ours, we are setting ourselves up to be just like the archers that are just shooting ‘out there’.
Thanks for the good read.

By: Ron Mileham

Ron Mileham — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:30:47 +0000

Hi JP,

I think I’d also be asking:

a) Is it worth entering the contest.
b) How good a bow and arrow do I have.
c) What’s the competition like.
d) What expertise do I have.
e) Can I find an expert to show me how to win.
f) If I win, how can I capitalize on it.

Thinking about all ventures from a business perspective, determines the value you place
on the outcome.