In this issue of my Performance Improvement Ideas (PII) newsletter, I share a true story to illustrate how being willing to take intelligent risks can help you get what you want in life.

BELOW: Stitched Screenshots of LinkedIn messages I exchanged with an old Farm CEO client based in an East African country.

The most recent message was sent this morning (24/4/19) with regard to his work anniversary.

In 2015, he purchased my Feed Formulation Handbook and Excel-VB Ration Formulator, by sending payment via Western Union Money Transfer directly into my bank account in Lagos, Nigeria.

Here’s the best part:

When he called me for the first time, after watching the demonstration video of my software, I was in Nigeria, so he’d used my Nigeria mobile number.

By the time he sent his payment , however, I was already back in Benin Republic’s Cotonou.
I still recall having to log on to the web from a cafe I use in the Etoile Rouge area, to confirm his payment had dropped via the Western Union link provided by my bank, into my Naira account.

[Since 2013, Location Independent Income Earning has been MY way of life here in Africa]

About a year later, I was in a hotel room in Cotonou, when I got an E-mail from him asking that I send him the password to login to the Ration Formulator.

Due to a busy schedule at the time, I could not get back to him immediately. But I did eventually send it to him about 3 days later – and he acknowledged receipt.

My point?

I DELIVER what I promise – and that helps me to build LONG terms relationships with clients, that often turn into valuable friendships.

But and this is a BIG BUT, it often has to start with the prospective client being willing to take that MASSIVE LEAP OF FAITH to believe that I can be TRUSTED to help him/her achieve that valued goal s/he aims for.

Not everyone has the capacity to do that.

And that’s what separates CHAMPIONS from everyday people.

NB: This client’s name and country have been deliberately hidden to protect his privacy.
The prospective client I told him about IS from the same country – which was why it occurred to me to share the story with him.