Using the Law of Attraction to Identify Your Ideal Client
Posted 07-29-2010 at 09:33 AM by OrganizedAssistant
In the early days of running my business, the question "Who is your ideal client?" always threw me for a loop. In my mind I was thinking "anyone who is willing to pay me" and I’m sure that is pretty typical for people who are just starting out.
Some time later, I completed an exercise as part of a program based on the Law of Attraction. To identify our ideal customers, we wrote down the characteristics we wanted them to have, e.g. "financially able to invest in his or her business." Because we often have a clearer idea of what we don’t want, we also wrote down the characteristics we did not want them to have, e.g. "doesn’t follow through with plans." The negative characteristics were then turned into positive ones, so "doesn’t keep appointments" on the "don’t want" side of the page became "keeps appointments" on the "do want" side, and then they were crossed out, to allow us to focus on what we wanted and enable us to attract that into our lives.
Within a month of completing the program, I was contacted by someone who not only had all of the attributes I identified during the above exercise, but whose ongoing requirements brought my income to the level I was aiming for, and who remains a valued client to this day. Maybe that client would have come along even if I hadn’t done the exercise, but this experience confirmed to me that the Law of Attraction really does work.
If you’re having trouble identifying your ideal client, try the above exercise!
Some time later, I completed an exercise as part of a program based on the Law of Attraction. To identify our ideal customers, we wrote down the characteristics we wanted them to have, e.g. "financially able to invest in his or her business." Because we often have a clearer idea of what we don’t want, we also wrote down the characteristics we did not want them to have, e.g. "doesn’t follow through with plans." The negative characteristics were then turned into positive ones, so "doesn’t keep appointments" on the "don’t want" side of the page became "keeps appointments" on the "do want" side, and then they were crossed out, to allow us to focus on what we wanted and enable us to attract that into our lives.
Within a month of completing the program, I was contacted by someone who not only had all of the attributes I identified during the above exercise, but whose ongoing requirements brought my income to the level I was aiming for, and who remains a valued client to this day. Maybe that client would have come along even if I hadn’t done the exercise, but this experience confirmed to me that the Law of Attraction really does work.
If you’re having trouble identifying your ideal client, try the above exercise!
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Nice post, Janet!
I like the idea of evaluating the opposite...what characteristics we do not like and then turning those into positive attributes. Thank you! Janine |
Posted 07-30-2010 at 09:35 AM by Your Virtual Wizard
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Some people have said that with the Law of Attraction you only look at the positive side, but I found looking at the negative a very effective way to figure out what the positive side should look like.
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Posted 07-31-2010 at 07:24 AM by OrganizedAssistant
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This is great post thanks for sharing with us. I have actually heard of doing something like this before, but forgot about it. So I think I will pull out this exercise and give it a try. Thanks again!
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Posted 08-01-2010 at 08:10 AM by RhondaHolscher
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It's a fun exercise, and a real eye-opener. Let us know how you make out!
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Posted 08-01-2010 at 08:34 AM by OrganizedAssistant
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I like this idea very much. Great post!
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Posted 08-01-2010 at 10:01 AM by Off~Site Secretary
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I loved your post. There is always a silver lining -- I am a firm believer in looking for the positive. And if you do that, you will usually come out of the situation as you did -- totally in control and taking with you a great contact, whether that be for your business or for something more personal. Keep up your positive outlook. It rubs off!
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Posted 12-14-2010 at 08:44 PM by eXPERT Business Support
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Ok. I'm probably going to sleep on this and try again in a couple of days, but I did do this exercise and it goes like this:
DON'T: does not communicate well DO: communicates well DON'T: not friendly DO: friendly DON'T: cannot pay DO: can pay DON'T: dishonest DO: honest DON'T: DO: open DON'T: not very agreeable DO: agreeable within reason DON'T: pesimist DO: optimist DON'T: time waster DO: effectively utilizes my services DON'T: lackadaisical DO: doer DON'T: acts like they don't have time for you, but expects you to jump through hoops to complete a job at the last minute DO: respects and values my time DON'T: don't treat me like i'm stupid because I'm a woman or they think that I am lesser than them DO: respect me and my ideas for what they are and deserve regardless of their intelligence level or our sex I would love to see other people's list. What do you think of mine? |
Posted 12-15-2010 at 02:18 AM by RhondaHolscher
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That's a great list, Rhonda! I would like to have more clients like that myself!
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Posted 12-15-2010 at 08:24 AM by OrganizedAssistant
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Wouldn't we all! I do have some great clients, but find it difficult to find that perfect match. <sigh> someday!
Another important thing to go with this list is that we have to be up to the list ourselves. |
Posted 12-15-2010 at 03:15 PM by RhondaHolscher
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