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A (0:00)
We try and open up people's minds to what can be possible, right?
B (0:05)
Yeah.
A (0:06)
But at the end of the day, you have to make up your mind as to what you actually want. That's going to make you happy. And the first step is not comparing yourself to others.
B (0:17)
Hey, Difference Maker. Welcome back to the Difference Maker Revolution podcast. And we are here with Ronan and Janine and Jano today. So today we're going to talk about an interesting topic because a lot of people, I think, are a little fearful to share what success looks like for them because they're always comparing themselves to other people. But one of the principles we have at the Difference Maker Revolution is that you define your own success. So what does that mean?
A (0:52)
What does that mean, defining your own success? Well, I think we should explain, like what it doesn't mean first. And you've sort of alluded to it there, Jono, in the introduction where, you know, Janine, we see this all the time, right? We see people comparing themselves to someone else, right? And saying, oh, look at that person. You know, they have an average of whatever it is. How come I don't have an average like that? And you know, and often when you look beneath the bonnet, the person who's talking about the big average to have, it's an average of one year, you know, so, so, so, so it's, it's, it's really interesting concept in that you shouldn't, you shouldn't compare yourself to others because you actually don't see beneath the bonnet of what others have, are going through. What's your thoughts on that? Have you seen that?
C (1:52)
I have seen that. You know, and it's people, it's always interesting, like when you, when you hear people talk about their numbers or their success, they only share part of the story. You know, it's kind of like social media, right? People only tell the good things on social media. No one tells the, the bad things usually. And so it's the same thing when people are sharing their averages, their sales, they only share the good. They don't share the no sales, they don't share the cost it takes to make that sale, which I always find to be, you know, a very important number. We talk about that, right? Like, what's your actual profit? So, you know, and everybody has a different, everybody has a different view of what they want. But yeah, no sharing. Sharing numbers when you don't fully share is always interesting and it's twofold. Like one, obviously you want to be able to inspire people what's possible, you know, and so we have members that have incredible sales and I think it's really cool when they can share what is possible because I think it feeds that belief that people will invest in portraiture and photography and creating these experiences for their families. So I think it's nice to hear because sometimes we doubt it, you know, or, you know, and. But then I also think it goes the other side where then it can be like, I'll never be able to do that and, oh, they're so much more successful than me. And, and success is not defined by your sales at all or your average order. Well, it's defined, I guess it could be defined by your overall sales, but it's not defined by your average. Um, I mean, Ronan, you talk about that one client that you had in your other business where their average was £400, but they made more, they made millions because of the volume that they did, you know, and so it's very interesting to me how photographers define success. And, and I think that's part of what you want to break through today. So people can redefine that so they can be inspired and feel good about what they're doing, but then also, you know, not be discouraged by what they hear others do.