The Good + Fast + Cheap Pyramid (choose ONLY 2 of the 3 and get to work)

In a sitcom that played in the last decade, Bernie Mac's wife, Wanda, wanted a renovation job performed “good, fast, and cheap.” That is... 

• She wanted it done with excellence,
• She wanted it done yesterday, and...
• She didn't want to pay a lot for it to be done

Bernie told her that you can choose 2 of the 3- no more. He proceeded to sketch a triangle, telling her that each of these three options (good, fast, cheap) were at opposite corners. Unfortunately, she could only have 2 of them...

"You'll have to make a choice," he said. "Because what you're wanting is impossible."

Side note: I know, no lady reading this has ever heard her husband say that; no husband has ever thought it :-)

Application- how it works in your biz

Here’s how he described it to her (and how I apply it to your Young Living business):

You can build fast and cheap, but it won’t be good. In other words, if you rush through steps without investing in knowledge about the products, how Young Living (corporate) operates, and how your business should function, you create a flimsy organization. People will get frustrated and the thing will likely fizzle, leaving a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. Young Living is growing strong twenty years in because of the founder’s commitment to do things consistently “good” (read: excellent) instead of cheap.

You can build good and cheap, but it won’t be fast. That is, if you pace yourself and begin taking steps forwards in your business, you will eventually arrive at your goal- whatever that goal happens to be.

Eventually.

It just depends on the effort (read: cheap or expensive) you put in.

You can build fast and good, but it won’t be cheap. You’ll pay in terms of long hours, lots of phone calls, lots of stress, and a stack of emails and Facebook private messages that will send most people into a panic attack.

That doesn’t mean it can’t be done; it just means you need to know it won’t be cheap. You must do things with excellence (read: good).

Really, then, you are left to decide if you are going to do things fast (with a high cost) or slow (with a lower cost). What's the cost? Time away from your family. Emotional and mental energy. The things you won’t be able to do if you do this well (i.e., some of your hobbies will take a back seat, other activities you may currently enjoy).  

The problem of comparing your Good-Fast-Cheap Pyramid to someone else's

Many times, we're comfortable and cozy with our pace. We actually enjoy our progress.

Then we start looking around, even innocently. The problem comes when we see others' success and get disenchanted.

Now, don't get me wrong, comparison can be a great thing. On one hand, it shows us what's actually possible. Therefore, it's great to surround yourself with great people who do incredible things.

At the same time, it's easy to look at their greatest hits moments and compare their snapshot of success to your long drudge of work- and forget they've endured the same setbacks and conflicts that  you're enduring. Sure, their history may have some low moments that yours doesn't contain- as yours has moments that are different than theirs. But everyone has some version of failure in their past.

And sacrifice.

And disappointment.

And betrayal.

And long hours of working without seeing any results.

It's easy to look at the "tip of the iceberg," though, the stuff above the surface. And, when we do, it's easy to forget all of their hard work and their disappointments... all of their "stuff," in other words.  

Remember

Overnight success usually isn't "overnight." That is, "fast" is usually a bit slower than we thought it would be.

And "cheap" usually costs a bit more than we anticipated.

Find your groove, commit, and settle in... In time, you'll get where you're headed.  

By the way... here's how it fits with the Big 3

There are three things that actually grow your biz. Sure, there are TONS of things you can occupy your time with, but- really- only three are income producing activities. Everything you do should lead to- or fuel- one of these: 

* New enrollments- that is, new people onboard

* Repeat customers- moving people to Essential Rewards (face it, it's often easier to get a "return" customer than it is to find a new one, right? Keep the existing ones happy, the ones that have already said, "Yes!" to what you offer)

* Multiply leaders- this is when you begin leveraging the true power of network marketing- and have a team, a small army, working WITH YOU and FOR YOU... and things grow exponentially :-)

How does this fit with the post here, with the Good-Fast-Cheap Pyramid? Well, the amount of time you dedicate to THESE THREE activities will radically affect your place on the Pyramid. in other words, being busy with OTHER things will not increase the pace at which you actually build... 

In fact, if you're pressed for time and can only dedicate A FEW hours a week towards your business, you should focus ALL of those hours on these three :-)

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