{"id":3617,"date":"2017-06-26T07:27:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T07:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techfeatured.com\/automotive\/13617\/lessons-from-the-conditioner-bottle"},"modified":"2017-06-26T07:27:42","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T07:27:42","slug":"lessons-from-the-conditioner-bottle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techfeatured.com\/automotive\/13617\/lessons-from-the-conditioner-bottle","title":{"rendered":"Lessons From The Conditioner Bottle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The other day I was in the shower and faced a situation we all face at some point. My bottle of conditioner was almost empty and I needed to use the remaining bit.<\/p>\n<p>So I did what many of us have done &#8211; I turned it over and began to tap the top of the bottle against my palm to get to the conditioner from the bottom of the bottle.<\/p>\n<p>But nothing came out!<\/p>\n<p>So I tapped a little harder. Still nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Determined in my quest to condition, I began banging the bottle against my hand with such force that I darn near bruised my palm.<\/p>\n<p>Typical male behavior.<\/p>\n<p>After doing this longer than I care to admit, I was left with an embarrassing lack of conditioner, a sore hand and an increasing sense that my efforts were, in fact, futile.<\/p>\n<p>And then it hit me. If I put the bottle back on the shelf, upside down, time would do what my efforts could not.<\/p>\n<p>All I would have to do it set it up right, give time a chance to do the work for me and the results would surely follow.<\/p>\n<p>When I came back the next day the magic of gravity and time had done its work!<\/p>\n<p>The elusive conditioner had moved, as if by magic, to the &#8220;top&#8221; of the bottle. I turned the bottle over, removed the lid, extracted the conditioner and conditioned the few hairs I have remaining.<\/p>\n<p>So why am I writing this article and why in the world would you care about my story?<\/p>\n<p>Because the lesson of the conditioner bottle affirms a truth that is perhaps the #1 secret to succeeding online.<\/p>\n<p>Too strong? Read on and see if you agree with me.<\/p>\n<p>The lesson of the conditioner bottle is this:<\/p>\n<p><strong>When a system is set up right time does the work for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Simple, yet powerful, and oh so true.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the most important phrase of all from my little shower story:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All I would have to do it set it up right, give time a chance to do the work for me and the results would surely follow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Take a moment right now and think about the 5 people you consider to be the most successful online.<\/p>\n<p>It might be Frank Kern, Ryan Deiss, Jimmy Brown, Jack Humphrey, Yanik Silver, Jeff Walker or one of many other online marketers. It might not be a big name marketer but someone you admire who is doing their job very well and with integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Got your list? Good.<\/p>\n<p>Now review that list and see if there are any names on it who do not have an <a target=\"_new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/charliepage.com\/automate-your-online-business-in-5-easy-steps\">automated marketing<\/a> system.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A way to capture leads<\/li>\n<li>A way to email those leads<\/li>\n<li>A selling funnel that closes the sale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;m willing to bet that every name on your list is a person who has taken the time to set up an automated marketing system that puts time on their side.<\/p>\n<p>After all, &#8220;When a system is set up right, time does the work for you.&#8221; I live by those words every day. And I encourage you to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>Think about the things you have been trying online that have not been working. Don&#8217;t beat yourself up &#8211; we have all been there and tried things that have not worked. That&#8217;s part of the process.<\/p>\n<p>Now think about this. What if you flipped your marketing upside down?<\/p>\n<p>What if you set up a system, a real and proven system, that would put time on your side?<\/p>\n<p>How would that change your situation?<\/p>\n<p>What would it look like if you became the person who woke up in the morning with new sales orders in your email inbox?<\/p>\n<p>Pie in the sky? Not at all. If I can do it you can do it.<\/p>\n<p>Start thinking about how we can &#8220;flip the bottle&#8221; in your online business and then get ready to take the next step.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading. Be well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day I was in the shower and faced a situation we all face at some point. My bottle of conditioner was almost empty and I needed to use the remaining bit. 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