Pattern of Participants in the Introductory Seminar
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July 22, 2008
I attended the Optionetics previews from July 7 – 9, 2008, and since they were free, these seminars attracted many people. I don’t think it is unique to Singapore where people like getting information free of charge! While I was not in the ballroom to listen to the presentation, I did have an idea of the materials presented because these materials helped me make an important decision in 2004, which changed my life completely.
After the presentation, I observed the behavior of the audience and noticed something. I could divide the audience into three groups – the inactive group, the wishing group and the committed group.
The Inactive Group
This group consists of participants who did nothing after the presentation. They walked into the ballroom, spent two hours listening to the presentation, and then simply walked away from the ballroom. It amazed me that they did not ask the speaking or supporting crew (or even me) any questions. I wondered how they could spend two hours in this manner and then let it become a complete waste of time. If I have two hours to spend, I try to spend them in a productive manner. Who knows… if I can come up with one good idea, it may yield me millions of dollars! I don’t know about you, but certainly I don’t belong to this group. No way.
The Wishing Group
This group took action by seeking more information about the seminars from the speaker and the supporting crews, the instructors and the home study course. I believe that they must be wondering why there are folks out there who trade successfully. Obviously, they wish to be one of them (and that was why they were at the previews). However, there is a problem with this group – they wish all the time. To me, wishing is not good enough because it indicates a non-committal mind. And this mindset is one of the main factors that distinguish the diamond members of the 95% Club and the gold members of the 5% Club. To these people, if the actual outcome is exactly what they wished for, it’s fantastic. Their wishes were fulfilled. But if it is not, it is still all right because it is just a wish after all. If you are serious about doing something, make sure you don’t just do what the wishing group does. It is not good enough.
The Committed Group
The Committed Group consists of people who are committed to make something happen. The driving force behind is this word “committed.” After the presentation, they asked a lot of questions, which was similar to the people in the Wishing Group. They took massive action by taking home the Home Study Course and the DVD plus CD so that they could review them and decide whether options trading is a business they should pursue. As you know, we have stated our refund policy clearly in the registration form, and also explained it to the interested participants before they signed the dotted line. That''s why there is effectively no downside to taking action after the presentation. What is even more amazing is the small group of people within the Committed Group who possess the highest level of commitment. They simply grabbed a registration form, filled it out and made payment. They didn’t ask any questions at all but presumably have done their due diligence before they came for the preview.
So, I trust that you now understand that different people in the same previews have different patterns. What is your pattern? Which group do you think you are in? Are you committed to succeed in the trading business or is it just a wish? You have a choice.
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Jack Wong
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