This week I wanted to share with you two different experiences I have had over the years. The first is one of my favorite stories of the chiropractor who attend a Parker seminar for the first time. On entering the seminar a friend asked him how many patient visits he was seeing a week average to which he replied "50 visits." When he was leaving the seminar Sunday someone he didn't know asked him the same question to which he replied " I'm seeing 500 visits." 

Having been on the mentoring side of the profession for nearly 30 years I can't tell you how many platform speakers I have heard talk about their numbers. Knowing them personally and mentoring most I knew the real stats were half of what was presented.  I even had a client once in private consultation tell me about how big his numbers were, but when he presented his stat sheet for review it was only a fraction.  I remember thinking to myself "doesn't this guy realize I am the same person? " The bottom line is don't fall into the trap of comparing your numbers to someone else. You just might be listening to am illusion. Compare yourself to you alone, your progress and effort.