That question has been around a lot longer than high-ticket sales.
Back in 1582, Willie Shakespeare wrestled with the basically the same idea, "To be, or not to be..."
Different era. Same psychology.
Today, it shows up as: Paid In Full⦠or payment plan?
Hereās my honest answerāand itās nuanced. Yes gang, stop f*cking thinking so GD binary!
Mindset #1: With prospects and my teaching
I lean "yes" to PIF. Nearly always.
Not because itās ābetterā, but becauseāas a general ruleāPIF signals something deeper:
COMMITMENT.
When someone pays in full, they remove the mental 'safety net.'
No āIāll see how it goes.ā
No half-in, half-out bullshit.
Some programs require that level of buy-in. And thatās not manipulationāitās alignment.
The work demands seriousness. The buy-in enforces it.
Pay 100%, or be gone.
Mindset #2: In my own coaching and mentorship
Different stance.
Iām far more flexible.
Why? Because I donāt want money to become the barrier between someone and the closerāor the personātheyāre capable of becoming.
If someone has the discipline, the intent, and the work ethic, Iām willing to meet them halfway.
Because growth isnāt always linear.
And potential doesnāt always show up with a perfect credit card swipe.
So no dogma here. No one-size-fits-all 'rule.'
Just a principle:
Commitment matters. Context matters. And INTEGRITY matters more than optics.
Sometimes the strongest āyesā isnāt about how you payā Itās about whether you actually show up once you do.
The world is 'gray', stop thinking in absolutes. We have enough of that bullshit in politics and religion. And it serves NO ONE.
GC