By Articleposter
I have never met a millionaire that did not have these three things: leadership skills, sales based business, and a winner's mindset. These are fabulous skills that can be taught, learned, and practiced. No one becomes a millionaire by accident. On the contrary, millionaires are developed over time simply due to the fact that they are making very different daily decisions that most people. These are decisions about their character, thoughts, and being in the right businesses. Fortunately, we all have the capacity and skills to become a millionaire! Unfortunately, most people will just coast through life trying not to think too hard, work too hard, or be uncomfortable.
I do NOT believe that anyone from as early as King David to as recent as George Bush could have achieved their level of success (whether or not you agree or disagree with their philosophies) if they had not had these three elements in their lives. In fact, I hesitate to even say elements because, in reality, elements are natural; and yet, these three keys are not natural, not the norm, and certainly not the popular thing in our culture.
Bottom line, if you deeply desire to be a millionaire, which you deserve and CAN handle, then you need to commit daily to developing your leadership skills, having a winner's mindset, and being in the right sales industry (residual income). Your character is what is developed through repetition and practice. It's what you do when no one is watching. Me, I'm reading self help books, thinking and dreaming like a millionaire, and writing articles for this website. Ha!
Some of my favorite quotes are listed below to help you start out on your own personal journey to greatness. It requires reprogramming your brain, recreating your own self-image, and redefining what you say your future will be. Your reality right NOW is a product of your thoughts and choices in the past. What you think about, concentrate on, and put into action today is what your future of tomorrow will hold. Does your future look like an exciting path for you that you cannot wait to walk forward towards? Or is it filled with self-doubt, dread, and fear? It is your choice to start changing your future right NOW, not just in the big things, but even more in the tiniest of all things: your fleeting thoughts.
People can tell you what they think, but you must chose for yourself what your thoughts and reality will be. If you want to be a millionaire, let me tell you, your thoughts will seem crazy to others. They will not understand you. They will tell you to get your head out of the clouds. But you just smile and keep on dreaming your dreams, thinking your thoughts, and working daily towards your goals. One day soon, you can invite them all over to your villa overlooking the ocean. Believe me, then they will want to know exactly what you think.
"Greatness is not where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it--but sail we must, and not drift, nor lie at anchor."
"Leadership is an action...not a position!"
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Friday, March 23, 2007
If You Want To Be Successful Then You Have To Get Out Of The Way
By James Delrojo
Trying to force success can actually prevent it. Successful people learn the art of getting into the right river and then going with the flow. If you fight the natural laws of success then no matter how hard you try you will not become successful.
Set the Right Goal for Your Own Happiness
When you set a goal make sure that it is a goal that you want to achieve not a goal that you are setting because someone else thinks it is a good idea. Ask yourself if achieving that goal will really enhance your life or not. For example, so many people end up in a profession that they don't like because they are following their parents' goal or their teacher's goal for their life.
Look at the goals that you have set in the past and see if there is a pattern of setting goals that you truly want or if you have been setting other peoples' goals.
Start Working Toward Your Goal Immediately Whether You Are Ready to or Not
The worse thing you can do is not to start working toward that goal immediately that you set it. If you are waiting until you are prepared then you are trying to force the goal and you are fighting against nature.
Just start. Follow your intuition and do whatever comes into your mind as a starting step. You can refine what you are doing as you go. If however you try to preplan the entire process then you are not allowing the flexibility required to respond to what is actually happening in the world. Forcing it doesn't work. The best way to start is to just start.
Have Total Faith that You Will Achieve Your Goal
Have total faith that the universe will provide you with all the opportunity that you need in order to achieve your goal. Have total faith that your goal will actually become a reality for you.
Most people don't really believe that they will get their goals; they hope that they will get them. Hope will not do it. Hope is not enough. In fact hope is the worst thing that you can have, because when you hope for something there is always an underlying belief that it won't actually happen.
Hope is a belief that you will have to go against all probability in order to achieve it. People hope that they will win money but they don't. People hope that their life will get better but it doesn't. People hope that they will meet mister or miss right but they never do.
Develop faith by spending 5 to 10 minutes, 3 times each day, building an image in your mind of you actually living your goal.
Open Your Mind to Receiving Guidance and Help
Keep your mind open to the idea that the opportunities that you will need are going to show up in your life. Then when the opportunity does come along make sure that you take it. Learn to recognize what opportunity actually looks like. Realize that sometimes opportunity comes to you disguised as a problem or difficulty.
Keep your mind open to the idea that the teachers you need will show up in your life and when they do make sure that you learn from them. Accept that you may have to pay for these lessons, you may have to enroll in courses or seminars or coaching or mentoring. You may have to buy and read books or buy and listen to audio programs.
Observe the Outcomes of Your Activity
Follow your intuition but keep an eye on what the outcomes of your actions are. If the outcomes are not taking you closer to your goals then modify your actions. As I said earlier, each step along the road to success cannot be preplanned. Take your step and they see where it is taking you. You may wander to the left or to the right of the correct path but if you keep your eyes open then you won't go far off track before you make a course correction.
In Conclusion
Remember and use this five step formula; set the right goals, start working toward them immediately, have total faith that you will achieve them, keep your mind open to guidance and help, and observe your outcomes.
Trying to force success can actually prevent it. Successful people learn the art of getting into the right river and then going with the flow. If you fight the natural laws of success then no matter how hard you try you will not become successful.
Set the Right Goal for Your Own Happiness
When you set a goal make sure that it is a goal that you want to achieve not a goal that you are setting because someone else thinks it is a good idea. Ask yourself if achieving that goal will really enhance your life or not. For example, so many people end up in a profession that they don't like because they are following their parents' goal or their teacher's goal for their life.
Look at the goals that you have set in the past and see if there is a pattern of setting goals that you truly want or if you have been setting other peoples' goals.
Start Working Toward Your Goal Immediately Whether You Are Ready to or Not
The worse thing you can do is not to start working toward that goal immediately that you set it. If you are waiting until you are prepared then you are trying to force the goal and you are fighting against nature.
Just start. Follow your intuition and do whatever comes into your mind as a starting step. You can refine what you are doing as you go. If however you try to preplan the entire process then you are not allowing the flexibility required to respond to what is actually happening in the world. Forcing it doesn't work. The best way to start is to just start.
Have Total Faith that You Will Achieve Your Goal
Have total faith that the universe will provide you with all the opportunity that you need in order to achieve your goal. Have total faith that your goal will actually become a reality for you.
Most people don't really believe that they will get their goals; they hope that they will get them. Hope will not do it. Hope is not enough. In fact hope is the worst thing that you can have, because when you hope for something there is always an underlying belief that it won't actually happen.
Hope is a belief that you will have to go against all probability in order to achieve it. People hope that they will win money but they don't. People hope that their life will get better but it doesn't. People hope that they will meet mister or miss right but they never do.
Develop faith by spending 5 to 10 minutes, 3 times each day, building an image in your mind of you actually living your goal.
Open Your Mind to Receiving Guidance and Help
Keep your mind open to the idea that the opportunities that you will need are going to show up in your life. Then when the opportunity does come along make sure that you take it. Learn to recognize what opportunity actually looks like. Realize that sometimes opportunity comes to you disguised as a problem or difficulty.
Keep your mind open to the idea that the teachers you need will show up in your life and when they do make sure that you learn from them. Accept that you may have to pay for these lessons, you may have to enroll in courses or seminars or coaching or mentoring. You may have to buy and read books or buy and listen to audio programs.
Observe the Outcomes of Your Activity
Follow your intuition but keep an eye on what the outcomes of your actions are. If the outcomes are not taking you closer to your goals then modify your actions. As I said earlier, each step along the road to success cannot be preplanned. Take your step and they see where it is taking you. You may wander to the left or to the right of the correct path but if you keep your eyes open then you won't go far off track before you make a course correction.
In Conclusion
Remember and use this five step formula; set the right goals, start working toward them immediately, have total faith that you will achieve them, keep your mind open to guidance and help, and observe your outcomes.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Everyone Deserves To Be A Millionaire
by: Matt Bacak
Stop, take a deep breath, and examine your life. Are you excited about your current career? Are you earning the salary you want or even deserve? Many people feel stuck in a rut because they are not making the kind of money that they once thought they would. The good news is that you can take control of your situation and pick yourself up out of that rut. Everyone deserves to be a millionaire, even you!
What are the benefits to creating your own wealth? First of all you will have freedom to do anything you want, whenever you want. You can pack up your family and take a trip to Europe on a moment’s notice if you want to. You can determine when you will work and when you will take breaks. You have eliminated the obligations to anyone else including a manager that may be a nuisance.
Building your own wealth enables you to leave the corporate world behind. The corporate world can be very rigid in that you have minimal control over your promotion schedule. Most companies have a set promotion schedule and cap off the amount of your salary increases and bonuses. This stifling condition can be a thing of the past.
Along with newfound freedom come increased family time and a life style that is comfortable and relaxed. You will have the security of plenty of money to spend and retire on. You will feel in control of your life and finances. This personal empowerment is amazing and can add new vigor to your mind and body.
Enjoying your wealth sounds amazing, right? Why isn’t everyone a millionaire? Why doesn’t everyone seek out personal empowerment and the security of money? There are several reasons as to why the majority of people are not millionaires. A major reason is that most people don’t have a system to make it happen. They simply do not understand how to go about building their own wealth.
Many people also believe that they don’t have the ability to create wealth. They feel the notion of being a millionaire is impossible and only available for the “chosen” ones. Some people feel that being wealthy is wrong and greedy. This mindset needs to be adjusted because being wealthy is a positive venture that is possible for everyone to achieve.
To conquer these misgivings people should seek out a structured system that will help them create wealth. Look for a mentor or coach that is successful so they can help guide you along the process. For example, a mentor can teach you how to structure your business so you can take advantage of tax breaks that will decrease your taxes by 60-70%. A mentor can advise you on how to set up your business properly to avoid being sued.
Another stumbling block to wealth is if you are stubborn. Stubborn people may think they know everything. If you want to create wealth then you need to leave your ego at the door. Having an ego can hinder your chances of being successful.
Additional tips to creating your own wealth include:
Follow the piles of cash. Find people who have successfully created wealth and learn from them. Remember, it’s not only what you know, but who you learn it from. Learn from someone who is more successful then you.
Learn the tricks of the trade from someone that has actually built wealth and not just written a book about it.
Forget the past. It does not matter who you are or where you came from. Everyone deserves to be a millionaire.
Stop, take a deep breath, and examine your life. Are you excited about your current career? Are you earning the salary you want or even deserve? Many people feel stuck in a rut because they are not making the kind of money that they once thought they would. The good news is that you can take control of your situation and pick yourself up out of that rut. Everyone deserves to be a millionaire, even you!
What are the benefits to creating your own wealth? First of all you will have freedom to do anything you want, whenever you want. You can pack up your family and take a trip to Europe on a moment’s notice if you want to. You can determine when you will work and when you will take breaks. You have eliminated the obligations to anyone else including a manager that may be a nuisance.
Building your own wealth enables you to leave the corporate world behind. The corporate world can be very rigid in that you have minimal control over your promotion schedule. Most companies have a set promotion schedule and cap off the amount of your salary increases and bonuses. This stifling condition can be a thing of the past.
Along with newfound freedom come increased family time and a life style that is comfortable and relaxed. You will have the security of plenty of money to spend and retire on. You will feel in control of your life and finances. This personal empowerment is amazing and can add new vigor to your mind and body.
Enjoying your wealth sounds amazing, right? Why isn’t everyone a millionaire? Why doesn’t everyone seek out personal empowerment and the security of money? There are several reasons as to why the majority of people are not millionaires. A major reason is that most people don’t have a system to make it happen. They simply do not understand how to go about building their own wealth.
Many people also believe that they don’t have the ability to create wealth. They feel the notion of being a millionaire is impossible and only available for the “chosen” ones. Some people feel that being wealthy is wrong and greedy. This mindset needs to be adjusted because being wealthy is a positive venture that is possible for everyone to achieve.
To conquer these misgivings people should seek out a structured system that will help them create wealth. Look for a mentor or coach that is successful so they can help guide you along the process. For example, a mentor can teach you how to structure your business so you can take advantage of tax breaks that will decrease your taxes by 60-70%. A mentor can advise you on how to set up your business properly to avoid being sued.
Another stumbling block to wealth is if you are stubborn. Stubborn people may think they know everything. If you want to create wealth then you need to leave your ego at the door. Having an ego can hinder your chances of being successful.
Additional tips to creating your own wealth include:
Follow the piles of cash. Find people who have successfully created wealth and learn from them. Remember, it’s not only what you know, but who you learn it from. Learn from someone who is more successful then you.
Learn the tricks of the trade from someone that has actually built wealth and not just written a book about it.
Forget the past. It does not matter who you are or where you came from. Everyone deserves to be a millionaire.
Friday, March 09, 2007
Do You Know What It Takes To Make A Million Dolllars?
by Bruce Seah
Do you know what it takes to make a MILLION dollars?
Mindset - do you have a millionaire mindset? If you think you can or you can't you are right! To make a million dollars you must think that you can make a million dollars and tell yourself if others can do it why can't you? To be successful, do what the successful people are doing. To make a million study what people did to make their millions. Learn to copy success!
Inspiration - you need to be inspired! If you want to be an eagle you can't mix with chickens! If you want to make a million dollars, you have to mix with people who want to make a million dollars. Birds of a feather, flock together. Show me your friends and I will tell you who you are!
Love - you got to find something that you love to do, that you are very passionate about and that love or burning desire will give you the strength and drive to make your million dollars! Love is the greatest power on earth, tap into it and love is also the law of attraction, you will attract what you love!
Leverage - Robert Kiyosaki said it very well: "If you are not leveraging you are working too hard." You only have 24 hours in a day and if you depend solely on yourself, how much can you do? Work with a team and build organisations and networks! Robert in his book: The Business School for People Who Like Helping People, made this statement: "The richest people in the world build networks. Everyone else is trained to look for work."
Innovate - think out of the box! Are there any better way to do it? Can you make it better? People are attracted to new, exciting and creative things, what can you offer them?
Opportunities - they are all over the place! You just need to recognise them and choose the ones that suit you and work on them with a team. Opportunities are never lost, they are always passed on to someone else. Observe what people are doing and be alert on the latest buzz and trends that are growing exponentially. Identify great trends and ride on the big waves!
Niche - find what is your Unique Selling Proposition (USP), what makes you different from the others, what's so special about you or your business? What you can do that the competitors are not able to do?
Think of ways to make your million dollars and understand it is a numbers game and you must work with universal laws such as the Law of Cause and Effect, The Law of Leverage, The Law of Averages and The Law of Multiplication.
You can make $1,000,000 by making a $1 profit from seling 1,000,000 products or $10 profit from selling 100,000 products or $100 profit from selling 10,000 products or $1,000 profit from 1,000 products or $10,000 profit from 100 products or $100,000 profit from 10 products or $1,000,000 from one product or one great idea!
Which is more valuable? Products or Ideas? Ideas without action will remain ideas and if you really want to make your million dollars, build a dream team that will turn a great idea into reality in the shortest time!
Here's an important tip on making your million dollars, whatever you do you must not hurt anyone because that is against the universal law of caring and sharing. If your business will benefit millions of people you will definielty attract people who will help you make your million dollars!
About the Author
Bruce Seah, Top Network Marketer, Infopreneur and Author. Bruce loves network marketing and has written 10 books and the first song on network marketing! You can get Bruce's free ebook on How to Be Successful in Network Marketing and watch a videoclip of his song at: http://www.BruceSeah.com
Do you know what it takes to make a MILLION dollars?
Mindset - do you have a millionaire mindset? If you think you can or you can't you are right! To make a million dollars you must think that you can make a million dollars and tell yourself if others can do it why can't you? To be successful, do what the successful people are doing. To make a million study what people did to make their millions. Learn to copy success!
Inspiration - you need to be inspired! If you want to be an eagle you can't mix with chickens! If you want to make a million dollars, you have to mix with people who want to make a million dollars. Birds of a feather, flock together. Show me your friends and I will tell you who you are!
Love - you got to find something that you love to do, that you are very passionate about and that love or burning desire will give you the strength and drive to make your million dollars! Love is the greatest power on earth, tap into it and love is also the law of attraction, you will attract what you love!
Leverage - Robert Kiyosaki said it very well: "If you are not leveraging you are working too hard." You only have 24 hours in a day and if you depend solely on yourself, how much can you do? Work with a team and build organisations and networks! Robert in his book: The Business School for People Who Like Helping People, made this statement: "The richest people in the world build networks. Everyone else is trained to look for work."
Innovate - think out of the box! Are there any better way to do it? Can you make it better? People are attracted to new, exciting and creative things, what can you offer them?
Opportunities - they are all over the place! You just need to recognise them and choose the ones that suit you and work on them with a team. Opportunities are never lost, they are always passed on to someone else. Observe what people are doing and be alert on the latest buzz and trends that are growing exponentially. Identify great trends and ride on the big waves!
Niche - find what is your Unique Selling Proposition (USP), what makes you different from the others, what's so special about you or your business? What you can do that the competitors are not able to do?
Think of ways to make your million dollars and understand it is a numbers game and you must work with universal laws such as the Law of Cause and Effect, The Law of Leverage, The Law of Averages and The Law of Multiplication.
You can make $1,000,000 by making a $1 profit from seling 1,000,000 products or $10 profit from selling 100,000 products or $100 profit from selling 10,000 products or $1,000 profit from 1,000 products or $10,000 profit from 100 products or $100,000 profit from 10 products or $1,000,000 from one product or one great idea!
Which is more valuable? Products or Ideas? Ideas without action will remain ideas and if you really want to make your million dollars, build a dream team that will turn a great idea into reality in the shortest time!
Here's an important tip on making your million dollars, whatever you do you must not hurt anyone because that is against the universal law of caring and sharing. If your business will benefit millions of people you will definielty attract people who will help you make your million dollars!
About the Author
Bruce Seah, Top Network Marketer, Infopreneur and Author. Bruce loves network marketing and has written 10 books and the first song on network marketing! You can get Bruce's free ebook on How to Be Successful in Network Marketing and watch a videoclip of his song at: http://www.BruceSeah.com
Friday, March 02, 2007
Expose Your Money Buttons
by: Zoe Routh
Most of the time people are not even conscious of their money buttons. The following questions will expose where your money buttons are.
What is my relationship like with money?
For example, do I think, 'money is my friend', 'money hangs out with me', 'money loves me', 'money slips through my fingers', 'money causes me stress', etc.
What are my feelings like around money?
For example, worry, fear, joy, excitement, etc.
What are my beliefs around money?
For example, money does not grown on trees, money is the root of all evil, rich people are selfish, money flows to me in abundance, etc.
What is my earliest money memory?
This is your earliest memory of the importance, role, or impact of money. Typically the memory had a strong emotional charge to it.
What did I learn about money from my family?
What kind of attitudes do my family have to money, what did they teach me (overtly or inadvertently) about money?
How does saving money make me feel?
How does spending money make me feel?
When it comes to money I should ....
How do I respond when I see images of enormous houses, a BMW or other luxury car, big diamond rings, overseas travel destinations - things that typically have a high monetary value?
What kinds of conversations do I have around money with my friends and family?
What kinds of attitudes do my closest friends have about money and wealth?
How do I explain why some people have so much money and others have so little?
Do I resonate with the following statements?I deserve to be wealthyI am ok with being wealthyI enjoy my wealthI am wildly wealthy and enjoy whatever I wantThere is more than enough for everyone.I feel good about money and my relationship with it.
What do I want from my relationship with money?
What do I not want from my relationship with money?
What would I do with $20 million?
What would change for me if I had $20 million?
If you felt uncomfortable answering any of these questions, chances are you have exposed a money button. The money button reveals old emotional patterns that were likely burned in to your psyche throughout your younger years. As a result, you would have repeated the same patterns, no matter how uncomfortable or negative, because this is what you learned at a subconscious level to be true about money. The patterns get repeated and worn in to your regular thoughts and feelings just like a path gets worn in grass through repeated use.
As an adult you can recognise that you are not getting the results you want with regards to wealth, money, and abundance and are now ready to defuse these buttons and install a more comfortable and positive money button - one that triggers feelings of excitement, energy, enthusiasm, gratitude, and pleasure.
How do you install new money buttons?
You have just completed Step 1 - become aware of them. For the rest of the steps, read my article, "Install new money buttons and feel your way to financial freedom" on my website http://www.innercompass.com.au and at http://www.innercompass.com.au/content/category/7/28/45/
Subscribe to Compass Bearings and receive updates on my forthcoming ebook, "Aladdin's lamp - your secrets to fun and financial freedom"
Most of the time people are not even conscious of their money buttons. The following questions will expose where your money buttons are.
What is my relationship like with money?
For example, do I think, 'money is my friend', 'money hangs out with me', 'money loves me', 'money slips through my fingers', 'money causes me stress', etc.
What are my feelings like around money?
For example, worry, fear, joy, excitement, etc.
What are my beliefs around money?
For example, money does not grown on trees, money is the root of all evil, rich people are selfish, money flows to me in abundance, etc.
What is my earliest money memory?
This is your earliest memory of the importance, role, or impact of money. Typically the memory had a strong emotional charge to it.
What did I learn about money from my family?
What kind of attitudes do my family have to money, what did they teach me (overtly or inadvertently) about money?
How does saving money make me feel?
How does spending money make me feel?
When it comes to money I should ....
How do I respond when I see images of enormous houses, a BMW or other luxury car, big diamond rings, overseas travel destinations - things that typically have a high monetary value?
What kinds of conversations do I have around money with my friends and family?
What kinds of attitudes do my closest friends have about money and wealth?
How do I explain why some people have so much money and others have so little?
Do I resonate with the following statements?I deserve to be wealthyI am ok with being wealthyI enjoy my wealthI am wildly wealthy and enjoy whatever I wantThere is more than enough for everyone.I feel good about money and my relationship with it.
What do I want from my relationship with money?
What do I not want from my relationship with money?
What would I do with $20 million?
What would change for me if I had $20 million?
If you felt uncomfortable answering any of these questions, chances are you have exposed a money button. The money button reveals old emotional patterns that were likely burned in to your psyche throughout your younger years. As a result, you would have repeated the same patterns, no matter how uncomfortable or negative, because this is what you learned at a subconscious level to be true about money. The patterns get repeated and worn in to your regular thoughts and feelings just like a path gets worn in grass through repeated use.
As an adult you can recognise that you are not getting the results you want with regards to wealth, money, and abundance and are now ready to defuse these buttons and install a more comfortable and positive money button - one that triggers feelings of excitement, energy, enthusiasm, gratitude, and pleasure.
How do you install new money buttons?
You have just completed Step 1 - become aware of them. For the rest of the steps, read my article, "Install new money buttons and feel your way to financial freedom" on my website http://www.innercompass.com.au and at http://www.innercompass.com.au/content/category/7/28/45/
Subscribe to Compass Bearings and receive updates on my forthcoming ebook, "Aladdin's lamp - your secrets to fun and financial freedom"
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