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Success in business and in life is not an accident, as most
people think. "Luck" is not happenstance, and those who
think it is suffer from "Lottery-itis."
Most people who win the lottery, in fact, end up broke and
worse off than before. That's because few people realize
that money isn't the solution to their problems; a change
in mindset is. Their money management and business
management skills are poor to begin with. If they can't
manage thousands of dollars, how would they ever be able
to manage millions?
The fact is, they can't!
Henry Ford was once asked, "What if you lost everything
you own?" He responded without missing a beat:
"I'd have it all back and more within 5 years."
Wealthy people know that wealth isn't what is in the bank;
it's the security of KNOWING what you know - that
you can produce new streams of wealth based on your
knowledge and experience.
That's what Network Marketing teaches entrepreneurs:
How to have the right mindset and skills to build true,
solid, residual wealth that lasts a lifetime, with a built-in
mentoring structure so that you avoid pitfalls and mistakes.
Here are six Big Ideas that will never ever go away,
and until you master them (usually with the help of
a mentor!), you will likely never achieve any true level of
financial success:
1. How do you think about money?
2. How do you manage and invest your time?
3. How do you leverage the talents and life experiences
you ALREADY POSSESS?
4. Do you have a mentor and coach?
5. Are you generally optimistic or pessimistic & cynical?
6. What do you think is "risky," and what do you think
is "safe and secure"?
Nothing new under the sun here, of course.
#1 and #2 link together. Most people spend their money
on movies, television, iPods, eating out, expensive
mortgages, clothes, cars, and other things that will never
set them free. They trade their freedom for things that
also require TIME. They'd rather watch other people
living lives on a screen, or impressing their friends with
expensive possessions they really can't afford. Thus the
endless spinning of their wheels in the rat race
of life...losing their health and peace of mind in the process.
#3 is what most people overlook. Think about this a minute.
You can probably name several talents and skills of your
best friend, but few within yourself. But ask your friends,
and they'll tell you that you're good at all sorts of things.
These skills that you possess can be focused and put to
work for you and for others, but all too often, people let them
lie dormant their entire lives because they just don't believe
in the talents they have!
#4 ties all of these together. Mentors and coaches have
been there before. They had mentors and coaches who
have helped them. They know that when people try to do
it on their own, they tend to achieve disastrous results.
#5 and #6 go together as well. Skeptical, pessimistic
people look for what's wrong...they stay in their homes, in
their routines, and never venture out. They are so afraid
of getting hurt, and look to past experiences of failure as
confirmation that the world is a scary place with bad people
always trying to rip them off.
Only the optimists can truly get ahead in life. They take risks
because they see short-term failures as necessary learning
experiences on the road to success. Where the pessimists
run for cover, the optimists are out in the world, finding
coaches, uncovering and using their talents and skills, and
making the world a better place.
And the Biggest Mistake...
I suppose overall, the biggest entrepreneurial error is
lack of action and procrastination. Entrepreneurs who have
started businesses come across ideas that could move their
businesses forward, and yet fail to act on those ideas. Those
who are considering a business find ways to convince
themselves that "now is not the time." What these folks
don't realize is that it's not what you do tomorrow that determines
your future, it's what you do TODAY that determines your
future.
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