Why Not Just Have Both?

March 2nd, 2009

coke_pepsiThe other day I was having a conversation with an associate of mine about choosing to do one thing or another. It seemed in his mind and set in stone that he could only have one or the other. Having both didn’t seem to be an option. Now, I am sure he visits this site often so I am confident that he will read this post, which is good. I may be a little of on his thought process but am not off at all in a general sense for the rest of you, or the rest of the world.

Where did the mentality of having to choose come from? I mean, if someone has two items they want to buy at the store, usually the thing to do is to pick one and I think we all learned this as children. As I think about it, what do you say to your child as they come running up to you in the store with two pieces of candy in their hands asking if you can buy them both? You say, “pick one,”  right? I know I always do. They have to choose one or the other and having both of them is just not acceptable. Why? Because we don’t want to spoil them or have all their teeth fall out from cavities. The answer is obvious. Kids that get everything they ask for usually aren’t appreciative of the things they already have because they know they can just get more, or get something else. Until they learn the principle of gratitude they can’t have all that they want.

So what do I want? Do I want the Coke or the Pepsi? It’s simple. Get them both. Drink the Coke now and the Pepsi later! I actually like them both. Why do I have to choose which one is better instead of just having them both?

As adults, we have to learn to forget the concept that we can only have one or the other and not both. Now that we are mature we know that we must first be grateful for what we currently have, otherwise we won’t be blessed with more.  We can leave behind this limiting belief. That is exactly what it is. It is a belief that is restricting and limiting in nature. It is telling me that instead of having the ability to get all of my dream, I have to settle for one half or the other. Instead of hitting all of my goals I have to settle, or choose just one.

Know that you have the ability to create anything you desire in this life. Anything! If you want to pay off that credit card and take that vacation, you can have both if you believe you can and take the action to go out and get it. You can have both. You can have all of everything that you want and nobody is going to tell you that you can’t!

Let go of this one little but destructive belief and excel in your enterprise! This is just one of the many empowering principles of the $19 billion industry of Personal Development. I teach ambitious people how to create a mountain of success and wealth in this industry and do it while working from home in their pajamas! Improve yourself, improve your bank account!

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

February 26th, 2009

maslow's hierarchy of needsA few posts back I spoke of a story I was reading out of a book by Andy Andrews. In that story the zoo keeper shared his secret to success. He used a word called “leverage” and applied it in his business to get what he wanted. He used leverage over his animals and also his employees. He knew how to provide just the minimum in exchange for what he wanted. In exchange for their freedom, he would give them food and shelter. Food and shelter is definitely a necessity, but you can still get it and so much more without having to sacrifice your freedom?

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

You have all heard of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs right? It outlines the human races level of needs starting with the basics, food and shelter. It is said that until one has mastered one level, they will not rise to the next. So in Laman’s terms, unless you have food, shelter, are breathing, are getting sleep and can go to the bathroom, you won’t really progress to the next level of the scale. Now that speaks words! How many people are still stuck on the bottom level of the 5 level scale because they have not mastered food and shelter? How many people struggle to pay rent or their mortgage and cannot progress along this scale because of it? Sure, they may jump up the scale for brief periods of time but what does it all come down to? It all comes back to the basics for that person!

Wouldn’t it be nice if one could master the bottom four and actually hit the top level and stay there? To have graduated from level four with complete and utter self confidence and respect from others and to be on a path of pure growth and self actualization? It is amazing how people limit their potential by focusing only on the things that seem to be the most important, like food and shelter. Sure, if I really focus on just making a living, I am sure to get it. But do I really want to just make a living? Or do I want to live my life? There is a big difference and I sure hope you realize that. Most employees make a living, paycheck to paycheck, or in other words, they get food and shelter.

Self actualization is the ultimate destination and very few reach it in this lifetime. The secret to it, is to simply look beyond the basics. By doing this, the basics will just be basics instead of the main focus. I finally realized this when I started a business, became an Entrepreneur and engulfed myself in Personal Development. I realized that I had been so focused on my basic needs that I had no clue as to my ultimate potential. Here are a few clues to determine of you are doing the same:

  • Are you constantly stressed out over paying your bills?
  • Are you barely making your rent or mortgage?
  • While grocery shopping do you limit what you get because of your budget?
  • Are you loosing sleep because of financial reasons?
  • Are you living paycheck to paycheck?
  • Do you seem to lack the time in your day after going to work to get much else done with your family, or your own personal needs?

If any of these things are true in your life, chances are you are still trying to master the basics!

All in all, stop settling for the basics in life and start living it!

The Same Old W-2’s

January 28th, 2009

w-21Ahhhh, tax time! Have you received your W-2’s yet? What does it say in box 1? “Wages, tips, other compensation” right? What is the number figure in that box? 40k, 50k, 60k? Are you proud of that number? When you look at that W-2 does it make you feel good about yourself and the last YEAR of work? Are you proud of what you do and do you feel that your family is getting all they deserve out of that number in box 1? Now here’s the best question of all: Are you ready to do that all over again this year for that same number or just barely more? Are you ready to give another year to your employer?

If you anwered “Yes” to those last two questions then this website is not for you. If you answered “No” to any or all of the questions above then you deserve to stick around. This site will teach you of a way to make sure that this year the last year you will ever receive a W-2 form from your employer, because you won’t have one! Once you fill out the form at the bottom of this post, I will teach you how to take that pathetic number in box 1 of your W-2 and add another zero on the end of it. I will teach you how to make that number in box 1 a monthly income. I will teach you how to get out of the rat race and to fire your boss because frankly, you won’t be able to afford to work there any longer. I will teach you how to create a life of freedom, both time freedom and financial freedom through a simple business opportunity.

Don’t just think about it, do it! If not now, when? I don’t want to see you in the same place next year, staring down at your same old W-2 with that same number in box 1. Financial Freedom, Time Freedom, true Wealth, and ultimate happiness are all being held back by just a few things: Your fear of change and the false security of that pathetic W-2! Make a bold decision for you and fill out the form for an interview!

Never Quit!

January 23rd, 2009

Recently I sat at a park and watched the kids play and I noticed something. The next time you are at a park do this. Pick two of them out. Pick one that has the most determination to get on the toys he wants and then pick the one that has no determination. You don’t even have to be there in person to know the difference between the two kids. What does their countenance say about them. Of course the determined one is happy, up beat, on top of the world while the one with no determination is always down, very mellow with not a lot of self worth. I have seen this, in person and I know that you have also known and do know people right now that are this same exact way. What makes them that way? Why do some people give up on what they want and what does it do to them permanently?

Allow me to share a quote with you that explains my point:

You only grow old by deserting your ideals. Years wrinkle the skin, giving up wrinkles the soul.  – Douglas MacArthur

What a great quote that is. Isn’t it so true though? If one gives up on one thing, it is that much easier to give up on the next thing. Now what happens to someones self confidence if they give up and what are they telling themselves by doing so? Quitting has never been the solution to anything. Quitting is telling yourself that you can’t do something, that you aren’t good enough. Some people quit because it is painful, it hurts or it just doesn’t feel right. In my industry, people often quit in their home based business for many reasons, but when it all comes down to it, they just quit! Quitting is the only way to destroy your momentum. So, when it comes time to start another home business, what will they think of first? They will think of the time they quit and it will be so much easier this time around to do the same thing.

Determination and ambition is not just naturally acquired, it is built by one success after another. While quitting kills your momentum, permanently, experiencing success builds your momentum, permanently. For each success, one gets a permanent addition to the soul. For every time one quits, part of the soul is lost. Quitting, giving up and procrastination all destroy the soul.

Now when I speak of quitting, I mean quitting things that improve you or your world. Quitting smoking, drinking, foul language, etc are all good! I encourage it! But when someone starts a project, a business, or a task and then quits, it is worse than if that person had never even started in the first place!

My advice: Be determined, be ambitious, have confidence in you, because you are the best and hold the potential to do anything you put your mind to!

Kurt Warners Path To Success!

January 22nd, 2009

In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy, was busily working when a new voice came over the loud speaker asking for a carry out at register Four.

Kurtis was almost finished, and wanted to get some fresh air, and decided to answer the call. As he approached the check-out stand a distant smile caught his eye, the new check-out girl was beautiful. She seemed a little older than he, (maybe 26, and he was only 22) but her smile was irresistible and he fell in love instantly.

Later that day, after his shift was over, he waited by the punch clock hoping to see her just one more time before calling it a day. She came into the break room, smiled softly at him, and he fell speechless. She took her card and punched out and smiled once more before turning to leave. He waited until she was out of site and rushed to the shelf of time cards, he found hers…BRENDA.

He walked out of the store and spotted Brenda walking home. That would be his opportunity tomorrow. The next day, he waited outside as she left the supermarket, and offered her a ride home. He looked harmless enough, and she accepted. When he dropped her off, he asked if maybe he could see her again, outside of work. She graciously declined simply stating that it would be impossible.

He pressed and she explained she had two children and she couldn’t afford a baby-sitter, so he offered to pay for the baby-sitter. Reluctantly she accepted his offer for a date for the following Saturday. That Saturday night he arrived at her door only to have her tell him that she was unable to go with him. The baby-sitter had called and canceled. To which Kurtis simply said, “Well, lets take the kids with us.”

She tried to explain that taking the children was not an option, but again not taking no for an answer, he pressed. Finally, Brenda brought him inside to meet her children. She had an older daughter who was just as cute as a bug, Kurtis thought. Then Brenda brought out her son, in a wheelchair. He was born a paraplegic with Down syndrome.
Kurtis asked Brenda, “I still don’t understand why the kids can’t come with us?” Brenda was amazed. Most men would run away from a woman with two kids, especially if one had disabilities – just like her first husband and father of her children had done. Kurtis was not ordinary – – – he had a different mindset.

That evening Kurtis and Brenda loaded up the kids, went to dinner and the movies. When her son needed anything Kurtis would take care of him. When he needed to use the restroom, he picked him up out of his wheelchair, took him and brought him back. The kids loved Kurtis. At the end of the evening, Brenda knew this was the man she was going to marry and spend the rest of her life with.

A year later, they were married and Kurtis adopted both of her children. Since then they have added two more children to their loving home.

So what happened to Kurtis the stock boy and Brenda the check-out girl? Well, Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Warner now lives in Arizona.

Overlooked by the NFL draft, cut in training camp by the Green Bay Packers, and thwarted by a venomous spider bite when trying out for the Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner’s path to victory hasn’t been an easy one. Yet despite setbacks, Warner persevered–whether stocking supermarket shelves or leading teams to the Super Bowl.

I just wanted to share this with you, because I feel that we all have the ability to achieve greatness, yet so many of us are not willing to take the extra step, go the extra mile, try new things, or even stick our neck out there towards unknown territory. Kurt Warner pursued his wife and career in a way that fashions a hero of perseverance.

True story!

Be Willing To do What It takes!

January 19th, 2009

On January 10th we were able to attend an event in LA where numerous people received awards based on their income level with this business opportunity. Most of the awards were for new and upcoming leaders and were called Rising Stars. The other awards were for the top 10 income earners. During the event and throughout the rest of the evening people kept telling me that they were going to be one of the top 10 income earners next year. They were stating their goal right then and there and with some consistency, persistency, and the willingness to do whatever it takes, will definitely be there.

Now, I probably had nearly 50 people tell me that same goal and since there are only 10 awards, obviously not everyone of those 50 can get that award. What will the ones who are successful do differently than the ones who will not receive that award?

If asked, I am sure they will say that they will do whatever it takes, as long as it takes. Honestly, I think they would all say they would do whatever it takes, not just the successful ones. So what separates words from actions? What is the difference?

The ones who are successful in receiving that award really are going to do whatever it takes, as long as it takes. The ones who do not receive the award will do whatever it takes, as long as it is convenient! Do you see the difference there. They will work their business only when they are 100%, in a great mood, feeling healthy, have spare time that day or in other words have perfect working conditions. The successful ones will work their business regardless of the environment. They will make time to do what it takes even if it means having to sacrifice a Tee Time at the Golf Course one day. The ultimate working environment is very rarely just around, but it can be created and is created by those who are in the right mindset. Willpower, ambition and determination are all ingredients of doing whatever it takes in order to get what you want, not just a want.

Take for instance a Father. He would do whatever it took to provide and protect his family, if and only if, he loved them, is passionate, determined and has the willpower to do so. If he doesn’t, you get a dead head Dad who is never around, a horrible father and someone who never amounts to anything in his childrens eyes. Only those will an unquenchable desire to succeed will do all that it takes to make it happen!

Take a look at your business and single out the things you do only when they are convenient and do them regardless, consistently. I am curious to see that the results will be!

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