One of the questions that often comes up from people is – ‘how do I get started?’

It’s also one of the things I’ve noticed about a good majority of people who take courses, go to seminars and try to educate themselves in new areas.

They get all this knowledge but some fear inside of them keeps them from starting.

In training dozens of people in the financial services industry, I’ve seen the same thing happen.  They would attend all the trainings and learn everything about business, sales, and financial strategies, except most wouldn’t get started.

A few days ago I wrote a post about the #1 reason why people fail to get started.

You can read it here.

Today I’d like to share with you a follow up to that.

In one of the comments about my “dog” post, someone said that there needs to be a training program for people transitioning from a J-O-B to an entrepreneur.

It’s true that most people who take a shot at the free life of an entrepreneur, focus basically on the freedom without having a specific schedule of things to do.

Who can blame them?

After all, they’re used to the 9-5 mentality, of coming to work at a specific time, going to lunch and finishing also at a specific time.  They’re told what to do, from school through college, and then for 10, 20, 0r 30 years at their jobs.

Then one day they get the freedom of not having to show up anywhere and no one to report to.

And that’s just half of the problem.

The other half, is that all these years they’ve been told very specifically what to do, and now there’s no one to tell them what to do.

They have to CREATE work.  And this the biggest challenge of all.

Most people aren’t used to creating work, they’re used to processing it.  Even at a high level corporate positions.

Now you see, I was lucky.  I started on my own very early in life, and I didn’t develop this bad habit of processing work.

I knew I had to go create it.

So what’s the best way to get started and get yourself moving?

One of my mentors early on in my career, said something very profound that has been forever burned in my mind.

He said, “Where do you start?  Take Read the rest of this entry »

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I don’t know about you, but I can’t stand traffic.

Thanks to my lifestyle, I don’t usually get stuck in one, but sometimes, I forget that it’s rush hour time, as I get in my car.

Yesterday was one of those days, and I was on my way to my friend’s, who’s also a business associate, shop to pick something up.

Without looking at the time, I left my house at 5pm, without even a thought about rush hour traffic, I called and told him that I’m on my way and I’ll be there in 30 minutes or so.

About an hour and fifteen minutes later, I finally got there. The traffic was heavy, although as compared to other major metro areas, it’s not that bad.

As I was slowly moving at a pace of 20-25 mph, I’m looking around the busy highway and all I can see is a bunch of people, with a blank look on their face, slowly moving to get home.

I imagine that they go through this routine everyday, in the morning and at night.

By the looks on the faces of most of these people they’re not that excited about this whole segment of their day. And yet they continue to do the same thing, going to the same job they don’t particularly like, working for a wage they feel is too low, driving in rush-hour traffic that they hate. And in our city, most people would say that they’re lucky to even have a job nowadays.

Is this a way to live?

Why do these people allow themselves to stay stuck in this trance of being in a rat race?

There could be a number of reasons, but the main one is they don’t want to change.

They’re actually ok with it.

Oh they may say they want more money, a better job, an easier simplified life. But do they really?

Is there some hidden benefit to staying where they’re at?

I think there is. If there wasn’t one, they would do something about it wouldn’t they?

How about you? Are you stuck in an experience you’re not that thrilled about?

So what are you doing about it?

Are you reading the right books?

Are you associating with the right people?

Are you associating with the right people?

Do you plant the seeds of prosperity and abundance into your mind or thoughts of lack and limitation?

And finally are you taking action, moving forward, and creating the life you desire, or do you just wish and dream about it?

There’s an old story I’d like to share with you.

A traveler walks into a convenience store in a small town to ask for directions. As he approaches the clerk behind the counter, he sees a dog that’s howling on the floor.

The man asks the clerk why is your dog howling, and the clerk says, oh never mind him.

So the man starts asking for directions, and the dog continues to howl a bit louder. He asks once again why is the dog howling, is there something wrong with him? And the clerk once again says, don’t pay any attention to this, there’s nothing wrong.

So they continue talking and now the dog is howling really loud. So the man stops and says, there’s something wrong with your dog, tell me what is wrong with this dog?

And the clerk says, there’s nothing wrong with the dog, he’s just laying on a nail that’s stuck in the floor, and that’s why he’s howling.

The man looks at the clerk with a puzzled look, and says, why in the world is your dog laying on a nail?

And the clerk answers him with a very profound statement. He says, sir, he’s laying on a nail, because he’s not uncomfortable enough yet.

There’s not much more than I can add to this story.

Except that we all need to look inside ourselves for the real reason why we experience what we do.

Have a comment about this?  Don’t be shy and speak up.

And also, feel free to bookmark this post so others out there can read this.  This maybe a wake up call for some.

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Sorry it’s a been a while since I had a post, but what a month it was.

I’d like to ask you a very important question. But first let me tell you what’s been happening.

We spent the entire month of June in Florida. Took my daughter to Disney, then we spent a week in Palm Beach. And then 2 weeks in North Miami. And as soon as we got back, we moved into our new home.

Whew!

But it’s exciting. After all how many people can go away for a month and not miss a beat as far as their business is concerned.

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about a letter that changed my life. One of the things that I very vividly imagined is moving into large new home. Having high cathedral ceilings, open floor plan, a large back yard.

The house we just moved in resembles everything that I’ve thought of and imagined. I wanted an office with a wooden door and window panels, and it’s exactly how it looks. The kitchen with granite counter tops and nice big island, stainless steel appliances, with big eating area overlooking a 2 level deck is very close to how I imagined it.

What’s even more exciting is that this past week, as we’re moving in, I get several invitations for joint ventures in product developments and copywriting/consulting services.

The scary part is that while in Florida, I was brainstorming how I’m going to do this when I get back. But the people actually contacted me.

Now here’s my question for you.

Have you Read the rest of this entry »

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I’m still in Florida, going on our 4th week now.

Wow, to be away, going to the beach everyday sipping on coconut juice under the palm tree is absolutely amazing. Someone back home asked me if we’re tired of the sun and the ocean.

Let me think about this . . . uh – no.

I don’t think you can ever get tired of this.

Anyways, I was flipping the channels the other day, in between the European soccer championship and Wimbledon, and there was something on one of the news channels about the whole Hulk Hogan son’s case.

In case you haven’t heard, the famous pro-wrestlers son got in accident while street racing, and his friend who was riding with him got very seriously hurt.

I usually don’t involve myself in this kind of stuff, for obvious reasons.

But for the first time a miracle happened, although it only lasted a moment. Read the rest of this entry »

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Several years ago, one of the things I’ve come to realize, is that no matter how much goal setting you do and focus on the things you want you have, the reason most people don’t get what they want is because there’s an inner conflict within.

When we have energetic balance, everything flows our way, but when there’s lots of negative energy that literally gets stuck within us, we attract that which don’t want.

You see, everything we’ve ever experienced in our lives, or more accurately our perception of those experiences get recorded and stored in our subconscious mind. What it really is, it’s energy.

The good, the bad, the ugly, everything gets stored, and this energy vibrates within us.

I’m not going to get into a long explanation of how it all works, but the key is to understand that we may not be aware that we have this energy within us, and that it’s working like a magnetic force.

At that time I was doing pretty good, but not anywhere near as good as I wanted to. I was frustrated and somewhat disappointed by my results.

It seemed like I was doing everything I needed to do, but still wasn’t getting the results I had set for myself.

Once I realized that this energy within us is responsible for the things that we attract, I needed to figure out a way to clear it.

In other words get rid of the negative energy.

Imagine having a reset button like on a computer, that you can just press, and it all gets reset.

Since then I’ve used several techniques for that.

Today I’d like to share with you the first one I’ve learned.

For the first time ever I called an energy therapist that explained to me how it all works, and suggested that I Read the rest of this entry »

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Yesterday I took my daughter to see Kung Fu Panda. I thought it was awesome.

I have to admit, I love martial arts movies (and cartoons).

But to me there was much deeper, positive message in this kids cartoon.

Po, the clumsy panda noodle-maker who always dreamed of being a kung fu fighter, accidentally got a chance to be among the best of kung fu students and study with the great Shifu, a protégé of the great kung fu Master Oogway.

Being chosen as The Dragon Warrior, only he could read from the sacred Dragon Scroll that contained the secret of extreme power, and who ever read it would be lethal in his skills.

After opening the scroll, Po saw that there’s nothing there. But just a little later he realizes with the help of his father, that the secret power is inside.

His dad a famous noodle-maker was known for his special secret ingredient, finally let Po in on the secret…

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It’s here. The best team in NHL did it again.

Maybe you don’t agree, that’s ok.

I’m just excited that my home team finally did what they were supposed to do and are taking the Stanley Cup back to Hockeytown.

Here’s an interesting observation that I’d like to share with you as it relates to sports.

Everyone that follows any kind of sport, gets really into the game and for a lot of people it’s a part of their life.

For me, I wouldn’t consider myself a sports fanatic. But I do love competition and I love watching others compete, as I think it brings out the best in them.

Let me tell you something that happened back in 1997.

The Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup for the first time after four decades,

At the time I was working in a retail store, while doing financial services on a part time basis.

One of my co-workers who was hockey fanatic, Read the rest of this entry »

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I went to the County City Hall yesterday for filing a quit claim deed.

A rough looking man approached me asking me for 75 cents, telling me he just got out of jail, and had no money for even a bus fair to get home.

He asked a bunch people before me and no one even stopped, I kind of tried blowing him off, telling him I had no change, which I didn’t, to which he responded, well do you have a dollar bill.

So I stopped, and within just a couple of seconds, I thought to myself:

1. This guy is good, I wanted to blow him off, because I had no change, but he gave my mind a very specific command, by asking for a dollar bill, which honestly I wasn’t even thinking off.

He was very clear in what he wanted, and there’s a great marketing lesson there. If you want your prospect to give you something or think of something, then be very specific about it, don’t assume they will, because the brain only understands specific commands.

2. Ok, more importantly, I thought, a dollar bill will not make any difference in my life. But this poor guy, who I have no idea what his story, and it doesn’t really matter, but he does need it.

He needs a bus fair to go home. And with one measly dollar, I can help him at least a little.

So I turn around and hand him a dollar bill.

You should have seen the look on his face.

This big guy, probably 6’3, Read the rest of this entry »

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The Red Wings are in the finals, FINALLY. For those of you that don’t follow hockey, that’s a Detroit team. Anyway, if they just think about winning, and how great it would be to hold the Stanley Cup again, but don’t take any shots, NOTHING will happen. They have to go and play, and play great, in order to win.

Even though the Law of Attraction is about how you think and feel, there’s another important ingredient. And that is Action.

Yes, action is part of the attraction. Even though it’s the last part of the formula, it comes after your thoughts and all of the mental processes you go through, there’s still action required.

Too many people in my opinion got caught in this thinking that The Secret is to think about what you want and it’ll happen.

Nothing happens without action. This is where the rubber meets the road.

However, without first mentally preparing and putting a lot of thought into their game, they can’t expect victory either.

The Law of Attraction isn’t about doing, it also isn’t about thinking.

It’s about a process, which starts with your THOUGHTS and FEELINGS and leads you to ACTION. Your action needs to be a natural part of the process. Not gritting your teeth, making yourself do something you don’t want to do because you HAVE TO. You do it because you’re inspired.

When you’re acting from inspiration, then you know you’re on the right track.

You can always tell by how you FEEL, not by whether it makes sense or not.

It takes time to be able to really know and understand how your emotions can guide you to success.

Your feelings or emotions serve as your inner guidance system.

In short, if it FEELS right, then it must be, and if it doesn’t it’s probably not.

But when you get a nudge, an inner feeling that you should do something, you feel inspired to take action, this is where magic happens. You’re now acting from your desire and not from your will or your logic.

Often doors of opportunity swing wide open in front of people, but they were too busy waiting for the right moment to act, and then . . .

. . . it’s gone. That window was only open for a short period, motivation disappears and they’re back to square one, thinking to themselves, well that probably wouldn’t of worked, there’s a better way . . .

Sounds familiar?

So take the time to really identify how you feel, and pay attention the next time you get inspired to do something, this a clue, that it’s time to get moving, because the big wave of success is coming.

The question is will you catch it?

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In this 3rd and final part of the How To Stay Focused … theme, I want to share with you my most effective method for being energetic, focused, and on top of my game.

It’s really simple you know.

I’ll share it with you in a minute…

But before, I’d like to point out something that is obvious and yet often overlooked by so many people.

And that is that we’re constantly exposed to the influence of the society and the media.  Check out the headline from yesterday’s home page of CNN Money Site:

What kind of crap is that?

I understand that people are getting laid off, and companies are downsizing, but does that mean that if you’re in your 50’s and you get laid off, that your life is over?

You’re out of luck?

Some of the other headlines were:

- Oil soars to settle above $133

- Dollar sinks as Fed forecasts weakness

- Mortgage applications drop 7.8%

- Record gas prices: 14 straight days

- Reverse mortgages: Beware the come-ons

And my favorite one -

“Consumers can’t save the economy” - Americans are too deep in debt to lead the economy into a recovery, according to a new forecast. The result: The recovery will be a bit slower.

Now, just reading this list can make you depressed, don’t you agree?

Now you might be saying, ok I don’t really read stuff like this.

Well, someone does, because it’s 50th most visited site in the world.  That means that tens of thousands of people get on this site, and the first thing they see is these headlines.

Even I Read the rest of this entry »

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