For Entrepreneurs Only: 10 Ways To Think Your Way Into Results And Riches-

For Entrepreneurs Only: 10 Ways To Think Your Way Into Results And Riches-

1. Start thinking again - the power of the mind - "what the mind of man can conceive and believe it can achieve". "Any idea that is held in the mind, that is emphasized, that is either feared or revered, will begin at once to cloth itself in the most convenient and appropriate form available." - Andrew Carnegie. Start with an idea!! An idea like a seed has a gestation period. If an idea is nurtured and cultivated it will grow and bear fruit.

2. Shift your paradigm  - What is a paradigm ? Multitudes of habits that has been ingrained in us over  a period of time - A fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions. Paradigms are very important in our lives and we have to understand them to enable us to move in the direction of our goals: Why do we spend so much time watching television? Why are we addicted to watching sports so much? If you decide to cut in half the amount of time you spend watching TV do you think it will make a different in your personal productivity? As Joel Barker said: " To ignore the power of paradigm to influence your judgment is to put yourself at risk when exploring" Always remember: "Nothing changes until our paradigm changes"

3. Affirm your beliefs - you have to make sure your subconscious mind believe in what you trying to do or it will reject your new programming - you have to affirm over and over again the new activities that you want to begin - It will not be easy for you to change just like that: It takes a change in paradigm through a series of affirmation  - Here are personal affirmation - "I spend time developing my writing skills"  - "I spend quality time with my family" - "I spend 30 minutes a day making calls to clients -

4. Find a mentor - find somebody who is doing what you want to do and learn from them and imitate them - such mentors can be find in books - CD- podcast or in person - study under them and do what they tell you to do - I remember when I decided to be a an entrepreneur real estate investor I teamed up with a mentor through his booklets and conference calls I was able to develop and shift my mind set.

5. Tame your fears  - FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real. Here is an affirmation: "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain".  Bene  Gesserit Litany Against Fear.

6. Manage activities not time - time block your activities -time management versus activity management. Schedule your day in blocks: Morning/Afternoon/Evening.

7. Dealing with Praxis - the power of praxis - the process by which a theory, a lesson, or skill is enacted, practiced, embodied or realized. You have to have the  will and the determination to translate your ideas into concrete action through a series that you undertake

8. There is a difference between knowing and doing - there is a lot of people in academia who have a lot a of knowledge about business, but have  not run a grocery store before. Why is it that somebody like Bill Gates could build Microsoft into the world's biggest companies without a college degree.

9. Go for No -- if you want to get results in your activities expect people to  say no - that is what we have been programmed to do - "Your fear of hearing the word no is the only thing standing between you and greatness" .Yes is the destination and no is how you get there - get rejected and get rich -
No does not mean never - No means not yet - No means we are making progress - No means we are  making progress.

10. You specialized specific knowledge  -  "KNOWLEDGE will not attract money, unless it is organized, and intelligently directed, through practical PLANS OF ACTION, to the DEFINITE END of accumulation of money. Lack of understanding of this fact has been the source of confusion to millions of people who falsely believe that "knowledge is power." It is nothing of the sort! Knowledge is only potential power. It becomes power only when, and if, it is organized into definite plans of action, and directed to a definite end" Napoleon Hill.

 Knowledge has to be translated into actionable activities - your mind thinks in specifics and pictures so you have to give the mind something specific to work with - that is why goal setting is important. 

7 Ways To Create Your Own Economy In The New Economy -

7 Ways To Create Your Own Economy In The New Economy -

"In the new economy, information, education, and motivation are everything." -- Bill Clinton.

Concept: To prosper and build wealth in this new economy you have to create your own economy, nurture and grow it.  The old notion of going to school and earning a ton of degrees and being saddled with debt is outdated. I believe the recipe for success in the current environment has changed. You cannot work for the paternal corporation for the rest of your life and be wealthy. It is just not going to happen. What should you do?

 Here are some ideas -

"To live our dream. we need a new money model"

"Wealthy people always had multiple source of income"

To create your own economy -

1. Join a dynamic network marketing company to create income and build wealth  - at least your will learn fundamentals of sales management, team building, teach and train people. These are skills that you need in your tool box. The interesting is that it requires very minimum investment.

2. Become a consultant in your area of expertise. What skills and talents do you have ? Build an enterprise around it and nurture it to grow.

3. Write a book on your area of expertise. I believe that anybody who is enterprising enough has a book inside of them. It requires discipline, but it is can be done. "What the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve"

4. Start a small business - don't wait to get fired from your lovely job before you start thinking about starting a business. With modern technology you have a platform to at least start.

5. Learn how to buy money - buying money means learning how to invest in the stock market, bond investing, etc.,- in short learning how to make your money work for you. There are two ways to make money  a) people working and b)money working . To do this you just have to be studious enough to know how the capitalist system works - it is an investment biased system and you should not be ignorant of that fact. Learning to make your money work for you is the fastest way to grow your wealth.

6. Learn how to invest in real estate. Despite the recent turmoil in the real estate market, it is still the best IDEAL investment for the long haul. I stands for Income. D stands for Depreciation. E stands for Equity. A stands for Appreciation and L stands for Leverage.

7. Understand emerging markets and invest some of you money in these countries. Don't be myopic in your investment thinking and start looking at other sovereign nations in South America, Asia, Africa etc.,. In short become a citizen of the work and participate in the high returns that some of these portfolio yield. Barriers to overseas markets have fallen and so these are the best time to start exploring these markets.

3 WAYS TO TURN NOTHING INTO SOMETHING

3 WAYS TO TURN NOTHING INTO SOMETHING

It is very understandable  that throughout history, all great teachers, philosophers and the prophets in the scripture have always stressed the importance of the mind and how thinking is the  hall mark of our very existence and survival.

1. Your Ideas and imagination: We should realize that there are two worlds: There is the visible world and the invisible world. Most people are very familiar with the visible world, but in reality everything tangible that we can see originated from the invisible world.

It is a common saying that you have to believe to achieve it.

"What the mind of man can achieve and believe, it can achieve!" Napoleon Hill

Remember that when you put your mind into something, you are on your way to achieving it. You can also train your mind to become successful in everything that we do, because that things that you do stem from the brain.

Your ideas and imagination are so powerful that it is  possible to actually see your enterprise, project, service, whatever it is in your mind's eye before it becomes your realty.

" We become what we think about" Earl Nightingale

"Watch your thoughts for they become words,
watch your words for they become actions,
watch your actions, for they become habits,
watch your habits for they become your character,
watch your character for it becomes your destiny"
—Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. Believe that what your imagine is possible - The old scripture says - Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen - I believe that entrepreneurship is a journey of faith. The entrepreneur is able to look into the future and bring into existence those things that he sees in his mind's eye. The faith it takes to bring that into existence is divine inspired. It is God breathed whether the entrepreneur believes in God or not.

You have to turn that belief into action through -

a) Affirmations  - What is an affirmation ? A declaration of something that is true.

b) Time Blocking - A method of assigning specific activity into a time frame.

c) Goal Setting  - That is specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic, and has a time frame.

d) Visualization - the technique of creating images in your mind that resembles actual experience

"What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their ability to act according to their beliefs".
Henry Miller 

3. Go to work and Make it Happen - Don't make your ideas a pipe dream - It requires a disciplined activity. Hence it is possible to build a good health, a viable business and enterprise and come up with breakthrough technology. Go to work on your dream and build your enterprise, nurture and build your relations and enjoy the good life.

"You circumstances may be uncongenial, but they shall not long remain so if you but perceive an idea and strive to reach it. You cannot travel within and stand still without" James Allen