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Empower Your Mind In Order To Empower Your Reality

Your imagination is very important when it comes to changing your reality, as your mind has a huge impact on your life. In this post I reveal 10 tips to help you develop your imagination in order to realise the life you want to live.

We all have goals that we want to accomplish. Whether they are huge achievements or small victories; getting that promotion or making time for people close to you; attaining something you’ve aspired towards is like no other feeling.

Of course, this isn’t the same for everyone – the prospect of setting and achieving goals can be overwhelming and it’s easy to find yourself wandering off to a less daunting place in your mind.

Your imagination actually plays an important role when it comes to achieving real-life goals. By empowering your mind, you can empower your reality.

As Albert Einstein once said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge”.

Here are 10 tips that will help you to tap into the goal-accomplishing powerhouse that is your imagination…

1. Realise Your Potential

If you want to achieve something, you can. Do you think Ernest Hemingway set out to be one of the greatest writers of all time? He followed his passion and with that came huge success.

2. Locate Your Thoughts

During meditation and exercise, we can silence mental chatter and access a new part of our brain.

When you begin to experience stillness, you can start to throw away the logic of the conscious mind and tap into the superconscious mind – and exercise.

Both will send feel-good endorphins to your brain and release pent-up stress and anxiety which are clouding your true potential.

3. Throw Away Preconditioned Notions Of Yourself

Is your mind telling you things that aren’t true? If so, you need to stop these thoughts and wipe the slate clean.

You are a blank canvas and you choose what you want to fill it with.

Tap in and experience your truest form; you are rich, alive and buzzing; nothing will change that.

4. Decide Where To Channel Your Energy

Decide on an imaginative path. For example, if you want to be a great painter, visualise yourself as Picasso; walk through your day pretending you are him.

What you think, you become.

If you imagine success, you will create a path for success to find you.

5. Research And Ask Questions

Always be inquisitive and most importantly, listen to others without always trying to form a reply.

You have so much to learn from your fellow peers.

Carry a notebook and write ideas down; you might be surprised where inspiration finds you.

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6. Observe

Have you noticed what’s going on around you? Or are you still stuck in your racing mind?

Pay attention to what other successful people are doing.

Talk less and listen more.

7. Practice Mindfulness

“Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and surrounding environment.”

With this practice, comes vivid colours and heightened senses; use this new way of looking at the world to tap into your creative juices.

8. Take Time To Explore Your Passions

Music is one of my passions; when my favourite song is playing, I visualise stepping out at dawn and snapping a picture of a mysterious fog hovering over a still lake.

Read poetry, have fun with crafts, or go to an art gallery; do whatever gets you inspired and take a double dose.

9. Hesitation And Doubts Are Normal, Stop Being So Hard On Yourself

When the mind takes over and tells you that you aren’t good enough, let these thoughts pass by like clouds in the sky.

Thoughts will always arise, the key is not reacting to the negative ones.

10. Always Take Time For Yourself

Don’t become so consumed with finding imagination, that you forget to take time for yourself. Life needs to be a balance of all things and it’s important you remember that.

Make a commitment right now and use these 10 tips to find your imagination and be the most magnificent version of yourself.

Every human has limitless potential, you just need to tear away the layers of self-doubt.

Every second you are a brand new person that can make brand new changes.

You can do it right now.

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November 14, 2022

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How To Tap Into The Greatness That Lies Within Us All

In this post I will be discussing the actions you need to take to unleash your true potential and start living the life you were made for.

Greatness lies within all of us… But, tapping into that greatness is a whole different ballgame.

Today, I will be discussing the actions you need to take to unleash your true potential and start living the life you were made for.

Here are 6 steps you can take to turn off your self-limiter and activate your true power:

1. Figure out who you are

To stand any chance of happiness, you must be your true self.

You need to decide what values in life are important to you; truth, integrity, honesty, kindness, compassion, determination, and perseverance.

Whatever those values are, write them down and make it a point to live by them.

Find a role model you admire – fictional, real-life or historical, it doesn’t matter. Write out what qualities you admire in them and then emulate those qualities and they will start to become habitual.

This is also useful when you’re in a situation that requires you to make a difficult decision. Ask yourself what the person you admire would do. Make your decision based on this rather than what’s easiest or what will give you short-term gratification.

2. Find your purpose

Essentially, your purpose is to live a fulfilling life doing what you enjoy and helping others.

However, figuring out what it is that you actually enjoy, as opposed to what you think you should enjoy, is sometimes tricky.

So, pay attention to what brings you joy or really gets you excited.

I offer my clients an exercise called ‘the three most important things’; they write out all the things they would like to experience, all the skills and characteristics they would like to develop and how they would like to contribute and serve others.

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This is a great starting point to figure out what your purpose is.

3. Set goals to achieve that purpose

When you are confident in your purpose, you then need to set inspirational goals that will help you to fulfil your purpose.

Earl Nightingale believed the definition of success was the gradual progression towards a worthy ideal. It is not reaching the goal that makes you successful, it’s working towards it.

Your goals need to be big and inspirational, they need to be able to motivate you to get up each day and take the necessary actions to progress towards them. When you’re inspired, you’ll do what it takes to reach your goal.

To set really clear and effective goals, write them down every morning and carry them with you. Then, write them out again before you go to bed and read them several times before you to go sleep so that your subconscious mind can absorb them whilst you sleep.

4. Create a plan

If you’re going to reach your goals, you need to break them down into stages.

Create an effective plan that is quite simple to do and work out how long it should take to achieve your goal.

Decide what you need to achieve in 12 weeks.

I found this works best for me as it’s enough time to make significant progress and get things done, without having to look too far into the future.

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Once you’ve got your 12 weeks or quarterly plan, break it down into what steps you’re going to take this month toward your objective.

I advise my clients to set 6 actions they can realistically accomplish within that timeframe.

Write these out on a piece of paper and tick them off as you accomplish them.

Subconsciously, this gives you a visual representation of your progress and helps build your confidence and gather momentum.

5. Create a ‘power life script’

To help keep you motivated and inspired, I find it useful to create a power life script.

Essentially, what you need to do is write out a vision for your perfect life as though it’s a movie script.

Include every detail about how you are living, who with, your lifestyle, how you spend your time, etc.

Read through it first thing every day or use a voice app on your phone, record it and listen to it whilst you’re out and about.

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You don’t even need to pay attention fully, as your subconscious mind will absorb it.

Think about all of the qualities you would need in order to achieve that life – would you have to study more? Improve your knowledge? Your skills?

Do whatever it takes to become the person you need to be to live the life that you desire.

Many people think that they will become this person after they get a fancy car or a big house, but that’s not true.

You need to become that person first, in order to attract those things.

6. Overcome your fears

Fear is a natural instinct that protects us from life-threatening situations.

However, fear can also prevent us from doing things in life that are not life-threatening and may in fact benefit us.

We do this because we have been conditioned to believe certain things and to act a certain way.

Anything outside of what we’re familiar with often causes fear to arise, it’s what Bob Proctor calls the ‘terror barrier’.

The terror barrier is related to self-image – the poorer your self-image, the less confidence you have and the more difficult it is to push through the terror barrier.

Any time you are trying to fulfil a goal that requires you to stray into new territory, you are bound to run into the terror barrier.

When this happens, you have a choice – you can step back into safety and continue to experience the same results year, after year OR you can be courageous and experience the growth that you have been seeking.

Everyone who has ever accomplished anything has had to confront and push through the terror barrier.

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November 8, 2022

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How To Become A Money Magnet And Attract More Wealth Into Your Life

Do you ever wonder how some people just seem to attract wealth without (seemingly) any effort? People want to work with them, new opportunities appear all the time and they always have an abundance of money. They seem to be money magnets.

Well, I can tell you why some people are like this… They have either learned consciously or unconsciously, the secret to becoming a money magnet.

Luckily, it’s no secret to me and in this blog post, I will explain 7 steps you can take to attract more money into your life.

1. Set an inspirational financial goal and make a committed decision to accomplish it

How much money do you truly aspire to have?

If you haven’t already, decide on a sum that really excites you; even if it seems impossible. Don’t worry about how you will get there right now, because as I like to say… You can never connect the dots moving forward, only looking back.

Even if you are in debt, I can show you practical ways to get out of it and start creating new income sources that will enable you to progress towards your goal.

Personally, I have had many ups and downs in business. I started with nothing but an idea and still built two companies; selling one of them for £2.25 M. But, then the financial crash happened. I lost almost everything and struggled to earn any income.

However, I picked myself up… With no money at all, I started a company that in just 9 years I grew to a value of £30M. So, don’t worry about where you are now; you just need to have a goal and be committed to it.

Decide on that magic number. If you don’t have a specific number in mind, calculate how much money you would need to pay off all your debt, cover all your bills and live the life you dream of.

When you settle on a number, write it down as a single powerful statement in the present tense.

Write it as if the money you desire is already in your possession. For example: “I’m so happy and grateful now that… I make £1M a year and I’m able to enjoy the life I really want.”

Carry this reminder with you at all times. Every time you read or even touch it, it will remind your subconscious mind to focus on where you want to go. Focusing on a big financial goal inspires you to change your money mindset because the excitement of achieving your dream pulls you forward into your desired financial future.

You then need to make a committed decision. The crucial first step in any plan to improve an area of your life is to make an irrevocable decision to commit to it. That is why whatever goal you set yourself needs to be inspiring enough to make you get up in the morning and reach for it.

2. Replace self-limiting beliefs

As we grow up, we start to form certain beliefs about money that we take from our parents, friends and the general environment. For the vast majority of people, these tend to be quite negative beliefs.

“We can’t afford that.”
“Money doesn’t grow on trees.”
“Money won’t buy you happiness.”

The insinuating effect of these things we’re told growing up is that money is in scarce supply. Or, there is something wrong with wanting it, earning it or being financially fortunate.

If you want to become a money magnet, you have to recognise the false beliefs you have about money and replace them with beliefs that serve your purpose. 

Take a few minutes to evaluate the following questions to see what shifts you may need to start making in your mindset:

  • Do I believe that I deserve to be wealthy?
  • Am I comfortable talking about money?
  • Do I really believe I can create financial freedom?

If any of your answers are ‘no’, ask yourself where those beliefs came from and if they are genuinely true. Most of the time, you’ll find that there is no supporting evidence to these beliefs; you’ve just been operating on autopilot because it’s part of your conditioning.

Your beliefs shape your reality. In order to change your reality, you need to first change your belief system. Rather than…

“Money is the root of all evil.”

Change your perspective and embody the belief that…

“Lack of money is the root of all evil.”

3. Become the person you need to be to attract what you desire

If you want to become a millionaire with a certain type of lifestyle, you need to find what character traits you need to become that person and then write them down in as much detail as you can.

Do you need to be knowledgeable? Financially savvy? A good decision-maker? An inspiring leader? Think about the sort of person you need to become and start acting like that person in every situation.

Look at the method actor Daniel Day-Lewis for example; he is renowned for putting an unbelievable amount of effort and work into his roles prior to filming. He turns himself into the character, including adopting the whole mindset of that character and is utterly convincing in every role.

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The lesson you can take from this is: Before you attract the things you want, you need to immerse yourself in who you want to be.

4. Use wealth affirmations

One effective way to create new empowering beliefs is to use wealth affirmations, which help to imprint those new beliefs on your subconscious mind.

You can either deeply relax and repeat these to yourself in a meditative state or do this in the mirror instead. You must say them with feeling and conviction to genuinely believe them.

It may seem silly at first but, if you do this consistently on a daily basis, over time you will start to believe it and your mindset will begin to alter.

However affirmations will only work if you do them properly. The reason they are usually ineffective is that there is a conflict between what you’re saying and what you actually believe in your subconscious mind. There is no use looking in the mirror and repeating “I am a billionaire” because the likelihood is, you’re not! Your subconscious mind will simply not accept it and the affirmations will be a waste of time. In order to truly believe your affirmation, it should sound something like this…

“Every day I am learning more and as my knowledge increases, my wealth increases.”

If done properly, affirmations can be extremely powerful.

5. Make personal development a priority in your life

There is a saying I love…

“You can choose in life either to follow the goddess of wisdom or the goddess of money; but if you choose to follow the goddess of wisdom, the goddess of money will follow you.”

I believe that studying and learning are the foundation of building wealth and becoming a money magnet. So, make sure you spend time each day developing your awareness by reading or listening to personal development material.

Also, start spending time with successful people.

There’s a well-known theory that your net worth is usually the average of your 5 closest friends – the people you spend the most time with. The reason for this is that being around clever, successful people is one of the fastest ways to learn and improve.

So, if you want business and wealth opportunities to present themselves to you, being around the right people is crucial.

6. Be kind and generous

It has been scientifically proven that being kind to other people (and animals) makes us happy; it even has beneficial health effects. The memory of doing something kind for someone and how that makes us feel makes us want to do it again.

Embrace this philosophy and don’t just do things because you want to be prosperous – do them because it’s the right thing to do. But, as a benefit, it creates a cycle of generosity and happiness.

You reap what you sow, so whatever you put out to the world is going to come back to you many times over. This cycle will ultimately lead to great prosperity for you. 

The compensation, financial rewards and other benefits that you receive from developing the practice of kindness and generosity will exceed all your expectations.

So, make it a habit to leave every person you encounter with the impression of increase…and be prepared to be amazed.

7. Be grateful

When you express gratitude, your energy will immediately shift. It’s impossible to feel negative when you are in a state of genuine gratitude; it instantly puts you in harmony with the universe, so that the good in everything gravitates towards you.

When you have a challenge in life, whether it’s financial, business or other, rather than adding energy to the problem by focusing on it, instead focus on what you’re grateful for.

When you change the way you look at your problems, the problems themselves will actually change – sometimes they will even dissolve altogether…

The more you focus on what’s good in your life, the more things you’ll attract to be thankful for.

I hope you find these tips and advice useful, but awareness alone is not enough. You need to apply what you learn, and it can be hard to do it by yourself.

If you feel you may benefit from some coaching or mentoring, just get in touch. I have been studying mindset and personal growth for two decades and have used what I’ve learnt to build several successful businesses. If you have an open mind and are willing to learn, I am confident I will be able to help you succeed and start living a life you love.

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November 1, 2022

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Do You Have A Tendency To Focus On The Negatives?

One day, a professor entered his classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They all waited anxiously at their desks for the exam to begin.

The professor handed out the exams with the text facing down, as usual. Once he handed them all out, he asked the students to turn over the papers.

To everyone’s surprise, there were no questions – just a black dot in the centre of the paper.

The professor, seeing the expression on everyone’s faces, told them the following: “I want you to write about what you see there.”

The students, confused, got started on this odd task.

At the end of the class, the professor took all the exams and started reading each one of them out loud in front of all the students.

All of them, without exception, defined the black dot, trying to explain its position in the centre of the sheet.

After all had been read, the classroom silent, the professor spoke.

“I’m not going to grade you on this,” he said. “I just wanted to give you something to think about.

Not one of you wrote about the white part of the paper.

Everyone focused on the black dot – and the same thing happens in our lives. 

We insist on focusing only on the black dots – the niggly health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the business problems, the betrayal by a friend.

The dark spots are very small when compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds.”

WHAT DO YOU THINK? DO YOU HAVE A TENDENCY TO FOCUS ON THE BLACK DOTS?

IF SO:

Take your eyes away from the black dots in your lives.

Enjoy each one of your blessings, each moment that life gives you.

Be happy and live a life filled with love.

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July 4, 2022

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How To Turn Your Thinking Into Results

When you look at your results and let the results register in your mind, the results cause you to think. The thinking produces a feeling and that feeling causes you to act in a certain way that produces further results.

The same results!

That is the reason why most people keep getting the same results year in year out.

It’s called struggling.

If you want to change your results, you need to stop allowing the outside world to control your thoughts. You need to train yourself to objectively observe what is going on externally without getting wrapped up in it.

Treat the outside world as though you’re watching it dispassionately as you might do a TV show. You can choose how engaged you become with it.

You can then start to respond rather than react and say to yourself, “ no that’s not what I want!”

You then start to think of what you do want. You think those thoughts that create the feelings you’d like to have and those feelings will cause certain actions and those actions will produce different results.

When you consciously observe the new results, you mentally adapt to them and immediately begin to think the thoughts that create ideas on how to improve upon them.

It all starts with your thinking.

Stay in charge of YOU.

Don’t let the outside world control you. Create your own circumstances.

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May 30, 2022

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Vital Life And Business Lessons From Thomas Shelby Part II

Yes, guilty as charged. I’ve been bingeing on Peaky Blinders… again.

So, continuing from my last post, another trait I find admirable in Thomas Shelby is his refusal to accept his allotted place in life.

Much like James Woods’s character in the film “Once Upon A Time In America”, he rises from the lowest position in society to one of the highest – a millionaire MP. In one particularly memorable scene, Michael tells Tommy his problem is he doesn’t know his own limitations. To which, Tommy replies: “I have no limitations.”

He simply goes after what he wants in life and to paraphrase Napoleon, he sees only his objective; the hurdles must give way. And as a result, he becomes truly unstoppable. As he says in the last episode (SPOILER ALERT), the only man who can kill Tommy Shelby is Tommy Shelby.

And what is the point in this?

Well, like the old Earl Nightingale story about the pumpkin that will only grow to fill the jam jar placed around its vine when pumpkins have the ability to grow much bigger, most people will only grow to fill the ‘glass jar placed around them’.

They will be forever restricted to the limits they believe have been placed on them, by parents, teachers, the media and the environment in which they live.

They will look at those ‘other’ people in life who achieve great things and believe they are blessed with great talent or luck that they don’t have. But, in truth, we all have the ability to achieve great things. It’s only our self-limiting beliefs that hold us back.

As Ralph Waldo Emerson said:

“As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.”

So, what if, instead of accepting what you believe is possible for you, you choose to be like Tommy and refuse to accept you have any limitations. What could you achieve then? How would you live your life?

May 16, 2022

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Crucial Life And Business Lessons From Thomas Shelby Part 1

Hero or Villain?  Whatever your view of Tommy Shelby, there’s no doubt that the leader of the Peaky Blinders is a fascinating character. 

Despite his violent ways, Tommy has many admirable qualities.  

One of them I find compelling is his refusal to let other people or circumstances distract him from reaching his goals. 

For example, in family meetings, when others disagree with him or criticise his ideas, he simply lets them speak and then continues with making his point or laying out his plan without becoming angry or getting drawn into an argument. He stays in control no matter what. It is a truly remarkable quality and something very few people do. 

We have five senses that allow us to experience the world. And most people are slaves to these senses. We live from ‘the outside in’ and allow ourselves to be controlled by external experiences. 

What we experience causes us to think certain thoughts.  Those thoughts cause certain feelings. Those feelings cause us to act in a certain way.  And those actions dictate the results that we get in our lives. 

… And so the cycle continues: the same thoughts lead to the same results. Nothing changes and we continue to struggle. 

But it doesn’t have to be that way. As Tommy shows us: you can control what you think. It’s a choice.  

You can start to live from ‘the inside out’ and respond as you choose rather than reacting to what’s going on around you. When you have learned to do this, as Tommy does, it puts you in a very powerful position. You create the world as you want it to be and can remain laser-focused on achieving your goals  

It’s not easy and it takes practice. But if you’re serious about your goals it’s well worth developing this skill. 

Get to it now.  By Order Of The Peaky Blinders! 

May 10, 2022

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Are You Stuck In A Metaphorical Cave?

If you look back to prehistoric times, when our ancestors were hunter- gatherers, they lived in caves for safety from the carnivorous beasts that roamed outside.

They usually only left the cave in groups tooled up with spears because they would have died of starvation had they not done so.

That sort of behaviour may have made sense when there really were sabre-tooth tigers ready to attack. However, tens of thousands of years later, getting eaten isn’t quite the danger it once was.

Yet many people are still sitting in their metaphorical caves – afraid to venture outside them.

And by that, I mean they stick with jobs they don’t particularly like and have no passion for because they’re scared of the danger the outside world may hold for them.

Nothing in this world can standstill.

It’s a law of the universe that everything is either growing or disintegrating… whether that’s a tree, your body your business or your life. If you’re not moving forward and growing in some way, then you are stagnating… And stagnation leads to deterioration and eventually death, whether that is mental, physical or spiritual death.

If you’re familiar with the fantastic book ‘Psycho-Cybernetics’ by Dr. Maxwell Maltz, you will understand that we human beings are purpose-driven creatures and are happiest when we are moving towards the goals we have set ourselves.

The fact is the primaeval instincts that are there to preserve us from life-threatening situations are no longer relevant in the modern world.

You are not going to ‘get eaten’ if you leave your job, yet fear prevents many people from doing it.

We all experience fear – without exception. The difference is people who set up and run successful businesses must learn to push through that fear barrier to the other side where happiness and freedom live.

To use my own story as an example: I started my career as a solicitor in a top law firm in London. For many people that may well be their dream job; certainly, my parents and my contemporaries all believed it to be a good career.

It took me a few years, but I eventually acknowledged that I had made a mistake – the legal and corporate world was not for me. I simply wasn’t able to be who I wanted to be.

Going to work each morning used to fill me with a sense of dread. I used to come out of Blackfriars station in the morning along with thousands of other anonymous, dark-suited, brief-cased professionals, feeling like we were all rats pressed together scurrying down the road worried about being late.

I remember I frequently thought about stepping in front of one of the buses going up Fleet Street.

Fortunately, I always held on to the belief that there was something better and I was free to take a different path. So, I weighed up the highly paid career on one hand and following my own path on the other – whatever that may be.

I looked at the partners in the firms I worked for who were earning hundreds of thousands of pounds a year and asked myself: “Do I want the sort of life they have?” To me, they all seemed unhappy and stressed.

They worked twelve-hour days and had little social life. Many were divorced or never saw their families.

For me, it was not such a difficult decision.

Even in my 20s, I was aware of the importance of being true to yourself if you want to be happy. And I knew being in that job was never going to make me happy. There was no way I was going to spend the rest of my life doing that… even if it was very well paid.

Now, I must admit one of the things my friends tell me they admire about me is that I am quite fearless about starting something new and I’ve done it several times throughout my career.

So, I just decided to quit.

I had little in the way of savings and I had no sort of safety net or guaranteed income just an idea of what I wanted to do and the faith that it would work out. So, even for me, that was quite a bold move.

The one and only time in my life I’ve had a panic attack was when the enormity of what I’d done hit me as I was getting ready to go to work in the new office I had leased and try and start getting clients and making money in my new business.

That was twenty-two years ago and whilst there have been plenty of ups and downs – I’ve built and sold companies for millions and I’ve been broke during that period – but I’ve never regretted it. I was a young man at the time without any family commitments and I appreciate that most people will not have the same attitude as me and may well have family commitments and responsibilities.

In any event, I would not recommend just giving up your job immediately as ultimately it can be self-defeating if you put too much pressure on yourself to make your new venture work. But you can start making preparations whilst you still have your job.

If you are at the stage where you recognise you are not happy in your job, but you don’t know yet what your purpose and passion in life is the best thing to do is some personal development work to find out what it is that you really love doing and then find a way to start generating income from that activity. Because there will be a way to make a living from it and even if it won’t make you rich it you will spend your days doing what you love – and that’s what counts.

The next step is to block out time in your calendar to devote to creating your new business. Be disciplined with it. Make it sacrosanct so that you will not get pulled away by any external distractions. I find that getting up early and studying whilst everyone else is still asleep works best for me but you may be more of an evening person.

It doesn’t matter just make sure you are disciplined enough to stick to it and let your family know not to disturb you during that time. After all you are doing it for their benefit as well.

Focus on studying about both business and creating the right mindset for success. Having the right attitude and mindset is the most critical factor for success in any business but you clearly need to have an understanding of business basics such as company set up, finance, sales and marketing and any regulatory issues that affect your particular business. It will no doubt take a good few months – maybe longer, but sooner or later you will be generating enough income from your side business to give you the confidence to ‘leave your cave’.

The crucial factor, if you are going to overcome the fear of leaving your cave is that you must have faith that you won’t ‘get eaten alive’, that people and things will appear to help you that you would never have imagined that it will turn out alright, if you follow your heart.

If you’d like some help find your purpose just let me know in the comments below and I can send you some exercises to help with that.

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May 3, 2022

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The Single Idea Worth $855,666.67

Back in the early 1900’s Charles Schwab (Andrew Carnegie’s right-hand man) and president of Carnegie Steel, granted an interview to an efficiency consultant called Ivy Lee.

Schwab told Lee that he needed to apply what he already knew more effectively.

Lee told him he could give him a simple method that would increase his efficiency by at least 50 per cent.

He then handed Schwab a blank sheet of paper and said, “Write down on this paper the six most important things you have to do tomorrow.”

“Now take a second sheet of paper and number those items in the order of their priority to the achievement of your goals.”

First thing tomorrow morning take out the paper and start with item number one. Don’t look at the others, just number one, and start working on it. And if you can, stay with it until it’s completed, or you have taken it as far as it you can for the time being.

Then take item number two the same way, then number three, and so on, until you finish work for the day.”

Don’t worry if you only complete a couple; the others can wait. Just work through them in order of priority.”

“Do this for a month and then send me a cheque for whatever you think the idea is worth.”

The entire interview including writing down the tasks in order of priority had taken just 20 minutes.

At the end of the month, Schwab assessed how valuable the method had been in improving the fortunes of the company.

He sent Ivy Lee a letter saying what he put into practice was the most valuable lesson he’d ever learned.

Enclosed with the letter was a cheque for $25,000.

Allowing for inflation, that would be worth $855,666.67 in 2022… Not bad for 20 minutes of work!

This simple idea of taking one thing at a time and persisting with it until it has been completed has been responsible for some of the biggest company successes in history… What could it be worth to your business?

April 29, 2022

Career  ·  Personal Growth  ·  Wealth
Hold Out For Your Dreams
Here’s a great story about determination, belief in yourself despite the odds and holding out for your dreams inspiring story: Back in the 1950s, a boy was born in Hell’s Kitchen, New York. He was born with a partially paralyzed face, which as he grew up gave him a slightly snarly look and slurred speech. He did not have a great upbringing. His parents fought a lot. He struggled with homework and got expelled from multiple schools. Eventually, the boy, Michael, and his brother Frank were put into foster care. During his teenage years, he discovered a passion for acting, as a way to express himself and began to pursue his dream of becoming a professional actor. Acting jobs were sparse and he had to work multiple jobs to sustain himself and his wife. Due to his financial struggles, he even took on a role in an adult film. By the end of his 20s, he was desperate for something bigger, something significant that would finally help him make his dreams come true. And then one night, he went out to see Muhammad Ali fight Chuck Wepner. “And what I saw was pretty extraordinary,” Michael would say later. “I saw a virtually unknown fighter called ‘The Bayonne Bleeder’ fight the greatest fighter who ever lived. And for one brief moment, this supposed stumblebum turned out to be magnificent. He survived the punches and lasted the rounds and even knocked the champ down. I thought if this isn’t a metaphor for life?”

After witnessing the match, Michael started working on a screenplay. He was so inspired, that he finished his script in just three days.

He pitched his screenplay to some producers who had agreed to read it.

They loved his idea but did not want him to have the lead role. So, instead, they offered him $360,000 for the script!

Michael was broke and struggling but he did not yield. He insisted on nothing less than the lead role, no matter how much money they offered him.

The producers finally relented, but they decided to finance the movie with only $1 million, a meagre amount even at the time…

But it allowed Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone to act as Rocky Balboa in the 1976 film “Rocky,”. It became the highest-grossing film of the year. It won three Oscars and is considered to be one of the greatest sports films ever made.

HOLD OUT FOR YOUR DREAMS!!

April 26, 2022