Burn-out or Burn-up?
I found this piece in a completely unrelated context and found it very interesting because I see both Burn-out and Burn-up everyday in all types of business, especially online. I am sure that I have put myself through this too. The link to the resource is at the bottom of the post.
2 Emails. WHAT???
by Doug on August 24, 2010
in Uncategorized
If you were ever wondering why the world is such a confused place read these 2 emails. Two wealth creation experts, two completely opposing points of view delivered to my inbox on the same day. Are their any absolutes? What is the real truth? How do you know?
Johannesburg CASHFLOW 101….
by Doug on August 11, 2010
in CashFlow 101
I am an absolute fan of Robert Kiyosaki’s (Rich Dad) CASHFLOW 101 board game because I have never played a game that so convincingly proves a persons financial literacy or lack thereof.
And the best part is that after fluffing the game or even winning you can just pack it away and come back for more with a new strategy for greatness at the next session.
Over the past 5 or so years I have watched 1000′s of people play and it always amazes me that I can usually predict the results by a persons attitude towards the game. Enthusiasts and people with direction usually win. Indifferent people or philosophers usually lag behind. And is this not true in real life?
People who jump in excited and plan to win usually do. And people who just mosey along or over analyze usually miss their calling.
So, I am in my element when I play and would love to offer this opportunity to anyone in Johannesburg that would like to play. I have 4 games that could seat 16 people comfortably. Contact me top right.
Many people ask me WIIFM (What’s In It For Me) so in the CASHFLOW jargon I’ll put it this way:
Would you buy?
PS If you don’t live in Johannesburg, South Africa and would like to play go find a CASHFLOW Club near you.
It Means Everything….
by Doug on August 6, 2010
in Motivation
Your attitude determines your altitude in everything:
- Where you live means nothing
- Your education means little
- Your past means nothing
- How much money you have means nothing
What are you going to do about it? – That means everything!
If you lie down and moan, blaming life and your bad lot. If you feel sorry for yourself and just wish your life could get better, but never take responsibility for yourself and your future. Then you will not get ahead.
But if you choose to look at your life and say: “I’m going to make an enormous success of it anyway”. Then you start looking for solutions, educate yourself in success principles, set goals, plan and work hard to turn it all around. You may have some failures in between, but a failure is a stepping stone to success. You may lose some battles, but you will win the war. You’ll get it right. Keep up your good attitude and just hang in there. With a winning attitude your are guaranteed of achieving success.
When you empower yourself, you can rise above your circumstances and become a beacon of hope that others look to and learn from on their journey. The result is enormous success. That’s what a winning attitude, a constructive heart- and mindset, will do for you. When you change your attitude you will change your actions and this will change your: income, relationships, social life, marriage, exam results – everything.
Success is 20% what happens to me and 80% how I react to it – that’s attitude.
Let it work success for you.
The Touchstone
When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book; and so a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for a few coppers.
The book wasn’t very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed. It was a thin strip of vellum on which was written the secret of the “Touchstone”!
