Just read the descriptions below and see if you don’t recognize yourself or someone you know…

Burn-Outs are short on courage and persistence.  They expect to have a strong, healthy coaching business within 3-6 months…and then they quit if it doesn’t happen right away.

When they hit that big, discouraging bump in the road, instead of driving through it, they’re off to the “next big thing.” And when that doesn’t work out, they’re on to the next big thing, then the next, and the next.

Their core problem?

They never stick with the process long enough to see a return on their effort and investment.

As a result, they never succeed.

The solution?

STOP NOW if you’re not committed to the long haul.

Realize that success NEVER happens overnight, but is the result of deliberate and incremental steps forward.  You’re going to have to pay your dues.  Be patient.  Be persistent.  And when things get difficult–that’s when you kick it into overdrive.

And how about burn-out’s counterpart?  One that’s almost as common as the first:

Burn-Up:

Running recklessly, ferociously, and in every direction when you start…and never getting anywhere as a result.

As opposed to burn-outs, who never make much effort, Burn-Ups work their guts out for the first few months of the start-up phase.  But inevitably they run out of working capital and go down in flames.

It’s because they plan poorly and execute haphazardly.

They never set aside a sufficient amount of time and revenue for marketing, and wind up creating that vicious feast-or-famine cycle we’ve all experienced.

Look at it this way.  If you were the commander of a platoon of soldiers responsible for eliminating a terrorist cell in a nearby town, you’d make darn sure you had everything you need to get the job done well and come back in one piece.  Right?

That’s because if your life was on the line, you’d take extra care to plan…and plan WELL.

It’s the same thing in business coaching–to win, you need a “marketing war chest” to establish momentum, and then keep it rolling month after month.

If you don’t have that, you’re risking your “business life” every single day.

The solution?

Pace yourself with a well-crafted plan.

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BeMotivatedToday – Wait for the specials

You can save hundreds per month by waiting and buying non-perishable groceries on special. Grocery stores and supermarkets have specials every month that are rotated either every third or fourth week. When the things you need come on special, buy two or three of them at a time. Then you have enough for a few months and can buy again next time they come on special. On average you will not be spending more because you will have reserves on other items that you bought in previous months.

Wait also when you need to buy appliances or other once off items, like cameras, DVD players, etc.

But don’t spend the money you save. Rather pay off more debt.

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Mike Dillard – Why the rich hate Wal-Mart

I hate shopping at Wal-Mart Doug. It makes me sick to my stomach, but the important part is why… (And if you’re going to read this, you need to read the entire page).

For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a burning desire to achieve above average financial prosperity… To have the million dollar home on the lake, the cars, and the ability to do anything, or buy anything I want. 100%, pure freedom.

But it’s not just about material goods. Money gives you the freedom, options, and power to have a large and positive impact on society through charity, education, and reform.

Because I have such strong feelings and emotions attached to the desire to achieve wealth and success, I have equally strong feelings of repulsion for poverty and weakness.

Most wealthy and successful people share this repulsion.

Why?

Because they are consciously aware (unlike the majority of society), that thoughts, ideas, and attitudes are real things, and that they are contagious.

You will adopt the ideas, beliefs, and mindset of the people you spend the most time with (including the people found on TV, in books, or on tape), which will lead you to make similar decisions, which will lead you to assume a similar life and lifestyle.

Rich people know this, and they know that a person’s mindset is fluid. It’s always changing with the ideas and interactions it comes into contact with on a daily basis.

This is why rich people protect themselves from everything associated with struggle and poverty.

Ever wonder why they live together in walled communities closed off from the rest of society with massive gates? Ever wonder why they shop at expensive boutiques, fly first-class, stay at $500/night hotels?

Ever wonder why most of them belong to “members only” country clubs?

Is it because they want to enjoy the finer things in life? Well sure. But that’s not the only reason.

They want to protect their minds from the thoughts of  poverty and struggle that are held by the rest of common society because they know that all thoughts are contagious, and they have a burning desire to live un-common lives.

The rich get richer because they only invite and interact with other prosperous people.

The common man sees this behavior as “stuck-up” and “snobby”. The rich simple see it as an unfortunate necessity, as I do.

That’s why I never shop at Wal-Mart. Have I? Yes. But just walking into that store makes me physically uncomfortable. My stomach turns.

I feel that way because I associate that store and the people who shop there with struggle and poverty.

The entire company is designed around the concept of “saving money” and pinching pennies.

It’s a physical monument dedicated to thoughts like…

“I only have this much money, so I need to save as much as I can.”

“The economy is crashing, so I need to guard what little I have.”

“I can’t afford it…”

“We’re on a limited budget.”

That kind mindset is a disease voluntarily held by people who go through life as victims.

They are subservient to their boss, to economic times, to prices, and to money itself.

Money has the power, and they are lucky to acquire and save any that comes their way.

The rich think differently.

They believe and accept that they have the power to change and shape their lives as they wish. Money doesn’t own their lives, they own the money. They have the power.

The difference between these two mindsets can be summed up like this…

Someone with a poverty mentality says, “I can’t afford it”.

Someone with an abundance mentality says, “How can I afford it?”

The more you start to think like the rich, the more appearant this mindset will become to you. One day, you’ll walk into Walmart and you’ll literally FEEL what I’m talking about.

You’ll feel like you’re out of place… Like you’ve walked into a club or restaurant where you’re the one person who doesn’t belong.

Now I know that there are a lot of people out there reading this who DO shop at Wal-Mart and are saying, “that’s easy for you to say Mike. You don’t have a family of 4 to support and you’re not struggling to get this home business thing off the ground anymore.”

Well I have shopped at Wal-Mart and I have been as low as anyone. When you’re pawning your DVD collection to eat as I have, you’ve basically hit the bottom.

But the difference is that even during those times, I have NEVER been comfortable shopping there because in my mind, I was different. I didn’t belong in that store. I didn’t share the same mind-set that the rest of the people in there did.

I have nothing against saving money when you’re struggling. I was there. But I do, and will always wage war against a poverty mentality.

Whether or not you shop at Wal-Mart is not important. Everyone starts from the bottom and does whatever they have to do. Whether or not you are comfortable and happy shopping at Wal-Mart is where your personal truth is found.

If you don’t have the feelings, desires, and aspirations to separate yourself from the crowd of Middle America discount shoppers, then I don’t know why you’re even on this list.

To take this attitude of abundance vs prosperity to another level, I’ve also adopted the following habits:

I never use coupons and I never accept coin change from a purchase. If my bottle of water costs $1.75, the cashier gets $2.00 and keeps the 25 cents.

Why?

Because I NEVER focus on pinching pennies. I focus on MAKING MORE.

I constantly hold an abundance mindset, and these two habits are a physical expression of that mentality that I have held even when I was making $1,500/mo as a waiter. It’s a message to my subconscious mind to always see life through a lens of prosperity.

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And then I realised

One is a sales pitch and the other good solid advice. How sad that the pitch might be taken as advice.

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.

• 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 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”!

The touchstone was a small pebble that could turn any common metal into pure gold. The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was this: The real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles are cold.

So the man sold his few belongings, bought some simple supplies, camped on the seashore, and began testing pebbles.

He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Yet he went on and on this way. Pick up a pebble. Cold – throw it into the sea. Pick up another. Throw it into the sea.

The days stretched into weeks and the weeks into months. One day, however, about mid-afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done. He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along, he still threw it away.

So it is with opportunity. Unless we are vigilant, it’s easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand and it’s just as easy to throw it away.

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That’s good advice. We all have limits. It’s good to know what they are, but then we should simply proceed as if they don’t exist.

Pierre de Chardin says: “Our duty as men and women is to proceed as if limits to our ability do not exist”

Our whole life has been one of breaking our limitations. Every time we learn and apply a new skill, we break through a past limit.

The problem is that we sometimes convince ourselves, with or without evidence, that we can’t do something, and then we believe it. The more important, more complicated and time-consuming the task, the more we are daunted by it. We tend to be limited by fear and comfort. We are afraid we will fail and don’t like the idea of working long, hard hours on developing a new skill and then applying that skill to achieve a previously impossible goal.

Good News!!

You can do anything. Plan it. Take your time, you’ll get it right. There is no rush. The rewards are worth it, and you have the potential to do it.

Affirmations:
I can do great things
I work hard
I go beyond my limits

This project has been brewing in me for at least 4 years now.  And I have only recently felt the freedom to pursue it because only now is the Leads to Leverage Marketing System ready.

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