Egyptiandude1
Don Juan
With the recent influx of business posts, people wanting to retire in their 20's, to achieve success on a grandeur scale, etc... no one has really given set directions on how to succeed in
business, now I'm not talking about investing in real estate, stocks, bonds, or the like, I am speaking about how to train yourself for success, what I call the five golden steps.
Discipline
This is by far one of the hardest if not the hardest trait to learn. Discipline, like any other worthwhile trait takes time to master, "But who I do I learn to discipline myself" one might ask, and it really isn't that difficult, what I like to personally do is to have a personal calendar and write what I have to do for the week/month, whether it be a real estate seminar, helping someone invest or learn about investing, working out, school, church, work, whatever, but the twist is to also add in your recreational activities too, like television, computer time, radio etc... set a time limit and stick by it, it really is surprising how much time you'll have left over in the day when you plan out what you have to do that you could spend on growing your business. The biggest thing with discipline however is that you have to stick to it, kind of like a diet, you cheat here or there your doomed to failure simple as that. I guarantee anyone who says that they don't have time to get started on a business, limit T.V. and Computer to 1 hour a day, and you'll see exactly how much time you really have.
Vision
I held out a dollar to a friend of mine one day and asked him, "Do you believe me when I tell you that I am holding a dollar bill in front of you?" he replied, "of course I do" I said, "No you don't, you SEE the dollar in my hand, you don't believe me" folks seeing is not believing, seeing takes no believing because believing is something emotional, faith that something will happen, belief and faith are the byproducts of vision, which is what you see in your head before you see with your eyes. Envision your success, take a mental picture of it, that is what going to keep you going after your initial excitement wears off, thats what keeps you going when times get rough, during those days which everything that goes wrong does. "how do I get vision" well if you have to answer that question, you should not be in business, because vision comes naturally with desire, if I desire success, I must envision me acquiring success subconsciosly before I do so in any other way.
Goals
Last year my goals were to get a ferrari, a big house, and a yacht. My goals might be very similar to some of yours, but these are not goals, they are vague illusions, today my goals are a black ferrari scaglietti, 20' black rims, all options, a 12 bed 9 bath house, with library, tennis court, basketball court, large yard, facing the beach in malibu or laguna beach, and a Sun Yatcilik 105 yacht, now THOSE are goals, the difference, DETAIL, anyone can say they want a house, a car and a boat, but what makes us work to achieve those goals are the details we put into them to make them more real to ourselves, to fit our personal style and taste, now someone might look at this and say, well I want 15 bedrooms, or 12 is too much, well thats what makes my goal unique, but saying I want a house is waaaay to vague, as saying I want a business in real estate.... whoop de doo, do you want commercial or residential, what type of commercial, industrial, medical buildings, retail space/offices, etc... residential, do you want single family homes, duplexes, complexes, buildings, do you want gas stations, marinas, what??? write them down and put them on your wall, read them eveyday until they become ingrained in you, and you work to achieve them, my goal is to own 20 properties by the time I'm 20, thats mine, maybe ill reach it maybe not, the point is have your goals in stone and your plans in sand, meaning if you dont reach your entire goal by a set date (which you should have, no next year, make it december 13th of next year) your still better off then you were when you made the goal, just extend the deadline, consult with your boss (yourself) and get going, just never lose track and stay focused.
Network
This is by far one of the easiest habits to master, all you have to is put yourself out there. Farrah Gray, 20 year old self-made multi-millionaire said it best "I used to believe that I had to be at the right place at the right time, except I never knew where that place was or what I had to be there, I realized I had to be everywhere all the time" check online, there are tons free seminars on business, real estate, hell anything you can imagine, just search, if you live in an apartment and your landlord is in the same city, ask him for advice on business or investments, check out some websites, pm me for info since I dont think I can put links here, but just put yourself out there, school clubs are a goldmine, have a business card, and always pass them out, there was a story of a very famous and successful car salesman in las vegas, multi-millionaire, he would go to baseball games, sit all the way at the top and when the team would score a home-run and people would stand up and applaud, he would throw boxfulls of his business cards in the air, saying mention the homerun and get a discount on a car. Point is there a million and one creative way's to network and get yourself known, and the more you get yourself known, youll start getting invited to places where you can further network and increase your contacts, just get out there and do it.
Mentors
Get one, Get two, get as many as you can, I can honestly say that if it weren't for the mentors who have guided me along the way, I would not be in the mindset or the position I am in today. Mentors help put things in perspective for you, they've been there and done that, so they know the pitfalls that you will come across and help take the emotion out of things because they have the knowledge and experience in how to deal with situations that could arise that you may not have foreseen. Fact is your friends, family, girlfriend(s), etc... could be the biggest detriment to your success, straight out dream killers, something which none of us are immune too, but having a mentor there to consult with and help put you back on track is something each on of use owe ourselves, because no one can do it alone, anyone who claims they reached success without any help is a flat out liar, mentors, friends who support you, and family who support you is something you need to have, if not fam and friends, a mentor may be your only option, point is no one knows everything ever, Donald Trump still has a mentor, Anthony Robbins still has a mentor, if they still have one, chances are youll need one two.
I'm working right now on the five detriments to succeeding in business, but these are really the basics in learning how to succeed, there are a bunch of other things to follow that will help lead to your ultimate success, but these five golden steps are the foundations, they are not that diffcult, Common Sense, just not Common Practice
business, now I'm not talking about investing in real estate, stocks, bonds, or the like, I am speaking about how to train yourself for success, what I call the five golden steps.
Discipline
This is by far one of the hardest if not the hardest trait to learn. Discipline, like any other worthwhile trait takes time to master, "But who I do I learn to discipline myself" one might ask, and it really isn't that difficult, what I like to personally do is to have a personal calendar and write what I have to do for the week/month, whether it be a real estate seminar, helping someone invest or learn about investing, working out, school, church, work, whatever, but the twist is to also add in your recreational activities too, like television, computer time, radio etc... set a time limit and stick by it, it really is surprising how much time you'll have left over in the day when you plan out what you have to do that you could spend on growing your business. The biggest thing with discipline however is that you have to stick to it, kind of like a diet, you cheat here or there your doomed to failure simple as that. I guarantee anyone who says that they don't have time to get started on a business, limit T.V. and Computer to 1 hour a day, and you'll see exactly how much time you really have.
Vision
I held out a dollar to a friend of mine one day and asked him, "Do you believe me when I tell you that I am holding a dollar bill in front of you?" he replied, "of course I do" I said, "No you don't, you SEE the dollar in my hand, you don't believe me" folks seeing is not believing, seeing takes no believing because believing is something emotional, faith that something will happen, belief and faith are the byproducts of vision, which is what you see in your head before you see with your eyes. Envision your success, take a mental picture of it, that is what going to keep you going after your initial excitement wears off, thats what keeps you going when times get rough, during those days which everything that goes wrong does. "how do I get vision" well if you have to answer that question, you should not be in business, because vision comes naturally with desire, if I desire success, I must envision me acquiring success subconsciosly before I do so in any other way.
Goals
Last year my goals were to get a ferrari, a big house, and a yacht. My goals might be very similar to some of yours, but these are not goals, they are vague illusions, today my goals are a black ferrari scaglietti, 20' black rims, all options, a 12 bed 9 bath house, with library, tennis court, basketball court, large yard, facing the beach in malibu or laguna beach, and a Sun Yatcilik 105 yacht, now THOSE are goals, the difference, DETAIL, anyone can say they want a house, a car and a boat, but what makes us work to achieve those goals are the details we put into them to make them more real to ourselves, to fit our personal style and taste, now someone might look at this and say, well I want 15 bedrooms, or 12 is too much, well thats what makes my goal unique, but saying I want a house is waaaay to vague, as saying I want a business in real estate.... whoop de doo, do you want commercial or residential, what type of commercial, industrial, medical buildings, retail space/offices, etc... residential, do you want single family homes, duplexes, complexes, buildings, do you want gas stations, marinas, what??? write them down and put them on your wall, read them eveyday until they become ingrained in you, and you work to achieve them, my goal is to own 20 properties by the time I'm 20, thats mine, maybe ill reach it maybe not, the point is have your goals in stone and your plans in sand, meaning if you dont reach your entire goal by a set date (which you should have, no next year, make it december 13th of next year) your still better off then you were when you made the goal, just extend the deadline, consult with your boss (yourself) and get going, just never lose track and stay focused.
Network
This is by far one of the easiest habits to master, all you have to is put yourself out there. Farrah Gray, 20 year old self-made multi-millionaire said it best "I used to believe that I had to be at the right place at the right time, except I never knew where that place was or what I had to be there, I realized I had to be everywhere all the time" check online, there are tons free seminars on business, real estate, hell anything you can imagine, just search, if you live in an apartment and your landlord is in the same city, ask him for advice on business or investments, check out some websites, pm me for info since I dont think I can put links here, but just put yourself out there, school clubs are a goldmine, have a business card, and always pass them out, there was a story of a very famous and successful car salesman in las vegas, multi-millionaire, he would go to baseball games, sit all the way at the top and when the team would score a home-run and people would stand up and applaud, he would throw boxfulls of his business cards in the air, saying mention the homerun and get a discount on a car. Point is there a million and one creative way's to network and get yourself known, and the more you get yourself known, youll start getting invited to places where you can further network and increase your contacts, just get out there and do it.
Mentors
Get one, Get two, get as many as you can, I can honestly say that if it weren't for the mentors who have guided me along the way, I would not be in the mindset or the position I am in today. Mentors help put things in perspective for you, they've been there and done that, so they know the pitfalls that you will come across and help take the emotion out of things because they have the knowledge and experience in how to deal with situations that could arise that you may not have foreseen. Fact is your friends, family, girlfriend(s), etc... could be the biggest detriment to your success, straight out dream killers, something which none of us are immune too, but having a mentor there to consult with and help put you back on track is something each on of use owe ourselves, because no one can do it alone, anyone who claims they reached success without any help is a flat out liar, mentors, friends who support you, and family who support you is something you need to have, if not fam and friends, a mentor may be your only option, point is no one knows everything ever, Donald Trump still has a mentor, Anthony Robbins still has a mentor, if they still have one, chances are youll need one two.
I'm working right now on the five detriments to succeeding in business, but these are really the basics in learning how to succeed, there are a bunch of other things to follow that will help lead to your ultimate success, but these five golden steps are the foundations, they are not that diffcult, Common Sense, just not Common Practice
