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Profits are better than wages

Jim Rohn, the great business consultant and philosopher, tells a story about his childhood.  You may like this story…

As a boy Jim learned that he had two choices:

1.  He could work for others and earn a wage.  As an employee.  For as long as he was able.

2.  Or, he could develop himself and his team, and earn a profit.  As a small business owner.  And earn profits.  For as long as he was able.

He could have learned about these choices at any age.  He could have been your age when he learned about them.  Jim quickly realized that earning a profit would lead to wealth.  He embraced choice #2.  Here are some reasons why you should do the same:

Personal development leads to wealth.

Self education leads to wealth.

Professional development leads to wealth.

The small business owner with the strongest team is the wealthiest…

Professional coaching and consulting with me is guaranteed to help you make profits.

And profits are better than wages.

So call me now.  At 704.895.6479.

WTF Coaching

WTF stands for “what the f____”     It’s a swear word.   You should know that.

I swear by this:  WTF stands for “What’s The Focus?”

When you FOCUS on providing great value to people, then you will do so.

When you focus on cheating people, then you will do so.

WTF Coaching is a process of intentionally focusing on positive outcomes in your professional and personal life.

We ALL need WTF coaching at times.

No one is successful when they are alone.  Teams are successful.  The myth of the solo-preneur is dead.  Every successful client and alliance partner that I know of has a tremendous support team providing sales, marketing, delivery, assessments, etc.

Throughout history, our WTF Coaches have helped us become successful.  They help us keep our focus.

I currently work with 2 peer WTF Coaches, because I need more help than many 🙂

So, who is your WTF Coach?

Define only 3 Top Goals, then 1 Top Goal

Jim Collins is credited with saying, “If you have more than 3 “top goals”, then you will not make any a priority.”

Review your goals list.  Narrow it to your Top 3.  No more.  Stay focused on those.

We know from research tinto successful people that they ALL have an obsessive focus on one goal.  Not three goals…  Consider Steve Jobs, Martin Luther King Jr, anyone in any history book.  They had one goal.  Only one.  Only 1.

So, what is your 1 top goal?

Great Book: The Happiness Project

Hello fellow book lovers…
Perhaps you have read or know The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin.  If not, I heartily recommend it for a book discussion group.  Or as a gift for loved ones.
Great combination of self-disclosure, research, wit, personal development.
I bought this impulsively for a loved one  for Christmas, and of course she has not yet touched it.   I’ve inhaled it.   So I thought you might appreciate it…

How to Create Happiness: Step 5 of 5

Happiness is elastic.

Like a giant rubber band.  Thankfully, we can stretch and create more happiness when we are intentional.

We experience happiness at different times, and some people are more happy than others. We know the reward mechanisms of the brain are reinforced when we do certain activities. And when we reinforce those behaviors, we can be happier.  Some activities, such as mindfulness, are now being taught in MBA programs… so that people become more happy.

Here is step 5 of 5:

5.  Give.  

The happiest people give generously.  They give time.  They give talents.

John Maxwell, the “Leadership Guru of the Decade”, calls this the Law of Reciprocity.  The more you give, without expectation of direct return, then the more you will receive.

In Rotary the motto is, “Service above self.”

The happiest people give because they choose to do so.  And in return, those who give report tremendous feelings of altrusim and compassion.

Did you know that our brains are hardwired?  When we do certain behaviors, we can see electrical and chemical activity in certain portions of the brain.  For instance, consider this experiment.  Imagine that we select two sets of people, randomly matched.  What would happen if we gave $100 to each person?  Anything different?  Now imagine that the  first set was asked to invest the money on others.  The second set was not given any instructions, they could use the money in any way they desired.  Now, would you expect anything different?  What would their brain images indicate?

The first set of people, who were asked to invest $100 in others, had different brain images.  They reported it as “happiness.”  And we can see the impact on their brain imagery in bright colors.  One conclusion from this study is that we are hard wired to the reward mechanisms in our brain.  Another conclusion is that when we choose to give, we can create happiness in ourselves and others.

So, who can you give something to, today?  What can you give away, today?  How can you help someone else experience happiness?

A friend recently overheard someone state that he had a bicycle on layaway.  He used the bicycle daily.  So my friend quietly paid off the debt.  Anonymously.

What can you give, right now?