Off Your Ass and On Your Feet!

Very rarely in life do you find things of value, that just appear without you taking action. Whether you want a certain outcome, income, a specified level of security/protection, job, life partner, domicile (fancy word for house),or overall mood you're going to have to take the appropriate actions.
Sedentary people who live the mantra "good things come to those who wait" don't realize those "good things" are the crumbs and leftovers, left behind by those who got off their ass to achieve great things. "Success is your duty, obligation,and responsibility."- Grant Cardone (if you're reading this and don't know who he is fix it now... I'll wait.)
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It Is As Simple As Understanding Your Goals

"SETTING GOALS IS ONE OF THE FEW KEYS TO SUCCESS"

     That quote or statement is uttered often. Not because it is particularly catchy, but because it is believed to be absolutely true. Guess what... It is only partially true!
     In helping the people I mentor (let alone the beginners I coach & yes there is a difference) one of the commonalities between all of them is that after they tell me their goals I find out that they don't truly understand them. Keep in mind not just anyone is subject to taking my time so these are all fairly sharp ladies and gentlemen. Yet not even they have thought out what they mean when they say "I want to make a million dollars." The second I ask "what do you really mean by a million dollars?" we hit the blank stare faze... You have to clearly define and understand something like an income goal.
Do you want a million dollar business? "What is your salary out of this?"
Do you want to personally make a million dollars? "What about taxes?"
Do you want to want to make a million dollars after taxes? "What about your expenses?" Or Do you want to have a million dollars in cash? "This removes all doubt it is something clear and decisive"
So when you are setting goals make sure you know what you really want and do not end up disappointed when you achieve it!

5 Random Thoughts in Relation to Success

Over the years I've been involved in many successful business ventures and some pretty colossal failures. Now in the terms of failure I typically didn't lose any meaningful sum of money,but I was losing passion,drive,time,or even positive energy. There a 1,000s of tips and tricks to business and I could fill libraries full with lessons I've learned in the last 33 years,but honestly this is a blog post so I'll keep it shorter and 100% useful so with that said...Here are 5 random yet essential thoughts that can be applied to yourself or your business practices to increase your overall successful results.
1. Don't Work With People If You're Incompatible!
Now a lot of you know me through the real estate investing world and this actually applies triple there! Everyone just knows "you can accomplish more by working with others." It's true the fastest way to grow your one man show is to partner up with a seemingly like minded individual. Unfortunately the "mirroring" tactics taught in out of date sales and influencing others books can often times disguise the fact you're now partnering with an asshole! If you just wanted more time when you partnered up guess what? You just added another job item of babysitting your partner! You wanted more money? Too bad because now you doubled your workload just to split that extra cash. So choose wisely or devise a plan that maximizes your own efforts!
2.Proper Usage of a Telephone
When it comes to the telephone I see so many mistakes being made on a daily basis... For instance I don't care if you really love the new Eminem and Rihanna song and made it your ringtone stop listening to it playing 28 second sing along and answer the freaking phone! Also for the 63.9% of people who actually use the phone talk any way you want to on your own time and refer to yourself as Fatfu*k Tunechi or whatever... During business hours to people you want to make money for, with, or from talk like an educated person! Don't text wassup,sup,nahImean, or any of that crap & expect to get out of your day job ever!
3. Do Your Own Research
It doesn't matter what you're into or getting ready to take on do your own research! From stock trading to health insurance raw numbers don't lie. Before you spend, make, or even try to save a dollar somewhere do some comparative analysis of your own if you're an expert that's good enough. If you are unsure or even not highly educated on something do your own analysis and then ask a professional for their opinion! If you know the numbers you can at least ask intelligent questions...
4. Loss Protection
No one who tells you that in order to be truly successful you have to go bankrupt first is worth talking to! Don't get me wrong many great minds have spoken a similar sentiment,but we live in the information age. There is no reason for you to literally "risk it all" ever! No matter what your niche is someone has already made the mistakes for you find out what went wrong and either make it right or leave it alone! Anyone who puts every cent they can muster into an investment with no exit strategies in place to minimize your losses is a moron and deserving of their new found homeless status!
5. "The Money Is In The List"
That quote is absolutely one of the most overlooked and undercut statements ever. You can't just limit it to an email list or buyers list! Your to-do list should only contain 3 things 1. Tasks that make money 2. Something that brings happiness to you or loved ones 3. Necessity tasks. All the rest don't belong on it. Your lead list is obviously money only if you're using it! Contact lists are just as vital even if they just make you happy in life they are vital to your success in some way,but if they aren't get rid of them!

5 Ways To Be a Guru at Anything in No Time

If you want to be a guru these are the 5 ways or keys to achieving that goal.
5. Fake it til you make it! I mean why the hell would you actually want to be successful at a niche when you can just pretend you're an expert!? Just go on the internet and memorize the most common yet basic bits of information then voila slap together a little product and you are officially an expert!
4. Find something that has been around in your niche for a few decades that isn't the most talked about subject, and put a new fancier name on it! Why would you do that? Because this is getting to guru status not actually creating something on your own! Ain't nobody got time for that bullshit!
3. Take something free that already exists that everyone already has throw some silly ass name on it that's 2 separate words together for no damn reason in particular other than that's catchier and more people will buy your shit! Reason for this? If you're gonna be a "true guru" you've got to be okay with being a complete piece of shit! Anything to get the suckers money!
2. Spend more time inflating numbers than actually doing anything! You heard of something or read a blog post on it for the first time 2 years ago? Hell sounds like you've been in the game almost 5 years in guru years! You've actually done a couple of things in your business? Take what ever dollar amount you've made and report that number in pennies!
1. Always "do the impossible" and make it sound simpler than dissecting a frog for a guy with no thumbs! Definitely remember that being a guru takes no real work! All you need is the perception of "doing work"! 

Anyway on a serious note nobody should want to be a guru! There is no easy way to the top! If you want to get there work your ass off and don't waste your time trying to live up to the product pushers standards! Working your ass off doesn't mean being a pest to somebody you look up to either! Asking every detail of a transaction twice down to what flavor of bubblicious they had that day! Most people don't mind helping anybody ,but if they have a mentoring or coaching program they sell don't try to bullshit your way to freebie coaching! If you can't make any real effort besides bugging the hell out of somebody you don't deserve the success you seek! There is no easy way work hard and actually become an expert in your chosen field!