Jeff Bezos - How I surpassed $200 Billion (Business Talk)

 

How do the top earners make their money?

It is always interesting to see how other people make their money, how they believe in themselves and what they have to offer. I get a lot of people telling me that I should not do what I am looking to do because others have not done it.

Believe in what you want to do, believe in yourself, believe in your offer and make it happen. 

You need to weigh up the opportunity cost of what you want to do and what you will lose if you want to do it. If you are not prepared to do what it takes then look for something else, something that you are more prepared to do. Look at your values but then do not get jealous of others for what they have achieved because they have made the sacrifices that you were not prepared to make and did not make the sacrifices that you made.

How important is communication to developing an economy? Will Starlink Satellite enable the world's economies grow?

How important is communication to developing an economy? 

Will Starlink Satellite enable the world's economies grow?

What will that mean to you as an individual?

Global communication is of utmost importance to growing a global company but there are also opportunities for people to create industry in a smaller degree. How are you going to take advantage of these changes and will it make life better for you.

On the educational side it will hopefully give kids the opportunity to educate themselves and give them a better chance in life. However there are a lot of communities without water and electricity. If these communities are able to tap into this network they will be able to get opportunities that they would never have been able to get.

Adidas vs Puma - The Family Argument That Gave Rise to Sports Marketing

 

From making shoes in the laundry room to global power in sports: This is the story of a rivalry between two brothers who pioneered sports marketing with their relentless drive to be the best.

⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Dassler Brothers' Shoe Factory 03:18 The Olympics & World War II 04:55 The Birth Of Two Global Brands 06:55 A New Chapter of Sports Marketing 08:20 Adidas & Puma Today

How Red Bull Makes Money

I found this small explanation on how Red Bull was started and how they do business very interesting. 

They are masters of marketing and their who strategy is marketing based. The rest comes from the fact that they are best at getting their names out there even though there are issues about the health aspects of the product for certain people or if used in excess.

Besides selling one can for almost every person on the planet in 2019, Red Bull owns several football clubs, runs two formula one teams and is famous for its extreme sporting events and athletes. Obviously, Red Bull does much more than selling an energy drink. But is all that just marketing? We take a closer look at how Red Bull makes money.

Here is another blog post on Redbull in sport marketing

What is better for your business Slack or Microsoft Teams?

I have started to use Slack and Microsoft Teams to see if I can improve my workflow in the office. I am not sold on either of them yet.

Besides for the amount of resources that both platforms use and how much they slow down my computer, I don't really find them all that useful. I do think that if you are a Microsoft person and all your apps are Microsoft Apps you might think that Teams is the better option but if you are a Google Workplace, or Facebook Workplace person then you would prefer Slack.

I will continue to give both of them a good test and will come back with a better, more educated opinion in a couple of months time. But until then enjoy this video talking about the history of Slack.

What do you think about both platforms? Are there any other platforms that you can recommend? Are we just going back to MSN with a little more functionality?

Oprah Winfrey: The Secret of My Success

Oprah Winfrey discusses the qualities that made her a top-rated talk show host. She spoke at Stanford Graduate School of Business' View From The Top speaker series on April 16, 2014.

Here are a year's worth of motivational quotes from Oprah.

The GaryVee Content Strategy: How to Grow and Distribute Your Brand's Social Media Content

Original Story Here


My content strategy is predicated on a “reverse pyramid” model.

It starts with a piece of “pillar content.” With my personal brand, it takes the form of a daily vlog, keynote, Q&A show, or another video that I do.

Since I start from video, my team is able to repurpose that one piece of content into dozens of smaller pieces of content, contextual to the platforms that we distribute them to.

This could take many different forms — for example, if you’re not comfortable on video, you could record a podcast. You might even film yourself recording the podcast so you could have a video out of it as well. And from that video or audio clip, you can create content for Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and more.

Personally, I create a ton of content. I publish a new episode everyday on the GaryVee Video Experience, which is distributed on my YouTube channel, Facebook Watch Page, and IGTV. I then also have a daily podcast called the GaryVee Audio Experience, which is distributed on my iTunes, Overcast, and Stitcher, amongst some other platforms.

In addition to what I just mentioned, I continually post “micro content”, that is distributed to my Instagram, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Quora, and many of my other social channels.

“Micro content” is created from each episode and is used to drive awareness back to the original long-form content. Long story short, I am constantly creating and posting as much content as possible and in a way that is contextual to each platform.

Because I am producing so much content on a daily basis and in a way that has been proven to be very effective, I want to give you guys the full breakdown and analysis on what it is that I’m doing and how I am doing it. Like one of my favorite quotes, “watch what I do, not what I say“, this is a really good time for you to sit down, grab a cup of coffee, and carefully take note of what it is that I’m doing in this deck.

Think about how it can be applied to your personal brand, your B2C product, or your B2B marketing strategy.

Shared below is a powerpoint that my team and I created to help empower and potentially completely shift the way that you think about producing and distributing content online for your brand.

The ultimate goal of creating this presentation on my content model is to show you how my team took one of my keynotes, repurposed it into 30+ pieces of content, and then successfully distributed all of that content, resulting in over 35,000,000 total views.

I’m very proud of this deck and sincerely hope that it brings you, your team, or your company some serious value.

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Managing Emotions in Challenging Circumstances - John Demartini

I am like a broken record when it comes to Dr. John Demartini but his Values Factor method has really changed my life and I have got a lot more focus on what I really enjoy in like and a lot more focus as I understand how the things that I don't like in the workplace has a benefit to my values.

Here is a blog post on his website taken from a recent interview with him all about Managing Emotions in Challenging Circumstances

(To view the original click the above link)

Many people are struggling with their emotions. Some have lost their livelihoods, others feel overwhelmed by all the challenges and change, and some may even feel depressed or angry. What is your advice to these people right now?

Right now, many people tend to compare what’s going on in their life right now with the way it used to be, or a fantasy of the way they’d like it to be. As a result, they’re not grounded in reality and can easily become frustrated or depressed. They tend to overreact and dramatize their story in a way that makes them the victim of something that is happening TO them.

The first step is to stop and objectively assess the situation as best you can. Objectivity means ‘even minded’. That means you’re anticipating the challenges that you face and you’re mitigating the responses.

The second step is to ask yourself, “How is my current real situation helping me get what I want?” Then don’t stop until you write down as many benefits of what’s happening in that moment as you can, as well as a plan of how this challenge can be used to accomplish what you want in life. In doing so, you choose to become a master of your destiny instead of the victim of your history.

What about people who can’t find anything positive about their current situation?

There is no such thing on this planet that doesn’t have an upside. It doesn’t exist. During The Breakthrough Experience weekends that I offer, I often have people come in who want to tell their story and demonstrate how hard their life has been. I have to stop them and ask, “But how has that helped you?” Sometimes it takes a while, but I keep asking, “What was the benefit?” And then all of a sudden they get over the hump and they start looking at ways that so-called challenge has helped them spiritually, intellectually, financially, professionally, socially and in terms of their health.

If you just keep answering that same question, your “challenge” will no longer be perceived as a challenge. You won’t be depressed because you won’t have an unrealistic expectation and fantasy that you’re comparing your life to. You’ll be seeing things as “on the way”, not “in the way”, and your mind and emotions will be brought back into balance.

So it’s essentially about letting go of our fantasies about what we think it SHOULD be like, and instead getting grounded about the ways things are and how they are actually serving us?

When you’re holding onto a fantasy, you’re rigid and focusing on the nightmare and not on the opportunity. However, when you are objective and grounded, you become adaptable and resilient. Your forebrain can come up with ways to innovate and find a product or service that solves a problem for a particular group of people. No matter what’s going on – there’s always somebody that needs a product or service.

Think about it this way – it’s the challenge in your life that causes innovation. It’s the challenge in your life that wakes up genius. You’re not going to feel fulfilled and inspired by getting everything you want and having an easy life. You need both.

So once I have a more grounded and balanced view, and have an idea of a goal or objective I would like to reach – what do I do next?

You can then start to think about the highest priority action that you can do right now that is real, and that will allow you to move one step closer to this objective. I’m not talking about long exhaustive To Do lists, but daily actions that add up over time. As long as you stay on the highest priority action towards a real objective, you’re doing as much as any human being can do. You will transform this situation into something that’s productive, that’s meaningful and something that will take you to the next level.

What would you say to someone that has experienced failure in a relationship?

First of all, I don’t use the word failure or success. I think those are illusions. There is no failure. The only way you can label yourself as ‘having failed’ is by having a rigid fantasy about what your life/ business/ relationship is supposed to look like.

For example, I’ve had men and women tell me that they have been in three failed relationships. I’ve said, “That’s ridiculous. You had a relationship, you had a fantasy about how it was supposed to look, how long it was going to last, and how it was supposed to be, and that fantasy is now broken, as it’s designed to be. If you went into a relationship with a fantasy about your partner, then tried to change them and punish them for failing short of that fantasy, they’re not going to feel loved and appreciated for who they are and they’re going to go find somebody that will do that. So you didn’t fail. You learned.

What would you suggest to people navigating what they perceive to be a failure in business?

It’s the same in business. The fantasy could be that you think you know what the market needs, only to find that the market doesn’t actually need it. And so you don’t have a demand and you do have an excess of supplies, and you think you’ve failed. No, you learned. You received feedback. You now get to refine your offering and try again:

• Set goals that are more grounded and more realistic.
• Ask yourself, “What are the highest priority action steps I can do today to make this happen? What obstacles might I run into and how do I solve them in advance so I’m prepared with foresight and not being broadsided because of my fantasy. What worked and what didn’t work today and how do I do it more effectively and efficiently?”
• Don’t get attached to labels of “success” and “failure” because they will run your life.
• Get focused – the fantasy of success without failure is just that, a fantasy.
• Get grounded – start working towards your objectives with daily high priority actions.

What advice would you give to anyone feeling disempowered and at the mercy of the current global situation?

Every day, people live by a set of priorities or a set of values – either consciously or subconsciously. When they’re living by what I call their “highest priorities” or “highest values”, they excel. They’re spontaneously inspired from within to work, do and accomplish. However, when they try to live by lower values because they’re comparing themselves to others, injecting other people’s values, letting people tell them what to do, and trying to imitate other people, they devalue themselves.

So, it’s important to get real clear about your highest values, because that will determine the unique goals you would like to achieve, and the specific action steps to get you there. You can do this free of charge on my website: https://drdemartini.com/values/

The next thing you need to know is that any area of your life that you don’t EMPOWER, something or someone else will OVERPOWER. If you don’t empower yourself in your mind, you’ll be told what to think. If you don’t empower yourself in business, you’ll be told what to do. If you don’t empower yourself in finance, you’ll be told what you’re worth. If you don’t empower yourself in relationships, you’ll be trapped in something unfulfilling. If you don’t empower yourself in your health, you’ll be told what drugs to take. If you don’t empower yourself spiritually, you’ll be told some dogma that’s irrational.

It begins with first KNOWING your highest values, empowering all seven areas of your life, and increasing your “deserve level” by realising that no matter what you’ve done or not done, you’re worthy of love.

There Is No Going Back to Normal | Simon Sinek

One of the things an infinite mindset provides is a calm confidence. Those of us who embrace an infinite mindset can actually come out of hard times better off than when we entered.

Simon spoke with Dr. Jarik Conrad of Ultimate Software about the benefits adopting an infinite mindset brings in times that force us to adapt.


Simon is an unshakable optimist who believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Simon teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. With a bold goal to help build a world in which the vast majority of people wake up every single day feeling inspired, feel safe at work, and feel fulfilled at the end of the day, Simon is leading a movement to inspire people to do the things that inspire them. Simon is the author of multiple best-selling books including Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, Together is Better, and Find Your Why. His new book, The Infinite Game, will be released in 2019.

Simon’s WHY: To inspire people to do the things that inspire them so that, together, each of us can change our world for the better.


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Introduction to the six laws of the mind ~ by John Kehoe

John Kehoe, #1 best-selling author teaches the 6 laws of the mind. These laws are integral to learn and understand when you begin to work with the powers of the mind.


 Robin Banks is the only other person that has been approved to train John's Mind Power courses. he has recently run his first completely online course and if busy preparing for another course. As soon as I get more detail I will post them on the Facebook page.

1 – Thoughts Are Real Forces - The first law of the mind: thoughts are real forces. Every thought we think is a force, an energy, and is having an effect in our life. 2 – The Law of Transmission - the second law is the law of transmission. The law of transmission states that the mind is a sending and receiving station of thought. You see, the thoughts that we think don’t remain within our mind. Actually, energetically they’re traveling through the energy grid system of all reality, creating causes and having effects. 3 – The Law of Attraction - Law number three is the law of attraction. And that states that thoughts that are emotionalized, thoughts that are thought with emotion, act like a magnet attracting similar and like thoughts. 4 – The law of control - The fourth law is the law of control. The law of control states that we are forever thinking thoughts – but we have the power and the ability to either entertain them or dismiss them. 5 – The law of insertion - The fifth law is the law of insertion. It states that we have the power and the ability to insert any thought of any type into our mind. Every day I think thoughts of happiness and inner peace. 6 – The law of connection - The final law is the law of connection. The law of connection states that the inner and outer worlds are connected. The inner world is the world of our thoughts. The outer world is the world of the circumstances and situations that happen to us.

Tony Robbins On The Day He Became Rich

Tony Robbins talks about the day he became rich. He worked his way up from not having any money and eventually became one of the worlds top motivational speakers and business gurus.

In this speech he talks about bigger things than money and how giving can come back with interest as long as you give for the right reasons.

He became rich because of a shift in his mind, the gift to richness is giving.

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Interviewing owner of Life in a Garden and other businesses Mandi Friedman

Mandi, like many business owners, has faced a lot of challenges in her business but she is always able to grow and adapt. Every time she is forced into a change she comes out stronger and better and through her perseverance she has managed to shape her businesses into something that she really enjoys. With the coronavirus Mandi has had to make changes to her business once again and she did not let technology hold her back. This is Mandi's story

https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifeinthegarden/

10 Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Learn About Their Business by Tomer Bar-Zeev

Tomer Bar-Zeev - CEO and Co-Founder of ironSource
Original Extract


I co-founded a company 10 years ago, and in that decade we've closed seven M&As, expanded our operations, dramatically increased revenue and forged strategic partnerships. But of course this journey had its fair share of highs and lows. Here are 10 things I've learned that I think can be helpful to any entrepreneur.

Know when to say no to a deal
Early on, an investor offered $25 million to acquire ironSource, even upping the bid to $40 million two months later. We turned the offer down. When you’re in this position, it’s critical to deeply question yourself and to be brutally honest. I certainly was. If your goal is to create something and then move on to your next challenge once your business grows beyond a certain point, then saying yes to a deal makes perfect sense. But if you believe in the long-term potential of your company and are someone who genuinely wants to see your vision through its different growth cycles, then don’t be afraid to hang on. You’ll be in for quite the ride.

Inorganic growth is unavoidable if you want to build a long-term business
At first, organic growth might seem like a viable long-term strategy, but relying on it alone simply doesn’t cut it in today’s fast-paced, competitive market. From very early on, we knew that the only way our company could grow and compete was to be aggressive about strategic M&As. Organic growth should be a fundamental building block of every company’s trajectory, but it can't be the only element.

Buy based on DNA, not (only) on numbers
Our approach to acquisitions is largely shaped by the culture of the acquired or merged company, due to my belief that numbers don’t tell the whole story. We look for a fundamental alignment of interests as well as a shared DNA. Focusing on acquiring companies that share our vision has meant that the executives from these deals have, in most cases, stayed on board. Consider looking beyond spreadsheets and into the culture of the team at the other company. If there’s a common DNA that will strengthen your journey forward, then you’re headed in the right direction.

Create a culture that enables radical trust
I believe that trust — not just standard trust, but radical trust — is the best way to get the most out of talented employees and push your company forward. When I say radical trust, I mean letting your trusted employees run with their visions and exercise their strengths. It is something that we apply to all areas of our company. It has led us to many failed ventures, but more importantly, it has delivered products and concepts that have become essential to its core. Creating and maintaining a culture of radical trust ensures that each and every one of your team members feel empowered and have the confidence and resources they need to leverage their strengths in an environment that radically supports them.

Don’t wait for someone else to make the right decision
Contrary to popular belief, good things don’t always come to those who wait. In 2017, we launched ironWeekend, an initiative that gives employees an extra day off over the weekend every quarter. The government in Israel, where we're based, had been considering legislating something like this for a while, but why wait for something you believe in? We rolled the concept out across all of our global offices, and three years later ironWeekend is still flourishing. Never wait for someone else to make the right decision for you.

Have pointless conversations
Communication in genuine and unceremonious ways builds valuable and interesting connections. As important as it is to have actionable discussions that propel your company forward, it’s equally as important to have interactions with no set goal. In a world where every second of every day is optimized, invest in building real human connections. Having pointless conversations with employees will help you get to know them on a personal basis, learn what drives them and discover their interests. Pointless conversations are somewhat of a rarity these days, but conversations are the building blocks of strong relationships.

Daughters know best
While traveling in the car with my daughter, I was on loudspeaker with a colleague who was putting pressure on me to go to an event that I was resisting attending. My daughter was paying attention (unbeknownst to me) and blurted out that the event sounded important to my colleague, and “if you help him now, he’ll help you out one day when you need something.” Important lesson learned from my 8-year-old.

In negotiations, know your red line
Human nature is such that the more emotionally invested we get into something and the more time we dedicate to it, the further we’ll go to get it and the harder it is to stick to our boundaries. If you’re in negotiations without pre-setting limits with yourself then, guaranteed, you will end up crossing the line and be disappointed with yourself later on. No matter what you’re negotiating, it’s always important to remember where you need to draw the line. And it’s equally as important to know your limits (but not to share it with others of course). Set boundaries, be disciplined and you’ll be able to come out of most negotiations well.

In times of crisis, be flexible
As the current situation has taught me, it’s critical to be open-minded and flexible when the unknown hits you. Take internal mobility as an example. Although some roles in the company have technically disappeared or are experiencing a very reduced workload, I’m working with my team to see how we can reallocate our manpower to teams who need extra support with those who aren’t at full capacity. Not everyone will be a perfect match, but it allows us to retain our employees, which is massively important while we weather this storm. What’s more, it creates an opportunity for someone to try and potentially excel in an area of the business they would otherwise never have exposure to.

Don’t take yourself too seriously
...but do take your work very seriously. This is a deceptively simple formula that I try to live by, and that has trickled through ironSource to become a defining characteristic of our DNA. People who take themselves seriously are exhausting to be around. You spend time managing their ego as opposed to focusing on what really matters or what’s most interesting. And people who don’t take their work seriously are ultimately people who aren’t striving for excellence, aren’t focused on looking at the bigger picture and aren't thinking about how to do better tomorrow.

'Bounce-Back Surf Camp' Bounce-Back...without going under

If you want to Bounce-Back...without going under... and you'd welcome an independent perspective on some of the most difficult decisions you've ever had to take (and at an amazingly low price, as befits the crisis we're all in), then this recovery-framework is definitely for you.

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Cash Flow Clarity: A Monthly Model to Manage the Year Ahead

Bracing for the worst calls for some serious financial analysis. To avoid hitting the wall by running out of cash, we need to make sure you can line up the resources you're going to need to get through the worst case scenario. Having worked out your Break-Even Sales level, we'll see what can be done to lower it, through out-sourcing and cost-cutting. But we can't afford to be so radical that we kill the goose that may lay tomorrow's golden egg.

A Helping Hand to Raise Your Resilience

We entrepreneurs are now at the sharp end of the steepest, deepest economic down-turn the world has ever seen. We are being stretched to destruction in financial and human terms, simultaneously. The challenges we face are colossal; both in finding the funding to survive and in coping with the shock and horror of the sheer scale and unfairness of the suffering we are facing. People are scattered right across the Kübler-Ross Grief Cycle, from Denial and Anger to Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. But as business leaders, the sooner we can work through to Acceptance, the sooner we can summon our teams to survive and ultimately thrive.

A Blueprint for (re-)Building Value

Time to look up! When coping with a crisis, we tend to see nothing but negatives. That's natural. But we need to search for bright spots too; it would be a shame to miss them, wouldn't it? We need to scour the skies for silver-linings and opportunities to do things differently. Bearing in mind that there are 3 building blocks of value in a business (Stand-Alone, Synergies and Strategic Benefits for a partner), explore what can be done to build each block. If progress in one area is on-hold, see what can be done in others. I've sold plenty of loss-making businesses in my career, which just goes to show that poor or negative stand-alone value can be outweighed by other benefits a business can offer a potential partner. And competition works wonders!

Because we Entrepreneurs are all now facing an unprecedented crisis, and because I (ultimately) learned lessons from the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 which I wish I'd known earlier.


David Young has got a course that will help you with the above.

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1:1 Personal Coaching Session with David Young

David is offering to commit 30 minutes (preferably on a video call) to each of the first 30 people who commit to the Bounce-Back Surf Camp. You can spend this time on any aspect of the course, as you wish. As a fully-qualified Coach (using the Clarification Method) he can help you come to terms with the personal shock and anger triggered in your situation by this sudden, unprecedented hammer-blow to the world economy. You can explore potential silver linings, too- opportunities, maybe, to pursue in future some goals that may have been languishing in the background. Value: $250.

Explore what you most want to come through this storm with, intact
Look together for any bright spots in all the current turmoil
Tailor your whole Bounce-Back Surf Camp experience to YOU!.

Survival Spreadsheet

This is the exact same spreadsheet he uses with clients to project monthly cash flows one year ahead. It's vital to clarify what your cumulative cash-outflow could be, worst case, so that you can work out what you need to borrow (and/or what assets you need to sell) to get through the worst.  Value: $97.

Make sure you're braced for the worst-case scenario
Calculate your Break-Even point
See what can be done to get that Break-Even point DOWN
Jargon-busting book 'Increase & Extract the Value of Your Business'

This acclaimed book, normally sold for $19, was co-written with a business leader and a motivational mentor to encourage you to get to grips with the levers of value in YOUR business by de-mystifying financial mumbo-jumbo. He wants you to be able to pursue and defend the value of your business, when the time comes, with confidence!

You can read its 40 pages in an afternoon

Your clarity and confidence in goal-setting for your business will surge

This is the perfect primer & companion for the Bounce-Back Surf Camp

His Audio-Version of the book 'Increase & Extract the Value of Your Business'

He will also give you his $27 audiobook version free, to enable you to absorb the content while you're doing chores around the house (or walking to work!)

These bonuses alone are worth a total of $393.

 He would normally price a 3-week Group Coaching Course with weekly 90-minute live coaching sessions at $497. This Bounce-Back Surf Camp puts you through the paces to boost your survival chances in the stormy seas ahead. And it's hard to put a price on saving the business you have been building for years, if not decades.

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This Is Why You Don't Succeed - Simon Sinek on The Millennial Generation

This Is Why You Don't Succeed - Simon Sinek on The Millennial Generation

This is a famous interview that Simon did in 2018 for Team Fearless. It gives you the prespective about Millenials and what they want and how they think. More interestingly for me is that it talks about what caused them to be like that and how to get them to be more productive. It will help you in your workplace.

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Cricket Fanatics Magazine is a new website that talks about all things around fans for cricket. The Magazine had not been running for long before the coronavirus lockdown and Khalid needed to change his business and content schedule. As a sports magazine a lot of the content came from live events, one on one interviews and press conferences. This all came to a stop so Khalid needed to find other ways to generate content. He has been very successful and his Magazine has grown whilst he is stuck at home. Find him at https://cricketfanaticsmag.com/ https://www.facebook.com/cricketfanaticsmagazine/ https://twitter.com/cricfanaticsmag https://www.instagram.com/cricketfanaticsmag/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxN-rFXO2mW0rZ2A-aNEUyA

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Are You Helping Others Or Making Them Helpless? - Michael Johnson

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Written by Michael Johnson

Have you ever questioned weather you’re actually helping those around you….
OR
If you’re just making them helpless by over-supporting them?

Many try to help others as they believe it makes them a good person by doing so, yet there is a fine line between helping and hindering (making a person helpless).

It is important to understand that optimum growth in an individual happens with an equal balance of challenge and support.

Those who over support others do so at the detriment of those they are trying to help.
(This is usually due to a poor understanding around personal responsibility and how self worth, self belief and resilience are all built from overcoming our own challenges.)

What happens when someone is made helpless?
When there’s minimal action, minimal responsibility and a lack of courage around a persons actions….. pain is created to help them learn, adapt and grow.

When a person tries to help someone without holding them accountable to their own growth and expansion then it causes the individuals self worth to be reduced. Over time this causes them to become needy.

Sometimes the greatest gift a person can give to another is supporting them to take on big challenges within their life and holding them accountable to their own commitments.

If you really want to help others (including yourself) remember that optimum growth happens when challenge and support are balanced and that self worth is created from having the courage to push your own limitations.

About Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson is a leading authority on human behaviour, human empowerment and increasing human performance; frequently hired by business leaders, teams, entrepreneurs and professional athletes who want to achieve more.

Michael is better known by his alias “The Mojo Master™” and was given the name after overcoming learning difficulties, depression, chronic fatigue and being told he would get nowhere in life to becoming an energetic and inspired, motivation powerhouse.

Michael has been featured and interviewed on radio, magazines and newspapers across the country and internationally, sharing his perspective and education on the field of human behaviour. He has shared the stage with many of the world’s greatest inspirational educators and business leaders including Dr John Demartini, Dr Joe Dispenza, Dr Dave Logan, Dan Millman, Bradley Smith (founder of Braaap motorcycles) and Nik Halik (The Thrillionaire).

Michael can be hired as a high performance coach to work one on one to help you perform at your peak.

He is also sought after for his inspirational key note speaking as well as practical workshops for teams and businesses to enhance the performance of individuals and groups to achieve greater results.

Do you have the right mindset to be a Millionaire? John Assaraf can assist you in getting your mindset right

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In the below post by John originally published here John talks about three valuable techniques to help develop your mindset.

Are you finally ready to begin earning the income you want and deserve? If you're willing to take action and develop the mindset of a millionaire, you're in the right place.

Millionaires know there’s an abundance in the universe. Millionaires know what money is all about. They value their abilities; they value who they are; they value their knowledge; they hone their skills and back their ideas with a solid plan. That’s why they’re millionaires.

In this video, you'll find out what it takes to think, act, and feel like a millionaire. Watch and learn how to train your brain to accomplish goals. Here's to your success!


1. Understand what money is . . . and your personal relationship with it.
Money is a means for fair exchange between those involved with transactions such as trading and investing. So money is nothing more than an idea . . . and ideas are nothing more than electromagnetic energy.

What I have discovered from the people I know who are millionaires, is that they understand the concept of trade. They understand what it takes for business success.

If they have a product or a service, or an idea, or knowledge that people want, they know that those 10 or 100 or 1000 people will be willing to trade their cash or make electronic credit card transfer for what they want and/or need.

Money is an idea . . . but more than that, it's just a means of exchange that we use every day. There are different ways to earn more money, but the first thing to think about is: how do I develop a relationship with money that helps me figure out how to use my skills to create wealth?

Reflect on this. What product or skills do you have to exchange with others?

The people who are making a lot of money today are somehow creating this exchange on a local or international level.

You could make money buying real estate, and in the transaction of purchase a property from somebody, you’re helping them. You’re giving them money for their goods. If you fix it up and then sell it again, then you’ve done the work of fixing it up and finding another buyer . . .

In every area of life, whether it’s the real estate market, the stock market, or your service, it’s a means of exchange. There's so much money in the world, right? The question is, are you going to get your share?

2. Value yourself first and foremost.
There’s a saying: “We don’t see the world as it is. We only see the world as we are.”

The money results you’re experiencing are a mirror of your internal financial blueprint. When you change your internal blueprint and financial self-image, you transform your outside results. And when you value yourself first and foremost, you increase your deserving level through a new self-worth vibration and resonance.

Why do most lottery winners who receive millions of dollars lose it so fast? The loss happens because their entire being (subconscious and conscious mind) doesn't place value on the fact that now they have tons of money and a new lifestyle.

When you have low self-esteem . . . and you don’t feel you deserve a lot of money, then it's going to disappear quickly.

But when you value these things and you feel worthy, when your self-worth is high, you're going to keep the dough, go on the vacations you deserve, and enjoy your wealth.

Even if you already know how to make more money because you have the knowledge and the skills . . . if you don’t value yourself and have the belief that you are worthy, then you’re going to struggle to achieve your full potential and financial well-being.

Either that or you’ll achieve success but then sabotage it because the success outside doesn’t match what you believe you deserve on the inside. Make sense?

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3. Hone your skills and make a plan.
Because so few people are willing to invest in themselves for one hour a day, most people never reach their full potential. And it's not because most people don’t have the potential . . .

It's because they don’t have the discipline to practice and hone their skills. If you can imagine just one hour of each day to focus on getting better at what you love to do, it would be one of the best uses of your time.

Since there is no such thing as time management, the only thing you can manage is what you do in time if you can start teaching yourself how to do high impact activities that move you forward and high-income activities, then you have a head start on how you create your millionaire mindset.

You will get paid in direct proportion to the service and value you bring to the marketplace for which you charge. Remember, money is part of a value system and the more you get people to value what you offer, the more you will earn . . .

Ask yourself these questions:

What must I learn?
What skills must I upgrade?
What beliefs and habits must I develop?
What beliefs and habits must I release?
Who can help me achieve this?
When you are clear about what you must do, it's time to create a plan and start taking immediate action.

Money is easy to earn if you do a few things right, and it will forever elude you if you ignore these basic principles.

To earn more money, you must have the right mindset (a success mindset), skillset, and action set.