October 29, 2006

The Voice of Experience Talking Here…

I sometimes get inundated with offers for the next best thing, fasted thing, easy thing that will help improve my life. Allot of these offers promise quick money (and lots of it) for little or no effort and if I expend just a little energy, this system will be on “auto pilot”.

Let me tell you as a business owner and experienced marketing and sales person, there is no easy way or shortcut to success. It is all hard work and persistence. I do believe in training yourself and always learning as you never have all the answers. Sometimes you can glean a ‘nugget’ from a program mentioned above but in most cases, all it does is distract you and take you away from the direction you are on.

I know I mentioned success earlier and let me explain what it means to me. Success to me is when you set goals and move in the direction you feel led, and actually see growth and are surrounded by great people and mentors. I am in no way opposed to wealth and I know God isn’t either, ( Abraham and Solomon attest this this) , but if getting rich is the main goal, you will caught up in the ‘distractions’ mentioned earlier and lose focus.

So, if you get offers you believe might be worth exploring, use common sense and due diligence and ask yourself…”is this going to help the direction I am on or steer me away?” “Is this a proven system and sustainable?” “Is the person offering credible and why are they interested in helping me” “Can I learn something from this offer to help me grow?” “Where is the closest garbage can?”

Regards,

Larry

P.S. A quote from Zig Ziglar I really live by…”help as many people as you can to get what they want and you will always get what you want”

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