A Secret Technique that Entrepreneurs Can Use to Almost Guarantee Success!

<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4f2_gtuIMQiG4tkJQ7p-teaq3tAKA5zGEO38Jt5qRtmjvTWP3YiTUoC_Uc9kD_LEBxcS2lHGcfC3FZw2aa_8QjzX8SAOnoIp2IXwfJUQx3oU9tLJfCG2JPlnVHaLFdzHYSYl0ncNj2qfR/s1600/entrepeneur.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567658955104019858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4f2_gtuIMQiG4tkJQ7p-teaq3tAKA5zGEO38Jt5qRtmjvTWP3YiTUoC_Uc9kD_LEBxcS2lHGcfC3FZw2aa_8QjzX8SAOnoIp2IXwfJUQx3oU9tLJfCG2JPlnVHaLFdzHYSYl0ncNj2qfR/s320/entrepeneur.jpeg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 158px;" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">f you were to walk up and ask successful and unsuccessful entrepreneurs what they did to succeed or fail, most of them would cite some </span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">mentor </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">or lack of trait... Blame genetics or outside influence. But if you were to ask the exact same group if they used this </span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">secret</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">, 99% of successful entrepreneurs would say yes - and almost all of the unsuccessful entrepreneurs would ask what you were talking about... </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The secret to being a successful entrepreneur is very, very simple. It is called "Quantifiable Goals". It might sound complicated, </span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">but when </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">you have finished reading this article you will completely understand what it means - and why it is so important. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Let's say, for example, that you walk into a room full of entrepreneurs, and ask them to state their goals. To state why they are ultimately in business for themselves. Most of them will respond something along the lines of time or money. But watch them puzzle when you ask them WHY they want to earn money or have that extra time. This is the most essential part of Quantifiable Goals. Any John Doe can say he wants to make money, but why? Is there something in particular he wants to buy? Something he wants to do with that time? </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Once you establish WHY you want that extra time or money, you have just taken a big</span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> step</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">towards success. You now have a goal. For example, you want that extra money to buy a house. Buying a house is your goal. Now comes the Quantifiable part. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">How much are you going to spend on this house? $250,000? $1 million? You need to come up with a dollar amount or time amount, something of quantity, to properly set your goals. That way, once you earn that $250,000 or gain those 3 hours, you have essentially attained your goal.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">But waking up one morning and deciding to earn $250,000 doesn't make it happen. So how do you achieve your long- </span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">term </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Quantifiable Goal? By breaking it up into smaller, medium term quantifiable goals. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">For the example we have been using, buying a house for $250,000, your medium-term goals would most likely be monetary. You could set goals to complete two projects that would each bring you $125,000, or even 10 projects that would bring you $25,000, or </span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">break </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> it down even further.</span></div><p></p> <span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:11pt;" ><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">But what good are these goals anyway? They are still difficult to achieve, and how do you know what to do to achieve these goals? </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Well, you break each of your medium-term quantifiable goals into short term goals. For example, if you chose to get two projects with a price tag of $125,000 each, your first goal might be to think of what kinds of projects you can do that would bring that kind of money in for you. Your next goal would be to close the sale on such a project, and then to complete the project, and finally to collect payment. That way, each medium-term goal is broken down into manageable tasks. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">At this point, you want to break everything down into a flow chart to help establish your goals. Put your life quantifiable goal at the top on its own piece of paper. Then, put each of your medium-term goals on their own paper in a horizontal line directly beneath your life goal. Then directly below each medium goal, fill a sheet with the short term goals that it will take to achieve each medium term goal. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">This method will help you visualize what you are working towards, and how each step is necessary to achieve your dream. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Now you'll want to check off each short term goal as you complete it, completing one sheet at a time. By doing this, you will be able to visually SEE your results progress quickly. Each time you complete a short-term goal, you are one step closer to completing a medium-term goal, which brings you one step closer to completing your life goal. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Now that you know the secret, what are you going to do about it? I suggest following the visualization techniques given, and build yourself a "life pyramid" on a wall that is visible while you are working. Glance at it every so often, and it will keep you on track. Reward yourself when you complete your goals - from the smallest achievement to completing the entire pyramid. It will most likely be the most positive experience in your life to see that pyramid completed - and the construction process of the pyramid itself will set you on the right path.</span></div></span></p>

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The Biggest Secret

<p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I'm going to share a </span><span lang="EN-US"><span1458006><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">secret </span></span1458006></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">with you now, so just come a little bit closer.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">It's a big secret and I'm going to have to ask you to not tell anyone though, please. I know I can trust you on this.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The thing is, if you did tell anyone, particularly a </span><span lang="EN-US"><span1458006><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">therapist </span></span1458006></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">you might shatter their ego and perhaps they are not as ready as you are to be let in on this little secret.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I do a lot of work one to one with people, and after a session, or some times later, they will say to me, "I can't believe you made me do …" or "I can't believe you made me change …"</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">And this is in spite of me telling them before a session, "I can't make you do anything you don't want to do, you are the one that does all the work here."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">In fact, it's not just in </span><span lang="EN-US"><span1458006><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">therapy </span></span1458006></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">session, but it's in life you hear people say, "You made me …"</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">You must have heard people saying it, "You made me drop that" "You made me lose that" "You made me feel that." I know I have. In fact, I know I have even said things like this, I probably still do on occasion!</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">See, as a therapist, I don't actually make you do anything. I can't make you do anything you don't want to do. If I could then I'd be retired by now as the most famous therapist on the planet!</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I just act as a guide; a facilitator if you like, helping to get you to your chosen</span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> destination.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">When you go on a car </span><span lang="EN-US"><span1458006><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">journey </span></span1458006></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">somewhere unfamiliar you take a map book right? (And yes, for our more modern and technically astute readers you may be using Satellite Navigation, but some of us still use maps, so just substitute Sat Nav for map here.:) )</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Does the map book get you there?</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">No. It does not.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">You use the map book and it guides you there. It tells you the</span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> route</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span1458006><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">to take, but you actually get yourself there.</span></span1458006></div><p></p> <span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11pt;" ><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;font-size:16px;" ><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11pt;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">You could ditch the map and just go by gut instinct, but it'll probably </span></span><span1458006><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-US" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">take you </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11pt;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">much longer to get there, if you got there at all. And who knows where you would end up on route</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:11pt;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:11pt;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">his is how it works with therapy sessions.</span></span></span1458006></span></div></span><span1458006><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;font-size:15px;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:11pt;" ><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The therapist is the map, and you are the driver.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">As a therapist, I use my skills, my knowledge and my experience to guide you safely through the quagmire to your chosen destination. You could make the journey yourself, and some people do, but it can take longer and be a much more treacherous route.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Of course, this doesn't just apply to therapists though; it can apply to any area of your life. You can use the knowledge and experience of experts to get you to your goal quicker.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">If you take up a new hobby or sport, you don't tend to sit in a corner and try to work it all out yourself. You will normally go for lessons or at the very least get a book by an expert. When you start a new job, you are generally taught by an "expert"; someone who already knows the ropes.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal;font-size:16px;" ><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:11pt;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">In effect, you model the expert, </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-US" ><span1458006><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">learn how </span></span1458006></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:11pt;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">they do it and then do the same. Kids do it all the time. It's how they learn. Ever noticed </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-US" ><span1458006><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">how your </span></span1458006></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:11pt;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">kids always pick up those annoying habits from you; the ones you really didn't want them to have?</span></span></span></div></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:11pt;" ><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal;font-size:16px;" ><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:11pt;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">For modelling to be truly effective, instead of just copying what a person is doing, you must learn what is going on in their heads and copy that too. You need to understand their </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-US" ><span1458006><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">mental </span></span1458006></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:11pt;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">processes in order to effectively model their results.</span></span></span></div></span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:11pt;" ><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">If you are learning to break a wooden plank with your bare hands, it's no good thinking about your shopping list whilst going through the motions. You have to copy the mental processes and then you will shatter the wood.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Whatever your goals in life, use a "map book" to help you get there. Model an expert and your journey will be much easier and safer. </span></div></span></span1458006></p>

I'm going to share a secret with you now, so just come a little bit closer. It's a big secret and I'm going to have to ask you ...