What is wealth? Is it great big piles of cash in small easy to carry bags?
Or is it having property portfolios and vast sums of stocks and futures?
Perhaps it is having all or none of those, but having independent financial security. Or perhaps not.
“Wealth is simply the ability to do what you want, when you want and with who you want,” says Shannon Lavenia of Polaris Media Group
I love this definition of wealth. It really sums it up.
I remember a story about a business guy who meets a fisherman on a beach. The fisherman stands there every day and catches fish to feed his family and trades the extra few he gets. The businessman asks him why he doesn’t buy a boat and nets and grow his business. Then he could hire other people to fish for him and eventually have a fleet of boats. The fisherman looks at him and says “…and then what would I do?” The businessman says, “Well, you could do whatever you want.”
He thinks about it for a bit and the fisherman goes, “Can I stand on the beach every day and fish?”
He was wealthy already. He had achieved his success. He was enough of an entrepreneur to be his own boss and he answered to no one except the ocean.
So perhaps you are wealthy already? When you are happy, you are happy. And if you aren’t, you only have yourself to blame.
Change your reality to suit you. It’s your life.
Be wealthy my friends.
Shane Krider- Polaris Media Group
Every person has their own brand of talent. You’re great at something; you just may not have found it yet. To attain personal freedom you have to have the courage to dare to achieve your dreams. Most of us put our own obstacles in the way, either consciously or subconsciously. We say to ourselves “it can’t be” or “I could never do that” or even “if I try that, I will fail”.
The old adage that life is a game may be a cliché, but it is true. What makes a person a success? Why do certain people pull ahead of the pack? What is it that sets them apart from “the herd”?
When you are embarking on your new adventure of sailing off into the relatively uncharted territory of the independent business world a lot of people are going to give you advice. Some of it will be good and some of it will be not so good. Some of it will be downright appalling. Always keep in mind that you are the entrepreneur.
Always, always, always communicate. It’s the secret to success.
When you don’t have to rely on someone else, you are the master of your own destiny.
After a tragedy in which a friends’ pet died, due to food contamination from imported Chinese dog food, a smart businesswoman realized that there was a gap in the market for a dog friendly restaurant/deli.
In years gone by it was far easier to get a job. If you’re just entering the marketplace fresh out of school it may seem more than daunting, but you have your youth and vigor on your side. Your self confidence will dictate your success or failure. But what do you do if you are older and have been laid off?
If you can answer yes to this question…..you are.
People often ask, “What is the secret to success?”
