I am - from the start a "READY GO" person so in the
beginning days of my network marketing business I felt that
the personal development component of a business, whether
network marketing or other any other, was not a helpful use
of time. I have done a 360º turn in what I am thinking now
about personal development. Let me explain why.
At first, I felt that far too many people "nested" in
personal development and never did the business. I was
just the opposite. I didn't do anything much in the
direction of personal growth. As my organization grew, and
grew very quickly, I discerned that not everyone has come
along the same path of development. People, all of us have
come to the business via different directions having come
from various career backgrounds. Many of those career
paths are not terribly rich in providing opportunity for a
person to develop and grow. We all need to be growing in
our journeys here on planet earth.
What I will tell you is that it does not build your
business to stick your head in a book or tap your toes to
the introduction music of the motivational tapes more an
hour or two tops per day. This is NOT income producing
activity. You need to be in income producing activity at
least 80% of your work week time. I have no more than five
suggestions in my "Leaders are Readers" section and then a
few more in the "Supercharge and Take it to the Next Level"
portion. I separate the two so new business coaches know
they can get started quickly with a short list in terms of
personal growth. On my short list is the following:
- Watch or read The Secret (www.thesecret.tv)
- Add these important books to your library and make it a
priority to read them...
o Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
o You Were Born Rich by Bob Proctor
o The 4 Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss
o The Power of the Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy
These are not in a particular order except one and two.
Listening to The Secret will greatly assist people in an
important mind-set – that of being in the state of
attraction. Don't feel you need to be able to do this
perfectly right away. It doesn't happen for most people
that way. We are a work in progress so give yourself
permission to do your work a little at a time. Whenever I
find my mind going to a negative I take a deep breath and
move myself to a positive state. So first is the mind-set
of attraction. Next I want my new starts to spend time
with Napoleon Hill in Think and Grow Rich where they will
immerse themselves and feel the importance of growing
themselves personally. I love the journey he suggests on
self-confidence early in the book. Do a team call on
confidence and focus on the portion of his writings.
The 4 Hour Work Week is the freshest piece I have read in a
long time. Readers will be highlighting and taking notes
on the perspectives and checking the websites Tim Ferriss
suggests. It will be a book to carry around with you as
you grow your business and choose to develop a lifestyle
only some people "dreamline". You Were Born Rich is just a
timeless piece from a highly respected mentor to so many of
us. Bob Proctor helped me understand that we are all born
with abundance and what we do with that is up to us. The
Power of the Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy will open a
new world to you in the way you use your own mind!
The privilege we have before us with a network marketing
business is what it allows us in relationships and the
development of individuals. DON'T be a gerbil on one of
those little tread wheels going round and round and never
getting on down the road toward your financial goal. DO
hold high the value of personal development. Plan to jog
your way through the short list and walk on to whatever you
choose to supercharge to the next level. Just make it as
easy as possible in the start up to begin your journey of
growth.
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I have done a 360º turn in what I am thinking now about
personal development. Let me explain why.
http://www.powerof12online.com
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