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Three “Musts” for Every Entrepreneur

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Essential Qualities for the Self-Employed
If you have the desire, you can be an entrepreneur. But just having the desire won’t necessarily make you successful. There are three fundamental attributes you will need. Whether they come to you naturally, or you have to work on developing them, these three qualities are vital for building a successful foundation for self-employment.
1. Know Your Business

The first essential element for success as an entrepreneur is to know your business. Whatever it is–know it like the back of your hand. Whatever entrepreneurial endeavours you are involved in–be it real estate, network marketing, Internet commerce, you name it–you need to strive to have an exhaustive knowledge of it.

Most people think the way to get involved in self-employment is to go out and start or buy a business. The part they leave out is training for the business. There’s something to be said for just “taking the plunge,” but you should at least know how deep it is before you jump in.

Once you dive in, you must continue to educate yourself about your business. After all, continued education is what will drive your earnings through the roof. So whatever business you decide to pursue, commit to learning as much as you possibly can. Every single time you meet another professional, attend another seminar, or read another book in your field, you are building your own professional competency.
2. Focus

Most of today’s millionaires–and even billionaires–didn’t start off owning 10 or 20 different businesses. They started making money by focusing on one. You simply cannot make big money by putting energy into a dozen things at once.

Some entrepreneurs love to try and put ALL their ideas into motion at once. But that’s how you lose focus. And losing focus will kill your momentum in any entrepreneurial endeavour. Don’t be one of those people who gets sidetracked as soon as you start to get some traction in your life. If you want to build momentum–and keep the focus–quit driving in the city. Get on a highway, put your foot on the gas, and forget about the exit ramps.

Approach your business with a single-mindedness of purpose–and don’t let anything draw your focus away until you have made it successful. From there, you can continue to build that business, start a new one, or–as many entrepreneurs like to do–both!
3. Persistence

You knew this one was coming. Persistence. A necessary attribute for ANY entrepreneur. So many aspiring entrepreneurs would be much more successful if they only gave themselves a chance. But every time they are about to break free, they encounter some resistance and decide it’s too difficult. Don’t be one of those people.

Call it what you want–perseverance, relentlessness, determination, resolve–just make sure you practice it. When you hit a wall–as you most assuredly will–it’s okay to withdraw, regroup, and try another strategy. That’s not quitting. That’s smart business. Practice persistence in all your entrepreneurial endeavours–and stick with them.
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” –Calvin Coolidge Embracing Personal Responsibility
You Are the Cause of Everything that Happens
Today’s message is a tough one. It’s tough because it deals with a topic that is VERY difficult for some people to come to terms with.

But once they do, their lives are forever changed by it.

The culture in our nation today suggests to us that the things that happen in our lives are–in large part–out of our control. The pervasive underlying tone of society suggests that all the things we experience in our health, our relationships, and our business endeavours (good or bad) are somehow out of our hands. That’s not true.
You have to take 100 percent responsibility for your life if you want to thrive. If you’re used to playing the role of the victim, successful entrepreneurship (and life in general) will be extremely difficult for you. If you feel your life is the result of other people’s actions and decisions–and not your own choices–that means you have no control over your life. It means others are controlling it for you.

It’s only when you take complete personal responsibility that you can truly learn and have power over every situation. It’s easier to play the victim card, but if you do that, you won’t progress in life.
Now keep in mind, we’re not suggesting you take blame for things other people do or beat yourself up for mistakes. We’re all human, after all. And humans make mistakes. We’re talking about the attitude that you’re the cause of everything that happens–and has happened–in your life. Who do you think is creating the outcomes in your life? You are!

You’re the ONLY one that can produce a result in your life. If you don’t like the outcome, you must change the behaviour. Unsuccessful behaviour is trying to find the scapegoat in your life. Successful behaviour is understanding, real simply, that if it happened–you did it.

So look around you. Countless people in our country today like to play the blame game. And they are as miserable–and unsuccessful–as can be. Don’t fall into that mode of thinking. Start accepting personal responsibility immediately. You’ll be amazed at how you begin to have power over all situations. If you’ve been used to society’s way of thinking, it may be a hard pill to swallow at first. But soon you’ll start to see results in every facet of your life. You’ll start to experience more positive outcomes in your health, your relationships, and especially your business endeavours.

Remember: You are the cause of everything that happens in your life. Adopt this attitude and never look back. Once you have this power, the only person who can stop you is you!

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Make 2010 A Great Year,

Simon & Nyssa Haggard

Successful Entrepreneurs

WHAT DO YOU DESERVE ?

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Affirmations

I am deserving . I deserve all good . Not some, Not a little bit . But all good . I now move passed all negative restricting thoughts . I am not bound any of the fears or prejudices of the current society that I live in . I no longer identify with limitations of any kind . In my mind I have total freedom . I now move into a new space of conciseness where I am willing to create a new thought about myself and about my life. My new thinking becomes new experiences .

I deserve life a good life.
I deserve love an abundance of love .
I deserve good health .
I deserve to live comfortably and prosper .
I deserve joy and happiness .
I deserve freedom to be all that I can be I deserve it all !

The universe is more than willing to manifest my new beliefs . I will except this abundant life with joy and pleasure and gratitude . I am deserving . I accept it and know it to be true as so it is .

Think About It !
Make It a GREAT Year,

Simon Haggard
https://lifestylebiz.com.au

HOW MANY WAYS ARE THERE TO MAKE MONEY !

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How many ways do you think there are to make money? Hundreds, thousands? Actually there are only TWO ways….either YOU work for your money, or your money works for YOU!

Wealthy people believe that their money should work for them. It is so interesting to look into the way wealthy people think and the way that the masses think. Wealthy people realize that investing is the key to abundance. The masses believe that investing is the key to having just enough when they retire.

The masses also believe that if they could just make more money, then they could be wealthy and then they could put some aside into investments. But here is reality….people that have this type of thinking that acquire more money, often immediately look to where they can spend it….a nicer car (thinking they can now afford $250 extra car pmt per month) , a big screen TV (they finance over 5 years) , and they are immediately back in the same boat as they were before they acquired the new found funds.

Wealthy people immediately look to where they can invest the extra money. They keep the car and the same TV and look to where they can invest the extra $250 per month so they can turn it into millions…..then they buy those toys out of the abundance they created.

The masses buy out of lack, the wealthy buy out of their abundance. The masses see money as a way to buy “stuff”…the wealthy see money as a tool to create more money.

Here’s the thing….think about where you were financially 10 years ago. Now think about where your income is at today….you are probably making more money, however, what did you do with those raises? Bigger TV, a boat, a snowmobile, a car….maybe you don’t even know where it went! After paying all your bills, you are basically in the same financial position you were 10 years ago – struggling!

So, what is the solution? Unless you change the way you think and start THINKING like wealthy people, it doesn’t matter how much money you make, you will never become wealthy. You MUST learn to change the way you think!

Make It A Great Year,

Simon Haggard
visit… https://lifestylebiz.com.au

WOMEN STILL EARN LESS THAN MEN !

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I read an interesting article from Donald Trump’s site http://www.trumpuniversity.com/link.cfm?id=6752 about women’s earnings that is quite disturbing.

In this day and age, women in “traditional” businesses are still being paid less than men. My hat is off to Donald Trump with his statement “Talented people are talented people, no matter what. ” He strives to make sure that everything is an equal playing field at the Trump organisation. It appears that in the traditional work world, women are still not considered as equally competent to perform the same jobs as men.

Could this really boil down to the fact that women in their younger years will most likely be taking time off for maternity leaves? A sad but true fact I’m sure if you got to the real reason behind this.

Again, the beauty of being self employed! For women that take a stand for what they really want in their lives, family time, flexibility around their families needs, but still a flourishing, healthy career, self employment gives women the opportunity to create wealth and be paid what they are truly worth.

Network marketing is something that Donald Trump is also a big supporter of. When asked on a TV interview what he would do if he lost everything, he responded that he would find a good network marketing company. Network marketing is a way to work the hours you want, have flexibility around your family commitments, have more time off and create wealth. Many people are not aware of the financial possibilities, and this is definitely an area where many women are outdoing men in earnings.

I am so grateful, that network marketing has been my business. I have been home to spend time with my children, I have travelled around the world with my wife, we attend every school function with my kids, take school holidays off with them, and now that we have this TIME & FREEDOM we now spend every day together, and continue to travel and experience life as a Family. This is thanks to network marketing!

I am very proud to be a part of this industry and I am passionate about showing other people how to STOP being controlled by society, statistics, and the corporate world and to start living the type of life I have been able to create. There are no secrets to this type of life….it is simply making a choice that you don’t want to settle, and then taking action and following the advice of people that can help you get there.

Make It A Great Year,

Simon Haggard

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ARE YOU A BABY BOOMER & IS RETIREMENT FOR YOU ?

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I recently read an interesting article on retirement, with some equally interesting statistics from the survey they conducted….Nearly 1/5, or 18% of men aged 45-60 who either retired early to start their own business or plan to do so said they expect to work for themselves “until they die”. Among the boomer businesswomen, 12% said they will run their own businesses indefinitely.

The survey also found that this baby boomer group plans to work longer than ever. One in five said they expect to run their business for more than a decade while 38% targeted a working span between 6-10 years.

What the survey found is that many baby boomers are looking at this next stage in life as an opportunity to start new careers and new businesses. When these folks were questioned on why they want to keep working, 46% of men and 34% of women said it was mainly to stay occupied, …..27% of men and 31% of women said it was something they had always dreamed of……and 26% of men and 25% of women said they needed the money.

The most important thing for anyone to remember, whether you are a baby boomer or not…..everything in life is a CHOICE…..so many people dream of being their own boss, starting their own business, but at the same time THINK they have no choice….that they have to keep working at their present job, and let every possible fear hold them back from doing what they truly want. Take control of your life! The people that are going to prosper in this new economy are the ones that get creative, and stop relying on corporations to look after them. If you have the entreprenuerial spirit, follow your dream and stop letting circumstances or fear control you…..Life is a choice…..YOUR CHOICE every step of the way…..so choose well and start living your life on purpose!

Make It A Great Year,

Simon Haggard
visit….. https://lifestylebiz.com.au

CAN BABY BOOMERS RETIRE ?

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People used to look forward to age 65 as that “golden age” of retirement……they had dreams of travelling, spending more time at home with the people they love, taking up hobbies, etc. But not now….as baby boomers are hitting the 60 mark, most are looking at delaying their retirement – why? – because they can’t afford to retire!

How sad is that? Working all your adult life well into your 60’s and still not having “enough” to retire. Today people have to work harder and longer than previous generations.

All this in the land of abundance! What happened? Divorces, longer life expectancies, and poor financial planning, and getting behind the eightball due to downsizing and having to start careers over, which lead to greater financial hardships.

There are some individuals though, that simply like to keep busy, like a new challenge and are not ready to roll over and do nothing at that age. I know a gentleman in my town that is in his 70’s and still buying hotels and renovating them into masterpieces! He is a true entrepreneur and loves to create new things. That is what keeps you young, is having a passion and doing what you love…..because then it doesn’t feel like work!

You can be a baby boomer “victim” of circumstances….divorce, poor financial planning, downsizing, the economy, etc., or you can let those points in your life motivate you to make better decisions in every area of your life so that you can start taking control and truly start living the life you choose.

And make no mistake, life is full of choices. The secret is to choose well and prosper in every area of your life.

Make It A Great Year,

Simon Haggard
visit…. https://lifestylebiz.com.au

HOW DO YOU THINK ?

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Are YOU exactly where you want to be in your life? Do you have the freedom to do what you want, work at what you love, do you travel whenever you like, are you financially free, do you have great relationships? Are you living the life of your dreams?

If not, the only reason that you are not is because fears, and limiting beliefs were programmed into your mind as a little child. So, this translates into money as well….the only reason you don’t have enough money to enjoy the life you truly want is you still believe all the crap you were taught as a child.

When you were growing up, you learned certain “facts” about life that actually became a part of your subconscious operating system. Here is the scarey part….this subconscious operating system actually creates the life you are now living. If you are not living the life you want, then these beliefs you have need to be changed!

Most people simply don’t want to hear this. They are living lives of desperation, of struggle, of limiting beliefs of what they think they are capable of and so many people are living in fear and only know how to make fear based decisions. So many people are so busy trying not to fail, afraid to take a risk, playing it safe, that they can’t see opportunities when they are right in front of them, or even if they do, they are too afraid to act on them. These beliefs were given to you from parents, teachers, relatives, friends, neighbours, people in a leadership role have planted these “seeds” into your mind and many of these seeds simply are not serving you.

So how do you change these beliefs? You need to learn to reprogram your mind. Think about it this way…..if you are not where you want to be in your life, and your very best thinking has brought you to this point…..then you must learn to change the way you think! It really is that simple. If you don’t, then you will continue to live a life that is not fulfulling to you.

If you are interested in reprogramming your mind to create the success you want in every area of your life, I can assist you…..feel free to contact me directly.

Make It A Great Year,

Simon Haggard
visit …. https://lifestylebiz.com.au

LEARN MORE TO EARN MORE !

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If you want to increase your income, you have got to do something different! Keep doing the same things over and over and you continue to get the same or worse results. You must learn new ideas and implement the ones that resonate with you.

One thing that all successful people have in common is their appetite for continued learning! So many people in society have not read a book since they left school, or the books they have read do nothing to help them learn and grow. Ask yourself, when is the last time I read a book that helped me learn something? I’ll bet that most people you know haven’t read a book on self development recently either, because we tend to surround ourselves with like minded people.

To earn more, you have to be willing to learn more…..read self development books, attend seminars and workshops, study successful people, network with successful people, turn off the TV and get rid of the newspaper, and use that time you would have spent on those activities working on yourself.

We are not meant to stay the same, and stop learning. We all have SO much potential and most people have not tapped into that potential for years.

Think about this….if you knew that by working on yourself, to be the best you could be in any area of your life, would double, triple or quadruple your income, would you make it a priority to spend some time reading, attending seminars, studying successful people? What if you could turn your annual income into your monthly or weekly income….would that be enough incentive for you to start working on yourself? Knowledge is power!

THAT is what all successful people do…..they sharpen their saw….they make time to work on themselves so that they can continue to become better in every area of their lives and this translates into increased earnings.

Make It A Great Year,

Simon Haggard
visit….. https://lifestylebiz.com.au

So, What Is Stopping YOU, From Owning Your Own Business ?

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Richard Parker, is one of America’s leading business consultants, and he believes that buying a business is a much smarter idea than starting a new one.

People that are interested in buying a business often have some questions and reservations.

-“I’m afraid to leave my secure, well paid job”

Think about this…if you have been smart enough to land a well paid job, then you are smart enough to run your own business. You obviously have a high work ethic, take responsiblity for your work, and have leadership qualities….these are all the same qualities it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Don’t let fear stop you….you are either going to stay stuck in a rut of working for someone else building their dreams or get past your fear and start taking control of your life and start building your own dreams.

-“What if it doesn’t work – what are the downsides?”

Think about this….what if your j.o.b. doesn’t work…what if there is a slowdown….what are the downsides of that? You are getting laid off! You have absolutely no control over that….you are in the hands of a corporation….all you are is the “worker bee”….if they decide to lay you off, that’s it, you are out of work. This is a lot risker than being an entrepreneur because you have absolutely no control over this…..society has simply conditioned people to think working for someone else is job security! It’s a load of rubbish! There is no “job” security…the only security you have is taking control of your life and knowing that YOU call the shots.

-“I don’t have any experience in running a business – how would I know what to do”

This is why buying an existing business is such a great option…you will be mentored by the previous business owner in many cases. Another option is to join a network marketing company with a proven system in place. Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki are huge supporters of this industry. With the right company, there is mentorship in place, and a proven duplicatable system to follow. This is why franchises are so successful, although they are very expensive to start up. Again, network marketing companies require lower capital investments and have huge profit potential.

This is where we come in….so many people stay stuck in their lives because they don’t realize they have options. And even when they start to explore their options, fear, limiting beliefs and past conditioning get in the way of them making solid business decisions. Feel free to contact us at either number below for details on starting a business and getting past the limitations that have been holding you back.

Make It A Great Year,

Simon Haggard
Visit… https://lifestylebiz.com.au

WHY OWN YOUR OWN BUSINESS ?

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Gone are the days of working somewhere for 40+ years, and retiring with a pension, gold watch and a going away party! That just does not happen anymore.

Today, people that are financially independent at retirement are the ones that take control and build their own dreams rather than working for someone else building their dreams.

And retirement can come much earlier than 65 if you find the right business. We are surrounded by abundance and have the opportunity to create whatever level of success we truly want.

To do that, you must step away from the “pack” mentality….you must decide exactly what you want, and take control of your life. You will never get rich working for someone else, but you absolutely can if you stop thinking like an employee, and start acting like an entrepreneur!

Make It A Great Year,

Simon Haggard
Visit … https://lifestylebiz.com.au