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Are You Really an Entrepreneur?

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I have a BIG question for you that you have NO choice but to answer if you want to know, without a shadow of doubt, if you will be successful or not.

Here’s how it is …

“Wanna-Be’s” seek a perfect plan and wait for the perfect time. “Entrepreneurs” execute and take action when they see an opportunity. Period. End of discussion.

Entrepreneurs accept educated risk and are able to make big decisions quickly once they have all the information. They make a decision and take some risk. No successful entrepreneur ever accomplished anything significant by playing it safe!

Stop waiting for the perfect time, the perfect opportunity, or the perfect situation. Take decisive action now and stop procrastinating. If you’re stuck in the “Wanna-be” camp, it’s time to get out…and join the “Entrepreneur” camp.

Don’t avoid the question. You deserve to be completely honest with yourself.

So….. which camp are you in?

When you are ready to join the “Entrepreneurs”.
I’m here to assist you.

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

Essential Traits to a Successful Entrepreneur

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What exactly is meant by entrepreneur? An individual ready to take on financial risks and is ready for venturing into new financial projects for profit is an entrepreneur and a person who holds seriously the responsibility for the risks as well as outcome which are incurred in a project.

Derived from French words ‘entre’ and ‘prendre’, which mean to enter and to take respectively, the word was introduced in English for the first ever time by Richard Cantillon, who was a renowned Irish economist. He defined entrepreneur as a person who acts as the middle-man between labor and capital.

Being an entrepreneur is one of the most difficult and challenging, yet rewarding undertakings that a person can venture into. The situations are very rarely in favor of the entrepreneur so certain traits are required to be a successful entrepreneur. Let’s examine some of the traits that are essential for an entrepreneur to be successful.
Focused or Confused

Entrepreneurs need to be thoroughly focused. Focus must be on the goals and aims they want to achieve. The goals set by them should focus on satisfying the customer needs and requirements. I am a firm believer that if you help others to get what they want you will eventually get what you want. Entrepreneurs should also focus on rendering motivation to his employees, team mates or associates which in turn can make the customers satisfied and build the business.
Vision with a Plan

The next essential trait that must be possessed by an entrepreneur is vision. It is an entrepreneur’s vision that helps them foresee where they want their venture to be positioned in future. The vision should be framed in such a way that it is realistic and achievable. The entrepreneur should be able to communicate this vision to employees or associates who also in turn should be passionate about the vision.

Leadership

The third buzz word for being a successful entrepreneur is to be a good leader. An entrepreneur cannot work alone for his goals to be successful. With a focused team and vision in hand synergy is accomplished. It is team work which needs proper guidance. A team does not succeed unless it has a leader which works hard and who is able to identify the needs of the team and guide them towards their vision.

Persistence and Passion

Lack of passion is something that will never give you success. Anything you do must be done whole-heartedly and sincerely combined with lots of passion. Then only, you will be able to achieve success. Similar is the case with persistence. There is no shortcut to victory. Only hard work which comes with a strong determination of being successful yields victory. There will be times where you feel that you are yielding out yourself, but if you possess a very strong will power and are very passionate about what you do then victory will definitely be yours.

Technical Skills

Even though you are an entrepreneur or the boss of your firm, it does not imply that you need not have any idea regarding the technical aspect of the firm. The entrepreneurs need not be the greatest technical assets of the company, but they should have enough technical knowledge to lead the technical team. They should be able to understand what the technical team is communicating so that they can work together for achieving the vision.
Flexibility

Last, but not the least, entrepreneurs should be able to adapt themselves to the ever-changing dynamic world. Even though they will have to stick on to certain policies and skill sets, they must make sure that the policies and strategies are molded in such a way that they can adapt to the constantly changing environment.

Are all these skills in born or can they be acquired? There are varying opinions. While there are people who believe that there are quite a few traits which can be acquired by experiences, there are others who think they are in-born. This is where continued education is a must. An entrepreneur must identify strengths, focus on them and then continually become educated in areas for improvement.

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True Leadership Is About Standing Steadfast In Your Vision!

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This topic is one of that reigns true to me in the industry that I am both passionate about and participate in, Network Marketing!
When making decisions for yourself and being a leader ask yourself the following Questions.

Question Yourself ….. (Neil Petterson)
1/ Is it Good For Me ?
2/ Is It Good For My Family ?
3/ Is It Good For My Community ?
4/ Is It Good For My Future ?

The Personal Development industry provides us with direction, motivation and clarity of purpose. Provides a reason to be grateful…..
What is the vision for ourselves ? What does this look like for us ?
What Vision am I personally creating ?
What can I offer to others? What difference can I make to others ?

Here are some ways to remain focussed with clear vision….
Create a Vision Board
Daily Affirmations
Create Your Goals
Daily Vizualization
Reading Personal Development Books
Using your Beyond Freedom program
Do things that make you feel good – this generates endorfins
Plan your day and follow your plan – Daily Method of Operation
Network with Positive like minded successful people

Three “Musts” for Every Business

1/Know Your Business and Products

2/Focus

3/Persistence.

Creating Wealth Beyond Freedom

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Today is your opportunity to choose entrepreneurial success…Your chance to choose personal freedom. Your chance to choose take control over your life.

Forget about all the promises you see of quick riches and easy money. The world doesn’t work that way…It never did. Don’t fall prey to dreams that are only illusions when your real dreams are within your reach to achieve. All you need to do is define your goals, and then learn what steps you need to take to achieve them. It is truly as simple as that.

Get the relevant education you need to succeed in life
Give you the ability to realize your inherent potential
Free your mind to experience enthusiasm towards life
Live a life of personal fulfillment
Be in a place where people don’t take things so seriously
Relax enough to engage in life and enjoy things while you get the job done.
Know For Yourself…So you can help people to know for themselves….
Keep things light and fun and condusive towards succeeding
Be confident enough to take bolder actions towards bigger personal and financial goals
Continue on the road to success through ongoing education

Are you ready to know more?
Are you ready to know for yourself?

Enjoy personal freedom
Become self-confident
Feel passionate about what you do
Become highly motivated
Improve your life and your lifestyle
Achieve independence

OK! Then get ready for your first bold step into a your bright new future…
It’s time to abandon the past, and move into the present. Only then can you move on to your new future.

Join a community of successful men and women who have already changed their lives for the better.


Get What You Want In Life…..

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Whilst wanting to create success in life, we are hindered by our belief system within ourselves and what is truly possible for us, with in that state of thinking.

So when reaching some decisions and crossroads in your life you must first look within your self for some answers.
So Ask Yourself
Am I happy with my current life now ?
What am I able to do to change it ?
What If ?
What truly is possible ?

So Once you have answered these simple questions, its time to put a plan in place.
In order to gain self confidence then we must first build confidence in ourselves. Now at this point in time our best thinking and decisions have got us to where we are currently at in our life. These decisions whether right or wrong or in fact in hinesight we would change, reality is they are the decisions our best thinking made.

So lets get some self education to improve that thinking and look at how to succeed by making better educated informed decisions for our future. Ability is important in our quest for success, but dependability is critical.

Here is a Famous Quote from Zig Ziglar
“Success is one thing you cannot pay for. You buy it on the installment plan and make payments everyday”

So if you are looking for a change and looking to create success in your life then start with self education.

Will Smith Talks About Success and our Choices

Being Effective in Life!

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This begs the question we must ask ourselves often enough. Are we being effective in our life right now today?

Well as an Australian Entrepreneur we make choices in life to be at cause in our life and not at the effect of whats going on around us. We take bold actions and make decisions that based on facts are known to be true and move forward with absolute knowing and confidence in what we choose.

Often we must remain focused and look out to dodge others with hidden agendas of their own in order to be effective and create real success. This allows us to build confidence staying focused and providing business leadership to those that take part and participate in the opportunity of which we are involved.

So ask yourself…..
Is it Good for ME ?
Is it Good for MY Family ?
Is It Good for MY Community ?
Is It Good for My FUTURE ?

So create your own future and a home business opportunity, get clear on what it is you are wanting to achieve and also know the direction you need to take to take in order to get the result you are after. Create a Daily Method Of Operation (DMO) in order to assist you in your plan and focus in which to remain effective in your life.

Create success for you and your family by becoming an Australian Entrepreneur.

Simon & Nyssa Haggard

Meet Simon – Australian Entrepreneur

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We are having great success in life and achieving goals. We are Life Coaches and Australian Entrepreneurs. Learn what it takes to take control of your life now in a whole new way. Business Entrepreneurs are changing people’s lives worldwide.

We offer Leadership, Direction, Support, Positivity, Sharing of Ideas and Knowledge, plus much more. All of this will assist you in succeeding in your life just like we have.

Do you often wish that you could depart from the masses and create a better life that cuts through the mundane and presents you with the genuine opportunity to change your situation?

I would like to share with you today a business that has truly changed our life and the lives of countless other people whilst creating Australian business opportunities. DEPARTURE, DECISION AND ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR SUCCESS!

Take the Next Step For Yourself and Your Family……
We Can Assist

Simon Haggard
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Can You Discover True Leadership Education.

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Last  month while Nyssa and I were in Puerto Rico we attended an inspirational conference. This was a three day event centered around the Positive Media and Personal Development industries. This conference, just like many others we host around the world, is a setting to learn from some of the most amazing speakers, individuals, authors, entrepreneurs and guru’s in existence today. This is what I do! I work with people with ambition, such as yourself, show ways to wealth creation, building confidence and how to achieve sucess through these events. It’s a 19 Billion $ industry and we had access to three top notch speakers. I was able to meet and listen to them while at one of these conferences in Puerto Rico.

All three of these individuals inspired me with their stories and for me, life is all about your story. As you progress through your life, what story are you going to be able to share with your Grandchildren?

Is it going to be a story of success? Passion? Excitement? Adventure? Accomplishment?

Or

Is it going to be a story of wishing? Failure? Mediocrity? Misery?

The choice really is yours and the start of your story isn’t what really matters…we all have to start somewhere. It’s the middle and destination that will reflect the accomplishment!

What do you think will inspire a child more?

Telling that child of all the pitfalls and dificulties you experienced in your life’s story and all the things that child should learn from your mistakes

or

Telling that child of all the amazing things you were able to accomplish and experience?

As I ask that question I can literally picture that child’s face. As I picture the child, the first story has his face looking sad and not interested. With the second, you can nearly see the dreams stirring in the mind. That’s more powerful than anything. Inspiring a child to dream by sharing your own dreams will allow him to excell far beyond a child who is simply taught how to avoid your mistakes. A dream & vision provides opportunity and possibilities!

Whether you can picture that day or not, it will come. You will one day share your story with generations below you. Is it going to be a story that inspires or restricts?

Making a difference today creates a great story right now….but that story will continue to inspire and make a difference many years after it was created. That’s the beauty of it!

So what actions will you take today to make sure your story is exactly the way your heart wants it to be….not the way your brain tells you it should be?

Make It A Great Day

Simon & Nyssa Haggard

Australian Entrepeneurs Learn About Building Confidence Whilst In Puerto Rico…

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Our Adventure Began!

Nyssa and I have just returned from an amazing overseas adventure again. We took our opportunity to fly my Mother In law down from Mackay to look after the kids at our house and then we took off to commence our Adventure in the States then onto the tropical island of Puerto Rico! We had an absolute blast travelling BusIMG_6201iness class on QANTAS directly to LA. On arrival into LA we had arranged the hire of a Convertible Car which we then drove to Las Vegas.

The trip in the convertible took approx 5 hrs to Las Vegas and we stayed at the Wynn Hotels Encore Hotel. Magnificent is all I can say. We spent an amazing 4 nights seeing shows and checking out the sights. We had an amazing experience with a spectacular 3.5hr Helicopter ride into the Grand Canyon with a Champagne Lunch at the base of the Grand Canyon. This was a great start to out trip and we especially loved the Premium Factory Outlets and loved spending a day shopping for cloths of course. Next Stop Puerto Rico……

The weather was perfect and the resort we stayed at was what we had pictured with awesome views. We stayed at the El Conquistador in Fajardo in the Las Casitas section of the resort. Our room was a one bedroom with a living area and kitchen. It had a patio that overlooked the ocean from up high on the tropical ocean side cliff. The view was both inspiring and breath taking!

So while were were there, our days looked like this:

Saturday – We arrived at the San Juan airport and were greeted by our transportation to the resort by a woman holding a sign with our name on it. We identified our luggage and didn’t have to touch it from that point on. We had a Luxury SUV pick us up for the hour long ride to the El Conquistador resort in Fajardo. We ate lunch on a balcony that overlooked the ocean with other self-made millionaires and multiple 6-figure earners in my business opportunity. We hung out at the infinity pool most of that day, just soaking up the sun. That night we went kayaking through a jungle channel which contained Bio-luminescent micro plankton.(I’ll tell you more about that later! Awesome!) After kayaking we hung out with fellow friends overlooking the inspiring view from the balcony of our accommodation.

Sunday – We paid a visit to the Resorts Day Spa Facilities. There we soaked in the Hot Tub and Sauna  while Nyssa took the opportunity also to pamper herself. The afternoon was followed by a Duo massage where both Nyssa and I were massaged at the same time in a private room by our own massuse. OMG how amazing this was, totally relaxing and inspiring. Later that night we had a private catered dinner in one of the top steak restaurants in the country called the StripHouse which overlooked the channel and cove we kayaked to on Saturday night. This dinner was followed by a small get-together for other leaders within my business called “The Repeaters party.”

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Monday – We attended a Large Team event prior to the opening where we were able to catch up with and chat to people from all over the world. Monday night we attended a welcome reception to the event we were there to attend. We ate buffet style and were entertained by great local music and were accompanied by awesome company in the over 1,000 strong attendees.

Tuesday – Motivational Speaker Yossi Ghinsberg was our first speaker of the conference. If you have never heard Yossi speak, do it. He is amazing. Following Yossi we heard from Steve Donahue and his uncharted journey across the desert. That night was followed by a woderfull dinner with friends, then Later that night we watched the a NEW documentary that is soon to be released by our company POLARIS MEDIA GROUP featuring Michael Jr.

Wednesday – We heard from our final speaker, Neal Petersen, on Wednesday morning. He was an amzig energetic speaker. We spent our entire afternoon by the infinity pool sipping Pina Colada’s whilst relaxing. That night we attended a black tie gala to bring the conference to a close. The steak melted in your mouth..it was sensational. Nyssa and I spent much of the night socializing with others and having fun. Great stuff. We danced the night away to a band that was the best I have seen in a long time. After which we soaked it up in the hot tub by the infinity pool with amazing outrageous friends. What a great way to close out the event.

Thursday – Our car came to pick us up at 8:20 am, just as the Tropical showers came and went. Our Adventure here was coming to a close, till the next part. I tell you what…the best place to ride is in the back of a nice private car! Our trip to the airport was just as relaxing as our trip to the resort, before boarding the plan 1st class to Newark, New Jersy then on to LA.

So onto the next short adventure before heading home. That was our experience in Puerto Rico. It was amazing, life changing and inspiring and at this very moment, I am going through some withdrawals, wanting to be apart of that life everyday. So what a perfect trip and our adventure was not over just yet!

Friday – We had arrived and stayed the night in LA after a day of 1st Class service at the pointy end of the plane. Now we had a day to spend some time doing what we do best and love……..SHOP….so we arranged a private car to pick us up at 11:00am, and take us to RODEO Drive Beverley Hills. Made Famous in the movie Pretty Women. Our Adventure here was short lived after we found our Favourite store GUESS, then onto the local shopping centre. I tell you what…shopping with freedom and enjoyment is awesome! Our driver collected us and took us on a trip back to the hotel .

Well agreat adventure must come to a close as we boarded our QANTAS flight home bound for Brisbane and it was not long and we both were asleep in our flat beds in Business class for the trip home. Till next time …..we look forward to the next adventure in March 2010 to be held by POLARIS MEDIA GROUP in Macau, China.