Wipe The Slate Clean

January 18, 2013 2 Comments


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Nobody ever got to being wealthy by thinking that they couldn’t. Absolute self-confidence is a vital to work oneself up to real wealth.Everyone has nagging doubts, it is part of being human.True achievers just know how to deal with them.

Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s, used  a great technique to get a grip on negativity and maintain self belief. Whenever he had negative thoughts, he would imagine himself writing them out in detail on a blackboard. Then he would visualize an imaginary hand wiping the board clean.

By doing so he was reprogramming his sub-conscious mind to concentrate on the positive things and not focus on the negatives.

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Keep Your Eyes Open

January 18, 2013 2 Comments


wealthymatters.comHere’s an interesting anecdote:

Richard Branson, the boss of Virgin Airlines look a bunch of journalists to LA for his inaugural flight to that city.After a pleasant few days in a top hotel, the journos were all in the lobby waiting for a limo to take them back to the airport.

One young woman went up to Branson and asked him the following question:

“Richard, I don’t want to be a hack all my life, what is the secret to making money?” Read more of this post

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Think Small

January 18, 2013 2 Comments


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Billionaire after billionaire will tell you to think big.Example.

Yes,we must have imagination. We have to be farsighted. We must have dreams,if we would be like them.But before we get to their level we need to think small.Don’t scorn the small beginnings.Too many people go nowhere because they refuse to get involved in small time businesses. And once in business don’t be in a hurry to act like Big Business.

Yes in business we have to be willing to risk money.But if we don’t have infinite resources,its best not to pretend we do.Spend only when the expenditure is justified, and the risk is carefully calculated and you can see it’s worth it. Read more of this post

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