Make a Decision.....

If you had the time, you could study hundreds of people to discover what the secrets are to success.

You could observe the habits and thinking of those who struggle daily through life and see why.

That would teach you what not to do.

You could also analyze the habits and thinking of those who are succeeding on a big scale and you’d see why they get those results.

That would teach you exactly what to do if you wanted to have their kind of success.

…..and the sooner you realize both what not to do and what to do, the sooner you’ll be on your path to your greatest success.

How do I know this?

Over the past almost 40 years, since the age of 15, I’ve consciously focused on learning what leads people to failure, and what leads people to success. In my case, I’ve specifically learned about financial success or failure.

Over those 40 years, I’ve spent thousands of hours studying, reading, practicing and teaching in this area.

I got an MBA and a CPA to get as much formal training as I could.

I worked for the largest Fortune 500 companies to be trained with and work with some of the best minds in the business community.

I ran one of the fastest growing business and personal success training companies in North America.

I created financial independence for myself and my family by age 49.

I own a highly successful real estate investment company.

I also own a very successful financial consulting practice.

If you’ve ever heard me give a speech, or know me as a client, you know that I am living proof to all that I teach.

Everything you read here has proven to work for me, just as it has for thousands of others who decide to make the decision to learn it and live it.

I’ve taken the time to learn all of this so you don’t have to….. unless of course, you’d like to spend the next 40 years of your life learning it for yourself.

At the very top of the list of reasons people fail is that they procrastinate. They refuse to make a decision and take action.

They need to think about it.

Have you ever heard that little voice inside your head tell you that?

“I gotta think about it?”

Of course you have.

That little voice is actually your own worst enemy, and it’s called your conditioned mind.

It has no desire for you to change anything in your life. Even if it might lead you to something better, your conditioned mind doesn’t care.

Change requires work. It creates risk. It forces you to get out of your comfort zone, (doing what comes naturally), and your conditioned mind isn’t up for any of it.

The one and only thing your conditioned mind cares about is your survival. It really doesn’t care about your success.

If you’re lazy, your conditioned mind is fine with that. You’re surviving.

If you’re bored, it’s fine with that too. You’re surviving.

If you're struggling, fine too. You’re surviving.

But think about growing, changing, learning or improving, and your conditioned mind will spring into action.

It’ll do everything in its power to keep things the same, and at the same time let you think that you’re going to change.

What that means is that you have to STOP listening to that little voice and begin to take control of your mind and your thoughts.

On the other hand, at the top of the list of things that all successful people do is that they make decisions quickly and decisively, and they change them slowly if at all.

Every day, you make thousands of decisions. It’s the quality of your decisions that determines the quality of your life.

When you make a decision that moves you towards your desires in life, and follow through with action, you automatically call to your aid forces unseen that will actually help you to achieve your dreams.

For you to reach your dreams and goals in life, you’ll have to grow yourself into a person capable of having them. That means, on a daily basis, you need to make decisions and take actions that continually move you towards what you want.

Since a successful person knows what they want in life, they automatically make decisions throughout the day that propel them towards their goals. They don’t spend a lot of time thinking about things, they make the decision and move forward.

When they don’t know what to do, they set a deadline for making a decision, and then go to work getting all the information they need to make an informed one.

They call their contacts that have knowledge and insights.

They explore and research on line or in books.

They do whatever they have to do in order to make a decision, and then they make it.

Will they always be right? Well, is anyone always right?

If you’re afraid to make a decision because you might make the wrong one, you’ll never make one.

If you aren’t reaching your full potential, in any area of your life, I can guarantee you that you are a poor decision maker.

The very best decision you can make right now is to decide that you aren’t going to be controlled by your conditioned mind any more.

Your situation today is a DIRECT RESULT of listening to your conditioned mind up to this point. This is the best it can do for you!

If you want more out of life, you have to fight the daily battle with your conditioned mind until you finally, (through practice), gain the upper hand and train it to be your ally rather than your arch enemy.

Stop listening to it. Today.

Begin to practice making decisions quickly, and acting on them. I promise you that as soon as you stop procrastinating and begin to make decisions quickly, you will begin to move your life onto a whole new level.

Make a decision today to join the Elite top 5% who are achieving their dreams and goals.

Everything you need to know to join this group is right here at this site. Come back often.

Namaste.

Jeff

Just One Reason....

There is really only one reason for this blog. It’s to send out a BEACON, a very strong VIBRATION that resonates with the people I’m trying to reach. It’s almost like a BROADCASTING station. And I know that through the NATURAL LAW OF ATTRACTION, those who are ready will listen to the “music” coming from my “station” and be awakened and transformed to take their financial lives to a whole new level.

Are you reaching your full financial potential?

Are you winning the money game?

Are you creating financial freedom for yourself and your family?

Are you mastering your money, or is your money mastering you?

I’m here to tell you that my experience comes from THE FRONT LINES. It comes from years of sitting face to face with clients who have the exact same financial issues as you do!

Unlike all the financial “gurus” out there who dish out their knowledge like they’re the experts in every single area of finances (which they aren’t) I don’t earn my living selling courses and seminars and books. These “gurus” haven’t sat down face to face with a client for years, IF EVER!

No one has to tell me how most of us manage our money. No one has to tell me how most of us earn our money, spend our money, save our money (that’s a funny one!), invest our money, manage our credit, and how we think, feel and act towards money. No one has to tell me any of that, because I SEE IT EVERY DAY! In my office! Close and personal!

Only a handful of the prospects that come to see me are on a path that will lead them to financial freedom.

ONLY A HANDFUL!

Most are so far off course that they are headed to financial struggle their ENTIRE LIVES! Worse yet, many of them have their foot on the accelerator, and they’re headed right for the brick wall financially!

Why has this happened in the United States of America in 2008? In one of the wealthiest nation in the world, why do most of us end of struggling financially our whole lives?

Why do so few people ever achieve the “American Dream”?

Recently, I read an article that was titled “Fewer Americans Expect a Comfortable Retirement” by Dennis Jacobe, Chief Economist for the Gallup poll. It was loaded with statistics about the current attitudes of Americans. ALMOST 2 OUT OF EVERY 3 AMERICANS today are either “very worried” or “moderately worried” that they will not have enough money for retirement.

When I ask my clients when they think they’ll be able to be “financially free” (I hate the word retire) many respond that they honestly don’t know if they’ll EVER be at that point.

Others are so unrealistic that I can only guess they come from another planet that creates thousands of dollars of monthly cash flow out of thin air at the magical age of 65, and keeps coming for decades for as long as they live.

I am here to tell you beyond ANY shadow of a doubt, YOU, and you alone, will determine your financial life. Not the economy, not your boss, not your spouse, or your parents, or your friends, or your congressmen, or the fanatics in the Middle East. It’s not determined by your size, or your weight, or your looks, or your hair color, or your background, or your past either.

NOPE!

Those are all excuses for not succeeding.

Period.

End of story.

What’s the key to transforming your life?

What’s the secret to unlocking the doors to success?

It all starts and ends with one single word…..

THINK

The thoughts you create determine your life. Start pouring valuable NEW thoughts of HIGH QUALITY into your mind, every minute of every day and you will begin IMMEDIATELY to get HIGH QUALITY results.

Every action you take is a result of your thinking. EVERY SINGLE ACTION!

Would you like to know what you currently think about money?

Look at your results!

Look at your income. Is it high? Medium? Low?

Is it growing significantly every year?

Look at your net worth. How are you doing there?

On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you say you’re doing at acquiring the assets you’re going to need for your financial freedom?

Do you have a regular savings plan?

Are you a good money manager?

Do you have a good plan for growing your savings?

Do you normally save up for things, or do you always buy on credit?

Are you a spender or a saver?

How much do you regularly invest for your own continuing education?

At the end of the day, the real questions are; ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE FINANCIAL RESULTS IN YOUR LIFE? And, IF YOU CONTINUE TO DO WHAT YOU’RE CURRENTLY DOING, WHERE WILL YOU BE IN 5 YEARS FROM NOW? 10 YEARS FROM NOW?

Life long learners who take their knowledge and USE IT IN THEIR LIVES are the winners EVERY SINGLE TIME.

These are the people who read constantly, who study, and learn and make the EFFORT to grow daily. These are the people who set a definite goal, a purpose for getting out of bed everyday, who have a burning passion for achieving their definite goal, who have a plan for turning their dream into reality, and are prepared to do WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES to achieve their dreams.

Are you one of those people? Or are you like the 95% who either admit that they're not, or else pretend that they are, but when it comes time to walk the walk, they head for the sidelines?

You decide if you’re a player or a spectator. The spectators yell and cheer and scream all they want, and live vicariously through the players. It’s the players who are in the game that earn the big salaries and rewards.

The moment you become completely aware that you control your financial life, and that it’s up to you to figure out how to reach your financial goals and dreams is the moment your life takes on new meaning. You are no longer at the mercy of “outside” forces. You control your destiny.

Throughout this blog are specific philosophies, strategies and tactics to move you along your journey to financial freedom. Read through them. Come back often. Comment on them. Get your mind onto the systems that work and focus on them until they become second nature. Most of all, never quit!

Namaste.

Jeff

Is It the Quickest Way?

Almost 3 years ago I wrote in this blog about a system taught by my friend and mentor Harv Eker called SPEEDWEALTH. It’s a system designed to show ANYONE who has the true desire, EXACTLY how to create a MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS in 3 years or less.

In a nutshell, the system is a checklist for the entrepreneur to follow.

After learning this system, I designed my business to follow the checklist that the system called for.

The results speak for themselves. The financial advisory practice I created has grown from the day I opened my business, to the point where I am among the top advisors in the nation in my area of expertise.

While I wanted to prove that the SPEEDWEALTH system worked, I also wanted to improve my entrepreneurial skills.

Why have I focused so much of my recent life to ENTREPRENEURSHIP?

First of all, it’s a passion of mine. I went to undergraduate school to get a degree in BUSINESS. I went to graduate school to get a MASTERS degree in BUSINESS. I got my CPA to understand the numbers and the taxes of business. I grew up in my family business. All of my other family members were in businesses.

Second, it is beyond a shadow of a doubt, the BEST AND FASTEST WAY to reach FINANCIAL FREEDOM.

Think about this for a second……

For every 100 new businesses that open their doors today, approximately 80 percent will fail in the first 3 years. Of the remaining 20 percent, 16 percent will have bought themselves a job, and ONLY 4 PERCENT will be creating wealth!

If you think those odds sound lousy, it’s A THOUSAND TIMES WORSE for the EMPLOYEE who gets paid a salary or by the hour or job.

Unless you are paid on performance or by results, you will struggle with money your entire life.

The problem is, virtually no one is creating FINANCIAL FREEDOM. The overwhelming majority of the public goes to work, gets a paycheck, and stays on the proverbial treadmill their whole lives.

BUT THAT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE YOU!!

I KNOW THIS TO BE A FACT!

HOW DO I KNOW THIS FACT?

BECAUSE SUCCESS IS A LEARNABLE SKILL!

ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS A LEARNABLE SKILL!

YOU CAN LEARN YOUR WAY TO FINANCIAL FREEDOM AS LONG AS YOU ARE READY TO BACK UP YOUR LEARNING WITH ACTION!

Here’s one thing I can promise you for sure…..

If you study and learn the mindset for success I’ve written about for the past 3 years here at this blog….

If you study and learn the money management skills and strategies I’ve written about for the past 3 years here at this blog….

If you study and learn the entrepreneurial skills and strategies that I WILL BE DEDICATED TO TEACHING YOU right here at this blog and on my web site (soon to come)….

You will be ready to take on the world, and WIN!

Financial Freedom is a worthy goal. You will have to GROW yourself into a person CAPABLE of creating financial freedom, and even more in order to keep it and grow it. Your BURNING DESIRE to become such a person is the starting point for your success.

When you choose to become PASSIONATE about being your best, living life to the max, sharing your gifts with others, and understanding that every setback brings you closer to your dreams, you will finally begin to see the secret to really special success.

My entrepreneurial philosophies are based on 2 of the greatest entrepreneurial minds I have ever known, Michael Gerber and Harv Eker. Their successes are legendary. Their knowledge is unquestioned. I see the big picture both of them paint, and understand their mindset when it comes to success as an entrepreneur.

Remember, Financial Freedom happens when you have enough PASSIVE income to pay for your desired lifestyle. If you create a business the way I’ll be teaching you how to create it, you will have all the choices on what to do with it. That means, if you want to sell it and take the cash you can. If you want to run it yourself and take the profits, you can. If you want to hire outside managers and have them run it, you can. If you want to take it public and get a bunch of shares, you can. You will be in control.

As we begin the month of May, I hope you’ll make a declaration to yourself that you are going to make the balance of this year the starting point to your blast off to financial freedom. That means the desire to learn, to grow, to try, and try, and try and try……

Thank you for your precious time.

Namaste.

Jeff

If You Don't Know.....

If you don’t know what you want out of life, how can you possibly get it?

Think about that for a moment.

If you don’t know what you want out of life, how can you possibly get it?

38 years ago I read a book called Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. At the ripe old age of 15, I stumbled across this book and it has been the single most important event in my life.

Because, the information Napoleon Hill provided in that book was so brilliant, so relevant, and so life changing, anyone who took these concepts to heart and actually applied them in their lives was destined to have success at the highest levels.

One of the first concepts in the book is something called “Definiteness of Purpose”.

It’s the number one, first, most important concept of them all.

What is Definiteness of Purpose?

Well, in simple terms, imagine that you are the captain of a ship. When you leave your port and head out to sea, you head for your destination right? But, what if you don’t have a destination?

What if you never decided where you wanted to sail to?

Where would you end up?

When you have a specific destination in mind, and you determine that you are going to get to it no matter what, you have Definiteness of Purpose.

Definiteness of Purpose is having clear and concise goals.

It’s knowing exactly what you want in your life.

It’s knowing exactly the type of person you want to grow into.

And Napoleon Hill goes on to say that until you know exactly what you want in your life, and until you know exactly the type of person you want to grow into, the best possible thing you can do for yourself is devote yourself exclusively to getting these ideas clear in your mind.

Once you have Definiteness of Purpose, you must create an incredible passion for accomplishing these things. You must develop a burning desire to make these events happen in your life.

If your Definiteness of Purpose isn’t exciting enough to get YOU excited, then it’s time to go back to the drawing board.

Here’s an idea I hope you will take action on.

For the next week, take just 10 minutes a day, and make a list of your Definiteness of Purpose.

What do you really want in your future? What kind of a person do you want to grow into?

Here are some of the areas to consider….

Financially….

Physical fitness….

General Health….

Career….

Relationships….

Spirituality….

And on….

I promise all of you who do actually take 10 minutes a day for a week and do this exercise, your life will never be the same again.

And perhaps for the first time in your adult life, you will have a clearer picture of what you want to do with the rest of your life!

Namaste.

Jeff