1. Get up from failure - Many people associate failure as negative but in reality failure should be equated to learning. When you fail, you have hopefully learned what doesn't work and adjust your actions to be one step closer to success. Robert T. Kiyosaki stated it perfectly when he said “Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.” So always get back up from failure and learn to always perservere because failure is the seed for success.
2. Always be positive and don't listen to haters - We have all been around that customer, co-worker or relative that is always negative and sees the glass as half-empty. Most people would agree that this is not a great experience as it doesn't help you out or improve your morale or that of your staff. We are usually running away from these type of people but that is not always possible and there will always be those haters out there. But to succeed you have to get away from the haters and negative people because they will put negative voices in your head. I have never known anyone who was super successful without being super positive.
3. Manage the hustle and outwork your competitors - As a Free Agent or Entrepreneur starting out, you may not have many resources or capital to compete with the bigger companies in your industry. But you do have time, so the essence in winning is to manage the hustle and outwork your competitors. The key in executing this is to work smarter and capitalize on your competitor's weaknesses. Hard work and perserverance often levels the playing field when your competitor is bigger and has more resources.
4. Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) - My definition of NLP is programming your mind for success. Tony Robbins didn't invent NLP but he popularized it among the masses in his seminars. The best link I found that explains NLP without boring you to death is HERE. A good example I always use, as I live in California, is controlling your mind/temper when driving in traffic. Most of the time if you do something wrong driving in California you will get two different reactions from the other driver. You might get the middle finger or, if you get a psychopath, you will get road rage. If you don't control your mind for success, you will get the escalated road rage which could lead to death. Back in 1990, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety conducted a study of over 10,000 traffic accidents linked to driver violence. Road rage was linked to 218 deaths. If I was a NLP practitioner, I would smile and wave back to the other driver. The reason this works is you are in control of the situation and you are not letting the situation control you. An understanding of NLP is a must for those in business.
5. Learn from the Best - Anthony Robbins is a great example of this. For one of his books, he interviewed 50 of the greatest financial minds to learn what he didn't know. This book became Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook (Simon and Schuster, 2017) The takeway from this is never stop learning from the best. Read as much as you can and soak up knowledge like a sponge.
Many of these lessons are not just business lessons but Life lessons. With all the current tragedies, we have to realize that life is too short to give up. It's also better to learn from other's mistakes rather than repeat those mistakes yourself. I want to encourage all Entrepreneurs and Free Agents to live an EXTRAORDINARY Life because when you look around the world today you will realize that life is too short.
Best Regards & Success,
Chief Free Agent #1
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