Persistence Marketing:

Take a look at the most successful entrepreneur’s in the world and you will find something that is common with every one of them. They all take risks!

Don’t take that statement to mean that these guys haphazardly go about getting involved with every opportunity that crosses their paths. That is NOT the case at all. However, once they have enough information to make an informed decision and more importantly their intuition tells them to jump, they are in with both feet.

I can imagine that a number of people reading this are immediately thinking that there is a good possibility that they will FAIL. Yes, you would be very correct in assuming that many of these highly successful (professional) entrepreneurs have failed more than you would imagine.

The good news is that while failure may be an event in our lives, we would all do well to learn what we can from that journey and then use that information to increase our chances of success in our next venture.  The unwillingness of so many people to take risks is the primary reason they are stuck right where they are.

And if you get nothing else from this, remember that the willingness to take RISKS is exactly why the highly successful rich people we know are where they are!

All too often people are unwilling to take risks for the following reasons:

*Afraid of failure

*Focus on all the reasons why the will fail and not how they can succeed

*Simply afraid of trying anything new/different

*Focused on their past failures

*Let others influence or make their decisions for them

Anytime I see someone that has a Mansion, owns their own airplane, donates large sums of money to a cause, I am not thinking that it must be nice to be in their shoes. I am wondering what types of risks they have taken, what have they learned along the way, and what could I learn from this person. I see someone that has worked hard, taken risks, wasn’t willing to quit and now they have the freedoms in life to do what they want.

Look at the most successful people in the world: Robert Kiyosaki, Tiger Woods, Donald Trump, Michael Jordan, Bill Gates

All of these individuals have taken great risks, lost from time to time (failures) and as a result of their experiences both success and failures they have developed the skills/knowledge required to be some of the most successful people you will ever meet.

What are the skills and traits that you will find in common among this group of successful entrepreneurs?

*Failure – yes, they have failed more than you can imagine

*Self Discipline

*Persistence

*Goal Oriented

*Experience – both good and bad

*Mentors – willing to learn from others

As good as these guys are and as successful as they have been in the past each of them is smart enough to realize the importance of learning from others. Regardless of how you want to label their teachers (mentor, coach, advisors, etc) they are all pros when it comes to surrounding themselves with the people that can make a difference in their lives.

When was the last time you asked for help?

When was the last conversation you had with your mentor?

Who is your accountability partner?

Another very important trait of successful entrepreneurs is that you will never find them following the masses. They think for themselves and are most often found on the road less traveled. The masses are not wealthy and/or successful by the standards we are discussing here. There are only a small percentage of people that fall into this category.

Do not focus on your past losses! Learn from them and then move on. Keep a positive image of yourself at all times and stay focused on your goals and more importantly what your future will look like.

If you have not taken a look at the current state of the economy take note of the fact that many of the investors are doing everything they can to simply survive. While the market was going great (and over priced) people were jumping into the market like there was no tomorrow. As a result prices continued to climb, builders continued to build as if there was no end to the line of buyers and now many of them are out.

This is a classic example of people following the masses.

While many of these amateurs have been foreclosed upon and many are stuck with high mortgage payments for houses they can’t afford there are others that are out shopping for real estate. While it can be much more complicated, a basic principle of successful real estate investing is to buy whenever everyone else is selling. In other words, in most cases you are doing the opposite of what the masses are doing.

Find a business opportunity that is right for you. Once you have found something that you can be passionate about and then complete the research to assess risk, but when your intuition begins to scream at you – jump. While it is perfectly natural to be a little nervous about trying something that pulls you outside your comfort zone, that is the only what to truly achieve the dreams that are awaiting you.

Lastly, find yourself a mentor that truly cares about your success, and don’t be afraid to ask for help.

To Your Success!!

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