Our Time On Earth
Posted by Cheanu in Leadership & Motivation on January 15, 2010
I recently read a story about life and priorities. It’s a story of a ham radio operator who one day overheard an older gentleman giving advice to a younger man on the air.
“It’s a shame you have to be away from home and your family so much,” he said. “Let me tell you something that has helped me keep a good perspective on my own priorities. You see, one day I sat down and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives about seventy-five years. Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and came up with 3,900, which is the number of Sundays that the average person has in his lifetime.
“It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail,” he continued, “and by that time I had lived through over 2,800 Sundays. I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy.”
He went on to explain that he bought 1,000 marbles and put them in a clear plastic container in his favourite work area at home. “Every Sunday since then,” he said, “I have taken one marble out and thrown it away. I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the really important things in life. There’s nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight.”
Then the older gentleman finished, “Now let me tell you one last thought before I sign off and take my lovely wife out to breakfast. This morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. I figure if I make it until next Sunday, then I have been given a little extra time.”
We can’t choose whether we will get any more time, but we can choose what we do with it. You write your own destiny. Make the most of the time and talent that God gives you.
The Difference
Posted by Cheanu in Money Awareness on November 6, 2009
Jean Chatzky says that anyone can prosper in even the toughest economic times… if they possess the key traits and abilities that will set them apart. She calls these traits The Difference, and in her new book Jean describes how you can go from the person who lives paycheck to paycheck to the person who lives in comfort.
Do you have The Difference? And, if not—how can you get it? Jean shares the eight things that matter most to help you become financially free.
Leadership And Integrity
Posted by Cheanu in Leadership & Motivation on August 6, 2009
Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. We must constantly strive to keep our integrity intact.
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.
The following poem “Am I True To Myself?” by Edgar Guest will serve as a “Mirror Test” to evaluate how you’re doing to build your life on the foundation of integrity.
My MBTI® Type: The Giver
Recently one of the members of my elite team—Platinum Networkers—introduced me to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI).
The most important aspect of the Myers-Briggs® type theory is that all types are equal and that every type has value.
Four of the following eight preferences make up a person’s MBTI® type, also called psychological or personality type:
- Extraversion [E] or Introversion [I] (more info here)
- Sensing [S] or iNtuition [N] (more info here)
- Thinking [T] or Feeling [F] (more info here)
- Judging [J] or Perceiving [P] (more info here)
As you act on your type preferences, you create a unique approach to the world, to information, to decisions, and to other people.
My MBTI® type is called The Giver.
What Is Your Life Metaphor?
Posted by Cheanu in Leadership & Motivation on July 25, 2009
What is a metaphor? Whenever we explain or communicate a concept by likening it to something else, we are using a metaphor.
We must be very careful about the metaphors we allow ourselves to use. Be careful of the metaphors that other people offer you as well.We must take charge of our metaphors, not just to avoid the problem metaphors, but so that we can adopt the empowering metaphors as well.
The scary part is that most of us have never consciously selected the metaphors with which we represent things to ourselves. Where did you get your metaphors? You probably picked them up from people around you, from your parents, teachers, co-workers and friends. Have you ever thought of the impact these metaphors has on you? Have the metaphors just became a habit?
For years, people asked me what it was I did exactly. At various times I tried different metaphors—”I’m a teacher,” “I’m a student,” “I’m a hunter of human excellence,” “I’m a speaker,” I’m a national best-selling author,” “I’m a peak performance consultant,” “I’m a therapist,” “I’m a counselor”—but none of them conveyed the right feeling. People gave me plenty of metaphors. I was known by many in the media as a “guru.” This is a metaphor I avoided because I felt that the presupposition that went with it was that people were dependent upon me to create their change—which would never empower them. Since I believe that we all must be responsible for our own change, I avoided this metaphor.
One day, though, I finally got it. “I’m a coach,” I thought. What is a coach? To me, a coach is a person who is your friend, someone who really cares about you. A coach is committed to helping you be the best that you can be. A coach will challenge you, not let you off the hook. Coaches have knowledge and experience because they’ve been there before. They aren’t any better than the people they are coaching (this took away my need to have to be perfect for the people I was “teaching”). In fact, the people they coach may have natural abilities superior to their own. But because coaches have concentrated their power in a particular area for years, they can teach you one or two distinctions that can immediately transform your performance in a matter of moments.
Sometimes coaches can teach you new information, new strategies and skills; they show you how to get measurable results. Sometimes a coach doesn’t even teach you something new, but they remind you of what you need to do at just the right moment, and they push you to do it. I thought, “What I truly am is a success coach. I help to coach people on how to achieve what they really want more quickly and more easily.” And everyone needs a coach, whether it’s a top-level executive, a graduate student, a homemaker, a homeless person, or the president of the United States! As soon as I started using this metaphor, it immediately changed the way I felt about myself. I felt less stressed, more relaxed; I felt closer to people. I didn’t have to be “perfect” or “better”. I began to have more fun, and my impact on people multiplied many-fold.
—Anthony Robbins
Source: Awaken The Giant Within (Anthony Robbins)
4 Steps To Getting Richer
Posted by Cheanu in Money Awareness on June 5, 2009
Financial expert Jean Chatzky wants you to stop making excuses and get richer! She has four simple steps anyone can follow to the path of financial success.
1) Maximize Your Income
- Set an income goal.
- Ask for a raise.
- Work an extra hour a week.
- Learn more about making more.
- Image via Wikipedia
2) Spend Less Than You Make
- Pause before you purchase.
- Pay bills on time.
- Use a debit card.
- Shop around.
- Find extra money for your savings.
3) Invest Money You Don’t Spend
- Save automatically.
- Earn more interest.
- Build your money confidence with Jean’s investment basics.
4) Protect Your Money
- Get insurance.
- Get a will.
- Get an account in your name.
- Learn how to better secure your future.
Source: Jean Chatzky on Oprah.com
Related article: How To Automate Your Income
What I “Saw” At The Graveyard
I just came back from paying respect to my ancestors. This is the time of the year when we get together with our fellow family members to pay respect to our ancestors. It’s called the “Qing Ming” Festival.
Today, I had a different experience from all those times I visited the grave in the past years.
The Magic Of Thinking Big
Posted by Cheanu in Leadership & Motivation on March 26, 2009
There is magic in thinking big. But it is so easy to forget. When you hit some rough spots there is danger that your thinking will shrink in size. And when it does, you lose.
Below are some brief guides for staying big when you’re tempted to use the small approach.
Perhaps you’ll want to put these guides on small cards for even handier reference.
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55 Famous Alibis
Posted by Cheanu in Leadership & Motivation on March 6, 2009
People who do not succeed have one distinguishing trait in common: They know all the reasons for failure, and have what they believe to be airtight alibis to explain away their own lack of achievement.
Some of these alibis are clever, and a few of them are justifiable by the facts. But alibis cannot be used for money. The world wants to know only one thing: Have you achieved success?
A character analyst compiled a list of the most commonly used alibis. As you read the list, examine yourself carefully and determine how many of these alibis, if any, are your own property:
5 Crucial Factors In Choosing A Network Marketing Program
Posted by Cheanu in Network Marketing on December 30, 2008
“Building a successful business requires more than lucrative pay plan or a ‘sizzle’ product.”
There are many factors in the equation for success in network marketing. The more of these factors that you familiarise yourself with, the greater is your chance of mastering the equation and achieving success. Network marketing is one of the few avenues through which individuals from all “walks of life” can achieve sizeable incomes and a great degree of “freedom of time.”
During my 32-year career, I have been witness to truck drivers, waitresses, plumbers, clerks, factory workers, the young, the elderly, along with accountants, bankers, lawyers, and physicians that have earned five, six and seven figure incomes in this industry. On the other hand, I have seen thousands of individuals waste time, lose their investments, have their dreams extinguished, and live in the frustration of perpetual pursuit without achievement.
Success by Design
You can aimlessly test one program after another, searching for one that will work for you, or pursue success by design. Generally programs do not work for you. You must select a program with the right dynamics and then learn to work the program. Learning how to be a true networker should be your goal. Articulating effective marketing strategy and learning to effectively communicate the benefits of your program are paramount to maximum success. Understanding the equation for success is vital to the preparation process for achieving maximum success.
One of the most important steps in your journey is selecting the right program. Success at the company level does not always equal success at the distributor level. There are very successful companies that have very high distributor attrition (drop-out) rates. Many companies “waste” thousands of distributors in the process of developing a product user base. Often there are flaws in the strategy of the company leaders that directly affect the distributors’ success.
5 Crucial Factors
You can reduce this risk by carefully examining the dynamics of the program that you are considering. It is not necessary to be in the “best program.” There are thousands of distributors in dozens of companies earning exceptional incomes. What is important, is to choose the program that has dynamics that will best work for you. There are five basic factors that you should examine:-
1. paradigm of company leaders
2. product philosophy
3. compensation strategy
4. marketing strategy at the company level
5. the support that is available to you from your upline and from the company
The security of the program goes beyond the financial realm. Although the financial condition of the company is important, real security is more complex. Having adequate funding available does not tell you how much the founder is willing to lose or risk. Don’t hesitate to ask the right people the “hard” questions. Talk to the company leaders, industrial leaders, competitors, and editors of networking magazines. You will be surprised how many people will be willing to chat with you.
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