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I’ve been reading “Reallionaire†by Farrah Gray. It’s interesting. Farrah shows how as a young boy, seven or eight years old, he desired more than anything to make a lot of money so his mother didn’t have to work so hard.
Some of the lessons from the book are, you need to want it very badly – he did. He also was willing to take a lot of no’s. No matter how many times people hung up on him, he just kept dialing. Kids can be very persistent.
Many times he didn’t really know if he was doing the right thing or not, but he didn’t let it stop him. People say, “Knowledge is power.†Although that has some truth, it falls short. I think was Tony Robbins says is more accurate. Tony says, “Action is power.â€
I know of someone that has a particular goal in mind. But from what I see that individual seems to be working around the edges of their goal, but not really attacking it.
I suffer from much of that same problem myself – physician heal thyself. I tend to work at the edges of a goal instead of really attacking it. I also tend to wait for perfect knowledge, when I should just do it and not wait.
Farrah also had a mentor.
I know of another very successful businessperson and, from what he has told me, he had a mentor. I don’t think he would have called this person a mentor, but he was.
Part of having a good mentor is listening and taking their advice.
Posted by Ted at May 1, 2005 8:43 AM