Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Why Are Some People Rich And Others Poor?

When we look around us, we can obviously see people who are fortunate to be rich and some who are not as lucky and have to work hard to meet ends. However, why is this a case? Why do some people have things that others cannot even imagine to have and why do some people manage to have everything without really working hard or being talented? The answer is not simple because a variety of factors comes into play.

The first reason some people are the way they are is because of luck. Luck plays a huge role in everyday life. You either make the right choice or do not. Sometimes this choice is based on only one small thing that you do, sometimes it is based on many things that you do or a combination of things. Why are some people born rich, some luck played a role in that. Life is a chance that we all should have to take.

Another factor that affects this is the action of others. You can make all the right decisions or make good ones but people may hinder or block your way. They can make it hard for you to achieve your goals, they can discourage you on your dreams, they can make you do other things that you do not want to do or they can be a right hand to what you want. These people can be your family members, they can be your friends, they can be people that teach you or they can be someone that you do not know well or have no knowledge of. I feel that the action of others really helps because your actions can be influenced by the way they do things.

Another huge factor is environment and situation. You may not be born into the best situation to do what you want to do. You may be born in a war zone or you may be born in a rich area. The environment can make your life more comfortable or can make your life harder because of what you have to deal with and what else you have to worry about other than yourself. The situation that you are in is also a factor. If you are in a good situation such as a good job, it may improve your chances of being better off. However the situation you are in can really change if you make an effort.

Now there is something that you can do yourself. This is called self action. When someone is placed in any given situation, they must response if they want to maximize their chances for success. They have to do extra work if they feel it will improve their chances for something, they have to be prepared, they have to do the daily stuff, they have to ask questions when they do not know something, they have to do additional research on things that have not been answered and so much more. When you really want something, it is your duty to make sure that you do what is needed to get what you really want. Some people are hesitate and may question themselves so much that they do not do what they have wanted to do. Some people do not question their motives and do things on impulse. There is always something to do if you look hard enough and working toward your goals is important in meeting your potential.

Another thing that will have some factor is what you want to do. If you do something that will not pay high enough, it will be much harder to be successful as you really want. If you pursue something really difficult that will damper your chances. Some factors within this, include flexibility, how easy it is, how much it pays, the opportunities available and mobility.

Another factor is ability. Whether you choose something hard or easy to do, you have to be good. If you are a good student who is smart and holds good skills such as organization, you will improve your chances of excelling in the classroom. If you are not as good and well rounded as a student, it will be harder for you to work at a high level. Talent and skill is important because you are competing against many people for things to do, however if you are better than them in what you need to use and do, it will give you the edge.

One really important factor is how bad you want to be good. This is called self will and determination. If you really want something, how far are you willing to go for it? Are you willing to try but to lag a little, or are you willing to go to the last straw? If you want something really badly, it will motivate you to do something. Just like if you have to do well on a project, you will put in more effort, you will spend more time, you will be more creative and will present your work clearer. You can also go crazy in terms of what you do. You may put in more work ethnic everyday or may do something totally out of the blue. The person who has more determination usually wins because it improves everything else.

Another includes how well you are able to adapt. Some people may say that life is about how well you response to changes and what you do because of them. In a way they are right. If you are given tasks that you normally wouldn't do, how well would response? Do you give up, do you save your work for later or do you say that I can do this regardless of what I have to do? If you are able to response to changing times you are an interchangeable person. You can handle situations better, you can make old experiences learning ones and learn how to deal with what may happen in the future.

Another factor is how you think about things. If you cannot live with something bad happening, it will drastically affect what will happen later on. If you do not let it affect you, you will become better at dealing with what may happen. If you think positively, it will help you do things because everything is done in good nature. If you have a negative and demeaning thought on life, it can make everything you do, one that is painful and whatnot. If you think positively, it can help you make positive choices in life. Life flows smoothly if you think nice things.

Another factor is time management. You can be the best worker but if you party and do not do work when it is needed, it will put you in a bad situation. You have to know what time it is for work, for play, for relaxation. Sometimes it can be hard to make decisions because time is always moving, there may not be enough time for you to do things that you want. Knowing what is important to you can really help.

One factor that is not so nice to talk about is how people use the system. There is always a system when we deal with the world. These include economics, government, education and much more. If someone cheats at times, it can help them in school work, in the work force and much more. If you really cheat it can help you a lot because you get what you want using the less amount of effort. Many people do cheat from time to time, sometimes copying things, looking at things they should not be looking at and more. However, you should not cheat because it will catch up with you later when you do not want it to.

Conclusion: A lot of factors affect how well off you are. However, no matter what, you should do what you believe is right but should know what is realistic or not. Everyone has a potential and anything really can happen but you should do want you can.

7 Main Differences Between Rich And Poor People

Rich or poor, which category do you fit in?

Most people want to be rich, but most of them are poor, why?

There must be some differences between rich people and poor people. If you study carefully, you will find out why rich and successful people are able to produce amazing results in their life, and why some people are living in poverty.

To be rich and successful, you don’t need to be lucky, extremely hard working or you need to have a college diploma or a university degree.

What you need, is the right mindset and the right mindset will form the right habit. As a result, the right habit will lead you toward the financial abundance kind of lifestyle that you always desire.

So here are the 7 main differences between rich and poor people…

1. Rich people believe that they create their lives while poor people believe that life happens to them. Can you see why rich and successful people are able to create amazing results in their life right now?

It is simply because they are in control of their lives. They believe that they are the ones who is responsible for their lives, they are the ones who is creating their future, not the economy or the knowledge or luck.

On the other hand, poor people will always give excuses and blame on the circumstances. When they failed in their business, they will blame the economy, their boss, their family or anything that did not go according to their plan.

Whenever you believe that life happens to you, you will lose the power to change and the power to control your future. You must believe that you’re the one who is creating your future, not other people or events.

2. Rich people play the money game to win but poor people play the money game just not to lose money. This is a big mindset difference.

Have you ever seen people invest in the stock market? Some people are so afraid that they will lose their money and they form a mindset that blocks their creativity. They formed the mindset of ‘investing not to lose the money’.

However, rich and successful people know exactly how they need to think in order to win the game of money. They will think and act from the view of playing the game to win. Unlike poor people, they will never invest just not to lose the money.

3. Rich people think and focus on opportunities while poor people focus on obstacles.When you face with problems, what are you focus on?

Are you focus on the problems, thinking how bad the situation is going to be? Or are you focusing on the solution and thinking about how you can solve or even turn the situation into opportunity?

Think about this carefully. No matter who you are, you will definitely face with all kinds of choices in your life. And when you need to decide to move on, try to notice on you thinking, what do you focus on, the solution, or the problem?

4. Rich people dare to dream big, poor people think small. When I tell my parents that I want to make a million dollar, they will tell me, “Why do you need so much money? You can live a very good lifestyle if you got a job that has a good pay. You don’t need to be a millionaire.”

I don’t know about you, but this statement happens to me all the time. And I definitely believe that poor people will tend to think small while rich people always think big.

To poor people, they will think that rich people are greedy because they always think big. Is it true that you are being greedy if you think big? I don’t know if I buy this, but to me, I’ll think of it as a waste if you’re not using the resources available (your thinking) to you at full.

Don’t you owe it to everyone around you to create a better life for them? Don’t you want your family to live good? So think big and create the abundance lifestyle for these people right now.

5. Rich people are committed to their dreams, poor people are just dreaming about their dreams. Yes, this is an obvious one.

If you’re not committed to be rich, you can never be rich. How many times have you heard people say that they want to be rich, but they never do anything about it?

This is the mentality of poor people. They will just think about how good it is going to be if they are rich, but they will never do anything about their dreams. They know that they cannot afford a luxury car if they have a low pay job. The thing is, they never do anything to change it.

On the contrary, rich and successful people are committed toward their dreams. They will do whatever it takes, in the boundary or moral and ethics of course, to achieve their dreams.

6. Rich people associate with rich and successful people. Poor people will associate with poor people. Do you have any rich friends? Or all of your friends are poor?

I’m not suggesting that you need to stop making friends with poor people, what I’m suggesting it, try to get to know more about rich people. The more you mix with them, the more you will think like them. And if you think like them, you will start to create amazing results just like them.

If most of your friends are poor and their working salary all are below, $2,000, you will be having the same range of salary most of the time. However, if you associate with rich people who are making $2,000 in just a day, you will start to see the possibility of what you can accomplish in your life.

And this will change your thinking of what you can achieve in your life. $2,000 will become a small amount for you once you changed your mindset about money.

7. Rich people good learners while poor people think that they have learned everything in the world. One of the fastest ways to be financially abundance is to learn directly from people who have already achieved this status.

And if you’re not willing to learn, you will never be able to be successful. If you want to get the best pay, you must be the best. And the only way you can be the best is to learn from the best and learn to be the best.

You now know what are the 7 main differences between rich and poor people. Do what rich people do and try to avoid the adopting the mindset and habits of the poor.

This will guarantee you a financial abundance lifestyle.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Business Mantras Great Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar Can Teach You

The greatest cricketer in the history, the record holder of 35th cricket centuries Sachin Tendulkar can teach you even more than Harvard School of Business. Game of cricket is as challenging as any top career or business. And who else can teach you better, to swim through the tide of obstacles successfully and win, than the maestro himself.

1. DEVELOP A FIRE OF PURPOSE:

'There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.' These words of Napoleon Hill clearly define the personality of Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin had a purpose to make it big in cricket before he joined the team. The fire was so strong that no hurdle could stop him. His attitude was positive and the heart unwavering. When asked by a journalist Sachin told that his purpose was to become world's number one cricketer. The fire of great purpose compelled him to work very hard with complete dedication.

2. WORK HARDER TO BE PERFECT

When Sachin Tendulkar touched the milestone of 35th century to create history Sunil Gavaskar (previous record holder of 34th test centuries) described him "the closest thing to batting perfection the game has seen". Sachin got an immortal place in world cricket with an attitude to enjoy hard work and aim for perfection. He is totally dedicated to the game, and ready to give his best to the game. And he uses his experience and brain to shine out. Although he is an icon in cricketworld yet he is always at the beck and call of his coach and enjoys practice at the net. Pioneer of modern Indian industry billionaire Dhirubhai Ambani also said," If you work with determination and with perfection, success will follow."

3. BE PATIENT IN ADVERSITY

The biggest lesson you can learn from the master stroke player is to be patient in adversity. The year 2005 till October 25 was extremely depressive and discouraging for Sachin. No one was able to predict the exact outcome of his elbow injury. He was either performing poorly or out of the team. Many journalists even wrote him off saying that Sachin was a spent force. But Sachin neither bragged nor made any refuting statements. He just kept patience and at the right time showed his mettle to the world - becoming the biggest. Like day and night, there are ups and down in the life of a person. If a businessman allows himself to be crushed he is rarely able to cope with the problems successfully. There is always a silver lining in the dark, there is always hope.

4. COMEBACK WITH A BIG FORCE

He was declared fit by the doctors before he faced the acid test of his life against the mighty Sri Lanka on 25th October; 05. He mesmerized his fans by wonderful knock of 93 runs. It was a marvelous comeback. So never underestimate the great minds like Sachin Tendulkar. They resurface with a big bang. Whenever you have to make a comeback do it with all the determination you have, almost astonishing others. It will always win the heart of others. It will invoke a deep confidence in your sturdiness and capability.

5. DON'T BE OVER-STRESSRED WITH EXPECTATION

James Cook said, “A person who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.” It is a great business philosophy that Sachin follows diligently. He just concentrates on his game and performance and gets applause from every corner of the world. When you are in charge of a certain venture there are expectations from others. You are expected to do well, compete successfully, help the company to rise to new heights etc. If you get yourself over-stressed under the weight of expectation you won't be able to perform. During 2005 many times fans and journalists expected Sachin to stage a comeback fast. But he was at ease with himself. He never allowed the expectations of his fans to compel him to take unwise decisions or play foolishly. He tried his best to recover with ease and just got more determined to strike at the right time.

6. LISTEN AND EVALUATE

Great Pakistani cricketer Javed Miandad once said that Sachin's quality of listening struck him most. While in the same premises Sachin went to Miandad often to take his advice on batting and listened to him attentively. In the same way Sachin always listened to his coaches and seniors. His first coach Ramakant Achrekar also admired his quality of listening carefully and improving. This habit helps him to gain respect, evaluate his technique and make further improvements. Listen to others, evaluate every aspect of your strategy and analyze everything in a right perspective - it is a wonderful game plan to proceed faster in career or business.

7. BE HUMBLE AT THE PEAK OF YOUR SUCCESS

Due to his trait of humbleness Sachin always won the support of his family, his wife and his friends. His uncle and aunt (his father’s younger brother and his wife) also praised Sachin for his humility and respective attitude. Sachin lived with them for four years in the beginning of his career. You will always find Sachin polite and caring. Although he is the senior most player in the team yet he is easy to handle with by any captain. He has never been reported to have interfered in the management of the team. Neither any captain nor any coach was been rebuffed or misbehaved by Sachin. He not only mixes up with juniors easily but advises them also. When he was requested to relinquish captaincy as he was not performing well he complied. On the contrary an attitude of arrogance and sticking to captaincy at all costs cut down great ex-captain Saurav Ganguly in stature, and he lost captaincy in a very humiliating way.

8. DELEGATE RESPONSIBILITY

As soon as Sachin became a cricket-star sponsors started approaching him. It distracted his concentration towards game. He became worried. He discussed about his problem with his friend Ravi Shastri who advised Sachin to delegate this monetary headache to Mark Mascarenhas of World-Tel. Sachin agreed and after that Mark’s company handled his sponsorship and monetary negotiations fabulously. Free from commercial issues Sachin was able to give most of his time to his real passion - cricket. A businessman must understand the value of delegation in business as it keeps his mind focused on the main goal.

9 BE VIGILANT TO OPPORTUNITY

Although the world is full of opportunities yet a good opportunity never presents itself again and again. So whenever an opportunity comes grab it with full force. You have to pounce upon it with all your might and resources by hitting fours and sixes. If you fail the opportunity may not come again. You have to keep your eyes open and hold the opportunity hard as soon as it dances before your eyes. Grabbing a good opportunity and building upon it is the secret behind success of most of very successful persons in the history.

10. INVEST IN OTHER VENTURES

Sachin is a great cricketer and earns a big money every month. Still he never keeps all the eggs in one basket. In his spare time he works in advertisements. He has also invested money in restaurant business (chain of Tendulkar's is famous for tasty food). It ensures a smooth inflow of cash even if he is unable to earn from cricket for some time due to stroke of misfortune or bad fitness. In the similar way a businessman should invest in other safe ventures too. A young man should keep other careers options open.

11. AVOID DIRTY POLITICS

Sachin just minds his own business and uses his maximum time in improving his skills and cricket acumen. Sticking in political gambits consumes too much energy of a player and it affects the performance. He keeps away from dirty politics and concentrates on his performance. You can either play dirty politics or make strategies for a business venture.

12. ALWAYS STRIVE FOR MORE

A good businessman never rests on laurels or success. Untiringly he continues to touch new milestones. Sachin has great regard for his first coach Ramakant Achrekar. He inculcated in Sachin 'the urge and desire to build long innings'. He always said, "A batsman must never be satisfied. The hunger for runs must be insatiable." Even after touching the milestone of maximum centuries both in one day and test cricket, and making many other world records Sachin Tendulkar is still striving for more and more. A great philosophy for those persons who really want to make it big in any field.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Thomas Edison’s Top 5 Tips for Success

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

One of the problems in life is that people just give up too soon. I think quite a big bit of this because of social programming and the expectations set by society. It’s seen as pretty normal to try once or maybe a few times and then give up.

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

Now, how do you reframe failure? How do you look at it so you don’t feel overwhelmed and give up? Well, you can look at failure as a part of a process. You look at it as ways that won’t work. You draw lessons from those ways. Then you let that go, focus on the present and try again (this time perhaps in a different way).

“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”

Useful information is good. But you have to put it to use sometime or you’ll never reap any benefits or success. This is a pretty common problem when you for instance get interested in personal development. You get a lot of books, programs etc. and you study them. And then you get more.

“Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.”

But just going for it, taking action and doing something isn’t enough. You have to ask yourself if what you are doing is useful? Or is it just another way to keep yourself busy, to keep yourself from doing what you really want to do?

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”

There is a myth that geniuses mostly just are geniuses and can do great things pretty much as easily as you and I tie our shoelaces. But what is seldom mentioned or seen is how much the really successful people work. And how far the people that just practise, practise, practise can go.

5 Tips for Achieving Success

Some say that success is just luck. “Luck? Nonsense. The harder I work, the luckier I get” said multi-millionaire Ralph Engelstad. Hard work? Forget about that! Success is about laziness, says The Lazy Way to Success. So who is right?

Can we distill all the success literature into 5 simple pieces of advice that all the “success experts” can agree upon? I think you will find the Top 5 list below in all but the most radical personal development and success thinking out there:

1. Do What You Love

It is hard to argue with this one. Have you ever found anyone that is successful doing something they hate? I guess you can take the definition of success to any extreme, but I have a hard time accepting that anyone living in misery doing something they hate can be called successful. Naturally, doing what you love gets you the motivation and the excitement required to achieve success. In fact, for many, doing what you love is success in and of itself.

2. Perfect Your Game

If your definition of success is being great at something, then studies have shown that the secret to success is to practice to perfect your game. These studies even argue that natural talent is irrelevant, and that it is all about the practice. Regarless of which side of the nature versus nurture argument you simpathyse with, most people will agree that in order to be successful you have to perfect your game.

3. Be Unique

It is hard to imagine a clone being a symbol of success. Success is about bringing your own unique ways to the world, adding diversity and value. Most experts will agree that if you want to be successful you have to find you niche, you have to find ways to leverage your own unique gifts. Success, even in its very definition, is about your own unique perspective in our vast universe.

4. Believe in Yourself

I am yet to find a successful person that does not believe in himself. If you don’t believe in yourself, who will? Studies have shown that success is influenced by your mindset. Successful people believe that they can get better through their own efforts. If you want to be successful, start believing in yourself.

5. Never Give Up

Last but not least, every success guru will tell you that you must never give up. To be successful you must persist through failures, criticisms, rejections, and all the other negative things in life. You must have heard the old cliché that success is a journey, not a destination. In the success journey, the only time you can say for sure that you are not a success is when you give up on the journey.

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