Self Improvement Information

There are many ways to build a business life.  Whether you work in your own entrepreneurial business or as an employee in someone else’s business. Some people work hard and the fruits of their labor come with extreme amounts of pressure and stress.  They work long hours.  They have little time to enjoy family, hobbies, and relaxation.  As soon as they stop, due to illness or misfortune, they seem to be swept up by an invisible force that seems to carry them away.  They spiral into more health problems or financial ruin.

A few months back, I was sitting next to a gentleman at a seminar.  The relationships side of my personality took over and I just had to make a new acquaintance.  Hoping to find areas of commonality, I asked him what he did for a living.  He explained that he was a Yoga instructor with his own business in a nearby town.  Being interested in Yoga and knowing that it can be a competitive field for instructors, I asked him how that was working for him.  His response was, “quite well, I have more business than I can handle”.  I asked him how he got his clients and he responded, “they just come to me”.

I have observed businesses that function similar to the first and, also, to the second examples. I have puzzled over it.  How can some folks have an almost effortless experience building their business like the Yoga instructor, and some people always seem to be swimming upstream against a waterfall of adversity.

We would all like to be part of a business that grows, with what seems like effortless ease.  Most people don’t have a problem with the part of the equation that calls for working hard.  That is not where the challenge lies.  It is the mindset, or being in “the flow”.

I have been on a quest to answer the question, how do we get to “the flow”?  I have been making considerable headway on answering that question.  As the quotation says, “when the student is willing the teacher will appear.”  I stumbled into this video from “Engage Today 2009″ which was a conference held in September of 2009.  This conference had some heavy hitters, in the success arena, in their line up of speakers.  A 16 CD set will be released on January 28, 2010 with all of these speeches.  Looking at the line up of speakers this should be a great investment.  You can check out the preview videos here.

The 9 minute video I am showing you today, which is just a teaser, is bits and pieces from a speech given by Vishen Lakhiani from Finer Minds.  Even in this preview video he gives some interesting answers to the question about how to get into the flow.  If you enjoy this post please re-tweet.

I love studying successful people like Will Smith.  Studying people that have risen to great heights in their field of endeavor is motivational and inspirational.  That, alone, has great worth.  What is of greater worth, is by studying great people who have done amazing things, it is possible to uncover the pattern or “blue print” for success. By discovering that blue print we can figure out how to replicate it for our own success and achievements.

I believe that when we have the goal and the desire to make a difference in this world, we will be shown the path to make that happen.  The problem is not in finding the path, the problem is how we approach that trail to our desires.

In this video, Will Smith points out that we are always looking for the complex when really it is easy.  Sometimes, I wonder, if we make things difficult because we have the need to feel we deserve it, or do we just overlook the simplicity?

I have always been a fan of Will Smith.  I enjoy his work.  He is a master craftsman in his field of endeavor.  He has worked very hard to establish himself in a very competitive field.  When I saw this video, it all fell into place.  So many times we focus on those in Hollywood that have achieved success and then let it slip through their fingers because of a deadly flaw in their personality that made it possible for things such as drugs to take over and crush their success.  Those highly publicized bodies are strewn along the path of Hollywood successes and it colors our perception.

Will Smith is a thoughtful and determined man.  He has studied success for years.  He has found “the flow” of making it happen.  When someone finds “the flow”, and has the work ethic to make it happen, their endeavors can seem effortless.  The extraordinary thing that sets Will apart from others is his passion for sharing his knowledge of success.

There are many pearls of wisdom in this 10 minute video.  I have watched it several times. I took notes and most of all I enjoyed it. If you will do the same, I believe you will discover the “blueprint”. If you enjoy it, leave me a comment and pass it on.

I am a fan of Stephen Pierce.  I am a sucker for rags to riches stories.  They pump me up!  I always marvel at the strength of the entrepreneurial spirit as it rises up in someone as a force that can not be denied.  Stephen started out as a young man, raised in a family that didn’t embrace business ownership.  He started his journey to wealth on a borrowed computer.  He had an idea and he followed his heart.

I have been fortunate, in my life, to meet many 7 and 8 figure a year wealth creators.  I have found that once they have acquired their wealth they, usually, grow to become people who care about other people having the opportunity to follow in their footsteps in acquiring wealth.  Successful and wealth people think differently than those that aren’t.  To become wealthy is a different perspective, a different mindset.  Stephen would tell you it is a mindset that can be learned.

Stephen Pierce has built a dynasty.  He has reached the stage where his wealth is a “done deal”.  He wouldn’t have to work another day in his life if that’s what he chose to do.  He is now focused on helping others achieve the life of their dreams.

I have a 7 minute video from Stephen that is excellent. Sit back, grab a beverage of your choice and enjoy this video!  The greatest part about this is that it is only a taste of things to come.