Everyone in life starts out with great intentions to make a success of their life. A baby fails on average 10,000 times before successfully walking without falling. That’s how determined we were when we started life. Imagine if a baby tried to walk, fell over a few times and thought, “this is too hard. . . I am just going to take the easy option and crawl the rest of my life!”
By our teenage years we have been told an average of 100,000 times that we are NOT good at lots of things, that we won’t be successful, that we can’t do this and can’t do that. Many people have already built an identity by their teenage years where they are full of doubt and fear.
We start out working life with aspirations of success yet 95% of people retire dead, dead broke, or living off social security or family. 100% of people intended to be successful but only 5% actually achieved a life where money and time do not control their retirement years.
80% of people who start up a new business fail in the first 12 months. 80% of those still in business after year 1 will fail in the next 4 years. That means only 4% of people who start a business survive the first 5 years, even after investing significant amounts of money, time and effort.
Everyone who says their wedding vows intends to live happily ever after however more than 30% of marriages do not survive the first 5 years and around 50% of marriages end up in divorce.
The point is 100% of people start out with an INTENTION to be successful in life, in business, in their marriages and yet the majority do not achieve the life they desired.
How do you avoid being another statistic?
“Look at what everyone else in doing and head in the opposite direction as fast as you can” was the advice given to me by one of my mentors and I believe there is alot of wisdom in that statement.
If the majority of people are NOT living the life they desired WHY would you do what the majority of people are doing? You need to STEP OUT of your comfort zone, do things differently and take different actions to everyone else.
However be aware that when you do not follow society you will also have your critics. People may judge you, criticise you and not support your decision. Often the biggest critics will be family, friends and those closest to you.
Remember though, critics do not put your children in private school, pay for your dream car, home and holidays, and will not fund your retirement.
It is the decisions and actions you take NOW that will decide your future. Your current life situation, good or bad, is a result of our past decisions and actions. What are you doing in 2009 to make sure the next 5 years is NOT a repeat of the past 5 years?
Holidays and Cash is not the only plan for success but it is a PLAN. It does offer a legitimate and credible way to change your life for the better. Join me in changing the world one leader at a time, one success story at a time, and living a life where money and time do not rule your daily life decisions.
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For those in Port Harcourt and its environ catch up with Deolu Akinyemi at the Amanda Hotel.. Woji GRA, Room 306, all day.. anytime t0day and next, as he makes the PLAN clear to you.
Talk soon.
June 18th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
well said.