the first step to becoming a successful person is having a strong desire for your goals. what do you think

Yes, it seems that would be the case. Still I hear stories, from time to time, of people who made it big, yet didn't have a strong desire. And sometimes it seems that if you want something too much, you push it away.

At any rate, yes I'd like to be a millionaire. :yippee:

Yes, it seems that would be the case. Still I hear stories, from time to time, of people who made it big, yet didn't have a strong desire. And sometimes it seems that if you want something too much, you push it away.

At any rate, yes I'd like to be a millionaire. :yippee:
dear tom
i have just finished school. From my experience with school freinds, i have observed that u put things away when you don't desire them from heart and you are under pressure from outside to do it. you keep telling yourself - its my goal, i m gonna do it but your heart is not into it- you just put it away.

At any rate, yes I'd like to be a millionaire. :yippee:Just a millionaire? Slacker ;)

in the next 10 years i have set my goal to be a millionaire, if that is achieved- well, i can think ahead of being a billionaire.

Yes you need a strong desire to achieve your goals. But of course there's so much else! You need to know your goals for a start. And then you need to move past just wanting them and work towards achieving them. Wanting them becomes just a subconcious thing.

Of course without any of this achieving anything becomes just something that happens "incidentally", which is as much cop as playing the lottery.

I Totally agreed with all the above.

millionaires are very focused - they don't dawdle around socialising. is this true?

Certainly, achieving financial goals requires focus. However, if by focusing ONLY on gaining wealth, you lose your health, your friends (socializing), family relationships, community involvement, in my humble opinion, you've achieved nothing. Becoming a millionaire is not that difficult with all of the great opportunities we all are presented every day, however, it requires balance IF the millionaire status is to be enjoyed and to grow from there.

Barry Rice

but barry what if i am surrounded by people who are not goal oriented and just waste time in talking stupid things

Dinsa, you’ve posed one of the real reasons why so many folks continue to only dream of what they’d like their future to be, instead of living their dreams. Their fear of offending someone or breaking negative relationships, and the reluctance to seek out new, positive relationships and associates can spell failure to achieve, live and enjoy personal dreams – becoming a millionaire, or any other dream.

Chapter #5 of my Moving Forward Out Of The Fog Program at http://www.outofthefog.com spells out, in step-by-step, practical exercise format how to end negative relationships with kindness and how to form positive, new relationships. Dinsa, I’ve adapted a portion of the chapter here to attempt to answer your concern. In the final analysis, however, it comes down to how committed you are to achieve, live and enjoy your definition of success.

Many people reap only a small fraction of the bountiful opportunities that each sunrise has to offer. Despite the fact that untold wealth and happiness lies within everyone’s reach, they acquire very little of it because they blindly, without question, follow negative thinkers in a non-ending circle to nowhere.

You can not afford to be popular with negative thinkers. Choose your friends and associates carefully to insure that you are moving ahead with other positive folks. Otherwise, you will be sliding backwards with those refusing to look for their sunrise of opportunities.

Make it a point not to listen to co-worker’s or friend’s gripes and groans. It can ‘eat away’ at your newly discovered enthusiasm and positive can-do attitude toward living your definition of success, i.e., becoming a millionaire or any other definition of success. Negative folks do not believe they are negative, but, instead, believe they are being realistic and everyone else is wrong for being optimistic and positive-minded.

Do not spend time with people whose emotional and/or financial thinking is less positive than yours or those who purport to live everyone else’s life but their own. Separate from people who are lazy about their future. Stay away from negative talkers who try to fill you with their negative influences. Your family is one thing (although you should consider their influence on you as well). Your choice of friends and associates is another. It is a tough job to maintain a high level of motivation and enthusiasm. You will only make it tougher by trying to drag negative folks up your personal ladder of success with you.

Open your eyes and ears and listen to your friends and associates. Do they talk in the past tense? People who are always saying things like, “I did this”` “I’ve done that”, “I earned this much”, or people who are always recalling their past, are not success driven. They are past-tense historians. They have taken their eyes off of their sunrise and are living, and inviting you to join them, in the shadow of their past.

Positive, opportunity thinkers and doers are interested in, and talk about, where they are going – not where they have been.

"No one leads an orchestra without turning their back on the crowd." Anonymous
The world is made up of two types of people: 1) Those who are busily trying to impress others with how much they are achieving, and 2) Those who are silently, and busily, achieving their goals and living their definition of success. Identify, associate with, and support the latter.

Decide whether any person’s, or group’s, acceptance of, and association with you is a positive influence in living your definition of success. If not, cross their name off your list (those your currently associate with) as no longer a positive influence in your life.

It may be difficult for you to accept putting a line through names of some of the people on your list, but let me ask, “Are you living your life for them, or for yourself?” If you ARE living for yourself, is that other person, or group, a supporter or detractor in your becoming and remaining a positive thinker and doer?

When you make the decision to replace any of your present friends and/or associates with enthusiastic, positive thinkers and doers, you will be pleased at how effortless the process can be, if you do it gradually.

As you begin associating with positive, enthusiastic new friends and associates, you will find that you have less time to spend with fog-filled, negative thinkers and non-achievers (the folks you crossed off your first list). You will be so busy forming new associations that you will not have time to have unpleasant discussions, or open breaks, with any of the negative folks you crossed off. You will be so busy making contacts and spending time with these new, positive folks that the associations you had in the past can just fade away.

Best of success,

Barry Rice

wow! thanks for the great response. i am setting out for a holiday and don't have the time to write my next post out. there will be a new post here two weeks from now- watch out!

Thanks once again for the great response, Barry. Your insights have really helped me in choosing my relationships.
However, I wish to go deeper into the subject; considering that you are a trustworthy resource to draw on- being the author of such a comprehensible course (at least it seems like one).
I am very young and have just begun my college life. I am pursuing B.Sc from a university in India. An important observation that I have made among my colleagues is this that they are really not at all motivated. If you ask them what they would like their future to be like they would definitely come up with a wonderful reply. But, that’s it. I doubt, Barry if they will ever achieve their ambitions.
I sometimes find it difficult to adjust with such people as I am really so ambitious and motivated. I have read books like The Magic of Thinking Big, Think and Grow Rich, See You at the Top, You Can Win and many others. The people around me don't show even a trace of the habits these books outline.
Being more specific, the students are always talking of things like movies, songs (all unnecessary things). They have to make fun of teachers- some teachers are unacceptable to them due to their faulty pronunciations; some are too hasty in teaching etc etc. A lot of girls have to backbite on other girls who come to college in fashionable outfits. The students have to laugh at stupid things. Some of them talk so much that they expend all their energy that could have been better utilized in concentrating in the class. A word here, Barry, the university I am in is a C rated University according to UGC. So, perhaps you can understand. The teachers are fine according to me- I only look at the positive side of their personalities. There isn't much I can do about their negative traits like faulty pronunciation etc. Though the style of teaching is good on the whole, some teachers seem to have an attitude problem- they are always talking pessimistically about their country. One of the teachers once reflected, " In our country even the tennis players ranked 50th in the world get honored by the president. There are players who are no.1, no.2 but they are never Indians" True fact, but very pessimistic.
A bit about myself- I am very affable, outgoing and optimistic. I am ambitious and I have very big goals. I want to make it big in the field of writing.
In the beginning I enjoyed being with these friends (and I am still very popular among them as I make them laugh, praise and encourage them whenever they deserve it) but sometimes I feel I must not compromise with my principles in order to please them- I should not lower myself down to their level.
There's a friend who's quite like me but others are really hopeless. I believe, I should just be good to them and focus on my goals. When they will realize how my good qualities are bearing fruit for me, they might try to change too.
After all,Barry, their parents didn't give them the books I have read. That’s the conclusion.

Dinsa, it's been quite a few years since I was in a college environment, however, what you describe is also what after-college life is. There will always be people in college, in the business world, in church, in community organizations, and on and on, who hold different views or approach their living experience different than you.

When you take a long, hard look at what YOU are doing to associate with postive-minded folks with like mind-sets, work habits and aspirations, I'm confident that you will find inspiration and motivation. It is then that your current relationships will simply fade away - NOT because of messy breaks, but, because you will simply not have the time to associate or listen to other's negativity or skepticism about current events or the future.

Chapter #18, "That Damn Boss" of Jack Welch's book, Winning, (a GREAT book I recommend highly) reminds me of college professors I had many years ago. I did not always agree with my professors, or like them, however, if I remained committed to my beliefs, did my homework and gave 110% effort, their diatribes about this or that had no effect. My choice - my responsibility! Yours, too.

In other words, who you associate with and who you listen to is YOUR choice and responsibility. You do not have the time to attempt to drag "negative, fog-filled nobodies" up your ladder of success, and the longer you associate with negative folks, you are guaranteed to catch the same disease.

thanks for the response. i am just being good to these folks. and i have my goals in my mind.

Hello Barry,
Thanks for sharing your valuable time with me. It’s a pleasure to talk with positive people like you. I truly appreciate your initiative of offering your wise reflections to others without asking for compensation.
I know you are busy and perhaps I had been taking up much of your time.
I wanted to inform you what I have finally decided:
1. To be on a look out for positive people (I have already found some) and make earnest efforts to embark upon trustworthy relationships with them.
2. As for others, look for the positive things in their characters (no matter how negative they are)
3. Focus on my goals and not be influenced by reactions of others towards me.
What do you have to say?

I agree that we need focus, concentrating our power to our goal to become a millionaire. That means putting aside some less productive things like watching TV, minimizing socializing, entertainment and rest.

We are not going to put everything aside. Just being selective about who we associate with and how our time is spent.

As long as we do things according to our moral values, we are not going to lose "everything".

Jim Rohn quoted, " Earn as much money as you possibly can and as quickly as you can. The sooner you get money out of the way, the sooner you will be able to get to the rest of your problem in style".

Hmmmm.....
I think i agree to that, Fatimah.

The TV can suck the life right out of you and your dreams. They don’t call it the idiot box for nothing. :banghead: Being on the computer can be justs as bad. :bonk:
Stay focused and work at achieing your goals. Get a mentor, have a good positive attitude, surround yourself with good people, and you will be well on your way. :rulz:

To are success. :tiphat:

Dinsa, I think you're well on your way. Positve thoughts and positive other folks will always pave the way to your individual success . . . however you define what your success WILL be!

Good stuff!

The TV can suck the life right out of you and your dreams. They don’t call it the idiot box for nothing. :banghead: Being on the computer can be justs as bad. :bonk:
Stay focused and work at achieing your goals. Get a mentor, have a good positive attitude, surround yourself with good people, and you will be well on your way. :rulz:

To are success. :tiphat:
I agree with your views completely. TV, Computer and THE INTERNET (you forgot to mention that) can be great distractions. We must learn to control our impulses and keep these material things off as much as possible. Capitalize on their capability to assist you in achieving your goals but don't indulge to the extent of distraction.

Good stuff!
:tiphat: yep, thanks for the encouragement, i am so overjoyed :yippee:

Here's my view on the matter. Everybody here is saying they want to be millionaires, but that's all I'm seeing. If you want it so much, you have to ACT, and start work on achieving your goals. You can make all the goals you want but until you start working to be succesful, you're going nowhere. Everything requires hard work, and there is no way to be a "certain millionaire". You have to work hard at something you are passionate about, and things will work out. You have to always stay creative, so that when you get ideas you can put them into action and be succesful. As for the question of socialization, I think that it is extremely important. You can't not talk to people and push them away for your work, otherwise you will end up being miserable. When you finally crack the big dollars, you want to also have a life outside of that.

That's just my 2 cents :)

I have known a number of millionaires during my lifetime. I'm making a big generalization here, and this may not be the rule, but from my observation, the more driven an individual was to achieve wealth in life the lessor quality of a family life he had.
I think it was a matter of focus and commitment. The more focused and committed we are to one particular goal, the less time and energy we will have left for all the rest of the things in our life. It is a case of each of us having only so much time and energy in a day or in a lifetime, and how we choose to spend that time and energy. It is better to have different goals in each of the important areas of our life rather than one large overconsuming goal in only one part of our life. That's just mho. :)
Al Z

Thats absolutely right Al Z. Our aim should be to achieve success in all areas of life.

Having a desire is one of the key elements, however, defining your purpose is the key?

Why?

When times become frustrating and difficult, it will be your purpose (the foundation) of this journey that will keep you determined, persistant, and passionate.

A great personal developement resource is John Di Lemme. Check out his site at www.FindYourWhy.com (http://www.findyourwhy.com). This motivational coach will get you thinking and help place your life on track.

Peace,
C.F. Jackson

A great personal developement resource is John Di Lemme.

John Di Lemme is awesome, isn't he? I can remember listening to an interview with him at Audiomotivation.com, and found him really, really inspiring (and that was before I got involved in Success U, and found him there as one of the speakers whose courses we have access with)

He was a big part of me sitting down and working out exactly what I wanted from life - and what keeps me going back to it.

Best wishes and may every day bring you closer to your optimum life.

TANJA

Peace Tanja,

John Di Lemme is awesome, isn't he?


I can only agree with you. Just this past January John Di Lemme set me on fire. Since learning about him in last June, I've been to every event he's held here in Atlanta. I will miss his Success Mania this last weekend of March. I'm launching my new company, so I have to catch him on the next event. It fills me up to know that he knows me by name.

In January, John asked me to stand during his event to share my testimonial of something we spoke about earlier in the day. That feeling of having a millionaire know me by name and face is extraordinary.

John Di Lemme is a wildfire. I suggest to anyone to experiene him live. I have his picture with me and my mom among my framed pictures to keep me Fired Up! I'm determined to be a major success story, with his help.

As Tanja stated, it will stem from knowing my why? It is to Transcend Thousands into ACTION!

I advise anyone who haven't already, to read "Think and Grow Rich". This is the hand book for success and personal development.

Peace,
C.F. Jackson

John DiLemme is awesome! I did go to Success Mania this year and got to hang out with him a little bit personally. The only downside to the event was that Mike Litman couldn't make it.

John is now offering Think & Grow Rich on audio. I have it playing on my computer all day at work. It really makes the difference in my work day.

I didn't get to attend this last one for one main reason, with a close second reason. That weekend I launched my motivation apparel. Second it was my biirthday.

My mother went and she said it was explosive! There wasn't any doubt in my mind that it would be. She's been on fire ever since.

GoalGetter, my mother is the woman who John asked to stand up and show everyone her shirt on that Saturday! That's my mother and that's my tee.

I'm on the last chapter of Think and Grow Rich, it's a great resource for personal development. Wouldn't you agree GoalGetter?

Peace,
C.F. Jackson

I didn't get to attend this last one for one main reason, with a close second reason. That weekend I launched my motivation apparel. Second it was my biirthday.

My mother went and she said it was explosive! There wasn't any doubt in my mind that it would be. She's been on fire ever since.

GoalGetter, my mother is the woman who John asked to stand up and show everyone her shirt on that Saturday! That's my mother and that's my tee.

I'm on the last chapter of Think and Grow Rich, it's a great resource for personal development. Wouldn't you agree GoalGetter?

Peace,
C.F. Jackson

I checked out your site. Looks like you're giving away free t-shirts. I was wondering if you have any different kinds and how much they cost?
gm

Excellent conversation on what it takes to succeed. I'm sure most of us have known millionaires who have been very balanced in all areas of their life and others who have not. And surely, many successful people have been called "lucky" when in reality they have made choices that have allowed for their success. Those choices include:

Who to surround themselves with?
What thought processes do they subscribe to?
What do they do with their time?
What actions do they take to achieve a specific outcome?

One of the best ways to find out what makes a millionaire tick is to ask them. The thing I am most intrigued with are the thought processes that inspire actions that produce results.

I don't know any millionaires... never have.

There have been times in my life when I thought money would be the answer to my problems, and each time money was my sole focus I moved farther away from finding happiness.

It's interesting to me that this thread has over 700 views.

What I've learned over the years is that when I focused on the things that matter most to me.... my family, being a good provider, raising happy and confident children, building a stable company that employees can count on, helping to build a better community, and so on... I achieved more financially than when I was only focused on the pursuit of money itself.

The real important question we need to ask ourselves is why do we want to be millionaires? What purpose will having all that money serve?
Making money for the sake of making money is greed, pure and simple, and living a greed driven life will cost us in the end. Just look at what greed is doing to our country today.

So, my opinion and advice on this subject is to get your priorities straight, determine what matters most to you, and put financial goals in their proper place.

Food for thought from the "For What It's Worth" department.
gm

As with anything, you can have good and bad in any group. I know plenty of people who are not successful, but strive for success at the detriment of everything else in their life.

On the other hand, I have friends and clients who are extremely successful, (they are millionaires) and are some of the most giving and caring people around. One person (a multi millionaire) recently took a month away from his business to help with the continued rebuilding in areas hit hardest by Katrina.

Others will donate substantial amounts of money to programs to help others all the while keeping a happy family life going, enjoying activities other than their businesses, and contributing to their community. They contribute because they have a good heart and want to help.

Perhaps for some people who have achieved the level of millionaire the reason they enjoy the money is because of what the money gives them the freedom to do and contribute.

Again, you will have good and bad in any group. But just because someone has a lot of personal wealth does not automatically indicate they are out of balance.

As with anything, you can have good and bad in any group. I know plenty of people who are not successful, but strive for success at the detriment of everything else in their life.

On the other hand, I have friends and clients who are extremely successful, (they are millionaires) and are some of the most giving and caring people around. One person (a multi millionaire) recently took a month away from his business to help with the continued rebuilding in areas hit hardest by Katrina.

Others will donate substantial amounts of money to programs to help others all the while keeping a happy family life going, enjoying activities other than their businesses, and contributing to their community. They contribute because they have a good heart and want to help.

Perhaps for some people who have achieved the level of millionaire the reason they enjoy the money is because of what the money gives them the freedom to do and contribute.

Again, you will have good and bad in any group. But just because someone has a lot of personal wealth does not automatically indicate they are out of balance.

I agree that wealth is not an indicator of a life out of balance. Those indicators would be things like, a failed or struggling marriage, poor relationships with children, drug addiction, obesity, and so on.
In fact, poverty is a sign of a life out of balance.

I feel there is a predominant notion in our society that associates wealth with success as characterized by statements like "I have clients who are extremely successful (they are millionaires)."

I know many people who I consider to be extremely successful (none of them are millionaires). It bothers me when I see people who want to be successful participate in millionaire worship. There are so many more important things in life than money.

How much money a person makes is not a measure of whether they are good or bad. Who we choose to look up to or emulate should be decided on the quality of their character, not the size of their bank account.

gm

There are so many more important things in life than money.

How much money a person makes is not a measure of whether they are good or bad. Who we choose to look up to or emulate should be decided on the quality of their character, not the size of their bank account.

I absolutely agree with George here in that there are more important things in life than money and that character should not be judged on the basis of wealth.

I also think that the goal to become a millionaire, multi-millionaire, or even a billionaire is an excellent goal to have as long as there is an appropriate WHY behind it. Money is simply a tool. It will only make you more of what you already are. If you are greedy, it will make you more greedy. However, if you are generous and have great desires to help others, you will become more so. George is a coach and may be doing much good where he is at now. However, how many more people could he help if he was a millionaire? How many more people and/or companies would know of him and the services he provides if he was a millionaire?

I heard Mark Gorman speak a month ago in Atlanta and he made the point that if you only want enough money to pay your own bills, then you are a selfish person. You should want enough money to cover your own needs and then have enough left over to enable you to help at least one person.

Broke people can't help broke people.

I absolutely agree with George here in that there are more important things in life than money and that character should not be judged on the basis of wealth.

I also think that the goal to become a millionaire, multi-millionaire, or even a billionaire is an excellent goal to have as long as there is an appropriate WHY behind it. Money is simply a tool.

Broke people can't help broke people.

Excellent points. I agree with character should not be judged based on wealth. Additionally, I would say most people know very wealthy people whether they realize it or not.

And yes, broke people cannot help broke people. The reality is, money can be a powerful tool. And yet, it seems in this discussion there is some misundertanding on what that even means. I am not at all implying that money is the only measure of success. However, it is a real measure that allows for much good to be done if one is inclined to do good. And, simply because one has money does not at all mean they are out of balance.

I like this discussion!

Broke people can't help broke people.

Many people have the perception that all rich people are greedy jerks, which isn't always the case (although in our society today it seems to be the rule rather than the exception). Many people also have the perception that if a person doesn't make a lot of money (or broke), he/she doesn't have anything to offer.

I'm not going to defend rich people because they really don't need my help, but as far as broke people are concerned here's my feeling, and I'm a little sensitive to this issue because I was a broke person at one time (I don't mean bought a bunch of stuff I didn't need on credit broke... I mean living below the poverty level broke with a wife and two kids).

Income doesn't equal value, while it's true that a broke person can't teach someone how to make a lot of money, a broke person can still teach and contribute in other areas of life that don't cost money.

For example when I was broke, I volunteered to referee and coach youth soccer. I didn't have money to give so I gave my time. Broke people have value, but I can tell you based on personal experience, that society in general has a way of making people who struggle financially, feel worthless and unimportant.

So I encourage people not to discount the value of what a person has to contribute based on their income, and the flip-side of that, which is really my point, is don't over value what a person has to say or contribute just because he/she is a millionaire.

Andy, you're right that I could help more people if I was a millionaire (something that is within my reach), because, given the current circumstances of our society's perception, it would give my message more credibility.

gm

Many people also have the perception that if a person doesn't make a lot of money (or broke), he/she doesn't have anything to offer.

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Income doesn't equal value, while it's true that a broke person can't teach someone how to make a lot of money, a broke person can still teach and contribute in other areas of life that don't cost money.

For example when I was broke, I volunteered to referee and coach youth soccer. I didn't have money to give so I gave my time. Broke people have value, but I can tell you based on personal experience, that society in general has a way of making people who struggle financially, feel worthless and unimportant.

So I encourage people not to discount the value of what a person has to contribute based on their income, and the flip-side of that, which is really my point, is don't over value what a person has to say or contribute just because he/she is a millionaire.

You know, this thread has triggered a string of thoughts. Let me just throw them out there and see what you all think.

Everyone looks to the millionaire for advice on how to get rich because they have done it. They buy product after product after product and don't seem to get anywhere most of the time except more and more broke from all the money they are throwing out there. This is in large part because they are not putting the action and persistence behind the decision to become wealthy and they keep looking for the "get rich quick" idea that will require little effort. End result = perpetually poor.

Wouldn't it make a difference if they realized and remembered that every wealthy person has a history of being broke at some point in their past. Even those who inherited their money - that wealth came about from someone who was tired of being broke. What if they realized just how much a broke person had to offer when they reached the point where they were tired of being broke?

I think people would accumulate wealth so much faster if they found one person who had made the decision to do whatever it takes to leave the paycheck-to-paycheck lifestyle behind, got involved with whatever they were trying to accomplish, and formed a wealth-building team that aspired to great financial heights. One good idea can change your life. Unfortunately, most people have no idea what to do when they hit bottom. Hitch up with someone who has an idea and is going forward with it and WORK with them on it. That's called getting in on the ground floor, which is where serious money can be made if the idea is a hit!

I think I would much rather go along for the ride with someone who is climbing out of the financial cellar rather than listen to someone sitting on their bank book while charging you to tell you how they did it 20 years ago. This is another way broke people have something to offer.

What are your thoughts on this?

One last comment: I believe it was Les Brown that I heard say in an interview that he would rather be broke than poor because being broke is a temporary state of finances. Being poor is a self-defeating mindset that can destroy you. Comments?

- Andy

I think people would accumulate wealth so much faster if they found one person who had made the decision to do whatever it takes to leave the paycheck-to-paycheck lifestyle behind, got involved with whatever they were trying to accomplish, and formed a wealth-building team that aspired to great financial heights. One good idea can change your life. Unfortunately, most people have no idea what to do when they hit bottom. Hitch up with someone who has an idea and is going forward with it and WORK with them on it. That's called getting in on the ground floor, which is where serious money can be made if the idea is a hit!

I think I would much rather go along for the ride with someone who is climbing out of the financial cellar rather than listen to someone sitting on their bank book while charging you to tell you how they did it 20 years ago. This is another way broke people have something to offer.

- Andy

Is it because people have no plans, no idea what to do so that they couldn't move on? Or is it because people have too many plans, too many ideas of how to move on, but simply don't act on it? I have seen so many people who keep on dreaming and complaining for the past 15 years, I guess if they don't start to do something, don't act on their ideas, they might be keep on dreaming and complaining for the next 15 years?

How many can walk the talk? How many really know that actions speak louder than words? How many can translate their dreams to actions?

Of course I like to team up with people who have the desire to succeed; but I also like to communicate with someone who has experiences and who are successful 20 years ago. These old mentors's encounters (e.g. circumstances, challenges, difficulties, environments, people, climate) would be v different from mine, however, I could always learn the right attitudes, the determination, the perservence, the frameworks, and many more from interactions with them.

But can we just "copy & paste" their actions? Of course not. Just like what I have been sharing in conducting inductions & workshops, "copy & paste" is v diff from "gathering, inquiring, analysing, discussing, digesting, communicating and delivering the idea successfully to the colleagues and sups"

one great idea... i like it... it is really true that plan your work and work your plan... for words have nothing to do what you think...the critic is the one who knows the way but dont know how to drive the car...

But can we just "copy & paste" their actions? Of course not. Just like what I have been sharing in conducting inductions & workshops, "copy & paste" is v diff from "gathering, inquiring, analysing, discussing, digesting, communicating and delivering the idea successfully to the colleagues and sups"

Flging Fox,

I agree with your statement above. As a published author who decided to learn all aspects of the industry before making my decision to start my own publishing company, I've learned that the desire comes from bumping a knee or two - here and there.

I have writers wanting to know how to do it and yet they have not started their own facts finding mission to get the answers they are seeking from me. When I come across this, it puts me off. I question: "What do you know? Do you know the process of going the traditional route or what truly is POD?" To not come across harsh, I ask them challenging questions where they have to think and dig deeper into their journey.

Peace,
C.F. Jackson
"It's more than a t-shirt business"