In Case You Misunderstood My Post on Mark Joyner

After sending out the email and the blog post about Mark’s new Kaizen Club, one of my readers posted a support ticket on my support desk and really gave me the what for on being a liberal.

I can only assume that he is a fairly new reader to my lists. If he weren’t, he would certainly know better than to think I would ever support liberalism, socialism, or someone like Obama who supports that kind of thing.

Let me explain something to all of you. My faith, as well as my politics are my business. If you must know though, I am a Conservative and a Christian. Note, I did not say that I am a Republican. I used to be, but there’s really not a lot of difference among politicians these days. It seems they all want the same thing: another way to take your money.

I’m not here to promote one political ideology over another, nor am I here to promote one religious ideology over another. (That’s for my personal blog.) What I will tell you is this: over the last 7 years I have learned a few things in business, and I want to share those things with you:

1. If you’re looking for a handout and not a hand up, don’t start a business. Businesses aren’t charitable organizations. If you’re going to start a business, you should do it because you want to make money, you have something to contribute, and you have something your customers want.

2. Avoid the attitude that others owe you something. I recently ended what I thought was a friendship over this whole election thing. I did it because my kids pointed out that this person was just taking advantage of me. I’m not a charitable organization either, and if you want to start a business, you need to get out there, learn how to start a business, market, write copy, build websites. No one owes you anything.

3. Negativity does nothing but hold you back. If you have a negative attitude, you are only creating an environment that will make it much more difficult for you to succeed. Even if you do succeed, and it’s possible (look at Hollywood), you won’t enjoy your success. What is the purpose of all that hard work if you don’t enjoy it?

4. Be careful who you listen to. There will be people in your life who will tell you that you can’t succeed for any number of reasons. Tune them out. Don’t take advice from people who have never achieved anything and have no ambition. Constructive criticism is always good if that person has your best interests in mind. Just be sure you know this is true before you listen.

5. This relates to number one. Don’t expect the government, a politician, or anyone else to do it for you. The secret to success in business is having a dream and taking action. You have to work hard, but believe me, it’s worth it.

6. If your life isn’t what you think it should be, then change it. Stop blaming others for holding you back because you are a certain color, race, sex, sexual orientation, or any of a million other things you can blame others for. Your success is up to you, and if your life isn’t what it should be, go look in the mirror. There’s your problem. Others can only hold you back if you allow it.

Read Jack Canfield’s The Success Principles. Not everything that happens to us is our fault, but how we react is up to us. Hating others, refusing to forgive are luxuries you don’t have if you want to succeed. They are only stumbling blocks.

In the words of Nelson Mandela, “Resentment is like drinking poison to try and kill your enemies.” You’re not hurting anyone but yourself.

If you live in the United States, money is absolutely no excuse for starting a business. There are thousands of libraries where you can get tons of information for free. You also have access to the internet.

Ditch those excuses and get busy. It’s the reason I recommended Mark Joyner’s Kaizen Club. I know Mark helped me, and he can help you too. It’s a choice.

To the reader who thought I was a liberal, I apologize. I simply do not have time for such silly nonsense. Please accept my apology.

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