Do you know someone in the clasp of riches… for years?
Throughout my life I have known many people. The one sort that irritate me, especially if they want mentoring, are the ones who are forever “about to be” rich. You know the type? This idea, this business, that business. Nothing ever changes in there life and it is always not THEIR fault. Always circumstances
First time I met someone like this was a friend of mine some 30 years ago. He was about to become a millionaire. After e few years, I started realising that this was just him! He needed an aim, a goal, a dream to be alive.
Guess what? He is still not a millionaire some 30 years later. The thing is, people believed him then, were attracted to his “stories” and they still are - well, those who haven’t known him as long as me.
I have another friend who is an incredible musician and if he applied himself, he would make so much money but he thinks he is an entrepreneur and goes from one failed venture on to another. Funny thing with these people (sad thing) is that they TRULY believe their own visions and stories.
Hey, nothing wrong with having ambition and of course you must keep plugging away, but you must also have the intelligence and capacity to analyse. You don’t have to! That’s where people like me come in IF you listen to people like me.
Another friend of mine was getting nowhere with his estate agency. I told him a year ago to do some videos featuring himself. He was doing so badly at the time that he asked for money from me. I didn’t give and I don’t give money to anyone (another article).
I spoke with him this week and after ONE YEAR, he has now done his video and with one video he said he got 300 new subscribers on his youtube. In his field, that is a lot for 1 video.
Point?
If you are getting nowhere, you MUST change your methods. NLP: Keep doing the same thing, you will get the same results.
I never mentor people who are like the above people. Like many sick people who get used to being sick and their “own ways”, these people are never going to make it. In order to become successful, you must be prepared to - no I am not going to say fail - you must be prepared to accept that you are not as good as you think you are and enlist the help of someone that is wholly different in thinking than you. It will be well worth it. But only if you are ready for it and sadly few people are.