Venture capitalists risk a certain amount of money in order to make more money. Women risk the complications and exhaustion of pregnancy in order to have the benefit of a baby. Firefighters risk their own lives to save the lives of others. Students risk tuition money and years of studies for the potential benefit of a lucrative career. Entrepreneurs risk the hours, money and dedication needed to start a new business for the potential benefit of a successful business. Publishers risk the cost of printing and marketing a novel for the potential benefit of a best seller.
“I’ve had some bad experiences with trust at work,” Jim wrote. “At my last job, my boss didn’t trust anyone, and it showed. He was completely disorganized, but he blamed me when he lost his paperwork. He tried to micromanage everything, and he was always spying on me and the other employees. I’d turn around from my computer and he’d be reading over my shoulder. He actually went through people’s desks a couple of time. He was always talking about honesty – how it was dishonest to get paid for a full day’s work without giving it – but he made all kinds of promises he never kept.”
A top tier celebrity is in the news right now. It’s a pretty unsavory story, so I won’t go into the details, but in short, he made some really serious mistakes. That was bad enough, but then someone got hold of the details and began to blackmail him.
Maybe you’ve seen the video. A heavy storm in the Netherlands stranded over one hundred horses on a small island of raised land, where they suffered from food and exposure for three days as concerned people frantically tried to find a way to rescue them. Even as the waters slowly receded, the traumatized animals didn’t risk putting a hoof in the waters that had so terrified them.
Change – it happens all the time. But we don’t like it. It’s uncomfortable and scary and a lot of work. But if you’re stuck in an unhappy place – unhappy in your home, marriage, job, or even yourself – you need to change. Yourself. Not them. Not it. But you.
An aspiring writer I know became friends with the creator of a complicated role-playing game. The creator asked him if he could write a novel featuring characters in the imagined world of the game. “It’ll promote the game,” he said to the writer. “And it will give you a book in print. Maybe we’ll make it a series.”
We’re still in my series, Seven Mistakes that People Make Over and Over¸ drawn from the Success in 5 Minutes course. I hope you’ve had a chance to look that over. It’s a really affordable way to define your Core Desires and release your Conquering Force once and for all. But in the meantime, let’s talk about Mistake #4: People fail to seek feedback and make course corrections.
I was sitting at the gate in the airport when I saw the baby crawling around the carpeted floor. He was a cute little fellow. I’m no good at estimating baby ages, but he was young enough to wear a diaper under his little blue outfit, and he was old enough show a mouthful of baby teeth when he grinned at everyone. I watched him for a while before I realized that he wasn’t just randomly playing. He had a goal.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias played tennis, baseball and softball. She was an expert diver, roller skater, and bowler. She was a three time All-American basketball player in college. She won two Olympic gold medals – one for the javelin throw and one for the 80-meter hurdles. She won an Olympic silver medal for the high jump. She set records in the long jump, shot put and the baseball throw. She then adopted golf as her sport, and went on to win eight two professional and amateur tournaments.
The reason I created The Truth About Making Money videos is because I’ve been talking to many of you in my community lately. Part of being a good mentor is knowing what is going on in the lives of those you are mentoring!
