ENCOURAGE YOURSELF TO SUCCESS.

FROM THE JIM ROHN E-NEWSLETTER

July 11, 2011

Bouncing Back from Tough Times with Self-Encouragement, Part 1
by Jim Rohn

Editor's note: This is the first in a 3-part series of articles.

Here is a familiar scenario for all of us; you may even be going through something like this right now: You have an exciting goal in mind, you've done your homework, you think you're amply prepared… but things just don't work out. You've probably had times when you thought you were doing what you were supposed to do, but you were misinformed. You thought you had it all laid out, but it just didn't work. You burned the midnight oil day after day after day, but it didn't seem to help. You couldn't seem to change the end result.

These are the times when you have to be your own best cheerleader. And there are two ways to keep yourself encouraged.

Number one: Take responsibility for the missed opportunity or the misrepresentation.

 (Encouragement practice number two: Remind yourself that you’re bound to get better.)  

Take time to read more!

SADLY WE ARE QUICK TO DISCOURAGE OURSELVES, FORGETTING WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS.

I THESSALONIANS 5:14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are idle, encourage the fain-hearted, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

E-flections: ENTREPRENEURIAL SCHITZO

From the eMyth

There are multiple personalities in the business mind. There is a few as three.

3 PERSONALITIES

1) The technician
The backbone of the business who does all the grunt work.

2) The Manager
The planner who only sees problems and how they can be fixed

3) The Entrepreneur
The visionsary who thinks about the future and where the business is going.

In short...
The technician works on being better at working.
The manager analyzes and improves systems
The Entrepreneur sets the course

Which are you...well you need to be all three in one...like the TRINITY.
 
I find it interesting that our mind has on more than one occation been characterized as being compartmentalized.  Think ID, EGO, AND SUPER EGO.  We often play this theatrical game of being "different" types of people in different situations.Like actors in Rome...changing our masks to fit various parts.  Well in life all you should be, needs to be displayed at home, at work, when you unwind, just chilling, building relationships, or when no one is watching.  Same with business.

You have to be the person who knows how it should be done...not so you can do it all yourself, but because you must develop a system that makes it get done.  You have to be the manager, because you must monitor how things are getting done, and teaching the people who run your "do-it-all" system.  You also have to be the entrepernuer who charts the vision and direction that the business goes.  This leads to the business revolving around your life, not your life revolving around a "business." In order to properly do this, there has to be help not found on earth or within.  Great men in history have been successful in economic climates far less hospitible than todays recession.   The problem with our economy is that it sways with the faith and hopes of many, and it seems they are always scared and pessimistic.  We all individually need to know that God is at the forefront of true success, if we would just give our lives over to Him wisdom and purpose.

You can google and find The E Myth written by Michael Gerber am any major book outlets.  Or just get a copy from the Library.

E-flections on the EMyth pt1

You ever hear of the eMyth by Michael Gerber?  It basically talks about how many have the wrong ideas about being an ENTREPRENEUR.

Here are some thoughts I got out of the introduction:

Listing to the EMyth, chpt 1.
We don't understanding what being an entrepreneur is.

"Inside any business there is someone going crazy" -Joseph Heller (the question is...why are so many going crazy?)

The problem is that most small business dont work, people do...& most are working on the wrong things. (Which is why businesses fail.) 

The major misconception is WE WRONGFULLY BELIEVE THAT THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IS SUPPOSED TO DO ALL THE WORK.

[THE SAD EFFECT IS PEOPLE DON'T BUILD A BUSINESS THAT WORKS FOR THEM.]

{Stats: 40% quit after 1yr, and 80% after 5yrs)

Businesses are successful when the owner has a clear idea of what needs to be done, and those facts are ingrained into their psyche.

Another misconception is we think that Businesses are started by entrepreneurs that risk huge capital to make a profit.

4 ideas to consider.
1. There is a myth which says that business are started by entrepreneurs,
2.There is a turn-key revolution
3. At the heart of the turn-key revolution is a process that allows any company to thrive.
4. The business developement process can by applied by anyone in a step by step process that can be used successfully by anyone if done with fidelity over a long enough period of time. (REQUIRES HARD, BUT GRATIFYING WORK.)

Your business is a direct reflection of your strenghts, limitations, faults, & short comings.  It is a direct reflection of who you are.  MY MIND IS THE KEY TO MY SUCCESS OR FALIURE

>>Remember there is no business without PEOPLE AND A SYSTEM THOSE PEOPLE RUN.<<

"They intoxicate themselves with work, so they wont see how they really are" -Aldus Huxley

Entrepreneurship is believed to be a herculean feat of super skills, but in actuallity its just a road started by ordinary people who had a shaking of their spirit to alter their occupation. 

It starts with an "ENTREPRENEURIAL SEIZURE" when life slaps us enough that we realize we need could do our own thing and be happier.  Often doing what we love or what we already know what to do.  Some falsely believe that since they already know how to do the technical stuff they can start a business. This is wrong.

THOUGHT
"The work that's been born out of love, becomes a chore"

If you focus on the technical side, your dream will turn into a nightmare.  You will literally loath what you originally were excited to do.

With proper help, anyone can own a small business, sadly most just open small jobs where hey are their own CEO, but the business is their boss.  Its a frustrating situation that has destroyed countless dreams of business ownership.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY FOR YOU.

This is only the beginning...

RUN THE WORLD

This is the second instalment of the BEYOND SAY series.
I was like the 5,779,624th to watch the "Year of the 4" video on youtube.  Yeah, kinda late.  The 1st thing that comes to mind is how such behind-the-scenes videos "humanize" a super star. [[This is a word I feel is used unappropriately]]. But what it actually does is show that they are just like us, except they made sacrifices to get where they are.  The 1st thing that comes to mind in regards to the video is that I really like most of the dancing.  Especially the part with the guys from Africa. (Tofu Tofu boyz)

I feel the way Beyonce' does about the track, it makes you want to move, and it is just an extremely catchy tune overall.  I am sure its the nature of the instrumental that drove the nature of the song. 

TRUTH BE TOLD, MUSIC HAS DRAMATIC EFFECT ON US.

So who DOES run the world?  Is it....
...MONEY? (C.R.E.A.M. = cash rules everything Round me)
     ...or POWER? (Political)
                                 ...or maybe MEN?

According to Beyonce'; Girls run the world. Fortunately that is not specificly what the bible says.

I Samuel 2:7 The LORD makes poor, and makes rich: he brings low, and lifts up.  8 He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts up the beggar from the rubbish, to set them among princes,and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he has set the world upon them.   (KJ2000 - CadreBible android app)

So what's up with this song?  It is no secret that many a woman has rendered men, powerful men, powerless by seduction.  Many men fall prey to lust and the book of proverbs warns mant times about such women who misuse their beauty.  Accurate history does not lie, the bible does not lie, so its obvious that Beyonce' must be on to something.  Then you have heard the saying "behind every good man is a good woman right?"  Is this what she is saying?  It seems this song is more about independent women and using their bootyliciousness to control men.  If you looked at the video.  It seems to pay homage to the beauty of the female with the racy costumes and interaction between sexes.  This sort of thing is more silly than empowering, that women don't want to be objectified, but yet they try to find power in that very objective sexuality.  Even trying to embrace the weaponizing of female sexuality.

Lyric wise it take cues from earlier songs like "Independent Women" and "Diva."  Sadly it seems that such empowering songs may be needed to remind a world that degrades and belittles women, that they are precious and important to humanity.  I personally am appaled by the attitudes of many young males toward females.  Women these days seem to be doing better than many fellas, getting higher degrees and jobs.  Many conspiracies have been passed around, but we all can agree that woman have had to do extraordinary things with the abscence of men who do what men should do.  I reminds me that men need to step their manhood up. 

Back to topic...women are doing great things but men still hold the power.  In the end, its not about the power struggle between sexes.  Just remember that life should consist more of men and women in loving relationships(married or otherwise), working together, growing in the knowledge of the LORD and having proper dominion over their piece of the world.

OVERALL RECOMMENDATIONS

REASONABLE DOUBT on lyrics
GREAT PRODUCTION
I would reccommend you have a good spiritual conversation before you allow your teenage girls to listen to this song.