Bankruptcy to Millionaire

Well it’s Monday! And it’s going to be an incredible week. And I’ve been thinking about tons of things to write about… most of which I will get to this week. But I wanted to do a brain dump today. I’ve had so many thing rushing around inside my head.

Here are todays Random Thoughts:

I’m reading a ton more on the internet. I spend most of my time with my laptop on my lap during all my free moments “trolling” the blog-o-sphere. I’m reading tons of neat thoughts and ideas.

My favorite blog this week is by far Nate Whitehill’s. I love his blog for a number of reasons:

1. He’s successful
2. He’s my generation. I forget that there are achievers in my age group. I’ve known so many “talkers” and so few doers. It reminds me I need to keep surrounding myself with successful people. (Which reminds me I need to set up that meeting with Spliced Media, guys if you read this, I’ll be in touch.)
3. His writing and his thoughts are fantastic. And reminded me that I need to concentrate on providing value, and NOT trying to monetize right away. Which explains why I took down all the ads. Those can wait.

My blog is slowing gaining some momentum. But I’ve learned when I don’t post everyday, I lose a TON of that momentum. I missed two days last week, and I my visitors dropped from apx. 100 unique visitors a day, to about only 25 a day. YIKES! Time to remember not to miss a day!However, I’m slowing gaining fans on Technorati and other social networking sites (if you like what you see. Please let me know! And add me to your friends list on any social networking sites). I even have 4 feed subscribers!!! :LOL:

My (albeit) meaningless Alexa Rank is just below the 1mil mark. Up from the 2mil mark it was before. By the end of my first three months blogging I hope to be in the top 100,000.

As mentioned before, I’ve taken down all the ads, and am more concentrating on building a readership. It is not worth trying to monetize for the 6 cents a day I was making! After 3 months I’ll consider placing ads, or maybe trying some affiliate deal. ONLY after I’ve gained the faith and trust of my readers.

I am slowly trying to make this blog “my own”. I’ve added my own header “logo”. I don’t LOVE this theme. I’d like to find a design I really like (and/or hire someone to design one to my needs). I’ve never used a WP blog before, so changing and updating things is a slow process for me. But I’m figuring it out.

I need to more clearly define what I’m blogging on. I need to do a ton more thinking of my “purpose”. I’m thinking I’m going to define it with “Personal Development, Entrepreneur Thinking, and Personal Success”. These are where my passions are, and I think that’s what I’ll try to stick to. So my readers know what to expect.

I need to be more honest and upfront with my readers. I was just reading, that presenting your flaws, make you that much more credible. I know this deep down. But sometimes I have problems admitting my “flaws” on a daily basis. I am going to concentrate on being more open and honest on a daily basis.

That’s about it for today! I have some fun stuff to talk about tomorrow! So I’ll see you then.

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I’ve read over and over and over and over and over, etc. etc. That writing your goals down are of a HUGE importance. I just read one in the 12 Month Millionaire by Vincent James (a book on direct mail, and other direct marketing methods. NOT a self-help book in the traditional sense). And he was mentioning a technique that he’s picked up from from all the self-help books he’s read (including Think and Grow Rich).

We all know setting goals is important. But beyond that you must visualize them. You must believe them. So you do this by writing them down, as though you actually have them in the present tense. And you follow this up by writing them down - by hand - everyday. Twice a day. Even three times a day.

You have to taste these goals. You have to live them. You have to breath them. You have to believe them. So that’s what I am going to do. I am going to give you a list of the things that I truly believe I will aquire in the next 1-10 years. Some will be very materialistic. So be it. These goals, being written in the present tense cements them in your mind as reality. And eventually you will force yourself to do everything it your power to make it so. Because it IS reality.

With that, here goes:

• I own a 4500 sq/ft home in Hawaii, where I live with the woman from my dreams. In my home, I have a full size swimming pool and a game room, complete with pinball machine and air hockey table.
• I drive a Mercedes Mclaren. With a BMW M5 sitting in my garage.
• I own and operate a a direct marketing, and copywriting firm that grosses over $5,000,000 every year. I am grossing over $1,500,000 a year in profit.
• I own vacation loft in New York City, and Las Vegas.
• I no longer have problems taking action, and beyond that taking profitable action.
• I continue to further my education on a daily basis, and am never content to settle. I can always improve and better myself.
• I bought my parents a home for their retirement, and am able to support their lifestyle of traveling and live entertainment.
• I have leased a private jet for all of my travels.
• I have spent a year traveling the world at only 28 years old.
• I have been featured in a number of magazines including Entrepreneur and Forbes.
• I have set up my retirement account so I can walk away at anytime and never have to work another day in my life. I work only because I love what I do, everyday.
• I enjoy every moment of my life, and do my best to never take anything for granted. I always count my blessings, and my fortunes, and make sure to share with as many people as possible.

This is my life.

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In my post earlier today about thinking and being positive about landing the job has paid off!

I thought through the entire event over and over in my head, exactly what I was going to say. And now I have the job working as a restaurant magician at Red Robin.

Thinking positive pays off!

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It’s been brought to my attention that I sometimes tend to post the negative things going on. Specifically my view on a day of cold calling… This is not my intention!

So today is a VERY important day for me. And I’m staying completely positive. Today is my audition for Red Robin to be their in house magician two days a week. This is a job that can pay as much as a part time job working only 4 hours a month. It would be an incredible coup for me if I were able to land the gig (because it will open all sorts of doors).

The thing is there isn’t an ounce of me that believe that I WON’T land the gig. I KNOW I’m going to get it. I have been doing magic for quite some time (professionally since I was 16, and winning talent shows even before then). I know what I’m doing. And I know I’m good. I will amaze them. And I will get the job.

The thing is this is just the first step. All morning I have been running ideas through my head on how I am going to use this as an “in” and turn it into a business model that hasn’t really been done before (at least around my area). Because even though the pay is great:

A) You can only work so many hours a night.
B) There are only 7 days a week

I can’t make more than a few hundred dollars a week. Even if I were to max out the schedule it could only turn into a few thousand a month! This would be fantastic! But it can be better, and I think I know how to do it. Structure it in a way where I am not limited to the amount of days that I can work, in the amount of places I can make money from at any one time, and this could be one of my limitless streams of income.

You see I can only trade My Time for somebody else’s Money for so long. Eventually I run out of time. Then I run out of money I can make.

So I have to put in as much effort to NOT ONLY trading my time for money (because right now I don’t have

many other options). But also making sure that I look at every angle of profitability so if there is an opportunity to make m

ore money I jump on it!

How can you implement this into your life? Are you trading every single hour you can for money? Is there a way in which you can work once and have it pay forever? Do some thinking…

Anyhow, if you by chance own or manage a restaurant I have something I want to talk to you about. I think it will benefit

us both a ton!

I’ll update you on my progress this evening!

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You know, I’ve heard it (probably) hundreds of times before:

“You can’t just want to ‘get rich’. You have to love what you do. You have to want to provide value to others. You must have a passion, or you’re never going to find long term ultra-success.”

I’m heard this over and over (and over and over). And I fundamentally “heard” it. I heard the words they were using. But I wasn’t listening. I wasn’t comprehending the true message. Because I always wanted the quick score. I thought “loving” the money would be enough. Hell, I have a passion for being rich! That’s all I need.

HA!

This is so false! And the reason I have tried and failed so miserably so many times before. I was just trying to make as much “cash” as possible. I wasn’t worried about what I was providing to others. Hell I didn’t care what it was that I was trying to sell. If I thought I could make money with it. That was good enough for me!

 It’s not enough! After a ton of soul search, thinking to myself (you do a lot of that when you’re poor and have no money to spend on anything.) I’ve realized where I’ve gone wrong. I spent a large portion of my life thus far trying to “strike it rich” for all the wrong reasons. Don’t get me wrong… I still wish to be successful.

But it’s occurring to me more and more how much financial success is completely irrelevant if you don’t absolutely love your life. If you don’t love, and believe in every ounce of what you do. Then what’s the point?

I believe in this blog. I love every ounce of it. It means so much to me, and the progress I’m making in my life. Sure, it doesn’t make any money, and it probably won’t be the new hit of the web. BUT, I believe several things about this blog to be true.

I believe in the long run, I will be able to refer back to these writings and view my progress. I believe that my words will also help to inspire others who are in a similar situation as myself. I believe that I can create a system to help aide in the success of others. By “cracking the code” myself. By doing it first and documenting it in real time, I will have accomplished something on the internet, that I believe no other person has yet to do… Become RICH in every sense of the word. Not just financially, but emotionally and personally as well.

Thank you so much for letting me share my journey.

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put forth the effort
amazing results happen
you will be surprised

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Ok, a quick admission:

It’s Friday and it has been a crazy week! So I spent a little while just ingesting information. Reading everything that pops on my screen for the last two hours has been quite enlightening. I’ve learned several amazing things and found several amazing resources.

But on thing that immediately jumped out at me: THIS BLOG IS UGLY AND BORING!!! So many other blogs have awesome formatting. Amazing pictures. Stunning ideas. They can be truly mesmerizing.

Through building my profile on Stumbleupon I ran across this WONDERFUL blog:

http://thinksimplenow.com/clarity/5-keys-to-simplifying-any-concept

Her blog is about simple. Being simple. And acting simple. And the blog is beautifully simple.

So I vow to make this blog not so UGLY over time. Time to start upgrading and proving even more valuable and inspirational information.

Have a great weekend everybody!

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I’ve been poundin’ the pavement. Kickin’ the dirt. Hittin’ the streets. And a number of other euphemisms for cold calling lately.

Basically I’ve been walking into businesses unannounced and trying to get their business! Yea… IT’S TOUGH!!! And I pretty much HATE doing it.

For 2.5 days this week (and ever other day I’ve gone out prior) I’ve been catching nothing but AIR. Nodda. Zilch. I was wiffing at every corner. But I kept at it. 5 Hours each day, getting told “No!” “Get out!” “No thank you” “We’re taken care of…” “That’s not something we’re interested in…” “No I’m sorry he’s not available.” And pretty much any other blow off you could possibly think off.

But at last! After practicing my rebuttals, rehersing, getting over my FEAR OF FAILURE. I’ve finally gotten passed the first wall.

Today, I walk into Red Robin for the second time in as many days. Ask to speak with the manager, and a few words and a card trick later… I’ve finally got an audition which I’m sure to NAIL to becoming the regular performing magician at that Red Robin restaurant.

It’s a small step. Yes. But it is a STEP! I thought I just wasn’t cut out for this. I was beginning to think “maybe I CAN’T sell”… ugh. I hate failure!!!! That’s NOT me anymore. And BAM when I least expect it. I get my chance.

This is a great opportunity at a supplemental income, and will open up doors to other Red Robin’s in the area when I land the job! This is tremendous step for me in helping me pay down my debt, and come closer to becoming a MILLIONAIRE in 48 months.

So as my thanks to Red Robin.

EAT THERE!

Have a great Friday everyone!!! And remember, don’t just GIVE UP. Keep at it until you find success, or success finds you. You’ll be happy you did. I certainly am!

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Ok… so maybe I’m not a millionaire yet! But I’m making progress! I wanted to give a quick recap of whats happened so far in my journey to excellence and success:

• I’m facing my fear of face to face cold calling from my job. I’m forcing myself to go out and talk to business managers, even though I feel COMPLETELY out of my element. I much prefer selling with the written word.
• I am posting here on a regular basis and building a REGULAR READERSHIP! Thanks to everyone who reads this. It really means a lot to me. And the comments you’ve given me about how you are also inspired to achieve thrills me to no end!
• I am reading reading reading. Although this is also a fault! I’m not reading an hour EVERYDAY yet. But I will get there.

Now as I mentioned in an early post. I am beginning to try to monetize the things I do in life. This blog being one of them. I don’t plan or charging for it, or anything like that. But paying the hosting bill wouldn’t be bad.

With surges of pages views now starting to come in over 500 on some days. If I can learn to monetize that to a degree. That would be amazing!

Again thanks everyone for the support. And I’ll be talking to you tomorrow! Cheers to you and your success.

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I’ve found that one thing I do very VERY well is Day Dreaming.

Hell! I probably do it more than anything else!

But in all seriousness. I think that too many people get caught up in “life”. They don’t allow themselves the time to daydream. To remember what they would want… what they would be like in their Utopian World. They don’t allow themselves to see where they are going. Where their future lays. Where it COULD lay. If only they take action.

Then what happens? Most likely you get depressed (unless your life just rocks as it is now, and you’re living your dreams… And I’m not talking to you Mr. Niceshoes.) and forget where it was that you WANTED TO BE! Don’t let that fire of desire burn out. You always have to have that as a driving force behind you. Otherwise you’re just going to settle for “what is”. Now some people like to call these type of people “realists”.

Give me a break.

If you can’t sit around an imagine what your perfect life would be. Then how will you know when you ever get there?

Now I’m not just saying you should sit around your house all day, and hope that you become rich and famous with a super model wife (… or husband for you women out there…) and then expect to open your eyes and it exists. I like to call those people delusional!

BUT! Once you realize: Wow, I want accomplish “this” and “this”. And I want to give to charity. And I would love to be an author. And have a home with a pool. And share it with the girl of my dreams. And be well know, and people aspire to be like me. And I want to help others be successful….

Then you know what to shoot for.

You have to let yourself go sometimes. Nothing can inspire you more than the fact that you know if you try hard enough and attempt enough, you can achieve your dreams.

I truly, TRULY believe this. And is the driving force behind me everyday.

So do yourself a favor. Give yourself a few moments to daydream everyday. Stop being a “realist” and start dreaming! You might be surprised with your results!

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