The Jackrabbit Factor April 11, 2007

This is a little email I got from “Dr. Paul”. He is from a little radio show I listen to and a member of a forum I belong to the Producer Revolution. This is a great take on another way we can use positive imaging in our lives. Positive imaging is powerful when done right and consistently.  When you think of positive imaging don’t think of it as an all day meditation. It’s just like trying to reach other goals  in your life–consistently living in a certain way and having a certain mind set. Some people could easily interchange the word “faith” for positive imaging. Whatever you call it, it’s a great “skill” to practice.

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Last week I read a fantastic little book by Leslie Householder called The Jackrabbit Factor.  One of the analogies used in this story compares anticipating success or dreams to an expectant mother.  Some people get really frustrated that their expectations are unfulfilled, or that they don’t achieve their dreams right when they want to.  Unfortunately, this sometimes causes them to give up too early.  An expectant mother knows that her baby will come, and she has a rough idea of when.  She may even mark her calendar with a due date, even though she realizes that the little one may come a week or two early or late.  The longer she goes without the baby coming, the more certain she is that it will come – after all, she is expecting.  “Imagine feeling that way about your dreams and goals.  Expect them.  And imagine becoming MORE sure the longer you have to wait” (p. 145).

 Expect success – it WILL come!

Let’s Get Started! February 2, 2007

One of the books I have been reading lately is E-Myth. It is an essential to every person that wants to be a successful businessman. You can revisit this book over and over again and the learning continues. That is the power of a true classic.

One of the phrases that stuck out to me tonight was this: “Great people have a vision of their lives that they practice emulating each and every day. They go to work on their lives, not just in them.”

Earlier in the book Gerber discusses that working IN your business sets you up for failure. The business owner needs to be working ON the business, constantly improving the business development processes. We need to do this in our lives as well. So many of us are way too causal in our actions, thoughts and words. People that are in the world to be producers and achieve their goals and dreams in business and in your personal life need to realize and remember that every choice you make has a consequence either good or bad. We are accountable for our actions. No decision should be made without thought or measuring it up to your goals in life.

You should ask yourself each time, “Is this decision I am about to make in line with my goals I have set for my business and myself?” If you start to use this sort of filtering system, it will be a lot easier to make your choices because you will see if it is taking you one step closer or one step further away. The more you practice this it will just become habit and you will soon be making choices that are in line with your goals and you will be on your way to prosperity!