Clean Slate

Another year has passed us with many ups and downs. 2010 saw success, failure and lessons learned. I think it is important to reflect on the past year. Be grateful for the things that went right and even more grateful for the things that went wrong. Take some time out of your day today to write in a journal on what you experienced this year. It will help you plan for 2011.

Now looking forward, we have a brand new year ahead of us and around this time we are all very ambitious. So many people are making their new years resolutions to get back into shape, to be more productive at work and even to strengthen their relationships with loved ones. What are your resolutions? Put them down on paper.

I suggest you focus on 5 main goals for the year. They can be big or small it doesn't matter but this will build momentum in your life. If you feel like things haven't been going your way up until now then it is time for a new direction.

While we are on the topic of change it is important to remember that what you have accomplish up until now is nothing short of amazing. No one NEEDS to change, we are all perfect the way we are. Now if you are seeking a new direction to ADD to your life then make 2011 the year to do it. Take that trip that you are dying to go on, learn a new skill that you have always wanted to learn, talk to more people, start that new business, do whatever it is you having been putting off up until now. You only get one shot at life, make the most of it and don't hold back. Who cares what other people think of you, if they are busy talking about you they are missing out on their own life!!

Take more risks in 2011, you will be shocked at your results this time next year!

Now I am going to make some predictions for the business world in 2011 if anyone is interested. This is pure speculation none of this is fact because they are predictions...

1) I predict the prices of Gold and Silver to skyrocket this year, Gold to break $1,600 and silver to pass $40. The American economy is full of corruption and financial terrorists, take your savings out and store it in physical gold and silver until things stabilize.

2) You will start to see a huge boom in network marketing towards the spring. There is a huge awareness of our industry growing and people are opening their eyes to new opportunities as more and more jobs disappear. Now is the time to start building residual income!!!!

3) Real estate prices will start to drop, we are approaching the top of a real estate bubble in Canada and once the bubble pops we could see housing prices fall by as much as 40%. This will be a great opportunity for those in the know to pick up some great deals on rental properties!

Start preparing yourself for the coming changes of 2011 so that you can capitalize on the coming opportunities. Financial education is the most important asset we can own. Read read read!

Start with Rich Dad Poor Dad, www.goldsilver.com, www.maxkeiser.com, Jim Rohn (youtube)

Remember information costs, but it pays for itself!

All the best to you in the new year!

No more excuses!

I'm back from a memorable weekend in San Diego. It was my 5th international convention and it was a very special one for me because I was promoted to a new position and walked the stage in front of over 20 thousand people! There is nothing like getting recognition for hard work.

This has been the greatest environment for my development. It has pushed me to grow and overcome my fears. The recognition for that was overwhelming. I will NEVER go back to the corporate job world there is nothing there that stimulates my growth. When I hit my promotion I received tons of phone calls, text messages, high five and hugs from people in my team and people that barely know me. Why would I go back to a place where a promotion means people resent you, talk about you behind your back and are jealous of your accomplishments?!

Even though I am having this success there are always people who will doubt themselves as they watch me grow. They say, well thats nice but I think I don't want to sell, or a I think they are manipulating people or I don't have the ability to sell or talk to people...

What a tragedy. The people that say no to this amazing opportunity are just cheating themselves out of their true potential. Its even more of a shame when someone lets their broke friends, people that have never achieved anything of significance because of their own fear of overcoming their own mind to become great, talk them out of such a life changing opportunity.

Just for the record everyone, the people with sales skills, or public speaking skills do not typically do well in this industry. I am looking for the people with no skills who just have a desire to experience a new direction in their life. A direction that will bring them new skills, new friends, travel to places they have never seen before etc..

What will it take for people to wake up and realize that your company does NOT care about your personal development. They WILL discard you when they figure out how your job can be replaced by technology or they find someone who is willing to do your job for less pay.

I have a friend who has 7 PhD's, yes 7! He was recently fired from is job and is unemployed right now.

Do you think going back to school is the answer? Think again, school teaches you how to be broke and takes your money to do it.

Have you ever the story of the sower and the reaper? The sower is the laborer who works the fields of the reaper every day and the reaper takes all the reward. Now some of us like the people who have partnered with me, are sowing our own fields. Unfortunately 97% of the population is sowing the fields of someone else and funding their bosses dreams because they believe there is no other way.

Here's the bottom line... I don't care if you are sick, your tired from work or you find it uncomfortable to hand someone a DVD and say "would you put this into your dvd player and watch this" ( Like that takes a PhD), you all have the potential inside of you to be great. To achieve things you would never even dream possible, to live the lifestyle you deserve! Just drop all of those excuses (because that's all that they are is excuses) because it will be much more uncomfortable to be broke and living paycheck to paycheck.

As Greg Provenzano so powerfully says, " You need to start living the life that you deserve... RIGHT NOW!"