If you want to be a medical doctor in the United States, unless your Frank Abagnale Jr., you have to go to college, go through medical school and an internship and for certain specialties do a residency. This can take 10 years or more but the rewards are great both financially and in terms of service to your community. It’s really much the same for just about any career. Sam Walton started out with a single store not an empire. Warren Buffet with one stock. Keeping your goals in mind, your eye on the prize and being willing to pay your dues in work and education will assure your long term success and satisfaction.
Even person has a breaking point. If situations or circumstances in our lives are not to our liking, we may tolerate them until something gives way. Sometimes, we lash out in anger; sometimes we swallow the anger and it gnaws away at our psyche leading to stress and illness. Anger is the most destructive of the emotions but we need not let it get the upper hand. By learning to set our limits, our psychological boundaries, and stating them clearly to those who matter the most, we can make tremendous progress towards a life that’s harmonious, healthy and happy.
Joseph Sugarman has had a long career in the direct mail marketing industry. He’s an authority on copywriting for catalogs and magazines. He has been an associate of many of those who have worked on The Secret. He has been an inspiration and model to me throughout my business career. We are delighted that Julia was able to interview him at his home in Maui. Joe gives great advice with his signature simultaneous bravado and humility. We know you’ll appreciate him as much as we do.
We have a saying around my house that the easiest thing to do is complain. How much easier to place the blame on someone else instead of acting responsibily and taking care of it yourself? These complaints are a form of judgment. Perhaps against our selves (which we get into next week) but most of the time we are judging our friends, neighbors and co-workers in a self-defeating act of criticism and projection. What fears are we dragging up that keep us from seeing our reality and companions as they truly are instead of projections of our psyche? Does it matter? What can we do about it? We try to answer just those questions.
The first and most important step to take to make your life happy and propserous is to learn to be positive and specific in what you ask for. The fastest way to sabotague your efforts towards prosperity is by being negative, vague and indecisive. One surefire and simple way to crystalize your thinking is by creating a mission statement. Put your life on purpose, light a fire under your motivation, make a believer out of yourself and everyone around you. One concise, specific, definite and visionary statement is all it takes. Not sure yet what your mission is? We teach you how to get off your duff and out there making a difference for your life and the world around you.
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