Let’s look at how you should approach a mentor who’s become financially successful, how to work with them, and what you could learn. THERE IS NO SHAME IN ASKING A MENTOR DIRECTLY As Entrepreneur pointed out last year, sometimes asking a mentor directly for help yields surprising results. Don’t feel intimidated about talking with an influential businessperson at a business…
While it’s noble to give to others, people “pleasers” often fail to build wealth. Broke people spend money to impress others and to keep up an image. Oftentimes, people run up credit cards on new clothes to impress their friends or for modern furniture for a home even when they are underwater on a mortgage. When it comes to the…
All men and women who have climbed the ladder and made it to the top have a lot to share with the rest of the hard-working world. Their riches have not come by accident, but by consistently following some or all of these habits of highly successful entrepreneurs. Taking care of one’s self is the key to success in all…
Be Obedient to Your Dream There are so many passionate people that have just given up on their dreams that they made years ago… I am here to tell you its time to go back to when you weren’t afraid to make your dreams a reality. Sure you might have the house you want, the car your want or…
Now let’s go back to the formula I gave you earlier in this book, S+R=R. For this example, your situation (S) is that you have just inherited $1 million. Your reaction (R) is you quit your job and decide to be a professional party animal. At that very moment, you have lost sight of your future and made an…
CHAPTER 2 . Take Responsibility For Yourself “Be Obedient To The Vision” What do I mean by “take responsibility for yourself”? We are responsible for our own success! We are not entitled to anything. It took me a long time to figure this out. Most people have this notion that other people are responsible for making our…
CHAPTER 1 . Numbers Never Lie While writing this book LeBron James just did the impossible by coming back from being behind in the series for the NBA Finals. I am not a huge basketball fan, but to watch someone go through that and prevail is historic. I can appreciate the dedication, hard work, pain, sweat, and tears, both…
I was on a mission. I did homework for other kids for a quarter in kindergarten. I sold candy straight from my pocket. I devised nickel and dime carnival games for the neighborhood kids at Granny’s house. If they were able to throw a ball in a cup, I would pay them, but I always would rely on the odds…
No Money For The Manapua Man I grew up in Kalihi, a neighborhood of Honolulu on the island of O’ahu in the state of Hawai’i. The lower valley has been a residential area filled with numerous older tract housing. My mom tried to make ends meet with what she had and til today, I still do not know how…
Do You Really Believe In Giving Second Chances I have dedicated my subconscious every day to help people change. People ask me all the time why do you want people to change they never will. My answer to that is, people can always change. All they need is a second chance or maybe even a multiple chances to figure it…