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Laziness Is Good In The New World Order - So Eat That Frog

I found this YouTube clip of Brian Tracy talking on laziness. Laziness is something that causes me stress and guilt. I can't be lazy, and I don't like laziness in other people. This video made me smile, because I had not thought of it before in this way. What do you think?

Here is the clip:

Its only two minutes

In the video Brian talks briefly about human nature and the evolution of modern
man and lifestyle and laziness.

I then thought of Brian Tracy's book - Eat That Frog, on how to get over procrastination and some thoughts on why now, more than ever, is a good time to do something about it. Check out Brian Tracy's Blog page (left).

You know what's interesting? Instead of me recommending you reading the book, I can now offer you so many choices:

You can

• buy the book but before you do watch a video

• download the app

• watch a You Tube Clip

• like the facebook page

• download to Kindle

• download to your android phone

• get the audio

WOW - what a difference!

 

Do you know what is the New World Order and how the world is changing?

I believe that we are in a culture of ‘Do It, Do It Now, Then Share It’.
The speed at which things are moving, and the success of open source software and social media say it all.

There is a new world order emerging. If you haven’t felt it, seen it, read it or
thought about it then start to pay attention. Now.

If you are thinking I can’t wait for this recession to be over and get back on
track then I do believe you are wrong.

Tony Robbins told us about it over and over – Things will never be the same again.

Take a deep breath and a really good look around – we are in an interesting and exciting time of change.
How many times recently have you said “who would have thought?”

At the time of writing there has just been a bombing in Norway. Who would have thought?

We are in the middle of the time when the ‘trusted’ major institutions, banks, government, media as we know it - are collapsing. Hundreds of years of ‘this is the way its always been
done’ is disintegrating. It can not be rebuilt the same way.

I suggest you read what the ostracised economists are writing.

They are the new Columbos, Da Vincis and Eddisons.

I for one am extremely excited to be in the whirlwind.

My daughters have been BORN into computers and social media and this way of communicating. They don’t have to learn a new way (like me and maybe you do), this is their only way.

This is also the new age for women. They don’t want to break the glass ceiling and compete with men, rather are exploring their own ways of being financially successful, forging ahead with their own style of business, and this is so timely, when you consider that we are moving into an age of relationship marketing. Women are natural communicators and relationship builders.

These are interesting times indeed. Historians will look back at this time just as we look back on the industrial revolution today. What a privilege to be a part of it.

Mudrika and I are both really excited when we think of the opportunities that lie ahead for our two girls. We have worked really hard for many years so that we can provide the right education for them and a blueprint for life, where they can really be, do and have whatever their heart desires. These are all the things I wish for you and your family too, and is my mission and the reason I started Investment Mastery all those years ago.

All of this can be overwhelming, and if you don't know where to start, I suggest that have a think about the philoposphy of Do It and do it now. Developing the principles of Brian Tracy Eat That Frog is a good place. Start small, baby steps, but start. Then tell Someone else.

Monday is a good day. Be lazy - find a new, quicker, easier way to get things done.

Enjoy your week!

Marcus

 

 

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The Principles of Eat That Frog in 5

Mark Twain once said that if you eat a live frog for breakfast, everything else is going to be good after that because eating a frog is the worst thing you will do all day. So get yourself organised, and do the biggest most horrible job first every morning. Eat that Frog.

When you become extremely effective (ie add value, do the big projects) rather than efficient (empty in box) success in every form comes your way.

Here is my 5 minute version of the most important things in that book.

Internal dialogue

Develop the belief that everything that happens to you is your responsibility. You were in someway responsible for your situation, for someone not calling back, or emailing, or losing the deal, or being tired.

When you take responsibility or your life and its event you also take control of changing things.

Develop and Share

Learn the principle of constant and never ending improvement. Never think that you know it all, or that your way works. This is a dangerous egotistical place to be.

Share what you know with an abundance mentality. Develop your USP, and don’t focus on the weaknesses. Remember an expert only needs to be one step ahead of the person who doesn’t know.

Share it today - this blog post, RSS feed it, facebook it, Digg it! Get it with you wherever you go- download it to your mobile device. I just did, it took me 5 minutes $1.99 well spent.(Download here) Brian had an app for that back in 2009.

That’s two goals already – reading the eat that frog and keeping up with technology. What a good start!

Physical

During your day, take a break, go for a walk, drink water, stretch, recalibrate regularly. Pay attention to your environment. Your desk and office is a reflection of your thoughts. Change your environment, and clear your desk and you will have clarity of thought and increased energy.

Planning

Fast forward a few months, then come back to today to give you some perspective on the tasks you have to do.

Put the tasks in your calendar as chunks of time, create mini deadlines for yourself to get some urgency, plan for emergencies in your week, and procrastinate on smaller tasks. In effect focus on the big ones only, switch your thinking around! Focus on the higher value tasks.



John D Rockefeller and Finding your Purpose

We moved house over the weekend - this has been 4 times in as many years and we hope we won't have to move again. While unpacking I found a book and it has some interesting information about one of the world's richest men ...

John D Rockefeller

Most people don't know that John D Rockefeller, who was one of the first billionaires in the world through National Oil, a monopoly he created by ruthlessly combining oil companies in US, was a constant worrier. He worried about money all his life. One story goes that he refused to pay £150 to insure a ship that was going to brin g in cargo worth £40,000 because he didn't want to spend the money. He was a billionaire at this time.

An other story is that his brother sent him a Christmas card one year, 'To the Richest Man in the world, from the Wealthiest man in the world' because his brother knew the difference between money and true wealth.

John D Rockefeller was so ill with worry that he was near his deathbed bed in his 50s. Deciding to change, he then spent the second half of his life giving it away.

What is your purpose?

At our graduate meeting yesterday we had an excellent talk by Richard Jacobs on the subject of your Life Purpose. One of the most important questions you can ask yourself, and the most seldom asked is what is your purpose in life? Mostly people strive to do things because they want to be free and contribute more. Once you have found your purpose, you become unshakeable, all the 'noise' has gone. a great example of this is Ghandi. When he was at school Ghandi was terrified of public speaking and yet when he had a purpose, which was to liberate all oppressed people in the world, he became an amazing public orator and kicked England out of India without raising a fist.

Without finding your life you expend so much energy fighting internally. Your mind is going around so fast, eyes everywhere thinking thinking thinking but not focused. When you find your purpose there is a stillness because a lot of the questions have already been answered.

You already know what the Purpose of your life is. All you need is to ask yourself the right questions. To get these questions, you can either read the short book, 'What's your purpose?' by Richard Jacobs or take the free online Purpose test at www.richard-jacobs.com.

Awesome stuff

Until next time

Marcus

40th birthday in Paris then on stage with Tony Robbins

I realise that I didn't tell you about our trip to Paris for Mudrika's 40th. The weather was great so we did a lot of walking along the Champs Elysee and along the river Seine. We stopped to eat something or sat in cafes drinking hot chocolate at every opportunity (and I mean hot chocolate, not the rubbish you get here - I mean melted down chocolate, which is so rich you need a glass of water to help swallow the stuff).

The highlight was the romantic dinner on a river boat 'Paris by Night', taking in the extraordinary sites while eating great food and drinking champagne. The cruise started at the Eiffel Tower and ended there and it is impressive by day but even more impressive by night. I used to live in Paris near the Eiffel Tower for a year and got to  see it almost every day but it is still a sight to behold. Needless to say when it was first unveiled the Parisiens hated it and wanted it torn down but they love it now.

Mudrika says she would love to have eaten at the Jules Vernes restaurant in the Eiffel Tower, so we must do that next time.

Then last week I got to be on stage with Tony Robbins at the National Achievers Congress which was very cool. I am sure that a lot of you were there - around 7,000 showed up. I was the first speaker which is always a tough gig but we had a lot of fun. Then Tony came out and rocked the place - it was awesome. He hasn't lost his touch at all. He did run over for 1 hour though which put a lot of pressure on the other speakers. This made me think about all the extra long sessions we used to do with Tony. I even have a t-shirt that says, "Late night with Tony Robbins".

I have to say it was a thrill, having attended all of Tony's courses several times and  been part of his Leadership programme, to come off stage and see the man himself standing there. Then on Monday I was in Totnes talking at Christopher Howard's Billionaire Bootcamp. What a fantastic venue - Dartington Hall - and the weather was glorious. And the participants - what can I say? In the first 5 mins of my talk I was told to attend some of Chris courses because I was presenting all wrong ... and that was just the start ... let's just say we had a LOT of fun ... and the people were just great - really open, welcoming and fun.

Just the other day we had the last of our 1 day trading and investing events. Avi is up 435% on our Forex day trading strategy and we are looking at more ways to make it available to the public. If you are interested in this, then please let me know on marcus@investment-mastery.com. This isn't a joke. There is some serious money to be made here.

We are finally moving into our new house - we were looking in North London while Mudrika was pregnant but ran out of time so quickly had to find a place to rent. Now that baby Sienna is 4 months old, we have bought a place in Elstree. We are tired of moving - 4 times in as many years - so hopefully this will be home for a few years.

We are looking forward to seeing our graduates at the next graduate meeting this Sunday where we have a very special guest speaker. Can't wait.

See you then.

Marcus