As you know, we demerged our company a few months back and lost some key members of staff as a result. Investment Mastery has been recalibrating - we hired new people local to our new HQ and some former staff came back to work with us once more. Things are feeling good. We have our new trading rooms, which double up as a training room during the weekend, and Lisa Arthur is working with us full time once more as Marketing Manager - welcome back, Lisa.
It also means that my wife, Mudrika is now back in the business, taking care of operations and administration, although quite how she does it is beyond me. I am in awe of her. As an example, little Melania cried 16 times last night (thank goodness Sienna didn't wake) and still Mudrika is going into the office today. So, I have been given the opportunity to turn over a new leaf and pitch in much more around the house and with the girls . I am a firm believer that people don't change their inner self but they do grow incrementally.
Real dramatic change only happens if there is what Anthony Robbins calls a Significant Emotional Event (i.e. near death experience, someone close to you having an accident or during a structured, intense, emotional exercise at a personal development workshop). People have to have a big enough reason WHY to make a change.
My WHY for change is I want Mudrika to be really happy. 1, 2 , 3 ... aaaaaah. Also, I don't want to suffer the consequences of when she is not happy. So you see there are always two forces at work - Pain and Pleasure ... and Pain is by far the most powerful in the short term.
So to help out, I am focusing on 3 things - Focus, Energy and Discipline. It's my new mantra. So far things are going well - I spent the last 2 weekends clearing out the garage and it looks tidy and I feel great. I am helping around the house and doing my best to make Mudrika's life easier. I even helped with the Tesco shopping online last night. Hell, I even ordered my own shirts and shoes online (yes shoes!). Long may it last I say - and those around me are agreeing.
To maximise my energy levels I have started personal training in a vibro-gym (you know those plates that vibrate) and the work-outs have a high impact - boy could I feel it that same evening. Tennis is also going extremely well and I am really enjoying it am making some new friends at the Elstree tennis club.
My next focus is to discipline myself not to watching so many films - I watch a film a day. That probably seems a lot to many of you, but it is just a habit I have gotten into as I don't watch any regular TV. I am replacing it with learning about marketing, my former nemesis. I have never focused on marketing properly, but the demerger means that I need to focus on it and make it as fun as possible. And if not me then who; and if not now then when?
Life is what you make of it. The most exciting thing about it is that at any moment something could come along and change things for the better. I don't know whether you know but one of my hobbies is investing in start ups. I have been doing so since 2001. Some investments I have been involved in recently are looking extremely promising, with some big orders coming through.
Life is full of ups and down isn't it? I'm making the most of mine right now - and my mantra of focus, energy and discipline seems to be having the desired positive effect. As you are reading this, I wonder what you could do to make someone you care about happy? How could you do a bit more, for laughter and smiles?
Finally, I also think that it is the people you surround yourself with that makes the most difference. Environment is the most powerful force there is. Who are you surrounding yourself with?
As a graduate member, you can join me at our bi-monthly meeting (the next is November 20th) and I will share what I do to get focused and we will have a special guest speaker, all designed to help you on your journey to financial independence. Plus - you are surrounded by some extraordinary people, not just on my team, but other graduates too.
If you haven't yet met me, or the team, please join us on 29th October, at our introduction to trading and investing day - I look forward to meeting you.
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Until next time
Marcus
Great article Marcus. Great to hear Lisa is back at the helm too. So true. Success isn't measured purely in financial terms but energy and time.
Just shows even when you are successful there are still monsters to be slain so great to see you're grasping the nettle of marketing.
Posted by: Robin Shaw | October 10, 2011 at 11:45 AM
Indeed some big changes but lots of opportunities too.... Welcome back Lisa too and folks, if you haven't seen our trading rooms, you need to visit us and say Hi! Cheers. PH
Posted by: Paul | October 10, 2011 at 11:52 AM