In normal conversations when we use the word “balance,” we tend to think of balance being an even distribution. And in many cases, this is correct.
But when it comes to your life or your business or career, this couldn’t be farther from the truth.
I want you to say this phrase out loud: “Balance means equal attention given to both or to all…” Then I want you to say it again and REMOVE the word “equal” because having equal attention in ALL things cannot and DOES NOT work in anyone’s life… including yours.
So if balance doesn’t work in equal proportions, then how does it work?
Well, last week in our lesson we talked a lot about the 80/20 rule or the Pareto principle. It says 20% of your activities will create 80% of your results. Which means that 80% of what you do is wasted as far as the results you want are concerned. Watch this video to learn more about it.
So what do you do?
The first thing you must do is prioritize. You have to say, “What do I do that is productive, makes money and gives me joy?” The reality is most of our time is usually spent on frivolous, crappy stuff that doesn’t create real results.
Sometimes if I’m not careful, I can be on my emails for four hours because I’m curious and think, “What does this financial letter say? What does this other guy say? What’s all of that about? What does he want over here?” I then catch myself and notice four hours have gone by when I could have finished the emails I needed to do in 20 minutes.
That’s life. You have to discipline yourself to be productive.
So how do you do this effectively? I want you to think about dividing a piece of paper into two sides, a left side and a right side.
Most of our students are involved in business, work, career, or something where money or business is involved, so we’re going to put money/business on the left-hand side of the paper. On the right side, we’re going to put the rest of life. You might be thinking that that’s unbalanced, but it’s not.
Let’s take the money and business side. I’m going to give you a big secret right now that not too many people know. I call it “The Big Kahuna.” The big kahuna means the “big thing.”
“The Big Kahuna” Creates Greatness In Your Life
In your money and your business, what is the one big thing you can do that will have the most impactful effect and will create the biggest results?
It’s the ONE thing — not the ten things, five things, four, three or two things.
What is the ONE thing that you could do that would have the biggest effect on your money and your business or your career?
For my situation, since I’ve been fortunate enough to do enormously well on my book, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, that book brought me a lot of clients and business from all over the world. The book has sold over 2 million copies now in 43 languages.
So “The Big Kahuna” for me that would have the greatest impact would be writing another best-selling book, and that would be huge compared to everything else that I do on a day-to-day basis.
How much time would I spend on that?
50% percent of all of my business time would go into my Big Kahuna.
This may come as a shock to some of you reading this right now. But let me ask you this…
Do you want greatness or do you want mediocrity?
Do you want wealth or do you want to earn a living? If you want wealth, you have to work on the Big Kahuna and make it happen.
That’s what will create greatness in your life.
For the right side of the paper (the rest of your life), how long in a relationship does it take to have dinner with your family and have a nice sit-down dinner? It takes an hour a day. How long does it take to read a book to your kids and spend quality time with them? It can take an hour or less. How long does it take to work out? It takes half of an hour to an hour. You DO have time for everything else and that’s the bottom line.
Okay what’s an example of a big kahuna for someone else who is in business?
I can tell you right now that 99% of every business problem lies in marketing and sales.
If you are a great marketer, chances are you’ll make great money. If you’re a lousy marketer, chances are you’ll make lousy money.
I can tell you with absolute certainty that the most essential skill I have is the skill of marketing, and 99% of the time, that’s my big kahuna.
In my experience most people who are underachieving are not spending enough time on marketing. The reason is because they either don’t like it (very common) or they don’t know exactly what to do to make it work.
Which is why we created our web class, The500 Million Dollar Secret, to teach you exactly how to become a master at marketing…
… To show you what common mistakes most people make and how you can avoid them.
… And to give you an opportunity to know exactly what I do in my own business to predict success.
If marketing is not your big kahuna, then what is? How do you divide up your time to create success in your life and your business or career? Leave a comment below and share your story with us!
When it comes to wealth and success, there are only a few rules and principles that you need to follow consistently in order to succeed.
However, if you don’t get good guidance and end up taking incorrect actions, you’ll find yourself struggling to reach the level of wealth and success that you desire.
So T. Harv Eker wanted to do something special for you and share his best tips that he’s learned over the course of 30+ years in business, bringing in over 500 million dollars in revenue.
Watch the video below to learn T. Harv Eker’s top 10 tips for wealth and success. They worked for him and if you follow them closely, they can work for you too.
Enjoy!
1. Take Ownership Of Your Life — You Create Your Success, Mediocrity or Financial Failure
So many of us spend our lives waiting for our “big break.” We think that if we just put our heads down, work hard, and do the right things, eventually someone will hand over the keys to our success.
If you want to create real success in your life, you need to believe that you are the one creating your own life. And on the flip side, that you are the one who creates any mediocrity or financial struggle.
It may sound harsh — but if you look at it the right way, it’s actually empowering. Because if you’re the one responsible for your own failure…
Thenyou’re also capable of changing your life for the better.
This is how wealthy people see the world, and it’s one of the reasons for their success. Most middle class and broke people see things very differently Instead of consciously creating their lives — they see life as something that “happens” to them, instead of “for” them.
So before you try to do anything else, it’s time to take control.
When you believe that you can create the life that you desire, rather than waiting for good things to happen to you, you’ll be putting yourself on the fast track to wealth and success.
2. If You Want To Change The Fruits, First Change The Roots
This may not make a lot of sense at first, but picture a tree in an orchard. Any kind of fruit will do. This tree you’re imagining represents your life.
In life, all of our actions will eventually have some kind of result – in other words, your tree will someday bear fruit. But what kind of fruit? Will it be juicy, crispy, and sweet? Or will the fruits of your labor be disappointing and bitter?
Most of us would like the juicy, sweet fruit – the successful results. So, if you want a tree to produce more and better fruit, what do you do?
You go back to the roots.
You can’t change the fruit that’s already been produced, but you can make tomorrow’s fruit sweeter. You nurture the parts hidden under the ground, knowing that eventually your efforts will affect the entire system of the plant.
Life is the same way. If you aren’t getting the results you want, it’s important to make sure you’re focusing on the real problem, not the end result. Focus on the invisible in order to change the visible.
3. Be Willing To Be Uncomfortable
The truth is, most people have trouble stepping outside their comfort zone. When we hit a roadblock or an obstacle, we assume that we’re doing something wrong.
But nothing could be further from the truth.
Instead of retreating back to old, familiar territory, try taking a different approach:
If you’re feeling uncomfortable, challenged, or discouraged – that means you’re growing.
Even if it doesn’t feel like you’re making progress, the fact that you’re moving outside your comfort zone means you’re moving forward.
Many of us envision success as a straight line, a road from point ‘a’ to point ‘b’. But in reality, the road to success is filled with unexpected twists and turns. Being able to accept and adapt to them is one of the major factors in actually achieving any big goal in life.
So the next time you feel lost, or confused, or just a little out of your depth, remember: it’s actually a good thing to try things that make you uncomfortable.
4. What You Focus On Expands
Have you ever met the kind of person who can’t seem to stop complaining about everything that’s wrong with their life?
You probably have. Did that person seem happy — or did they seem absolutely miserable?
It’s an unconscious trap we all fall into sometimes, but it’s a habit you must break if you want to reach your goals in life. And here’s why:
When you are complaining or negative, what are you focusing on — what’s right in your life or what’s wrong in your life?
What’s wrong in your life.
So if what you focuses on expands then what are you going to get more of in your life?
What’s wrong in your life.
So instead of looking for reasons why everything is wrong, commit to looking at what’s right.
By really focusing on your goals in a new and more dedicated way, you’ll find new roads opening up that you never would have noticed before.
5. Your Word Must Become Law
It’s time to be honest, and the answer to this question may make you cringe. But how often do you start projects and never finish them?
So often, we hear from people who start new programs, who set goals for themselves, and then never follow through.
Finishing what you start is more important than you might think, and it comes down to one word: integrity.
And that doesn’t just mean in terms of being honest with yourself (although that’s important).
It also means being whole and complete as a person.
When you don’t keep your word to yourself, it feels bad. When you don’t complete what you set out to do, it can shake your confidence and make you feel like there’s no real path to your goals.
It’s easy to get stuck in a loop of bad habits and turn this into a self-reinforcing cycle if you’re not careful.
On the other hand, when you do whatever it takes to keep your word to yourself, that confidence will spill over into every area of your life.
It’s a simple matter of self-discipline. It will take some practice and hard work, but in the end, it’s the only way to reach the goals you set for yourself. This is one of the major ways you can own your life and take control of your own success.
6. Be A Great Money Manager
Do you have a system for managing your money?
If you aren’t making as much as you’d like yet, it may seem easy to write the idea off. To tell yourself you’ll think about it later when you have extra money to budget.
But if you don’t take control of managing your income now, what will you do when you achieve the success you want?
If you have a poor habit of managing your money then there is a good chance you’ll still have a bad habit no matter how rich and successful you get.
The answer is to first build the habit no matter how much money you earn because money management is one of the biggest differences between rich people and most middle class and broke people.
7. Stop Focusing On The Money, Focus On Solving Problems
A big problem I see with struggling business owners, entrepreneurs, professionals and people transitioning from a job to owning their own business is that they are fixated only on themselves.
Do I know enough? Will it work? Will I make enough money? Will they like me? And it goes on and on.
However, this is the wrong approach. Stop focusing on yourself and start focusing on others.
Making money isn’t complicated. People will pay for something that solves a problem for them. It’s that simple.
So you need to shift your focus to being what Harv calls a “problem solver.”
How can you best help people?
Money is a result of helping others and providing value to their life.
Think about your life right now. What are you paying for that is helping you solve problems in your life?
How many of us grew up with millionaires in our lives we could use as role models for success? Not too many, right?
The sad fact is that most of us just haven’t seen what it takes to be rich and successful in life. We can’t go to mom and dad and ask them for advice on how to become a millionaire because most of our parents aren’t millionaires… so how would they know?
Instead, it’s imperative to find people who are rich and successful – and study them to learn how they got there.
You don’t have to meet these role models face-to-face to use this strategy.
You just need to do your homework. Read their books and watch interviews they’ve done. Find out what you can about their past through biographies and news stories. Learn what their lives were like when they were at the same point in their journey that you are now.
And then… do what they did. Model their approach.
9. Have No limits On Your Income
If you have a job, you have a limit on your income. You automatically have a ceiling on what you can earn.
If you want to get rich, you must get rid of all limits on your income.
In most cases that means starting a business.
However, a big mistake people make is when they start a business, they are the business. They are the ones who are solely responsible for the business succeeding or failing. Most small businesses and professionals are setup in a way that gives the owner such a vital role that without them present, the business is unable to function.
That kind of setup is a mistake. And that’s the reason why so many small businesses remain small or unfortunately fail.
To be truly successful, your business needs to be able to run without you having a hand in every little thing. If you can step back and allow the systems you develop to run your business for you, even better!
Once you step back and allow your business to run without you, there are no limits to the income you can earn.
Think about it – most jobs are based on an hourly rate, a salary, or a commission. That means you can only earn as much as you’re able to work.
But when you step back and let your systems do the work for you, suddenly the number of hours in the day will no longer hold you back.
10. Never Stop Learning — If You’re Not Learning, You’re Automatically Dying
Finally, don’t make the mistake of thinking that once you’ve achieved a goal, you know everything there is to know! The most successful people in the world are committed to continuing to learn and grow.
Set aside time in your life (and money in your budget) to invest in programs that will teach you something new each day. You’ve probably heard the saying that “knowledge is power” – take it to heart!
So, now that you’ve read Harv’s top tips for wealth and success, what comes next?
Well, that depends… are you ready to learn some more advanced strategies and principles that will make you rich.
If so, then we want to invite you to join us for Harv’s 500 Million Dollar Secret FREEweb class to learn how you can take control of your life, create extreme wealth for yourself, and reach the level success you’ve always dreamed of.
Go ahead and click here to register for a class time that works for you.
Getting rich and becoming financially free is a dream, but sadly not a reality for the majority of people.
If you don’t follow the right formula to study, learn and model the right people, you could be struggling financially your entire life.
However, with the right tools, knowledge, attitude, and unwavering amount of “whatever it takes” action, getting rich and becoming financially free are a lot closer than you may think.
The infographic below is a collection of some of my favorite “millionaire mindset” principles and sayings that will challenge the way you think about money, wealth, and success, so you can create the life you’ve always wanted.
Unnecessarily, 95% of people never reach financial freedom… I’m going to show you exactly how you can beat the odds with some simple principles to make powerful shifts in your mindset.
Read the infographic or download it as a PDF below to fastrack your financial freedom.
Now tell us what you think. What other principles, quotes, or sayings challenge the way you think about money, success, and wealth? What quotes or sayings inspire you to live a life of true financial freedom?
Whether it’s climbing Mt. Everest or any other challenging mountain it’s not safe to scale it alone.
The potential for danger is high; and like most journeys in life, having someone with you who’s been there before and who has your back — to guide you, encourage you to climb higher, and to warn you of any roadblocks or dangers — is critical to your success.
Guides make all mountaintops attainable. And the same goes for success and building wealth.
Having guides, coaches, or teachers to help you climb that mountain of financial freedom is one of the most important principles to guarantee your life success.
Learn And Model From Others Who Have Succeeded Before You
What does “model” mean?
It means to emulate or follow someone else’s method.
If you were to climb Mt. Everest, would you try finding your own way up the whole mountain on your own? Or would you maybe get an experienced guide to show you the way and lead you up the mountain?
I think you’d get a guide, yes? Why? Because otherwise you’d be dead.
It’s really simple. It’s no different when it comes to success in any field of endeavor. Why on earth would you try to figure everything out on your own when you can learn from others who have succeeded before you?
That is one of the best things about the network marketing industry, for example.
In what other business would other people who sell the same product as you, actually do whatever they can tohelpyou? It would never happen. People selling the same stuff as you would usually never help you.
Yet there aretonsof people in the network marketing industry earning $20,000, $50,000, $100,000 or more per month.
Why isn’t everybody earning that kind of money in other industries?
It’s simple. They’re not willing to learn and follow the method to earn that kind of money, to be rich and financially free.
Why? Because they have to do it their way.
I’m not saying copy every blink the person who teaches you makes. But when climbing Mt. Everest, the difference between stepping directly in your sherpa’s footprint and 12 inches outside of it could be the difference between life and death.
I want to remind you of something I tell all of my students:
Your way has gotten you exactly where you are. I’m not saying that that’s bad, but it may not be all that fantastic either.
If you want something different, you’re going to need a new and different way. Your way doesn’t work like that.
You have to be willing to follow your teacher’s guidance to the letter and do it exactly the way that they tell you to do so.
You do that for a certain amount of time,thenyou can do it your way.
How much time do you try it their way? It’s simple. Until you’re rich! When you’re rich, then do it your own way. Until then, you do it the way of the person who is successful ahead of you.
Don’t be a smarty pants and say,“I know better. It’s my life, this works better.”
Well… I’ll say it again: Your way has gotten you exactly where you are.Are you happy with that?
Now I want to share with you one more bonus principle that radically changed my life and I believe it will do the same for you.
Rich And Financially Free People Admire Other Rich And Financially Free People
I want to share with you a philosophy that changed my life.
It comes from Huna, an ancient Hawaiian philosophy of life:
“Bless that which you want.”
If you see a beautiful car, bless that car and the owner of that car…
If you see a beautiful house, bless that house and the person who owns the house…
If you see somebody with a wonderful, amazing business, bless that business and that person…
Why? Because anything that you negate, you can never have.
It doesn’t mean don’t be uncritical of the principles of the rich and successful folks you admire, but even then, there’s no room for jealousy.
The more you can learn to admire their achievements, the more you will spiritually be open to learning how they did it.
So when you find a teacher, a coach, or a person in a field of area doing really well that you relate to…
Learn and model from them
Admire them
Follow their lead and don’t veer from it until you’ve made it to the top!
Want to discover exactly how T. Harv Eker and others trained by him became financially free, and how you can become free too?
Then watch the encore of T. Harv Eker’s free signature web class, The Fastrack To Freedom: 8 Critical Elements To Becoming Financially Free Quickly
Now, tell us what you think. Who were the teachers or mentors in your life that changed your life? What were some of the most important lessons you learned from them? Share your insights. We want to hear from you!
Think back to a time in your past—five, 10, 15, or even 20 years ago. Maybe you envisioned a happy future making more money, having more fun, a family of your own, or living in a bigger place than you did previously.
Few things turn out perfectly, but chances are that at least one area of your life saw some growth and improvement. The standards of a 30 or 40-something-year-old adult are going to be necessarily different than those of a late teenager. In that sense, most of us have undergone economic, personal, and career upgrades, even if you might be disappointed with the outcome thus far.
All life on this planet goes through seasons. We’ll experience spring-like blooms, the reaping of summer, the preparations of fall, and the chill and severity that winter brings. These cycles affect us individually and globally. Overall, the world is experiencing something akin to a severe economic winter.
However, if we can remember that we’ve all experienced times of growth and improvement in our individual lives after a period of lack and want, we can re-adjust back to a mindset that focuses on a future we can look forward to again. That starts with accepting and embracing the now.
By far, the toughest cycle we’ll experience are our “winter times,” whether it’s cold outside or not. Even the grasshopper needs to be told by the Ant to prepare for winter, so the old story goes. The other seasons are easier if not more enjoyable.
As tough as things can seem during harsh times, winter provides opportunity to recover and start planning for the next spring ahead—the same kind of spring that gave us relief before and will bring us relief again.
You can do this by defining what you want to create. Be specific. Sometimes luck helps, but there’s no way to get what you want until you’ve defined what that is, and, just as important, why you want it. Your motivations will steer you through any winter storm.
Also, taking inventory. List those attributes that enhance the quality of your life right here and now—family, friends, the network of colleagues who might help you take that next step; resources that are helping you economically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. You might be surprised at just how many resources are at your disposal.
Lastly, be grateful. For every “negative” thing that may be happening to you, someone else is undergoing more pressing challenges. Gratitude has a way of dispelling fear, anxiety, and a self-defeating attitude. You can’t focus on what you don’t have when you’re grateful for what you do have. How we progress through the seasons isn’t based on what we don’t have, or what we might’ve done or not done in the past. It’s about how we use what we do have now, sowing seeds of growth that we can reap later.
Winters can seem to go on forever, but they don’t. Somewhere, right now, someone is enjoying summer. That’s as true for the world as it is in our individual lives. When in winter, use this time to re-focus, heal, enjoy your blessings, and start planning your next spring now.
Give us your thoughts on life’s “seasons,” whether they apply to your personal or professional lives. Where are you in your life’s cycle? How do you navigate your seasons? Leave me a comment and let me know what you think. Each and every one of your comments is meaningful and valuable.
