The difference between being a “victim” and being in control‏

Friend, Yesterday I told you about some free videos my friend Ryan at Magnetic Sponsoring put together on developing your “inner game” of leadership. He’s just posted a fourth video that’s the most important one of all. Take a look below: http://8020.alphanetworker.com Everyone wants to sign up the “big players” into their business that bring with them tons of contacts, networks, influence and duplicate like crazy on their own. Yet very few people ever get to. Ryan and the team at Magnetic Sponsoring are just releasing their Alpha Networker 2.0 program that shows you how to do this. In order to attract leaders, you have to become one. I just finished an interview with Ryan and you’ll find that inside the member’s area. We talked about positively influencing others, building alliances, and creating the type of value that attracts other leaders. Leadership is the difference between being at the mercy of everyone and everything... or being a person who can influence the outcome of any situation. There is a formula to it and it’s a skill that can be developed just like anything else. Ryan’s broken it down for you here: http://8020.alphanetworker.com Last week I sent you some emails asking you what other topics you’d like to learn about and I explained that I take a holistic approach to life and business. Meaning, I look at everything as one big, interconnected system, instead of separate unrelated parts. Just like the human body. This is important and I like to take the opportunity to teach about other things like health and wellness, investing, and leadership in addition to marketing because in almost every case the lessons or skills you learn in one area of life always carry over to the other parts or your life. And sometimes when you’re really in the thick of something - like trying to build a business - you have a hard time seeing the forest for the trees. But sometimes if you learn the lessons through some other seemingly “unrelated” area of your life, you gain clarity so much easier and it helps you have a huge breakthrough on something you might have been stuck on for awhile. So over the next few weeks I’m going to be taking a little “break” from marketing in order to help you zoom out, gain clarity, and strengthen other areas of your life, which in turn, will help you grow your business even more. I’m going to be sharing some stuff with you that can and will have a profound impact on your entire life in more ways than you may be able to fathom. One of the topics that got a huge response in the surveys I took was investing, protecting your wealth and growing your assets. Not surprising since most of us were bred on Robert Kiyosaki’s books. But in order to invest your money well, you need to have a solid foundation, a strong “inner game” first. A leadership mentality. Things like... -The ability to focus intensely on the highest priority activities no matter what else is going on around you. -The ability to think long-term and plan 3 steps ahead. -The ability to “size up” any situation and determine what the best solution is. -The ability to bring out the unique strengths in others and help them perform at their best. -The ability to think proactively instead reactively. -The ability to take control of any situation and help others do the same, instead of being controlled by the situation. -The ability to tolerate and make calculated, educated risks. -The ability to fail repeatedly and even more so - fail FAST – knowing that failing is an essential part of the learning process and you cannot get to the wins without going through the losses first. These are the skills and the type of mindset everyone needs to have BEFORE starting any new endeavor, not AFTER. Whether it’s starting a business, a new workout plan, an investment, whatever. You have to lay a strong foundation first and continue to build on it every day. One of my good friends talks about how one of his all time biggest marketing teachers had the ability to focus so intensely on what he was doing that his house could literally be burning down around him and he’d still be writing a promotion. And he’d say he could do that because he knew that it was the promotion that would give him the money he needed to buy a new house. That’s the kind of focus you need, and you need a team of proactive thinkers like this surrounding you. So pay attention to what Ryan is teaching in these videos and put a huge focus on developing these skills in yourself right now and every day: http://8020.alphanetworker.com And keep a close eye on your inbox – I’ll be in touch soon. To Your Success,