Change Your Belief System (BS)

We need to check our belief systems, our BS.  Is it supporting us or hurting us?  I remember when I first got started in home business, my BS was definately hurting me.  I wanted to think that earning income was out of my control and that the company, the trainers, the marketing system etc., was the key to my success.  I soon realized that all of the keys to success were within me, and I needed to change my belief system to realize that the only thing holding me back was me.  I had it already, and you’ve got it now.  When you realize that you have it, you will start expecting yourself to take the action necesary.  Every piece of you that thinks you are missing something essential to have success is giving you another little excuse for not making it happen now. 

Have you ever seen one of those little toy cars?  They bump into the wall, back up, and go forward again, over and over.  If you have one door open eventually the car will find its way because it keeps going until it makes it.  And that is the way a person with the belief system that says ”I CAN DO IT” functions.  You will learn different methods by pushing yourself harder.  These methods will unfold to you like a beautiful movie.  You’ve got to play the scene you are in with everything you’ve got.  Do your best each moment and soak up every bit of information you can along the way, all with the understanding that you’ve got this.  You can do this!

Chad Schapiro

Ever notice how easy it is to make negative judgments about other people?

Whether it’s “idiots” we encounter on the road … or “slower than slow” people who serve us … or “losers” who can’t play sports nearly as well as our kids can – many of us have developed the knee-jerk habit of assigning degrading labels to people we don’t know. We don’t really know them, or their situations, or their challenges, but we sure as heck know what they should do. Or at least that’s the way it seems when we spout out phrases that begin with:

They oughtta … Why don’t they just … It’s easy – all they need to do is …. 

Nope, we don’t know those folks, but we know what they are.  We’re not in their situations, but we know what they should do. Hmmmm. If all that seems illogical, unfair, presumptuous, and disrespectful to you, you are right. And if all that seems like terrible behavior for leaders to exhibit, you are doubly right!

To be sure, situations involving other people – including those that occur in our teams – can seem clear, simple, and very black and white from where we stand. However, we need to remember two things: 1) Unless we’re dealing with (or have dealt with) the exact same circumstances, we’re on the outside looking in, and 2) The real world is rarely black and white – it’s usually shades of gray.

Ant Philosophy

I believe everyone should study ants.  Ants have an amazing four-part philosophy.  The first part is, ants never quit.  That’s a good philosophy. If they’re headed somewhere and you try to stop them; they’ll look for another way. They’ll climb over, they’ll climb under, they’ll climb around and keep looking for another way. What a great philosophy, to never quit looking for a way to get where you’re supposed to go. Second, ants think winter all summer. That’s an important perspective. You can’t be so naive as to think summer will last forever. They don’t sit around and lounge at the pool.  Ants are gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer. 

The third part of the ant philosophy is that ants think summer all winter. That is so important. During the winter, ants remind themselves, “This won’t last long; we’ll soon be out of here.” And the first warm day, the ants are out. They want to work.  They want to take care of their responsibilities, to be all that they can be.  If it turns cold again, they’ll dive back down but then they come out the first warm day. They can’t wait to get out.

Here’s the last part of the ant philosophy. How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All he possibly can. What an incredible philosophy, the “all-out” philosophy.

You Don’t Have To Inherit

 What do the following things all have in common:

* Winning the lottery * Earning millions of dollars through your career * Inheriting a family fortune * Recording a hit song * Writing a bestselling book * Creating residual income through http://ourgv.com

There may be a few similarities, but the one we’re looking at is that they can all provide you with ongoing income that you won’t have to continuously work for, day after day. You could take the money and run, so to speak!

You can use any of these methods to create the financial stability and lifestyle you want, and also to create more time for yourself and your family and the things you love to do in your spare time.

But there is one glaring difference between creating residual income from your own http://ourgv.com business and all the other things on the list: winning the lottery isn’t easy to do, and neither is making millions at a conventional business venture, and being an heir to an immense family fortune is quite unlikely. Also, when was the last time you tried writing a hit book or song? These things aren’t easy. But creating healthy residual income through http://ourgv.com is a simple process.

Residual Income is money you get paid month after month for work you have already done. Think of how a singer gets paid royalties on their songs, or authors get money from book sales. They continue to get paid long after they did the initial work of singing the song or writing the book.

Residual Income can work for you too.

OurGV is a very realistic way to change your financial outlook for the better and to make your financial future much brighter.

Think of this: If you were to go out into the big wide world and try to earn a million dollars you would probably take decades. You would work tirelessly year after year to earn as much as you could, and to save as much money as you could.

And perhaps maybe one day you would make it, and get to a $1,000,000 bank balance. The beauty of that would be the fact that you could live off the interest alone, which would amount to perhaps $50,000 a year. Could you live on $50,000 a year of free money? So all you need is the initial million in the bank right? Wrong.

Think of this: to create $50,000 per year of residual income through OurGV you would probably have to spend 3 - 5 years working part time.   Some will do it way sooner than that with more effort some will never do it because we can’t get them to wake up.

You can see why so many people choose OurGV as their wealth strategy!

When you build a solid OurGV business and you put in the effort and energy required to get it moving, you’re doing exactly what a millionaire would do with his or her millions, or a smart lottery winner would do with their winnings. These people would take that money, invest it, and live off the earnings from the investments. But instead of investing millions of dollars you are simply investing your time.

With Residual Income you are giving yourself the gift of freedom to choose and freedom to do what works for you - business-wise, energy-wise and time-wise. Residual income is the best kind of income you will ever earn.

http://OurGV.com  can change your life.  And at the same time you are helping non-profits around the world!

Plan Ahead

Predetermine your course of action
Lay out your goals
Adjust your priorities
Notify key personnel

Allow time for acceptance
Head into action
Expect problems
Always point to your successes
Daily review your progress and set your plan

Motivational Leader

We each need to strive to be a leader who is so motivated ourselves, that we are able to motivate others. 

Chad Schapiro

It’s the little things that matter

If you’re on the river of life it’s likely you are going to hit a few rocks. The key is when you do, go around. Notice not “if, but when. Instead of beating yourself up for being such a failure, remember there are no failures in life. Learn from the experience. Use whatever life gives you in the moment.In order to succeed, you must have a long-term focus. Most of our problems like overeating, drinking, smoking, feeling overwhelmed and giving up on our dreams come from a short term focus. Success and failure are not overnight experiences. It’s all the small decisions along the way that cause people to fail. Failure to follow-up, failure to take action, persist, and to manage our mental and emotional states. Failure to control what we focus on.

Chad Schapiro

Great Leaders

The Best Leaders Give Their Best to Their People By…

1) GROWING

People naturally follow leaders they respect as being more advanced than they are. For this reason, personal growth is directly proportional to influence. If you desire to gain followers, then pay the price of getting better.

To give people your best, you have to elevate your leadership capacity. Consider the metaphor of walking up a narrow staircase - you can only go as fast as the person in front of you. When leaders stop growing, they quit climbing and impede the progress of everyone following them. However, when leaders grow, they ascend the stairs and create space for those behind them to climb higher.

Personal growth involves challenging yourself, and pushing beyond the realm of comfort. When is the last time you did something for the first time? How long has it been since you felt in over your head?

2) SERVING

“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”
~ Albert Einstein

Serving others is an attitude issue. Unfortunately, many leaders operate under a king-of-the-hill mentality. They attempt to pull down anyone above them in order to secure the top spot for themselves. In doing so, they clutch at power, grapple for control of company resources, and strive to dominate others. Seeing relationships as win-lose propositions, they ultimately burn bridges and isolate themselves.

The best leaders take an entirely different approach. Rather than dragging down anyone who threatens their position, they extend a hand to lift the performance of teammates and coworkers. They function with a mindset of abundance as opposed to an attitude of scarcity, and they wield their influence to prop others up rather than to elevate themselves. Over time, they are honored for the contributions they have made to the lives around them.

All leaders serve. Sadly, some serve only themselves. Serving is a motives issue, and the crux of the matter boils down to a simple question: “Who?” Does a politician serve the public or his pocketbook? Does a CEO serve to benefit her shareholders or to support her lifestyle? The best leaders set a tone by serving and prove they are deserving of being out in front.

3) MODELING

Growing leaders have something to share; serving leaders have something to give; modeling leaders have something to show. As V.J. Featherstone said, “Leaders tell, but never teach, until they practice what they preach.” The best leaders embody their values. Their passion exudes from every pore and demands respect.

Chad Schapiro

Time

Boss says, ” I sure wish I had some carrot juice.”
Different responses:
1. $5 an hour employee: “I’d like to have a glass of carrot juice too!”
2. $6 an hour employee: “You like carrot juice! I like cokes myself!”
3. $7 an hour employee: “If I had some carrots I’d make you some.”
4. $8 an hour employee: “Would you like me to find someone to make you some?”
5. Employee who can decide their own salary: ” I will be right back, sir, within 20 minutes.” He returns with a glass of carrot juice requesting more information. “Would you like this at a specific time daily? I can make it happen, sir!”

Everytime you see your boss unhappy it’s has potential for promotion.

Real Magic

When disaster strikes, there are no magic words that will make everything all right. For if there were, life would necessarily have to be unbearably empty and shallow in order to accommodate them.

What there is, is the opportunity and the obligation to love as you never have before. What there is, is the stimulus to take life to a higher level.

In your moments of most profound challenge, you are left with only what truly matters. That is a powerful place to be.

When you are forced to experience life at its worst, it compels you to be your best. You must call upon a level of strength you never before knew was there and then you begin to work through it. As you choose to move forward, life takes on a greater more profound meaning.

Choose to love, and choose to live. That is what you can do, and that is where the real magic will happen.

Chad Schapiro