Need help and inspiration
Discussion
I believe the best way to change your actions and your life is to first change your thinking.
I want to expand my existing businesses, get round to starting new ventures too, and in a material sense really achieve something to be proud of. At various times in my life Ive found books to be hugely inspiring. Right now Im experiencing the life moves pretty fast feelings, I know 'now' is always the best time to act, so Id like to get my ball rolling a little faster.
Who has something (reading material perhaps) to suggest or recommend?
I want to expand my existing businesses, get round to starting new ventures too, and in a material sense really achieve something to be proud of. At various times in my life Ive found books to be hugely inspiring. Right now Im experiencing the life moves pretty fast feelings, I know 'now' is always the best time to act, so Id like to get my ball rolling a little faster.
Who has something (reading material perhaps) to suggest or recommend?
anonymous said:
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I know the guy 
He was a DipM MDMA AcId, first to win the P.o.T award... or some such IIRC 
Warning - philosophical drivel ahead. I believe Im capable of achieving whatever I set my mind to, everything I need to know I already know, I have all the qualities (debatable
) of the 'best in class person' or those I need to succeed. What I want to do is focus, and act. Rather than spend my lifetime thinking about acting, as so many of us seem to do. Ive got mates with 10 and 20 houses each, plus additional businesses, all the trappings etc. Money doesnt buy happiness, but making plenty of it was something I 'decided' to do eons ago. Ive read scores of zen and related philosophical books, was after something with more of a materialistic business angle
A book is only as enjoyable as its relativity to your frame of mind at the time of reading
I figured a good read might get me shifting through the gears faster, thats all.Well, believe it or not, the book that's helped me more tha any other is: "The Bible" - and I'm not a right wing fundamentalist. Seriously, if you read the Bible it changes your mind more than you can imagine. Most of the best business decisions and inspired ideas have come during or after reading "The Good Book". Sounds crazy, I know, and I can't explain it away logically, but it works for me!
Alright Bob - here's some advice.
Don't try to set up a revolutionary new business.
Identify something simple that people need, then focus on doing it well.
Grow your business organically, and try to avoid borrowing funding.
There are two ways to make money - sell something everyone needs for a pound, or sell something a few people need for a thousand pounds a time.
..and stay off the mind altering stuff. You will need your wits about you and the brain does not repair itself. Damage it and you are stuffed.
I can say all of this with some credibility because I was once awarded "Business Innovator of the Year".
Don't try to set up a revolutionary new business.
Identify something simple that people need, then focus on doing it well.
Grow your business organically, and try to avoid borrowing funding.
There are two ways to make money - sell something everyone needs for a pound, or sell something a few people need for a thousand pounds a time.
..and stay off the mind altering stuff. You will need your wits about you and the brain does not repair itself. Damage it and you are stuffed.
I can say all of this with some credibility because I was once awarded "Business Innovator of the Year".
UKBoB said:
Ive read scores of zen and related philosophical books, was after something with more of a materialistic business angle
Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance; isn't really about zen and there is not particularly much stuff about motorcycle maintenance either. Gets you thinking about Quality though
Not very business-focussed, but a book that gave me a kick up the a*se a couple of years back was the Lance Armstrong book, 'It's Not About the Bike' - charting how he dealt with his cancer and got back to win the Tour.
I'd always done a lot of sport since the age of about 9 to HIGH standards, but didn't quite make it to the very top and went to uni where I still did a lot. After uni, I sort of let work take over and let the fitness slide, then I read this book whilst lazing in the sun on holiday and got immediately back in the pool and when I got home, the boat.
His story might be slightly cheesy, but I found it quite inspirational and a spur to start doing again what I had enjoyed yet let slide to make the most of life
I'd always done a lot of sport since the age of about 9 to HIGH standards, but didn't quite make it to the very top and went to uni where I still did a lot. After uni, I sort of let work take over and let the fitness slide, then I read this book whilst lazing in the sun on holiday and got immediately back in the pool and when I got home, the boat.
His story might be slightly cheesy, but I found it quite inspirational and a spur to start doing again what I had enjoyed yet let slide to make the most of life
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