The biggest characteristics of a leader is persistency and consistency.
This may come as a surprise to the reader, but it is true. The persistency is displayed in spite of failure rejection and obstacles. This is so basic and simple that the people who are looking to the leader can rest assure that she/he will respond with fervor and never give up. Persistency of a leader says I/we will until. This brings faith in the leader, a type of security that can not be bought.
Consistency, this is the key component that many people miss when looking for a mentor or leader. Because we have been trained to look for the quantum leap, we look for the spectacular qualities in a leader. This is not the case. Quantum by definition is microscopic steps that lead into something enormous. The fact is the simple easy to do steps that are performed by a leader are the things that make up all the difference. The things that to the outside observer will probably go unobserved. The leader will just do these things over and over again so persistent so consistent and it separates them from the masses and people are looking for the "magical difference."
What does this mean to you. That you don't have to wait to have people you lead to be a leader. In fact it can begin today. What are the simple disciplines that you can do over and over again getting better and better. The leader learned to lead herself/himself long before others followed.
Joshua Andrus
http://www.hiresite.info/
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Haters into Elevators
There is an occurrence when you set your dreams and begin on the journey. You make others feel uncomfortable. The fact is you being out of your comfort zone causes them to reflect inwards. Many times they don't realize that they are even reacting in a way that we call "hating".
One of my mentors a couple years back said, "Sometimes you've gotta turn your haters into elevators". This is an inoculation from Mr. Michael that helps as I pursue my dreams. The fact is that most of these people have an effect on you because they are near to your heart. In his book "Think and Grow Rich" Napoleon Hill after interviewing the most successful people in the world found that they had to choose there associations very carefully, that they had distance themselves from those who would have them fail. The part about this that will likely piss the reader off (don't worry you'll be OK) is that the majority of these people are your friends and family. This does not mean you change them, or change your role in their life, it does mean you limit their influence in areas that are important that they don't display where you are heading.
I need to give you an example if you are piping mad at what I am writing. This is extreme but I know it will clear things up. If you had access to advice on the stock market from Warren Buffet or from your broke uncle Bob. 'Bob' the relative that everyone has, book smart enough to sound wise but has a bank account that has decreased in value. His bank account may have gone in the red over the years you've been sitting around the table at the family get together's. Your obvious choice would be Warren Buffet I hope. The 'bob' may be your close loved one, but the fact is that your listening to bob about finances will take your bank account down if he does not have the capacity to genuine value to it.
I rarely write about relatives and money. Here is the point though: These are difficult times for a lot of people. Choose who you receive your advice from wisely. If you don't have a Warren Buffet to reveal the true wisdom of money and how it works pick up a best selling book by the man. I believe reading a book about successes and failures of the wise and the wealthy is like having a dialogue with the author, it increases your value. Why can I say this. . . because I can prove this.
Might I recommend some incredible starters: Richest Man In Babylon, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Think and Grow Rich, (if you read just one of these books this year, you can expect to take off the Vail of mediocrity and begin on a different journey that in 5 years will leave your bank account looking completely different then the first five).
Joshua Andrus
http://www.bringvalue.info/
One of my mentors a couple years back said, "Sometimes you've gotta turn your haters into elevators". This is an inoculation from Mr. Michael that helps as I pursue my dreams. The fact is that most of these people have an effect on you because they are near to your heart. In his book "Think and Grow Rich" Napoleon Hill after interviewing the most successful people in the world found that they had to choose there associations very carefully, that they had distance themselves from those who would have them fail. The part about this that will likely piss the reader off (don't worry you'll be OK) is that the majority of these people are your friends and family. This does not mean you change them, or change your role in their life, it does mean you limit their influence in areas that are important that they don't display where you are heading.
I need to give you an example if you are piping mad at what I am writing. This is extreme but I know it will clear things up. If you had access to advice on the stock market from Warren Buffet or from your broke uncle Bob. 'Bob' the relative that everyone has, book smart enough to sound wise but has a bank account that has decreased in value. His bank account may have gone in the red over the years you've been sitting around the table at the family get together's. Your obvious choice would be Warren Buffet I hope. The 'bob' may be your close loved one, but the fact is that your listening to bob about finances will take your bank account down if he does not have the capacity to genuine value to it.
I rarely write about relatives and money. Here is the point though: These are difficult times for a lot of people. Choose who you receive your advice from wisely. If you don't have a Warren Buffet to reveal the true wisdom of money and how it works pick up a best selling book by the man. I believe reading a book about successes and failures of the wise and the wealthy is like having a dialogue with the author, it increases your value. Why can I say this. . . because I can prove this.
Might I recommend some incredible starters: Richest Man In Babylon, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Think and Grow Rich, (if you read just one of these books this year, you can expect to take off the Vail of mediocrity and begin on a different journey that in 5 years will leave your bank account looking completely different then the first five).
Joshua Andrus
http://www.bringvalue.info/
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Failing vs. Failure
Failing and failure are not the same thing. One of my mentors says for example nothing fails like success. How can this be possible. Well here are some distinctions between the two words in the form of an example:
Thomas Edison assisted in inventing a usable light bulb. It is a story in history that an observer was in the lab with Edison as he was working and there was an incredible explosion. The blast almost injured the two of them. His partner not knowing better shrugged it off as a failed attempt in the early stage of Edison's experiment. Edison walked over to his log and chalked it up a little differently. Edison thought differently, he did fail to create the light bulb, however he succeeded in creating and explosion, he noted it cause he may need to know how to create an explosion in the future. As he was writing on the log book this attempt his observer looked over Edison's shoulder and became furious. This was not Edison's first few attempts it was well over his 3,00th. They had been at risk and the foolish observer thought Edison the fool. The amazing thing is that nothing fails like success.
Edison was content to not judge himself, he was content to chalk his failed attempts up as a result. The fact is everything worth mastering is worth failing at first. In life what many of the upper 3% of the people know about becoming great is that it is worth it to be bad enough long enough until the right results are achieved and then repeating the action steps to become great, even if it is 3000+ attempts.
Failing is a natural part of becoming great. Failure is the end result of someone who walked away from failing before the results became favorable.
Joshua Andrus
www.hiresite.info
Thomas Edison assisted in inventing a usable light bulb. It is a story in history that an observer was in the lab with Edison as he was working and there was an incredible explosion. The blast almost injured the two of them. His partner not knowing better shrugged it off as a failed attempt in the early stage of Edison's experiment. Edison walked over to his log and chalked it up a little differently. Edison thought differently, he did fail to create the light bulb, however he succeeded in creating and explosion, he noted it cause he may need to know how to create an explosion in the future. As he was writing on the log book this attempt his observer looked over Edison's shoulder and became furious. This was not Edison's first few attempts it was well over his 3,00th. They had been at risk and the foolish observer thought Edison the fool. The amazing thing is that nothing fails like success.
Edison was content to not judge himself, he was content to chalk his failed attempts up as a result. The fact is everything worth mastering is worth failing at first. In life what many of the upper 3% of the people know about becoming great is that it is worth it to be bad enough long enough until the right results are achieved and then repeating the action steps to become great, even if it is 3000+ attempts.
Failing is a natural part of becoming great. Failure is the end result of someone who walked away from failing before the results became favorable.
Joshua Andrus
www.hiresite.info
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Do Small Things Great
Some of the greatest developers of leaders in the industry of personal development agree that it is crucial that we do small things great. This is important for so many reasons. If you examine your triumphs in life this true principle is the root cause of your success. In your life in all the areas there are only about a handful of things that you need to focus on doing well the rest are complimentary and yield a much lower return on investment.
1) Write down the area of your life that you will focus on. In this example I will use family.
2) Gain awareness of the things you do well, of the things you have not mastered yet.
3 a) Write down the things that yield the highest return on your time investment.
3 b) this may take an outside source of information. If you know someone who is an example of a good father, mother, etc. invite them out to eat and find out what works for them
4) Don't take this to humorously, you might even invite someone who is really bad out to eat to find out what not to do as well.
5) Once you have identified the five key things that will yield the biggest return on investment of your energy get to working on it.
6) Practice makes permanent. This is an error in the phrases that most people know but I did it on purpose. Permanence is achieved through repeated behavior. The areas you are lacking doing the 5 things you identified well in, you have practiced another behavior in its place.
7) Track your consistency. The only way to change a habit or behavior is to take it and repeat it over and over. You will not likely succeed if your progress stays up in your head where your emotions can skew the activity, put it on paper and track how you are doing.
8) Track without judgment. You are doing better then you were in these areas before you knew about them, don't judge if you go back to inefficient behaviors of before, after all it is what you knew the best.
9) Don't expect the outside results to change immediately. It can take time for results to occur, it is not unlike planting seeds, cultivating and then harvesting. Some seeds sewn (activities) show immediate results still the more rewarding results can take a season even two to see the payoff.
10) Reward your progress. If you don't see some incentive for the activities then you may not make the full departure from the old ways. Reward yourself with something meaningful.
The 5 things in each area of your life are daily activities that are easy to do, but due to the comfort zone they are also easy not to. Work to master them and there will be rich blessings given.
Joshua Andrus
www.hiresite.info
1) Write down the area of your life that you will focus on. In this example I will use family.
2) Gain awareness of the things you do well, of the things you have not mastered yet.
3 a) Write down the things that yield the highest return on your time investment.
3 b) this may take an outside source of information. If you know someone who is an example of a good father, mother, etc. invite them out to eat and find out what works for them
4) Don't take this to humorously, you might even invite someone who is really bad out to eat to find out what not to do as well.
5) Once you have identified the five key things that will yield the biggest return on investment of your energy get to working on it.
6) Practice makes permanent. This is an error in the phrases that most people know but I did it on purpose. Permanence is achieved through repeated behavior. The areas you are lacking doing the 5 things you identified well in, you have practiced another behavior in its place.
7) Track your consistency. The only way to change a habit or behavior is to take it and repeat it over and over. You will not likely succeed if your progress stays up in your head where your emotions can skew the activity, put it on paper and track how you are doing.
8) Track without judgment. You are doing better then you were in these areas before you knew about them, don't judge if you go back to inefficient behaviors of before, after all it is what you knew the best.
9) Don't expect the outside results to change immediately. It can take time for results to occur, it is not unlike planting seeds, cultivating and then harvesting. Some seeds sewn (activities) show immediate results still the more rewarding results can take a season even two to see the payoff.
10) Reward your progress. If you don't see some incentive for the activities then you may not make the full departure from the old ways. Reward yourself with something meaningful.
The 5 things in each area of your life are daily activities that are easy to do, but due to the comfort zone they are also easy not to. Work to master them and there will be rich blessings given.
Joshua Andrus
www.hiresite.info
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
White Hot Burning Desire
Napoleon Hill, if you have never heard of him you should. He produced one of the most labor intensive books in all history. For decades he interviewed the 100 most successful people to find out what they had in common. He sought the common threads that tied there triumph together, that was a constant in all their stories.
The first of these was that every one of them from President of the United States to billionaire investors, to steel tycoons, to the inventor of the light bulb, they all had a white hot burning desire to fulfill their vision. This desire burnt brightly.
Think about your desires, have you thought about what you want in life lately, have your God planted desires for becoming what you know you can so that you can create what you intend, have they burnt brightly lately.
I often think it is the craziest thing in the world when some inspirational vision of what is to come is given to someone and they feel guilty about it. The fact is, know what the source is and start on the journey, most people ask their friends and family and they may get Luke warm reception and the dream burns out.
Seek out on your knees and go forward with your might. The white hot burning desire is like a flame to a moth. You will attract the people places and events that you need to create everything that is your intention. This is good, it is as it is supposed to be. You have started it out on your knees, then a seed of desire has been planted as the seed swells in your heart, you will feel the burning of this light. This will likely happen as you step out of your comfort zone and things begin to start to happen as a result of a trial of your faith in the process, then its time to build on that success and grow outside your comfort zone and continue to operate at a higher level as result of becoming more and being strengthened.
This world needs leaders, this world does not provide future for the mediocre apathetic, be meek in your asking, then be confident in your execution.
Joshua Andrus
http://www.hiresite.info/
The first of these was that every one of them from President of the United States to billionaire investors, to steel tycoons, to the inventor of the light bulb, they all had a white hot burning desire to fulfill their vision. This desire burnt brightly.
Think about your desires, have you thought about what you want in life lately, have your God planted desires for becoming what you know you can so that you can create what you intend, have they burnt brightly lately.
I often think it is the craziest thing in the world when some inspirational vision of what is to come is given to someone and they feel guilty about it. The fact is, know what the source is and start on the journey, most people ask their friends and family and they may get Luke warm reception and the dream burns out.
Seek out on your knees and go forward with your might. The white hot burning desire is like a flame to a moth. You will attract the people places and events that you need to create everything that is your intention. This is good, it is as it is supposed to be. You have started it out on your knees, then a seed of desire has been planted as the seed swells in your heart, you will feel the burning of this light. This will likely happen as you step out of your comfort zone and things begin to start to happen as a result of a trial of your faith in the process, then its time to build on that success and grow outside your comfort zone and continue to operate at a higher level as result of becoming more and being strengthened.
This world needs leaders, this world does not provide future for the mediocre apathetic, be meek in your asking, then be confident in your execution.
Joshua Andrus
http://www.hiresite.info/
Monday, March 16, 2009
Fear vs. Courage
The thing that slows momentum and can bring it to a screeching halt is fear. I have been keenly aware of this. I don't know of a leader of significant stature who does not have large amount of fear that she/he deals with.
To me, courage is not the person acting without fear, it is the person acting in spite of fear. It may even be true that the only reason a leader stands out is because of this factor. Many people choose to not embrace the fear and go beyond and that is why there is a separation of masses and classes. The masses will always take the path of least Resistance.
I came upon a huge breakthrough with this very concept yesterday. I was pondering what can I do to take my business to the next level. I had just seen the results of a failed attempt and was discouraged. I have began the habit of taking the energy of discouragement and using it to drive action. This was not the case I was all up in my head, that was skewed by the emotions of failing. . .
As I was laying there on my bed after asking for inspiration, I got to thinking about how me me me focused I was being. I gained the awareness of two things:
1) Stop focusing on yourself, if you are not serving and helping others you are not growing and your business is rotting.
2) Don't expect things to change if your body lies here on the bed in a prostrate position. If you get up and get into activity then you will be able to sort things out.
I want to focus on the second one as a proven psychological principle. I am using an example first. Let say you have an anger issue. Did you know that if you were to view yourself in the mirror when you are angry the posturing and intensity of your gestures would feed the physiological and emotional state of anger. If you were able to relax the body language alone you would remove half of the anger from the situation.
Now taking this very situation back to me lying in bed. What does defeat look like. Well in battle someone lying down nursing injuries. What does victory or productive work look like. There is such a hidden nugget in this. So many times I have pondered in a defeated position, instead in a humble position embracing it and then gaining strength, getting off knees and thinking things out on paper as a military leader would and charging forward with execution.
Try next time you feel things have lost some hope, look at your body language, change it up regroup in the manner you do best and model what you would envision as body language of someone who is overcoming the loss. This is huge I promise. You can't expect things to happen unless you put yourself in motion and allow the miracle to work with you.
Joshua Andrus
www.hiresite.info
To me, courage is not the person acting without fear, it is the person acting in spite of fear. It may even be true that the only reason a leader stands out is because of this factor. Many people choose to not embrace the fear and go beyond and that is why there is a separation of masses and classes. The masses will always take the path of least Resistance.
I came upon a huge breakthrough with this very concept yesterday. I was pondering what can I do to take my business to the next level. I had just seen the results of a failed attempt and was discouraged. I have began the habit of taking the energy of discouragement and using it to drive action. This was not the case I was all up in my head, that was skewed by the emotions of failing. . .
As I was laying there on my bed after asking for inspiration, I got to thinking about how me me me focused I was being. I gained the awareness of two things:
1) Stop focusing on yourself, if you are not serving and helping others you are not growing and your business is rotting.
2) Don't expect things to change if your body lies here on the bed in a prostrate position. If you get up and get into activity then you will be able to sort things out.
I want to focus on the second one as a proven psychological principle. I am using an example first. Let say you have an anger issue. Did you know that if you were to view yourself in the mirror when you are angry the posturing and intensity of your gestures would feed the physiological and emotional state of anger. If you were able to relax the body language alone you would remove half of the anger from the situation.
Now taking this very situation back to me lying in bed. What does defeat look like. Well in battle someone lying down nursing injuries. What does victory or productive work look like. There is such a hidden nugget in this. So many times I have pondered in a defeated position, instead in a humble position embracing it and then gaining strength, getting off knees and thinking things out on paper as a military leader would and charging forward with execution.
Try next time you feel things have lost some hope, look at your body language, change it up regroup in the manner you do best and model what you would envision as body language of someone who is overcoming the loss. This is huge I promise. You can't expect things to happen unless you put yourself in motion and allow the miracle to work with you.
Joshua Andrus
www.hiresite.info
Thursday, March 12, 2009
What You Focus On Grows
What you focus on grows. I have often fell into the trap of focusing on the wrong things. This is a huge trap that can rob forward progress and momentum. In a workshop I teach give an example of someone who really shows the power to choose what to focus on.
There was a client of mine who had completed our program, he had done well, had lost a lot and reformed himself from coming out of the unhealthy environment of 5 years in prison. He got a job in the construction field and worked very hard. He was doing interior kitchen cabinets and finishing carpentry. He worked a lot harder and was a lot more productive then the rest of the crew. He was determined not to go back. The holidays came around and as he went into work his boss called him into his office and sat him down and my client thought here comes the holiday bonus. . .
The boss instead hat to lay him off. This was painful of course, but the choice was his to decide what to focus on. This individual came from an empowering place. He could have walked out of the office and felt all beat up, he could have left with anger and resentment, he could have burnt that bridge, he could have played the victim. Yes all of these things he could have done. The more important thing to understand is how open would he be to seeing another door open if he was merely looking back at the door that just closed.
The choice he made was different though. He decided to walk out of the office and consider some of the things he had learned. First off, don't jump to hasty conclusions. He began to think about how hard it was for the boss to let someone as valuable as himself go. He knew he was valued, he had sensed some layoffs were coming because of the holiday slow down. People don't want there kitchens torn up during the holidays. So he continued to think it through: " Lay off, I wasn't FIRED, I had a lay off. This is a change, I can still get a letter of recommendation for new employment, wow. Even if I have to get a job at the Mall over the holidays until the door opens back up, I can do something, it is the holiday hiring period." All these thoughts began as a new pattern of thinking.
The story gets better for this client, more adversity and opportunity but the point is clear. What you choose to focus on grows. Which of the two choices put him closer to being re-hired which one further.
Joshua Andrus
http://www.hiresite.info/
There was a client of mine who had completed our program, he had done well, had lost a lot and reformed himself from coming out of the unhealthy environment of 5 years in prison. He got a job in the construction field and worked very hard. He was doing interior kitchen cabinets and finishing carpentry. He worked a lot harder and was a lot more productive then the rest of the crew. He was determined not to go back. The holidays came around and as he went into work his boss called him into his office and sat him down and my client thought here comes the holiday bonus. . .
The boss instead hat to lay him off. This was painful of course, but the choice was his to decide what to focus on. This individual came from an empowering place. He could have walked out of the office and felt all beat up, he could have left with anger and resentment, he could have burnt that bridge, he could have played the victim. Yes all of these things he could have done. The more important thing to understand is how open would he be to seeing another door open if he was merely looking back at the door that just closed.
The choice he made was different though. He decided to walk out of the office and consider some of the things he had learned. First off, don't jump to hasty conclusions. He began to think about how hard it was for the boss to let someone as valuable as himself go. He knew he was valued, he had sensed some layoffs were coming because of the holiday slow down. People don't want there kitchens torn up during the holidays. So he continued to think it through: " Lay off, I wasn't FIRED, I had a lay off. This is a change, I can still get a letter of recommendation for new employment, wow. Even if I have to get a job at the Mall over the holidays until the door opens back up, I can do something, it is the holiday hiring period." All these thoughts began as a new pattern of thinking.
The story gets better for this client, more adversity and opportunity but the point is clear. What you choose to focus on grows. Which of the two choices put him closer to being re-hired which one further.
Joshua Andrus
http://www.hiresite.info/
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Disciplining Your Disappointments
The cure to disciplining your dissapointments is gratitude,
This is said many different ways in seminars, in home, in the church, in counseling, in business. It is the attitude of gratitude in seminars, the be greatful for what you have in home, the count your many blessings in church, the cognitive positive re-frame, and the focus on what you want to have grow in your business.
With that many examples of areas that the Attitude of gratitude is important, it is crucial to give some examples of how to make it a habit. Pity parties are the opposite of the attitude of gratitude. Pity parties don't benefit anyone, at least not the way most people celebrate them.
Here are some suggestions to swing away from the pity party into a productive zone of creation in gratitude-
1) Have the pity party, didn't expect that one did you? It's true that sometimes resisting the aweful all the time can result in stuffing not processing, in a log jam of emotions and even worse activities of life. Jennifer Anniston in an interview about her break up with Brad Pitt said that in this and other areas of life she has the pity party. . . next step find out how
2) Put up a boundary of time around how long you will have your feel bad session. What Ms. Anniston said about the painful break up that I thought was so profound is that she has the pity party for a set time, looks at her role in the matter, takes ownership and comes out the other side with a better attitude and the life lesson learned. (Love Jen's work, but more importantly I am a student of great philosphy, and this is one of the best)
3) Take out a pad of paper and write all the lessons learned. It is crucial to not keep emotions with content in your mind. Emotions are irrationale impulses in your mind and can cloud reality. They can really mess with committments and cut your potential.
4) You are probably not going to resolve everything, but writing things down has an amazing way of helping you to let things go. If you feel back in control of your emotions unstead of the emotions controlling you then . . .
5) Now time yourself and write down all the things in your life you are greatful for. Set a watch, because just like you vented on paper this exercise can be lengthy and could sidetrack you I like to look at ten minutes. I am going to write from the heart not the head for the next 5 minutes so that you all know what I mean:
My family, I have a wonderful wife, 3 beautiful kids, a dog, my wife is trying to get another, i love my kids personalities, my understanding of God, my relationship with Jesus, I love the activities that we do as a family, the way my son lusts for life and sports, Braydens smile, My daughter when she blushes and gets shy when you smile, she is saying dadaddadd ddadd right now and it is making me grin, I love my wife's passion, I love the area we are blessed to live, the creation of the ocean, the home and it's spacious living and family room to recreate, I love my backyard and the entertainment oppurtunities, I love it when my mom and step dad come out to visit in their plane, I love to fly in that plane, and the promise that I will have one some day, I love my great mind keeps me entertained, I love my all 4 working limbs, my lungs, my health, and wealth, I love the chance to meet new people and I am capable of making friends, I love the feelings of confidence when I stretch and do my best. I love the oppurtunity of the business I work in, I love the job I have that allows me to grow as I am building an empire, and allows me to assist in the changing of peoples life, I love our friends and our business partners who have become such great friends, I love the promise of the future, the lesssons of the past and the gift that is the present.
Wow that was about 3 minutes of typing and I could have gone on for a longer time, I was having a rough time this morning, no longer though trust the process, try this activity when you are getting down, or even to sustain you staying up.
I say be greatful not scared. I say be full of faith not fear.
Joshua Andrus
http://www.hiresite.info/
This is said many different ways in seminars, in home, in the church, in counseling, in business. It is the attitude of gratitude in seminars, the be greatful for what you have in home, the count your many blessings in church, the cognitive positive re-frame, and the focus on what you want to have grow in your business.
With that many examples of areas that the Attitude of gratitude is important, it is crucial to give some examples of how to make it a habit. Pity parties are the opposite of the attitude of gratitude. Pity parties don't benefit anyone, at least not the way most people celebrate them.
Here are some suggestions to swing away from the pity party into a productive zone of creation in gratitude-
1) Have the pity party, didn't expect that one did you? It's true that sometimes resisting the aweful all the time can result in stuffing not processing, in a log jam of emotions and even worse activities of life. Jennifer Anniston in an interview about her break up with Brad Pitt said that in this and other areas of life she has the pity party. . . next step find out how
2) Put up a boundary of time around how long you will have your feel bad session. What Ms. Anniston said about the painful break up that I thought was so profound is that she has the pity party for a set time, looks at her role in the matter, takes ownership and comes out the other side with a better attitude and the life lesson learned. (Love Jen's work, but more importantly I am a student of great philosphy, and this is one of the best)
3) Take out a pad of paper and write all the lessons learned. It is crucial to not keep emotions with content in your mind. Emotions are irrationale impulses in your mind and can cloud reality. They can really mess with committments and cut your potential.
4) You are probably not going to resolve everything, but writing things down has an amazing way of helping you to let things go. If you feel back in control of your emotions unstead of the emotions controlling you then . . .
5) Now time yourself and write down all the things in your life you are greatful for. Set a watch, because just like you vented on paper this exercise can be lengthy and could sidetrack you I like to look at ten minutes. I am going to write from the heart not the head for the next 5 minutes so that you all know what I mean:
My family, I have a wonderful wife, 3 beautiful kids, a dog, my wife is trying to get another, i love my kids personalities, my understanding of God, my relationship with Jesus, I love the activities that we do as a family, the way my son lusts for life and sports, Braydens smile, My daughter when she blushes and gets shy when you smile, she is saying dadaddadd ddadd right now and it is making me grin, I love my wife's passion, I love the area we are blessed to live, the creation of the ocean, the home and it's spacious living and family room to recreate, I love my backyard and the entertainment oppurtunities, I love it when my mom and step dad come out to visit in their plane, I love to fly in that plane, and the promise that I will have one some day, I love my great mind keeps me entertained, I love my all 4 working limbs, my lungs, my health, and wealth, I love the chance to meet new people and I am capable of making friends, I love the feelings of confidence when I stretch and do my best. I love the oppurtunity of the business I work in, I love the job I have that allows me to grow as I am building an empire, and allows me to assist in the changing of peoples life, I love our friends and our business partners who have become such great friends, I love the promise of the future, the lesssons of the past and the gift that is the present.
Wow that was about 3 minutes of typing and I could have gone on for a longer time, I was having a rough time this morning, no longer though trust the process, try this activity when you are getting down, or even to sustain you staying up.
I say be greatful not scared. I say be full of faith not fear.
Joshua Andrus
http://www.hiresite.info/
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Primary Income
The amount of money coming in is important, and the majority would believe the most important. There are so many people who are living paycheck to paycheck and are asleep to some crazy realities. One of the faulty thoughts of going to school getting good grades and getting out to get the good job is that it just doesn't work. Don't get me wrong it does short-term but here are a few problems with it:
1) The turnover in jobs is huge, even prior to the recession.
2) the security of the 401k and company retirement really doesn't exist anymore
3) Employee mindset is to work as hard is it takes
4) The employer mindset is to pay just as much as they can (bottom line thinking)
5) Initiative to develop new skills comes from fear of being past over (re active), not from bringing more value to the table (pro active)
6) The company is always replacing inefficiency (aging employees with young scenario)
7) The employee has no security who knows what could happen
8) Life happens, and a Boss may or may not be able to accommodate for life
9) The primary income never keeps up with the inflation of the currency/cost of living so the lifestyle deteriorates over time
10) The government always gets first cut of the income earned
Jobs are necessary, don't misconstrue what I am saying. It is just all to painfully clear that they are not enough. The bottom line is that the true security does not occur during one's 9-5 job, it occurs in ones 5-9 activities.
Joshua Andrus
www.hiresite.info
1) The turnover in jobs is huge, even prior to the recession.
2) the security of the 401k and company retirement really doesn't exist anymore
3) Employee mindset is to work as hard is it takes
4) The employer mindset is to pay just as much as they can (bottom line thinking)
5) Initiative to develop new skills comes from fear of being past over (re active), not from bringing more value to the table (pro active)
6) The company is always replacing inefficiency (aging employees with young scenario)
7) The employee has no security who knows what could happen
8) Life happens, and a Boss may or may not be able to accommodate for life
9) The primary income never keeps up with the inflation of the currency/cost of living so the lifestyle deteriorates over time
10) The government always gets first cut of the income earned
Jobs are necessary, don't misconstrue what I am saying. It is just all to painfully clear that they are not enough. The bottom line is that the true security does not occur during one's 9-5 job, it occurs in ones 5-9 activities.
Joshua Andrus
www.hiresite.info
Friday, March 6, 2009
Deserve vs. Need
The topic today is about deserve and need. It is crucial to understand this philosophy. It relates to a natural law. Mr. Jim R0hn speaks very clearly about this principle.
Need- you can need to eat, and you can need to make ends meet, but this may not be the reality of what is currently happening. . .
This is maybe a wake up call for those of us that didn't live around the farm, and for those of us who have seen a fairly stable economy in our lives. Quoting someone who is making over 700,000 a year that I was training with last night. Those times are over and this time will go down as our generations worst economical time of our lives. This is not personal economical I am referring to. This is the countries economy as a whole. Basically the recession is not going to blow over.
So it may be time to go back and find out what our parents, parents would teach us. Many people still are looking at the way to help there own economy out wrong. They say, because I have a need I will be provided a way to fill that need and move on.
An analogy of how silly this thinking is. This is like going to a fireplace and saying give me heat and I will give you wood. We would laugh at this wouldn't we. How about in terms of the Law of the Harvest. Can you imagine the orchard of a farmer who plants an apple seed and is frustrated a day, a week, a month later there is no harvest, no apples. Again we would all laugh.
The fact is that we approach business, relationships, and life in general in such away. If you have a strong enough need you will get everything you need is false, a lie, and is backwards thinking. If you have put in the work and deserve the harvest your needs will be taken care of.
Bottom line, don't be alarmed about the economy, times may be tough for your own personal economy. There are individuals who amass greater wealth during a recession in many industries then during a booming economy. I try everyday to live by the principle recently spoken to by a good friend quoting Thomas S. Monson:
"Pray like it all depends on him. Work like it all depends on you." Thanks for that Matt Riley.
Joshua Andrus
www.hiresite.info
Need- you can need to eat, and you can need to make ends meet, but this may not be the reality of what is currently happening. . .
This is maybe a wake up call for those of us that didn't live around the farm, and for those of us who have seen a fairly stable economy in our lives. Quoting someone who is making over 700,000 a year that I was training with last night. Those times are over and this time will go down as our generations worst economical time of our lives. This is not personal economical I am referring to. This is the countries economy as a whole. Basically the recession is not going to blow over.
So it may be time to go back and find out what our parents, parents would teach us. Many people still are looking at the way to help there own economy out wrong. They say, because I have a need I will be provided a way to fill that need and move on.
An analogy of how silly this thinking is. This is like going to a fireplace and saying give me heat and I will give you wood. We would laugh at this wouldn't we. How about in terms of the Law of the Harvest. Can you imagine the orchard of a farmer who plants an apple seed and is frustrated a day, a week, a month later there is no harvest, no apples. Again we would all laugh.
The fact is that we approach business, relationships, and life in general in such away. If you have a strong enough need you will get everything you need is false, a lie, and is backwards thinking. If you have put in the work and deserve the harvest your needs will be taken care of.
Bottom line, don't be alarmed about the economy, times may be tough for your own personal economy. There are individuals who amass greater wealth during a recession in many industries then during a booming economy. I try everyday to live by the principle recently spoken to by a good friend quoting Thomas S. Monson:
"Pray like it all depends on him. Work like it all depends on you." Thanks for that Matt Riley.
Joshua Andrus
www.hiresite.info
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Vehicles of Wealth: Assets
Confusion abounds. . .
Banks require you to list your assets as insurance or collateral in case you default on a loan. This is part of the trap that prevents the middle class from understanding what exactly assets are. The assets that you are listing are not really assets unless they are sold; they are liabilities. Even most people's nest egg, or rather nest they live in is likely a liability, their house. Every month you pay the mortgage, pay the electrical, gas, water, maintenance and upkeep. This all adds to your liabilities, and if the market were to drop, as it has recently the equity (market value over the amount purchased) will tear the asset from you. Jewelery, cars etc. are all liabilities that are likely loosing value daily. Don't get confused by banking lingo then vs. wealth principles.
It wasn't until around 4 years ago that I began realizing this. The more you make that you spend on liabilities the less wealthy you are becoming. The true x-factor in the wealthy is having a positive cash flow over their negative liabilities, that come as a result of assets.
A true asset brings money into your home whether you work or not. What are some examples? General examples include:
1) managed businesses (notice managed-because if you are the only worker or if your business relies on you then if you can't work you are broke).
2) properly managed and well invested rental property
3) Investments (although many have lost a lot with their investments in stocks, right now is a good time to buy). These are the main three I am involved in. I don't write about what I don't know about. My main area of focus bringing in capital is mostly devoted to the managed business (1) and investments (3). I have found these three areas the most willing for middle class to learn and earn and create the greatest dividends or returns on equity.
There is one more that bares mentioning and is the most exciting-royalties and residual income. This is an area that few see. I have a few opportunities in these areas that I am working on diligently. These are not exclusive to rock stars or insurance brokers. The opportunities are there for the taking. . . an article to come in the future on these.
Find out some more tips on how to find new areas of wealth for you and your family in later articles. Begin following the blog.
Joshua Andrus
http://www.hiresite.info/
Banks require you to list your assets as insurance or collateral in case you default on a loan. This is part of the trap that prevents the middle class from understanding what exactly assets are. The assets that you are listing are not really assets unless they are sold; they are liabilities. Even most people's nest egg, or rather nest they live in is likely a liability, their house. Every month you pay the mortgage, pay the electrical, gas, water, maintenance and upkeep. This all adds to your liabilities, and if the market were to drop, as it has recently the equity (market value over the amount purchased) will tear the asset from you. Jewelery, cars etc. are all liabilities that are likely loosing value daily. Don't get confused by banking lingo then vs. wealth principles.
It wasn't until around 4 years ago that I began realizing this. The more you make that you spend on liabilities the less wealthy you are becoming. The true x-factor in the wealthy is having a positive cash flow over their negative liabilities, that come as a result of assets.
A true asset brings money into your home whether you work or not. What are some examples? General examples include:
1) managed businesses (notice managed-because if you are the only worker or if your business relies on you then if you can't work you are broke).
2) properly managed and well invested rental property
3) Investments (although many have lost a lot with their investments in stocks, right now is a good time to buy). These are the main three I am involved in. I don't write about what I don't know about. My main area of focus bringing in capital is mostly devoted to the managed business (1) and investments (3). I have found these three areas the most willing for middle class to learn and earn and create the greatest dividends or returns on equity.
There is one more that bares mentioning and is the most exciting-royalties and residual income. This is an area that few see. I have a few opportunities in these areas that I am working on diligently. These are not exclusive to rock stars or insurance brokers. The opportunities are there for the taking. . . an article to come in the future on these.
Find out some more tips on how to find new areas of wealth for you and your family in later articles. Begin following the blog.
Joshua Andrus
http://www.hiresite.info/
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Your Wealth Index
WEALTH INDEX
What is your wealth index?
Most people don’t understand what this means. To some extent it is a phrase that I have adapted from studying wealth. Many of the known writers on wealth and posterity have written about this topic and sometimes I believe it is forgotten for a reason I will cover last.
The wealth index is figured by:
1) How much do I spend on average monthly, yearly to live. (liabilities)
2) How much do I make on average monthly, annually (primary income)
3) What do I have as a flow of income whether I work or not? (assets)
Finally taking and combining all these numbers-
4) Wealth index: How long can I survive if my primary income stopped without having this effect my lifestyle.
This is as basic as it gets, and it really should stay as simple as possible. More shocking then the average savings account factoring in the poor and the wealthy all together last year being -$120 is the idea that if someone gets Laid off, fired, injured or otherwise. . . how long will it take before the family is effected by a decrease in standard of living (or lifestyle).
So many people rush to get the good grades, get out and get the highest paying job, then they don't understand why the American dream isn't complete. Income is not enough, never has been to the wealthy.
Assets, Assets, Assets, every bit as important as a rainy day savings account. It is like one of my mentor says if you are your families only asset and you don’t take your asset into work then that is what is called scary!!!
So how do you develop a growing number of assets if, like me, reducing liabilities seems to feed into a scarcity mind-set and appears counter-intuitive to living life abundantly?
That is a subject for another article but subscribe to the blog and I put out an announcement when we cover some great examples. Also a great resource for these topics is any of Robert and Kim Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad series.
Joshua Andrus
www.hiresite.info
What is your wealth index?
Most people don’t understand what this means. To some extent it is a phrase that I have adapted from studying wealth. Many of the known writers on wealth and posterity have written about this topic and sometimes I believe it is forgotten for a reason I will cover last.
The wealth index is figured by:
1) How much do I spend on average monthly, yearly to live. (liabilities)
2) How much do I make on average monthly, annually (primary income)
3) What do I have as a flow of income whether I work or not? (assets)
Finally taking and combining all these numbers-
4) Wealth index: How long can I survive if my primary income stopped without having this effect my lifestyle.
This is as basic as it gets, and it really should stay as simple as possible. More shocking then the average savings account factoring in the poor and the wealthy all together last year being -$120 is the idea that if someone gets Laid off, fired, injured or otherwise. . . how long will it take before the family is effected by a decrease in standard of living (or lifestyle).
So many people rush to get the good grades, get out and get the highest paying job, then they don't understand why the American dream isn't complete. Income is not enough, never has been to the wealthy.
Assets, Assets, Assets, every bit as important as a rainy day savings account. It is like one of my mentor says if you are your families only asset and you don’t take your asset into work then that is what is called scary!!!
So how do you develop a growing number of assets if, like me, reducing liabilities seems to feed into a scarcity mind-set and appears counter-intuitive to living life abundantly?
That is a subject for another article but subscribe to the blog and I put out an announcement when we cover some great examples. Also a great resource for these topics is any of Robert and Kim Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad series.
Joshua Andrus
www.hiresite.info
Monday, March 2, 2009
Consistency and Persistency (10 tips to get back on course)
Consistency and persistency is the greatest gift you can give your, goals, dreams, family, relationship, and organization. It is amazing how easy drift occurs. It is the rocket ship in space phenomena. The rocket ship is off course 97% of the time. The gyrator in the rocket keeps adjusting and re-adjusting, the target is the key. The readings on the screen show that the rocket really is not on course the majority of the time. This is important to understand because we won’t be either.
Here are some tips to help get back on course:
1) Know where you are going. Similar to the rocket there is no adjustments without the decision of the destination then fine tuning.
2) Become the person in the process that should obtain this vision.
3) Know that you will be tested to see if you deserve the vision of where you were heading.
4) Know that the tests are as they should be. If you received everything you wanted and it came without the trials, you would squander it, because the tests refine you.
5) Set up a game-plan, in business this is called a business plan.
6) The more time spent planning (plotting the course) the more efficient the journey (flight).
7) Don’t over think the mundane tasks, as the Nike slogan goes “Just Do It”.
8) Bring a book, this can take a while. You will never arrive as quickly as you thought, but once you arrive it will seem faster than it should
9) Choose your traveling book wisely. The reason this is a book not a movie or other item. Books are incredible ways to uncover and have the author instruct you about the journey of your very trip. Books today almost appear to be an intimate dialogue with me and the author.
10) Journal your path. “If you reach the top of any mountain and you are alone then you will likely jump off the other side.” Zig Ziglar. The course of flight is more valuable then the destination, don’t let it go unexplored.
Even if you feel like the vision of where you are going is unreachable because of where you are today in the present, remember the rocket’s poor numbers and move forward. It is much easier to steer any vehicle when it is moving.
(dedicated to my friend Kymm who does not give herself enough credit)
Joshua Andrus
http://www.hiresite.info/
Here are some tips to help get back on course:
1) Know where you are going. Similar to the rocket there is no adjustments without the decision of the destination then fine tuning.
2) Become the person in the process that should obtain this vision.
3) Know that you will be tested to see if you deserve the vision of where you were heading.
4) Know that the tests are as they should be. If you received everything you wanted and it came without the trials, you would squander it, because the tests refine you.
5) Set up a game-plan, in business this is called a business plan.
6) The more time spent planning (plotting the course) the more efficient the journey (flight).
7) Don’t over think the mundane tasks, as the Nike slogan goes “Just Do It”.
8) Bring a book, this can take a while. You will never arrive as quickly as you thought, but once you arrive it will seem faster than it should
9) Choose your traveling book wisely. The reason this is a book not a movie or other item. Books are incredible ways to uncover and have the author instruct you about the journey of your very trip. Books today almost appear to be an intimate dialogue with me and the author.
10) Journal your path. “If you reach the top of any mountain and you are alone then you will likely jump off the other side.” Zig Ziglar. The course of flight is more valuable then the destination, don’t let it go unexplored.
Even if you feel like the vision of where you are going is unreachable because of where you are today in the present, remember the rocket’s poor numbers and move forward. It is much easier to steer any vehicle when it is moving.
(dedicated to my friend Kymm who does not give herself enough credit)
Joshua Andrus
http://www.hiresite.info/
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