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/