Have you ever watched a Triple Crown Horse Race ? Is so, one thing you may have noticed is that rarely ever does the winning horse win by a mile. Instead, it's typically neck and neck all the way from start to finish, especially in those money races where millions of dollars are on the line. So, Success Principle #1 states that... "Participants always play to the level of their competition." Its true of horses and its even more true of people. So, who are you running with? Who are you surrounding yourself with? Who are you listening to and watching as you build and grow yourself and your business? Your answer will ultimately determine how well you fare in the game of business, the game of success and the game of life. So, be sure to surround yourself with people who are more successful than yourself. Remember,if your 10 closest friends are losers, its just a matter of time before you become #11 . Be sure to communicate regularly with successful model, a mentor and a coach who has created results in an area in which you wish to succeed. This way ,when you play to the level of your competition you will be playing in a new arena,with better players and competitors who will help UP your game. Remember, water seeks its own level and the higher you climb on the ladder of success,the more you will want to surround yourself with other of like mind, who are also on their way, To The Top ! In the other words, your network will determine your Net-worth! PS : Leave your comments
Bad analogy: surely it would be better to be the outstanding winner who takes the race by a massive margin, thus generating a ton of cash, publicity, renown and everything else? I also disagree intensely with the whole thing about being loser #11 if your ten friends are losers: you'd have to be really weak-minded for that to be true. Sure, they influence you, but seriously... if everyone's future was determined by their five or ten closest friends, the world would be even worse than it already is. How many success stories are of regular people who just never took any notice of peer pressure? (Hint: lots ) For me, the first rule of business should be a far simpler one: plan it before you do it. It's frightening the number of people who just throw their business out there without any kind of research, due diligence, planning, understanding, target market, advertising strategy or anything else. If you're a WAHM (or WAHF), that may work because you're part-timing it and the rules/priorities are different - what a very good friend of mine calls "Going the half-hog" - but if you're a budding businessperson, "just do it" is a formula for disaster. Research, plan, then act.
Well I agree to disagree .. if you win by a large margin .. very rarely did you have competition in your race ... People enjoy close encounters ... .. And there is respect for the winner and the next one ... So analogy is good.. The point you disagree strongly ... is very well true out here in the world...if you go by stats ... and read books like think and grow rich /science of getting rich / millionaire mind / ... many many more ... they stress this point so much .. Plan before you do it ... sounds like a good one ... But i have a series of principle order and gave them numbers accordingly... .. Its not like the FIRST thing ever to do in business.... but plays an important role
But if it's the top race and you're STILL winning by a massive margin, you're far better off. Would you rather be the Google in the search engine business or just a Yahoo? I know which I'd rather be. If you buy into their thinking, sure. As far as stats are concerned, I'd honestly love to see any actual verified, scientific stats that measure success by the types of friends people have. Not just hearsay and people saying "wow, that really works for me", of course. So you'd put having successful friends before planning anything? Intriguing.
Stats are provided in those books... if you are keen.. you can go read ... A hundred year old book wont be in print for fresh copies out now if they weren't of value and didn't make difference in peoples' life ... Well my point is exactly what u said ... if you consider google as your competition..thats the level of thinking and competition you would be on in the playing field ... thanks for that ... And lastly.. yes it would be advisable to have mentor/teacher/successful mentor ...than plan everything on on your own (hardly putting the plan to action... whats the count for that... hint: Loads ) with no one to guide ...
Is it So hard for you to understand a single point .. lol ...okay guess it needs to be spoon fed.. Some history lesson.. here it goes.... Kings had a counsel of successful people in respective fields (ex. military,adminitration..) .. however great the king was..he was surrounded by people who were good/successful in their areas.... not surrounded by just any citizen passing by the gates of his palace... Any more Doubts TIEro .. ?
Understanding is not the issue. Belief is. And they weren't his friends, nor did they necessarily make him successful at his own business. Historically speaking, most royals simply did whatever the hell they wanted, using the country's funds to do it. I don't see the point in making that analogy. It's apples and oranges. Being a historical ruler is nothing like being a business owner (since you have the hereditary position and all you have to do is retain power, not produce a profit or anything else). There's also no competition beyond legitimate heirs (who you can knock off using your secret police or the assassins' guild) and other countries (which are a matter of diplomacy or army size, not marketing or whether your close friends are successful). Absolutely. Such as whether a centuries-old concept still has a place in modern times, whether there are any real statistics or just vague suggestions, whether you can tell the difference between not believing something simply because it's in a book and not understanding something, whether you really think hiring advisors is the same as having friends, whether... My point is that I don't believe it and won't until I see proof. I'm not objecting to you believing it or running your entire life by it (hey, some people spend all their time hunting for ghosts and I'm not going to stop them, either) - my point is that I would put other, more important things way ahead of a concept based on a few books, with no actual, modern stats to validate it. And by the way, your spoon feeding comment is borderline offensive. I'll take it in the good humour it was presumably intended, but you should be careful of insulting people's intelligence. Just so you know.
100% agree, even the smallest amount of planning can save your butt down the line. Especially financially - the further ahead into the future you can plan financially the more chance you have of success!
If Belief is your problem.... I'm not here to change beliefs... Borderline Offensive statements were made by you too... and same was taken as good humour ... you could as well implement your suggestions at times.. 1)if you say nothing can be learnt from age old concepts.. (Obv you wont be able to see the analogy).. i just don't know what to say for that... 2)And you won't believe it until you see proof ... I know where you are going ... 3)For taking the book side... that book was written after 20 years of studying the lives of 500 successful people "Think and Grow Rich" ... It is based on stats and on validation.... commenting on things with ignorance is not advisable ....
Didn't say that. You're confusing the content of a book by Napoleon Hill that looks at the success of historical individuals (and the 13 step thing, number 6 of which is planning, by the way) with a motivational quote by Jim Rohn. The latter is not at all based on the former, as far as I can tell. It is also not a "proven concept" in any scientific sense (again as far as I am aware), not having found any research or stats available. That would be interesting reading! A quick Google search for the "average of five rule" turns up lots of examples of both sides: some people find it fits them perfectly, others find it works almost exactly opposite for them. Hence my desire to see some actual data based on scientific research, rather than motivational thoughts and opinion. I would much rather base a business's potential success on actual figures than on a vague idea, no matter how interesting it may be or how warm and inspired it makes people feel. Anyway, pointless going on about it since you obviously buy into the idea and I require more data before believing. Hopefully it will work for you. I still find it intriguing that you would worry about who your friends are before you worry about planning and researching your business, though, which was my original point in response to your query about what rule #1 should be.