I walked into the lobby of the Hotel looking for the man who was to become my new boss. An outside sales company had hired me right after getting out of the Air Force, and I was instructed to meet Joe in the lobby – He would be the older gentleman in a suit.
Joe started mentoring me 30 seconds after we shook hands. He told me to undo my tie and taught me how to tie it correctly, including the level it should reach at my belt. I learned that Joe was a recovering multi-Millionaire! He had just lost his businesses, homes, and even his helicopter during the interest rate explosion in the 80’s.
I found it fascinating that he was NOT frustrated, depressed, or angry about his situation. I could not imagine what it must be like to have EVERYTHING you could ever dream of, lose it all, and have to start over in your 60’s with NOTHING but the clothes on your back! He kept telling me that he would make it all back since he knew what to do and how to do it.
He shared many things with me about success over the few months that we were together, but two of them have stuck with me and I try to live by them daily.
- He told me that in order to be successful, I had to work half days. I thought this was REALLY COOL until he explained that half day meant half of your 24 hour day! That is 12 hours a day for those of you who skipped math class.
- He told me that 99% of the people WILL NOT DO this…Copy what successful people are doing, not what your friends and neighbors are doing. He said the RICH keep getting richer because they continue to do things that made them RICH, and the POOR keep doing the things that keep them POOR!
Success is NOT complicated or out of your reach. It will take consistent hard work (Half Days) and follow the correct map (Successful people).
Find Your Passion and You Will Find Your Life!