Enough wishing . Time for some action

You Don’t Need More Information – You Need More Action

Paralysis by Analysis… it’s a condition that holds many of us back.
I know because I’ve been guilty of it myself. Maybe you can relate.
Have you ever found yourself wanting to do something… like write a book, start a business, create a nonprofit or pursue an idea? Or maybe you follow others who have done it and you find yourself wishing you could emulate their success.
In those cases what do we normally do? We have an idea and we start to seek out information on HOW to make that idea into a reality. We read books, we follow gurus, we read blogs, we listen to podcasts, sometimes we buy products, etc. We seek and we consume, which in and of itself is awesome and needed to help us learn… but then many of us don’t take action.
It’s when we consume and keep consuming without applying what we’ve learned that we have a problem.
We’re learning but what good is knowledge without action?
Like feasting at a buffet, if we sit down and just gorge ourselves… we’ll eventually be bloated and fat unless we get up from the table and move.
Let’s be honest, you probably don’t need more information. You likely already know WHAT you need to do, at least you know enough to get started. The real problem is STARTING isn’t it?
It’s a lot easier to keep following everyone else, watching their success and wishing it were your own. It’s something totally different to want it bad enough to do the work that it takes for you to be successful. It might require sacrifice or putting yourself outside of your comfort zone. That’s hard.
The worst part is when you look back and realize that it’s been months, maybe years that have passed by. Good intentions turned into mild frustrations cloaked in excuses.
I’m just too busy. I don’t know how to ___. Why would anyone listen to me? What if I fail?
I’m here to tell you that you CAN. You don’t have to be the smartest, the most tech savvy, the most efficient, good looking or possess some sort of super-human skill, you just need to start taking action… even if that initial action is small.

Small actions over time create big results. - Tweet That

I’ve worked with a lot of successful people over the years and the primary trait that they have in common is that they START. They gather enough necessary information to make an informed decision and they take action on it. They don’t wait forever and talk about it day after day, they do it. They don’t wait for “some day,” they start today. They know that they won’t have it 100% figured out and that’s okay because they also know that it’s a process of learning and improving as they GO.
Let’s do this together…
Stop waiting. Stop over analyzing everything. Perfection is a myth so don’t let the pursuit of it get in your way. Show your fear who is boss and tell it to hush when it tries to tell you lies about yourself, your idea and why you “can’t” do it.
Action begets action. Inaction leaves you living in regret.
Decide today that things are going to be different. Make a commitment to yourself and your calling. Even if it’s just an hour per day or every other day, find a way to take action. Give up an hour of TV, wake up early, stop checking Facebook or Twitter so much, avoid letting convenient distractions get in the way (because they’re an excuse too). Use that time to act. Apply what you know. Do something. Get started and don’t give up.
Success may not come easy but it will never come at all unless you take action.


source : Danieldecker

In 1999, Alibaba's CEO Told Employees 2 Things They Needed To Do To Be Successful: Beat Americans And Work Longer Hours

Alyson Shontell0Sep 22, 2014, 06.33 PM

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Jack Ma giving a speech to his employees in 1999 from his apartment

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Alibaba went public on Friday. Its CEO Jack Ma initially wanted to take the company public in 2002, but he knew the Internet would burst. In 1999, he sat down with his team in his apartment and spoke about what the company would need to do in the next five to ten years to become a massive business.
There were two key takeaways:

1. Alibaba needed to beat Americans, in particularly Silicon Valley, and learn their hard work ethic.
2. Alibaba employees needed to out-innovate competitors and put in longer days than everyone else. Ma told his employees than an 8 AM - 5 PM day would not cut it.

Here's the full speech he gave in 1999, from a video obtained by Bloomberg:

Today, we are all here to discuss what we should do in the next 5 to 10 years. So what will Alibaba become in the future? Since we are working on China Pages, I've always said our competitors are not domestic websites but oversees websites. Our competitors are not in China but in Silicon Valley.

So first, we should position Alibaba as a global website not just a domestic website. Second, We need to learn the hard-working spirit of Silicon Valley. If we go to work at 8 AM and go home at 5 PM, this is not a high-tech company and Alibaba will never be successful. If we have that kind of 8-5 spirit, then we should just go and do something else.

Americans are strong at hardware and systems. But on information and software, Chinese brains are just as good as theirs. All of our brains are just as good as theirs. This is the reason we dare to compete with Americans. If we are a good team and know what we want to do, one of us can defeat tons of them. We can beat government agencies and big famous companies because of our innovative spirit. Otherwise what is the difference between us and them?

Everyone knows the Internet is a bubble. It keeps getting bigger and bigger but when will it burst? Yahoo's stock will fall and eBay's stock will rise. And maybe after eBay's stock rises Alibaba's stock will rise.

So don't worry. The dream of the Internet won't burst. We will have to pay a painful price in the next 3-5 years. It is the only way we can succeed. So the goal is Alibaba will IPO in 2002

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5 Lessons Entrepreneurs Should Learn From Mukesh Ambani

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Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in the country, can teach a lesson or two to everyone, especially budding entrepreneurs. But since, he is busy raking in the moolah, BI India decided to pick up five lessons that he can teach all.

Dream big!

The man inherited his father and India's iconic business leader Dhirubhai Ambani's genes when it comes to dreaming big. In 90s, Ambani, then in his 30s, had dreamt of becoming the largest producer of polyester fibre and yarn in the world and he actually did it. Today, RIL is the largest producer of polyester fibre and yarn in the world, with a capacity of 2.5 million tonnes per annum, beating the traditional producers from South Korea and Taiwan, who had dominated the business since 1970s.

Do more, say less!

The quote by Israelmore Ayivor is apt for Mukesh Ambani. The 57 year old likes to keep a low profile. He isn't keen on social dos and neither is he voicing opinions on important economic issues at events such as the World Economic Forum. But still, he is one of the most talked about personalities in the country. Ambani's focus has always been his business and this entrepreneur is credited for the creation of the world's largest petroleum refinery at Jamnagar in Gujarat besides other successful ventures. Need we say more?

Depend on no one!

A feudal style of management is not the mantra today. And Mukesh Ambani realised it even before feudalism was out of the system. Ambani in an interview had said that he did not want "people carrying their wisdom in notebooks as if it some kind of secretive operations". While he has a trusted team of a few people, who have played a pivotal role in the growth of his empire , Ambani has always emphasized on the importance of being involved in one's own business. Well, no wonder he managed to create an empire with net worth of Rs1,76,766 crore in 2012-13.

Don't panic, stay strong!

Mukesh Ambani joined his father's business at a very young age. While he was still learning the nuances of the business, he lost his uncle and his father's business partner Rasikbhai in 1986. This was followed by Dhirubhai Ambani's stroke within five months of his uncle's death. Ambani then had to take his father's place and steered the company forward at a time when India still had Licence Raj.

Keep your eyes open

Mukesh Ambani keeps his eyes wide open when it comes to hunting for new ventures. During the announcement of Reliance Jio initiative, Ambani had clearly said, "Today I see a billion people as a billion potential consumers, an opportunity to generate value for them and to make a return for myself". With start-ups mushrooming in the country, Ambani has now turned his eye at it and will soon be seen mentoring technology start-ups that spawn billion-dollar businesses in the country.

4 Things Young Self-Made Millionaires Have In Common

source : business insider

Most people work their entire career without becoming a millionaire - but some achieve that level of wealth before turning 30.

As it turns out, there are a few key characteristics that set certain people up to earn big early on, according to Peter Voogd, founder of the Game Changers Academy, who made his first million before turning 26.

"You don't make a million by accident," he says in a recent LinkedIn post. "If it's not a goal you sure as hell won't hit it."

Here are four vital traits young, successful millionaires share, as observed firsthand by Voogd:

1 . They have a sense of urgency.

Young millionaires become successful so early in life because they constantly work toward success instead of waiting for opportunities to come to them. "Now matters more than any other time, and the 'someday isle' mentality is killing so many dreams," Voogd says. Millionaires make monetary success a top priority from day one instead of pushing it to the back burner as something they'd like to achieve someday.

2 . They find a strong mentor.

Millionaires don't reach that status alone, and even self-made millionaires find smart, wise mentors to guide them as they build their careers. "Success rises and falls on who you associate with, so make sure you stay aware of your surroundings," Voogd says. Learning from those who came before you is key to making the right business decisions, and a good mentor will challenge you and help you focus on bigger thinking, Voogd adds.

3 . They focus on leverage.

Time is money, and while the traditional method of trading your time for a proportional payment will earn you a decent salary, it won't make you a millionaire. "At some point you have to focus on scaling and leverage," Voogd says. "Investment properties, membership sites, building a brand, partnerships, affiliate marketing, different types of programs, etc." Young millionaires maximize their time to make sure they're always earning as much as possible.

4 . They don't care what other people think.

"People who care what others think of them will always be limited to others' opinions," Voogd says. Young millionaires don't waste time trying to please people who don't believe in them or win over those that don't support them. Instead, they focus on their own vision and learn to believe in themselves. To become truly successful, "you must give up the need to be liked by everybody," Voogd warns.

10 Creative Ways To Make Money Online

By Joel Brown : source : Addicted2Success.com.


If you’d claimed it was possible for the average guy on the street to make millions of dollars online just a decade ago, the chances are good you’d have heard nothing but laughter in response. Today, though, there are countless Internet millionaires who turned a great idea into obscene profit, used the power of the web to promote their offline business or simply worked their butt off to sell their skills online.
While it’s unlikely that you’ll ever earn enough to buy your own private island, there’s nothing to stop you from using your skills to make a comfortable living online. In fact, while the media would have you believe that online success stories are limited to just a few lucky, hard working people who stumbled on a great idea that went on to make millions, the reality is that there are tens of thousands of people who make a living exclusively online. Here are just ten ways you can join them.

How To Make Money Online

1. Sell Stock Photography

The Internet has caused an explosion in the demand for stock photography. As the number of media and commercial outlets has increased dramatically with the growth of online media there’s an enormous need for high quality stock photos.
Yuri Arcurs is the man everyone turns to for their stock photo needs. As the world’s top selling stock photographer he sells an image every 8 seconds, 24 hours a day (that works out to over 4 million images each year). Arcurs makes millions of dollars each year simply by being the best at what he does. There are lots of great photographers in the world and the barrier to entry is as low as ownership of a camera, but Arcurs has managed to build a reputation online for consistent, high quality and imaginative images.
If you’re a professional photographer (or even just a hobbyist) you should consider the possibilities of selling stock images online.

2. Tweet For Sponsors

SponsoredTweets.com is an online platform that allows you to make money on Twitter by charging sponsors for communicating their advertising messages to your followers. You set the amount you want to get paid for every tweet you make, choose a category and select keywords you want to work with. You then wait for advertisers to contact you and take you up on your offer, paying you the amount you specified for each tweet that you make.
All throughout the process, the tweeter has full control over his or her account, and may choose the wordings of the tweets, or may choose to reject the tweet altogether.

3. Blog for Ad Revenues

If, however, you already have a blog with a devoted following it should be easy for you to leverage your readers into hard cash. Ad networks such as Google AdSense pay big money to place their ads on your site, and you’ll receive a payment every time a reader clicks one. While it’s easy to go overboard and fill every spare pixel, if you place your ads well it’s possible to make a comfortable income from your site.
One of the most successful bloggers around today is John Chow, a Canadian blogger who makes more than $40,000 a month through ad sales and other revenue streams. Ironically, his blog is about ways to make money online.

4. Sell Affiliate Products

If you have a flair for sales copy you could try your hand at selling products for affiliates. While many people take the seedy route of selling diet pills and penis enlargement products, if you want to keep your conscience clear you’ll find that Amazon runs a very successful affiliate program that allows you to make money advertising any of the products for sale on their site. eBay also have a pretty good affiliate setup, with their top affiliates earning $1.3 Million a month, WOW!

5. Write an e Book

In recent years the self-publishing world has exploded online to the point at which you don’t even have to run your own site in order to promote a book. Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo are just a few of the sites on which you could self-publish today, with commission rates of around 70% available on every sale.
The number of eBooks on Amazon reached 8 million last year, and Amazon stated that eBooks are outselling hard backs 2 to 1, 62% of ebook sales fell into the Thriller and Mystery genre, so if you feel that you could pull this style of genre off then you will be in for a good chance of sales.
26 year old self published author, Amanda Hocking from Minnesota makes more than $2 Million a year from her ebook sales. Amanda Hocking’s stories about, trolls, vampires and zombies and  ‘supernatural teen romances’ sell for $2.99 or for as little as $.99.

6. Become a Virtual Assistant

Every small businessman would love to hire a full time assistant to take care of the little things, but many simply can’t afford one. Thanks to the Internet, though, they can now hire part time assistants who work for a whole host of clients, and all at a much lower cost than a full time staff member.
If you work from home this may be a perfect opportunity to make a consistent income. Virtual assistants can earn $20 an hour in return for booking travel tickets, interacting with clients and dealing with the daily needs of small businesses.

7. Lease Your Skills

Most people have at least one skill that carries a market value, though until now that skill may have been impossible to monetize in the traditional job market.
Sites such as 99Designs, Elance, Freelancer and iWriter allow people to hire out their skills as writers, coders, designers, translators and lots more on a contract basis. Freelancing sites are a great way to boost your income in your free time, and with enough motivation and hard work you could find yourself earning a comfortable full time income from them.

8. Selling on eBay

eBay is a great way to turn your unwanted things into a little spending money, but it isn’t just a place to sell your old Star Wars action figures. In fact, eBay’s global marketplace can offer a great way for canny traders to buy and sell their way to profit. By buying wholesale you can sell anything with a mark up. Even better, if you have the skills to make things people want to buy you could start your own home-based craft business, selling to customers around the world.
Matt & Amanda Clarkson are a successful couple who so far have managed to make over $8 Million in eBay sales.

9. Become A Mobile App Tester

People that are rather uncertain of their application development potential can still make some money through the usage of iPhone apps.
People that have the time and desire to test iPhone apps and discover bugs can be rewarded payments for their efforts. uTest is one such application. Individuals that have signed up will also build some reputation on the basis of the testing they have done so far.
Better reputation signifies access to more profitable app testing opportunities.

10. Designing T-Shirts

Finally, if you have something of an artistic streak you could kick off the next viral sensation with your own range of funky, arty t-shirts. Sites such as CafePress allow users to upload their own t-shirt designs and sell them on their personal online store.
You can also contact distributors such as threadless.com or designbyhumans.com to release your t-shirt designs to the masses.
If your designs catch the eye you could be looking at enormous profits when they take off in a big way.
Checkout our article The Top 10 Tips On Starting Your Own Successful Clothing Line, this should give you an idea on how to kick things off.

Conclusion

As you can see, to make money online you don’t have to be particularly skilled with computers. You don’t need to be know how to build your own website from the ground up, and you don’t have to be a mogul with millions of dollars to invest in success. If you have any kind of artistic skills, creativity or business savvy you can turn it into profit.
In short, you should understand that the online world is just like real life. The same opportunities are there for the taking, but instead of drawing your customers from just your home town you can reach out with your great ideas to the far reaches of the earth.
So why not start today?