Many years ago,
forty to be exact, I started my own business at the tender
age of nineteen. The street markets in and around Manchester
England was my happy hunting ground. Every day was an adventure
and despite the weather and difficulties of getting a stall
on the street market, life was always fun and enjoyable.
There was always some comical
incident, even when I had to stand in the pouring rain, with
no customers in sight. And if there was no amusing event to
focus on I created one and made other people laugh.
Within a few years my business
progressed and I opened a wholesale textile company. I went
on to become a very successful businessman not only making
money in my original business, but also in commercial property
and the stock market. I retired from the business world forty-six
years of age.
After a six year, time-out
period, so that I could understand why I was successful with
no effort, I reinvented myself and became...... An author,
poet, philosopher, motivational/inspirational/financial speaker,
radio show host, director, producer and many other labels,
within the past five years.
How was all this achieved
with not a mention of the word "work" in my vocabulary.....Well,
you see, I just enjoy everything I am doing and if it is enjoyable,
how can I class it as work?
When I read the headlines
in the newspapers describing the corruption and scandals in
large and small corporations I wonder why the executives had
to lie and cheat to earn money? It is far easier and less
risky to make money the honest way, so why do people do things
the hard way and end up in disgrace?
What makes some people believe
they need a billion dollars to be happy?
Why has greed become so fashionable?
Why in many instances do we seem to treat our fellow human
worse than a wild dog?
Our animal instincts, although contained in a civilized package,
can be savage and uncaring, especially in the business world.
It has literally become Dog-eat-Dog.
In life there is always an
easy way and a hard way to do everything so how about I share
with you five principals of business that cannot fail.
As we climb the ladder of
success there are many other folks on higher rungs who may
try to kick us down. There are also those who have not got
on the first rung yet who will try and pull us down. So how
do we cope in a modern day world of hungry hounds eager to
get their hands on as much money as possible any way they
can?
Levy's Five Principals for
Prosperity
Principal Number One.
Enjoyment.
We should understand the world
does not owe us a living. We will succeed or fail by the amount
of Joy we have for the project we will call our work. The
number one ingredient is enthusiasm and commitment for the
job in hand.
We have to understand that
very few things will go in the direction we desire and the
more we practice our skills, the luckier we will become. We
manufacture our own luck and to recognizing opportunities
is the key to success.
Every viewpoint, in every
business day, has to be explored. Never say no to anything
until we have examined every possibility and outcome. Even
if we find that it is not what we desire, we leave the door
open for future development. If we are only interested in
what we can get out of any action of the moment, we are doomed
for failure.
Principal Number Two.
Giving.
A key ingredient in a successful
venture is giving rather than taking. In other words give
the best and you will receive the best. If you do not have
the ability to give the best, keep on trying different approaches
until you can give the best. Whatever you give you will get
back in abundance.
There are those who have achieved
money and status by devious means. They may have all the trappings
of the luxury lifestyle, but they do not possess the clear
mind to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Therefore, they are
not a success to themselves.
All the stresses and strains
of cheating will one day manifest into an illness. You can
mislead other people but you cannot lie to your immune system.
So, it pays big dividends to give others a helping hand up
the ladder of success.
Principal Number Three.
Overcome Adversity.
Enjoy the failures more than
the successes. Understand there is no such thing as failure.
Each lesson learnt, is a lesson gained. Just don't keep making
the same mistakes. Everything is a gain, gain situation. Negative
people are our stepping stones to wealth. The more they tell
us it can't be done, the more energy they give us to get the
job done successfully. Adversities are sent to test our resolve.
Become a good hurdler and learn how to jump over them.
If we require an answer to
a difficult problem we need to solve this is what we do. We
ask any questions we need to solve, a few minutes before we
go to sleep and then forget about it. We then go into a sound,
deep sleep.
The next morning on awakening
we may get an idea from "out-of-the-blue" that solves
the issue. If not that morning, then it may take more time
to solve. Ask the question every night until the matter resolves
itself....and it surely will!
Principal Number Four.
Debt Free.
It is far better to walk before
we can run. We must not pile up too much debt. If we cannot
afford something then we work a little harder and longer until
we have the funds to expand. I know this is not the modern
way of thinking and there are always exceptions to the rule,
but being debt free sure makes for 'Peaceful Sleep.' Being
'Under Pressure' to pay bills is no way to live. Our purpose
is to enjoy life and our labor must be a labor of love without
demands.
Principal Number Five.
Enjoy Endurance.
Remember the three P's Patients
Persistence, Perseverance. If we trust in our ‘True
Self' then we cannot fail. As long as we are enjoying our
business activities in the same way as we enjoy our leisure,
success is assured.
If it takes a few years more
than we thought to achieve our goal, then so much the better,
because we have more time to gain extra experience.... It
will allow for more time to exhibit to people that we are
trustworthy and reliable.
Integrity cannot be bought,
therefore once we gain authentic credibility, everything else
we do eases into its appropriate space. It will eventually
mean other business people will regarded us as an expert in
our field of proficiency. We have mastered time and space.
With the five principles for
prosperity deposited into our memory banks we are ready to
build new bridges. Network with all the new and innovative
companies in our field.
We are constantly entering
new areas of Hi-Technology. Business today needs new innovation
and leadership to succeed. This is year 2004 and new dimensions
of thought are need for success. Therefore, it is now more
important then ever to project the five principles of prosperity.
We will also need to understand
how to overcome and eliminate worry and anxiety. It is essential
to find inner peace and harmony to relieve the burdens of
stress.
By allow our minds the freedom
of silence that transcends to higher dimensions, we will find
infinite possibilities. Our potential for success is only
limited by what we think we know.
That type of limitation can
cause great pressure, therefore we require an objective detachments
from outside events we cannot control. We can only execute
what we are able to perform and what seems impossible at one
moment, we can do at another appropriate-moment-in -time.
When we open our imagination
(image-maker), we open the doorway to success. Every human
mind has a wormhole in the deepest section of the brain that
can take the minds thoughts into what Einstein called the
‘Creative Mind of God.' Einstein declared, he wanted
to know what God is thinking, everything else is mere details....and
so it is.
It is never too late in life
to explore your minds links to creativity.
Even when we retire from our
occupation, we must never retire from life. The secret to
retirement is to keep an active mind. I have a friend aged
eighty-seven who still enjoys working as a realtor selling
apartments. He tells me it makes him feel like a young pup.
There are many hobbies we can enjoy and maybe they will make
money? Regular exercise will keep us healthy and it also keeps
the sex drive in gear. Aging signifies, life is still a joyride
to an active mind.
Are you now ready to accept
success?
Just one other point......It
is important to note that we will never actual own anything.
We only possess what we can take on our eternal journey. We
are just renting space and time, so our success is not measured
by our bank balance. We live in a materialistic world and
to become truly prosperous we need to ascertain that, when
we reverse our conditioned minds way of thinking, we find
...... (in whatever form our image-creation observes creativity)
A Universal spirit guiding us on an authentic life course.
What a power-force to guide us and establish an easy way to
follow to prosperity.
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