CHAPTER 1
CRYSTALLIZE YOUR THINKING
The only way to begin anything worthwhile is with a crystal clearmind. If your mind is open, alert, and ready to accept new ideas, newconcepts, new ways of doing things AND a brand new lifestyle, thenyou are truly on your way to success. Your success may be somewhatminimal at first, but never fear, your dreams and aspirations will cometrue. It all begins and ends with you!
You will be absorbing a tremendous amount of information duringthe course of reading this book. Please make sure you're in the bestframe of mind you can be every time you pick up this book! Maybeyou just happen to be a person with one of the greatest attributes anentrepreneur can have.
THE INTENSITY FACTOR
You are focused, driven, you have a singleness of purpose and enormousstrength of character, and you have a determination not found inordinary people. You are very, very special, you have a tremendousamount of confidence yet you are unassuming and `down to earth',you have an ego but you are calm, cool and collective. Peoplerespect you. Moreover, they trust you. You are the envy of many butmost importantly, you are totally in control of your emotions, yourtemperament, your circumstances and your destiny.
Then again, this may not be you.... yet! You can become this personand develop these characteristics with dedication, determination,positive attitude and undying confidence and persistence. It may not beeasy; as a matter of fact it probably will be the biggest challenge of yourlife! Is it worth it? You bet, it's going to be the most wonderful amazingand enjoyable trips you'll ever take! It all starts with the attitude "I cando this", "I will do this", and "nothing will stop me no matter how longit takes". As you continue reading "SAS", remember how importantyour 'thinking' is. It's not only what you think, but how you think andwhat you do about it. There are specific things to do once you set yourgoals and make your plans to reach those goals. This must be the mostimportant thing in your life because it will enable you to help so manyothers in your family and your life. The enjoyment and pure satisfactionto achieve their goals will make you feel more special than you everthought possible – you will see!!
But first, it all begins with you. Think back to all the things youwished and hoped for ever since you were a kid. We all have "dreams" ofwhat we would like to do, to be, to have, to own, to enjoy – on and onand on. Well, you can have these things and more if you put in practicethe principles in "SAS". You can do it; you can make it happen, justdo "whatever it takes" to get there! As you proceed reading this book(which we will refer to as "SAS") please have a notebook and pen handyso you may write down any new thoughts, ideas, concepts, or plansyou may think of as you read on. You may be surprised how ingeniousand innovative you may become! Here's a good question for you, "howare you going to spend the rest of your life?" None of us know whatfate awaits us. However, most of us can enhance our futures greatly byfollowing the suggestions & ideas in "SAS". Wouldn't it be wonderfulto have all of the "things" you've always wanted? If there ever was a"secret" to success, wealth and happiness you will find it on the pages ofthis book. You must understand one thing and one thing only.
Within your mind and your being there is the power and the abilityto think and act differently than you have in the past. Only you candiscover "your way" of this new way to think and process "ideas" and"hunches". Once you have read all you can read and understand yourportion of that reading, it is simply up to you to chart your course andchange your life. Nobody else can help you or do this for you.
There are millions of really talented people in the world who for"some reason" never were, except for "occasionally" happy, successful,or wealthy but who always had or have that "dream". If you are oneof those people, be assured that when you finish reading, studying andapplying the principals of "SAS" you will be on your way to a happyand successful life that will include everything you want in materialpossessions and personal achievements. Regardless of your job status,mental attitude or position in life today, please understand that there isnobody else in the world like you. You are an individual with qualitiesthat no one else has. You have the power to make anything in the worldthat you want happen. You have always had that power. By applyingyour own special and personal feelings about life and what you wantout of it and by truly forgetting about all past failures and self-doubts,you can release the power inside you and really take command ofyour life. You must start now because as you know, you have alreadywasted enough time. NOW is the time to cast aside all but positive andenthusiastic thoughts and really concentrate on learning how to geteverything you want out of life.
You know there are basically two kinds of people who are readingthis book. One is the person who, by many of his or her friends andrelatives was labeled a "can't miss" type of person who has talent, brains,and most other attributes of successful people but for some reason hasnever "made it". It could be this person has a serious problem that isholding him back or it could be a personal problem of attitude, badhabits, personality, or of course many others. And this person may noteven realize some of his personal problems. You can find, dramaticallyfind, a new purpose in your life and contentment in your mind whenyou apply the principals contained in "SAS". The other basic typeperson reading this book is a person who really has no problems. Doyou find...