A note from Stuart Zadel
10 February 2009
Dear Friend,
As we mourn the tragic loss of life in the Australian Bushfires this week, there will also be many amazing stories of survival and escape from certain death.
Whilst 'luck' plays some part in the outcome of such catastrophes, there is a special characteristic available to all of us that can greatly improve our chances. This characteristic applies even more so when it comes to surviving and winning in business or generating passive cashflow.
Here is a short video of me highlighting this point, by telling the tale of two cities – Bathurst VS Orange.
This week's success tip shows... If you have this characteristic, you don’t need the money to win or even get started. If you don't have it, your money won’t save you.
"Life’s greatest tragedy consists of men and women who earnestly try and fail! The tragedy lies in the overwhelmingly large majority of people who fail, as compared to the few who succeed."
Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich.
Weekly Success Tip
Resources vs Resourcefulness
"If you can't make money without money, you'll probably never make it with it."
The truth of this lies within the distinction of being resourceful, as opposed to having resources.
One of the most common misconceptions about wealth I've dispelled for years is that of, 'it takes money to make money'.
If it did, I wouldn't be writing this now and you wouldn't be reading it!
This unfortunate and false belief has been the destruction of more pending fortunes, and has robbed more people of a life of freedom than all the tyrannical dictators and despots through history combined.
I'd like to introduce you now, to a young man I frequently talk about in my seminars, that well and truly got the message and proves the point between having resources and being resourceful.
As a 1st grader at school back in 1998, Ryan Hreljac learned from his teacher that people were dying because they didn't have clean water to drink. So, he decided that raising money for people who didn't have clean water, would be a good thing... Ryan worked for four months, doing household chores in order to earn his first $70, and his first water well was built in 1999 when he was just seven years-old.
This water well resides at a school in a Ugandan village, and continues to serve thousands of people today.
From humble beginnings Ryan's determination grew from the original $70 he raised, to millions of dollars and a Foundation that today has contributed a total of 484 water wells in 16 countries, bringing clean water and sanitation services to over 611,512 people.
Think about that for a moment...
Starting with zero resources but a truckload of resourcefulness, this teenager has single-handedly changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and indirectly millions through his inspiration. He has achieved what whole countries, world governments and the UN couldn't with all the resources in the world!
(If you'd like more information on this google "Ryan's Well").
So, don't tell me you can't make it and don't tell me you need money to make it. This 7 year old boy is changing an entire continent starting with nothing.
Anyone reading this message can attain financial freedom starting from where they stand right now. What you need is to develop your resourcefulness.
Next time we'll start to look at multiple ways for you to make money with no money, but for now, try this for yourself.
ACTION STEP:
Write down three ways you could make money, starting with no money. If you need some hints, think about how to make money in each of the 4 wealth streams:
1. Business; 2. Internet; 3. Property; and 4. Shares.
To Your Success!
Stuart Zadel
Stuart Zadel
Australia's foremost Think and Grow Rich expert
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