Monthly Archives: August 2011

Build Your Own Economy to Be a Success

personal economy | BIGG SuccessUncertainty. It’s a word you hear a lot these days.

How do you live with uncertainty? How do you face the great unknown?

Think like an entrepreneur!

BIGG success is life on your own terms. You’re the person in charge of your life.

Entrepreneurs know that you can’t predict the future.

So don’t try. Instead, do what they do – create your future.

But not just any future. The future you want.

Build your own personal economy day by day, moment by moment.

Watch the inflows and outflows in your economy. Build a baseline for future flows of money.

Inflows

How much do you plan to increase your income next year? The year after?

Build a plan for three to five years. Then ask a very important question:

How will you get from where you are to where you want to be?

Be on the lookout for opportunities that match well with your passions and proficiencies. Then go for the ones that you think are the most profitable.

It’s a powerful combination when your passions and proficiencies meet profits.

Outflows

Many people never stop to think about this basic reality:

It’s easier to control your outflows than your inflows.

So while you project your income to grow, be careful about future increases in expenditures.

Sure, some will go up. Inflation will play in. And you probably want to enjoy some of the fruits of your labor now.

But controlling your outflows will give you more options and create a more sustainable personal economy.

Surplus

You do plan on a surplus, right? No deficit spending here!

With the surplus you generate, you can invest. Your money starts working for you. It’s a powerful thing.

Because, eventually, your Department of the Treasury will dwarf your Department of Labor.

It’s what you want – the freedom to work when you want, where you want, with who you want. That’s BIGG success!

Image in this post from dleafy

How to Change Your Career

Tutors On TV | BIGG SuccessIt’s time for another edition of Tutors on TV.

On the season finale of Men of a Certain Age, Terry (played by Scott Bakula) is on a test drive with a customer. Terry is an actor turned car salesman.

He and the customer are sitting at a stoplight. The customer says he can’t pull the trigger right now.

Terry says, “Decisions are hard.” Amen, brother!

Listen to this post! Click a player to hear George & Mary-Lynn on The BIGG Success Show Podcast

 
icon for podpress  Standard Podcast: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

iPhone/iPad Podcast Player

Listen to The BIGG Success Show #729

Birds of a feather

Terry noticed a bunch of birds sitting on a utility line. He says, “Do you think they worry like we do?”

He continues, “One bird flies away. They all follow. He has wings. He can just go.”

The light turns green. Terry and the customer just sit there, watching the birds. Nothing is happening.

The person behind them honks their horn. All the birds fly off. Terry and the customer laugh. Terry makes the sale. He’s now the #1 car salesman at the dealership where he works.

Flying away

But in spite of his success, he isn’t happy. He had directed a commercial on the fly for the car dealership. It was a BIGG success.

In the next scene, Terry is talking to Owen, whose family owns the dealership. Owen is both Terry’s boss and one of his best friends.

Terry tells Owen he wants to quit. Owen tells Terry that he has a good thing going. He’s making good money. He’s getting comfortable. But he’s been uncomfortable for so long that it feels wrong.

But Terry says he felt like himself again. He was doing what he loved, only now behind the camera. Terry resigns. There was just one problem…

Terry hasn’t told his girlfriend yet. He’s notorious for not making commitments. But he’s committed to her. Or at least that’s what she thought…

He hadn’t told her he was going to quit. He told her he had quit. She doesn’t take it well.

Later, they meet up. He says, “Give me a year. If it doesn’t work, I’ll go back to selling cars.” She agrees.

6 lessons for changing your career

  • You have to lead

    Decisions are hard. But sometimes you just know it’s time to fly away.

    You can’t wait for others. You have to lead. It’s your life.

  • Communication is critical

    It’s your life but you affect others. So it’s important to communicate with those closest to you.

    You want them to feel good about flying away with you.

  • Stick to your convictions

    Your friends may not fully understand at first. They may try to talk you out of it. You have to hold your convictions. You have to do what’s right for you.

  • Your flight may be a short one

    Don’t think you have to fly too far away. Sometimes, your ideal career may be in the same field. You’re just suited for a different role.

  • Your job

    Almost nothing in life is all or nothing. Few things are permanent.

    Your life is a laboratory. No matter what your job is, your job is to conduct experiments. To test out new things.

  • Actdapt!

Some of the things you test out will work out. Great!

In others cases, they wont. Act and adapt – actdapt!

It leads to BIGG success!

If you enjoyed this show, would you do us a favor? Please share it with a friend.

We thank you so much! Until next time, here’s to your BIGG success!

Direct link to The Bigg Success Show audio file | podcast:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/biggsuccess/00729-082311.mp3

Related Posts with Thumbnails
Free BIGG ebook
Email Newsletter icon, E-mail Newsletter icon, Email List icon, E-mail List icon Get your free ebook & goal planning tool when you sign up for our FREE Bi-Weekly newsletter.
Enter your email and press GO.
For Email Marketing you can trust
Logo_Headay Themes Logo_Bigg Studio
Logo_Start 

Blogging Today Logo_Bigg Success Idea 

Bank
Logo_IFV News