We summarize a post written by Robert Kiyosaki, that shares shares 10 steps to get rich.
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Did someone forget to tell Jimmy Durantethat he couldn’t sing? It didn’t matter to him. He became a star, thanks in part to his gravelly voice which made him noticeable.
Did someone forget to tell Albert Einsteinhe wasn’t smart enough? After all, he struggled with language his whole life. He didn’t start talking until he was three. And he failed a language exam when he was sixteen. Yet he is one of the people often associated with the term “genius”.
Did someone forget to tell Helen Kellerthat blind people can’t become authors?
She certainly didn’t let that little challenge stop her.
And lest you think these people are just “one-off” examples, consider John Bramblitt. Did someone forget to tell him that blind people can’t paint? In fact, it was just that – going blind – which lit the path to his passion.
Did someone forget to tell Josh Hindsthat a person with a stuttering problem caused by Tourette’s Syndrome couldn’t become a public speaker? It didn’t stop him. He became a pioneer of personal development online.
Did someone forget to tell Bethany Hamiltonthat surfers need two arms? While surfing at the age of 13, a 14-foot tiger shark bit off her left arm. Yet she still became (and still is) an award-winning professional surfer.
Did someone forget to tell J.K. Rowlingthat a divorced mother with no money couldn’t become a BIGG success? You know the rest of her story. She’s the first author to become a billionaire.
We’ll bet you that…
someone DID tell each and every one of these people not to proceed
someone reminded them of the reason why they shouldn’t do it
someone told them they would fail if they tried
But they didn’t listen! If they had, we wouldn’t be talking about them.
So don’t let people stop you from pursuing your passion – the passion which will take you to BIGG success.
We’ve been doing some research about the history of the term “entrepreneur.” And we uncovered an interesting fact.
At least we think so; we hope you do too!
Origins of entrepreneur
According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, “entrepreneur” originates in the French language. It is the “agent noun” for “entreprendre”, which means undertake.
So entrepreneurs are undertakers? We weren’t sure we liked that.
So we did some more research. Thanks to The Word Detective, we learned that “undertaker” was used more generally until late in the 17th century (e.g. contractors).
At that time, funeral directors began using the term to describe their occupation. It turned out that was the death (we couldn’t resist!) of the word for everyone else.
However, to this day, the primary definition of “undertaker” – according to Merriam-Webster – is “one that undertakes: one that takes the risk and management of business: entrepreneur”.
Kind of interesting, eh? But we didn’t really know what to say about it until we saw this…
In the title to his post, Bob called Josh an “overcomer.” It’s one great way to describe Josh. He has Tourette’s syndrome. But he didn’t let that slow him down. Not only is he an author, he is an entrepreneur and speaker!
One word – overcomer. Suddenly the scales fell off the eyes. The world was clear again.
BIGG success comes second
You can be an entrepreneur with just the first trait. You can be an undertaker.
But BIGG success as an entrepreneur comes from the second one – you have to be an overcomer.
However, you won’t have anything to overcome if you never undertake!
It’s the two together that pack the punch.
Undertake. Overcome. It’s all you need to do to be a BIGG success!
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We’re continuing our conversation with Josh Hinds, one of the pioneers of personal development online, and author of the book – It’s Your Life, Live BIG.
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In this segment we discuss:
Why people tend to equate money with success
How being in the personal development space helped Josh reshape his definition of success.
Why it’s important to go beyond the money to measure success
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