WOW.. you hit the nail on the head for me...you see i came through school as fairly smart( or so was the rumour) and would do something in life if only I could focus. The fact is actually that it was the not so smart guys ( supposedly) that took metal and wood shop and focused on careers.
Unlike Robert, I am learning late in life that I did not know ENOUGH about anything and even worse, I HAD NEVER DEVELOPED A FOCUS.
I am encouraged about learning the information I need to learn about..LEARNING so that I can ( like Robert is Doing) someday teach others what I did not realize sooner in life.
By thinking differently and asking the better questions, I have already begun to come up with some MUCH BETTER answers.
Thank you Robert for asking yourself the right questions and for sharing with us
I do agree with Robert about asking the right questions. My question is, how do I know when I have the right answers?
I have been one of those individuals who bought into the ideology that working hard and educating yourself will make you rich. Instead, all I've done was expend my energy and money in helping others become wealthier. This is not a bad thing, but what about me?
Personally, I am finding it challenging to get out of that provety mindset. For over 20 years I've been creating ways to change my thinking. I've done therapy, read lots of books, applied self hypnosis, attended prosperity workshops and practiced different financial planning strategies. I have made some changes over the years. I'm still not financial prosperous yet, but I am spiritual and creatively prosperous. I am grateful.
I think the conspricacy of the rich is true. Programming the masses to accept less is part of it. But I know in my heart that the answer to allowing oneself to become financially wealthy is so simple. I am aware of people with less education and talents than I have living very rich lives.
Several years ago I suffered my own financial crisis and pretty much lost everything (and almost my marriage). My emotions at the loss pretty much engulfed me and the depression was almost physically paralysing.
A lady who was trying to help me through the situation sat me down and gently said to me, "This situation will only define you if you let it define you. Stop concentrating on what has happened in the emotional sense and ask why it happened. Then use that information to ask yourself what it is you really need to know to make your life what you want it to be."
Too swamped by the emotion at the time and not really wanting to hear it, I didnt say much. But later when I was on my own and really listening to my thoughts, with all emotion put aside, I began to ask myself those all important questions.
In a flash I had the clarity I needed and began to focus on the solution.
These simple words prompted some smarter questions, which led me from despair and on the path to financial success.
In my experience, Robert, your lesson is core to people rewriting their financial script and designing the life they choose to live.
I really liked the idea of asking yourself questions, changing the questions to get into deeper thinking and analyzing each question and answer.
I used the tool tonight myself. How can I get out of debt, pay off my credit card and help 4 children get educated in college as well as financially? The brainstorming was fun, now I am going to ask my 4 teenagers the same question and a few more. It will be interesting to see what they come up with, it will tell me two things, where they are financially intelligent and how having a group of people to help come up with some new ideas can helps enhance out of the box thinking.
Thank you, I look forward to chapter 2
From someone needing financial planning for dummies 101
46 yr old in Massachusetts.
I practiced sports (national championship),
I was educated as a building engineer,
I started as a junior market manager,
I changed for a product manager position,
I then asked to become a salesman.
Cement is what I expect to find as well as bricks.
Dynamite !!!! It never ceases to amaze me how such simple words can completely reverse the way someone thinks. I believe that asking questions in this manner and having the self awareness to ask the questions in this manner will reverberate with me for a very long time.
I have been without money for almost eight years now. I refused to go bankrupt over a failed business and am now down to paying off my last $100k.
What motivated me was to not find blame for the failed business, but rather, only to find the lessons and move forward.
Your story was excellent, In fact the process of self transition in personal achievement, These Self Dialogs are very important.These questions and answers you presented are truly seeds of Great fortunes. It makes one more clearer of his Goals and Direction toward which he is heading. The formula of such question is wonderful and I will keep using it in my life. You are making a Big change in the thought process of all of us.
Thank you Robert…Looking forward for more stories to come. All the best!!!
Robert, your story is very inspiring! I just faced a major change in life/career...very similar to yours. I'm now asking myself the same questions (smart) to get better (smart) answers. I will try your experiment and get back to you. Thanks and look forward to the next story!
This is excellent, you have to ask the right questions to get the right answers, I found Consiparcy of the Rich to be an eye opener and hard to get away from.
I will sit down now and think about the questions to ask and the answers.
Wow, I've heard of the story that Robert writes about and definitely there is a treasure trove of wisdom in understanding that questions are the answers. Better questions are even better.
Perhaps being in a crunch and forced to read the handwriting on the wall can be a great blessing if we are humbled enough to ask the hard questions like, "How did I get here," "Why is this happening?" "What can I do now," or even "For my long-term benefit, what is the highest and best use of my time and resources right now?"
WOW.. you hit the nail on the head for me...you see i came through school as fairly smart( or so was the rumour) and would do something in life if only I could focus. The fact is actually that it was the not so smart guys ( supposedly) that took metal and wood shop and focused on careers.
Unlike Robert, I am learning late in life that I did not know ENOUGH about anything and even worse, I HAD NEVER DEVELOPED A FOCUS.
I am encouraged about learning the information I need to learn about..LEARNING so that I can ( like Robert is Doing) someday teach others what I did not realize sooner in life.
By thinking differently and asking the better questions, I have already begun to come up with some MUCH BETTER answers.
Thank you Robert for asking yourself the right questions and for sharing with us
I do agree with Robert about asking the right questions. My question is, how do I know when I have the right answers?
I have been one of those individuals who bought into the ideology that working hard and educating yourself will make you rich. Instead, all I've done was expend my energy and money in helping others become wealthier. This is not a bad thing, but what about me?
Personally, I am finding it challenging to get out of that provety mindset. For over 20 years I've been creating ways to change my thinking. I've done therapy, read lots of books, applied self hypnosis, attended prosperity workshops and practiced different financial planning strategies. I have made some changes over the years. I'm still not financial prosperous yet, but I am spiritual and creatively prosperous. I am grateful.
I think the conspricacy of the rich is true. Programming the masses to accept less is part of it. But I know in my heart that the answer to allowing oneself to become financially wealthy is so simple. I am aware of people with less education and talents than I have living very rich lives.
I am looking forward to the other chapters.
Several years ago I suffered my own financial crisis and pretty much lost everything (and almost my marriage). My emotions at the loss pretty much engulfed me and the depression was almost physically paralysing.
A lady who was trying to help me through the situation sat me down and gently said to me, "This situation will only define you if you let it define you. Stop concentrating on what has happened in the emotional sense and ask why it happened. Then use that information to ask yourself what it is you really need to know to make your life what you want it to be."
Too swamped by the emotion at the time and not really wanting to hear it, I didnt say much. But later when I was on my own and really listening to my thoughts, with all emotion put aside, I began to ask myself those all important questions.
In a flash I had the clarity I needed and began to focus on the solution.
These simple words prompted some smarter questions, which led me from despair and on the path to financial success.
In my experience, Robert, your lesson is core to people rewriting their financial script and designing the life they choose to live.
Sorry for the mispelled words and sentence stucture.
I didn't realize I could edit.
I really liked the idea of asking yourself questions, changing the questions to get into deeper thinking and analyzing each question and answer.
I used the tool tonight myself. How can I get out of debt, pay off my credit card and help 4 children get educated in college as well as financially? The brainstorming was fun, now I am going to ask my 4 teenagers the same question and a few more. It will be interesting to see what they come up with, it will tell me two things, where they are financially intelligent and how having a group of people to help come up with some new ideas can helps enhance out of the box thinking.
Thank you, I look forward to chapter 2
From someone needing financial planning for dummies 101
46 yr old in Massachusetts.
.
HI Jeff,
Still have 100K$ to refinance as well.
Hope to hear from you next year (and serve some champagne in 2010)
Phil Germanaz
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From chapter 12
I was educated in 2 different countries,
it means 2 different teachers' teams :
- Rich team taught me how cashflow works
- Poor team taught me about wages
Even if I was teaching technical engineering, at the same time,
I decided to attend financial course in another language for free.
Some of my friends told me I was a crazy guy.
Anayway, this experience helped me a lot.
Hope this helps.
Phil Germanaz
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From chapter 11
While learning, I've changed :
- the way I manage a team
- the way I choose a mission
- the way I manage myself
- the way I handle legal systems
- the way I communicate
Let's decide the way I'll cement over my assets.
Phil Germanaz
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From chapter 10
My example :
I practiced sports (national championship),
I was educated as a building engineer,
I started as a junior market manager,
I changed for a product manager position,
I then asked to become a salesman.
Cement is what I expect to find as well as bricks.
Phil Germanaz
--------------------
Dynamite !!!! It never ceases to amaze me how such simple words can completely reverse the way someone thinks. I believe that asking questions in this manner and having the self awareness to ask the questions in this manner will reverberate with me for a very long time.
I have been without money for almost eight years now. I refused to go bankrupt over a failed business and am now down to paying off my last $100k.
What motivated me was to not find blame for the failed business, but rather, only to find the lessons and move forward.
Thank you very much for your inspiration.
Dear Robert,
Your story was excellent, In fact the process of self transition in personal achievement, These Self Dialogs are very important.These questions and answers you presented are truly seeds of Great fortunes. It makes one more clearer of his Goals and Direction toward which he is heading. The formula of such question is wonderful and I will keep using it in my life. You are making a Big change in the thought process of all of us.
Thank you Robert…Looking forward for more stories to come. All the best!!!
Robert, your story is very inspiring! I just faced a major change in life/career...very similar to yours. I'm now asking myself the same questions (smart) to get better (smart) answers. I will try your experiment and get back to you. Thanks and look forward to the next story!
This is excellent, you have to ask the right questions to get the right answers, I found Consiparcy of the Rich to be an eye opener and hard to get away from.
I will sit down now and think about the questions to ask and the answers.
This will be the start of a new life for me.
Wow, I've heard of the story that Robert writes about and definitely there is a treasure trove of wisdom in understanding that questions are the answers. Better questions are even better.
Perhaps being in a crunch and forced to read the handwriting on the wall can be a great blessing if we are humbled enough to ask the hard questions like, "How did I get here," "Why is this happening?" "What can I do now," or even "For my long-term benefit, what is the highest and best use of my time and resources right now?"
Truly, it is a thinking thing.
Napolean Hill would be like, "DUH."