Flip This Wholesaler

Hello Guys and Gals.

I hope you enjoyed the weekend and the Super Bowl.  Hopefully you were all rooting for the Saints.

So…..how many of you guys read the Book of the Month?

I ended up ordering it from Amazon because they didn’t have it at the library, and both Borders and Barnes and Noble didn’t have it in stock either.  I didn’t order it until late in the month, and was worried I wasn’t going to be able to finish in time, but I ended up tearing through it in one sitting as soon as it arrived.  The book was only 121 pages, but was crammed full of awesome information.

I spoke to Shae about the book before I read it, and she told me she wore out her highlighter going through it.  I did the same thing.  When I got finished, almost every single page had something circled or highlighted.

For those who didn’t read the book, it is broken up into five sections, each one representing one of the five pieces to the life puzzle: Philosophy, Attitude, Activity, Results, and Lifestyle.

I’d say my favorite section in the book was chapter 3, which focused on the “Activity” piece of the puzzle.  Following is an excerpt from that chapter, where Jim is comparing those who are struggling in their businesses and lives to those who are super successful. He then goes on to answer the question- “Why are we not all doing better than they are?”

“The answer might well be that we do not work at achieving our goals, and they do. We do not take all that we are to the marketplace and put it to work.  They do.  We do not stay up late at night developing new plans to achieve our dreams and work hard day after day to make those dreams a reality.  They do. We do not learn all that we possibly can about our industry and our markets.  They do.  We do not make every effort to get around the right sources of influence, to associate with those people who can help us to achieve our goals.  They do.  While we are dreaming about the promise of the future, they are doing something about it, and they are doing it with a consistency and with an intensity and a level of commitment that would put many of us to shame….”

I typed that paragraph out , printed it, and tacked it on the bulletin board next to my desk to serve as a constant reminder of what I need to be doing if I want to achieve the level of success that I am looking for…

So, what about you guys?  What did you think of the book?  Anything in particular that really resonated with you?

I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about it…

Oh, before I forget- next month’s choice for the Book of the Month will be Get Off Your “But” by Sean Stephenson.  I actually heard about this one from Julie Broad on one of her video guest posts for MustKnowInvesting.com.  Thanks Julie!

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Have a great week Everybody!