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!

Happy Thursday Guys and Gals!

Did you all get a chance to finish up the book?  I actually read it through once really fast, and then went back through it a second time and paid closer attention.

I think going forward it would be cool if everyone came up with one or two of their biggest take-aways from each book that we read- what you learned, how you can implement what you learned, etc. . I know I just kind of sprung that on you, so if you don’t have an answer right now, no biggie. Just make sure to keep it in mind while reading next month’s pick!

For those of you who didn’t get a chance to read it- I’d definitely put it on your reading list for the year.  Most of the ideas and principles were ones that I had heard of before, but it’s always good to get a refresher.  The following paragraph sums up the book quite nicely, I think (it comes from Chapter 9, and is one of my faves)…..

“If you are willing to work on yourself long enough and hard enough, you can form and shape yourself into the kind of excellent person you are designed to be.  No matter what you have done or not done in the past, at any time you can draw a line through your previous life and make the decision that your future is going to be different.  You can begin thinking different thoughts, making different choices and decisions, taking different actions, and developing different habits that will lead you inevitably to the successes that are possible for you……”

Good stuff, eh?

The part of the book that resonated the most with me was the chapter on personal effectiveness- specifically the part about overcoming procrastination, getting your most important tasks out of the way first thing each day (eating frogs, as he refers to it), and working more efficiently.  These are things that I struggle with on a daily basis, but am continually working to improve on.

To help me with my frog eating, I went out and bought a new ginormous dry erase board that I use to write out my 3 most important tasks of each day. I set it up against the wall across from my desk, so it’s constantly staring a hole right through the side of my face.  Then I’ve been attacking those three items relentlessly before I move on to the other less important stuff.  Seems to be working so far.  It’s definitely a great feeling to knock out the heavy stuff first thing in the morning.  Should I use the word stuff one more time in this paragraph?

What about you guys- what did you think of the book?  Any parts in particular that you found especially helpful?  Have you been able to put any of the strategies from the book to good use?

I’d love to hear your thoughts, so feel free to post them….

Oh, and by the way, I decided on the book of the month for February:  Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle.  I had actually never heard of this one until Mrs. Shae Bynes posted it on my Facebook wall today.  It’s by Jim Rohn, so I highly doubt that it will suck- but if it does, you can blame Shae.

Hehe.

Later Alligators!