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The Prosperity Consciousness TEST
The Prosperity Consciousness Test By Douglas Vermeeren
Do you have Prosperity Consciousness?
As I have considered all of the people I have met who have manifested a clear prosperity consciousness I decided to make a list of how they looked at the world and how they thought and acted. I should confess that this is not a complete list. You may even have some of your own to add.
The following are some of my observations specifically as I interviewed and researched some of the top business leaders and entrepreneurs of our times.
Perhaps you will find yourself in these reflections. (And if not, maybe you want to consider adopting some of these ideas to widen your personal prosperity consciousness.) It’s my hope that these things will either reenforce the prosperity qualities you already have or inspire you to get to work on creating some you feel might be missing in your life.
Here we go:
- Prosperity Conscious people look for ways to become more.
- Prosperity Conscious people resist negative influences.
- Prosperity Conscious people pay little attention to what others think.
- Prosperity Conscious people collaborate rather than compete.
- Prosperity Conscious people look at money as a seed that grows more when planted with care.
- Prosperity Conscious people are deliberate in their actions.
- Prosperity Conscious people understand prosperity is not just about money. (They honor all abundance and use all resources with respect.)
- Prosperity Conscious people act with courage.
- Prosperity Conscious people deal with risk by getting a better understanding and the support of knowledgable experts.
- Prosperity Conscious people have a long term perspective.
- Prosperity Conscious people believe abundance is everywhere.
- Prosperity Conscious people believe it is not necessary to knock someone else down in order for them to win.
- Prosperity Conscious people believe wealth comes from systems and connections. (Not through the rat race.)
- Prosperity Conscious people are not afraid to let go of old ways of thinking or doing.
- Prosperity Conscious people believe that resources follow resourcefulness.
- Prosperity Conscious people believe they have control over their outcomes.
- Prosperity Conscious people believe they have a choice on what happens in their life.
- Prosperity Conscious people are learners.
- Prosperity Conscious people are active.
- Prosperity Conscious people do not reach abundance by accident. They have plans.
- Prosperity Conscious people are optimistic.
- Prosperity Conscious people are on a mission of constant improvement.
- Prosperity Conscious people celebrate success wherever they find it.
- Prosperity Conscious people use the power of visualization.
- Prosperity Conscious people associate with other prosperity conscious people.
- Prosperity Conscious people understand they choose and create happiness.
- Prosperity Conscious people understand that a Prosperity Consciousness is learned and must be nurtured to keep.
- Prosperity Conscious is a result of discipline.
- Prosperity Conscious people have string self esteem and confidence.
- Prosperity Conscious people boldly declare wha they want!
- Prosperity Conscious people have strong degree of willingness!
- Prosperity Conscious people have faith in the future.
- Prosperity Conscious people are active decision makers.
- Prosperity Conscious people look for ways to create income streams.
- Prosperity Conscious people are problem solvers and solution oriented.
- Prosperity Conscious people are good team players.
- Prosperity Conscious people take care of what they already have.
- Prosperity Conscious people understand that everything they need for abundance can be acquired.
- Prosperity Conscious people do not wait for perfection to start.
- Prosperity Conscious people are not threatened by challenges or obstacles.
- Prosperity Conscious people are not frantic, desperate or discouraged. The trust their destination and keep going.
- Prosperity Conscious people expect good things.
- Prosperity Conscious people are eager to try.
- Prosperity Conscious people are teachable.
- Prosperity Conscious people practice self care.
- Prosperity Conscious people build strong support networks.
- Prosperity Conscious people are enthusiastic.
- Prosperity Conscious people look to keep things easy and simple.
- Prosperity Conscious people leave things better than they found them.
- Prosperity Conscious people take responsibility.
- Prosperity Conscious people are always looking for ways to increase education and skills.
- Prosperity Conscious people are persistent.
- Prosperity Conscious people see prosperity everywhere.
- Prosperity Conscious people are specific about what they want.
- Prosperity Conscious people keep prosperity flowing.
- Prosperity Conscious people treat themselves to experiences that reenforce feelings of prosperity.
- Prosperity Consciousness is an expanding energy.
- Prosperity Conscious people see potential for greatness in themselves and others.
Hopefully you have recognized some of these attributes in yourself or at least been inspired to start working on some. Prosperity Consciousness is the beginning of all wealth and abundance in your life. Everything you create in reality begins first in your mind.
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7 Laws of Influence – Entrepreneur of Influence, Douglas Vermeeren
The 7 laws of Influence – Entrepreneur of Influence, Douglas Vermeeren
By Douglas Vermeeren
(The following is a brief summary of the 7 laws of Influence as taught in the Entrepreneur of Influence program by Douglas Vermeeren.)
Influence and attention are two of the most prized assets that any company can acquire in todays marketplace. Without these assets companies drift into obscurity and the sea of sameness and as a result are left to fight amongst their competitors in price and marketing battles that can’t be won.
Influence is not just about the number of likes, shares, subscribers and thumbs up that you can acquire on a post or profile page. Influence is about the ability to become relevant to those that matter to your business. Influence is about becoming a company that people care about. The following are a brief overview of the 7 laws and things you can do that will make your more influential in your niche and will help you receive the benefits and opportunities that come with being more influential.
Law 1 – Serve the Specific – Most entrepreneurs make the mistake of trying to serve masses of people and to try please everyone. The best and most influential entrepreneurs know that influence begins with serving a select group at a high level. Focus is an essential element for beginning influence. Influence starts with becoming valuable to a specific group of people. Specialists in all fields are worth more to those they serve. You only become valuable as you go deeper into a specific niche. Cover less ground, but cover the ground you have in a better way. What are you doing to become valuable to a specific group?
Law 2 – Find Relevance – Influence is all about connection. Connection comes through being of service in a way that matter most to those you serve. Your personal agenda does not matter and your audience can certainly sense when you are self-serving. Authenticity, constant learning and connection to the individual is an essential part of becoming and staying relevant. What are you doing to become more relevant to those you serve?
Law 3 – Accessibility – In todays marketplace those who are involved personally in their brand are the most influential. Are you involved in conversations with those you serve in real time? Do those you serve feel as though they know you and are acknowledged? If you consider the most influential entrepreneurs in todays marketplace their tribe feels as though they have a relationship with that person. What can you do to become more authentically connected to those in your audience?
Law 4 – Speed – We live in a world where people expect to be acknowledged and receive what they want instantly. This concept of speed has not only created a desire to have what we want now, but also an expectation that we can receive it in the way we wish. Speed therefore, is not just about timing, it is about flexibility as well. Entrepreneurs today are expected to be able to support their communities quickly and with flexibility. Influence requires trust. Trust is developed by consistent delivery. And when you deliver faster and more flexibly than others in your niche your influence grows exponentially. How can you be faster and more flexible than others in your niche?
Law 5 – Premium Exchange – We often hear entrepreneurs talking about the importance of creating a fair exchange of value. (More on this another time) I find that most do not understand what that even means. However even if they did, it is not enough. They must create scenarios where prospects and those they serve receive a premium exchange. In fact, the exchange needs to deliver higher value to the others in their niche. When they do it gives their tribe incentive to be more loyal to the brand and help it grow. How can you create more value for your audience than anyone else?
Law 6 – Build Community – A community is a group of people with similar values, beliefs, desires and opinions. When people feel as though they are part of something important they tend to care about it, promote it, support it and even make sacrifices for it. Recently a friend told me about how he woke up early and stood outside in the snow to get tickets for a concert to a favorite band.Your prospects will make the same kind of efforts when they feel this sense of ownership. When the are truly part of a community they will almost feel a sense of betrayal when they do not support you. In a sense, it is genuinely like belonging to a family. How are you currently building and supporting your community?
Law 7 – Leverage possibilities- There is a reason why this law arrives as the final step in the laws of influence. Leverage is utilizing the support, networks, knowledge, money, time and other resources from other influencers or high level partners. However, if there is one thing that is clear about leverage is that those worth partnering with will not partner with you until you can demonstrate value to them also. To use leverage at high levels you must demonstrate competence at the previous laws of influence. Who can you work with to create power and influence through leverage?
Influence is not something you either have or you don’t. It grows by degrees. As your level of influence rises you will see more opportunities unfold for you. Your profits will rise. Your name and brand recognition will improve. You will be considered an authority or expert in your niche. Your sales will arrive more from inbound inquiries rather than outbound campaigns.
Get started now to look for ways you can improve your influence today.
Over the last two decades Douglas Vermeeren has conducted extensive first hand research into the lives of the worlds top achievers. He has the success strategies of top business leaders from Nike, Reebok, Fruit of the Loom, FedEx, KFC, United Airlines, Microsoft, Disney and others to share with you. ABC television and FOX Business refer to him as the modern Day Napoleon Hill. He has authored 3 books in the Guerrilla marketing series and is the CEO of Entrepreneur of Influence . He is a regular featured expert on FOX, CNN, ABC, NBC, CTV, CBC, The Huffington Post, NY Daily News and others.
Entrepreneur of Influence and Effective meetings
Entrepreneur of Influence and effective meetings
By Douglas Vermeeren
Meeting are required for operating an effective meeting. Some of these meeting swill be with potential clients, hiring people to help and support your business, potential partnerships and joint ventures and to train your staff to implement new strategies and take over jobs you need to delegate. Whatever the purpose of the meetings they need to be effective if your business is going to thrive.
For those of you familiar with our Entrepreneur Influence program you will know that I had the chance to observe and learn first hand from more than 400 of the worlds top achievers. Some of the companies whose leaders I was privileged to learn from included FedEx, nike, Fruit of the Loom, Uber, UGG boots, Disney, JW Marriott and others. In this relationship of learning I was able to observe how they prepared for and participated in meetings.
The following suggestions will help you to make your meeting more effective and valuable for you:
1) All meetings should have a clear outlined purpose. One of the top achievers that learned from stated it this way, “We don’t attend meetings without a purpose and we don’t attend unprepared.” Speaking to the point of purpose first, all meetings must have an objective. I see many entrepreneurs who will accept and participate in nearly any meeting that any one wants to have. This included meetings with a client. Many small business owners and entrepreneurs take meetings too easily and too quickly. They meet with anyone who could be a potential client or relationship without qualifying that individual and without determining a purpose for the meeting.
Everyone in the meeting should be aware of and in harmony with the purpose. The more all involved are moving in the same direction and with the same conviction the more powerful and effective your meetings will be.
If you come to the meeting in a careless and casual way your results will be the same way.
You can’t create results without creating a purpose.
2) All meetings should be timely — What I mean by this is that all meetings should be at the right time and have a time limit. Firstly, what I mean by the right time is that meetings should be in their proper sequence and when those in the meeting are in a position to act on things. Part of this can be described as qualifying. For example, you wouldn’t meeting with a customer who is not ready to make a decision. But I also see many entrepreneurs who meet with potential services even though they are not yet in a position to hire those services. They claim they are just doing research. Why would you research services in an ever changing marketplace if you are not ready to act. Research when you are ready. Have meetings when you are ready to take action.
Another important consideration is to take the appropriate time to have your meeting. As I interviewed the worlds top business achievers I had one of these leaders teach me this lesson in a unique way. When I first approached him I asked if I could have fifteen minutes of his time. I believed that asking for less time would make it more likely that he would say yes to meet with me.
I was surprised that when I showed up for our meeting he placed a stop watch on the table and indicated he would measure our fifteen minutes. Thankfully I was prepared and the timing worked. After the conclusion of our fifteen minutes this individual thanked me for being on time and commented that I had earned his respect to be able to qualify for future meetings.
In a future meeting we talked about time. He pointed out something very interesting to me. He observed that most people when they meet with a client or group meeting they feel a need to have it be at least an hour. He further pointed out that this was a pattern we grew accustomed to through our time in school,. The teacher told us it took one hour to learn math or social studies and so therefore that’s what we think it takes. And now when we meet with people we automatically assume it takes the same. When people plan on meeting for an hour they fill up an hour.
He then asked me to think back over our fifteen minute meetings and point out how much more we had been able to get accomplished because we were focused.
In all our business activities we are training people how to treat us and respond to our business and brand. How you use your time in meetings is a powerful teacher.
3)All effective meetings require preparation — Determine ahead of time what you would like your outcomes to be, your objectives, your questions and what you would like to have taught. Make sure you consider all possible questions and difficulties. As I observed and worked with the top business leaders mentioned about I found it interesting that their meetings were rarely brainstorming sessions to consider questions that they were paying other people to come up with solutions for. Most of the time these meetings were session where people presented their findings and answers they had already prepared and thought about.
As we work with top entrepreneurs and train them for success we encourage the same patterns. When you meet with a client you should have already considered their questions, challenges and objections. You should have answers to these that make sense. This is what will position you as the expert. No one wants to hire a brainstorming partner. They all want resources they can trust and benefit from. The more you can demonstrate competence in your relationship the more trust and confidence you will earn.
In addition, when it is time to meet with someone for the purposes of hiring, partnering or joint venturing the more clarity you have around what you need and can offer and how you will support and train that individual the more likely success is in the end.
While there is more more that could be said about meetings these are three of the most important things to get you started. Remember never take a meeting unless it has the potential to reward you for your time and effort and move your business forward.
Over the last two decades Douglas Vermeeren has conducted extensive first hand research into the lives of the worlds top achievers. He has the success strategies of top business leaders from Nike, Reebok, Fruit of the Loom, FedEx, KFC, United Airlines, Microsoft, Disney and others to share with you. ABC television and FOX Business refer to him as the modern Day Napoleon Hill. He has authored 3 books in the Guerrilla marketing series and is the CEO of Entrepreneur Influence . He is a regular featured expert on FOX, CNN, ABC, NBC, CTV, CBC, The Huffington Post, NY Daily News and others. Come listen to the Podcast Entrepreneur of Influence for more business ideas and support!
Why most people fail to have financial freedom by Douglas Vermeeren #1 passive income coach
Why most people fail to have financial freedom
Most people never get to where they want in life because they simply never get started. They hold back wishing, dreaming and wanting a freedom lifestyle. But day after day they do nothing to build it. Financial freedom is created through leverage passive income. Passive Income is created one activity at a time.
Financial freedom takes a dedicated and commited approach. It requires you know what you want. It requires sacrifices and activity. It requires that you get off the coach and get busy now — so that you relax later.
You need to get started to reap a reward.
But now let‘s be fair. Why do most people never get started? Why do they stay the same? There are a few main reasons I keep hearing:
- They don’t know what to do
- They don’t believe its possible for them
- They think the requirements are too high
- They are embarrassed of what other may think if they level up
- They think it will be too big of a hustle to mainatain it once created
All of these things are not true or easy to overcome. You can get help for all of these. And if you your ego is holding you back and you are worried about what other might think of you be assured that most people in your life would be happy for you. And those that are not supportive or happy that you are making progress shouldn’t really be the opinion that you measure your life by.
This is your life. You deserve all the good things you desire and all the positive results you can create.
If you don’t get started today you will never experience results tomorrow. So excited about my newest book which can help you know what to do next. Come check it out www.PassiveIncomeMillionairebook.com#1passiveincomecoach #passiveincomemillionairebook #douglasvermeeren
Passive Income in Ancient times – #1 Passive Income Coach
What a great setting to talk about how old passive income really is. This is me in front an ancient Hieroglyph wall from Ancient Egypt. This was in the Royal Museum in London.
Passive Income has been in existence from the beginning of time. It is not something new that arrived with the internet. Although for some passive income possibilities the internet certainly makes it easier.
Passive Income relies on the principles of leverage, creativity, duplication and systems. When you can understand how to use these specific vehicles to sell more you can create passive income.
Most people never create passive income because they don’t understand these principles. And more than that they don’t understand that these principles can apply in almost any transaction or scenario. They cna be used in business, real estate, investing, capitalizing on your own Intellectual property and even in working with your networks.
Passive Income is the foundation of all wealth. You will never be able to become wealthy unless you understand the principles of passive income or how the transactions that bring money into your life can be duplicated. Passive income comes from activity not by accident.
Passive income has been practiced since the dawn of time. Ancient cultures practiced these leveraged forms of money creation through activities such as money lending, real estate rental, using slaves as labor (not recommended today), and hiring workers to manage stores and so forth. Today there are many other tools that we can use to help create leverage, creativity, duplication and systems that will sell on your behalf. Sometimes these systems will use people other times they may not.
If you look at the history of passive income you’ll quickly recognize that it’s becoming easier, quicker and less-expensive to create passive income than every before.
Now is your time – get started and start taking back the time you are trading for money.
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Some essential considerations in creating Passive Income – By #1 Passive Income Coach
Creating passive income can be hard work in the beginning. Most people in fact, never get to a high level of passive income because they give up or lose hope when the rewards don’t immediately arrive. Passive Income, when done properly, requires commitment, effort and energy. (And it’s kind of obvious who is really doing in real life when you see how people talk about passive income.)
It will also be a passive results always followed by an absolutely active beginning. Without your expertise you will also find it more difficult. Those that will buy from you to create your passive income have many choices today. They aren’t looking to give their money to people that can’t get them results or the information they need quickly – and they don’t want the same information they’ve seen everywhere else.
Passive income is really for those who are prepared to stretch and serve more than their competitors.Or set up better systems than their competitors.
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Why you need passive income – by the #1 Passive Income coach
Passive Income is supposed to be just that PASSIVE. That means that it does not occupy much of your time once it is set up and running. Can you believe that as I am here snorkelling and finding sea shells I am making money. This is the kind of experience I believe everyone should have. And it’s not that difficult to do if you know the right systems to set up.
Passive income is your ticket to freedom and it is the way that all wealthy people build their fortunes.
No one wealthy trades time for money.
They just don’t do it.
I am just about to launch my newest ebook that will show you how to build passive income in your life. I am excited about this because this book reveals how you can actually create passive income using easy to follow ideas and strategies. In this book I dispel so many of the passive income myths that cause most people to think it’s just too hard. It’s not.
It really easy quite straight forward and there are specific things steps you can take immediately that will make it even easier. Stay tuned and shortly you can get your own copy of this easy to use manual for wealth.
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#1 Passive Income Coach – Passive Income allows you to seek out Adventure.
That was a fun day as I stood for the first time on the Great Wall of China. I never eer thought I would see this place live growing up. It just wasn’t a possibility given the financial circumstances I had come from. We were broke and the closest I ever came to this kind of adventure was borrowing books from teh Public library.
That day however I realized how much Passive Income had changed my life. It literally opened the doors to adventure for me.
Now as I stood on the Great Wall I had another epiphany.
You can see from the picture that The Great Wall goes on for miles and miles, stretching over hills and mountains further than the eye can see. SOme have even said that The Great Wall is the largest manmade object on earth - even visible from outer space.
Here’s the epiphany. As I stood on the Great Wall I looked down a tmy feet and saw that the entire Wall was made up of small bricks. It was then that I realized that the reason why most people never build financial freedom through passive income is that they look for the big payoff. (The Wall) and they neglect how the wall is built. (Small bricks.)
The lesson don’t neglect starting with small passive income streams. Recognize that you will need to build several small streams to create your life of financial freedom.
Passive Income allows you to step out from behind a desk or a job and LIVE! Our planet has so many amazing things to see and do. Most people will never have the chance to explore even a fraction of it.
You don’t want that to be you. Seize the day, embark one the exciting journey which is life! And that opportunity can become your daily life through Passive Income!
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