> Many people want to just follow the
> crowd.... There's wisdom in following
> successful role models, but there's also be
> wisdom in going places where others haven't
> been before, adding your own unique
> "twist"....

> Here's an illuminating quote!

> "The man who follows the crowd will
> usually get no further than the crowd. The
> man who walks alone is likely to find
> himself in places no one has ever
> been." - Alan Ashley-Pitt Gordon once
> wrote something called "You Have No
> Competition." There, he stressed that
> everyone is UNIQUE.

> Your uniqueness tells me that you have a
> better chance at finding a particular type
> of service or product, or can serve a
> particular niche, better than almost anybody
> else....

> Your knowledge and experiences are unique.
> Nobody has the exact same knowledge and
> experiences that you do! There are things
> you can see in a certain industry, or about
> a certain market, that I can't see, and
> which few other people can.

> For example, in my case, if I wanted to
> target the market of physicists, I'm in
> prime position to do so, having worked as a
> research physicist myself. Another market
> I'm in a good position to target are members
> of the general population who are interested
> in physics. Whenever I go to a party, when
> people found out I was a physicist, I always
> got one of two reactions....

> 1. "Oh, I always hated physics in high
> school."

> 2. "Wow! Tell me about the latest
> theory...." (the latest physics or
> space-related item in the news or which they
> had read about in a book or magazine)....

> Thanks to my experiences, I'm also in an
> excellent position to target this second
> group....

> Another group I'm well disposed to target
> are those who want to invest in the stock
> market. I've made excellent returns myself
> on the stock market, and my close family
> members have also made excellent returns by
> investing based on my advice.

> Another example is Gordon Alexander.... He
> is a great position to know what people who
> play golf want. He's an avid fan of golf and
> has spent a large part of his life
> instructing golfers. That's probably why
> he's had so much success with products such
> as his Think and Reach Par .... His vast
> experience with direct marketing, such as
> the time he was hand-picked by Benjamin
> Suarez to work with him, also makes him an
> expert in that market too....

> What have you done (for business or
> pleasure) which may give you insight into
> the specific wants of a particular market?
> That could be a good lead for your business
> ideas.... :)

> Over the next couple weeks I'll be
> registering one or two companies, and then
> I'll be working towards launching a few
> products in the few months after that. Some
> will be aimed specifically at the Australian
> market (such as the Aussie edition of
> Gordon's "Think and Reach Par"),
> and others will be international. One of the
> primary products will be related to the
> stock market.

> It's a very exciting time!

> - Dien

Hi Dien,

Your Post struck a cord and got me thinking, especially the quote:

"The man who follows the crowd will
usually get no further than the crowd. The
man who walks alone is likely to find
himself in places no one has ever
been." - Alan Ashley-Pitt

I truly believe that If you follow the crowd you become one with the crowd (like the Borg...from Star Trek ) "You will be assimilated!"
"Those who assemble ...Resemble"

"...The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been." True. I would add to this quote the following: "At least not anybody in his peer group."

Sometimes walking alone can feel VERY LONELY in these places...

Dien I will have to collect my thoughts and write about this in a separate post. I feel It will be a long one..

Bye for Now.

Duane Adolph