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Old October 6, 2000, 08:50 AM
Jason van Hooft
 
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Default Re: Lay your cards on the table and prepare to loose

Hi Dien,

> Jason, that sounds incredibly interesting!
> Could you tell me more? :)

> Or if there's a section on your web site --
> or some ebook or book or something you've
> written -- I'd be interested to look into
> it.... :)

About 3 years ago I was the headline speaker in a series of seminars held in OZ (Sydney, Brisbane & Melboure) titled - PLAYING TO WIN! In these series of seminars I invited some of the most successful business people I new to be interviewed live in fornt of an audience and I learn't that there are some very common traits amoungst successful, wealthy people.

In my few years "playing" in the busines world, one thing I have learn't is there are some basic critera that set's a true business winner apart from the rest . . .

1 - Your own knowledge on a subject.

2 - The people you mix amd surround yourself with.

3 - The ability to follow trends and predict future market movements (this requires sound financial knowledge - it's vital if you want to be a success in big business that you can read the economy and try to predict some of its movements - no matter what market your in)

4 - The ability to understand human buying nature - what makes people buy!

5 - Sales ablility - this ones got me through when most others fail!

6 - And the final one I like to call - GRUNT! It's that deep down feeling that gets you through when most others fail - like a diesel engine! Sometimes you just need to throw caution to the wind, roll up your sleeves, and as the say in Australia ... Have A GO!, make a bet, hold your poker face, stick to your guns, and roll over whatever gets in the way.

And that final point is what most people cannot do - and for what it's worth, it's also the hardest thing to teach someone - I think in most cases it's the reason why people dont succeed.

They don't fail, they just don't make it to the line whens it's needed.

Sum that up in one sentence and it could be said - "Its the ability to make a decision and stick to it - if it looks like failing, you MAKE IT WORK".

Just a few thoughts, I'm sure some will disagree, but nobody can deny that tenacity is a common trait in most highly successful people.

Have a great day . . .
Jason van Hooft




Will you make it in mail order - have you got the GRUNT!
 


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