An Important Lesson Learned On Visit w/ Robert Kiyosaki Author of Rich Dad 
We’ve all heard the word motivation, but did you ever stop to think about what motivates you?
An associate of mine just returned from Phoenix–did an SEO (search engine optimization) project for the Author Robert Kiyosaki, who is most famous for his best selling books and seminars, Rich Dad. Poor Dad.
Obviously energized from being around Mr. Kiyosaki, he sent me an email that I think was truly life changing for me. Now, if you know me, you will know that I don’t typically use phrases like “life changing.” Well, my friend shared some thoughts about motivation that he learned from Robert Kiyosaki that had a real impact on me and changed the way I approach life.
He talked about motivation and how different people are motivated by different things:
I’d like to share with you one of the most enlightening insights that I’ve had in a long time.
In our busy, crazy, worried, downsized lives, when was the last time you sat down and thought about winning. Have you ever really thought about “winning”, and what personal meaning it may have to you?
On the surface, the word “winning”, is self explanatory, isn’t it? You win when you….achieve the goal, fulfil the purpose. Not so complicated.
Well, there’s actually much more to this than what our conscious and logical minds believe. Each person has both a conscious mind and a subconscious mind. While most of us would agree to the conscious definition of winning, our subconcious minds have own own very personal definition of “winning”, and whether you actually win is determined by how your subconsious mind defines “winning.”
Your subconscious mind provides your motivation, what you are motivated by will determine the entire direction of your life. You are where you are right now because of this underlying motivation that drives you and keeps score of your wins and losses.
Okay, pschobabble aside, If your subconscious doesn’t want you to “win” when it comes to wealth and money, health, fitness, you’re not going to. Period.
By definition, your subconscious thoughts and its agenda for your life are hidden from you, unless you’ve trained yourself to communicate with it.
If you don’t know what its definition of “winning” is for you right now, how can you ever move forward? And that’s the point We’re going to find out what “winning” means to your subconscious right now…
There are 5 ways for you to win…
1: You win when you’re comfortable. This person’s primary goal is to just go through life as comfortably as possible. They don’t want stress. They don’t want to be pushed or challenged. They don’t like conflict. The just want to go through life on cruise control, hanging out with their friends, and having a good time.
Everything they do is designed to support their pursuit of comfort.
This is your average, life-long employee who’s more than happy to have a safe, stable, comfortable job.
If you push this person away from that goal, and challenge them or their routine lifestyle, watch out.
2: You win by being liked. This person’s primary goal in life is to be liked by others. They want acceptance from everyone, and will do just about anything to reach that goal. They’d rather be liked, than be right or wrong.
When you put someone like this in a leadership role, the business will usually fail because they won’t be willing to make hard decisions that would anger someone. They would try to please everyone all the time because their ultimate motivation is to be liked by others.
3: You win by being right. This person is usually an expert in a specific field like a professor, lawyer, engineer. People who win by being right, don’t accept criticism and aren’t open to new ideas.
They tend to reach a glass ceiling when it comes to money, their career, and relationships, because they can’t accept their short-comings in order to move past them and achieve personal growth. Arguing with this person never works because they’ll always find a way to prove you wrong, even if it means sabotaging your company in the process.
In order to win, this person must be right.
4: You win by winning. This person is an achiever. Their primary motivation is to win. They are very competitive, and will do whatever it takes to win. They won’t quit, and they’ll constantly push themselves to gain the edge they need.
This category describes all successful entrepreneurs and athletes. Winning is their reward, and on the dark side, some of them will go too far and compromise their integrity in order to do so. Key Lay of Enron is a great example.
This type of person doesn’t care if others don’t like them, and they welcome discomfort because it provides them with new opportunities to win.
This is how Robert wins, and looking at my past, this is how I win… Youngest General Manager in the history of Sizzler Corporation, Deans List in College, From entry level to Corporate Director at Blockbuster in 5 years, my own successful home based business. ..
I win, by winning. I am constantly evaluating and improving myself, and will do whatever it takes, (with integrity), to be the best. Period.
5: You win by losing. This person wins by being a victim. They want sympathy from others or their spouse. Just when things start to get better, they will sabotage themselves, and say, “I knew it wouldn’t work”, giving them their victory once again.
There lives are always filled with problems because they don’t win unless they lose, so they create circumstances and excuses that help them fulfill that destiny like, “Your book won’t teach me anything new. I don’t have the money. This is just another scam. I’ll give it a try…”
Now if you’re like me when I was exposed to this, you’re taking a long hard look at your life right now.
There are people who are not wealthy because they want to be comfortable. There are people who are not healthy because they want to be comfortable. There are people who are stuck in the same job without a promotion for 10 years because they want to be liked. There are people who are addicted to struggle because they win by losing.
A one point in my life things changed for me and it seemed like I couldn’t win my life became very chaotic, I lost my business partner, lost my house, lost my money, a nasty divorce–I got a great job, only to be laid off and I felt like a loser. When my friend shared this information with me, I realized that I had become someone who was no longer motiated by winning. I wanted the chaos in my life to go away. I wanted to be comfortable. I wanted sympathy. I’d become a victim.
I realized that if I didn’t focus on winning and make winning the payoff for me then I w0uld continue to fail.
Most likely, you see a little of yourself in each of these categories.
I know I do, but what’s important to remember, is that winning is a continuous process that is brought to an end once you’ve won, which is an event.
As soon as you’ve “won”, the process starts all over again. This is why you tend to feel lost or unfulfilled after you achieve a goal. It’s like “okay, what’s next?”
I know that my decision to join the Trump Network is an opportunity for me to win on a whole new level. I am committed to winning and helping everyone who honors me with their trust achieve success. I’m inspired by a new goal, my entire focus is back to “winning”, which is where I am right now.
I don’t know where you are at this moment in your life, but I do know this… Entrepreneurs win by winning, and they’ll do whatever it takes to fulfill that subconscious desire.
If you don’t, then you need to take a long hard look in the mirror and ask yourself why? Do you really want to “win” in this industry, or are you after something else…?
If you REALLY want to “win” in this industry, but have recognized that you’re not where you need to be today thanks to this email, the choice is yours.
You are not a victim or a prisoner of your subconscious. You can control it. You can train it to achieve new goals.
You have complete power over every aspect of your life and you can reinvent yourself, and the way you win at any time, but it’s a process that will require dedication and a winning mindset.
I hope you have the courage, and when you’re TRULY ready to win in networking and I will be here to support you with the BEST SEO programs and marketing support for our team. We’ve already got top spots on google and U-tube. I invite you to join a winning team.
I wish you all the best,
Susan Coleman
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