Monday, September 22, 2008

Pareto's Principle


Pareto Principle

By: Joseph W. Norman


Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto discovered a principle in his research which states that for many events, 80% of the effects come from 20% of causes. Over time, this “rule,” has been adapted to business under the premise that 80% of your sales come from 20% of your clients. This creates an interesting phenomenon for our life about the critical few versus the trivial many.


In terms of practicality, it has become broadly accepted that this principle applies to most aspects of our life. For example, 20% of the things in your life are causing 80% of the stress or 20% of your daily activities are producing 80% of the results. Thus, my challenge to you this week is to break down your life with this concept.


By analyzing your stressors or daily activities you can move yourself closer to discovering what is really getting results for you and what is just taking up time. From a business perspective, if you can outsource the more mundane activities limiting your productivity, then you can release a bottle neck that could potentially be limiting your company. Utilize your strengths and outsource your weaknesses to people whose strengths are your weaknesses.


Please note that this is not a small task! But, the benefits could far outweigh the burden of the necessary time investment. Think about a few scenarios:


Right now you may spend 3 hours a week developing your list and shopping for your groceries based on the current diet you have in your family. If you hired that service out for $10 per hour, could you make more than $30 in those three hours with your work or would you be willing to sacrifice that cost for 3 more hours to spend with your family?


Personally, my business partner Shaun and I are using a team of 25 data experts in India to build a spreadsheet of the contact information for all of the Real Estate Investment Associations in the United States. We assessed this to be a 50 hour project and the reputable team offered their services for $1.50 per hour. Is 50 hours of our time more valuable then the $60-75 we will pay our virtual assistants? Absolutely!


It is all about managing your life in the most effective way. Create a list of the things in your life which you have to do but really stress you out. Be ruthless about it! Then, think of creative solutions for getting them accomplished for you at minimal cost. Once you know the cost, you can make a better assessment about how you want to proceed in the future.


Sunday, September 21, 2008

Mohamad Latiff: Law of Attraction

How To Think And Act In A Certain Way To Get The Law Of Attraction To 'Work' For You

By Mohamad Latiff


Your thoughts play an integral part in motivating and steering you towards a certain course of action or actions that can eventually lead you to manifest whatever it is you desire.

Therefore, it is essential to think in a certain way to get the Law of Attraction to 'work' for you.

When you think of something that you wish to manifest, do not expect it to materialize before you. Rather hold a mental image of it with most positive certainty that it is being made or is on its way to you.

After you have formed that mental image in your thought, have unwavering faith that it is coming. Don't think, speak of it in any other way except that you are very certain and confident it will arrive.

You must also claim it as though it is already yours and the key element is to ask for anything that you want in abundance.

Once you are clear about how to think in a certain way, constantly ask yourself the following questions to gear your mind towards this notion of thought:

1) When I think of something that I wish to manifest, how can I hold a mental image of it with most positive certainty and have unwavering faith that it is being made or is on its way to me?

2) Why must I hold a mental image of it with most positive certainty and have unwavering faith that it is being made or is on its way to you?

3) How can I speak of it in any a way that I am very certain and confident it will arrive and that I claim it as my own?

Now that you've understood the importance of thinking in a certain way, you are ready for the next integral part in the manifestation process.

To fully get the Law of Attraction to 'work' for you, you must follow your thoughts with personal actions.

You have not reached a stage whereby you can just think of whatever you want and just magically conjure it in front of you eyes.

And this is the very essence as to why you must supplement any of your thoughts with actions.

But how then do you take actions in a certain way?

You must take the necessary, result producing actions and go on to actually perform them.

You must act in certain ways such that when you attract things or your desires, you will put them in the proper place through these actions. Your thought brings you what you want but your actions will enable you to receive what you want.
Whatever you action is to be, you must act in the NOW, not in the past and not in the future. You have to put your whole mind in present action.

Do not care about how terribly or badly you did yesterday's work, or how to perform tomorrow's task, rather concern yourself with how you can get today's work/tasks done.

And most importantly, you must act upon the things and persons in your environment for your actions to be most effective.

Here are some questions you can ask yourself to act most effectively:

1) What are the best necessary, result producing actions I can take to get what I want?

2) Why are these the best necessary, result producing actions for me to take and get what I want?

3) What actions can I take to put the things or wealth that I want in the proper place after I have attracted them?

4) Why must I take these actions to put the things or wealth that I want in the proper place after I have attracted them?

5) How can I act in the NOW, not in the past or the future?

6) Why is it necessary for me to act in the NOW, not in the past or the future?

7) How can I avoid thinking about how terribly or badly I did yesterday's work or how to perform tomorrow's task?

8) How can I concern myself with how I can get today's work/tasks done?

9) Why should I concern myself with how I can get today's work/tasks done?

10) What steps can I take to act upon the things and persons in my environment?

And there you have it. My simple explanation on how you can think and act in a certain way to get the Law of Attraction to 'work' for you. The onus now lies on you to put into effect what you've just learned and truly manifest whatever it is that you desire.

Have fun manifesting!

About The Author:
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