–George Bernard Shaw
Well, let me begin by saying, “Happy St. Patrick’s Day!” As you’ve noticed, I have chosen one of my favorite quotes from the famed Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw. An appropriate theme for St. Patrick’s Day, don’t you think?When I first learned about the attraction factor, I couldn’t help but relate this concept to two women that I knew. No matter what they did they always attracted the wrong type of men into their lives. Year after year, the wrong type of men came into their lives. Their mothers and well-wishers would always ask them why they “attracted” the wrong type of men.
As for that pot o’ gold at the end of the rainbow? May I recommend Bob Doyle’s book and program, Wealth Beyond Reason? Discover real wealth which goes beyond money or a pot of gold. My two friends Wendy and April are reading it and really breaking out of their comfort zones. I’ve started reading it, and I can tell you that it is a very intense form of goal setting and re-evaluation of those goals.
As I go through my wardrobe, picking out which green sweater I’ll wear, I can’t help but reflect on the topic of luck. It’s always been fascinating to me what people will wear or do to attract luck or ward off evil spirits. I can still remember some of the mountain folklore and Old World superstitions that my grandmother practiced in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
Since I have become an entrepreneur (virtual assistant) and work with other entrepreneurs, I tend to side more with the “Attractor Factor” or “Attraction Factor” as explained and promoted by marketing experts Joe Vitale and Debbie Bermont, respectively. I also believe that our mindset sets the stage for so much of our marketing and business success. I believe that the attraction factor even paves the way for who are clients are or aren’t.
“The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.”
–Bret Harte
While some observers would rather than sum up entrepreneurs as those with luck, I’d prefer to credit it to being an opportunist and a risk taker. Even when failing, we “lucky” entrepreneurs learn and move on while doing our best to persevere and stay away from perfectionism. Perfectionism, yes but not reinvention or improvement.
The best advice that I could pass on to an aspiring entrepreneur is to make your own luck. Find your own opportunities and niche based upon the one thing that you do really well. Life coaches such as
Craig Nathanson call this your “core genius” or that one talent or skill that you can do effortlessly and very well. Then surround yourself with others who do the things (services) that you don’t do. The secret is not to know everything just surround yourself with those who do. This is where networking and referring come into play.
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Dollie and Elsy, I am glad that you are enjoying these. These actually came over from my old blog, The Virtual Water Fountain, but I am glad that you are enjoying these.
Leisa
I actually decided to produce a simple video about this, I would be pleased if you could maybe take a second to watch it and perhaps leave a message about what you think, I left the movie url in the “website” field, hopefully you can get to it, I appreciate it greatly
Maybe a few of the other readers would be interested in your video or what you have written about the subject of “luck”.
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