Why are you in business, to make money, to change people’s
lives or to do both?
One of my mentor’s Dean Graziosi shared something with me
that he learned from his mentor at his 25K Group (the “cost” to attend the
sessions are $25,000). The process is to first ask someone why they are doing
something and drilling down seven times to really find why they are doing
something. For instance one may ask why are you in (name your business
opportunity)? And you’ll say something like, “To make money”. The next question
would be, “why do you want to make money”? You may say, “…to pay my bills”. If
you are with me you know what the next question is; “why do you want to pay
your bills”? That’s only three questions. As you continue (which you should try
this on your own sometime, which I don’t have here) to the seventh question,
you will probably “startled” at what your real reason is.
Today I’m sharing a short article I wrote recently which
speaks to this. It’s about someone who thinks that he is traveling to see
someone (like we may think that we are in business for “our” reason) and finds
out his real purpose. Perhaps this story will prompt you to take time to think
about your real purpose to be in business. Please let me know comments in the
comments area. Enjoy!
After thinking over your day, are you wiser for having lived it?
A very wise man was called by a wiser man that lived on the
other side of the world. It’s not important who this wise man or the wiser men
were; maybe Rabbis, maybe priests, pastors or even you and me. The wiser man
who called the wise man said, come and visit me, as there is something
important that you need to do.
The wise man without giving it much thought, boarded a plane
and half way around the world had a layover at an airport for a couple of
hours. There he met a man and they talked. The man sensed that he was speaking
to a wise man so he spoke boldly and without inhibition; he shared that these
were going to be his last minutes on earth because he was going to take his life.
It’s not known what the wise man said but his words must have been life
changing because the man decided to live. The wise man then continued his
flight.
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When the wise man reached his destination and after the
initial greetings, asked the wiser man, “Why did you send for me?”
The wiser man asked him to tell him about his trip to which
the wise man explained what had happened at the airport. The wiser man said
that was why he was asked to visit and that now he could go back home. The wise man was now wiser.
We all start our days not knowing what we will change the
world, but we always change the world. Because of this, we must always be
careful of what we do, how we do it; what we say and how we say it. Then, at
the end of the day we will not only have changed the world, but we too will be
wiser.
Live with intent.
Ter Scott!
Life and Legacy Coach ®
