Freeeeedom!

30
Jul

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Here we are…

The rea­son I got started 4.5 years ago in this indus­try was so I would NEVER have to work for another per­son other than ME. Being a full-time bar­tender right out of col­lege along with pur­su­ing a music career afforded a sub-par lifestyle to say the least.

It actu­ally included a lot ramen noo­dles, cheap beer, and movies on TV for date nights… ahhh, what a catch I was :)

Fast-forward to today…

My band and I have been in the stu­dio all week.  I not only funded the major­ity of this project out of pocket, but I also was able to have a busi­ness in place that still gen­er­ated me THOUSANDS of dol­lars with­out me hav­ing to lift a finger.

Now that’s FREEDOM!

I’m sit­ting here in the stu­dio rem­i­nisc­ing about my jour­ney to becom­ing part of the elite top 1% of inter­net mar­keters and I’m hum­bled.  I’m look­ing around at all I’ve been able to cre­ate and I can’t help but feel so very blessed and grate­ful for some of the deci­sions I’ve made.  (this is CRITICAL to your suc­cess… grat­i­tude will serve you greatly)

It’s incred­i­ble to think about how it all started.  I went to google and found a silly lit­tle ad on the right-hand side of google that for­ever changed my life.

I went through almost 3 years with ZERO profit, but I kept my eye on the prize.  I stayed per­sis­tent. I eagerly sought out the best mar­keters and soaked up every­thing I could, which I still con­sis­tently do every sin­gle day.

I hung in there…

That’s half the bat­tle in this indus­try.  99% of new busi­ness own­ers aren’t going to make 5-figures in their first month yet most peo­ple who start an mlm busi­ness want to get rich overnight.

It’s not going to happen.

How­ever, if you can sim­ply take more steps for­ward than you take back­ward day in and day out, over time you will build your empire.

And a lot can hap­pen overnight in this indus­try.  It can start with that one sim­ple thought, that ah-ha moment that opens the doors to a new life.  That’s all it takes.  It can hap­pen right now actu­ally… as you’re read­ing this sen­tence… if you let it.

Be that per­son you wish to be right now, in your mind first!  Then act like that per­son would today!  Think like that per­son right now!  Then It has to come to fruition… this is how the uni­verse works and how it’s worked since the begin­ning of time.  Suc­cess­ful peo­ple know this and the world is their playground.

If you can hang in there, learn to take some punches, and never give up, its only a mat­ter of time before you cre­ate your own lifestyle by design.

4.5 years ago I was a broke musi­cian right out of col­lege with no inter­net mar­ket­ing knowl­edge what­so­ever.  My back was against the wall more times than I can count, but I learned to embrace that feel­ing… I learned to get com­fort­able with being uncomfortable… that’s when big things happen…

It was that igno­rance on fire, that con­tin­ual thirst for knowl­edge, and just that plain old all out mas­sive action.

Thats why I stand where I stand today.

Enjoy­ing this life of absolute free­dom while actively pur­su­ing my dream of one day play­ing on stage to 100,000 scream­ing fans.  This week in the stu­dio and debut record with my new band is the first step.

The Inter­net Rock­star & Real-Life Rock­star in stu­dio, sign­ing off.

Brian

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This entry was posted on Thursday, July 30th, 2009 at 11:26 am and is filed under Get Inspired. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

  • Very cool blog, thx for the inspiration Brian. Thanks to You, Norbert, Todd & Jim Chao for your SOLID leadership roles. So many good people, good networkers out there are in Dire need of our help. Besides all the money, they've got their heart & soul invested in their failing biz'z. They don't wanna quit - they deserve to finally Win & deserve to finally be able to take "Pride of Ownership" in their biz. I'm Ecstatic that I can now help them! It's a Great feeling. My primary sponsors mentioned using the net for marketing, but without you and MLSP, well I had NO computer skills & the painful old-school marketing tactics. I'd still be stuck in limbo still wishing & hoping for a miracle, if not for MLSP. I've learned so much, and now have a definite blueprint, and tangible skills to keep winning with attraction marketing! Be sure to let us hear a smidge of your finished album. One day I'll have my own set of screaming fans as well. (I guess I'd better blow the dust off my axe) Is that a Jackson guitar I see you playing in the pic? Rock on bud.
  • You know Brian, the reason why you have become so successful is because you have DISCIPLINE. Many people don't have what it takes to succeed in this industry. They give up too soon. What many people don't understand is that our FAILURES are our best TEACHERS. Mike Dillard failed for 6 straight years. He lost thousands of dollars. But he kept going. Look where he is today? He is the biggest network marketing guru on the internet today. All of us can learn a lot from you and Mike.
    NEVER STOP BELIEVING.
  • Hi Brian
    What can you expect?
    What do YOU expect?
    With over 24 years in the corporate world.
    Just a normal visitor to your site?
    She must be too old or feel secure in her corporate world.
    It is hard to move when you are over 30? - 40? - 50? - 60?

    Wrong, - you never know who is among you audience!

    My life met the wall, like a Marathon runner hits the wall, 7 years ago. I just felt ready to go for retirement, I was mentally dead.

    But, for yes there was a "but", I took the decision to change my career, my life, and go for passion, abundance, - and FREEEEDOM. A simple decision so hard to change from the bottom of a hole, but during the years I have had a MLM business (3 years) and closed it again. I learned a lot from that experience. The last lesson was this year when I officially had to close the accounts. That was not funny. Put your big dream, now faded, but still a dream, into a black hole.

    But the experience is the reason why I am here. Persistence. A good grab in your dream and determined to make it real.

    Personal development and taken personal leadership has been part of the journey. A business card with the business name and which services I would give to my customers was ready 15 months before I stumbled upon a great system.
    Why did it take so long? As a newbie I have had a hard time finding the right trustworthy program/product that I could promote, that I could stand up for.
    I found that as a result of taking action. I have used the time to take an education for a career change. That is why my new company is called THE Dream Career!
    I wrote a co-authored e-book (2008), Followed the Jeff Walker Product Launch Formula (2008) and Rich Schefren BGS 1-year program (2008-09) and an offline coaching education (with certification in 2008), - and read a business book a month (2008-10(!) - I have books on my shelf for months ahead) - all in a foreign language, - English.

    You never know who is in your audience as Jim Rohn says. He also says you have to work harder on yourself than you do on your job. I have used that principle for years now, - and it do change ;-)
    A successful person was successful inside before the world found him or her successful; it is not the other way around.

    I hope to get to know you better Brian, - and meet you in Las Vegas. Thank you for all the good MP3 education.

    So grab the dream and make it alive.... ;-)

    Warmly
    Marie Louise Steenbjerg
    Copenhagen
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