To vary your life, begin by being a superb scholar.

I may have reversed that and mentioned, “to NOT change your life, be a foul scholar” and that’s true. I’ve reached the completely different outcomes that I’ve achieved in my life by being a reasonably good scholar. So what does that appear like? I’m going to additionally cowl the place individuals mess this up or blow it. To begin with should you’re studying this I’m going to imagine that you simply’re some type of entrepreneur. Possibly you’re a Community Marketer and also you’re somebody that’s actively wanting to make more cash and impression extra individuals.

First matter I’ll discuss is simply the idea of investing in your self-development, investing in your self. Proper? Now Elon Musk mentioned this not too way back, he mentioned “there’s no cause for faculty as a result of you possibly can YouTube and determine about something” and basically he’s proper to a level, however that additionally requires a sure relentless character that may be a main motion taker….that’s like “you possibly can study rather a lot by means of YouTube,” you possibly can study rather a lot by means of free. Typically what I discovered is those that aren’t used to implementing “free” is their most costly choice. Why? As a result of it gobbles up on a regular basis. So “free”…as odd as this sounds can truly be very costly, as a result of if you’re going round in circles and studying issues that contradict one other factor and also you’re not getting the clear steps otherwise you’re going off in a course and also you simply don’t have the complete image that may truly be very expensive. Nevertheless it’s a price that most individuals don’t contemplate. It’s a misplaced alternative proper? It’s an ignorant tax. It’s “I’m undecided what to do with what I’ve proper now” so as a substitute of creating 50,000 100,000 200,000…as a substitute of creating that you simply make both nothing or little or no. That’s expensive! What I discovered is the extra that I invested in myself the extra clear the instructions had been. The extra “go do that, don’t do this” proper? You need to take a look at should you’re in enterprise and also you’re making an attempt to develop a enterprise. You need to take a look at self-development teaching, mentoring, masterminds or no matter, you possibly can’t see these as bills…you must see these as investments. If somebody is upgrading a pizza restaurant and also you’re at capability and get 200 orders of pizza a day and that’s all of your little oven can manufacture and the factor’s simply going to overheat and should you upgraded that oven to have the ability to pump out a thousand pizzas that will not be an expense that will be an funding. That may be an funding so that you can improve the capability of your small business…that’s what you’re doing once you spend money on teaching.

To be a superb scholar you must take a look at it like that, as a result of should you don’t…right here’s what is going to occur. I’ve seen it occur to good those that simply don’t get this….They may say “okay I’ll purchase that factor it’s $5,000” or no matter it’s, proper? Then the minute they pay that over they’re regretting that call. They’re like “properly I haven’t made it again but” and since they really noticed it as an funding…they noticed it as a lotto ticket, they noticed it as an expense. If that Lotto ticket doesn’t scratch instantly then it’s an expense.

Be prepared to take a position.

Perceive that free is typically your most costly choice.

Perceive it’s not an expense.

These are the primary preliminary stuff you need to search. The steps, not simply the information. Some individuals do grow to be skilled college students the place they’re simply gobbling up information. You see this in self-development, however you additionally see it in faculties too.

I do know those that simply preserve getting new levels. They’re perpetual college students. Lots of the previous levels they’ve already gotten they’re not utilizing. They’re dropping some huge cash and so some individuals do the identical factor with some self improvement. They go from mastermind to mastermind to mastermind, networking and studying issues however not actively searching for “what do I do with this.”

Discover the place it comes from? It wants to come back from you. “What am I going to do with this? What steps am I going to take based mostly on this, so I don’t require a mentor or a coach to inform me what steps to take as a result of I’m operating every thing they inform me by means of a filter that claims, what am I going to do with this.” not “oh that is attention-grabbing.” I’m not doing that….what I’ve seen is that if you concentrate on information in motion as like a filter,  a water filter or one thing. For some individuals, for me for instance, the way in which God wired me and I’m certain a few of this I’ve discovered and a few of it’s from God however the way in which that I deal with stuff is I get info and I’ve a paper skinny filter of…. can I take that info, convert it into motion? I’ll discuss a little bit bit about that for some they take info and it’s nearly like there’s a brick in between information and motion. They get rather a lot of their minds, but it surely by no means interprets. Not even that they suppose they’re alleged to do one thing with it as a result of they’ve stepped into being a perpetual scholar or a shopper. Consuming is enjoyable if it’s for leisure however consuming shouldn’t be what entrepreneurs ought to be targeted on. Let me inform you, y’all take heed to 18 podcasts a day. I don’t perceive the way you get something achieved. I’ve listened to…I don’t know two podcasts within the final month possibly they usually had been positively good however I don’t have time for that, I don’t have time. A few of you might be all caught up similar to some individuals are all caught up on their Netflix binging, some individuals are all caught up on their podcasting however they’re not caught up in huge motion. They’re simply not taking huge motion.

You need to study to be what I name extra “elastic.” So when you find yourself watching an infomercial you’re studying one thing which you could truly implement into your organization, into your crew, into your small business. Proper? You attend a webinar and it causes you to type of replicate and suppose and say, “ what? possibly I ought to return to that factor and get the three steps I must take from it.” Proper? Nevertheless it wants to come back from you. While you search to devour you’ll get it each time as a result of there may be lots to devour. A few of us which have struggled with distractions over time… like proper now they’re exhibiting the loopy Biden Christmas video and individuals are arguing… Properly that’s horrible…it’s all a distraction. You possibly can’t do something concerning the Biden Christmas video, you possibly can’t. Should you hate Trump, you possibly can’t do something about that both. What you are able to do is you are able to do one thing about your small business, you are able to do one thing by going dwell, by doing movies, by prospecting, by writing articles, by doing stuff as a substitute of “how do I really feel about this factor.” Getting on the market and impacting and serving to extra individuals which you aren’t serving to by specializing in the issues that set off you with none type of options. Proper now there’s only a bunch of weapons of mass distraction they usually’ve simply been coming in several styles and sizes over time however proper now you’re coping with a lot. I’m not saying not to do that stuff, what I’m saying may be very clearly right here is don’t do this stuff should you haven’t achieved your work.

What’s your work?

What’s that every day routine that will make your targets inevitable? Once I wished to grow to be the primary earner of a community advertising firm my every day routine was 20 no’s a day, a video a day and self-development on daily basis. Nobody is shocked that that labored. It labored, and made thousands and thousands of {dollars} with that firm. Was I updated on all my Netflix? Positively not. Was I updated on all of the completely different podcasts that I like? Positively not. I used to be approach behind on all that stuff. Some are approach too obsessive about being up-to-date on the data and consumption than they’re obsessive about taking motion, then they’re obsessive about serving to others, then they’re obsessive about making a distinction and really going and providing options to individuals. If you’re studying this you might have one thing that extra individuals must learn about! You could have a juice or a tablet or a journey deal or no matter teaching you might have…one thing that folks may actually profit from if solely you stopped focusing a lot on consuming. We’ve got completely different mentorship applications and issues and we attempt to make them the very best we will. We add issues, we do numerous completely different coaching that customers even in higher-end applications will get caught up in consuming every thing. Proper? They’ll be like “I missed that one final week, what do I do?” It’s like properly to begin with are you taking motion every day? As a result of should you’re not, don’t fear about it simply but. Have you ever taken motion on the issues that you simply heard at this time or yesterday?

One thing that John Maxwell mentioned to our Maxwell Mentorship group a pair days in the past, he mentioned “should you suppose you might have the fitting reply to your whole questions you’ll by no means be a 1percenter.” It’s onerous. You’re shifting ahead imperfectly realizing that there could also be a greater reply to this however I’m going to make use of what I’ve, I’m going to do the video as finest I can. Take into consideration this…I don’t know the quantity however I did 13 years of movies on a telephone or a not nice digicam earlier than I bought a pleasant digicam. I get feedback now since I’ve been utilizing this cleaner setup, however I did 13 years earlier than getting a pleasant one. At first I had a little bit mino. Now there’s a flowery Mino I had the el cheapo mino had a USB like a switchblade and also you’d hit the button. I did hundreds of movies on that crappy little factor. It had a switchblade USB so that you’d plug it into your pc, however there are individuals that can make investments hundreds of {dollars} right into a digicam setup, lighting, mic and every thing after which not do something with it or not do a lot with it. Take what you might have and transfer ahead. Go begin placing out content material, go begin prospecting, begin reaching out to individuals. You need to see that if you wish to be a superb scholar.

It takes being a superb scholar to vary your life. Should you may change your life with out being a superb scholar it could have already been modified. To vary your life, to vary your revenue bracket, to vary your relationships, to vary every thing, it’s going to take you being a superb scholar. A great scholar is an implementer, somebody who takes what they hear they usually implement they’re not simply consuming. That is the naked minimal of what it’s best to do with the stuff you do devour…is the idea we train known as ILT. Make investments, Study, Train. You invested your time (probably cash) to study one thing after which train it. I don’t undergo a superb e book (properly to begin with I pray on each e book that I learn now so I don’t learn unhealthy books…I simply don’t. My spirit will type of nudge me “this isn’t for you.” okay no drawback) with out performing some movies from that e book. With out sharing, with out edifying the writer, with out giving a takeaway. We’ve got John Maxwell coming into our mentorship program each different month, I don’t sit by means of his coaching and never go dwell with my notes. I do it each time. Already from Thursday John Maxwell I did a dwell with all my notes (it’s on my web page if you wish to test it out) and I did 5 quick movies, in order that’s the minimal. I imply sharing what I’m studying = naked minimal. Nevertheless it shouldn’t finish there, it ought to be “okay now that I’ve discovered this, now that I’ve taught this, how does this alter my every day routine? How does this alter how I present up? How does this alter my current relationships? how does it alter my present connections or assist me get new connections?” There must be that need, as a result of if there’s not what I discovered is should you don’t internally have that need for “I’m going to devour this and determine what steps I can take from it” even when the individual provides you steps, you gained’t hear them.

I bear in mind I used to be teaching this man and he mentioned, “Ray I simply simply must know what to do.”

I used to be making an attempt to assist him since you ought to all the time be doing that however to improve you must alter, you must analyze, kick round and improve who you’re being proper now. That doesn’t imply cease the “doing” to deal with the “being” it means you retain doing however you additionally work on the “being.” Who’re you “being?”

So I mentioned, “okay listed below are my options, go do that, this and this after which work on this.”

Subsequent week’s teaching name he says, “I simply want a blueprint, I simply must know what you probably did…”

“What we talked about final week.”

“No .”

So I bought to fascinated about it, you must come from that mode of “no matter I devour…what can I do with it?” and on the flip facet similar to along with your podcast, similar to along with your Netflix. A few of and have been following me since I was a Marvel lunatic. I used to be an enormous fan of Marvel. I don’t care that it’s now 2 or 3 years since I watched a Marvel film. I don’t must catch up. So don’t be in that I need to devour every thing, as a result of if you’re you gained’t have time to do something. Should you’re in some type of program similar to the buffet, I’m not upset if I don’t eat the kale. I’m by no means going to eat kale from a buffet. I’m simply saying. I would eat the ribs, I would eat the rooster breast, if I’m dishonest I would eat the mashed potatoes to be trustworthy, however I’m not consuming the kale. However I’m additionally not upset that I didn’t get to eat the kale. I’m not upset that that was an choice for others to devour however that’s precisely how some individuals deal with applications. They’ll be a part of a program they usually’ll say “omg there’s 4 various things per week…oh man I’m beside myself… oh what do I do right here.” Properly you devour no matter you devour and also you attempt to implement from what you consumed. In 10 years this 12 months I’ve been investing six figures into my private improvement (yearly not not complete) and I’ve but to be in a program (a mentorship, a mastermind, a Neighborhood, a Fb group) that I consumed 100%. By no means. Not one time, however in each case that I can consider moreover possibly one which was truly a very long time in the past longer than 10 years in the entire ones though I didn’t devour all of it I bought huge worth. A lot of them I paid for 12 months after 12 months as a result of I might tune in and I might get no matter I used to be going to get which might trigger me to create motion. I’m a part of two completely different $35,000 a 12 months masterminds. The one I’ve barely logged into however I’ve had a pair calls with the man that heads it up, completely price it to me. The opposite one I’ve solely achieved one group exercise in eight or 9 months, however there’s a selected a part of this system I actually like and I do this half. I most likely do 10%. I most likely present up for 10% of it however I get far more than what I make investments so it’s completely price it. 

You need to watch your consumption engine as a result of the world needs you as a shopper. Politicians need to confuse you, they need to get your consideration so that you simply’re trying over right here whereas they’re doing this over right here. Proper? So don’t be distracted. Don’t be only a shopper. Ask your self, “what can I do with this info?” If you end up consuming a whole lot of info which you could’t do something with, cease consuming it. I’ve to remind myself of this typically. I’ll be on Twitter and I’ll see some political issues I’m like “huh?” and I’ll watch it for a little bit bit and I’m like what can I do from watching this? I can’t do something from this, I’m not serving to anyone by watching this, I’ve to be a greater steward of my time. Psalm 39 talks about how our life is so fleeting. This can be a short-term deal. Everybody thinks that is everlasting, that that is the one shot they’ve proper? That is short-term, being on this Earth. Do what you possibly can, use each minute as a result of what we’ve got is from God. God gave us these minutes so how are we going to make use of them? Are we going to make use of them simply consuming and never producing, not impacting, not serving to, not fixing? I hope not. So once you present up, as you’re searching for the steps, “what do I do with this info?” If you’re in a training program don’t simply say “okay I believe I’m going to do that” or don’t simply say “ what I sat by means of that and I don’t know what to do when’s the following one?” No, ask your coach, attain out to them and say “hey right here’s what I believe…”

Finest boss I ever had was Maggie. There have been instances to start with after I first began working together with her I’d come to her and I’d say “hey we’ve got this drawback” and she or he’d say, “don’t carry a monkey with no banana.” I’m like “excuse me what are you saying?” She goes, “don’t carry me an issue till you’ve not less than considered a potential answer, now it’s possible you’ll consider the unsuitable answer and I’m going that can assist you however don’t come to me with an issue with no suggestion.”

That’s a strong type of life lesson. She mentioned “don’t carry a monkey with no banana.” So don’t go to your coach with a “I don’t know what to do” go together with a “I believe that is my finest method, what do you suppose? I believe these are my subsequent finest steps. What do you suppose?” They’re going to say “hey what, I like that. Let’s tweak that…add this, you don’t want to try this…” They’re going to provide you nice suggestions. They’re going that can assist you tweak in the event that they’re price salt. They’re going that can assist you out, however too many individuals deal with consumption. “I completed the webinar now I’ve to go chase the children, I’ve to go do that” they usually by no means even give you motion steps. Not solely do they not give you motion steps, in addition they don’t return to their coach and say “hey I believe these is perhaps the very best motion steps” they don’t do any of that, so fairly quickly life occurs they overlook about what they consumed and there’s no probability of any motion being taken.

You need to have it in you. It’s not within the coach, it’s in you. You need to have it in you “I’m consuming this for a objective. I’m consuming this in order that I can go and do nice issues, so I can go impression extra individuals, so I could make extra gross sales,” no matter your purpose is…you need to sit, devour, do this factor after which come again to the coach and say, “hey right here’s what I’m considering based mostly on “___” I believe I must do these three issues and I must cease doing this factor.” A great coach goes to say, “sure go do these issues, report again in.”

Don’t be your individual Island.

I see so many individuals devour then they’ll let life occur, they’ll overlook what they consumed, they haven’t taken any new motion after which they blame this system they’re consuming. Properly hear, I can devour weightlifting movies until I’m blue within the face, I can devour training from a private coach, not raise the load and nothing modifications. What does consumption must do with it? You need to take a look at consumption as potential vitality. I can do one thing with this. Will I do one thing with this? I can’t do your sit-ups for you. I can’t create your content material for you. I can’t write your articles for you. I imply chat gbt I assume may also help you write them, however you continue to must get them out. You continue to must go do issues, go meet individuals and join with individuals, however you must have that in you. I’ve seen over time even when the coach says, “okay gang we’re completed with the webinar go do that, this and this.” If that’s not coming from you trying and saying, “what steps will I take from this..” you gained’t do them. You’ll suppose he didn’t give steps or she didn’t give steps and also you gained’t do it. You’ll keep a shopper.

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If you wish to change your life you must be an amazing scholar. bought to be an amazing scholar. I hope this was useful as a result of that is what was on my coronary heart.