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Contents
About The Author .............................................................................................. 4
Introduction ....................................................................................................... 5
The WakeUp Millionaires Journey Begins ........................................................ 7
Belief System .................................................................................................. 7
Embrace Certainty. ....................................................................................... 12
Have a Compelling Reason. ........................................................................... 13
Psychology - Creating Abundance of Opportunities ....................................... 14
The Power of Saying No ................................................................................ 17
Training Your Mind ....................................................................................... 18
The Missing Chapter to Abundance ........................................................... 19
Are You Sincere? ........................................................................................... 23
Act On Sincerity ............................................................................................ 24
Opportunity - The Platform to WakeUp Millionaire ....................................... 29
Income Today, Income Tomorrow and Millionaire Income ........................... 31
So what is the Opportunity that I use?.......................................................... 32
The Three Phases of EPS ............................................................................... 35
Product ......................................................................................................... 38
Introducing Mobile Apps .............................................................................. 40
Types of Apps ............................................................................................... 42
Having a Team .............................................................................................. 48
Making Money from Free Apps..................................................................... 49
4 Things That Could Kill Your App Before It Even Gets Downloaded ............ 53
Here Are The Big Takeaways ...................................................................... 54
Mindset - How My Brain is Wired to Think ..................................................... 56
The First Rule: Strengthening Your Mindset.................................................. 58
Patric Chan is one of those "ordinary people" who is living an extraordinary lifestyle
despite his "interesting" background. Living on a small island in Asia, never been to a
college or University, having absolutely no network of association and starting with
zero money, Patric is now an international speaker, best-selling author of multiple
books, self-made millionaire and world-class internet marketer.
To help people around the world achieve success, he specializes in breaking down
complex success techniques and strategies into simple-to-understand concepts that
can be applied instantly to their lives. Other than that, his success formulas are
based on practical methods - not any 'new age' concept.
For instance, because of his proven internet marketing strategies, it automatically
made him the top 5 enrollers in an Inc 500 network marketing company, beating
more than 500,000 other members.
He has spoken in many countries such as the United States, Malaysia, Singapore,
Australia, the United Kingdom, India, China, Hong Kong, the United Emirates Arab,
Thailand, etc. Patric is also featured in a book with other authors like Brian Tracy,
Robert T. Kiyosaki, T Harv Eker, Zig Zizlar, Tom Hopkins, Suze Orman, and others.
Patric has also co-authored Clicking Cash with Robert G. Allen, the New York Times
best-selling author of One Minute Millionaire, Multiple Streams of Income, Nothing
Down and Cash In A Flash.
Introduction
First, let me congratulate you on taking action towards success, and for taking
responsibility towards a greater financial future.
This book is not about money management, how to save money or some tactical
method to make quick money.
Its about becoming a WakeUp Millionaire.
Becoming a WakeUp Millionaire does not happen overnight saying that would
literally insult your intelligence of differentiating between what is real and what is
hype.
When you combine the three elements that govern your path to become a
millionaire, Psychology, Opportunity and Mindset, you initiate the course that leads
you to wealth and happiness.
One day, youll reach the tipping point where youll become a WakeUp Millionaire.
Youll wake up and know that you have achieved personal freedom the power to
have total control in your life, where youre no longer being dictated to by others as a
means of getting money.
Just embrace that feeling for a while. How would your life be different?
I want to show you how - not by giving you words of motivation, but by leaning
forward and sharing my story, my journey. How I did it.
So throughout this book, Ill share with you how it happened in my life and hope that
it can act as a guide for you; perhaps you can learn from my real life experience.
Maybe youll find some of my methods or strategies acceptable. And I would respect
that youre the captain of the ship. Just pick those that harmonize with your style
and your beliefs because sometimes, all it takes is one secret to transform our lives.
I would also encourage you to read this book more than once. Its been proven that
we do not get optimal value from a book when its read just once. I personally know
that I dont. After reading a good book, Ill usually read it again.
When you read it a second time, I believe youll start to pick up some other values
that you have missed. Youll also start to have a better understanding of the
meanings in the chapters.
Last but not least, I do update and add new content to my books (especially for the
Opportunity chapter) occasionally.
To make sure that you do not miss this, its important that you stay subscribed as a
customer to WakeUp Millionaire. To do this, simply go to:
www.wakeupmillionaire.com/update
With that in mind, lets begin the journey to WakeUp Millionaire
Belief System
There are already plenty of books written about this topic both scientific and
motivational.
What I would like to do is to share with you how my belief system works. Although it
took me years to hone it, the fact is, it doesnt require me to write an entire book
about it. I think what you want is to read as little as possible and be able to apply
what youve learned quickly.
You see, I was never cut out to be successful in the first place.
I never did well in school probably because I lost focus, playing around too much
then. So I stopped after high school; I've never studied in a college or University
before.
My job is rather futureless -- I ended up working on the streets selling greeting
cards, door-to-door.
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I don't come from a rich or well-off family -- thats also the reason why I didnt further
my studies; its too painful to take my folks hard earned money that way. There
wasn't any financial support for me to pursue what I wanted to do. We're your typical
middle class family - my Dad's a cab driver and my Mum's a housewife. But most
importantly, were happy. Ive never felt upset that we werent rich and Im proud of
my Dad for driving a cab to take care of our family.
I don't have any special or unique talent -- I mean, there are people who are highly
talented in sports, inventions, programming, arts, music, etc. that allows them to
become millionaires. I dont recall having any of those talents.
I live on a small island in Malaysia -- not one of the big cities where there are plenty
of opportunities. Although environment does influence one's success, I can
confidently say that it's not entirely true. With today's technology, you can be rich
anywhere you live.
I don't have any "connections"-- some people became wealthy because they know
the "right" people who can elevate them to the next level. I didn't have any
entrepreneur friends or know of any millionaires personally at that time; nobody was
around to guide me with advice about wealth and success.
I could have gone on, continuing with my ordinary life as it was if it wasnt for a
vengeance that I had.
Nothing evil. Not the kind of vengeance where it makes you want to kill someone or
anything like that.
Its a feeling that makes you want to prove to the world that youre better than that.
But actually, in retrospect, I was just trying to prove it to myself.
Its the time when you deny your situation; denying that youre incapable of achieving
more in life, that youre stuck with your existing, futureless life.
That makes me hungry.
You see, you got to have that kind of hunger, that kind of drive to BE successful.
When I was trying to achieve success then, I was beaten up emotionally from so
many angles.
If youve been to motivational seminars, you probably know that you are supposed to
network with other attendees. I mean, the Gurus teach that networking is important
for success, right?
I kid you not, I was a very positive fella. But it seems like not many people wanted to
network with me or wanted to exchange cards because I was nobody then.
You know something -- the more the environment and people dissent you, the more
powerful you should become - not the other way around.
Instead of focusing on weakness, I choose to focus on strength.
The more they say I cannot do it, the more it fires me up to show that I can do it.
This is where I want to differentiate positive thinking from optimistic thinking.
Positive thinking is saying
Its okay, it doesnt matter that these people do not support me because Im a
positive thinker I dont let negative thoughts affect me. They probably dont mean it
anyway.
Optimistic thinking is saying
They dont support me I accept that, even though I dont like it. It sucks; I wish it
wasnt like that. But since thats the reality, what good can come out of this?
And the answer to that question from an optimistic thinking standpoint is
Ill take that as a challenge and Ill prove to you whos right.
But I guess the biggest breakthrough when it comes to tuning your belief system for
greatness is
It could be your hunger for something greater, and you know you have to become
wealthy in order for you to achieve that.
Mine is simply to prove to the world that Im worth something. And in the end, its
about proving to myself that I dont want to settle for less anymore.
Here are some of the other compelling reasons Ive seen from my students
A guy needs to be free from working jobs because his mother is ill. His desire to be
by her side every day, caring for her, gives him the compelling reason to achieve
success.
A young guy comes from a rich family. Moneys never been a problem. The
problem? He wants to earn his own money with his two hands to prove to his father
than he is not useless and is independent. Thats a compelling reason.
It makes you take massive action.
You see, people are motivated to take action by either inspiration ... or...
desperation.
Compelling reasons focus on inspiration. Desperation comes from fear. We dont
want to be there its not enlightening; its dark.
The difference between actions which springs from these two sides is shocking.
Yes, it's true that people who take massive action do see results. Often, massive
positive results.
But, most of those results almost never last if its NOT derived from inspiration.
Why is that? Shouldn't taking massive action improve your life instead of creating
more problems and making life even more complicated than before?
Sure, that's what everybody wants us to believe.
If the action comes from desperation, the action is motivated by wanting more it
comes from desiring, and not having enough yet. It doesnt serve a core purpose.
Therefore, most of our actions eventually result in some form of problem at a later
stage. Just think desperation is not a positive platform, so how can we rely on
sprouting action from it?
Actions that are motivated by desperation, fear can only result in more problems in
the future.
You may have perfectly good intentions behind your actions. But, if they arise out of
a negative state of mind it will only create more problems for you, eventually.
The simplest example of this phenomenon, that we're all familiar with, is when
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Have a Compelling Reason. Once you know that you can achieve success, youll
need to have a compelling reason to see you through. Think of it as your burning
fuel. Your light, so to speak.
You know, we should celebrate everyday just for the fact that were living in our time.
There are just so many opportunities for us to make money, to become a WakeUp
Millionaire.
So many that it creates abundance
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Psychology
Creating
Abundance of
Opportunities
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Now that Ive made it clear that opportunities are indeed in abundance, Im going to
go behind the rationality of this psychology why this can help you to become
wealthy.
You see, in order for you to make an immense amount of wealth, you need other
people to help you. Its too much work on your own.
Ill be sharing a strategy later on in this book, but for now stay with me on this
chapter of psychology.
NODOBY likes to work with people who work in fear, who are not confident in what
theyre doing.
Thats what scarcity does to people it injects fear in them.
While abundance creates confidence.
If youre not confident in yourself or your own idea, what is the likelihood that others
will have the confidence in you?
Your opportunity will fall to pieces.
The other problem of scarcity is that it takes you to desperate mode.
When youre desperate, you do stupid things. It clouds your mind to think sharply. It
confuses your own judgment.
I like being in abundance mode because it allows me to be free - not chained to just
one option.
When my emotions and mind are free, I have creativity, happiness and energy.
Creativity to think of ideas and expand on opportunities.
Obviously, you need to be happy to achieve ANYTHING in life. How can you work
when youre not happy?
When I wake up in the morning and I know I am free, I have energy to do what I like.
Im not bound to other peoples rules. I call my own shots.
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Note: Im not suggesting you to have an ignorant attitude. Thats a surefire way
to be a failure in life.
So how do train your mind to see and think things in abundance?
I use the word train because it really means training your brain -- youll now need to
let your brain interpret events differently.
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How about doing multi-level marketing? Yeah, its not the coolest thing in town, but
hey, if you have nothing else to go with, this is probably the best opportunity that can
potentially turn you into a WakeUp Millionaire. Low cost. Free training. System has
already been created for you. What else can you ask for?
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Having a fully functioning brain that allows me to think and do all of the
marvelous things a brain does.
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After experiencing being thankful in life, I feel good. I think, the best word to
describe it would be enlightened.
I felt that the possessions that I have are AMAZING. Im so blessed; I love my life so
much.
If you were me, I dont think you would let this experience go away either, so I took it
to the next level.
I was thinking What if, I do this regularly?
And heres what I did.
I started taking walks. Sometimes, jogs. But the whole purpose of this exercise
wasnt really focused on physical fitness but experiencing my gratitude ritual
regularly.
While Im doing my walk (or jog)
My mind will run through the things Im grateful for, everything I can think of that I
can appreciate.
When Im jogging, usually, Ill start with my body parts from toe to head. Especially
when youre using themit kind of highlights to you again of how valuable they are.
I remember feeling gratitude because I was breathing.
Although breathing is essential to our living, how many times do we take the time to
appreciate that?
Ill stop my jogging when I feel that Ive already shown thanks for the great things
that were given to me. Who you thank depends on your own belief, whether its God
or the Universe. Personally Im thankful to God.
Where I live, theres a hill not far away.
Once a week, Ill hike to the top of the hill and go through this very same process
running my gratitude through my mind.
The best part of it is it makes you feel the sense of accomplishment. Like youve
conquered the hill and youre on top of the world. Try it; I think youll love it too.
So what will being grateful do to you?
A lot.
For starters, it makes you feel that youre one of the best. Theoretically, its fair for
me to say that you can call yourself the best because there isnt another you in this
world. Unless, a clone exists at the time youre reading this book.
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When you feel and believe youre greatest, youll automatically build the
unstoppable confidence.
The cool part about confidence is that it doesnt just affect you. It creates an invisible
aura that affects other people around you, making them want to be associated with
you.
Next, it makes you feel happy. Not like happy after watching some comedy flick on
YouTube, but the type of happiness that is developed from the sense of feeling
content with what Life has offered to you.
This kind of happiness lasts.
Do you remember the last time you bought something you REALLY liked?
Come on. Im sure you do. I do too.
Lets take something small, maybe when you bought a new phone or an iPhone, for
that matter.
It feels awesome, right?
So many functions and cool stuff to play on it.
And when you use it, you feel proud holding something so cool in your hand.
My question to you is how long did that happiness with iPhone last?
Lets be honest with ourselves in that it did bring us joy. Sometimes, it could be days
or weeks. Maybe even months!
But ultimately, it dies off. And thats still okay - but the problem is, its very hard for
you to feel happy about it again after its gone physically and mentally.
But I can guarantee you that at any time, whenever I appreciate my eyes, legs or my
Mum, I will always feel happy. It never goes away; it can never be gone.
What else gratitude gives me?
Empowerment. It empowers me to take action.
When I feel gratitude to those who have been in my life, I feel proud of myself. Im
proud because Im humble.
I know, it sounds quite conflicting but its actually not at all.
You see, many people put on a mask, pretending to be strong because they thought
that appearing as their true selves could be a sign of weakness.
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Im sure youve seen the not-so-rich people who pretend to be rich. They think that
their lack of riches may be a weakness but the truth is theyre just being
manipulated by the media and environment to behave that way.
The real rich people, the millionaires, theyre always humble people.
Sometimes, rich people are called snobs but I disagree with that opinion actually
many rich people are humble people. If they dont mix with the average people it is
simply because they want to surround themselves with like-minded people. If
average people do not have a , bias view on the rich and are willing to tune their
mindset differently, perhaps, things would be different.
When youre able to be humble, regardless if youre rich or not, youre being your
true self.
Youre letting go of the material things that clouds your thinking.
Sorry if I sound rude, but youre not someone special even if youre rich. Youre just
another person who happens to have more money to buy stuff. Of course Im not
saying the money is useless. Im just saying that money helps, but it doesnt make
someone successful in life because success is measured in many other forms, not
just the money in the bank.
Youll be proud of yourself if you can master humility.
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The root that prevents people from being sincere is the fact that others in their
dealings are not always sincere towards them.
So it becomes a problem.
People are afraid to be hurt and to be cheated. Thats why theres quotes like, once
bitten, twice shy.
Look nobody likes that feeling, its painful.
When you show your sincerity and youre being lied to (or treated insincerely), you
feel the trust in broken and have a sense of betrayal.
As you can see, by just reading the words lies and betrayal, they have already
made you feel uncomfortable, right?
Its freaking bad negative energy.
What you need to understand is this
Someones got to start doing the right thing. Might as well have that person to be
you.
Wouldnt you want to hold the torch and lead others to do good in this world?
Sincerity unlocks doors of opportunity by allowing good people to come to you and it
transforms your psychology for opportunities.
Because when youre sincere in your doings and your intentions, you eliminate fear
youre not afraid as youre acting based on truth.
Now, I dont want you to think this chapter of sincerity is about moral values.
Although thats part of it (and Im sure our parents thought us to do the right things),
but its because acting on Sincerity has literally make my life easy for success.
Act of Sincerity
I know when I was I kid, not just that I have burning passion for success, I am very
sincere to learn.
There was one time I emailed an entrepreneur who has made millions in life. Ive
heard about him and I admire his success.
So one day, I took the initiative to write him an email to tell him about my
admiration for his success and asked him if I could ever meet up with him just to
seek his words of wisdom.
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Now this may sound unbelievable, but sometimes your life can literally transform
when you read a book or get some advice. You dont even read a roadmap, you just
need one sentence.
Anyway, he doesnt live where I live. In my email, Ive said that as long as he can
meet with me, Ill fly there to see him (keep in mind that I wasnt rich yet that time, so
even a thousand dollars is a lot of money to me).
Unexpectedly, he said that hell be in Penang, the island where I live, for a vacation.
More importantly, he said hell meet up with me in the morning and I can ask him
questions about success.
This goes without saying, but I met up with him.
We talked.
There were many lessons in the conversation but one that Ive remembered until
today was this
During the conversation, Ive asked him about the concept of Robert Kiyosakis
cashflow quadrant.
If you dont know what that is, its basically the famous teaching of someone being
either in the Employee (E), Self Employed (SE), Business (B) or Investor (I)
quadrant. Basically, the whole premise of the concept is moving into the B and I
quadrants to be wealthy. You can pick up Cashflow Quadrant at Amazon.com if you
would like to learn more about these quadrants.
Now, I have a hard time immersing myself to that concept because I was in the E
quadrant. How would I move out of that quadrant?
Then he said something to me
Well, if you look at it, sometimes, you do not need to be IN a quadrant. If you look
carefully again, the four quadrants is a square which metaphorically, it can be the
base of a pyramid. You can be at the top of the pyramid, not at the bottom.
That truly changes my perspective.
If thats the case, it means that I can be in all quadrants. I mean, its really up to you
how you want to define of what Ive just shared to you but my key takeaway is, I
can still be employed and yet, run my own business and invest in others.
Now, I think Kiyosakis concept is brilliant.
I dont mean to say anything different but from my experience when it comes to
reality, the fact is, were likely to be in all quadrants.
Today
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-Summary
What Ive shared with you are the values that Ive carried and practiced.
Do they have flaws? Yes, definitely. After all, Im only human and Im not a
motivation author.
But if they have helped me to accomplish my fair share of success today, I think they
can be helpful to others too. Which is what Im doing Im sharing them.
When your mind and heart are open, then youre fully aligned to accept
opportunities.
Theres a saying that 80% of success is based on the mental game, while the other
20% is about the strategies and mechanics.
I would agree to that. Although you need to have both, but the mental game plays a
bigger role.
Ive been teaching about creating wealth for many years now and based on stats,
those who achieved success are those who master their mental game.
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Many people always say, Show me the money!. But the truth is, many people set
themselves on unsuccessful journeys without initially build the pillar for success.
Always keep in mind that acquiring wealth, achieving success or simply becoming a
millionaire IS a journey.
This is not a normal journey. Its a journey of uncertainties of what will be happening.
There are many challenges, including internal and external enemies preventing you
to achieve your dream.
The only thing that keeps you going is how well youre able to control your mindset
and use it as your ally.
You see, your mindset is another entity of its own. Now, this topic alone is another
book of its own. Read WakeUp Millionaire Blueprint Part 2 where Ive covered more
in-depths about it.
But in a nutshell, your mind has the power to influence your thoughts and actions.
If you continue to face uncertainties and challenges along your journey, your mind
will start to help you to reduce this disappointment by retreating from your goal.
At one stage, itll conclude that pursuing this journeys going to be unfruitful and
youll suffer more pain the solution? Keep going. Continue doing whatever that
have certainties and allow yourself to be happy (or avoid disappointments).
Its a whole game of pain and pleasure taught by Anthony Robbins.
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of
having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If
you don't, life controls you. Anthony Robbins
If you master your mental game, you know youre ready for any obstacles and
accept that the destination of the journey is well worth it regardless of how painful
it can be for you.
Heres another truth
Someone who has less powerful strategies and techniques but strong at mental
game CAN still achieve success. The only setback is, it could be mediocre without
powerful strategies but success is almost guaranteed.
Someone who has the right strategies and techniques to succeed but does not have
a strong mental game WILL not achieve success. Why is this strangely so? Because
even with the right strategies, there are still going to be other obstacles that will
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prevent him to achieve success hell still need to overcome them. Even if he did,
its just a matter of time that everything crumbles.
The secret?
Master your mental game and use the right strategies. Of course, pick the right
Opportunities.
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Opportunity
The Platform to
WakeUp Millionaire
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If you think that you can become a WakeUp Millionaire without putting some effort,
Im so sorry to disappoint you.
Because the truth is, you need to do something to make money. Even if its sending
emails thats still considered as taking actions.
If you accept that fact, then its obvious youre on the right track.
Some call Opportunities vehicles, platforms and so on. But Im calling it an
Opportunity because IT IS an opportunity.
Basically, in this books context, its referred to the vehicle or method that you would
like to use to make money with.
Obviously, there plenty of opportunities to choose from today.
In fact, it becomes a problem.
These days, we have the problem of info-overload or sense of being overwhelmed.
If youre just given 2 options to make money and these are proven wouldnt your
life become much easier?
Instead of dabbling around with which one to choose from, you can start quicker
without the sense of regret or what if.
The good news is, Im not even going to give you 2 options Ill just share with you
ONE. One that Ive used and will continue to use in the future.
This way, you can just copy what that has already been proven to work.
Becoming a WakeUp Millionaire is not hard. Dont make it complex. Do not reinvent
the wheel.
My Opportunity lies in business. Not just business, but Internet business. Its fast,
cheap and best of all, many of the tasks can be automated.
But before we get to the Opportunity, Ill need to teach you a few things about
making money and creating wealth.
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Millionaire Income This is where you can be free. You can choose when to work
or not to work anymore. The biggest mistake that average people make (which
keeps them from millionaire status) is simply not choosing the right Opportunity that
can lead to this stage. Secondly, they should be building Income Tomorrow that can
have the possibility to go the Millionaire Income stage. Its okay if you dont
understand me when I say that Ill explain all of these within the next pages.
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A classic example of this would be Chicken Soup of The Soul book series. Its a
compilation of many motivational and inspiration stories.
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Step-by-Step Guides:
Most products fall into this category and here are some simple titles to it
Step-by-step guides need to be in a logical order and the secret is to make it as clear
as possible of what action the person needs to take after each section or chapter.
An example would be the The Dummies book series.
As mentioned earlier, information product is not limited to just courses or books.
Some of my other Internet businesses include niche software like
www.pagepressapp.com, web solutions like www.nagscreen.com, blog at
www.patricchan.name and many others.
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The problem arise is when people dont understand that it is not easy to create EPS
Income Model.
I mean, its EASY to make money when your business is up, but this doesnt mean
its easy to get it up, you get it?
This is why its so hard to teach Internet marketing everybody wants EPS but are
not committed enough to have this.
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The idea is to start an Internet business that has the potential to go to phase three,
or at least, to phase two.
Now, many Internet businesses CAN go to phase two but not all of them will allow
you to make easy, predictable and stable income.
This is why many Internet marketers are stuck and still running in a rat race.
In essence, its NOT about making money or becoming a WakeUp Millionaire its
about being able to work less and have more time to do the things we want, and
reduce the stress were facing with conventional businesses (or jobs). Thus, this is
why its important that we MUST be able to make money easily and the income
must be predictable and stable.
You can make money online but how much youre getting for the time youve put in?
Does it allow you to continue to make money with minimum work after that?
The equation that you need to figure out
is how much youre getting in return for
the time youve put in for the work.
In the book, 4-Hour Work Week, Tim
Ferriss describes that he only work 4
hours a week. This also means, he can
decide to use his time to pursue his
dreams and passions rather than using
time, the most valuable commodity, to
make money.
Earlier, Ive mentioned that if you would
like to go to phase three (it could take
you years but during those time, you
would have already made a good sum of money in phase one and phase two with
the least work possible), you must have a product and a team.
The best part is, you can start with these two things even in phase one. Ironically,
Ive just discovered this imagine if Ive started with this knowledge 10 years ago
when I first got started. I would most likely be at phase three right now.
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Product
Lets start with the first leverage, Product. A product doesnt necessarily have to be a
course or an eBook -- a product can be *anything*.
What Im trying to say is, tinyurl.com, twitter.com, Angry Bird, ThemeForest, etc are
products. Basically, just SOMETHING that people use on the Internet.
If you ever want to make easy, predictable and stable income that can fit into the
3 phases, these are the 5 criteria:
1. Mainstream product. If you ask your neighbor whether theyve read (fill in
the blank with your favorite Internet marketing Gurus name) latest blog post,
theyll look at you strangely. A mainstream product is a product that everyone
knows, or if they dont, itll just take you less than 2 minutes to explain and
theyll GET IT.
2. It can be scaled. Assuming we get to ignore product life cycle and external
influences (like competitors, change of trends, etc.), your product should be
able to grow by simply doing more of whatever that is working. For instance,
Zynga (the company behind Farmville) can easily scale its business to the
next height by releasing new games on the same platform.
3. Natural growth. Internet marketing is definitely a very lucrative niche and it
gets my recommendation. However, 9 out 10 of the products in the market do
not have natural growth theyre promoted through an orchestrated launch
(which is unlikely to be pulled by a newbie or marketer with minimal fund).
After the launch, when everything settles down, the product will eventually
die on its own. Again, theres absolutely nothing wrong with it but its surely
not an EPS Income Model.
4. Repetitive usage. Preferably, it should be a kind of product that gets the user
to come back again to consume your product. Twitter and Facebook are two
very accurate examples. Or a game where the player comes back to play it
again.
5. You should not be in the picture. When the product is up and running,
doing what its supposed to do, youre not supposed to be the reason why the
user continues to use your product. If this happens, its going to be very
difficult for you to go to phase three.
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An example of our EPS Income Model is PagePressApp, a Facebook app. You can
see it at www.pagepressapp.com but its likely something not related to you
(because its an app for Fanpage owners).Before I jumped onto this development, I
did my diligence of research. At that time (which was about a year ago), another
Facebook app called, Static HTML: iframe tabs, was the #1 app being used in
Facebook with an enormous number of over 60,000,000 users (or downloads).
Thats 60 million.
It also tells me that there are AT LEAST a whopping 60 million Fanpages out there
I know its definitely a mainstream niche to serve then. I mean, even if I can just get
1% of result, 600,000 users, it could already be a very profitable venture.
The app has been growing since the day it was launched.
Theres a steeper growth of users in the beginning because weve promoted it (but
no crazy launches, etc.) and after that, it continues to grow because it started to be
reviewed by authority websites like AllFacebook.com, KillerStartUps.com and so on.
Then with this success, we clone the model to create another Facebook app,
www.pagetabapp.com. The obvious reason why its being created is because Static
HTML: iframe tabs app commands 60 million users at that time. Both of them
perform the similar purpose. Were not greedy in any way well just need to have
1% of its result to be kick start a EPS Income Model.
Of course, its not always possible to have a product to fit the 5 criteria of a
mainstream product, it can be scaled, natural growth, repetitive usage and not
required to be involved with the business because theres no such thing as a
forever-growing product.
Eventually, a product will die on its own if its outdated or theres a major competitor
stepping in. BUT it doesnt need to die if you continue to improve it or innovate it, just
like any business. Amazon.com improved its business by introducing Kindle.
This strategy is call, stacking. You stack on your winning products to become better
by improving it, introducing new models, creating new divisions, etc. Heck, every
business does that, even best-selling books. Rich Dad Poor Dad was a major hit but
I dont think it would last still today if Robert Kiyosaki stops promoting his amazing
Rich Dad brand or stops writing more sequels of books. After 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People, Franklin Covey was introduced more books are written, trainings,
consultations, etc.
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Just imagine that. I havent even touch on the fact that Android apps has even bigger
market share than Apple today.
Want to know something else?
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Types of Apps
The most important criteria of your app is it has to be a QUALITY app. Quantity
comes in second in this game. My point, its better to have two quality apps than ten
lousy apps.
You see, if its not quality, it doesnt gets approved by Appstore. End of story.
Goodbye.
Now, even if it does get approved by luck, whats the point if the user doesnt get any
value from your app?
Hell delete your app, leave bad a review, etc.
After researching, Ive categorized apps into these three categories
Content App.
These are apps that provide content to the user. Just think of a website that has
been turned into an app but has additional features. Or think of Newsstand (for Apple
devices). They are easy to be created.
If you have a quality and engaging content app with some kind of uniqueness, they
can be approved in Appstore.
The way to make money with this app is to pick a niche market and create content
about it. For instance, you can create an app about cooking that includes recipes,
cooking videos, cooking material reviews, etc. in it content.
You can check out my content app on the topic of self-improvement from:
Apple Appstore:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/self-improvement-successapp/id561470486?ls=1&mt=8
Android Version at Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.successtrace.selfimprovementsuc
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This goes without saying if you do not have content yet, youll need to create those
or borrow from others. Content is freely available at youtube.com, ezinearticles.com,
wikipedia.org, etc.
Then have your app in Apple Appstore. Thats your NEW CUSTOMER source.
I doubt your competitor is there, YET.
But how about doubling your revenue? Let your app to be available at Google Play
Store too.
Below is a screenshot of an app of mine and if you notice, new users EVERYDAY.
Best part is, its 100% natural. No launch, no active promotions, etc. It just sits
there in Google Play Store, siphoning new leads every day.
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First, the mobile market IS going to be the future. Please dont mistake it as hype
this is happening and its happening very rapidly, my friend. Dont believe me? Wait
for another 6 months and youll read more success stories of others.
Secondly, a PDF book or content can now be passed as an app. This means, it
opens up the door to tap on Appstore and Android Play Stores massive traffic!
The coolest part is you dont even need to create any technical apps or games
because you can have an app that is nothing other than content. No programming
skill required. No programmer headache.
And what if theres unlimited source of content that you can use?
Truthfully, when I thought of this idea, I couldnt sleep. Today, there are literally
thousands of written information, audio, video and photographs that are under the
public domain. You can have the rights to use them for your own gain on any
imaginable topics you can think of.
Here are some sources you can work with
INFORMATION /EBOOKS:
http://www.digital.library.upenn.edu/books
http://www.ipl.org/div/about
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog
http://www.ibiblio.org
http://www.ccel.org (dedicated to Christianitys content)
PHOTOGRAPHY:
http://www.eastmanhouse.org
http://www.nypl.org/digital
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
VIDEOS:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic
http://cinema.library.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First
https://archive.org/details/prelinger
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If youre using any of the content of the sites, do make sure to read their terms and
conditions or rights accurately. They might have their own terms that youll need to
follow accordingly. HOWEVER, theyre public domain material.
There is just so much money to be made when I can combine public domain with
apps.
Just do a search for Think and Grow Rich in http://play.google.com -- this is what I
found
Yes, thats the classic Think and Grow Rich, which happens to be public domain
content. It gets more than 100,000 downloads!
As you can see, theres a solid reason why Ive put Internet marketing aside for the
time being and just focus on app opportunity.
When done right, the App business is definitely a profitable business.
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Utility App.
By the word utility, Im not referring to the definition of utility in Apples category. Its a
function app. Basically, function app helps the user to do something.
A simple idea is a counting app. There are all kinds of things to count in this world
counting of walking steps, movements of any stuff, beats of any kinds, budget
counting, etc. The trick is to make your app where it makes sense for the user to
continue using it, rather than just a one-time usage.
Think of other types of functions. I have a compass utility app at:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/compass-course-guider/id567183748?ls=1&mt=8
Game App.
These are just like they sound, game apps are games. Angry Bird, Draw Something,
Doodle Jump, Temple Run, Restaurant Story, etc.
Game apps are probably the most complex app to be developed because of the
designs, animations and interactions involved. However, if its a good gameplay, itll
probably yield the most repetitive usage. The more times your app is open,
generally, the more money youll be able to make!
What is my secret to game development?
Create endless running or jumping game. Whichever one. Doodle Jump jumps
endlessly. Temple Run runs endlessly. By the way, both of them made more than a
million. If you notice, technically, theres only one set of map. Unlike Angry Birds, you
need to continue to create new maps every time.
I guess one of the biggest mistakes made by those who want to start an app
business is spending too much time on the development and features. Actually, its
not really their fault they have been conditioned with the mindset of getting it right
at the first round and hope itll be a home run.
Im going to share with you the secret to get started with a game app.
You see, there are app Gurus who said that the simple games trend is over. Let me
explain my definition of a simple game it is like the Doodle Jump game, where the
game is all about having the character to jump endlessly. A simple game is where it
doesnt require a lot of logic with AI (artificial intelligence), maps, animations, etc.
Frankly, I think these app Gurus are far from the truth. Heres the proof that simple
game is as hot as ever:
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But Dude, Sonic Jump is by Sega and its from Sonic the Hedgehog brand!
Yes Dude. Im aware of that. Besides, honestly, I doubt youll ever be #1 (I doubt Ill
ever get that too, so does any app Gurus that you know of). Right now, correct me if
Im wrong, all you need is to get started.
Even if you can just get hundreds of thousands of downloads, that would have
already helped you to make some good income. You dont need millions of
downloads right now. The interesting part is somehow, weirdly enough, your app will
get found when its live. I have a compass app where I do zero promotions on it
and yet, its being downloaded every day.
However, without sugar coating anything, even a simple game app is a lot of work to
get started. It may still cost you a few thousands to get it done successfully.
Last but not least, sometimes, all it takes is a good idea.
Think of the theme that you want your jumping game is all about. Once you have
that, then you can figure out how to hire programmers and so on.
Heres my jumping game in Appstore
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/whookie-jump/id589526850?ls=1&mt=8
Having a Team
To get started with the app business, youll just need a programmer and a designer.
You can use www.odesk.com to find a programmer or use an app freelancing
website like www.girapps.com.
Now, Im not going to discuss about hiring here but I want to share on how to attract
a team (when youre ready and found your desired team players). All you need to
focus on is how they are better off by being in your team than them doing their
own stuff.
Of course the most obvious one is to pay them more but that would be a challenge
when you just got started, right?
You can always think creatively. Youre an entrepreneur.
What if youll share your profit with your programmer? Or youll help the programmer
to promote his own app* for free? So on and so forth.
*Note: Most app programmers are doing freelance jobs because they need income
to fund their own apps. They would probably be more interested to see their apps
becoming successful than earning money for coding for others.
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The point is you must allow your team players to be able to fulfill their own goals as
well in order to help you achieve your goals.
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By the way, we assume you have 20,000 subscribers. The truth is, most newbie
marketers will NEVER get to this number on their own. They may get 2,000.
Now, despite these problems, building a mailing list and doing email marketing is
STILL the #1 strategy and probably, the most profitable one.
That is until Ive discovered what apps can do.
Let me make it clear Im not asking you to not get into list-building and stop email
marketing (if you want to do Internet marketing to make money online).
But Ive discovered what I believe to be a more effective strategy than that.
Its called, push notification for apps.
This is how it works:
Im able to send out a message to all my app users, directly to their IPhones (or
smartphones) and theyll receive it immediately. You know that I dont even need
them to open up my app to read my message? It just appears on their phones
screen!
Just so you know, the MOST used feature is SMS. Push notification is like the
greater evolution of SMS. Youre not testing out something new; youre using a
PROVEN strategy.
Imagine this
Instead of building a 20,000 email mailing list, youve build 20,000 app users. And
you dont need to have a squeeze page and crack your brain to come up with a free
gift (your app IS the free gift).
Research has shown that push notifications get open rate of 97%! Now, lets be a
little bit conservative and stick to 90%. Thats 18,000 subscribers.
To be frank, that is an impossible open rate number to be reached by any Internet
marketers. And if they do, they would probably need to have a list size of 120,000
subscribers. I have a bigger list than that and I can honestly tell you that my open
rate has never reached 18,000 before. Never.
Now, do you think you can make some decent money if you can get 18,000 people
to read your message? I bet.
Do you start to see how powerful this is? When you merge list marketing strategy
into app business?
Also, Ive not mention that when you send a push notification, it gets delivered
INSTANTLY. With emails, sometimes, people dont open up your email for days.
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Imagine if you need to push a book to a bestseller list in 24 hours. You can reach all
of your fans and followers in MINUTES. Ponder on that power, on that leverage.
My friend - with this strategy, you could control a crowd.
And if you do not have any products of your own to promote, you can always
promote other peoples products to earn commission.
Getting Paid Per Sale You can join www.clickbank.com for free to promote affiliate
programs. Youll get paid for the sales youve referred.
Getting Paid Per Lead You can join www.peerflynet.com for free to promote
products and services that will pay you for the leads youve generated. Basically,
youll get paid when your user fills in a form.
Just so you know
Theres almost an app for any niche or business today. I could have an app to teach
Internet marketing (but Im just not doing this at this stage because its not
mainstream enough).
Because according to Morgan Stanley, by 2014, there will be more users using
smartphones than computers to surf the web. I dont know about you, but Im sure
gearing up for the future. I think Ill need to reach my prospects and customers on
their mobiles than their computers by then.
But heres the caveat I predict that the futures going to be very competitive.
Everybody and their dog will be doing it.
And the push notification features effectiveness will also decrease. I mean, Ive
shared this marketing secret with thousands of my readers. Thus, the next time you
receive a push notification, youll think twice about how youll react towards it.
And soon itll reach a stage like banner blindness.
This is why, you need to use this strategy NOW to profit massively.
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If you want to learn how develop your own app, there are many courses out there
which can help you. Like at Udemy.
But the truth is: I absolutely dont know anything about app development and
designing.
Im not a programmer and I dont intend to be one. Dont get me wrong if I had the
programming skill, I would be overjoyed. I have admiration towards programmers. If
youre a programmer, I would say, The world is your oyster, now.
But the thing is, at this stage, I dont have the slightest clue how to do this, to write
codes for programming.
I like to continue being an entrepreneur.
You see, if I was to start learning programming, itd take months of my time. And
guess what? By the time Im done, I would probably still be stuck at the amateur
level.
The second reason is: if I dont know programming, it forces my mind to be an
entrepreneur.
Heres what I mean
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Because I do not know how to do it, I would not interfere with the programmers job.
When I dont do that, my mind would have the space for marketing ideas and
business planning.
I would rather hire programmers to create the app.
At the same time, we also have our own app creator software platform to create
apps. With this platform, were now able to create apps without any technical or
programming skill.
Once in a while, Ill open up my APPportunity Coaching Program which is an A-Z
coaching program to teach my students how to make money from apps and become
app entrepreneurs. Its a huge program 12 weeks of training. It also comes with
bonuses, including the app creator software platform.
If youre interested in signing up, click here.
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Mindset
How My Brain is
Wired to Think
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How do we think?
Have you thought about that?
Most of the time, we do not take the time to actively think of solutions or
opportunities.
And its hardly our fault were probably too tired by the end of the day. But the most
concerning part is that our thoughts are influenced by other factors, including what
weve been learning in the past years.
In this chapter of Mindset, Im not here to teach you about mindset per say.
What I would like to share with you is the skill of making decisions.
Heres the deal
Your path to wealth (or becoming millionaire) begins with making the right decision.
Because decisions lead you to take action.
But before the decision phase goes into motion, it all begins with how your brain
interprets and analyses stuff.
As you can see, this is very scientific approach to success (as opposed to an
artistic manner).
Let me illustrate this
If youre sleepy, naturally, youll go to sleep.
First, your brain tells you youre tired and that you need rest. Then you make the
decision to go to sleep. And youll take the action of going to bed and lying down to
sleep. But this entire simple process happens naturally.
Again Ive said several times in the book that Im in no conflict with the concept
behind the power of sub-conscious mind. I think unlocking this mysterious power is
revering. I want that too.
But in this book, Im going to share my expertise on strategies and more on the
tangible concept.
Besides, Im best at writing this book by sharing of what Ive done and how Im doing
it.
In summary, Im going to share with you how I make decisions but without getting
into the scientific mumbo jumbo stuff.
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Also, the entire premise of the strategy is for making money and creating wealth
Im not training you to make decisions on whether you want to eat hamburger or
Chinese food for lunch. Of course I cant stop you from using the same strategy, but
dont expect it to give you the best result.
If we messed up at making decisions, we will end up doing the wrong thing. Or
sometimes, were bad at making decisions; we just dont decide at all, which leads to
inaction. This is where nothing happens.
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But basically, when you make more decisions, you strengthen your brain.
So this is what I mean:
If you want to build great muscles, you work out and continuously train it. You will
strengthen your body and enhance it.
Just like making decisions you get better at making decisions when you make
more decisions.
Thus, scientifically, you automatically become better at making decisions if you make
a lot of them.
They say practice makes perfect. Yeah, it sounds like a cheesy quote but thats the
best way to get good at it by continuously practicing and making decisions.
Therefore, when you have the chance to make decisions, take that opportunity. Be
the leader Take charge and take responsibility, even if the decision is made
incorrectly.
Let me say this again you cannot get good at something if you HARDLY make
decisions.
Now, it doesnt have to be complicated decisions or related to opportunities. Just
simple choices that are presented to you in your daily routine.
What should we eat?
Which street should I use?
What should I watch?
Should I go swimming or jogging today?
And so on.
The weird thing is there are many things in life that weve set without taking the
time to think. Just for fun (and also practicing your brain to make decisions), start
questioning minor things in your life. And make better decisions.
Like
Why do I always wake up at 9:00 AM? Can I make the decision of waking up earlier
or later?
Why do I always listen to this song when Im in the gym working out?
Why do I use this alarm app in my iPhone?
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There are just so many things that you can question and make new decisions with.
Just so you know, sometimes we follow something unconsciously because were
programmed by the media.
When I use the word media, its not just referring to advertisement. It can be
anything that controls the way you act.
And most of the time, its for a self-serving reason. Yeah, now it sounds like a
conspiracy thing going on, right?
Your boss would probably say to you that business is risky. That its better for you
to remain an employee?
Interesting.
Isnt that a form of control that is imposed on you so that you dont think of making
the decision to do something else?
Just so you know, in my office, Im very transparent with my team. Ill tell them as it is
and clearly explain that employees and employers have their own advantages. They
can choose where they want to go. And Im not afraid of saying that clearly because I
know that not everyone wants to be an entrepreneur or a millionaire seeing that it
comes with a price.
How about other types of media?
I dont like to talk about politics. But arent you getting only the messages that
politicians want you to hear, without you having to make your own decisions or
question their actions?
But theres nothing wrong with how the media is controlling us. Because its your
own responsibility to make better judgments for your own future.
Just like there are many people that get scammed and lose money. Most of them got
scammed because they WANT to believe the scam, although its too good to be
true and they already sensed something aint right. They like to be followers rather
than leaders to lead their own financial future.
Of course there are cases where they are innocent people who cannot distinguish a
scam or not. But then again if you read something like this:
Spend one hour a day answering survey questions and you can make $200 a day
even if dont even know how to use the computer!
Now, the statement above is just a made up. But do you get what I mean? We need
to have our own analytical skills to know when something sounds too easy. If this is
really true, no ones going to work at jobs anymore.
I mean, we need to have some basic analytical skills, dont we?
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Easy Opportunities
With the existence of the Internet, I want to emphasize again that we live in a world
of great opportunities today. I strongly believe with my heart that if someone knows
the code to unlock the wealth of the Internet, they really dont need to have a job
anymore.
Its simply because hes selling to the WORLD.
As you open up, youll start to attract many opportunities in your life.
The first strategy that I want to show you is to always choose the opportunity that
requires the least work.
Lazy is not a good habit but within this chapters context, I would want you to
entertain this notion
We like to be lazy, dont we? I mean, were not born to work, but rather to enjoy our
lives.
Frankly speaking, the whole concept of working from Monday to Friday for eight
hours a day is already incorrect.
When were children, most of our time is used to play. We feel happy when we play.
As we grow older, we play less. And less and finally, we stop playing.
You see, were not born to work.
In my opinion, lazy can simply be translated into meaning not wanting to work, but
to play.
And to a certain degree, play equals happiness, right?
As adults, although we dont run around chasing each other or play tag, we still enjoy
playing, just in other forms. It could be playing sports, watching shows, spending
your time pursuing your hobby or passion, simply said doing the things we love to
do.
So our systems are somehow built to play.
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Now, of course, we cannot change how things are anymore. The environment has
already set the rules of Monday to Friday. Its a norm today.
If this is to change, I believe the worlds economy would collapse.
So live with that its not going to change.
But ironically, I dont think everyone who generates income does work Monday to
Friday. The rich dont do that. They dont publicly tell you that because if this
awareness reaches the public, an economic chaos will happen.
The good news is youre the minority your absence in the Monday to Friday realm
will not create an economical downfall. You can choose to not accept what the media
tries to impose on you and start working your way to be separated from the norm.
Then spread your message to your friends and loved ones so that they too can
escape. No radical change is required, just one step at a time.
You may think Im thinking selfish for just thinking of you and me, but not the world.
Im a realist. You can say that Im not a big thinker but I like to start thinking of
helping you first. Who knows, maybe youll be the big thinker who change the world
someday. The person who carries on the torch.
Another way of looking at breaking away from Monday to Friday is just how
Confucius said it
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
- Confucius
There is Always a Choice
When youre presented with opportunity, dont be so hasty to get started. Why? Like
I said, there are many opportunities today!
The matter of fact is, many of them will likely generate the same amount of money to
you but some of them are difficult to do.
My brain is always focusing on the easy stuff. When an opportunity is presented to
me and my brain says, Thats a lot of work, Patric, Ill drop it. Its not worth the time
to do it.
There are times when I was contacted by clients who wished to hire me for
consultation to develop their business.
And they were willing to pay me handsome money for that work.
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Hold on this is not about me tooting my own horn to tell you how awesome I am;
Im telling you this because Id like to give you a good real life example
Assuming the client is willing to pay $50K and I accept the job, that would mean that
I need to deliver the value of $500K to make their investment amazingly rewarding.
Or at least, a $250K value (5x).
Now, I could do that. But oh boy, were talking about MASSIVE workload here.
And on top of that, they rightfully owned my undivided attention. I need to be
available at anytime they need me.
Again, I could just take the job and make the $50K. But Im going to suffer and
need to drop off many of my other own opportunities.
If I need to make the $50K, here are other opportunities that I should work on
(Replace them with whatever of your own expertise and opportunities.)
1. I could conduct a workshop and sell it for $1K to 50 participants.
2. I could create many apps and do my best to generate $50K from them.
In your own situation, you need to know what is easy and what is not.
Here are three basic guidelines of easiness
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Value to Deliver. When you get paid (or receive payment from someone), how
much the value must you deliver in return? In simple English, how big is your
expectation?
Attention. The less attention you give, the easier it is. Now, I know that our brain
can store a lot of things but once youve given your attention to too many things or
people, youll start to crash. Thats where the concept of being overwhelmed comes
into the picture.
I dont know how many things you can stay focused on at once. Generally, a great
leader would be able to manage their mind to focus on many matters. Take a
President for an instance - his attention is needed in many places and on many
matters. That is why only great leaders can be Presidents.
Secondly, for the attention that you need to give, how committed are you to that?
Familiarity. I dont get into businesses where I do not have knowledge or experience
in the industry. I might, if I have leverage (something that Ill teach more in this book
later on). But other than that, its a confident no without any second thought.
Common sense will tell you why. It slows me down. Ill need to spend the time to
understand the business and get myself acquainted.
Instead of doing that, I should be spending my time exploring Opportunities that Im
good at, where I can kick off as soon as possible.
Besides, at the end of the learning curve, theres no guarantee that Ill like it or
become a pro. Im not suggesting you play the guarantee game because achievers
DO NOT need guarantee for success.
But in this context, a guarantee is simply guaranteeing that youre well equipped
with knowledge or have vast experience in what youre about to get into.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
But Patric, does this means that I should not get into not-so-easy opportunities even
if its an awesome one?
This is where your skill of making good decisions is put to the test. This book can
give you the guide but it is you who will know what will serve you best.
Many matters in our life have no right or wrong answers.
Mothers and fathers could be doing their best to take care of their children and
shower them with love. In all rationality, the children would likely grow up to become
obedient and loving kids, but that is no guarantee they can still grow up to become
rude and spoiled kids.
I want you to make use of your decision making skills. That is what makes you more
successful than the rest, more successful than average people.
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Its the same reason why two schoolmates who go to the same school together and
experience everything equally turn out different; one becomes a millionaire and the
other one ended up working on a job that barely pays enough. Because the
millionaire made different decisions which directed him to take different
actions in life.
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You might not believe this, but when you manifest an idea, that idea will also
be released to the Universe. Yeah, you might think that Im out of my mind
right now talking about this weird theory. But somehow, strangely, someone
will suddenly get your idea too. Just think there are millions of people in this
world; do you think youre the only person who thought of it? When the other
person is more inspired or passionate about his (your) idea, hell take action
and turn that into reality.
2. It becomes outdated
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Lets say you have an idea for a game app. You know its fun and people will
like it, right now. But just wait another six months theres a likelihood that
your idea will be outdated because new games are introduced and people are
now playing those new games.
You keep your idea or Opportunity and planning to start it later on because
you feel that youre busy at this stage. Heres the problem in the weeks and
months to come, more Opportunities will come your way. Then youll start to
be overwhelmed because youre stacking more opportunities on old ones.
Then you cant decide if you should still execute the old ones or not because
you have several to choose from at that point.
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In my case, after the software is up and running making money for us, we were able
to come up with new businesses. In fact, Ive shared with him bigger opportunities
since then.
Once I can free my mind of the opportunity, I can spend my time to develop new
ones because my attention is no longer on it. This opens up new space in my mind
to allocate attention on others.
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All of these leverages allow you to SAVE time. If youre completing a task where you
have knowledge, experience, skill or talent, youll be able to accomplish it faster and
with less frustration.
If you have funds, you can get someone else to do it for you, thus saving your own
time.
And Internet is a marvelous opportunity because the Internet itself is a form of
leverage for business.
Can you think of a business that stays opens 24 hours a day? Thats what the
Internet allows.
Or a business that can be run with zero employees, without any physical office? Not
to mention that your shop can cater to an unlimited numbers of prospects.
The fact is: leverage is the most powerful concept in terms of creating wealth or
making money on the Internet. If you dont use leverage then youre just not working
smart.
When you combine the information business with the Internet, it becomes the
ultimate leveraged business model.
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First and foremost, it can be automated; secondly, it can be created from thin air.
Like this book, its created from thin air and if Ive decided to sell it as a digital
product through the Internet, you can see that my premise is almost zero cost.
Yes, I do have to work to write it.
But once its done, once I put it to the marketplace, I dont work anymore. It is just
there -- I dont have to physically work anymore. In other words, Im not trading my
time for money because that has become an information product.
The open door policy expands my leverage.
When youre able to leverage on other peoples time, I would say that is probably the
highest leverage you can get.
With funds as leverage, you can leverage on other peoples time. But itll never be as
powerful as what you can do with partners partners are committed for their own
success.
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You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people
get what they want. The late Zig Ziglar
Be a good listener. Listen to other people; what are their agendas? Ask yourself,
Can I help them?
Dont believe me that this works like magic?
Well, next time you meet someone, ask him what he would like to accomplish this
year.
Then ask him, Is there anything I can do to help you accomplish this?
If you ask sincerely, with the true heart of wanting to help, youll see that hell see
you as ally in this journey together and not a salesman.
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You see, today, someone may not fit into your opportunity. Or you may not fit into his
opportunity.
But youll never know of what the future holds for you and him.
The strategy is plain and simple network as much as you can, regardless of
whether there is any opportunity between you and him or not, for today.
If you get it, if you understand the core power of networking, your goal is to
continue networking with others every time.
As you build your network, youre building your true asset of wealth.
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If you have ever heard of six degrees of separation, it is the idea that everyone is
six or fewer steps away, by way of introduction, from any other person in the world,
so that a chain of "a friend of a friend" statements can be made to connect any two
people in a maximum of six steps.
This also supports the classic notion that the rich get richer.
The Rich ALWAYS have their own network. It didnt appear from nowhere, they
made the effort to build it.
After that, I continued to call until all of my contacts.
Heres my challenge to you
Pick up the phone and call a contact a day. I mean, not your hanging out buddies,
but those who are related to opportunities. See how your life starts to change within
the next 30 days. I bet that at the end of your contact list, youll at least have a
handful of opportunities to work on.
Imagine when your network is introduced to their network exponential begins.
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And that is how my brain is wired I understand that in order for the opportunity to
grow, Ill need to start small. Its not going to happen immediately.
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2. Proper Planning.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Benjamin Franklin
I dont know how Mr. Franklin thought of this remarkable quote; maybe at one time
he messed up his project with no planning. Who knows.
The point is: I dont think these words of wisdom come from nowhere. There must be
some truth to it, right?
When you do things systematically, one small step at a time, it gives you the
allowance for planning.
When I was involved in the seminar business, I remember one time I messed up.
I was over-confident (when youre over-confident, you risk being ignorant) and
wanted to organize a big seminar in just a short period of time. Well, originally, I
thought it was a simple thing to do:
Find a speaker.
Get people to attend.
Book the revenue.
Finding speaker was the easy part. Booking the venue wasnt that hard but I never
knew that getting people to attend was so difficult!
If I was smarter at that time, I would have allowed a longer period of time to promote
the seminar so that I could apply many ways to promote the seminar.
Simply said, breaking down a goal into small steps allows us to foresee the path and
make the correct adjustment along the way.
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You see, there are many people out there teaching about opportunity methods.
Be it about Internet marketing or real estate investing. But there are only a few who
are true teachers and mentors.
A guy who makes a million online from a single venture would probably be a less
skilled teacher than someone who made $10,000 10 times.
The guy who made a million sits behind the possibility that he was lucky at that time.
Whereas the $10,000 guy has a system where he can duplicate the result again.
Your goal is to master the skill of accurate execution of steps. You dont want
your success to be based on luck. That is like a dude who wins the lottery and once
the money is all spent, theres no way he can earn the money again.
In my seminar, its common for me to be approached by attendees who ask me,
How do I make $100,000 in 30 days from the Internet? or something along those
lines.
In all fairness, I truly believe anyone can make the amount of money they want, as
long as its a realistic number. The question is, WHEN?
Will it be in 30 days or in three years?
The answer lies in that persons experience and skill.
So Ill usually ask the attendee
May I know how much money youre currently making from the Internet?
If the answer is $0, do you think they can make $100K?
Maybe. But since were not here to talk about positive thinking, I would say its
unlikely to happen.
But if we start small, like taking actions right now, the possibility starts to get better.
Just think of it this way
If he has made $1,000 from the Internet before, then maybe I can understand what
he did and help him to do more of that, teaching how to enlarge it. From there, it
might jump to $10,000 and from there its easier to jump from $10,000 to $100,000.
Did you catch the ironic part here?
At whatever amount of money that someone wants to make, it all starts from ground
zero. No wonder many give up before starting!
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* Even when I was in San Diegos famous Gaslamp area where there are
plenty of wonderful restaurants, a guy came up to me to ask for money.
This happens everywhere around the world, so it has nothing to do with
Penang.
You see, I do not give money to anyone if they dont work for it. Thats just my
principle. If he had come to me and asked me to buy a pencil (or anything he
wanted to sell) from him instead, I would have given him the money.
So I told him that if he was hungry, I would buy him a meal. I offered him the
opportunity to sit with my wife and I so I could buy him a meal, which he did.
While he was eating, I could see how haggard and sad he was. Not because of
the meal, but because of how he ended on the streets this way. So I couldnt
help but ask him how he ended up that way to live in poverty. So how does
anybody end up asking for money on the streets?
He told me that he was an odd job worker and when he was young he drank a
lot and he was also a gambler. Later on in life, he had numerous health
problems so he couldnt work anymore. He doesnt have a lot in life; he doesnt
have a wife or children. Now that he cant work, he has no money. Nobody
cares for him -- he ended up as the man on the streets, begging for money.
All of us, you and me have a great start.
We have a good job (or a business), family, we have people whom we love and
love us back. This guy doesnt have all that.
Because he started wrong, hes basically all messed up sadly, probably till
the end of his life.
But what if this guy had a different start?
What if he chose to have a family instead of enjoying his life with substance
abuse and gambling. Maybe, his life would be drastically different today.
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I Did Something
Do you have any great ideas that can be turned to wealth?
In todays age, ideas could be worth millions if they were ever acted upon.
If you dont, have you met friends who talked to you about their exciting ideas? And
guess what? They would probably still talk about it to you today.
When someone says to me
Look at your success today. You were lucky youve started early.
Yup, Im sure luck plays a role as well for what Ive accomplished. After all, we need
to remind ourselves how tiny we are in this universe and were the creation of God
(or the Universe, depending on your beliefs).
But at the same time, I believe there are many other influences that contribute to it.
Anyway, this is not about my success, its about a message I would want to pass to
him
You are absolutely right. It is also because I did something years ago, and this is
the reward that was reaped.
Strangely, few people dont understand this simple remark
If you dont do anything, that one day will never exist. I can guarantee you nothings
going to happen next year or five years later unless an idea is acted upon.
I did something years ago. Im very sure that many of the steps were executed
incorrectly. If I had todays knowledge, skill and leverage at that time, I would have
done it all differently.
We all continued to learn as we grow. Thats how we sharpen our skill.
The best part is: if we take action, weve initiated the process. With the right mindset
and psychology, well continue to seek the answers to the questions we stumble
upon and find the solutions to the problems that will arise along the journey.
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This is why you need to become a WakeUp Millionaire thats your solution to not
compete.
Lets switch the topic to technology growth.
Since the day of the internet realm began, you have seen more rich people than
ever. Of course, many, many millionaires were made because of the initial boom.
It seems like many are more proud about saying that they work for Google, Apple or
Facebook than Walmart, Coca-Cola or ExxonMobil.
Anyway, going back to technology resisting it is futile.
It just gets more complicated. But ironically, it gets easier too because itll become
more user-friendly for customers as time goes by.
Have you heard of the new Google Glass? No? Read about it at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass.
New inventions and technologies are being introduced into our world, whether youre
aware of it or not we better gear up and embrace it fully.
Again, more millionaires will be made from new technology ideas and inventions.
The matter of fact is, the way that were doing business will continue to change to
benefit the market and its single major influence is none other than technology.
Now, Google Glass is something that will happen in the near future but for now,
were already moving into the mobile technology market. Ultimately, everyone is
going to use smartphones at some point. Even Africa is changing rapidly too. Watch
this for clarification - http://youtu.be/0bXjgx4J0C4.
This is why; Ive placed mobile apps as the Opportunity at this stage.
The question is, is your business related to technology, or at the least Internet?
Wait a better question should be have you started to figure out how to use the
Internet to benefit your business?
Because the Internet is the backbone of EVERYTHING when it comes to
technology.
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the past, some Asians even dreamed of going there just to work at odd jobs like
washing dishes inside of restaurants.
The point is this; its not the same as it used to be anymore.
It's better to have plan B because I dont even know if your retirement fund is still
there when you want to cash out.
Also, everything seems to get more expensive nowadays but your salary isnt
increasing to suit.
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By the way, Im not just referring to the primary or secondary schools. Its happening
even to those who are studying diplomas and degrees.
The lecturer teaching about business marketing has probably never run a live
marketing campaign before in his whole life.
The lecturer teaching about e-commerce has probably never created an internet
business and sold products successfully before.
The lecturer teaching about customer service probably never sat in the office and
talked to customers and doesn't really know what is happening in reality, compared
to the theories he learned (probably from another lecturer who is the same shoe in
the past).
Education is important for jobs, if you need certifications or a technical skillset.
I mean, you cant be a doctor if you dont go to medical school. You need to learn
that skill.
But I dont see how education is going to help you, if your goal is to find the way to
having a prosperous financial future and finding the key to personal freedom.
Even to get amazing jobs. You may get them by showing all sorts of cool academic
papers, but when the rubber meets the road of your showing results, oops.
In our company, we prioritize talent and attitude over qualification.
Just so you know, ultimately, companies will be shifting their focus on hiring resultsdriven or experienced people to do the jobs.
If the goal is to own a business or to become an entrepreneur, Im not too sure what
youll learn in the current educations syllabus will truly be the knowledge that will
lead you to a business success. What youll need to learn is:
1.
Having the right attitude and mindset (dont seem to teach that in the syllabus)
2.
Coming out with brilliant plans and knowing how to execute them
3.
Have PR skills so that you can communicate with people for business
4.
And some other stuff that the school probably doesnt cover
Maybe youre not worried about yourself, since you are okay.
But what about your kids and their future?
It's a false hope to think that your kids future is going to be bright if you send them to
awesome schools today. Im not saying that they wont, Im saying theres no
guarantee that comes with that and the guarantee gets slimmer each day.
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The good old days plan was as follows: send your kids to an awesome school and
spend hundreds of thousands, so that theyll have an awesome job that pays them a
truckload of money when theyre done studying.
I kid you not, some parents still believe this plan actually works.
Why is it not working as well as it should anymore? Firstly, the education syllabus
may not prepare them for the real world. We all know that's obvious.
Secondly, the competition will be growing or be changing in times to come (once
again).
Thirdly, due to technology, you really cant predict how that jobs going to be 10
years down the road. Compared to ages ago, things do not change because
technology is not that advanced yet.
But heres the thing:
At the end of the day, I would still like think that education is important and Im
sending my children to schools and doing my best to give them the best education
possible.
But its not for the purpose of achieving personal freedom or ensuring a good
financial reward at the end, instead its mainly for the experience and the knowledge.
Something that will be with them for their whole lifetime.
If you want to ensure the elimination of financial worries, I would suggest that you
build your own business AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. That is the only thing you can
count on to be yours and yours alone.
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Were Comfortable.
And Thats Not Good For Long Term.
Were very fortunate to be living in these times of good wealth and prosperity, living
in a wonderful country where were developed and advanced.
But the wind of change is coming your way.
They say that if you put a frog into a pot of boiling water, it will leap out right away
because its hot. Its obviously painful.
But, if you put a frog in a pot that is filled with water that is cool and pleasant, and
then you gradually heat the pot until it starts boiling, the frog will not become aware
of the impending threat until it is too late. Yup, the frog will eventually die. The
saddest part, it probably wont even know why it died.
Asia is rising at a rapid speed. Not because Im an Asian dude and singing praises of
where I come from, its simply the truth. Remember the countries that are going
bankrupts? Numbers dont lie.
The country that is the rising superstar is none other than China.
This is direct from Wikipedia
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You may think it doesnt bother us too much, because its at a large scale. Just wait
and see what happens in the future.
I was in China to present a seminar in Dec, 2012.
One word - theyre hungry. Not in any bad way whatsoever, but instead in a positive
way. Theyre hardworking people and they take instructions diligently to achieve their
own success.
Whats best is, they dont think too much, theyll just do it and figure out the rest of
the plan as they go along the road.
Honestly, generally, we tend to do research, think of plan B, question the course, etc
meanwhile theyre busy moving forward. If you fall down, just stand up and start
again. No wishy washy BS excuses.
After the seminar, I went there to conduct a 2-day workshop, teaching them how to
create and make money with app businesses. Well, actually, its more like A DAY of
work since whatever I said needed to be conversed by my translator. (Yeah, Im
Chinese, but I dont speak Mandarin.)
So in essence, theyre not even learning DIRECTLY from me but through another
persons interpretations.
In a week, one student has successfully created his own mobile app. Of course its
not the most brilliant one, but he successfully got it started with no excuses.
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While for most, theyll either blame me that I didn't teach enough or give some
excuse of why they cannot start yet.
I just got an invitation to speak at 2 more seminars in China during 2013 and I asked
the organizer this question (to evaluate the opportunity in comparison to cost)
How many attendees are you expecting this round? Is it going to be the same as the
one I spoke at last year?
He replied, Itll just be bigger.
My friend, they just continue to grow bigger.
Maybe Chinas not hitting our shore yet, so no great urgency, even though theyre
literally growing rapidly and will soon be dominating many opportunities.
But I can fairly safely predict that many other third world countries will be growing
too, at rates we've never seen before.
With the advancements of technology and the freely available information (again,
thanks to the internet), people are learning faster than ever.
More people will rise above.
Imagine if India explodes just like China did.
I guess, theyll soon be outsourcing their own jobs to the world then, instead of us
hiring them for our jobs. Can you imagine that?
All of these facts are going to change how youll be making money. For sure.
And what if your country is no longer a successful country and seen as a lesser
developed country when other countries rise so high above you? Dont be surprised
if your government is not doing their job well enough and other countries are growing
past at crazy speeds.
Lets bring this back to where you are now.
You can continue to be comfortable if you like, after all, were naturally comfortable
people. Thats our advantage when living here we dont need to work so hard.
But make no mistake, my friend within your country itself, many are now coming
out from inside their comfort zone. My assumption of this phenomenon is because of
these facts
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You want to know something I found out? They WANT you to continue being
comfortable. Thats how it works for them to continue their growth.
If you still dont have the awareness, well, tough luck because you might end up
being the frog. You may dislike me for saying this to you - I mean, who likes bad
news. If you feel that way, Im very sorry. But I know deep in my heart, Ive done my
part. I want to help you, despite the risk of you removing me from your Facebook
friends or whatever.
Continue with being comfortable for next few years. See what will happen.
You may think its still a long way to go, Ill do it tomorrow. Right now, I feel like
watching my TV CSI is on TV right now. I can't miss it.
Okay, its your life. You get to choose what you like to do. Just dont get scammed
into buying some work from home starter kit or biz opp stuff when youre
desperate for that extra income.
One more thing just so you know, in just one year, MANY things can change,
including your financial future when it comes to building a successful internet
business. I got a student who has changed his life because he works hard for just
one year. A lifetime reward.
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If you have the desire to succeed, youll find ways to overcome your challenges.
At the same time, I want to share with you the GOOD NEWS.
The good news is youve read this book in time. Its not too late. Its never too late to
start. I hope it has opened up your eyes about what is actually happening and youre
able to subsequently plan ahead.
My piece of advice is this, start taking action that is aligned with the changes, and be
responsible for your own future. Most people will never read this book and
unfortunately, they wont be preparing for the upcoming opportunities.
At the same time, many other's would have read this and done nothing. 9 out of 10
would just do nothing. The question, are you going to be one of the 9, or are you
going to be the contrarian person whos the 1 out of 10 and excel like crazy?
Just as problems bring opportunities, changes bring advantages.
So its really how you view things in life, isnt it? You can be unhappy with how
gloomy this chapter is, and super excited with the rich information I've provided for
you to move forward now.
For me, I always choose to think differently and ask better questions that are more
empowering.
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Bonus Chapters:
The Success Secret to Not Failing
A lot of people are not aware that there is a secret to not failing.
That secret is very simple stop thinking about yourself. Stop thinking about how
you can achieve your goals.
I know that this is very contradictory to what most speakers and trainers have been
teaching you. There are so many courses out there that encourage you to think
about how you can achieve things or how you can live the life that you want. Well,
what I want you to do now is to just put those thoughts on hold for a while as you
read this.
Heres a very simple exercise you can do (just be honest with yourself)
When you are trying to achieve success, regardless of what you are doing, whether
its relationships, financial wealth, improving your career or growing your business,
you are always thinking about you.
Its all about YOUR goal, YOUR business, YOUR success, YOUR wealth, etc.
Even if you say thats not true, subconsciously thats what your brain is thinking.
Lets face the fact. Its always about you. Thats why nobodys helping you to achieve
success. There, straight to your face.
Imagine this. You attend a seminar about becoming a millionaire. You approach the
speaker and start telling him about your goals, how you want to live in your dream
house, drive a big car or own your own jet. Then you ask him to help you.
Do you think hes going to help you? He could, but lets look at things more
realistically. You tell him about the things that YOU want to achieve and then you ask
him to help you so that you can achieve what you want to achieve.
Ask yourself if hes going to help you again.
Let me give you another example. Lets say you want to get a bank loan. You talk to
the bank loan officer who is the person responsible for approving your loan. You talk
about how much money you want to make with your business and the things that
you are going to do with the money. Will you get your loan by telling him all about
you? How about you instead talk about how the banks going to make money by
lending you their money?
Heres a final example
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You want to marry a girl. This has nothing to do with wealth or fame and fortune. You
tell her that you want to marry her because of how much she loves you. Thats not
wrong, but I dont see how thats going to excite her. Its like me saying that I want to
be your friend because you are nice to me.
Are we missing something here? What about the other partys emotions and
thoughts? If you live in your self-contained world of your own success and dreams,
youre going to leave out a lot of things.
We always think of ourselves because its our natural tendency. We love ourselves
and theres nothing wrong with that. I mean, our brain functions that way! So every
thought that comes out is always about us. Our brain always protects us. It always
wants the best for us. Get it?
However, other peoples brain functions that way as well. The brain of the millions of
people around the world functions that way too, so they always think about
themselves.
So if you dont want to fail in whatever it is you do, change your mindset. Think of
what you can do for others. Whenever you want to achieve something, be aware of
your thoughts. What are you thinking? What are you manifesting?
Then think of what you can do for other people in order to get what you want. The
principle here is to get what you want by helping others get what they want.
When you do that, you will see so much more success in your life. Of course in
reality, we cant practice this all the time. It has to make sense to a certain level. This
secret of success applies whenever you find yourself in a disadvantaged position
compared to the person whose helping you.
Lets say I want to be business partners with Bill Gates. Im obviously in a less
favorable position than he is, and if thats the case I should be thinking of how I can
benefit him first in order for me to achieve my own goal.
Whether its a partnership or in an office environment where youre trying to get
someone to do something for you, think about this and youll get a paradigm shift in
your way of doing things.
However, dont go around doing things for people to get what you want all the time
because youll be drained.
On a final note, remember that you CANNOT ACHIEVE SUCCESS ON YOUR
OWN. Maybe you can, but youll be exhausted. Wealth is created when you work
with other people who have their own needs and desires.
If you have your own way to help others achieve their own needs and desires, youve
just opened the path to riches for yourself. Theres just so many opportunities out
there waiting for you to grab, whether it is financial wealth, success, fame or
opportunities.
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Summary
Before you read the summary, keep in mind that this is the summary of the
WakeUp Millionaire Book.
But theres no summary for success and wealth because we always continue to
seek more knowledge.
If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.
- Bruce Lee
The goal is to make enough so that you no longer need to make money to support
your lifestyle or to live your life wonderfully the goal is NEVER to make as much as
you can. That will surely suck the life out of you and pull you into the black hole of
greed and unrested goals. What for?
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I want you to understand the concept; not immerse into the instruction because
theres no instruction here.
How much money is enough for you? I dont know. At the end of reading this book, I
believe youre a thinker and you should know more about yourself more than I do.
Should you think big? Again, it depends on what you WANT in life. Or in other words,
what you appreciate in life.
So I want to position the end of this book in another angle
You may or may not realize it, but youre already having a wonderful life. Being a
millionaire doesnt dictate happiness it simply comes with how you balance your
life and appreciate what you have.
Yes, start mapping out your course to become a WakeUp Millionaire, dont lose sight
-- but keep in mind that being a WakeUp Millionaire is not just about having a million
dollars, its about being successful in life holistically. Having balance in your life.
Having control of your life. Surrounded with love and laughter of joy.
With that said, I wish you the very best in your journey and I look forward to hearing
your inspiring success stories soon.
Stay humble.
Be sincere.
Live ethically and with integrity.
To becoming a WakeUp Millionaire,
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