Regularly referred to in the media as "Australia's Richard Branson", Pete Wililams is a serial entrepreneur, author, internet marketer and ego maniac. This blog is where he shares his rants and raves on all things business, marketing & publicity - in particular, how to successfully mix internet marketing & business...
I’ve written a lot about David Allen, author of “Getting Things Done,” one of the best-selling productivity books of all times. In this video from FastCompany.tv, David joins Robert Scoble to talk about the future of work and how to make the most of productivity while minimizing stress. Allen also talks about his upcoming GTD Summit.
Yes, it’s an oldie… but it’s a goodie.
“A persons bank balance is directly proportional to how quickly he implements an idea” - Eben Pagan
I see it a lot in some of the “environments” I spend my time; people are so focused on “yelling at each other” to ensure the idea they crafted gets heard & their name is carved beside it, on the never-ending list of “good ideas not yet implemented” … and because of all this ytelling, nothing actually gets implemented.
See a bad idea poorly implemented, will ALWAYS produce better results than a great idea not implemented at all.
A lot of entrepreneurs, or should I say “would be” entrepreneurs spend all their time (and money) trying to come up with (or learn) that next big idea…
BUT… if you don’t spend more time implementing than “thinking” you will get now where.
Let me be clear here… You can never learn too much, and you should always attend seminars (even if it’s solely for the networking) BUT you MUST always be spending exponentially more time on the implementation side of the coin.
One of the best stories I’ve been told, that illustrates this point, is from a mentor of mine Frank Kern, who walked out on one of the most powerful seminars he ever attend:
Here’s why.
“I was peacefully sitting next to my friend, Magic Ryan, for a few hours taking notes.
It was pretty good and I wrote a bunch of stuff down.
Then Eben Pagan, made one statement.
He said “The difference between people who are rich and people who aren’t comes down to one thing: Speed of implementation.”
That was literally a “light bulb” moment. I realized that the only reason I hadn’t released (and made millions from) Mass Control was because I had all these great ideas for the course but I’d simply never implemented them.
So I got up and left the room right then and there.
I spent the entire rest of the seminar writing my sales letter for Mass Control and putting together a marketing plan for the launch.
That one statement by Eben got me off my ass and made me implement my ideas.
And the decision to do that is why I released Mass Control (finally.)”
Since then, Franks “Mass Control Related” projects have generated over FOUR MILLION DOLLARS in revenue.
…And to think. It all happened because of that one thing he heard Eben say.
SO… are there any winning ideas you haven’t implemented yet, because you’re wanting to learn more?
Happy New Year…
As we start out 2009, here are some thoughts, quotes and theories to think about whilst setting those 2009 New Years Resolutions.
I hope you have a memorable year, amaze yourself with what you achieve and make a real mark.
Pete
p.s. Those who enjoyed the music track – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F316vsxOHT4
Do you have a million-dollar idea but aren't sure how to make it a reality? In 'How to Turn Your Million Dollar Idea Into A Reality, Pete passes on the techniques he used to sell the G, including:
