Early in 2007 I wrote "Will I succeed? Will I survive 2007?" It didn't take much to make it relevant today.
I'm still not Carnac the Magnificent!
Personally, to promote my books and services I belong to and participate in several networking groups. Today Active Rain dominates my audience and I do very little with the other networks.
I'm still getting and seeing foolish questions that only God could answer, but fools and fortune tellers try. "Will I succeed?" and worse yet "will I survive?" I give the same pat answer to anyone asking such questions, NO! No is the right answer much more often than wrong! It's not likely that anyone who would ask such questions will succeed.
This might seem harsh. All of us have our insecurities, everyone wonders will I succeed, will I survive, but it's nothing short of foolish to ask such things to anyone this side of God. Failure was not preordained by your doubts, but rather foretold by your questions.
Never, never, never, never ask a question that allows a useless negative answer! Never!
When asking questions that seek opinions, you must word them very carefully to elicit the desired type of response. Will I succeed? No, is as devastating as it is useless. Yes, is as reassuring as it is useless. Both, are useless! Opinions, those of any value, can rarely be expressed as yes or no; it's rare for a third party to advise you to take a risk, unless they will personally profit from their answer. Knowing this, why ask a question that's answer can only cast doubts about the responder?
I'm assuming that you do want to succeed. If I'm right then the question should have been: What do I need to do to succeed?
What do I need to do to succeed? Can't be answered yes or no, The answer can also be devastating, but unlike yes or no even a wrong answer can be very useful. Your chances of success go up exponentially when you ask the right questions!
Personally I don't accept, NO, as an answer. Will you succeed? Are you sure you want to?
If you want to know how to succeed I can help! If you want to know how to flourish in 2009, I can make some very good suggestions.
If you want a meaningless yes then contact any of the TV Infomercial Gurus, their answer is always, YES, all you have to do is send them a few more large checks!
When the market changes or we have a personal slump, you need to do two things! Go back to basics, and adapt!
Regarding adapting: "There is always more than one way!"
Bill
William J Archambault Jr
The Real Estate Investment Institute
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