and I spent about six weeks together over the period of a year. Dur-
ing this time, I had the privilege of watching him review hundreds
of possible real-estate purchases and observing the procedures he
uses to create wealth. Moreover, I learned and wrote about his un-
derlying mind-set and unconscious awareness. While less obvious,
these internal ingredients are just as essential to his spectacular suc-
cess as the tangible procedures. For this reason, our upcoming
book is entitled, Revealed: Hidden Strategies of a Real Estate Tycoon.
Now, I am well on my way to becoming a real estate tycoon myself.
In addition, I have three other books in the works. My consulting
business has grown and I have the privilege of combining talents
and abilities with Phil to deliver Trainings and products which help
people quickly and permanently overcome their obstacles.
Since becoming unemployed almost three years ago, I have be-
come a millionaire. It has been a delightfully challenging transition. I
repeatedly used the methods in this book to overcome the psycholog-
ical obstacles that often paralyze other people. I do not mention this
to impress you but to impress upon you what youcan accomplish.
We believe this story is important to those of you who are con-
cerned about job security—and rightfully so. This book will prepare
you to take the next step and move beyond dependence on a job.
There is much more to life than working for someone else. Mind-
set is the key issue to success. Our thoughts and internal focus di-
rectly create results. I’m not suggesting you quit your job tomorrow.
Rather, prepare yourself for the greater things you are capable of.
When you have the proper mind-set, you will take the necessary ac-
tion to express your purpose in life.
The Organization Man is dead. People who place help wanted
advertisements confide that the stack of resumes they receive in re-
sponse to each ad is too overwhelming to even glance at all of
them. They grab an arbitrary handful of 25 or so for examination
and throw away the rest, sometimes hundreds. Anyone over 45 (es-
pecially if white and male) engaged in an involuntary job search is
certain to be looking for a very long time. Then there is the de-
pressing discovery that salary offers are lower than the job that was
left, even though pointing this out may not be politically correct.
A so-called side business can offer benefits far beyond the in-
come that it produces. Some of these benefits are:- It can be a prudent first step toward a full-time business of
your own.
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