title:3 Necessities To Make Any Business Idea Successful: Part 4

author:Joe Cooper
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We learned in the last three lessons about earning your own luck: The Law of Luck
is that everyone is entitled to their own lucky breaks in life. Contrary to popular
belief, no one has a monopoly on luck. Luck is 100% earned. Over a long enough
timeline everyone is entitled to his or her lucky break. This is true provided they
work hard and are smart about how they work hard. This leads me to the second
necessity for making your dreams come true:
2. The second necessity is Defying the Odds, to earn your Lucky Break, with
Intelligent Hard Work.
I know what you are thinking: Oh, no! Another lecture about working hard to get
what I want! But wait until you see what I have to say about itThere is a lot of
talk about working hard to get what you want, but rarely is it properly explained.

Hard work is more than activity, more than repetitious motion. Actually, I have
come to discover that busy people are usually the laziest people. To me, hard work
is best described as the process of maximizing one's potential. To work hard at
anything is to unceasingly strive to be the best that you can be.
For example, lets say right now you want to improve your finances.

You cant stand your current job, but you cant stand the thought of being broke
either. You wouldnt mind working at home, but do not believe anyone can actually do
it without being in a traditional employee/employer relationship. Youve read about
people earning passive income comparable to the earnings of lawyers and doctors.
But you are doubtful: You do not actually know of anyone who is actually doing it.
Deep down inside you want to be rich, control your schedule, and not have to answer
to anybody. The problem is you dont know what to do. So you panic and believe the
hype! You do what any sensible person would do. You go out and get a second job.
That makes sense, right If I work two jobs I can earn twice the amount that I am
making now! Then I can pay my bills and have more money! Sounds practical, doesnt
it Maybe youve done it before. Maybe you are doing it now. In reality, this would
be the lazy mans way out.
A good saying a guy told me years ago was Never confuse activity with achievement.
He was kind of being a hypocrite because he was one of those super-hyper MLM guys,
you know, the kind everybody hates. He was always ripping and running across the
country trying to build his business and do things that were beyond his means. It
was pathetic really. Last I heard he was selling plasma for $20 each visit. But he
was right about the activity thing. Too often we think that the more activity we
engage ourselves in the more we will earn. But this just is not true.
If that was the case, people who swing hammers in factories all day would be some
of the leading wage earners in the world. Sure these people physically work hard
everyday, but I am unsure if they truly work hard mentally. In fact, if they are
swinging a hammer all day to build something for a corporation, then I would
venture to say that they are mentally lazy. I would say the people who are reaping
the fruits of their labors are Mentally Active. In the next lesson we will uncover
who truly works harder: The Hammer Swinger or the Mentally Active Planner
About The Author
Joe Cooper has researched and experimented with over 275 home based business
opportunities over 25 years. Discover more information about internet scam
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&copy; Copyright 2006 Joe Cooper
This article was posted on September 23, 2006
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