Comments on: My 7 Proven Strategies for Improving Productivity and Achieving Success

By: Rich Russell

Rich Russell — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:50:32 +0000

“I mean, there is only so much money available.”

Money isn’t limited. Money is energy and there is an infinite amount of energy. Come to think of it, everything is energy.

If you believe that money is in limited supply, that means that for you to have more, someone else has to have less. That is not true.

If you can find a way to provide value to others, you can create anything you want and so can everyyone else.

Rich

By: Mary Canfield

Mary Canfield — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:42:41 +0000

Thanks, Felis! I think I missed out on the A, but a B is okay!

By: Felis

Felis — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:22:20 +0000

I dont know you Mary, but the only thing I can say is to never give up.
Life is a test, dont you want that straight A?

By: Mary Canfield

Mary Canfield — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:48:22 +0000

Great post, Henri! Just like Jen, it was good timing for me also. I bottomed out the other night. I had finally gotten the courage to start selling on eBay. It was fairly good right at the beginning. I sold a couple of things for decent money. However, it hasn’t been too good since then. Traffic and sales on eBay are slow. Also, eBay has a new fee structure starting in April that takes even more of the seller’s money. They have become way too corporate! So, I figured that, once again, I’m a day late and a dollar short, out of sync, and out of step.

I was at Amazon checking out book prices to see what to charge for my books, and I noticed the list of bestsellers. I saw that Karl Rove was on that list. I was horrified! Here is a man who has ruined so many lives, a man as evil as they come, making even more money. Well, I lost it. I was so angry, I started yelling! My husband was trying to calm me down. We struggle with money problems, and here was this evil man raking in the money! I was cursing God for allowing that!

I’m better now. I’m on a more even keel, but this kind of thing is always in the back of my mind. In the US, the bankers have been rewarded for robbing us blind! The unfairness goes on and on. I mean, there is only so much money available.

I know. I’m blaming other factors for my problems, like you were saying. However, I’m 60 years old, and I don’t have a lot of productive years left. I’m hoping I have as much as 20, but that may not be the case. I have to get it right very soon, or I will have to give up.

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:42:14 +0000

Perfect timing for me Henri. One thing that really stood out for me is that your brain does all the same things that mine does (in terms of trying to distract you, being worried about perfection etc) even though your are earning money on line and I’m not. A good lesson that we all have that crazy stuff going on but we just need to keep going past it.

By: Topi

Topi — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:43:07 +0000

Hi Henri,
I particularly like your comments about failure – why do we see failure as a bad thing, instead of a hint to try again but in a different way…
Topi

By: Greg Blencoe

Greg Blencoe — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:03:40 +0000

Henri,

I like your point about redefining failure. I once heard somebody say it is only failure if I didn’t learn anything from what happened (which, of course, is pretty much never).

I personally think that the only real failure is not trying. If you at least try, then you have not failed. This takes away the stigma that a lot of people have with failure.

And I completely agree that school discourages people from making mistakes which is not good considering this can be a really good way to learn.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:32:45 +0000

Great post. I find that point number 1 holds the truest for me. Sometimes I feel like when I do something it has to be “awesome or nothing”, and I almost dismiss the idea of learning as I go. It’s cool to see someone acknowledge that

By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:40:08 +0000

Hey Henri,

Totally agree with focus. I know passion etc is also very important, but when days I am unguided and unfocused I feel like I can’t get anything done. I do a little of this, and a little of that – and really, end up accomplishing a whole lot of nothing!

By: Moon Hussain

Moon Hussain — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:50:38 +0000

Henri, I like your idea of working with your mentor so someone can critique your work. So many times you’re blinded by your own work.

I also like the last tip, which is emulating someone successful. Excellent food for thought.

By: John Paul Aguiar

John Paul Aguiar — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:05:42 +0000

Henri Great tips. For me #1 and 3 are my biggest road blocks sometimes.

Luckily I’m a stubburn Taurus that doesn’t give up lol

By: Diggy

Diggy — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:03:15 +0000

Powerful post Henri!

Seth Godin wrote a book about that called ‘The Dip’. Knowing when something is not worth your time and it is better to quit or knowing when it is right to power through and get through that dip just before you blast off. That is what he talks about.

I know exactly what you mean when you say that you feel like you’re about to give up after seemingly getting little results for a lot of effort, but mostly it is exactly at that point that you are closer to achieving success than you have ever been!