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RichDad goes Global by Franchising

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Originally posted here:
RichDad goes Global by Franchising

What Do Getting Into Shape and Building a Successful Business Have in Common?

Pain.

Believe me, I know first hand. Having helped build the Rich Dad company’s IT infrastructure from the ground up and having gone from 28% body fat to just 14% in just 12 weeks.

I understand the meaning of the word pain. I understand what it means to push through the pain. To endure the pain.

The question is: Do you have what it takes to push through the pain no matter what? To see your goal so clearly that no amount of pain will stop you.

There were times during my 12 week training program where I said to myself, “What in the $^#& are you doing this for? What were you thinking?”

Each time those questions came up, I had one answer for myself, “Because this is what your goal was. This is what you told yourself you were going to do.”

It also helped that I had announced my goal to the entire team at Rich Dad at one of our Tuesday Morning meetings. Once I did that, I was committed. I had to push through whatever pain the trainers threw at me.

The same goes for building a business. Is it always fun and games? Hell no! Building a business is painful. Sticking to a goal of making your business successful is sometimes painful.

The bottom line is that most things that are worth doing, are painful, or at least scary.

Imagine if climbing Mount Everest was as easy as a walk in the park? Then everyone would do it. In fact it is extremely difficult, requires a ton of preparation, a lot of pain and sacrifice. That is why so few people go through with it and reach the ultimate mountain climbing goal of standing on top of the world.

The same can be said for successful businesses. Imagine if it were a walk in the park to build a company like Apple? Then everyone would do it. There would be world-class companies on every corner. But that is simply not the case.

Imagine what Steve Jobs went through when the board of directors kicked him out… of the company HE FOUNDED. Pain? I guarantee it.

The caterpillar emerging from the chrysalis goes through an incredible struggle, an enormous amount of pain. The goal? Flight.

Talk about motivation.

Are you ready to step up and endure the pain you will need to push through in order to reach your goals?

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Success Is Painful

We just got out of a meeting with Robert and Kim where I learned a valuable lesson. The relationship between a person’s need and their power.

So, here is how I understand it: when your need is high, such as you are in a position where you need the money, or need the job, or need a favor, you power is, as a result, low.

*Geek Alert*

I kept thinking about the scene in Star Wars Episode IV where Luke has to sell his land speeder because he is about to leave the planet forever and head off to Alderan with Obi Won Kanobi.
He is disappointed at the price his speeder demands due to the fact that a new model was just released. His power in the negotiation was very low because his need was very high.

I have experienced the same thing, but on the other side of the deal.

When I walk into a car dealership, I am constantly talking to myself, saying “You don’t really need this car. It is just fine if you leave here driving the same car you did when you came in.”

When I am in that frame of mind, my power shoots through the roof! There is no pressure. The sales person has nothing on me because I am more than willing to walk away.

When you are negotiating a sale, or attempting to recruit someone into your business, being a low need gives you all the power.

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Need vs. Power