No matter what business you are in you need to review where you are going, how you are going and what changes need to be made on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis. We certainly do a lot of regular testing, measuring and reviewing in our businesses. Once a year we like to go somewhere luxurious to do our yearly review in style. Two years ago we did Bintan Island, Malaysia, last year was Noosa and this is Greece/USA.

Each time we do the big review we always come up with some fantastic light bulb moments, clarity, direction, vision and reset the business goals. It is always very productive. Of course we have a lot of fun as well and I think it is very important to celebrate your successes.

Check out the short video below to find out how our 2010 review can benefit you. I hope you jump on the Adventure with us so that I can share everything with you. This will lead up to our MASSIVE  launch news which you won’t want to miss. Make sure you are part of our exclusive list by entering your name and email below.

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To be successful in anything, whether it is business, sport, real estate you need to have a why.

If your why is strong enough, if your burning desire for success is big enough, you can achieve just about anything.

Why would you have a home business?

In the current transfer of wealth the home business arena is exploding. One in every 8 homes is now set up as a home business.

700,000 people a week are joining a home business.

Have you thought about it?

Do you believe that you can have anything you want in life? Well you can, but it takes focus, discipline and of course these 10 secret critical steps.

Learn the 10 critical steps that you need to create the exact dream life that you have always wanted.

Learn the steps that all successful people – athletes, entrepreneurs, presidents and every day people have put in place to create strong relationships, happiness, fortunes and their ultimate lifestyle.

Find out the steps Henry Ford, Bill Gates, Michael Jordan and Donald Trump used to create their fortunes. Real case studies in our business of how Joel Putland went from working 70 hours per week on minimum wage to $50,000 per month residual income working from home in just 14 months.

How Paul McInaney went from bankruptcy and $1Mil in debt to $55,000 per month income and paying off all debt within 4 years.

How I have used these same strategies to accumulate over $2Mil of Real Estate with only $1,000 put down, buy and sell 2 different businesses for record profits, write 2 best selling books in their field, kept playing sport at state level competition, started and still run 8 different online businesses, all in the last 3 years.

Now, as we coach and inspire others to do the same throughout this next chapter of growing the “Wealth Creation Network” worldwide we invite you to share these secrets with others and create a society of happy people living to their potential – not a society of zombies barely alive enough to keep one foot in front of the other on the treadmill to mediocrity. Is it time?

To succeed and stay on the express train with us you will need to apply these 10 strategies into your life. They are easy steps you can do each day and with discipline they will bring you…… whatever your mind can believe and conceive.

Allow 30 seconds for it to upload as it is about 90 minutes long!! So get comfortable, grab a pen and paper and put this into action in the next 24 hours!! Don’t be the one that says “That is a great idea I should implement those steps” but you never do it. Action them today and watch what happens my friends.

To your Ultimate Lifestyle.

PS – Please put your comments below as I am always pumped with other people’s success stories and thoughts on these subjects.

Aaron Byerlee.

I came across this on Matt Morris’s Blog – A true MLM, business and personal development legend.

At first, I wrote it off as a very interesting way to market margarine. Then I realized that there are actually a couple of pretty important success and leadership lessons hidden in this broken escalator commercial…

People who are serious about success take charge instead of waiting for help to arrive.

Unfortunately, lots of people expect the journey to success to be effortless, simple and smooth – kinda like riding an escalator. When their escalator breaks, they start stressing out and waiting for help instead of creating and following their own plan to reach the top.

We’ve all felt like we were stuck at some point in our life. The difference between those who succeed and those who don’t is simple…

Successful people are willing to take charge of their life and create a plan for how they are going to reach the top.

Obstacles are really just opportunities in disguise.

In Matt’s audio book “7 Steps to a 7 figure income” he talks about leadership and taking 100% responsibility. He made a great point that really hit home with me. He said that in his early days of business when he wasn’t so successful he would blame his team for not doing anything. He would blame the online systems as not being good enough. He would blame the compensation plan as not being lucrative enough. He would blame his partners for never getting back to him or helping him. He didn’t know enough about the industry, the products don’t work etc and that was why he wasn’t successful (or so he thought at the time). I could relate to that.

Like Matt, I realised that our success starts and finishes with one person. You. He was, I am and you are exactly where you deserve to be and exactly where you want to be in life. If that position is not ideal for you then only 1 person can change it and that is you. So instead of blaming your team go out and find others that WILL do something. Instead of blaming the online system create your own, instead of blaming the compensation plan learn it and make it work for you. When no-one is there to help or get back to you go forth and find the answer yourself. Find people that have had great results with your products and learn their stories, research and learn the industry stories, history and statistics. Just because the elevator breaks down it doesn’t mean that you can’t take some steps yourself.

Leadership is an amazing responsibility and power to have. It can be learned and applied. I will bet you 110% that if the guy at the front of the escalator in this video had taken the few steps to get off the lady behind him would have followed. People want to be led, they want inspiration and leadership. You can conciously create that by just making the decision to take that first step. Whatever you do will reflect what others do. Don’t wait for the repair man – chances are he will never come, or he will also get stuck on the next elevator. You need to act straight away.

If you tell your team to be motivated and make sales or sign ups but you are down in the dumps, miserable and doing nothing, do you think they will perform well or poorly? They will mirror their leader, no matter what you SAY it is your ACTIONS that people will follow. So if you want motivated teams – be motivating, upbeat and involved. If you want sign ups then you better make sure you are signing, enrolling and selling yourself. When you are a 10 out of 10 as a leader you will attract other 8’s, 9’s and 10’s. When you are a 2 out of 10 as a leader then you will continue to attract 1’s and 2’s into your business. That is just how it works.

So when your elevator breaks down (and it will more than once – trust me) it’s what you do that counts. What message will you send? Give up and wait for the technician every time or take the step of leadership and responsibility, step up and push forward with even more determination to succeed. We all have our dreams and goals and are on a journey to make them a reality – don’t let something so small and so simple as a broken elevator keep you sitting down.

Now that you know it is coming, now that you know it will break down at some stage what are you going to do about it? I see too many people give up and stop at their very first NO, their very first negative month, their first failure, their first cancellation, their first ridicule, their first criticism or the fact that they didn’t make a million bucks in their first year. It’s a shame, as often success was just around the next corner. Success comes to those that stay in the race. You never know which corner you are coming up to. Tomorrow may just be it.

The next time you are facing an obstacle, look at it as an opportunity to enhance your success story. I promise it’ll make overcoming obstacles a breeze!

And, if you ever find yourself stuck on a broken escalator, think of it as an opportunity to get some unexpected exercise…

What did you learn from this broken escalator commercial? I’d love to hear your answer below in the comments section.

This adventure happened to me during my last trip to Adelaide South Australia last week.

It was a very successful trip for my primary Network Marketing business. I presented to a room full of Adelaide Entrepreneurs the new trends, new way of doing business, future trends, mindset and of course what I believed to be the best business opportunity available right now for ANYONE. The night ended with many new Home Business owners and “The Wealth Creation Network” continuing to grow rapidly as the fastest in Australia and the 3^rd fastest in the World.

On reflection after the event over a few quiet beers with our group, I realized that all the people doing really well bringing in the “mega bucks” were the people I least expected to do so. The people that I thought would be huge were nowhere to be seen. I then remembered a saying one of my mentors had told me – that at some stage in my business I would see “Duds turn into Studs and Studs into Duds”. So true.

Luckily I also knew, via the same mentor, to never Pre-Judge anyone on whether I thought they would be successful or not. Give everyone the same chance, time of day and respect that you would want when starting out. Then as time goes on simply match energy with energy. That has proven to be very wise words of wisdom.

It also reminded me of a great Entrepreneur and Author, Justin Herald.  He tells the story of when he made it big with a multi-million dollar deal and went car shopping. He deliberately dressed down and took his “rough mates” Porsche shopping with him. The first 2 car dealers totally ignored him or gave him very little time of day as they had Pre-Judged that he could not afford the cars in their dealership.

In typical Justin Herald style when a young fella did serve him at the 3^rd place they visited with the same jest as a man dressed in a suit and tie. Justin made sure he drove straight back to the previous 2 dealerships and let them know in no uncertain terms that he had just purchased the most expensive Porsche on the market from down the road. They had just lost a big sale and ongoing client with LOTS of money and influence because they had Pre-Judged.

I also had to check myself at the end of my trip as I got into a cab to head back to the airport. The passenger door would not open and the driver really wasn’t having much success getting it open. Now, we tend to subconsciously view taxi drivers as pretty much the opposite to say Richard Branson or Donald Trump. After all it does not take a rocket scientist or a whole lot of motivation to drive a Cab. But let me tell you, Taxi drivers are often lawyers, Doctors and business owners.

Instead of getting inpatient at the driver or talking down to him I waited patiently and eventually when the door opened I thanked him. We got talking and guess what – he was a top criminal defence Lawyer. WAS…………

He was from Egypt and in Egypt he was someone, he earned a lot of money, provided for his family, was respected and was very good at what he did.

Unfortunately any career advancement for him or any really bright future for his kids was limited due to him being Christian and the government being Muslim. According to Silin, the future for his kids in Egypt was not a very good one and so they decided to move to Australia.

“Not good for me, but good for my family” he said. Driving a Taxi in Adelaide was slow, the money was bad, he felt he was not respected and he was no-one here in Australia. He had made a huge sacrifice for his family. I was trying to imagine how hard that must have been for him. His wife and children were happy, they spoke good English, made friends and slid into Australian life straight away. However Silin was stuck driving a Cab due to his limited English and he was struggling with it day to day.

I told him that I help people start their own business part time from home and the money was very good. His eyes lit up and he said “YES business, I want to start my own business, can you help?” I gave him my card and we agreed to catch up on email over the next week after he had looked at my website. I can’t wait to bring you the rest of this story in 12 months time.

I have sat in Taxi’s before and hoped the driver would not try and make conversation at the end of a long day, we all have. But if you need networking in your career or business then remember never ever Pre-Judge. Taxi drivers could be the person you have been looking for, they may be hungry for success and a chance at a new life. You may be a match made in heaven. You just never know.

I look forward to your comments on this posting. Until then jump in a cab and start a conversation, they may surprise you. Who else have you not spoken to this year because you thought that they would not be on the same wavelength? They may not be, you may be right, but then again unless you can read minds or know what is in their hearts you can never really be sure.

To your Success. Happy networking.

I am off to my next adventure.

Aaron Byerlee.

I find that every time I leave the house I have an adventure – I can turn something as boring as doing the shopping into an unbelievable story. Like the time I simply went to get the mail and locked myself out of the house, the story of the 4 hour break in is funny now but not at the time. Or the time I went to pick up takeaway just down the road and ended up confronting a gang of 10 who had hijacked my business signpost (I got it back).

Well this is nowhere as interesting as those outcomes, but it was the game that I played in my head on the last run I went on, that inspired this Blog post. When you run do you ever play mind-games with yourself? Do you have demons in your head telling you to walk or take the shorter option? Most of us do and I am no different.

Well on this run I had a buddy to make it real. He didn’t know (actually by the end he probably did) but I was using him to keep me going, he was the character in my imaginary race and I was not going to lose.

It all started the same way, I needed to get a run in to keep my fitness up and keep my stomach down.  As usual I had managed to put it off by staying on Facebook an extra 2 hours, but eventually I found the motivation to put on the sneakers and head out on my run.

New to the area, I had only been on about 3 or 4 runs in this suburb and this particular time I decided to go a bit further and check out the scenery. Of course I got lost and ended up running twice as far and found twice as many hills. It was tough.

Not only did I run twice as far and up twice as may hills but I also ran twice as hard as I normally would. Why? Because of my new friend …….. lets call him “Jeff” (he looked like a Jeff).

I was running along at a nice even pace enjoying the Sydney harbour views. Then it began. As I turned to run down towards the suburb of Mosman I hit the corner at exactly the same time as “Jeff”. Jeff appeared to be around 60 + but had obviously done a lot of running. I decided to let him go in front of me as I couldn’t be bothered running fast to keep ahead of him. But Jeff had the same idea, so we ended up running about 20m side by side. If you have ever experienced this it is kind of uncomfortable so I went ahead……… let                                                         the race begin.

I was running just ahead of Jeff but could hear him right behind me so I decided to put some comfortable distance between us so I could cruise along again, besides I didn’t want a 60+ guy to be running at the same pace as me right!!

I was now running almost as fast as I could up hills, down hills and around corners. By the time I got to Mosman I couldn’t even see him. YES. I showed him who was boss. Now I could just cruise home. Mmmmmmm which way is home? I had not run this way before. I started to investigate a few roads and look around to see which way was possibly the best way home. As I was doing this “Jeff” came flying past. Bugger……. Now it was on, a race to……… wherever we were heading. I decided to follow him as I thought he must be heading back to the main road somewhere. We headed up the VERY big hill along Avenue Road and Jeff was no match for the steep slope. I took the lead and pushed on. The hill was killing me but I knew Jeff would be lurking and I couldn’t let him go past me again.

This hill was not getting any flatter or shorter and no main road or corner was in sight. Was I heading the right way? I saw a few  shops and cross roads ahead so I slowed down to a walk and tried to get my bearings. Maybe left? Maybe straight? I didn’t want  to risk it so I decided to continue straight. As I considered getting up a jog again I saw Jeff on the other side of the road. He was  even with me again and running. This bloke just won’t give up I thought. I was getting pretty tired but Jeff was moving along  nicely so I started running again. Had Jeff picked up on the rivalry yet? Did he know we were in a race to the death? Well we were  (in my head) and I wasn’t going to lose.

Jeff, me, me, Jeff the lead was changing every step. He was on one side of the road and I was on the other. THEN……… Jeff turned off, down a side street and out of sight. Had I defeated him or was he daring me to follow him? There was no way I was following him as the direction he went seemed like a log way around to where I wanted to go. I continued straight ahead and finally came to the main road. Not far to go now…….. so I thought.

Which way down Military rd? Left or right? I decided to go left, just walking as I was not sure it was the right way. Then I saw “800 Military Rd” WHAT? I thought I was nearly home, but I turn off for home at 100 Military Rd – A long way to go. At least I was heading in the right direction and I knew where I was.

YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME……….. Just as I had put the Jeff game and big race out of my mind and thought about getting a jog up again you will never believe who went running past me? JEFF. I actually started laughing and said out loud “Are you serious?” It was on again.

I started jogging and caught up to Jeff and stayed just behind him. I had to give it to him – for over 60 he was a very fit guy. He had ran just as far as me, if not further and to keep ahead of him I was buggered. But there was absolutely no way I was going to let this guy beat me. As we approached an intersection the little man was flashing Red and Jeff slowed down to obey. Not me. I looked for cars and when it was safe to go I overtook him and ran straight across the road and took the lead yet again.

I looked back and noticed Jeff had crossed the road as well , I started to pick up the pace. By now I reckon Jeff was onto the game as  well. We had overtaken each other about 4 or 5 times now and I reckon he wanted to beat this ‘young fella”. I noticed he had also  picked up the pace, he was no longer running at his even pace. Great – I wasn’t sure if I could keep it up, I wasn’t quite sure how far  to home but I decided to take the pace up to a new level and try and hold on.

We were running red lights and I honestly nearly got ran over at a service station (I’m sure Jeff would have kept on running). I stopped looking for cars at intersections and the pace now reminded me of the 6km pre season time trials we use to do for football, my lungs were burning and my legs were jelly. But Jeff was not going to beat me.

A few intersections later I looked back and I couldn’t see Jeff. But based on the last few surprise appearances I wasn’t going to ease off too much. I looked up and noticed that I had actually ran past my turn off by about 1km. I took the next left and slowly ran the side streets home.

Had I beaten Jeff or was he waiting for me at home? As I arrived home Jeff was obviously not there but I had made it home and I was totally spent. It’s amazing how some “perceived” competition can make you push to the next level in your fitness or even in your business. There was no way I would have ran that hard if Jeff did not appear, or if I had just let him pass me by or if I didn’t have such a vast imagination or if I wasn’t competitive.

It was a great run and even though I was buggered I was glad I had pushed it hard and got something out of it. It got me thinking about the competitive streak in us and the use of our imagination. Even though there was no real race and Jeff may not have even known I was competing with him (although by the end I think he was in on it) Jeff was real and I had turned a normal casual run into an achievement – even if that achievement was beating a 60 year old man – he was a very fit 60!! It got me thinking, how can I relate this to business and a lesson for you in a Blog post?

I realized that imagination and competiveness are great personality traits to have when it comes to your success and business. I  have always been competitive naturally. From sports to business to even a simple run or card games, I have to win. Now, it  doesn’t always work out as well as it did with Jeff but I always put in my best effort every time.

I was the same with my imagination. As a kid I always dreamed up big ridiculous goals and stories. I remember convincing  myself that there was an underground mine and treasure under the rocky hill on our farm. I even started digging with pick and shovel to crack the underground chamber………. And I always dreamt of earning millions of dollars whether I worked or not.  Now, along the way to adulthood those dreams may have come and gone in my head, but at age 20 I realized that it was achievable, anything was possible, people were doing exactly what I wanted to do at this very moment, so why couldn’t I?

Since then I have kept up my vivid imagination and hefty dreams, have you? Or have you let life get in the way? Have you started to believe everything that people tell you?

And so on and so on. Don’t believe what 95% of people tell you. They may be well wishes but they want you down at their level.  You can do anything you want, believe in yourself, dream big, hang out with people that believe in you and take massive action.

Or are you making your own excuses and have let your imagination stop working?

And so the voices go inside your head. Do you remember what you dreamt of as a kid? Take some time out to remember how you pictured your life turning out. Is it where you thought it would be today? If not put your imagination to work and dream big, put it on paper and put a plan together to start making it a reality. Use your imagination daily – there is nothing stronger than your vision.

Are you competitive? I come across people that are just naturally competitive and I think it is a great trait to have when it comes to business. You want to be the best, you want to beat others, and you want to get to the top. There is nothing wrong with that at all as long as you do it fairly and with integrity.

If you find you are not naturally competitive then set yourself some goals and compete with yourself. Beat your last month results, beat your last years results. Give your self a deadline and be competitive with that. At the end of the day you just need to keep on improving and moving forward towards your ultimate goal. If that means competing with someone else then great, if it means inventing a competition like I did with Jeff then great, if it means competing against yourself then that will also work.

As you can see combined with my often-absent mind (because I am always dreaming of my goals) alongside my imagination and competiveness it is very easy for me to have an adventure everyday and keep things interesting.

Get your mind working. Start your imagination up again. It is a great fun (and very powerful) exercise to sit down for 5 minutes a day and imagine you are living your dream life. If you do this often enough it won’t be a dream for long.

Get your competitive streak working for you, either against yourself or someone else. It will drive you to get there faster.

Also get out and go for a run. You may bump into Jeff if you are in the North Sydney area. Iif not exercise will clear your mind,  inspire you and help you get your imagination into gear.

Until my next adventure, I hope my experience and imagination have been beneficial to you and your success. I look forward to  your comments on this posting and your own stories below.

Aaron.