The Millionaire Mind Support Network

What Leadership Looks Like

Quantum Leap Member, Sakinah James-Tahir
with her mom, Sally and daughter Eman

I meet Sakinah James-Tahir at my first Millionaire Mind Intensive in March of 2007.

She made an indelible impression. Sakinah is a Quantum Leap member and had just finished her Life Directions course. She shared an aspect of her purpose with me — “Lead By Example”. She was hosting several business associates at the MMI. By example, Sakinah encouraged full participation in every part of the weekend, not just for her group; but also for anyone who was lucky enough to meet her.

Even though I had known her for only a few hours, what she taught me in that time, has inspired me for the past year. She is the primary reason my LTSS account is dedicated to fund my own Quantum Leap experience. I intend to have the same focus and clarity in my life, as Sakinah is expressing in hers.

It was a conversation we shared with Sakinah, that helped Nick and I keep focused on building this site and developing the Millionaire Mind Support Network™. At the close of our first Millionaire Mind Intensive, the participants really wanted a way to stay in touch and maintain the level of community we experienced at MMI. Nick and I developed this site to solve a problem and fulfill that expressed need. The development process was neither fast nor easy, and at times we got discouraged. Leading by example can be a lonely endeavor. When Nick or I got disheartened, we thought about Sakinah’s actions — not her words — her deeds.

To us, ‘Lead by Example’ came to mean keeping our commitment. We designed and developed a solution to a need — we had to bring it to completion, even when it was difficult, uncomfortable, expensive or taking longer than either of us ever thought it would. We kept our commitment to ourselves, and our fellow MMI participants. We produced a Millionaire Mind site that helped participants keep in touch. Completion is a mighty heady success. It is a Millionaire Mind Experience. Millionaire Minds FINISH! Millionaire Minds produce RESULTS! WE have Millionaire Minds!

When my partner, Nick and I registered for April 18 –20, 2008 MMI, we set an intention. We wanted to attract people with high energy who were willing to participate at 100% and wanted to support us, at the same level we are committed to supporting others. We chose our seats based how we felt as we walked down the isle. As we sat down, we looked around and were delighted to see Sakinah. She had brought her mom, Sally and her daughter, Eman to share the Millionaire Mind Intensive experience. We hugged and laughed, thrilled to reconnect with someone who had, in many ways, been with us during the past year’s journey.

As each of us settle back into our lives, it is important to maintain the inspiration and connection we enjoyed during MMI. Look at the business cards you gathered, if you really connected with some one drop them a note and let them know. As you review the cards, think about ways you might be able to support each person. If you don’t need their service at this time, maybe you can pass on their name to a friend. In some cases you can just hold that person’s name in consciousness and wish them well.

Stay connected. When you need a product or service, check the Millionaire Mind Support Network™ directory. We are all on the same path; lets do our best to help each other reach our goals. If you need something or have a success to report, use the Forum. Support is always here for you.

The lesson we learned from Sakinah’ actions, is that we can all ‘Lead by Example’. In fact Millionaire Minds can lead no other way.

Thank you Sakinah, and God Bless.

The old saying is true: The rich are different.

Not only do their values and habits set them apart from the hoi polloi, they’re different from their wealthy predecessors of a generation ago. For those interested in joining their ranks, it helps to understand why.

To enter the nation’s top 1%, you need more than $5 million. And if you get there, you’ll have plenty of newly-arrived company: The number of U.S. “pentamillionaires” has quadrupled in the past 10 years, to more than 930,000. Indeed, 70% of the nation’s big family fortunes are less than 13 years old, according to research and marketing firm The Harrison Group. And the people who amassed them are, first and foremost, entrepreneurs — risk takers for whom wealth is a byproduct of pursuing their passion.

What got them to the highest level? It isn’t necessarily stock-market savvy: On average, folks who recently hit the $5 million mark report that only 10% of their money came through passive investments. And only 10% of pentamillionaires inherited their wealth. One might think that good fortune would play a role, but even luck is largely a matter of one’s own making. Psychologist Richard Wiseman has found that people who describe themselves as lucky share common habits that account for their success: They’re friendly and fond of new experiences, traits that put them on a collision course with new opportunities. In addition, “lucky” folks simply have higher expectations of success — they’re too pigheadedly optimistic to heed the long odds and call it quits.

Not to say that getting rich is simply a matter of having a swell attitude. The path to riches usually involves the kind of risk that would make most people feel a little queasy. Harrison Group head Jim Taylor recently persuaded more than 3,000 pentamillionaires to discuss their path to success. Perhaps not surprisingly, none of them had a cushy union job down at the DMV. The vast majority — 80% — either started their own business or worked for a small company that saw explosive growth. And almost all of them made their fortune in a big lump sum after many years of effort.

Surprisingly, today’s very rich say that money itself wasn’t much of a motivator. Once you’ve got food in your belly and a big-screen TV, the mere prospect of more Benjamins isn’t enough to get you leaping out of bed at 5 a.m. Rather, rich folks often make their fortunes after they make up their minds to solve a problem or do something better than it’s been done before. When Frank Darras graduated from law school, all he wanted in terms of material wealth was a middle-class life for his wife and kids. But while working as a doctor’s assistant to put himself through school, he developed a burning desire to help the folks he saw struggling with unpaid insurance claims. “It was the David and Goliath aspect that attracted me more than anything,” says the Ontario, Calif., attorney. Once he had his degree, Darras was like a cruise missile aimed at the insurance industry. By 1990 Darras had his first million-dollar year, and today he oversees one of the nation’s largest disability and long-term-care practices. “I never thought I’d make $5 million in two lifetimes,” he says. “I just loved the work.”

Getting rich also requires a certain amount of stubbornness and clarity of purpose. Consultant Joel Kurtzman, who evaluated 350 startups for his book Startups That Work, found that successful outlets usually have a team of two or three founders who share a common vision; the success rate for this model was a remarkable 50%. The odds for solo founders were more like the oft-quoted one in 10, in part because they often found themselves working at cross-purposes with hired guns who see things differently. That’s what 34-year-old Justin Jarvinen learned the hard way. The entrepreneur saw two promising business ventures go down the tubes after he took on partners who tweaked his ideas beyond recognition. But three years ago he started VerveLife, a service that helps companies promote online marketing efforts with free music downloads. Knowing that his success depended on his enthusiasm for bringing the idea to market, he carefully chose partners who supported his vision.

Jarvinen is now the majority shareholder in two dot-coms, and he claims an eight-figure net worth. But what really excites him is his freedom to explore and support new ideas; his current passion is mentoring younger entrepreneurs. “I’m interested in doing whatever I want, whenever I want,” he says. And chances are you feel similarly. When people dream of getting rich, it’s about more than nice clothes and fancy vacations. Being rich means freedom: to spend your time as you please, to pursue your real interests and to take a chance without courting utter ruin. Paradoxically, the road to riches often means acting as if you already have that freedom.

Source: Anne Kadet, SmartMoney.com

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Success Report!

Millionaire Mind Support Network’s very own Prosperity Guy, Chris Sherrod — has BIG NEWS — his new e-book, The Prosperity Game is now available.

Many of the Millionaire Mind Intensive graduates have attended Prosperity Game potluck parties. Chris Sherrod’s Prosperity Games teaches you how to create amazing unique business ideas based on what you love and have tons of fun.

From Chris…

Do you want to do something that you love and make money at it?

Give me 2 1/2 hours and I’ll show you how to come up with more ideas than you can imagine…all using my guaranteed 6-step easy system…

I’ve come up with so many ideas that I thought about not publishing this book and just implementing my ideas – however – I got such good feedback from both the book and the Game Parties, that now I’m teaching others how to create new business ideas… Want to be next?

Are you happy doing what you are doing? Are you happy with your income and your lifestyle? Do you feel down and can’t think of any ideas to turn into a business?

My passion is to show, as many people as possible that they are in fact FULL of great ideas…because you are the only one who knows what you truly love to do!

So first I help you discover what you love and my system is so successful because you do not use your logical mind…you let your right brain take over and simply follow the guidelines.

And second, most people feel they do not know what to do, or what they would like to do and this stops them from thinking freely. You do not have to worry if you are a “creative” person or whether you have had good ideas in the past; my process helps you generate a dozen or more new ideas quickly…while having fun.

I am convinced these steps work…I have seen people come up with ideas doing what they love right before my eyes. I want you to try them out and feel the joy of doing something you love

So, are you ready for a bunch of new ideas to play with? You are ready for success, aren’t you?

What would you do with ten ideas a day?

Would you like a new business idea based on what you love?

Here are a few of the exciting highlights you’ll read and hear:

Lesson #1: You’ll learn six ways to be more creative.

Lesson #2: Why you don’t have to be a genius and why you don’t want to be a genius.

Lesson #3: Nine ways to be open to new ideas.

Lesson #4: Learn why, no matter what your background, you can create ideas at the genius level.

Lesson #5: Learn ten games to play that produce ideas based on what you love.

Lesson #6: Learn the top ten reasons to listen your way to ideas.

Lesson #7: You’ll find the six characteristics of creative people.

Lesson #8: Unblock the six obstacles to creativity.

Lesson #9: Learn how to track your ideas

Lesson #10: Learn how to rank your ideas.

Obviously, those brief descriptions don’t give you a complete sense of the power in this system. But you get the idea.

Click her to learn more aboutThe Prosperity Game“> Play Prosperity Games.

Congratulations to Chris for living his dream of helping others find their own.

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