Something came across Barry’s desk this morning, that he passed along to me. It kind of makes us shake our heads and wonder what some teachers are thinking.
It was an email promoting an upcoming weekend seminar called “Turning Passion Into Profit” where five mentors are promising to teach you how to run a hugely successful business in ANY economy… by using your mind energy (your attitudes, beliefs, and so forth).
Okay, look… I admire people’s ability to marry inner-world and outer-world teachings. Like we always say, you need to have a bit of both to be a bigger success in whatever you do.
But in the spirit of one of our previous posts, Wealth is NOT an Inside Job, I have to tell you… your mindset is not the most important part of creating a successful business during a recession (or, from a real-world financial perspective, a very possible near-term future depression)…
What these guys want to teach you at the seminar is how to “tap” your limiting beliefs away through EFT, how to “attract” profits and opportunities, and how to “create” an energy of credibility using Ho’oponopono (more on my thoughts about that here) and other spiritual concepts.
By the way, the teacher of that last topic admitted to Barry in a phone conversation that she had trouble with business and marketing, despite her claim to 25 years of experience in corporate America… but now apparently she’s going to teach you how to be a success at it.
There’s a little bit on the curriculum about the “energy” of branding, and charging what you’re worth (hey, here’s a thought: what you’re worth is what people are willing to pay) but nothing about any of the hands-on aspects of running a business, like setting up a corporation, budgeting, marketing, sales, fulfillment, accounting, etc., etc.
They reference the fact that there are many “THRIVING” businesses out there, and IMPLY that the reason is for that is the BIG secret that “everything is energy.”
(Yeah, we get that… but it has nothing to do with those businesses).
Bottom line is, there are certain industries that always do well in a recession or depression, such as those in entertainment, health care, sex, gambling, alcohol, technology, large-scale discount shopping (think Wal-Mart, not creating a website to sell your neighbors’ junk), death or taxes.
So… if you’re passionate about any of those, and want to make it your life’s work, things are stacked in your favor! 🙂
But hey, even some of those don’t make it… we went out for my birthday last night and discovered that five of the most popular, well-established restaurants and night spots in town have recently gone under, or are about to be foreclosed on.
Those places didn’t fail because the owners’ mindsets were in the dumps… they failed because they spent more than they brought in.
You will, too, if you run a business. You need to learn how to keep costs low and profits high, as well as how to find customers that will pay for what you’ve got.
The businesses that thrive don’t have CEOs sitting there in their offices, tapping their foreheads in an attempt to EFT their way out of a bad annual report.
The people running this seminar want to teach you how to use your passions to create profits, but that’s only one leg of the tripod. Jim Collins, author of From Good To Great, makes it clear that you also need to choose something you’re great at, and that people will pay for.
Missing any of those three, and you’re doomed to fail, regardless of how much you’ve studied Ho’oponopono.
So let me ask you this… is it REALLY necessary to take another inner-world seminar when you’re looking for outer-world results?
Or would you rather go out and rock the outer world? After all, in the case of business, it is possible to rake in the dough with a take-no-prisoners attitude, if you know what you’re doing.
That’s as opposed to physical challenges like climbing a mountain or running a marathon, where mindset plays a huge role.
But hey, if you’re just looking to make some more money, rather than becoming a slave to a business that could very well end up running you instead of the other way around (it happens, a lot, in this economy), then maybe you just want to invest and grow what you have.
No passion required… but it frees you up to follow your passions for fun.
If that sounds cool, check out The Wealth Vault.
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I think Wallace Wattles said it best: “By thought the thing you want is brought to you, by ACTION you receive it.” However there’s a problem area between thought and action – Bob Proctor calls it the “terror barrier” and Maria Nemeth calls it “trouble at the border.” That’s why so many keep studying the inner and never take action on the outer. Thanks for pointing out the necessity for all those mundane details like products, lists, marketing, customers, and business planning. It’s pretty hard to ‘manifest the vision’ without them.
Enjoyed that, common sense seems to do that for me. While I am involved in technology (listed as one that thrives)I actually don’t feel as though my mindset which is typically optimistic can somehow be reprogrammed to improve our business.
I work hard, I pray and I have faith in peoples judgments in who or with whom they choose to do business.
Seems realistic and faith motivated to me and it didn’t take a seminar to teach me this.
Well said Heather. Those guys… they do anything to sell you all that crap. Have a good one. – Louis