Do you ever wonder about those people who showed a lot of promise, but they never really ended up accomplishing much of anything? These people might be your friends, a family member, maybe a co-worker, or even yourself.
There are any number of things in life that can hamstring folks when things are looking good and then, suddenly, they aren't.
But after thinking about it for a while, there's generally a common theme when you're talking about folks with unmet potential.
We wrote a few things down to serve as a warning just in case you start to fall…
Some characteristics these folks can share in common is that they:
Are impatient.
Don't prepare.
Make excuses.
Gossip and blame.
Don't respect authority.
Don't respect "the process."
Refuse to listen to superiors.
Think they know better ways.
Think they will "get rich quick."
Rely on insufficient experience.
Never learn how or why to utilize research.
Would rather be "the boss" than do the work.
Seek rapid advancement—that which is too fast.
Don't have a plan or an idea for their life or their career.
Never see the merit of continuing education or training.
Refuse to pay their dues—at work, inside their family, or within the community.
Don't have role models or mentors and don't see the benefit of being a mentor to others.
If any of these things apply to you, know that you are in danger of falling by the wayside yourself.
Don't.
Change some of these behaviors. Pronto.
I've seen lives of otherwise good people crumble into pieces as they fell to the so-called wayside. Most or all of the above characteristics applied. It is sad to watch.
If you see some of these "qualities" in others you care about, be diplomatic in your approach, but be there for them if they are willing to change.
As always,
Brian
P.S. — We don't want you to fall by the wayside. We'd prefer you were a resounding success.
But some people don't mind being by the wayside. They may not be able to handle success when and if it comes.
However, we're different. We want our people to succeed. Frankly, the goal is to have our readers and our clients succeed at a level way higher than we have done.
It's certainly possible. So, in that vein, we released our latest e-book a couple weeks ago. It is called Passion to Profit: Turning your passion into a profitable side hustle.
It is what it says. In nearly 70 pages, we give you what it takes to turn your passion into profit by making that passion a "side hustle."
I set it up where you can name your own price. So, get it for free if you so choose. Suggested retail is $17.99 and there’s a suggested minimum price of $8, but you can still get it for nuthin'.
Fair warning: Most people never read free e-books, or at least don't take what is inside them all too seriously. Thus, most consumers of free e-books never act on any of the information. They have libraries worth of material sitting on their computer, smartphone, or Kindle collecting virtual dust.
Survey says: when you pay for information, you're much more likely to use it—or at the very least, consider what’s inside.
Now, we also have a free bonus offer at the end of the book that can only be redeemed with a receipt if you buy the e-book for at least the minimum purchase price of $8. It happens to be a "spicy" deal.
[This deal is only going to be as sweet and spicy as it is for a little bit longer—until I “re-publish” the e-book. Caveat emptor—We will only be able honor the deal that is in the back of the book you purchase.
Some context: When I went to mail out the bonus offers over the weekend, I got absolutely killed on the shipping costs and lost money as a result. But I am not complaining, I am adjusting.
So, thanks to those of you who hopped on the deal early and revealed my previous lack of attention to a quite significant input cost.]
You can still freely steal 😉 Passion to Profit (or work me over for a “free gift” too, if you'd like). This is the one, and hopefully only, time where I’ll be proud that people are willfully taking advantage of me.
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