Grant Cardone is a man to pay attention to if you are looking for some guiding lights through the fog that is ahead. I rarely if ever disagree with what Grant has to say, and since he has consistently pulled off production statistics to back up the validity of his advice, I am always confident that when I pass it along to anyone who might be looking my direction, it has a good chance of getting them back onto the straight and narrow route to success if they have detoured. Here is what Grant wants you to know:
I have studied successful people for over 30 years and I have identified many differences between the successful and unsuccessful- Most of the differences are very small but make incredible differences.
You can change where you are in life by (1) being honest where you are and (2) getting the knowledge to get you in a position to take the actions of successful people. Each one of the categories below are impacted ONLY by KNOWLEDGE!
|
Successful |
Unsuccessful |
|
· Can Do Attitude |
· Can’t Do Attitude |
|
· I Will Figure it Out |
· See’s Solutions as Impossible |
|
· Opportunity Focused |
· Problem Focused |
|
· Loves Challenges |
· Hates Challenges |
|
· Seeks to Solve Problems |
· Wants to Avoid Problems |
|
· Persist until Successful |
· Quits When Challenged |
|
· Willing to Take Risk |
· Actions are Conservative |
|
· Unreasonable |
· Reasonable |
|
· Willing to be Dangerous |
· Must Be Careful |
|
· Interested in the Creation of Money |
· Interested in Conserving Money |
|
· Takes Action |
· Talks about Action |
|
· Says Yes |
· Says No |
|
· Commits |
· Never Fully Commits |
|
· Goes All the Way |
· Half Attempts at Everything |
|
· Now (immediate) |
· Later – (procrastinates) |
|
· Courage |
· Fear |
|
· Change |
· Stay the Same |
|
· Right Approach |
· Hard Work |
|
· Interested in Change |
· Not Willing to Change |
|
· Breaks Traditional Ideas |
· Adopts Traditional Ideas |
|
· Goal Oriented |
· Work Oriented |
|
· On a Mission |
· On a Job |
|
· High Motivation |
· Low Motivation |
|
· Career Focused |
· Job Focused |
|
· Interested in Results |
· Interested in Work |
|
· Big Goals and Dreams |
· Realistic Goals |
|
· Creates Reality |
· Deals with Reality |
|
· Commit First – Figure Later |
· Figure First – Commit Never |
|
· Highly Ethical |
· Unethical |
|
· Interested in the Group |
· Interested in Self |
|
· Dedicates Time to Learning |
· Dedicates No Time to Learning |
|
· Seeks and Values Knowledge |
· Denies the Value of Knowledge |
|
· Willing to be Uncomfortable |
· Must Stay Comfortable |
|
· Reaches Up |
· Reaches Sideways and Down |
This is good stuff, Grant, thanks for reminding us.
I will add to that a successful strategy that sets the pace for everything I do. “Think Big! Make it happen.
To your ultimate success,
David Sanders
“THE BEST INVESTMENT YOU CAN MAKE DURING TIMES LIKE THESE ARE IN YOURSELF.”
Warren Buffett, April 2009
