Investing For Beginners | Advice On How To Get Started

In this video, Stefan talks about investing for beginners, and gives advice on how to get started. In particular, he highlights five investment success principles.

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Sales As An Introvert

If you met me at a party I wouldn’t have much to say. If you sat next to me on a long flight I may not say a word to you the entire trip.I’m an introvert.

If you saw me on YouTube, Twitter, Google Hangouts, in a TV interview or at one of my sales seminars you would never know it has never been easy for me to start a conversation with people I don’t know. After college I was terrified to go on a job interview, until I realized employers weren’t going to come to my house and hire me. I had been selling cars for seven years and still never got comfortable saying hello to a customer. Yet I still reached the top 1% of all the salespeople in the auto industry.

You can adapt, and be an introvert or an extrovert, depending on the situation.

If you are hosting a party you appear to become an extrovert to keep things going and keep the guests happy, but when you’re a guest at a party you appear to become an introvert. As a professional speaker and educator I become an extrovert in order to deliver information. But when I attend seminars as a guest I am much more introverted. So how do you become an extrovert in sales situations when you are naturally comfortable being an introvert?

I USE THESE 7 TIPS TO STEP OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE:

1. Get passionate. I get so excited about what I’m selling that I’m compelled to share it with the world! When you are passionate about your product, idea or service you pay less attention to how you are perceived. Instead youpay more attention to showing that excitement for what you have to offer and how it will benefit the customer!

2. Get out of your comfort zone once per day. It is very important for me to do things that make me uncomfortable. You need to be courageous and make it a point to face your fears, no matter how big or small. The single scariest thing for me was visiting my customers or prospects in person. So that is the first thing I did every day to get over my fear, which instilled me with courage, belief in myself andchanged my focus from limitations to possibilities.

3. Say hello to everyone you pass. I refuse to walk past any person without acknowledging them. I force myself to look everyone in the eyes and say hello. This is like exercising, it builds a muscle that enables me to decide at will when I want to be extroverted, whether I’m on a sales call or any other situation.

4. Go outside. Literally step out of your comfort zone by leaving your home or office often so you can socialize with people. When I move to a new city I will go to the same place over and over until I am comfortable and know everyone there. I have done this same thing with my children, bringing them to the same grocery store every morning until they are so familiar they can talk with the people working there as if they were family.

5. Help others make sales. If I go a few days without making a sale for myself I immediately offer my help to other salespeople. It’s a great way to get outside your own head, because with several failed closes it’s easy to become introverted and anxious. But by working with someone else’s prospects and having nothing to lose yourself you open up,feel more relaxed and regain your confidence. Once you score a sale for someone else, dive headfirst back into your own prospects again.

6. Be so persistent it bothers people. In life and business you won’t become successful if you never get criticized, especially in sales. You need to follow up on customers so much that they actually complain about it, and once they do you need to keep following up untilthey admire you for your persistence. When you believe in your product, company and yourself you will be willing to insist—and risk being criticized for it.

7. Keep busy. When you are constantly on the go you don’t have time to be uncomfortable or doubt yourself. If you’re busy you are always asking people for help, getting help, and talking to people because you are running from one sales meeting or event to the next—So get out and get moving!

Hope this helps.

Be great,

Grant Cardone

Source: https://grantcardone.com/blogs/grantcardone/sales-as-an-introvert-1

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7 Steps to Recovering Your Business in ANY Economic Climate

Over the years I have personally talked with thousands of business owners, executives, and managers. I have seen a pattern develop time and time again during periods of loss or change. I can assure you that the rate at which you go through these stages determines how soon you can get your business back on track.

Here are the 7 steps that almost every business goes through at some point:

Step 1: Denial

This is a refusal to believe and accept that things have changed. All efforts and energy are invested into resisting that conditions have changed. This is the point when you have your head in the sand. This is Blockbuster thinking Netflix was a fad in 2003. 

Step 2: Anger/Blame

The next step inevitably finds a target to blame for the change. All energy and effort is spent on finding someone to assign blame as the reason for the current situation. Blaming others never does you good. Accept responsibility for everything in life!

Step 3: Bargaining and Hope

This next stage involves bargaining and hoping for someone to save you. This is a low level of responsibility. For example, think of people waiting for the banks to free up capital or the government to come in and play Robin Hood and save you.

Step 4: Apathy

Eventually you come to realize that things have changed and no one can save you. This results in people moving into major contraction and worsening of their own condition by saving money, energy, resources, creativity and any efforts to find a way out. This is a stage of quitting or withdrawing.

Step 5: False Acceptance and Action

The next thing is a spurt of effort to accept conditions and doing something about it resulting in inconsistent and disappointing actions. Most underestimate the degree of change (pain or loss) and then take actions based on their underestimation. 

Step 6: Disappointment (another level of apathy)

Because little actions never result in satisfactory levels of production, you will feel more disappointment, confusion and possible frustration. This disappointment should prepare you for true acceptance of the situation and what is required to dig out.

Step 7: True Acceptance Stage

This last stage is where you or your team becomes fully aware of the amount of change for the first time and are now prepared to let go of the past and move into the future. You realize you need new skills. In this final stage, you will experience a reinvigoration and excitement about your business.

You are ready to take your business back to prosperity when you can answer “yes” to the following:

1. Are you no longer concerned with who is to blame but rather what you need to do?
2. Do you believe that no one is going to come in and save the day? 
3. Are you disappointed in the results from the actions you’ve taken? 
4. Is it time to learn new actions, new skills, and new approaches for the new economy or marketplace?

Get on on Cardone University—get your entire team on the platform—and start transforming your business today! And when you get on Cardone University today you get exclusive access to 10X Growth Con, an event that WILL sell out. Don't wait for any outside thing to save you, not the politicians, not the government, not your neighbors, not the marketplace... TAKE ACTION.

Be great,

GC

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The Women of Cryptocurrency

Written by Kim Kiyosaki | Thursday, January 4, 2018

Read time: 2 min

Bitcoin and other virtual currencies exhibit similar gender inequality issues as Silicon Valley, but women are slowly making an impact in this industry

If you’ve been paying any attention to the news lately, then you’ve heard the recent raucous surrounding the rollercoaster that is cryptocurrencies. Are you confused by what you’re reading and hearing? Don’t worry, so are most people—even the ones who are investing in this digital currency. There’s so much buzz floating around about this phenomenon, it’s no wonder everyone is in a tizzy over its rising and falling prices.

Warren Buffett famously advised never to invest in anything you don’t understand—yet Bitcoin investors don’t really seem to be heeding that advice. Some people have hailed this virtual currency as the money of the future, while others have dubbed it the next Ponzi scheme. Only time will tell.

Of course, Bitcoin isn’t the only game in town. There are countless substitutes to Bitcoin, which are grouped as “altcoins,” or alternative cryptocurrencies that were launched after Bitcoin. And where there are options, there are opportunities.

Women Have Entered the Sandbox

A recent study in the Harvard Business Review revealed that only 9 percent of entrepreneurs in VC-financed tech startups are women. So it’s no surprise that the roughly $460 billion digital currency market is dominated by men. Sounds like Silicon Valley all over again. But I’m happy to report that women are now getting in on the action.

In fact, four out of 30 of the largest initial coin offerings this year (through October) had female co-founders, and two of their ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) were among the largest so far.

It’s a safe bet that women didn’t have a seat at the table when our current financial system was conceived hundreds of years ago, and now we have an opportunity to change the future with what could be a whole new system—one that rests on a decentralized model that offers added transactional privacy. While the longevity of digital currencies remains unknown and I don’t have a crystal ball to predict what might happen next, one thing is for certain: It’s a hot industry with room for a woman to rise to the top.

Let’s look at a few female trailblazers:

• Maxine Ryan: This 25-year-old dropped out of college to launch Bitspark in Hong Kong. Its ICO, in November, raised $1.4 million.
• Rhian Lewis: This organizer of a London-based Women in Bitcoin group provides a welcoming, friendly environment for nearly 400 women who want to learn more about Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.
• Tavonia Evans: This technology veteran launched the very first ICO for $Guap, a coin aimed at recycling wealth within the Black community. She has almost 20 years of technology experience and believes that cryptocurrency could be the game changer for Black economics.

Plenty of Room to Grow

Since only 5-7 percent of cryptocurrency users are women, we still have a long way to go in this industry, ladies.

CoinDesk, an influential cryptocurrency media company, recently compiled a list for a vote on the most influential people in blockchain, which includes outsiders who’ve made an impact—such as socialite Paris Hilton and JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon. If you’re looking for women’s names on this list, you’ll need to look hard. Only a fifth of the 153 identifiable candidates were women.

If you’re seeking new and exciting opportunities to achieve your financial dreams, then the world of cryptocurrencies might be a great platform for you to explore. Just know that the future of this marketplace is entirely unpredictable, prices are fluctuating daily and it’s a total gamble at this point. Some advisers are telling clients to stay awayunless they can afford to lose 100 percent of what they put into a cryptocurrency investment.

As Benjamin Franklin once said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” As with any investment, do your research and make sure you’re educated before you plunk down your hard-earned money.

Source: http://www.richdad.com/Resources/Rich-Dad-Financial-Education-Blog/January-2018/The-Women-of-Cryptocurrency.aspx

Someone Else’s Problem is Your Opportunity

YOU'RE JUST ONE PROBLEM AWAY FROM SUCCESS!

In this article, you'll learn: If you want to be successful, you have to talk, think, and approach situations, challenges, and PROBLEMS differently than most people.

INTRODUCTION

When I’m striving to achieve my full potential, one of the things that makes me the happiest is solving BIG problems (and I’m not just talking about my own problems)—I get more fulfillment when I solve other people’s problems.

If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that my goal is to be known by everyone on this planet. That’s 8 billion people! I’m not going to do that by talking about my own problems. It’s solving another person’s issue that brings me closer to my true potential.

If you want to be great, seek out other people’s problems. They are opportunities for you to shine, separate yourself from the rest, and solve their issue.

Before you can help someone, you have to open up the conversation to other people's problems. This involves asking hard questions and dealing with difficult personalities. Don’t let that stop you. Your job is to take care of it for them.

Here’s a tip: change any objection, refusal, or problem to a COMPLAINT. That’s all they really are...

Do you know what a complaint is?

Complaints are the most overlooked opportunities.

It’s a sign of interest. A customer has an unmet need. That’s where the opportunity is waiting for you. Your job is to solve that issue. Turn it into a win.

THE TRUTH ABOUT COMPLAINTS

I ask my staff to send me all the complaints that we get. Why? Because I know that complaints are a sign of interest. They are an opportunity for me to solve that person's problem with one of my products or services. Solving their issue brings me one step closer to reaching my true potential.

One of the major difference between successful and unsuccessful people is that the former look for problems to resolve, whereas the latter make every attempt to avoid them.

Next time you hear someone complaining, seek out the OPPORTUNITY. Pay attention and look to resolve that person’s issue. You should be doing this all the time. Be like a deer in the forest with ears held high, listening for the beast. Then become the beast...

SUMMARY

You will never be polished at selling your product, service, or idea if you only get a handful of opportunities. The more actions you take, the more business you’ll have. If you get good at solving problems for people, the more SUCCESS you’ll have and… You’ll solve your own problems at the same time.

Be great,

GC

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Grant Cardone is a New York Times bestselling author, the #1 sales trainer in the world, and an internationally renowned speaker on leadership, real estate investing, entrepreneurship, social media, and finance. His 5 privately held companies have annual revenues exceeding $100 million. Forbes named Mr. Cardone #1 of the "25 Marketing Influencers to Watch in 2017". Grant’s straight-shooting viewpoints on the economy, the middle class, and business have made him a valuable resource for media seeking commentary and insights on real topics that matter. He regularly appears on Fox News, Fox Business, CNBC, and MSNBC, and writes for Forbes, Success Magazine, Business Insider, Entrepreneur.com, and the Huffington Post. He urges his followers and clients to make success their duty, responsibility, and obligation. He currently resides in South Florida with his wife and two daughters.

Source: https://grantcardone.com/blogs/grantcardone/someone-else-s-problem-is-your-opportunity

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Anton Kreil and his company the Institute of Trading are inspirational, and their messages about trading and financial education are valuable, powerful and poignant.

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Spectators Criticize, Players Play

YOU'RE EITHER ON THE FIELD OR YOU ARE IN THE BLEACHERS

In this article you'll learn: Success is about showing up and participating, not talking.

INTRODUCTION

If you've ever sat in the stands or watched a game on TV, you'll notice how freely spectators give advice to those that are on the field playing. This goes beyond just football. 

Never accept the criticism of those that are mere spectators. These people are not on the field, they aren't in the game and they are not on your team.

They are spectators.

THE GAME OF LIFE

Every person, no matter what his or her profession is, relies on selling. Only a handful of people ever take the time to really learn this game and master it. When I was 25, I made the commitment to know everything there was to know about the game of selling. I began studying the whole area. I started taking notes on every exchange I had with my customers. I even recorded these experiences on audio and video.

I would later study the material like a football team reviews playbacks of games.

To become a great football player you have to commit every fiber of your being to the game and still know there’s more to learn. It is no different in sales. The amateur goes out and plays football every Saturday in the park, but he can’t play with the Patriots.

It’s more than just physical because there's a big mental part of the game.

ENTHUSIASM IS NOT YOUR TICKET

I eventually got finished with pumping myself up each morning with enthusiasm and hoping for great results in sales. Enthusiasm is great, but it’s not a replacement for knowing. It is vital that you learn to win at the game.

The Browns can pump themselves up before playing the Patriots, but when the game begins enthusiasm will quickly be lost and skill takes over. 

If you find yourself backing off anywhere in the sales game, it is because you are not submersing yourself enough in training.

In my organization, training is done in order to sharpen our skills for the day and make more sales. 

CHAMPIONS MAKE DECISIONS

Focus on winning whatever game you're playing in life. You need to sell yourself on what you need to do today to make today great. A true professional salesperson is impervious to any negativity because he is a pro and is operating at levels far beyond the average player of the game, much less the spectators.

SUMMARY

The pros aren’t spectators!

Be great,

GC 

P.S. If you're ready to get in the game and get serious about your money, get on one of my Certification Programs.

Grant Cardone is a New York Times bestselling author, the #1 sales trainer in the world, and an internationally renowned speaker on leadership, real estate investing, entrepreneurship, social media, and finance. His 5 privately held companies have annual revenues exceeding $100 million. Forbes named Mr. Cardone #1 of the "25 Marketing Influencers to Watch in 2017". Grant’s straight-shooting viewpoints on the economy, the middle class, and business have made him a valuable resource for media seeking commentary and insights on real topics that matter. He regularly appears on Fox News, Fox Business, CNBC, and MSNBC, and writes for Forbes, Success Magazine, Business Insider, Entrepreneur.com, and the Huffington Post. He urges his followers and clients to make success their duty, responsibility, and obligation. He currently resides in South Florida with his wife and two daughters.

Source: https://grantcardone.com/blogs/grantcardone/spectators-criticize-players-play

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The man, the legend - Napoleon Hill!

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Number of Self-Made Female Billionaires on the Rise

Written by Kim Kiyosaki | Thursday, February 15, 2018

Read time: 3 min

Let these successful women inspire you to elevate your financial life

In 2011, I wrote a blog titled “World Woefully Lacking in Female Self-Made Billionaires.” For easy reference, the disappointing statistics that supported my headline included:

• Of the top 10 wealthiest women in the world, every single one inherited their wealth from a male relative.
• Of the world’s 1,011 self-made billionaires (those who made their own money rather than inheriting it), only 14 are women.

Lately, I’ve been wondering what progress women have made over the last handful of years, and decided it was time for an update. Do you think our standing has improved?

According to Forbes:

• A record 56 self-made female billionaires were on the list in 2017, up from 42 in 2016.
• Their combined wealth of $129.1 billion means that 2017 marks the first year that the self-made-woman billionaire wealth has surpassed $100 billion.
• 25% of the world’s women billionaires are self-made (compared to 21% in 2016). This percentage has more than doubled since 2009.
• The total of 56 women includes 7 women who are billionaires in their own right, but are listed on Forbes’ World Billionaires’ ranking with their husbands with whom they started their businesses. Their fortunes have been separated for this list.

I’m happy to see we’ve made some much-needed progress on this front—the number has quadrupled since 2011. Yet, it’s not exactly a number to celebrate. Women still represent a minority percentage of all self-made billionaires.

And remember, this is a worldwide list. In case you’re wondering what this looks like when you map it on a globe, here’s the breakdown by country:

• 21 in China
• 17 in the United States
• 5 in Hong Kong
• 3 in the United Kingdom
• 1 each in Australia, Brazil, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, Russia, Switzerland and Vietnam

Why the Low Numbers?

Yes, women are moving in the right direction (and in some unexpected countries, which is fantastic to see), but it’s clear that women are still lagging behind when it comes to creating wealth.

Now, I’d like for you spend a few minutes pondering why this is. Ask yourself:

• What is the reason for this huge discrepancy?
• Is the business world still stacked against women?
• Is it because most women are adverse to the idea of being extremely rich?
• Do women care more about “the mission” than making a lot of money?
• What is holding us back, and how do we get beyond it?

I wish I had all the answers, but I don’t. Here’s what I do know: Ladies, It’s Rising Time! It’s time for us to rise up to what it really takes for the reward of financial freedom. Does that mean you need to become a billionaire? Of course not. But it’s time to declare your commitment to not quit, to move beyond the obstacles in your way, and to keep moving upward, even in times of doubt. Make an agreement with yourself to do whatever it takes to reach your financial dreams. Don’t you owe it to yourself to be true to who you are and go after what you want?

I have a tremendous amount of respect for the women who have landed on this list of self-made billionaires (such as Oprah Winfrey, Sara Blakely of Spanx, and Marian Ilitch, America’s richest self-made woman, who co-founded Little Caesars with her husband). But I’d be willing to bet they didn’t make this list simply because they made all the right moves and the stars just aligned for them—I have no doubt that each one of them faced challenges and fears, yet still kept pushing forward through adversity until they reached success.

Let this be a call to action for women who are ready to take that next meaningful leap in life. If you’re ready to grow and expand beyond where you are today, if you have a vision of what you truly want in life and are willing to go after it, then this is your time. Too many women quit on their dreams and, more importantly, quit on themselves. It’s going to be hard and you’re going to make mistakes—achieving requires action and action will open doors you never anticipated. Accomplishing any valuable and meaningful goal takes all of you. Now is the best time to take your financial life into your own hands. Your financial future is up to you.

Think You're Not a Salesperson? Think Again

PART 2: EVERY SALE IS A COMMISSION!

In this article you'll learn: Commissions are the only real way to create financial security for yourself.

To Read Part 1, go HERE

INTRODUCTION

The word commission represents insecurity for a lot of people. But insecurity and commission have nothing to do with one another. You should never be insecure about your ability to produce.

The only way to keep a job is to produce. And look, you want to get paid on what you produce, right?

COMMISSION TRUTHS

Every time you get your way in life that’s a commission. The payment for getting your way made you feel good. See you had to sell someone on, "let’s go eat Chinese rather than Indian", and they say, "okay", that made you feel good, you got your way.

While most people think of money when they hear the word commission, that’s not the issue. Not all payments in life are monetary. In fact, the things that reward me the most have nothing to do with money.

Recognition for a job well done, that’s a commission.

See I find it comical when people tell me, "I could never be a salesperson, I could never work on commission", and I’m like, "your entire life is a commission."

Every moment of every day you spend happy or not happy. Those are commissions. They’re rewards for something you’re doing in your life.

NO GUARANTEED SALARY IN LIFE

I don’t care what your company tells you, we’re going to give you this much money every week, or we’re going to give you this much money every month, or this much a year. There’s no guarantee. If the company collapses, your salary goes away. The whole world is on commission, they just don’t know it.

The whole world is required to sell, to produce, to drive revenue in order to keep the company working.

FREE?

It’s been said that the best things in life are free. Look, I don’t agree. I know that it’s a nice little saying, but the truth is the best things in life are those things that come as a result of something extra that I did, some well-done effort, some obstacle I overcame.

I overcame the obstacle, and I get rewarded with something:

• happiness
• security
• safety
• a great home
• a great family
• love
• confidence
• friends 

All of these things are commissions for something I did or for something I participated in. And the more I produce, the more I’m able to enjoy the true commissions of life.

LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE

True love is purely a commission for finding the right partner, taking care of that right partner, continuing to create with that right partner so the relationship gets better, and then keeping that thing growing.  

There's no guarantee in life that you’ll be loved. That marriage day, the ring you put on your hand, that’s not the guarantee, okay? The guarantee is the work you do afterward. First, you’ve got to persuade the person, first to take interest in you, then you have to find out what they want, and what makes them happy, then you have to produce it, and then you’ve got to keep producing it.

But somewhere along the line, you’ve got to sell that other person on the ideal that you’re the right person. All the benefits of that relationship are then commissions.

Is your relationship insecure? To the degree you don’t produce in it, it will be insecure. If you aren’t getting commissions from your relationship, look, take a look at it, you’re not giving her the right attention, or him the right attention, you’re not giving them what they want.

COMMISSIONS ARE EVERYTHING

Health isn’t a guarantee. The government might guarantee you health insurance, but they’re not promising you good health because health is a commission for taking care of yourself, taking care of your mind, what you eat, and what you smoke or don’t smoke. When a person successfully sells himself on eating right, working out, taking care of his attitude, he gets a commission. For what? Good health.

SUMMARY

All of life is a commission. Every reward you will get is a commission. Your production, your ability to produce, your ability to perform in the marketplace is where you get your security from, and commissions are the way to create financial success for yourself and your household, so don’t be scared of the idea!

Be great

GC

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Grant Cardone is a New York Times bestselling author, the #1 sales trainer in the world, and an internationally renowned speaker on leadership, real estate investing, entrepreneurship, social media, and finance. His 5 privately held companies have annual revenues exceeding $100 million. Forbes named Mr. Cardone #1 of the "25 Marketing Influencers to Watch in 2017". Grant’s straight-shooting viewpoints on the economy, the middle class, and business have made him a valuable resource for media seeking commentary and insights on real topics that matter. He regularly appears on Fox News, Fox Business, CNBC, and MSNBC, and writes for Forbes, Success Magazine, Business Insider, Entrepreneur.com, and the Huffington Post. He urges his followers and clients to make success their duty, responsibility, and obligation. He currently resides in South Florida with his wife and two daughters.

Source: https://grantcardone.com/blogs/grantcardone/think-youre-not-a-salesperson-think-again