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When I
read the following excerpt from Michael Masterson...I couldn't have
agreed more with what he said.
You see, I use to be afraid to write, in fear of making a mistake, in
fear of someone finding fault in what I wrote, in fear of someone just
focusing in on any and all of my mistakes that I may have made and
still make.
Then I woke up one day and decided that all that doesn't matter much.
What does matter is what's in your heart and what value you
may be able to add to another persons life by going after your dreams.
I highly recommend
Ready, Fire,
Aim to anyone and everyone.
"Bob Dylan wrote some really bad lyrics. I found this out recently
by reading
through a large collection of them.
If you knew
Dylan only by his better-known songs, you might
think he had
a natural genius for songwriting. But it is impossible
to read
through 100 of his lyrics and maintain that impression.
Dylan’s
greatness as a songwriter is not that he is a once-in-a-
million
talent, but that he was willing to write lots of bad and
mediocre
songs in order to write some really good ones.
I remember
hearing a presentation by Amy Tan (author of The Joy
Luck Club)
many years ago. She appeared at a fiction-writing
retreat I
attended. Instead of reading us some of her best writing,
the way most
writers would, she shared some of her early stuff,
which was
remarkably bad. It made me and many of the other
novice
writers in the audience feel very good.
If she could
be that bad and then get so much better, we figured, so
could we!
There is a
very important lesson to be learned here. You should
never be
afraid to work on developing a skill simply because your
first efforts
are disappointing."
Source:
READY,
FIRE, AIM
The Michael Masterson Dispatch
January 8, 2009
Author
:
Michael Masterson
Narrated
By :
Sean Pratt
Published
By
: Gildan Media Corp.
Duration
: 12
hours 10 minutes
Type
:
Strategy & Business Development
Starting a Business
Knowledge & Learning
$29.95
A
remarkable guide for entrepreneurs…a blueprint for business and
financial success.
If you had the opportunity to work where,
when,
and with whom you wanted—all while getting paid
very well—would you take it? Self-made multimillionaire and bestselling
author Michael Masterson did, and with Ready, Fire, Aim
he’ll show you how to do the same.
Whether you’re thinking about starting a
new business or
growing an existing one, Ready, Fire, Aim has
what you need to succeed in your entrepreneurial endeavors. In it,
Masterson shares the knowledge he has gained from creating and
expanding numerous businesses and outlines a focused strategy for
guiding a small business through the four stages of entrepreneurial
growth. Along the way you’ll learn the skills needed to succeed in this
dynamic environment. Discover how to:
- Start a business from scratch and make it
profitable
quickly
- Keep a growing business growing
- Get other people to do almost all the
hard work for you, so
you are free to do the fun stuff
- Position yourself as an indispensable
business builder so
you can enjoy a big share of the profits even if you are only working
part time
- Duplicate your winning strategy in
several businesses so
you never have to worry about “needing” any one of them.
Over the course of his remarkably
successful career,
Masterson has developed dozens of businesses, including one still
growing at $300 million. Now he shows you how to outsell your
competitors; implementing innovative operational procedures to reduce
costs and use the power of the Internet to reduce customer complaints
and increase profits.
“This is an extraordinary audio book—full
of practiced,
proven strategies and techniques to help you make more sales and
greater profits than you ever imagined possible.”
-Brian Tracy, author of The Way
to Wealth
“Wow! A powerhouse audio book packed with
tried and tested
street-smart wisdom. I’m impressed!”
-Dr. Joe Vitale, author of The
Attractor Factor
“…hits the mark—dead center.
-Bill Bonner, founder and President of
Agora Inc.
