Master Small Business II - Warrior Edition

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Course 2: Conclusion

   Now, you are two-thirds through the business courses and one-third through the Master Success Program. If you are devoting ten hours per week to your courses, you are probably on track. If you are spending less time, you probably aren’t getting the job done, you need to ramp up your commitment. These are not get-rich-quick courses. These are not textbooks to be read in search of tips and techniques.

   Make these stories your story. Underline. Circle. Cross out. Write on the opposite pages. Watch the accompanying mission videos. Meditate. Write questions. Ask questions on the Discussion Forums. Ask questions of your mentors. Ask questions of your industry leaders. Warriors aren’t shy. Keep learning. Keep trying. Keep adjusting. Building. Growing. Forward.

   There is a warrior mindset which must be identified and nurtured. If you are a military veteran or a black belt or physically challenged, you’ve been yelled at by D.I.s and instructors and therapists who have demanded your best efforts. You survived.

   Congratulations for that and now let’s keep working.

Martin Luther King

You will not be satisfied until you have done what you are capable of doing, which is to become a multi-millionaire and retired in twenty years or less. This kind of thinking is beyond the comprehension of average people. However, this is all perfectly comprehendible to the warrior. Stay focused on a clear objective. Collect intel. Plan. Execute. Review. Next mission. This is not about everyone. This is about you.

Ana opened her mind to possibilities. With an open mind, ideas and opportunities gravitated toward her. She started with the idea for a home gallery and then a gallery in East Bank and then a basement gallery on Sturgess and then a ground floor gallery on Sturgess and then the possibility of buying a building. If Ana does succeed in buying a building on Sturgess, this alone could make her a multi-millionaire. If her art gallery does nothing else but pay rent to cover the mortgage on the Sturgess building, she’ll end up a multi-millionaire.

Ana being Interviewed

   You saw it with Kevin. You saw it with Ana. It’s the mindset. Today, I moved forward. Tomorrow, I will move forward. The day after tomorrow, I’ll move forward. They are warriors marching on to the accomplishment of their goals. Ana and Kevin are hard workers but they seem happy. They are warriors who are alert and aware. They see both what others aren’t doing and what they can do. They are not subject to the arbitrary whims of some boss with some private agenda. Ana and Kevin are in control of their own financial destinies.

   When you work for someone else, you have no job security. There are, and always have been, and always will be, restaurants. There are, and always have been, and always will be, art galleries. Ana and Kevin are secure in the knowledge that they know how to make money with their respective businesses. They can do what others have done and are doing.

   Average people like complications because within the chaos, they can find excuses for inaction. Do not complicate the simple. Offer a quality product or service that the market demands. Appreciate your customers. Find the leaders in your industry and do what they’re doing. This is it. There need be nothing else. Do that and you will succeed, period, full stop. Be open. The world is teaching you how to act and succeed.

Roger Bannister

In Master Small Business III, you’re going to meet an ex-Navy man who, after a few wobbles, shows his true warrior form. What does it mean to become a multi-millionaire in twenty years or less? What is the “less” part? In the next story, you’ll watch the early career of a warrior businessman investor who could become extremely wealthy. Think big and then think bigger.

Leave the wishful thinking to the average majority. You are a warrior. You are a thoughtful, spiritual person of action. Don’t screw this up. All is possible.

      Bill FitzPatrick
      Sergeant, USAR (67-73)
      Shaolin Master

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