The Fishing Story

The Fishing Story The Japanese love fresh fish. However, the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste. To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish. The frozen fish brought a lower price. So fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little thrashing around, the fish stopped moving. They were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, the Japanese could still taste the difference. Because the fish did not move for days, they lost their fresh-fish taste. The Japanese preferred the lively taste of fresh fish, not sluggish fish. So how did Japanese fishing companies solve this problem? How do they get fresh-tasting fish to Japan? If you were consulting the fish industry, what would you recommend? Too Much Money As soon as you reach your goals, such as finding a wonderful mate, starting a successful company, becoming independently wealthy or whatever, you might lose your passion. You don’t need to work so hard so you relax. You experience the same problem as lottery winners who waste their money, wealthy heirs who never grow up and bored homemakers who get addicted to prescription drugs. Like the Japanese fish problem, the best solution is simple. It was observed by L. Ron Hubbard in the early 1950's. “Man thrives, oddly enough, only in the presence of a challenging environment.”-- L. Ron Hubbard The Benefits of a Challenge The more intelligent, persistent and competent you are, the more you enjoy a good problem. If your challenges are the correct size, and if you are steadily conquering those challenges, you are happy. You think of your challenges and get energized. You are excited to try new solutions. You have fun. You are alive! How Japanese Fish Stay Fresh To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks. But now they add a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively state. The fish are challenged. Recommendations Instead of avoiding challenges, jump into them. Beat the heck out of them. Enjoy the game. If your challenges are too large or too numerous, do not give up. Failing makes you tired. Instead, reorganize. Find more determination, more knowledge, more help. If you have met your goals, set some bigger goals. Once you meet your personal or family needs, move onto goals for your group, the society, even mankind. Don’t create success and lie in it. You have resources, skills and abilities to make a difference. Put a shark in your tank and see how far you can really go!   Provided by TipsForSuccess.org as a public service to introduce the technology of L. Ron Hubbard to you. Copyright © 2009 TipsForSuccess.org. All rights reserved. Grateful acknowledgment is made to L. Ron Hubbard Library for permission to reproduce selections from the copyrighted works of L. Ron Hubbard. To subscribe, buy books, contact us or learn more about TipsForSuccess.org, click here.

 

The "Want" Factor

The “Want” Factor How badly do you want to succeed? On a scale of 1 to 100 (with 100 meaning you are so excited and passionate about your success that you can’t sleep), how would you score right now? How important is it for you to reach your goals? How badly do you want to increase your income? How much do you want to improve your future? “Where no real or valuable production is occurring, one has to ask the question, does the executive really WANT the product he is demanding? And does the staff member or members he is dealing with WANT the product?” -- L. Ron Hubbard Your WANT factor is something you can control. In fact, many people succeed, not because they are experts in their fields, but because REALLY WANT to succeed. They will do whatever is necessary to reach their goals. Many people do not really want the result of their work (the product) badly enough to make it happen. Instead of finding ways to get what they want, they find excuses. For example, “I can’t get anything done today because of the economy.” Recommendations NAME the product and then WANT the product as well. 1. NAME the product or the accomplishment or the result. It is much easier to want something specific than something general. Get specific. For example, a car salesperson might want 30 test rides, 5 sales and $1000 in commissions. An accountant might want to complete 20 tax forms and start 3 new clients. A mother might want her four-year-old to learn to tie his shoes and her 16-year-old to stop smoking pot. 2. Decide to really WANT the result. Increasing your want for a product will increase your chances of getting it. For example, “Sure, I’d like a successful career” does not show much WANT. But imagine how successful you might be if you wanted career success to this level: “MAKING MY CAREER A BIG SUCCESS IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME THAT I’LL DO WHATEVER I MUST TO BE ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD. I WILL WORK 10-12 HOURS PER DAY. I WILL LEARN ALL I CAN, AND GET AS MUCH HELP AS I CAN, FROM EVERY SOURCE POSSIBLE. I WILL EAT, SLEEP AND BREATHE MY GOAL. I WILL USE ALL MY STRENGTH, TIME, KNOWLEDGE, FAITH, CONFIDENCE AND RESOURCES TO MAKE THIS GO RIGHT. I WILL BECOME THE BEST IN THIS FIELD AND ACCOMPLISH MY GOAL NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES!” 3. If you can’t make yourself want the product, accomplishment or result, something may be wrong. You may need to straighten up something in your life first. Certain things can kill your desire: drugs, alcohol, bad relationships, unethical behavior and so on. Perhaps you need better self discipline, a better approach, more education, better people around you, a kinder attitude toward yourself or a better place to live or work. Once you reorganize your life, you will find a way to passionately, intensively and unreasonably achieve what you really want. Have more desire to get it or accomplish it than anything you’ve wanted before. If your WANT factor is strong enough, nothing can stop you. So how much do you want to succeed? Provided by TipsForSuccess.org as a public service to introduce the technology of L. Ron Hubbard to you. Copyright © 2009 TipsForSuccess.org. All rights reserved. Grateful acknowledgment is made to L. Ron Hubbard Library for permission to reproduce selections from the copyrighted works of L. Ron Hubbard. To subscribe, buy books, contact us or learn more about TipsForSuccess.org, click here. For permission to copy, print or post this article, go to www.tipsforsuccess.org/reprint_info.htm or click here. Take better control of your life with the TipsForSuccess coaching website at www.tipsforsuccesscoaching.org. or click here.

 

The Power of Intention

The Power of Intention "If you intend something to happen, it happens, if you intend it to happen. Verbalization* is not the intention. The intention is the carrier wave which takes the verbalization along with it." -- L. Ron Hubbard (*verbalization: expressing oneself in words.) When you use the correct level of intention in your communication, people pay attention to you. People can feel your intention and you can feel theirs. For example, have you ever noticed how you can tell someone is looking at you behind your back? Do you ever think of a person just before they call? You are feeling their intention. People respond differently to you, based on your intention. For example, you are in a busy clothing store and need a clerk's help. With poor intention, you might wait all day. But with strong intention, you look at the clerk, his head whips around and he asks if he can help you. When you add firm intention to your communication, you get better results. For example, if you tell your children to clean up their rooms with weak intention, they continue to play around. If you tell them to clean their rooms with strong intention, they can tell that you mean it and their rooms get cleaned up. Intention at Work Your job is easier when you use the correct amount of intention. For example, a coworker named Chris likes to complain to you. Chris says, "I hate this crappy chair.” "This weather is horrible." "Oh no, here comes Mr. Big again." Tolerating or avoiding Chris resolves nothing. Your workplace remains stressful. Yet if you look Chris in the eye and say, "Chris, stop complaining," you enjoy some wonderful results--if your intention is strong enough. It does not matter how loudly or softly you speak as verbalization has nothing to do with it. Your intention powers your statement. A salesperson, with a strong intention to sell, gets more sales. A service representative, with a strong intention to make customers happy, helps the company thrive. A job applicant, with a strong intention to land the job, gets the job. A manager with poor intention gets little cooperation and eventually fails. However, a manager with strong intention, finds that his or her employees usually do what they were hired to do. Exercise Suggestions 1. Write down 3-5 things that are difficult for you to get people to do. For example, Joe always forgets to bring back your stapler. 2. With a coach or friend, or by yourself to an object, say the first thing on your list with little or no intention. Really be wimpy. For example, you say, “Joe, return my stapler when you are done with it,” but you are thinking, “well, if you don't mind could you please try to remember to return my stapler if you have nothing else to do please?” 3. Now practice saying the first thing on your list with too much intention. Be much stronger than necessary. For example, you still verbally say, “Joe, return my stapler when you are done with it,” but your intention is “JOE, BRING BACK MY STAPLER!” 4. Next, say the first thing from the list with the right amount of intention. The correct amount of intention gets the job done. Repeat a few times until it is comfortable for you. For example, you still say, “Joe, return my stapler when you are done with it,” and your intention is very clear: “Joe, return my stapler when you are done with it.” 5. Repeat with each item on your list until you are ready to say each with the correct amount of intention. Use clear intention in all of your communication and notice the results! Provided by TipsForSuccess.org as a public service to introduce the technology of L. Ron Hubbard to you. Copyright © 2009 TipsForSuccess.org. All rights reserved. Grateful acknowledgment is made to L. Ron Hubbard Library for permission to reproduce selections from the copyrighted works of L. Ron Hubbard. To subscribe, buy books, contact us or learn more about TipsForSuccess.org, click here.

 

Foolish Love

Foolish Love When you're in love, the whole world sings with you. Or does it? A young couple falls in love. All day long, they think about each other and talk to each other whenever they can. A beautiful obsession. But one day, one of them spends time with an old friend. Jealousy flies into the picture. One person feels trapped. The other person feels abandoned. They argue and fight. No one is happy. Another couple celebrates their 25th wedding anniversary. They feel admiration and respect for each other. They spend time apart. They visit old friends. No one ever feels jealous. So why is admiration better than helpless, foolish love? “Love all too often is a compulsive passion which devours the very young.” “A thing which is loved has to be trapped and caged, and a thing which is admired is a thing which you would like to see free.” -- L. Ron Hubbard (from a recorded lecture of Oct. 3, 1953) Admiration is respectful; approving. You truly like the person. So if you are obsessed with your mate, move up to feelings of admiration, before it's too late. Look for new ways to admire him or her. Remove any compulsion to trap or cage your mate. Make it okay for this person to be free and happy, with or without you. You will then see for yourself that deep admiration and sincere respect results in two very happy people. The happier you are, the more successful you will become. Provided by TipsForSuccess.org as a public service to introduce the technology of L. Ron Hubbard to you. Copyright © 2009 TipsForSuccess.org. All rights reserved. Grateful acknowledgment is made to L. Ron Hubbard Library for permission to reproduce selections from the copyrighted works of L. Ron Hubbard. To subscribe, buy books, contact us or learn more about TipsForSuccess.org, click here.

 

Five Ways to Get Rich

Five Ways to Get Rich If you think about it, there are only five ways you can get rich. 1. Gamble. Buy lottery tickets or spend your vacation time in a casino trying to hit it big. Unfortunately, most people, even professional gamblers, eventually lose all their money with this method. 2. Sue somebody. Get the driver of a new Mercedes to hit you and then sue. Fall and smash your face in a jewelry store and then sue. Pretend to find a severed finger in your can of soup and then sue. Unfortunately, with this method, you can hurt yourself or wind up in jail. 3. Marry a wealthy person or inherit your money. Finding a rich person, who wants to marry you, may be difficult. Being nice to wealthy relatives until they die can take many years. In either case, you have very little control of your future wealth. 4. Steal. Some people spend years trying to steal money through the Internet, with investment schemes or by embezzling company money. Yet just like bank robbers, they usually get caught and live out their lives in prison. 5. Earn it. Yes, the honest approach is actually the easiest and the most likely to work for you. You provide a service or product that people need and you deliver it. The greater your “service capacity,” the richer you get! What Is Your Service Capacity? Capacity: The maximum limit. The greatest amount possible. The highest quality possible. Service: A valuable act or useful product that you provide to others. How much service can you produce? It doesn't matter if you are providing it or not. What are you capable of providing? For example, two auto repair shops in the same town can fix your car's engine. But one of the repair shops can also paint your car and replace your tires. It has a greater service capacity than the other shop. Therefore, it has the capacity to earn more money. Organizations thrive or die based on their service capacity. The same principle applies to you as an individual. “The greater the investment in more service capacity, the greater the ability to get more service capacity utilized. “The greater the service capacity utilized, the greater the service delivered. “The greater the service delivered, the greater the income.” -- L. Ron Hubbard Based on this quote, you can see a formula for earning more money: 1. Invest in your service capacity. 2. Get your service capacity used. 3. Deliver more service or more products; or provide a better service or better products. 4. Increase your income. Examples A hairdresser has a shop with one work station. She averages 10 customers per day which is her maximum service level. She reads the above formula and decides to invest in her service capacity. She buys another chair, another mirror, more tools and the supplies she needs to create a new work station. She hires an assistant to answer the phone, schedule appointments and take payments. They use the new workstation to give shampoos, give fast haircuts and other uses so they can see more customers. She gets her greater capacity used and sees 18 customers per day. She continues using these five steps, hires and trains hairdressers in her new system, forms partnerships, builds a chain of hair salons and becomes rich. As another example, you enter data into a computer. You feel like you have a dead-end job. You make $12 per hour and have no job security. You decide to invest in your service capacity by increasing the value of your time. You notice that whenever the computers crash in your office, everyone sits and waits for the technician to fix the problem. You know the technician makes $40 per hour. So you invest your free time learning how to fix the computers. You are ready to get your service capacity used. You corner your boss and say, “I've learned how to fix the computer problems and since I'm already here, we won't have to wait for the technician. I'll only charge $30 per hour. If I can't fix it and need to bring in the technician, you don't need to pay me for my time. And to prove I know what I'm doing, I'll fix them the next time they crash for only $12 per hour. After that, $30 per hour. Is it a deal?” Your boss thinks for two seconds and says, “Deal!” One thing leads to another and you are making $40 per hour within four months. You continue to invest in your service capacity until you can fix several types of computer systems. You start your own company, constantly increase your service capacity and you eventually become rich. Anyone can invest in their service capacity. More Service Capacity Investment Examples A Texas book publishing company hires a team to translate their best-selling books into Spanish. They can now produce twice as many books using their existing book deals. A real estate agent is making no money selling homes. She invests several weeks learning to buy and sell office buildings, shopping malls, apartment complexes, vacant land and investment property. She triples her service capacity and uses her existing connections to find deals and boost her income. As the real estate market improves she has more profitable work than she can handle. A restaurant invests in more staff training so it can expand its hours. It now serves earlier breakfasts and later dinners. The restaurant income increases by 35%. Instead of drinking beer after work, an auto mechanic gets the shop owner to show him how to create custom paint jobs. The mechanic earns more pay as an auto painter and the shop owner can now sell a new service. If you study the history of every successful business and every successful individual, including the richest people on the planet, you will discover they all began their path to wealth by investing in their service capacity. The state of the economy has nothing to do with it. Recommendations 1. Write down five ways you can invest some time or money to increase your service capacity. 2. Select one of these ideas and make the investment this week. 3. Get your new service capacity used. 4. Deliver more service or more products; or provide better service or better products. 5. Make your income increase. With a little thought and creativity, you can find many ways to increase your service capacity so you can also become rich. No need to gamble, sue people, steal money, marry a rich person or wait for a wealthy relative to die. Let others try to do that while you travel up your road to wealth. Provided by TipsForSuccess.org as a public service to introduce the technology of L. Ron Hubbard to you. Copyright © 2009 TipsForSuccess.org. All rights reserved. Grateful acknowledgment is made to L. Ron Hubbard Library for permission to reproduce selections from the copyrighted works of L. Ron Hubbard. 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