I've always loved the saying, "Fortune favors the bold." My good friend (and marketing genius), John Alanis tells me that this saying was probably attributed to Julius Caesar, but it may even predate him. There's another version of it I like even better, and I heard this one from Brian Tracey: "Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid."
In my experience, both of these statements are absolutely true.
For example…
A couple years ago, I was down in Tampa visiting my friend Chet for a week.
During the course of my visit, Chet and I got to talking about where I saw myself in the next few years.
During the course of this conversation, I discovered that the cleaning and restoration business I owned at the time, did NOT fit into my future plans.
To make a long story short, I decided right then and there, to sell the business.
Was that a bold decision?
You bet it was!
Was I a little bit nervous?
Once again, the answer would be yes.
But Chet reminded me of what Brian Tracey said, "Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid."
And that's exactly what happened.
Within two days of returning home from Tampa, out of the blue, I get a call from this business broker, asking me if I'd ever thought of selling my business.
Apparently, he had a client from San Jose, California who wanted to relocate to the Seattle area, and he was looking to buy a cleaning and restoration business.
Within two months the sale of the business was complete, and on April 19, 2004 I essentially retired from manual labor… forever!
Now, you could say this was a fluke, or a coincidence, but you would be wrong.
This kind of thing has happened too many times.
I could tell you story, after story, after story of similar goings on (and I will in future emails).
But suffice it to say, whenever I've taken bold action, I've gotten big results.
But why does this happen... and how does it apply to succeeding in business?
Most folks are incredibly timid, in all areas of their life.
And truth is, I used to be pretty timid as well.
But here's the deal:
Bold action, by its very nature is sure to attract attention.
The quality of boldness is very attractive and it's often been said that, "People love a winner."
One of the big qualities of winners is bold action, and people are attracted to winners.
When you start taking bold action, you attract people who want to be a part of what you're doing.
Why?
So few people act boldly, and when you do, you'll stand out and get noticed.
When others see you act boldly, they want to live vicariously through you.
But…
Don't confuse boldness with stupidity. I've known folks who did stupid things boldly--and gotten the results they deserve. Bold action should only be taken with good preparation, backed up by tested, proven knowledge and support.
When you chose the area you want to apply action to, when you prepare diligently, you must act boldly and decisively when the opportunity presents itself.
The more bold action you take, the more opportunity will come your way... it's an amazing "self feeding" mechanism.
So, prepare diligently, and act boldly-- unseen forces will come to your aid... delivering the outcome you want!
Kevin has been a massively successful home-based business owner and sought after expert since 2001. He specializes in systems that put your home-based business on auto-pilot. Get your complimentary copy of his special report "What 99.999% Of Stay At Home Moms Don't Know, And Will Never Find Out About Making $5,000 To $10,000 A Month With Their Own Home-Based Business" by going to http://www.wahmsystem.com
