The Enormous Power of Past Success

The Enormous Power of Past Success
Copyright © Stone Evans, The Home Biz Guy
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I was checking my voice mail yesterday and received a
message that was short and sweet. It said: "My name is Ken
Shapiro. I'm the writer, director, producer and star of the
motion picture 'The Groove Tube'. Please call me back at
..."

Interesting. The writer, director, producer and star of a
motion picture?

My curiosity was aroused so I went to Google and looked up
"The Groove Tube". I discovered that Ken Shapiro was
indeed all of the things he said he was and that Chevy
Chase, a very famous American actor, had is debut film
appearance in the movie. My mind determined that Ken Shapiro
was a force to be reckoned with so I gave him a call.

It turns out that Ken found me online and was seeking some
guidance on how to promote his new project at
http://www.BedBooks.net. "Bed Books" is a very interesting
innovation and I must admit that I've often wanted to lay
on my side in bed and read a book, but that's not a very
comfortable thing to do. Thus, Ken's unique idea and
business has the potential to really take off.

In our brief conversation, we exchanged pleasantries and I
gave Ken a few tips on getting publicity for his site. He's
obviously a guy who takes action on his ideas so I expect
that he'll take the information I gave him and put it into
motion immediately. If so, you'll be hearing a lot more
about Ken and BedBooks.net in the near future. In exchange
for my time and advice, Ken said he is sending me a "Bed
Book" to try out.

What's interesting about my conversation with Ken is my
motivation for having it in the first place. Considering
that I receive an overwhelming amount of voice mails every
single day and that I'm rarely able to call anyone back on
the phone personally, why did I choose to pick up the phone
and call Ken on my dime?

The answer is because Ken had established that he was
already successful. Because of the accomplishment of making
"The Groove Tube" movie in which Chevy Chase appeared back
in 1972 I determined that calling Ken would be, at the very
least, interesting. I also sensed that there could be the
possibility for me to benefit in some way because I
perceived Ken to be powerful and influential.

I was right. Ken is powerful. He's a doer. He makes things
happen and I respect him for that. In this world, it's the
dreamers that take action and persist until they succeed
that get my attention. That's why I called Ken and that's
also why he was able to benefit from a free consultation
with me. In that discussion, I gave Ken some very specific
advice for marketing his website that has the potential to
bring him all the business he can handle.

The point to take home is that Ken's previous success in
the movie business made it a lot easier for him to get the
information and resources he needs to succeed in his new
venture. In other words, past success has power.

When I first started my Internet business it was not easy.
In fact, it was downright difficult. I spent thousands of
dollars on credit trying to learn the game and acquire the
tools I needed to build my business. Everything was
expensive and the people who I thought could help me grow my
business the most wouldn't give me the time of day. I was a
nobody in this world.

However, I was persistent and by leveraging my financial and
creative resources I was finally able to make my first sale
online. Once that occurred, I simply focused on what I did
right and did more of it. My sales continued to grow and I
was becoming successful.

From those initial small successes, I was able to continue
building my knowledge. I realized that once I had knowledge,
I could share it. By sharing my knowledge with others, I was
able to become an expert. As an expert, people were
attracted to me. Through that attraction, I was able to sell
more goods and services. I was becoming *very* successful.

Then other experts got attracted to me. They started giving
me their products and services for free. They were also open
to the possibility of working together. The same products
and services that I could barely afford in the beginning of
my career and the same people who wouldn't give me the time
of day before, were now becoming as freely available to me
as oxygen itself.

Why? The answer is simple. I was already successful.

Is it easier for the rich to get richer? Absolutely. Is it
easier for successful people to become more successful?
Definitely. The momentum has already been established. Money
attracts more money and success attracts greater success.

Before you get cynical, first consider the fact that most of
the rich and successful people in this world started with
nothing but their ideas and enthusiasm. They were able to
use that energy and put it into motion to create their own
success.

In most cases, the path they traveled was riddled with
moments of confusion, struggle and failure. But they
persisted and with each small success their path got easier
and easier to travel until they eventually paved it and
turned that path into a "success super-highway" that now
allows them to travel and succeed with ease.

The enormous power of past success is that it can and will
catapult you toward greater success in the future. Use
everything in your power right now to create some initial
success and then roll that success forward to create more
success in your life. You will ultimately discover this is a
very easy thing to do.

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