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SkyQuestCom Exclusive: You may not know the name Mark Joyner, but he is one of the early pioneers of Internet Marketing. Without Mark, without his inventions, many Internet technologies that are familiar to us today including ad tracking and e-books would almost certainly not exist. He is also the #1 bestselling author of the book, Simpleology: The Simple Science of Getting What You Want. Recently, Mark took some time out of his day to share with us some of the most insightful ideas you’ll ever hear on success.

(The following conversation is an excerpt from SkyQuestCom's new 40-minute Personal Development Channel video)

Welcome everyone. Today we're priviledged to have with us Mark Joyner. I understand you've written a book called Simpleology: The Simple Science of Getting What You Want. What is Simpleology?

Mark: Simpleology the book is the simple science of getting what you want. And we all go through life and we have certain things that we want. And there’s this gap between where we are right now and that thing that we want, what ever it is. And Simpleology is about the simple things you need to do to make those things become a reality for you.

Could you tell us a little bit on how it was developed?

Mark: I used to do a lot of consultation for people. People call me up and pay me $2,000 an hour for marketing ideas and what I’ve found invariably was they didn’t need any new marketing ideas. They had plenty of great marketing ideas so I can’t have someone come and pay me $2,000 for more of what they already got. So what I ended up doing with most of these guys was showing what they really needed to figure out how to sort out their lives, because these guys had great ideas, but they’d wake up in the morning and email would dictate their day. I’m sure we can all relate to this; you wake up and you got a whole bunch of things you want to do in mind, then all these emails come in and those emails control you, they control your day. So over time I developed a number of systems and tools to help these people out.

I've heard the “5 Laws of Simpleology” have actually been around for a long time. What is your unique take or what is it that makes this a unique programme?

Mark: Well, the 5 laws, with the exception of the fifth law, or things we all know intuitively, have not been written down in any particular way. For example, the first law being the “Law of Straight Lines”. We know that the shortest path between any 2 points is a straight line. This is something we feel in our bones, but do we actually live it? Do we actually do that every single day? Do we wake up every morning and walk the straightest path to the things we want? The answer for most of us is no. But it’s different for Simpleology, one of the things that’s different about it, is it will actually ensure that you to use these ideas. So it’s not about learning stuff and dumping information in your head. It’s actually about integrating these ideas into your life.

Visit learning.SkyQuestCom.com to watch a video clip of Mark Joyner's full-length interview. He reveals the 5 laws of Simpleology that have helped the world's most successful people amass fortunes and forge new paths.

You’ll learn how to:

• Apply Simpleology’s 5 laws to achieve greater success in your life and career
• See your day with instant clarity
• Focus instantly on what´s important
• Clear your brain of clutter and distraction
• Design the future and life of your dreams
• Plus much more!

Labels: Interviews, Mark Joyner, online seminars, Personal Development, Personal Growth, self-help, Simple Science of Getting What You Want, Simpleology, Success, Success Blog

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What do the rich and famous have in common that we don’t have? Dr. Denis Waitley, bestselling author of "The Psychology of Winning" and "The Seeds of Greatness" shares the secret behind the successes of famous names such as Steven Spielberg, Walt Disney, and even William Shakespeare.

Swim with the Sharks (Without Being Eaten Alive) is the New York Times' #1 bestseller that teaches its readers to stay competitive in the cut-throat world of business. Harvey Mackay, author of the book, talks to SkyQuestCom about Networking, Web Education and actionable strategies to stay ahead of your competition in the fast-moving digital age.

SQC: SkyQuestCom

HM: Harvey Mackay

SQC: It is our privilege to welcome a good friend, Harvey Mackay. He wrote one of the most famous business books ever written, Swim with the Sharks (Without Being Eaten Alive) and is one of the world's best motivational speakers. He is also the founder, Chairman and CEO of Mackay Envelope Corporation, whose story he tells in anecdotes sprinkled throughout his books. Harvey, thank you so much for joining us tonight. Peter Drucker (legendary management consultant) says that online education is the next great growth opportunity, what is your take on that?

HM: He is the final thought when it comes to business and business transition, and I agree with him 100%. In the last several hundred years, not a lot of concepts have changed. But what has changed is the way they are delivered and received.

SQC: We heard a speech recently that said that every college graduate would have between 12-14 jobs and 3-5 career changes. How should we respond to these changes?

HM: This means the age of specialisation might be coming to an end, at least in the near future. If you are in sales, you had better be knowledgeable on the computer. If you are in computers, you had better be knowledgeable in sales. And if you are in human resources, you had better be knowledgeable in public speaking and in communications.

SQC: In the area of business, how would you build a network of contacts?

HM: Individually and by industry, you need to find a creative way to keep in touch with your network and know what is going on in your associations and your industry.

SQC: We couldn’t agree more, so how do you stay close to your customers?

HM: By routine conversation and observation. This means we find out what our customers are like as human beings. In Swim with the Sharks (Without Being Eaten Alive), I have a 66-question customer profile. I’d recommend that. We also take the information we get and we humanise our selling strategy by building long term relationships with our customers. Of course, if you perform and build a long term relationship with your customers, that’s the best of all possible worlds!

SQC: The environment is constantly changing, how do you keep on becoming more creative?

HM: Think outside the box. Push the envelop and find a new or better way to do anything.

SQC: You said that the one thing all successful people have in common is a mentor. Would you elaborate on that?

HM: You have to study successful people. Read every self-help and self-development book you can get and yes, I highly recommend getting a mentor. You need to have a mentor and do exactly what that mentor says and that will help you avoid the traps on the road of business and in life. You also need to have somebody whom you can talk to all the time. You need to have training and you need know what strategies work in every economy.

SQC: How will the computer change the work environment?

HM: Everyone has to become knowledgeable about the computer regardless of their age. It will help people to conduct businesses globally. Moreover, websites can present an image of a company without anyone ever having to see that company. It will help the small business sector immensely.

SQC: What are your best tips for networking?

HM: Become a volunteer and always go for the quality, not the quantity of your contacts.

SQC: Contacts. How do you maintain friendships and communicate effectively with people when you have developed and moved on?

HM: Help them. Teach them what you have been taught.

SQC: And you have taught us so much tonight! Harvey, we wish you all the very best. Thank you so much for joining us.

HM: I’ve had a wonderful time tonight with all of you who have been on our broadcast tonight, I wish to thank SkyQuestCom and the whole team for making this possible.

SQC: Harvey Mackay, bestselling author of Swim with the Sharks (Without Being Eaten Alive). If you’d like to learn more from Harvey to stay competitive in the often cut-throat world of business, be sure to visit http://www.skyquestcom.com/learning to watch a video seminar of the man they call “Mr. Make-Things-Happen”.

Labels: Business, Harvey Mackay, Information Technology, Interviews, Success, Swim With the Sharks, The Psychology of Winning, The Seeds of Greatness

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“Rich Dad, Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki shares with SkyQuestCom how being fully educated about money matters can lead to financial freedom. Here are excerpts from the interview.

SQC: SkyQuestCom RK: Robert Kiyosaki


SQC: It is my honour and privilege today to introduce our guest, Mr. Robert Kiyosaki, who is a millionaire, investor, entrepreneur and author. He is the bestselling author of the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, which struck a chord with readers, selling millions of copies and topping the New York Times Bestseller's list. Robert retired as a multi-millionaire at a very early age and travels the world as a motivational speaker teaching people to become millionaires. According to Robert, the main reason people suffer financially is because people work hard for money instead of making money work for them. So let's get some insights from the man himself on how to improve financial literacy. Thank you Mr. Kiyosaki for joining us today.

RK: (Robert smiles) Thank you!

SQC: First of all, could you tell us what your definition of wealth is and is it possible for anybody in the world to attain financial mastery?

RK: Well, that's a very, very big question. Wealth is many, many things to many people but I think wealth is primarily what you know. The definition of wealth I subscribe to, financially, is that, wealth is the number of days you can survive without working while also maintaining your lifestyle. For example, let’s say, it costs you 3000 dollars a month to live as your lifestyle and you have $12000 in the bank. That means your wealth is measured in days or in this case, 4 months. You know, (Robert pauses) 3 into 12000 means you can survive 3 months. (Robert pauses) 3 into 12 is 4 months, you can survive 4 months. So what I mean by “wealthy” is that my wife and I, we have more than enough money coming in without working from our assets, from our properties, from our stocks, from our businesses so that we never have to work again for the rest of our lives. So that’s what wealth means. Wealth means simply the number of days you can survive without working while maintaining your lifestyle.

SQC: How can one develop financial literacy?

RK: I've always wondered why the school system doesn’t teach people about money, I mean, too many school teachers like my poor dad treat money as an evil subject. Whether we're rich or poor, we all use money, whether we're the government or business, we use money. Whether we're employer or employee, we all use money. They don't teach us about money because too many people think it's dirty. When I read my financial statement, it tells me the story of somebody's life. Are they going to be rich or poor? A quick check on reading the financial statement will tell whether they're going to be rich or poor that quickly because it tells a story. The second thing about financial literacy are words. In my new book, where I talked about how my bankers asked me for my report card. The bank wants to see my financial statements. So the thing I learned earlier on is my poor dad has a vocabulary of a school teacher, he spoke words of a school teacher, whereas my rich dad spoke the words of a capitalist. So if you want to be wealthy, you know you must know the words that the rich use. So what I'm saying is basically how to read and how to understand the vocabulary of becoming rich.

SQC: Having written so many books and done so much research, can you summarise your best strategies for helping an ordinary person on the street to achieve financial independence?

RK: A poor person starts with poor thinking. They say, “I can't do that, I'm not interested in money, I'll never be rich.” The worst thing a poor person says is, “I can't afford it.” If you say “I can't afford it”, you become poor. You become your thoughts and your actions. If you say, “I can't do that”, you become poor, because you have a loser’s sense of mentality. So words again are probably the most important thing you need to be in constant check of yourself. You know, don't say “I can't afford it”, rather, say “you can't do something”. That's where it all begins and then begin to learn the vocabulary of what the rich know. Words have the power to make you rich or poor.

SQC: Can you explain what the rich dad’s “cash flow quadrant” is?

RK: The quadrant was my rich dad's way of explaining to me the four different types of people that make up the world of business. They are “E”, “S”, “B” and "I”. “E” stands for Employee. “S” stands for Self- employed or Small business. “B” stands for Big Business and “I” stands for Investors.

So guys like Bill Gates, Richard Branson, they would be “Bs”. The guy who owns the local chicken shop on the street is an “S” - small business owner. The difference between a small business owner and a big business owner is this; when the small business owner, like a doctor or attorney or retailer, stops working, their income stops also. The big business owner; their income just keeps increasing whether they work or not. Employees are people who look for jobs. They are always looking out there for safe and secure jobs that pay better. They want security. A self-employed person’s theme song is, nobody is ever better or if you want a better life, you live by yourself. That's why their way is to stay by themselves. The “E” and “S” are completely different people. A business owner, a big business owner, is different from the small business owner. An investor is purely looking for a very low risk, high yield returns and with as much safety as possible. So there are four different people. If you want to be successful in the world today you need to be more that just one. In other words if you want to be an employee, it might also be good that you become an investor also. Because there's a shift of core values. Many times, an employee who wants security is looking for safe investments and that's why they make the worst investments.

SQC: If one were to start out in financial investments, what advice would you give to somebody who is new in the game?

RK: If you want to understand financial investments, it’s many. Number one is to start small and don't worry about the money. Worry about your education. In other words, one guy whom I met at the airport in Auckland, New Zealand the other day said he's bought six houses. I said, “What have you learned?” He said, “What I've learned is it gets easier and easier. So the first one was hard, the next one was easier, by the fifth one, it was easier.” So what increases is actually your knowledge more than your money. If you haven't made a penny yet, of course it's not going to be easy. That's one of the most important things about starting. The second most important thing is an exit strategy. Every “I” from the “I” quadrant, cash flow quadrant, has an asset. So if I'm going into a deal, I want to know if it goes bad, how do I exit? If it goes well, how do I exit? The average investors just go in and I call it “buy, hold and pray”. Let’s say they buy a stock, say for 10 dollars, goes to 50, it crashes down to 20, then they hold it and they just pray until goes back up again. That's not too intelligent.

SQC: Let's move from the first-time investors to the really astute and sophisticated investors. Are there any special investment strategies that the rich apply that differs from ordinary people on the street? "

RK: Yes, many differences. Like I was saying when I was at the National Achievers’ Congress (NAC) conference just recently, that the average middle class person thinks it takes money to make money, and thinks investing is risky. That reality is what keeps them stuck. If you want to shift the reality to a whole new concept, you will find out that it takes no money to make money and there is no risk in investing. Once you can shift that reality, bam (Robert snaps fingers)! What I tell people is this, “If you knew you couldn’t lose and if you knew it took no money, what would you do, I mean how wealthy could you become?” Well, until a person is willing to pay the price which is you know, go through the trial and errors to learn, to shift their dimensions thoughts or shift their reality, they say, “working at a job” or “looking for job security”, “trying to save money”, “pay up the bills”, stuff like that. It's very hard to flourish financially. You may lead a good life and all that but I’d rather have financial freedom. And as financial freedom goes, I don't have to take any risks and I can make as much money as I like and it doesn't take money to make any money. Different reality. But there's a price I pay to being in that reality.

SQC: Thank you very much Mr. Kiyosaki for your time. We appreciate you coming by and sharing that with us.

RK: Thank You.

SQC: Investor, entrepreneur, educator and author Robert Kiyosaki. Be sure to check out our website at http://www.skyquestcom.com/learning to watch a video clip of Robert on how to change your financial life for the better. Thank you very much for joining us.

Labels: Finance, Interviews, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, Wealth Creation

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SkyQuestCom Exclusive: Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are 2 of the most outstanding business leaders of our time. Together, they share their personal experiences in an extraordinary conversation about success.

From the cover pages of Forbes to headline making news of Fortune Magazine, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have become famous for gracing every business publication you can possibly imagine. Microsoft boss Bill Gates is often credited with the creation of the PC industry while legendary Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett is the “World’s 2nd Richest Person” as ranked by Forbes. Gates and Buffett have different backgrounds, but they agree on one thing: You’ve got to enjoy what you’re doing to be able to see success.


In 2006, the two stood before business students at the University of Washington to share their personal philosophies about success.

(The following conversation is an excerpt of SkyQuestCom's Master Channel January Highlight)

How do you define success personally?

WARREN: Well, I can certainly define happiness. Because that’s what I am. (Audience laugh) I get to do what I like to do every single day of the year and I get to do it with the people I like. I don't have to associate with someone who causes my stomach to churn. (Audience laugh) And the only thing in my job I don't like, and it only happens in about 3 or 4 years, is that occasionally I have to fire somebody. I don't like that. It is the only thing, other than that, I tap dance to work.

And I get down there, I think I am supposed to lie on my back and paint the ceiling, that’s the way I feel! It's tremendous fun. They say success is getting what you want and happiness wanting what you get. Well, I don't know which one applies in this case but I do know I wouldn't be doing anything else. I do advise you to go work for an organisation you admire, with people you admire, because it will turn you on and you ought to be happy at where you are working.

I always worry about people who say, “I’m going to do this for 10 years, even though I don't like it very well but I will do 10 more years of this.” I mean that's little like saving up sex for your old age. (Audience laugh hard) It’s not a very good idea, so get right into what you enjoy and you will be successful at it! (Audience laugh hard) You really will, you wouldn't be able to miss.

I don't regard what I do is the most important thing in the world but it's right for me. I happen to be wired in a certain way in that what I do works in this. It lasts about 10 minutes and that's true for a lot of things. But luckily I kind of stumbled on the thing I do best and it's worked out.

BILL: I find that the key point is that you’ve got to enjoy what you do everyday. For me, that's working with very smart people. It's working on new problems. You know every time we think, “Hey we have a little bit of success”, we are pretty careful not to dwell on it too much because the bar gets raised, as do people's expectations of the products. We always get customer feedback telling us that machines are too complicated, they are not natural enough.

And the competition, the breakthroughs, the research, make the field I'm in, which I think is the most exciting field there is. There's another good field- biotechnology is a good field because it is changing the world of medicine and health. But the computer industry, in particular software, I think is the most exciting. I think I have the best job in that business.

WARREN: (Quips jokingly) Don’t you think Dairy Queen is more important? (Audience laugh)

BILL : You can manage Dairy Queen. I'll go and buy the Dilly bars.

WARREN : I'm counting on it. We'll raise the price when you come. (Audience laugh and clap)

BILL : (Replies jokingly) Ok.

WARREN: I have turned down business deals that were otherwise decent deals because I don't want to deal with people I don't like to work with. I didn't see any sense pretending it and to take it on, to get involved with people who cause your stomach to churn. I say it’s a lot like marrying for money. It's probably a bad idea under any circumstances but it's absolutely crazy if you're already rich, right?

To listen to the audio of "Bill Gates and Warren Buffett on Success", visit http://www.SkyQuestCom.com/learning.

Labels: Bill Gates, Interviews, Success, Warren Buffett

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