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Column by Kevin Abdulrahman The Man Inspiring Millions, as he is known around the globe, Kevin Abdulrahman is a sought after Motivational and Inspirational Speaker who will be writing regularly for OBTAINER WORLDWIDE from now on. Kevin Abdulrahman is regularly invited by the most varied companies to speak to, train and conduct workshops with Direct Selling Teams across five continents.
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He is the Author of a series of books which are used by leading Direct Selling Teams as part of their fundamental Development, Learning and Mind Training to create a form of Leadership that is much needed especially in Today’s Testing Times: “Leadership from within.” The OBTAINER Editorial Team is very pleased to be able to welcome Kevin Abdulrahman to our circle of columnists.
What Will You
Choose To Do Today? How many people have you heard recently complain to you in the following manner – “Oh I am too healthy, I have too much money, I have so much time to spend with my family, with myself, and to give back to charity. I just can’t handle it”. It would be fair to say not that many people complain in this way.
Crisis or no crisis, the price of basic ame-
money, they appreciate the roof over their
But unfortunately what we now see is that
nities is on the rise. Most people are still
heads and the food on the table, but the
most people are in a place where they have
working in what seems like a flawed mod-
reality is their loved ones need and crave
no money and no time.
el, achieving a mediocre life, one that is so
for their time.
far below their true potential.
This seems to hold true for the majority of Time is the single most important thing
The world is in turmoil. The world is con-
you can ever give to the people you care
tinually changing, and what once worked
about.
in the past, is not working today.
people all over the world. I hate to be the bearer of bad news. After all, I don’t make the news. I am simply de-
So many parents today are not able to ful-
livering the reality of how things are with-
The reality is, where ever you are in life, it
fill this important need, not because they
out sugar coating it because I have your
must be obvious to you by now that what
don’t want to but, in fact, because of des-
best interest in mind.
got you here is not what will get you to
peration, and it’s not looking to get any
where you want to go in life. And frankly if
better. The gap between the rich and poor
you had the choice of being where you are
is increasing at an alarming rate. 1. On the wrong path &
today and where you would like to ideally be, you would most certainly opt for the
The Truth is simply this. Most people are
Why?
2. Are riding the wrong vehicle.
Why are most people short changing
What you must wake up to is the real-
themselves?
ity that we are currently witnessing a
latter option. It used to be that one family member, mum or dad, would support the house-
worldwide State of Emergency.
hold. Today, both parents have to go to
Some do it voluntarily. Others just don’t
work to maintain the same standard of
know how to get out of the rut or, in some
If you know me, then you know that
living we had only a few short years ago.
cases, that doing so is even an option.
when I’m not on stage speaking in
As a result, people are spending less time
Some people may seem like they are win-
front of a crowd, I’m on a plane mak-
with family members they care about
ning the donkey race, but sadly they are
ing my way to the next stage to speak
most. Parents are working so hard, trying
still living the life of a donkey.
to a crowd. And if I am not on a stage
their very best, and yet their families are in desperate need of them.
and not on a plane, not on holiday with Another reality staring everyone in the
some amazing and inspiring people
face is the truth that there are some peo-
(many of whom are in this industry),
They are in desperate need of family time.
ple who have no money and a lot of time.
then I am usually sitting in cafes, writ-
Sure their family members appreciate the
Others have no time and some money.
ing articles for magazines, newspapers
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“Doing the same thing over and over a
or working on parts of a new seminar
to make the low fat latte. And so we do
ing what we have done to get the low
or a training program .
it many times and know what we will
fat latte, that’s all we will continue to
be expecting, low fat lattes.
get.
order a low fat latte. When the barista
Imagine, that we now want to make
We can stand there all day. We can
makes this latte, he uses certain ingre-
a hot chocolate instead as our final
stand there all night. We can stand
dients such as low fat milk, hot water,
product (a new result), but we contin-
there all week. We can stand there for
freshly ground coffee, and he has his
ue to use the same ingredients of low
a lifetime. No matter how much we
own method in order to get me my fin-
fat milk, hot water and freshly ground
want a hot chocolate, if we keep on do-
ished product- The low fat latte. That’s
coffee. Do you think, we will be suc-
ing what we are doing, we will only get
the normal process.
cessful in getting our hot chocolate?
a low fat latte.
When I go to a café, I will normally
Absolutely not.
Why do I say this?
shop and are behind a coffee machine.
No matter how much we want to have
I say this because in life, most people
We have the ingredients and method
a hot chocolate as a final result, by do-
are unhappy. They are living life far be-
I want you to be with me on this and imagine that we both work at a coffee
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again and expecting different results.“ low their potential. They are frustrated. They are angry. They are everything they don’t want or expect to be. They want to have a change in results, and yet, they continue to do THE SAME THINGS over and over and over again. Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein Success, what ever it means to you, is not a matter of chance. It is a formula. If you want to get a hot chocolate, you put the right ingredients in, find and learn the method, and then you do it. Only then will you most certainly get your hot chocolate. I believe that by now, if you are reading through this magazine and have taken the time to read this article, then you have come to a realization. If you keep on doing what you have always done, you will continue to get the same results. Unless you start making changes today, making smarter decisions and Taking Smart Action, the next 2, 3, 5 years aren’t going to be any different to the last and the likelihood of fulfilling your goals, dreams and desires will be unlikely. So I will leave you with two questions that You must answer. Starting Today 1. What Smart Decisions do you need to make?
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