Monday, May 19, 2014

05/19/2014: Preparations for the 50 Millionaire Challange

     I was told that I would be receiving a contract for the Forex Account I will be trading sometime today.  This will be the last administrative piece before I get started on this 2 year journey.
     I have scheduled regular training sessions with my coach Emmanuel out into July.  He will be working with me to keep me on track.   I believe the project goal is to average about 3% profit on the account on a monthly basis.
     I am excited to get started and I am proud to be the first of Greg's 50 future millionaires on this project.  I am sure it is going to be an educational and exciting ride.  But, as I stated before, it fits perfectly with the Making of a Millionaire book project.
     I will be doing my best to also work other parallel projects with Greg to accelerate the project.  I have one in the works right now which I will post about later on today or tomorrow.

"Here's to your success"

Bill

Friday, May 16, 2014

05/16/2014: Assertiveness Pays Off.

     Introducing Arnold, my new assertive alter-ego.  I have begun to assert myself as necessary.  After my last meeting with Greg, I did as he recommended and sent him and email and copied Bridgette on the items we had agreed up.  He had agreed to set me up for unlimited trainings with my Forex trainer Emmanuel.  He also agreed to set me up with a funded Forex account to trade as part of his new 50 Multi Millionaires Challenge.  Also, as instructed, I set a deadline of the end of last week to get the items addresses.
    Well, at the end of last week, the training had not been set-up, nor had the account been funded.  So, in order to get the items addressed, I needed to take some assertive action.  My first step was to send the above picture to Greg on FaceBook with the following message:  Mr. Secker. I am Arnold, Bill's new assertive alter-ego. I was told you and he had an agreement last week regarding setting up training and a funded account. I was also told that you have not followed through on that agreement as of yet. I am here with a friendly reminder. But if I have to "I'll Be Back..."   I like to use humor where possible.  I thought it might be a subtle, effective and memorable way to get some action. Well, I saw that Greg had viewed the message, but I did not hear from him.  I knew his assistant Bridgette was out of town and was due back this Monday.   So, I figured I would wait and he would probably have her address this on her return.
     At close of business on Monday, I checked and still nothing had been set-up.  On Tuesday morning I checked again and still nothing.  Being afternoon in the UK, I knew that there was ample time to begin addressing the items, so I decided to contact Greg and Bridgette and ask for a status. I sent the following email.

Hello Greg & Bridgette!

    A week has passed, so I am checking in to see if I can get a status on the training and account set-up per my agreement with Greg last week as referenced in my email below.  Can I please get an update?  Is there anything you need from me?  If so, please let me know.  Thank you and have a great day!

Bill

     Well, it worked because on Wednesday I as copied on an email from Bridgette to have the account set up as well as the training.  As of this morning, the training sessions have been set-up and the account is in process.  So, going forward I will be assertive, but handle it in a tactful manner.  This was way I ca get things done and not ruffle too many feathers.

    So, I am ready to start as #1 of the 50 in the Multi Millionaire Challenge.   What a better fit for the Making of a Millionaire Project.  I am going to set-up a  meeting with Greg to layout the 2 year plan.

"Here's to your success!"

Bill

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

05-06-2014: I'm Back! Assertiveness is the key!!


Assertiveness!  That's what I have been missing.  The diminishing number of posts over the months, to the total lack over the last 2 months was all due to lack of assertiveness.

     I had a great call with Greg today.  Probably the most important one yet.  He asked how I have been doing in general.  Well, I told him, "to tell you the truth, I am frustrated.  We started this project about 5 months ago and I feel like you aren't on board and I feel like I am not even on your radar."  I hated to even say those words as I was afraid I might upset him and he may bid me farewell.

     Well, come to find out, he has been waiting for me to be assertive and take the reigns and control over the project and my life.  He said he is indeed busy, but I need to demand his time.  And if we agree to something on the call, I have to get with his PA Bridgette, or whoever I need to do get it addressed.  I have just been waiting around.

     I admit it.  I guess I am too nice a guy by nature.  I have been told by many a manager that I am "too nice" to my customers or my people.  Maybe I am nice to a fault.  But Greg told me you can be assertive and go after what you want and still be nice.  He said he lives under the phrase "I would rather beg for forgiveness than ask for permission"  Well, I have been spending my whole life waiting around and asking for permission to be successful.  That stops today!  Today I am going to start being more assertive and take control of my destiny, rather than waiting around on others.

     I am back folks and this project is on track and the future is very bright!

"Here's to your success"

Bill McManus