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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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..WELCOME to BizSuccess Breakthroughs
..THIS ISSUE'S MESSAGE - "Finding Gems In The
Dirt"
..SPOTLIGHTS - Products and Services for you and your
enterprise
..QUOTES - To Get You Thinking
..THE FUNNIES - On the Lighter Side of Business
..MORE RESOURCES AT BizSuccess.com
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WELCOME
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Hello. Gary Lockwood here again with more breakthrough ideas
and information on how to:
Grow your business - Make more money - Have more fun.
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Now, on to today's article.
Most people DON'T see the things that are right underfoot.
Especially the opportunities that lie scattered all around us.
Our guest author today, Charles Burke, tells us that there are
a million opportunities -- little gems just waiting for somebody to
pick them up, brush them off and profit from them. In his article,
Charles suggests how to spot the gems that others don't see.
Read more about Charles at the end of his article.
My hope is that you use the ideas and information in these
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THIS ISSUE'S MESSAGE
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Finding Gems In The Dirt
by Charles Burke
On my morning walk last week, I looked down and saw a
diamond earring lying on the sidewalk.
Yes, a real diamond, approximately a fifth of a carat, and
excellent quality.
It was lying right out in plain sight, perfectly visible and
sparkling in the sunlight.
But nobody else saw it -- most people DON'T see the things
that are right underfoot. Especially the opportunities that
lie scattered all around us.
A few months ago, just as my wife and I exited the train
station near our house, I found a wallet. Filled with money,
but no identification. We turned it in at the train station,
hoping its owner would reclaim it.
Six months went by, however, and the other day they called
to say that the wallet and money (about $350.00) was ours.
But finding wallets or diamonds is not the only way to gain
unexpected riches.
There are a million opportunities -- little gems just
waiting for somebody to pick them up, brush them off and
profit from them.
These days, thousands of people are being downsized, laid
off or otherwise tossed out on the street. No job. No
prospects. No hopes.
What can they do?
Let's talk about SMALL opportunities... things the average,
non-rich person without huge assets, and maybe without a
job or savings, can turn into a profit.
Mike, a friend of mine first came to Japan in 1965 with just
enough money saved to study Judo for a few months. His dream
was to become better at a sport he loved.
The mid-sixties was a time of fabulous growth in Japan.
Companies were turning out massive quantities of goods for
export to the Western countries. And all those products
needed brochures and manuals in English, the near-universal
language of business.
Mike may have been studying Judo, but he had a sensitive
nose for opportunity. He visited several translation
agencies and asked if they needed somebody to smooth out the
English in their translations.
They did, and a new career was born. Mike went on to live
many years in Japan, working first as a rewriter and
advertising copywriter (neither of which he'd had training
in), then eventually as a very successful translator.
Many years ago, I was out of work in a new city. I was not
quite broke, though it was close, so I decided I'd start up
a small part-time business while I looked around for
something more substantial.
I decided on house painting. It's easy to get into because
few people want to do their own, and some of the
professionals in the business are not very professional.
Art is not my strongest talent, but I spent about three
hours drawing and re-drawing a simple, perky little painter
character. It took me that long to get it looking good
enough to use. Then I had an instant printer run me off a
batch of business cards featuring that character as my logo.
Charles Burke
The Careful Painter
Note that catch phrase. A lot of people worry that when they
hire a stranger, he'll come in, sling paint around, and make
a mess. Whatever business you decide on, try to identify a
fear that you can soothe, making you a hero to your
potential customers.
Next, I had the printer do up some more business cards, but
these were on regular copy paper. He made them into pads of
50 each. I glued each pad of these "cards" onto a 3 by 5
inch index card and wrote "Take One" at the top. Dead simple
concept.
About half of the grocery stores in the area had bulletin
boards so that's where I thumbtacked my little ads. I
figured it'd take months to get semi-busy.
I was wrong.
The phone started ringing within two days, and after one
month, I was working seven days a week and had a month and a
half of work backed up.
Two years later, when I moved on, I sold the painting
business to a friend for a nice little profit.
Moral of that story? If you don't mind doing what others
don't want to do or can't do, you've got a real opportunity
on your hands.
Oh, I forgot to mention, I had never painted a house nor
hung wallpaper before in my life. I just went to the library
and checked out how-to books. For other info, I asked advice
at the paint stores where I bought supplies. They were happy
to help me.
Another time, I was in a small city of about 150,000. This
was well before the age of computers.
I looked around and saw that there were only two or three
fairly large typewriter repair shops, and they were
expensive, so I went to the library and looked up a supplier
of typewriter parts and tools.
The next day, I put a small classified ad in the newspaper,
offering to repair typewriters.
Your
Typewriter Repaired Fast
Satisfaction absolutely
guaranteed
If it doesn't work right, you don't
pay
That supplier gladly sold me parts in lots of one and two,
and resurfaced the rubber plattens when they required it.
Again, I had never repaired a typewriter, but I managed to
fix every machine, manual or electric, that came my way. My
price was good, and I delivered fast.
Although I wasn't flooded with work, it paid the rent, put
groceries on the table and left me with considerable free
time to read and goof off.
Today, the opportunity won't be in typewriters. Think
computers, web design, ad writing. If you have strong
English skills, you can even do rewriting, like I've done
for 16 years here in Japan.
But you don't have to go to Japan to find customers.
Consider how many non-native English speakers need help with
the English on their websites. Visitors judge them by the
quality of their English, and if they are not a native
speaker, they will be judged harshly. It's not fair, but
they will be judged.
You could help them present a more professional face.
That's just one possibility. There are literally millions of
small (and not-so-small) opportunities out there. With some
clever promoting, you could end up making a six-figure
income without even having a product.
I've found that if you'll just try, you can do nearly
anything. There are always small gems, little opportunities,
lying around just waiting for somebody to come along and
pick them up.
But they're often lying in the dirt. If a little dirt's no
problem, you can always make a decent living.
By the way, that wallet I found? It also contained 20
lottery tickets. When I checked them, there were no big
winners, only two very small ones - but they did provide me
200 yen (about $1.50 or so).
Who says you have to win big to be a winner?
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Charles Burke is the author of "Command More Luck," a book
offering powerful suggestions for getting more cooperation
from life, luck, and your own mind, especially in uncertain
times. Whether you call it synchronicity, serendipity, or
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QUOTES To Get You Thinking
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Failure is the tuition you pay for success.
Walter Brunell
The best way to help poor people is to not be one of them.
Bob Harrington, minister
"Chaplain of Bourbon Street"
If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
Dolly Parton
The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter succeeds
without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle.
The most successful manager leads without dictating. This is
intelligent nonaggressiveness. This is called the mastery of men.
Lao-Tse
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying,
"Make me feel important." Never forget this message when
working with people.
Mary Kay Ash
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THE FUNNIES
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Weight Loss
Two Yuppettes were shopping. When they started to discuss their
home lives, one said, "Seems like all Alfred and I do anymore is
fight. I've been so upset, I've lost 20 pounds."
"Why don't you just leave him then?" asked her friend.
"Oh! Not yet." the first replied, "I'd like to lose at
least another
fifteen pounds first."
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Police in Oakland, California, spent two hours attempting to subdue
a gunman who had barricaded himself inside his home. After firing
ten tear gas canisters, officers discovered that the man was standing
beside them, shouting "Please come out and give yourself up"
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Dinner Party
A couple trying to break into society hosted a dinner party. As
The guests were enjoying their dinner salad, the maid called the
Hostess from the table. The maid informed her that the cat had
climbed on the kitchen table and eaten a large portion of the
salmon's mid-section. The hostess decided to fill the eaten
portion with some canned salmon and other camouflage. As the
guests were enjoying the fish, the maid called the hostess into
the kitchen and announced while wringing her hands, "Madam,
the cat is dead." The hostess and her husband informed the
guests and suggested it might be best if everyone went to the
hospital and had their stomachs pumped. Returning home, the
couple asked the maid where she had put the cat. "It is still
out
on the road where the car ran over it."
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