MOTIVATION MONDAY: Dave Kekich (8-14)

I am on to week two of working my way through Kekich's 100 Credos.

The first week went well. I printed the first seven out and carried them with me each day. I worked to keep out of my comfort zone, was more aware of how I was spending my time and making commitments to others that I would struggle to keep. I think point for me is something I have done too much of in the past but perhaps not in the smartest way. I need to put some more thought into this one. Ha ha! I always try to show gratitude, but not so much monetarily - I don't have much of that to give right now. Point 6 (produce for wealth creation and accumulation) definitely needs work. A whole lot of work and I need a lot longer than a day to get it sorted. I think I am really lucky with respect to point 7. My friends, colleagues and other people I interact with on a regular basis are pretty positive, hardworking and definitely honest!

Kekich's Credos
©2000 Piranha Marketing & Dave Kekich: 8 to 15

8. Learn from the giants.



9. A little caution avoids great regrets. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Keep fully insured physically and materially and keep hedged emotionally. Insurance is not for sale when you need it.



10. Learn the other side's needs, offer as little information as possible, never underestimate your opposition, and never show weakness when negotiating.



11. Never enter into nor invest in a business without a solid, well-researched and well thought-out written plan. Execute the plan with passion and precision. Plan and manage your life the same way.



12. Success comes quickly to those whom develop great powers of intense sustained concentration. The first rule is to get involved by asking focused questions.



13. Protect your downside. The upside will take care of itself. Cut your losses short - and let your profits run. This takes tremendous discipline.



14.The primary purpose of business is to create and keep customers. Marketing and innovation produce results. All other business functions are costs. Prospecting and increasing the average value and frequency of sales are the bedrock of marketing and business.

MOTIVATION MONDAY: Dave Kekich

For the next few weeks I am going to focus on Dave Kekich and his 100 time-tested tips, secrets, and strategies to becoming wealthy beyond your wildest dreams both personally and financially, known as Kekich's Credos.

Each week I am going to post seven of Kekich's Credos, one for each day of the week, and each day I am going to apply them to my own life and give you a summary of how I went the following Monday. You are welcome to do this with me and let me know how you are going by posting comments at the bottom on each post.

Some background on David Kekich

Twenty years ago, Dave was a health and fitness buff. He worked out, did long-distance running and ate a low-fat diet. While working out one day, he felt a stab of excruciating pain and was rushed to the hospital. By the next day he was paralyzed from the chest down, the result of a hematoma in his spinal canal and has been confined to a wheelchair ever since. After a long stint in a rehab center, Dave embarked on a 15 month overseas odyssey to find a cure for his paralysis.

He returned home out of shape, emaciated, with dysentery, and morbidly depressed. A routine survey, sent to him by a newsletter that he subscribed to at the time, helped him renew his commitment to fitness, and life. Instead of falling into a deep depression over the news, Dave decided to accept the cards he was dealt, and make the most of his unfortunate circumstances.

He became an extremely successful venture capitalist, has hundreds of friends and admirers from all over the world, and has published the "Kekich Credo".

Kekich's Credos
©2000 Piranha Marketing & Dave Kekich: 1 to 7

1. Strive to increase order and discipline in your life. Discipline usually means doing the opposite of what you feel like doing. People will do almost anything to stay in their comfort zones. If you want to accomplish
 anything, get out of your comfort zone by replacing your bad habits, one-by-one, over time, with good habits. Focusing on habits is the easy road to discipline.



2. Cherish time, your most valuable resource. You can never make up the time you lose. It's the most important value for any productive happy individual and is the only limitation to all accomplishment. To waste time is to waste your life. Use your time effectively.



3. Think carefully before making any offers, commitments or promises, no matter how seemingly trivial. These are all contracts and must be honored. These also include self-resolutions.



4. Real regrets only come from not doing your best. All else is out of your control. You're measured by results only. Trade excuses for results, and expect half-hearted results from half-hearted efforts. Do more than is expected of you. Be willing to pay the price. Life's easy when you live it the hard way...and hard if you try to live it the easy way.



5. Always show gratitude when earned, monetarily when possible.



6. Produce for wealth creation and accumulation. Invest profits for wealth preservation and growth. Produce more than you consume, and save a minimum of 20% of all earnings. Pay yourself first.



7. Cut all ties with dishonest, negative or lazy people, and associate with people who share your values.

NEW!!! MOTIVATION MONDAY

If ever you are in the need for some extra motivation and inspiration, from now on all you will need to do is visit my blog and check out my MOTIVATION MONDAY posts!

I am always on the lookout for inspirational people, information and techniques to help keep my motivation and enthusiasm towards achieving my goals alive. Each Monday, where time permits, I am going to post information on material I come across in this area that I consider to be particularly valuable.