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The Naked Millionaire - The Ultimate Fast Track Guide to Wealth, Freedom and Fulfillment 1. Edition
Author(s): David Taylor (Author)
- Publisher: Capstone
- Publication Date: 12 May 2010
- Edition: 1.
- Language: English
- Print length: 312 pages
- ISBN-10: 1907312439
- ISBN-13: 9781907312434
Book Description
This is your book, not mine. If you do the things in this book you will become a millionaire - it's that simple.
So what do you want to do? Be an authentic millionaire? Design a global brand? Start and grow your business? Avoid pitfalls? See what others don't? Become a professional speaker? Write a bestseller? Your book, your choice.
This is a work of fact - if, and only if, you do something with it. Otherwise, it's a work of fiction.
Editorial Reviews
Review
"... several inspirational, self-help motivational tips." (Director, July 2010)
"This book shows you exactly how to make money, lots of it, while being happy by simply being yourself." (Nakedleader.com, November 2010)
From the Inside Flap
This is a book about becoming a millionaire. Not through investment, although you may invest the money that you make.
Not through savings, although you will be able to have some of those.
And not through betting on the 4.10 at your local race track.
This is a 'how to' book like no other, with seven possible paths, all leading to the same outcome.
If you do the things in this book you will become a millionaire - it's that simple.
So what do you want to do? Be an authentic millionaire? Design a global brand? Start and grow your business? Avoid pitfalls? See what others don't? Become a professional speaker? Write a bestseller?
Your book, your choice.
This is a work of fact - if, and only if, you do something with it.
Otherwise, it is a work of fiction.
"This book tells you how it is with heart, humour and honesty. David shares his insights about what it really takes to get where you want." - Lord Tim Bell
"...David is an outstanding motivator, tackling the big issues of life and business in a practical,honest and inspirational way..." --Darren Blackhurst, Chief Merchandising Officer, Asda Stores Ltd
"With David Taylor's support, we're helping many more your people to turn their lives around." - Martina Milburn, CEO, The Prince's Trust
"David, is a healthy stimulant. He makes you think differently about the big things in business and in Life, making you more effective in all that you do." -Chris Satterthwaite, CEO of Chime Communications
"David Taylor is like a laser, cutting straight through the clutter to get to the neart of what you really need to know and do." - Dr Alex Linley, Founding Director, CAPP, and author , The Strengths Book
From the Back Cover
This book shows you exactly how to make money, lots of it, while being happy by simply being yourself. Now get up and start punching back...
About the Author
On television, David has transformed teams in Working Wonders (ITV), removed phobias in The Salon (Channel 4) and most recently turned around a small company in decline in The Naked Office, Virgin 1's Royal Society Award nominated hit TV show.
By combining the best thinking in leading, psychology and business achievement with 25 years of experience, David enables individuals, teams and organisations to take their success to new levels.
David is the Honorary Professor of Leadership at Warwick University Business School, the Business Ambassador for The Prince's Trust and a Director of Woking Football Club.
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The Naked Millionaire
The Ultimate Fast Track Guide to Wealth, Freedom and FulfillmentBy David Taylor
John Wiley & Sons
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
All right reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-907312-43-4
Chapter One
HOW TO SIMPLY BE YOURSELF (IT'S ALL YOU NEED TO BE)
'In the 21st Century, the real leaders will be the people with a unique personality, skill or product. And uniqueness never drops out of committees; it arises from deep within a person, from your essential self.' Martha Beck - Finding your own North Star
Summary
Be clear on what you want to achieve, take ownership for everything that you do and say, and also for the talents that you already have, especially those you were born with. Make a true decision on what you are going to do, and then do it. As you do, help others, always over-deliver to customers and be persistently persistent. Then, and only then, will you find that perfect balance between happiness, wealth creation, and making a difference to yourself, others and the world.
The Naked Leader is you, not me, and the message is blindingly obvious.
It is entirely built on common sense, the stuff you already know, deep down. And, deep down, you already know that your future is your choice, and no-one else's: as an individual, as a team or as an organization.
If you believe that, you are making a choice. If you do not believe that, you are also making a choice. After all, there are people out there in exactly the same, or worse, circumstances than you, who have gone on to achieve what you want to achieve, and more.
The single difference between people who achieve success and those who don't is action.
What you actually do - how you act, and react - is everything. It doesn't matter what you know, it doesn't really matter what you say; your results always come down to one thing and one thing alone: what you do. What you, your people and your organization actually do, each and every day. Everything else is just noise.
If you want success (by your own definition) in any area of your life, know what you want to achieve. Know your desired outcome, take ownership, make a true decision, and then do something. And ask yourself the ultimate question of success:
Does what I am doing take me/us closer to achieving my/our desired outcome, or not?
If it does, do more of the same; if it does not, do something else - and keep going until you achieve what you want, or choose to give up.
And, to remove any fear, simply remember that one day you will close your eyes and you will die. So, get with the programme. Live life to the full, while you can, or don't - your choice.
WHY NAKED?
On the day you were born, naked, you had everything you needed, to be anything you want. On the day that you die, naked, you will look back on whether you achieved everything that you could have. If all of this comes down to one thing, it is about fulfilling the promise of your first few seconds, while ensuring no regrets in your last ...
Your truth, integrity and authenticity come from deep within, and your success will come from removing false, limiting beliefs that separate you from the essence of who you truly are, and always have been. It is this separation, from what you feel now to who you truly are, that is the root cause of many anxieties, worries and fears. When you accept that, then you start to move towards your major premise - your underlying belief system. Just reading this, and believing whatever you believe, is sometimes enough to bring you an inner peace and joy that reconnects you with your inner power.
Sustained success does not happen by accident or by chance. It happens as a result of a specific process, an exact formula.
THE FORMULA FOR GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Tell everyone you know, destroy the mystery and hype surrounding business success, and personal leadership, forever.
1 Know where you want to go/be - the what - (dreams and outcomes). Have massive dreams or, at the very least, set a standard for yourself that is higher than anyone else can ever reasonably expect of you. Focus on what you want - not what you don't want.
2 Know where you are now - the you - (ownership and honesty). Take ownership of everything that you say and do. Never say anything behind your close colleagues' backs that you would not say to their faces. Always raise issues when they need to be raised.
3 Know what you have to do, to get to where you want to be - the moment - (choices and true decisions). From the moment you are born, until the moment that you die, you will only ever do something to the best of your ability for one reason and one reason alone, and that is because you want to - because you choose to. When you make a decision, make it 'true' - i.e. you will actually carry it through. It only takes a single heartbeat to make such a decision.
4 Do it! - the first action - the how - (action and persistence). Take one action. Then ask yourself: Does this action, this behaviour, this thought, take me closer to where I want to go, or closer to who I want to be? In other words, does it serve or help me, our team, or our organization, or does it not?
If 'Yes', do more of the same ...
If 'No', then do something else, and if that doesn't 'work' then ...
Please put the next page on a wall where you can see it every day.
Do something else ...
And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else.
And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else. And if that doesn't work, then do something else.
Or give up.
If you ever feel like giving up, remember that you will never know whether, if you had just kept going for a bit longer, then you might have moved forward. Many entrepreneurs believe that it is at the moment of your biggest despair that you come closest to the moment of your biggest breakthrough. If you give up, you will never know, but you will always wonder ...
Your reaction
Your reaction to what you have just read will have everything to do with whether or not you are going to complete your adventure, and become a Naked Millionaire.
You may find this message - be the very best that you already are - an inspiring one. Great. Thank you for being inspired. However, please know this: I really don't care.
Inspiration is simply not a strategy. It's what you do with that inspiration that really matters.
I don't want to know how you feel about what I write, or say - I want to know what you personally are going to do.
Or, when you hear this message - be the very best...
