My black belt in martial arts allows me to kick ass in business too

Everybody was kung-fu fighting and I was one of them. I have a black belt in Shaolin Long Fist and I'm studying Wing Chun. But, whether you study traditional, modern, or MMA fighting, the arts can prepare you for the business arena. The following is four things I learned in a Gee that helps me in business today.

1. Salute your elders
Give appreciation to the people who helped paved the way. If I attempted to walk in the dojo and not salute, I had to drop where I was and do 10 diamond pushups. My instructor would make sure I had it harder that class. People are more likely to help you if they see you show respect.

2. Discipline
The only difference between a black belt and a white belt is the black belt kept going. The greats were once nobodies. No one cared who Bruce Lee was or Steve Jobs in the beginning of their journeys. They are people who worked on their craft day in and day out. You have to develop this same mentality to work on your craft to become the best in your industry.

3. Go hard or don't show up!
I hated soft contact, I don't think it's practical  in self protection or in business. The only way to improve your skills is to face real world situations. I don't believe in self-defense that's another way of saying losing slowly.  Go hard in the dojo and in your field, and see how drastically the skills you work on improve.

4. Be able to adapt
We train as if we don't know the other guy, so often my sparring partner will pull toy-weapons, and, we must adapt. The same can be said for business.  Deals go every way but the way you need. Cars break down on the way to an appointment, life happens when you make plans.  You must be like water. If you put water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle, put it in a cup, it becomes the cup. Water can flow or it can crash. If you want to dominate be water my friend...be water, and adapt to every situation fluidly.

Business lessons learned through video games

I love playing video games. I once considered them my anti-drug. That was until I closed my first real estate deal. That was a high like no other and I am truly addicted. There hasn't been a game invented that can keep me from my realty fix. But I still enjoy gaming and have gained valuable lessons about business and life through playing video games.

Lesson one… 

It takes timing: it didn't matter if I was looking for love, trying to get in front of the next client to close my deal, or trying to pull off a headshot in Call of Duty, timing is important. The more I rushed it,  the more likely I ended up being hurt, burned in a deal, or being killed in the game. ( It was a lucky shot he didn't even see me.)

Lesson two… 

You need a strategy. In almost all of the games I play there is a need for a plan of action. The same holds true in business.  The first thing you need to do is stop and think of the most effective and efficient way of achieving your goals. For me it is networking and building relationships with the correct people.

Lesson three… 

Build a dominant team: business and competitive gaming are team sports. And, weather your taking the flag and running back to home base or fighting for market share. You only want the people that's going to fight as hard as you if not harder. You want the guy / girl to come to the table with the insight and skill that will improve the team and ultimately win the game!

Lesson four… 

Be aggressive : In life, gaming, and business if you don't fight,  you will lose and that's no fun for anyone. Why even show up if you're not playing to win. You must go after what you want in your life. There's nothing like struggling level after level, and finally defeating the villain and saving the princess or making calls getting pass every "no" and objection they throw at you to finally get that "yes."
I have found that the same skills required to progress in the various games that I enjoy can be used to progress in the world at large. That's what makes this game called life so much fun. There is levels to this sh* t, so set a goal and go play.

Want to make more money learn the language

   

 

By definition language means: any one of the systems of verbal communication that are used and understood by a particular group of people.

This does not just pertain to Spanish, French, Japanese, and Arabic etc.... but career languages.

What do I mean by career languages? Just look at it like this, every profession has its on language Donald Trump said it best; the way to master any field is to learn its language. Take my friend, for example, he is a mechanic, and when he starts speaking exhaust pipes, the best fuel injector, rpm's, hemi or no hemi I'm lost. If he ever wants to further his advancement in that industry the best thing he can do is to further his knowledge in that language.

It's that simple. If you know the language, you know the industry.

Now take me, I am a real estate guy, and I am fluent in property lingo. I can talk square footage, why you want an A.R.M (adjustable rate mortgage) or not. I can discuss investment realty and all that contains (I cam go on and on, but I'll spare you… this time!) On my journey to becoming that real estate mogul that I'm destined to be, I have to increase my knowledge, my vocabulary of real estate and all things that pertain to my industry.

One of the best ways to increase your verbiage is to immerse yourself in the field of your choosing.

Align yourself with the people in your industry that are already established at what you do or want to do. If you want to move into a different field, and pick up a few books on the subject. While you are familiarizing yourself with the words, go to networking events and rub shoulders with the folk on the same path as you. Don't forget about Youtube University. Pull up videos pertaining your interest on YouTube because it is an excellent tool. You'll begin to pick up on terminology/language, because youtube is the techno Roseta Stone I speak a little Arabic because of the friends I have are from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. I picked it up to the point where I can hold a conversation,  so I try to do so  frequently. If you don't use it,  you lose it. Work the language of that dream job,  or new business venture as often as you can. Ever take Spanish or French in high school?  Do you remember a word beyond Hola or Bonjour?  Me neither.

Becoming well versed in the language of your aspirations,  will guarantee your fluency in the most universal language of all…
The language of MONEY.

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