
good morning believe nation today’s messages don’t repeat your mistakes over
messages don’t repeat your mistakes over
messages don’t repeat your mistakes over to you dick smith I made every mistake
to you dick smith I made every mistake
to you dick smith I made every mistake you could ever muster ever make but the
you could ever muster ever make but the
you could ever muster ever make but the interesting thing was that I never make
interesting thing was that I never make
interesting thing was that I never make the mistake twice I remember every
the mistake twice I remember every
the mistake twice I remember every mistake when I opened the first dick
mistake when I opened the first dick
mistake when I opened the first dick Smith’s shop after 10 minutes no
Smith’s shop after 10 minutes no
Smith’s shop after 10 minutes no customers came so I jumped into the car
customers came so I jumped into the car
customers came so I jumped into the car and drove along military road at mosman
and drove along military road at mosman
and drove along military road at mosman on the north side to try and drum up
on the north side to try and drum up
on the north side to try and drum up some business from the car trade
some business from the car trade
some business from the car trade business because I sold car radios and
business because I sold car radios and
business because I sold car radios and when I got back to my little premises I
when I got back to my little premises I
when I got back to my little premises I had one employee and he said dick I’ve
had one employee and he said dick I’ve
had one employee and he said dick I’ve just sold an l-3 lockdown car aerial and
just sold an l-3 lockdown car aerial and
just sold an l-3 lockdown car aerial and he’d sold it for five dollars and he
he’d sold it for five dollars and he
he’d sold it for five dollars and he said we’ve made a dollar fifty and I
said we’ve made a dollar fifty and I
said we’ve made a dollar fifty and I said no we’ve lost a dollar fifty
said no we’ve lost a dollar fifty
said no we’ve lost a dollar fifty because i hadn’t priced marked it that
because i hadn’t priced marked it that
because i hadn’t priced marked it that second i went out and i got little tags
second i went out and i got little tags
second i went out and i got little tags and i put a price mark on everything you
and i put a price mark on everything you
and i put a price mark on everything you could fit a price on and from that day
could fit a price on and from that day
could fit a price on and from that day on it was well known as dick smith
on it was well known as dick smith
on it was well known as dick smith electronics got 250 shops 50 million
electronics got 250 shops 50 million
electronics got 250 shops 50 million turnover that you would get the sack if
turnover that you would get the sack if
turnover that you would get the sack if you were near a product that didn’t have
you were near a product that didn’t have
you were near a product that didn’t have a price marker on it and I’m rather
a price marker on it and I’m rather
a price marker on it and I’m rather proud of that because that was an early
proud of that because that was an early
proud of that because that was an early mistake that could have cost me a dollar
mistake that could have cost me a dollar
mistake that could have cost me a dollar fifty it it’s all of these things that
fifty it it’s all of these things that
fifty it it’s all of these things that you learn from I really love this
you learn from I really love this
you learn from I really love this message but I want to take it a little
message but I want to take it a little
message but I want to take it a little bit deeper for you guys with two
bit deeper for you guys with two
bit deeper for you guys with two thoughts my first is that a lot of times
thoughts my first is that a lot of times
thoughts my first is that a lot of times you don’t know what the real mistake is
you don’t know what the real mistake is
you don’t know what the real mistake is if it’s an obvious mistake then that’s
if it’s an obvious mistake then that’s
if it’s an obvious mistake then that’s easy to fix to say well I’m never going
easy to fix to say well I’m never going
easy to fix to say well I’m never going to do that next time but sometimes you
to do that next time but sometimes you
to do that next time but sometimes you don’t really know what the right mistake
don’t really know what the right mistake
don’t really know what the right mistake is and how to take corrective action so
is and how to take corrective action so
is and how to take corrective action so as an example maybe you decide I’m going
as an example maybe you decide I’m going
as an example maybe you decide I’m going to grow my team and I’m going to hire
to grow my team and I’m going to hire
to grow my team and I’m going to hire somebody to help me out and then that
somebody to help me out and then that
somebody to help me out and then that person doesn’t work out well the mistake
person doesn’t work out well the mistake
person doesn’t work out well the mistake might be your hiring process sucked or
might be your hiring process sucked or
might be your hiring process sucked or you weren’t a great manager or you know
you weren’t a great manager or you know
you weren’t a great manager or you know the next time you need to do better
the next time you need to do better
the next time you need to do better screening or you need to do trial
screening or you need to do trial
screening or you need to do trial project first before you work with them
project first before you work with them
project first before you work with them again but you might internalize them and
again but you might internalize them and
again but you might internalize them and say I can’t work with anybody i’m going
say I can’t work with anybody i’m going
say I can’t work with anybody i’m going to be a lone wolf for the rest of my
to be a lone wolf for the rest of my
to be a lone wolf for the rest of my life right and that doesn’t help you
life right and that doesn’t help you
life right and that doesn’t help you accomplish the mission that you’re on
accomplish the mission that you’re on
accomplish the mission that you’re on doesn’t help you accomplish the dream
doesn’t help you accomplish the dream
doesn’t help you accomplish the dream business that you want to build and how
business that you want to build and how
business that you want to build and how the impact
the impact
the impact you want to have and so when you make a
you want to have and so when you make a
you want to have and so when you make a mistake it’s how do you know what the
mistake it’s how do you know what the
mistake it’s how do you know what the mistake is and then what the corrective
mistake is and then what the corrective
mistake is and then what the corrective action should be sometimes it’s really
action should be sometimes it’s really
action should be sometimes it’s really obvious other times it might need a
obvious other times it might need a
obvious other times it might need a little bit more thinking because there’s
little bit more thinking because there’s
little bit more thinking because there’s so many entrepreneurs who then do the
so many entrepreneurs who then do the
so many entrepreneurs who then do the wrong thing after making a mistake the
wrong thing after making a mistake the
wrong thing after making a mistake the second thing is then having an awareness
second thing is then having an awareness
second thing is then having an awareness two of the mistakes that you make
two of the mistakes that you make
two of the mistakes that you make subconsciously and I think because of
subconsciously and I think because of
subconsciously and I think because of limiting beliefs that that you’ve grown
limiting beliefs that that you’ve grown
limiting beliefs that that you’ve grown up with and that you tell yourself that
up with and that you tell yourself that
up with and that you tell yourself that hold you back in your business you’re
hold you back in your business you’re
hold you back in your business you’re making tons of mistakes every day and
making tons of mistakes every day and
making tons of mistakes every day and you don’t even realize it right if it’s
you don’t even realize it right if it’s
you don’t even realize it right if it’s something obvious and it’s something
something obvious and it’s something
something obvious and it’s something that you can fix but there’s a lot of
that you can fix but there’s a lot of
that you can fix but there’s a lot of mistakes you’re making without even
mistakes you’re making without even
mistakes you’re making without even knowing it because you have a broken
knowing it because you have a broken
knowing it because you have a broken mind set I remember one that I’ve talked
mind set I remember one that I’ve talked
mind set I remember one that I’ve talked about in channel when I was younger was
about in channel when I was younger was
about in channel when I was younger was I always felt like I was too young to be
I always felt like I was too young to be
I always felt like I was too young to be able to sell software the people who
able to sell software the people who
able to sell software the people who were three times my age and I phd’s and
were three times my age and I phd’s and
were three times my age and I phd’s and I’m not a scientist I’m trying to sell
I’m not a scientist I’m trying to sell
I’m not a scientist I’m trying to sell scientific software the mistake wasn’t
scientific software the mistake wasn’t
scientific software the mistake wasn’t in not calling it was not believing in
in not calling it was not believing in
in not calling it was not believing in myself enough right in thinking that I
myself enough right in thinking that I
myself enough right in thinking that I was too young and and I did just I never
was too young and and I did just I never
was too young and and I did just I never caught it until much later because it
caught it until much later because it
caught it until much later because it was just so subconscious that I kept
was just so subconscious that I kept
was just so subconscious that I kept making these mistakes over and over and
making these mistakes over and over and
making these mistakes over and over and over and over again I never caught it so
over and over again I never caught it so
over and over again I never caught it so I never improved and never got better
I never improved and never got better
I never improved and never got better and it took a while before I did
and it took a while before I did
and it took a while before I did eventually pick up on it and so it’s
eventually pick up on it and so it’s
eventually pick up on it and so it’s having the awareness that you’re making
having the awareness that you’re making
having the awareness that you’re making the mistake as well and that can be
the mistake as well and that can be
the mistake as well and that can be where one having people around you to
where one having people around you to
where one having people around you to help point out mistakes can help for me
help point out mistakes can help for me
help point out mistakes can help for me when I find super helpful is modeling
when I find super helpful is modeling
when I find super helpful is modeling success and looking up to big
success and looking up to big
success and looking up to big entrepreneurs and musicians and actors
entrepreneurs and musicians and actors
entrepreneurs and musicians and actors and innovators in politicians who’ve
and innovators in politicians who’ve
and innovators in politicians who’ve done their part to change the world and
done their part to change the world and
done their part to change the world and seeing how they act and looking at that
seeing how they act and looking at that
seeing how they act and looking at that to think of well how can I learn from
to think of well how can I learn from
to think of well how can I learn from them and what am i doing that is not
them and what am i doing that is not
them and what am i doing that is not quite at that level yet and every time I
quite at that level yet and every time I
quite at that level yet and every time I do that I find some kind of limited
do that I find some kind of limited
do that I find some kind of limited belief that i have that as soon as you
belief that i have that as soon as you
belief that i have that as soon as you get awareness of it that’s the first
get awareness of it that’s the first
get awareness of it that’s the first step to solving the problem and so yes
step to solving the problem and so yes
step to solving the problem and so yes you never want to try to make the same
you never want to try to make the same
you never want to try to make the same mistake twice but just make sure you
mistake twice but just make sure you
mistake twice but just make sure you take the right action after making that
take the right action after making that
take the right action after making that mistake
mistake
mistake and then try to tap into your
and then try to tap into your
and then try to tap into your subconscious to figure out the mindsets
subconscious to figure out the mindsets
subconscious to figure out the mindsets and limiting beliefs that are holding
and limiting beliefs that are holding
and limiting beliefs that are holding you in place so that you can make
you in place so that you can make
you in place so that you can make corrective action and build the business
corrective action and build the business
corrective action and build the business of your dreams so the question today
of your dreams so the question today
of your dreams so the question today today is I want to know what mistakes
today is I want to know what mistakes
today is I want to know what mistakes you are making on an ongoing basis leave
you are making on an ongoing basis leave
you are making on an ongoing basis leave it in the comments below I’m going to
it in the comments below I’m going to
it in the comments below I’m going to join the discussion thank you so much
join the discussion thank you so much
join the discussion thank you so much for watching have an amazing day
for watching have an amazing day
for watching have an amazing day continue to believe and I’ll see you
continue to believe and I’ll see you
continue to believe and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot
again tomorrow morning for another shot
again tomorrow morning for another shot of espresso
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