welcome to the famous Friday I believe that whatever goal you have whatever
that whatever goal you have whatever
that whatever goal you have whatever challenges in front of you somebody has
challenges in front of you somebody has
challenges in front of you somebody has already solved that you don’t have to
already solved that you don’t have to
already solved that you don’t have to come up with every new idea yourself and
come up with every new idea yourself and
come up with every new idea yourself and the fastest way to achieve that goal is
the fastest way to achieve that goal is
the fastest way to achieve that goal is to find someone who’s done it modeled
to find someone who’s done it modeled
to find someone who’s done it modeled success and apply to your business so
success and apply to your business so
success and apply to your business so today’s lesson is take control and is by
today’s lesson is take control and is by
today’s lesson is take control and is by the billionaire entrepreneur Ross Perot
the billionaire entrepreneur Ross Perot
the billionaire entrepreneur Ross Perot now growing up Ross Perot seem to have a
now growing up Ross Perot seem to have a
now growing up Ross Perot seem to have a natural knack for selling he started off
natural knack for selling he started off
natural knack for selling he started off in his life selling Christmas cards and
in his life selling Christmas cards and
in his life selling Christmas cards and magazines in garden seeds door-to-door
magazines in garden seeds door-to-door
magazines in garden seeds door-to-door as a way to make some extra money for
as a way to make some extra money for
as a way to make some extra money for himself when he was 12 years old he
himself when he was 12 years old he
himself when he was 12 years old he wanted to be a paperboy he wanted to be
wanted to be a paperboy he wanted to be
wanted to be a paperboy he wanted to be a newspaper delivery guy and there was
a newspaper delivery guy and there was
a newspaper delivery guy and there was no root for his area because he lived in
no root for his area because he lived in
no root for his area because he lived in Texarkana Texas which was super
Texarkana Texas which was super
Texarkana Texas which was super dangerous at the time and so dangerous
dangerous at the time and so dangerous
dangerous at the time and so dangerous at the newspaper didn’t have a root
at the newspaper didn’t have a root
at the newspaper didn’t have a root there so you went to go talk to the
there so you went to go talk to the
there so you went to go talk to the owner he’s 12 years old he goes talks
owner he’s 12 years old he goes talks
owner he’s 12 years old he goes talks the owner and he said I’d like to open
the owner and he said I’d like to open
the owner and he said I’d like to open up our route in Texarkana Texas for you
up our route in Texarkana Texas for you
up our route in Texarkana Texas for you and he negotiated a higher than normal
and he negotiated a higher than normal
and he negotiated a higher than normal Commission because it was so dangerous
Commission because it was so dangerous
Commission because it was so dangerous in that area and the the the owners like
in that area and the the the owners like
in that area and the the the owners like now this kid is never going to make it
now this kid is never going to make it
now this kid is never going to make it Perot decided to go and do it he got a
Perot decided to go and do it he got a
Perot decided to go and do it he got a horse so he can deliver the newspapers
horse so he can deliver the newspapers
horse so he can deliver the newspapers by horseback so he could avoid any
by horseback so he could avoid any
by horseback so he could avoid any would-be muggers who wanted to steal
would-be muggers who wanted to steal
would-be muggers who wanted to steal whatever money they had from him that’s
whatever money they had from him that’s
whatever money they had from him that’s that’s taking control later in life Ross
that’s taking control later in life Ross
that’s taking control later in life Ross Perot he gets a job at IBM big blue he’s
Perot he gets a job at IBM big blue he’s
Perot he gets a job at IBM big blue he’s working as a salesman he’s hit in all
working as a salesman he’s hit in all
working as a salesman he’s hit in all his sales quotas he’s a superstar
his sales quotas he’s a superstar
his sales quotas he’s a superstar salesman top of his class and in all the
salesman top of his class and in all the
salesman top of his class and in all the sales people that IBM one year he met
sales people that IBM one year he met
sales people that IBM one year he met his annual sales target by January
his annual sales target by January
his annual sales target by January nineteenth so he’s on the rise and he
nineteenth so he’s on the rise and he
nineteenth so he’s on the rise and he goes and he talks to his bosses at IBM
goes and he talks to his bosses at IBM
goes and he talks to his bosses at IBM its IBM was a great hardware company we
its IBM was a great hardware company we
its IBM was a great hardware company we make great computers we should get into
make great computers we should get into
make great computers we should get into the software business too there’s great
the software business too there’s great
the software business too there’s great opportunities to sell software and his
opportunities to sell software and his
opportunities to sell software and his boss is looking him say now we’re not
boss is looking him say now we’re not
boss is looking him say now we’re not interested we’re not going to do that
interested we’re not going to do that
interested we’re not going to do that and so Ross Perot leaves dejected right
and so Ross Perot leaves dejected right
and so Ross Perot leaves dejected right he feels like his ideas have been
he feels like his ideas have been
he feels like his ideas have been stomped on they’re not listening to him
stomped on they’re not listening to him
stomped on they’re not listening to him and and he’s sad the Preston you know
and and he’s sad the Preston you know
and and he’s sad the Preston you know the feeling when you’ve told your boss
the feeling when you’ve told your boss
the feeling when you’ve told your boss about an idea and he or she stomped all
about an idea and he or she stomped all
about an idea and he or she stomped all over it and said it’s not we’re not
over it and said it’s not we’re not
over it and said it’s not we’re not gonna go this way so one day he’s
gonna go this way so one day he’s
gonna go this way so one day he’s sitting getting his hair cut he’s
sitting getting his hair cut he’s
sitting getting his hair cut he’s feeling a little sad and he picks up
feeling a little sad and he picks up
feeling a little sad and he picks up readers
readers
readers and he opens it up and he sees a quote
and he opens it up and he sees a quote
and he opens it up and he sees a quote from Henry Thoreau’s Walden that said
from Henry Thoreau’s Walden that said
from Henry Thoreau’s Walden that said the mass of men lead lives of quiet
the mass of men lead lives of quiet
the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation that quote meant something
desperation that quote meant something
desperation that quote meant something to him it struck him right in the heart
to him it struck him right in the heart
to him it struck him right in the heart because he didn’t want to be like most
because he didn’t want to be like most
because he didn’t want to be like most men he didn’t want to give up control of
men he didn’t want to give up control of
men he didn’t want to give up control of his destiny he didn’t want to be given
his destiny he didn’t want to be given
his destiny he didn’t want to be given ideas to his bosses to have them say no
ideas to his bosses to have them say no
ideas to his bosses to have them say no and say we’re going to put you in this
and say we’re going to put you in this
and say we’re going to put you in this box rosboroughs is all you’re allowed to
box rosboroughs is all you’re allowed to
box rosboroughs is all you’re allowed to do so we decided that day he left his
do so we decided that day he left his
do so we decided that day he left his job he borrowed a thousand dollars from
job he borrowed a thousand dollars from
job he borrowed a thousand dollars from his wife and he started his own software
his wife and he started his own software
his wife and he started his own software company it was called EDS and he used
company it was called EDS and he used
company it was called EDS and he used his sales skills to go out and start
his sales skills to go out and start
his sales skills to go out and start getting clients and within a couple
getting clients and within a couple
getting clients and within a couple years he had a million dollars in sales
years he had a million dollars in sales
years he had a million dollars in sales and then a couple years later continued
and then a couple years later continued
and then a couple years later continued beyond he became a billionaire and it
beyond he became a billionaire and it
beyond he became a billionaire and it became a well-known entrepreneur because
became a well-known entrepreneur because
became a well-known entrepreneur because he took control of his life how many
he took control of his life how many
he took control of his life how many times have you been faced in a situation
times have you been faced in a situation
times have you been faced in a situation where you have this great idea and you
where you have this great idea and you
where you have this great idea and you pitch somebody and they say no and that
pitch somebody and they say no and that
pitch somebody and they say no and that holds you back imagine if he stayed at
holds you back imagine if he stayed at
holds you back imagine if he stayed at IBM he would have had a career a
IBM he would have had a career a
IBM he would have had a career a lifetime that would have paid him well
lifetime that would have paid him well
lifetime that would have paid him well as a sales guy but a PeopleSoft banas
as a sales guy but a PeopleSoft banas
as a sales guy but a PeopleSoft banas ideas put him in a box and saying this
ideas put him in a box and saying this
ideas put him in a box and saying this is all you’re allowed to do you can’t do
is all you’re allowed to do you can’t do
is all you’re allowed to do you can’t do anymore he could have been a top
anymore he could have been a top
anymore he could have been a top salesman and instead he chose to take
salesman and instead he chose to take
salesman and instead he chose to take control of his destiny become an
control of his destiny become an
control of his destiny become an entrepreneur and become a billionaire so
entrepreneur and become a billionaire so
entrepreneur and become a billionaire so if you’ve got a great idea if you’re
if you’ve got a great idea if you’re
if you’ve got a great idea if you’re tired of people telling you what to do
tired of people telling you what to do
tired of people telling you what to do if you’re tired of being put in a box
if you’re tired of being put in a box
if you’re tired of being put in a box take control just like Ross Perot did
take control just like Ross Perot did
take control just like Ross Perot did and it might make you a billionaire to
and it might make you a billionaire to
and it might make you a billionaire to believe those are watching like the
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