1. Maintain impeccable character - make your character one that others know and trust.

2. Develop your skills to excellence. In everything you do, make sure you are a person of excellence.

3. Help others in all that you do. Make sure that you are a win-win person who does things so that everybody can enjoy the fruits of the victory.

4. Be successful at what you do. Success is the ultimate influencer. If you are successful, others will want to learn how - and they'll listen to you!

The numbers are staggering. Though different studies may disagree on exact amounts, there is a unanimous consensus that the self-improvement industry and personal development business has leaped out of the starting gate and is picking up speed at an incredible rate! Many people are looking for more. Whether that be more time in their lives, more freedom, or just the ability to do and enjoy the things that they really love to do. For me, I love to travel and surf. People aren't as satisfied with the status quo anymore.

Who would of thought adopting a bit of humanity and flexibility in our business could help motivate others? I guess we underestimate our ambitions, which comes from our desire for self-improvement, and overestimate monetary rewards. If you truly think about it, it's weird because we tend to believe we should be unhappy now to be happy later. Does life really begin at age 65 upon retirement? Definitely not. What is obvious and what this video teaches us is, if we are happier now, we will be even happier in the future.

There are four personality types or social styles – Sales, Scholastic, Technical, and Advocate. All four have their own unique approach to business, their own language, and thought processes, etc. As a consequence, the very best sales professionals have become adept at recognizing which personality they are dealing with and adapt their approach and communication style accordingly. The audience breakdown is as follows: Sales (35%), Scholastic (18%), Technical (25%), and Advocate (20%). All types listed above really mean nothing if you’re NOT a great listener!

After a close friend told me about "The 4-Hour Work Week" by Timothy Ferriss, I had to pick it up and see what the hype was all about. The book completely opened my mind up to a new way of thinking about life and work. The 4-Hour Workweek is about lifestyle design. As far as I am concerned, the author Tim Ferriss is the ultimate master of escaping 9-5, and living a mobile lifestyle. Here are the four main components of this book:

1. Definition – Define what it is that you truly want, stop following the majority, and join the new rich;