I really enjoyed the below blog by Jim Connolly:  Revealed - the fast track to wealth.   At first I thought it was just going to be another of those endless spammy "be a millionaire overnight" type of blogs.  However, on reading, I really admired the way the author tackled this subject from a different and fresh perspective.  It was refreshing!

Jim wrote:

It's a fact: We live in an age where people are seeking instant gratification.  More than this, many people want results immediately - without having to do anything.

Ever wondered why there are so many of those spammy looking sites, selling ebooks / programs that promise to make you RICH in 30 days?

Those sites exist because there are a significant number of people who REALLY want to believe it's possible.  They see the promise of instant wealth and think;

"It's only a $29 ebook - why not?"

They then download the ebook and realise they've just wasted $29 and are no closer to that silver bullet for success they dream about. 

It was a scam, like all the others.

By the way, I'll give my secret to getting on the fast track to riches in a moment - And for free!

Get rich slow

I know lots of successful businesspeople, many of whom are self-made millionaires.  Guess how many got rich quick?

None!  By the way, that's NOT a coincidence.

The simple truth is that lasting success comes as the result of an ongoing commitment to intelligent activity.

My last speaking gig (almost 5 years ago) earned me over £12,000 for around 4 hours work.  On my drive home, I had a sudden realisation.

I realised that I had just been paid £3000 an hour!

Then it hit me!

I was wrong.  What REALLY happened, was that I had been paid £12,000 for giving people the benefit of years worth of my experiences.  I had been paid so handsomely, because of my reputation as a marketer - built on the back of years worth of bloody hard work.

I had not earned that £12,000 on the day - But on all those days before the event; as I burnt the midnight oil, perfecting the effective marketing strategies and ideas that I had become known for.

My secret to getting wealthy as quickly as possible?

The fastest way to achieve the best possible results, is not to waste a second of your time thinking about short-cuts to instant wealth.

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I really love that final line and wish I had thought of it!

What I took away from this blog is that knowledge is wealth and that it takes a while to accumulate and gain credibility for what you know. No one can ever take that away from you either.

Interestingly, that particular exercise was done to see how many people who receive Jim's blog feed have 'filters' on their e-mail. Apparently there was a significant 'drop off' in the number of people clicking through to that blog.

Proof of the exercise was that such messaging is increasingly beginning to turn people OFF rather than ON - especially the people you REALLY DO want to have a long-term relationship with!

Shouting the loudest does not work in the social space any more than a man walking into a pub where no one knows him would receive little attention if he walked in and shouted "I can make you a millionaire over night!".

We are now in an "attention economy", and attention is an increasingly scarce commodity. We need to understand how to earn people's attention. The secret to that is great content. Simples!

Jim Connolly earned my attention and respect with this refreshing writing, and I will now be following him.

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