Lottery Mentality...

Very good question.

I think as long as one remains in the lottery mentality - one will always be a consumer / on a buying frenzy for that next best winning number.

LOL. On the side, Not too sure about elsewhere, but we have a funny culture of jotting down the plate number of cars after an accident - in hopes of winning the lottery.

I agree with the sentiment that life is not a lottery. We have the power to determine our own path in life by making the right decisions and choices. The problem most people often encounter is having the confidence to make these choices and take action. Most of us crave the security of certainty, so we self-sabotage ourselves into thinking that the best route is the safest route.

Just imagine if some of the greatest minds in history had taken that approach. Where would we be now as a species?

My retirement plan is hinging on winning the lottery.

Good post, and I definitely agree with the difference in the mindsets. But I just had to pull out the part above because for me, I've actually relied on my action to create confidence.

I spent too much time waiting to "feel confident" enough to start marking big moves. I only started to see significant progress when I took what little confidence I had at the time and forced myself to act.

In my mind, the decision was the key. "I am doing this, no matter what."

So don't let a lack of confidence hold you back. Act and rack up a bunch of small wins, and your confidence will grow.

Good luck,

Corey

I agree the best path to becoming successful is through good effort and steady performance over time. When value is given on a regular basis without hesitation, the client will be well taken care of. We will become successful in the long run.

LLS

It's all about the proper mindset. People who rely more on luck are lazy and will find every reason they can think of so they don't have to do much or anything at all. I take action because I know that unless I do so, I won't be getting any good outcomes.

I think that luck can (and often does) help, but it won't make you successful. There are those people who have the occasional fluke media storm, but I don't consider that real success. It's not sustainable (and often jeopardizes their moral character).

Real success comes from having a good attitude, not being afraid of hard work, and having endless perseverance.

I've always believed that if you work hard, good things will come. Whether directly from your hard work or from "luck", it has to start with you.

The universe can't help guide someone forward when they are standing still, or worse, going backwards.

Are you talking about How Rich People Think by Steve Siebold? And you would recommend it?

Joe Mobley

Good post Kenster.

I have read "How Rich People Think" by Steve Siebold and he refers to the rich as World Class and the rest as Middle Class. There is definitely a distinction in how people think and the Lottery mentality unfortunately trumps the action mentality most of the time.

I think we have all been guilty of that at one time or another.

Don't forget that an "action mentality" is useless if you take only blind action and rely on guesswork.

Always figure out how that particular action adds value to your business (and what it will cost you in both money and time).

A lot of people tend to just wait around in life hoping luck will come their way. They rely on a lucky lottery win, and aren't willing to go out there and put the hard work in required to make money. Unless you take action, the chances of succeeding are pretty much nil.

I've heard self development junkies say, "I don't want to win the lottery; I would miss out on all the lessons life has to offer." To me this is a naive viewpoint because it misses a fundamental truth: money buys experiences -> experiences lead to growth -> growth begets growth. I suppose it depends on whether or not you have reached a level of emotional maturity and centeredness to know how to spend lottery winnings in a way that would develop yourself.

One of the main things not within the education of children at schools, high schools or even university levels or undertaken by their families: is how to become financially literate. Hence, money does become a pie in the sky ideal/hope/dream - like winning the lottery.

Maybe if children were taught from age 5 - the value of money, how to manage money, how to make money work for you - then no doubt the lottery business might potentially go out of business.

However we live in a society where everything has to be immediate; and must have the latest whiz bang stuff. Internet marketing is based on this also - the internet has and is turning people into more of immediate is the norm, patience is bad and if one doesn't have everything with all the bells and whistles then maybe one is not successful.

Hence, I guess society in many respects is continually perpetuating the lottery mentality in so many different ways to children, young people, and adults alike.

We have so many wealth creation gurus informing people - that hard work is not really a genuine part of gaining and maintaining wealth. I get emails all the time from internet marketers promising me the next big thing will give me immediate wealth and quite frankly some of the numbers are totally outlandish to put this mildly. Little wonder that people continue to have a lottery mentality.

Breaking free of the lottery mentality is very, very challenging. We want to earn money for as little work as possible. Nothing wrong with this - to a certain degree - however when it starts to dictate one's decisions, then maybe one really does need to check in within oneself a wee bit more.

As the saying goes, the grass is always greener on the other side. Yes, we've become rather middle class in out attitudes to the lottery mentality. What I try to remind myself is something I realised many years ago: if I want to sit on the mountain, then first I have to climb it!

In IM especially I think a right of passage is going through and breaking away from that mentality. I had it when I started... I'd make a few bucks, but in the back of my mind I'd wonder how come I didn't make a million overnight (Like the sales letters implied). So I would make excuses and sabotage any momentum instead of scaling up.

It really comes down to the fact people don't want to work hard or think too much. They want to have the fantasy and the sales letter gives that to them, even if only for a short half hour high.

In fact the formula for finding the primary driver in a market is "How to get _________ in no time flat for doing nothing"

Examples...

How to get free money for doing nothing.

How to lose 32 pounds in 2 days by lifting 12oz beer bottles, eating pizza, and watching TV for 12 hours.

Funny thing is I just went an amazing event called LeadandSuccess 2013. All star panel of speakers including Les Brown,John Walsh, James Smith, Tom Hopkins, Steve Forbes plus more. I said to my buddy I wonder how many people will leave this event and not change 1 thing in their life based on what was said.

REAL CHANGE comes from changing in mindset AND habits. THATS IT.

If it is that easy, then why are we not all successful?

That's true Kenster , people does not wanna take action ,they just wanna read and read

The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ Demarco is a book you should read if you haven't, In fact, it should be required reading for anyone wanting to make some serious money in a short amount of time. He talks about how sales, success, making money, etc. are all PROCESSES and not EVENTS. The average person views these things as events that magically happen. The vast majority of millionaires got there through process. Only a few got there solely through an event (lottery, inheritance).

The proper mindset is to align oneself with a system (a series of processes) that allows you to retain as much control as possible, divorces your time from the equation (making money 24 hours a day), and has unlimited upside potential. Too many people aren't focused on any of these things. They think that the world owes them something. Usually, it's the other way around.

I love this phrase that you've coined - lottery mentality. Namely because its so apt and so accurately describes the mentality of far too many online marketing devotees.

But as you've correctly pointed out, successful outcomes begin as successful mindsets. And its amazing how just something as simple as one's overall outlook can make such a major impact on one's life - but it does. Our thoughts matter, thanks for the reminder Kenster!

What the lottery allows people to do is to dream and fantasize. There is a time for that sort of thing, but it's much more important to get into life, learn to solve problems, and develop confidence.

You CAN'T lose if you don't PAY (play) the lottery.

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