Outpost 1B
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Some people will never get it. Your recruits, your staff, your employees, your brother, your sister, your cousin, your friend, your niece, your nephew, your barber, your grocer, and even your son or daughter may never be able to grasp Hustle. No matter how many times you lead a horse to water if he doesn’t recognize he’s thirsty you are wasting your time.
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Now everyone has a role in Hustle but most are just predestined to be Customers. They do not have the gut for risk nor the intelligence to execute. They are great at whatever else they may do but they are not cut out for the Hustle. Most Suckers take in a Customer and give them a important role, they dress them up, and make people answer to them. The Sucker knows he doesn’t get it but he hopes by putting them in the fire he will learn it. After some time the Sucker realizes he made a mistake and tries to justify keeping the Customer around.
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Hustlers may have Customers to that are part of their circle. Unlike the Sucker a Huslter read and recognizes that the Customer cannot be part of the Hustle. The Hustler will put him at Outpost 1B which is the furthest place away from where money is being made. The Hustler may put them in a delivery truck or in the warehouse. If the Customer is really a liability then he may just give them money instead and not make him part of the operation.
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Bottom Line: You can’t make pigs fly nor fish sing, nor will you ever find the Golden Ring. Get dummies away from your money even if they are family it’s better to have them watching the parking lot than being part of your Hustle!
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You are right.
I am learning that business has a whole set of different rules than other parts of your life. I think once a person can separate the two their personal life from business life, then you can see that everything your saying here makes cents that leads to dollars!
Once you see the big picture clearer and remove the excess baggage that is hindering you from making money there’s no way you’ll turn back.
I remember one thing that has stuck with me about making money, becoming rich, getting wealth whatever label we want to put on it is that if you see being rich as something evil there is no way that you will ever become rich because you are litarally going against yourself.
I have also learned that you have to ask the people that are making money how they did it/doing it because they are the ones who are actually doing it verses the customer!
I’m learning. Slowly but surely
This is crazy but true! I’ve seen people bring dumb family members into their business and put them ahead of other people in the hopes that they can run it. In the end they usually get rid of them or they quit but rarely does it work out but that can be for family reasons too. So to you evaluate each person on their skills and talents instead of putting on your own family!
@Freedom – Well you got the general rules down for sure but the question really lies in when are you going to apply the knowledge for your own business! Don’t worry I’m not saying right now but the goal of all knowledge is their immediate application to your life otherwise you just know ish like most cats.
@on the move – Everyone does it on the way to turning a business to a enterprise. So it’s a mistake made by all it’s just I wanted to highlight it so we can get past it faster.
I know. That is indeed the question that needs a honest answer.
I have made so many other people filty rich with my skills. I mean from bookkeeping to medical billing to great customer service you name it show me how to do it and I bring in the money.
I’m working on it. It all really boils down to me and the worth I place on myself! And i know i am worth taking the chance on ME!
I met this computer guy that can help me build that site so i am working on it. I just have to create the site. Get money until it’s able to stand on its on. And then keep duplicating.
My timeline is to have sometime in real-time by my birthday. It will be a great birthday gift to myself!
You’re right we can’t just be hearers, we must also be Doers!
I’m glad you are piecing together the team needed to bring the idea to life. We shouldn’t look back and wonder what we could’ve done because we didn’t have the information. You have a quote on your site that said it best:
“The answer is not to work harder, but to work smarter. A job should be looked upon as a temporary inconvenience…Your ultimate goal is to acquire ownership of a generous source of income that flows to you regardless of your job.” -Creating Wealth
This reminds me of Fredo from the Godfather II, no wonder they took him on a fishing trip.
I made this mistake early on and promised never to do it again. I brought this one idiot in a big venture and he wanted to act like a worker instead of a entrepreneur. He wanted me to do the leg work while he do paycheck stuff with 50% ownership, whatever…
The funny part about this goes back to the professional career. These corporate cats ain’t trying to put some “put me on” sellout near the money. These corporate cats only got talent near the real money, these cats that be trying to brown nose or assimilate – these corporates see through all of that. That’s why they put these kind of people in charge of Marketing instead of Finance…
LOL, especially in a corporate setting. They will put the son of the owner in a whole other country if they have to and make sure he actually knows what he is talking about. In our case we like to skip past qualifications and go straight to management with people who may never get it.
If we are to treat our companies like a legitimate business then we have to make sure people qualify. If you are going to put on a family member they need to climb through the ranks and learn every aspect before they take the role of management. You can’t make a spot for a dummy in your business.
Business isn’t a charity sometimes it’s better to give someone a fish instead of teaching them how to harpoon whales!
It’s really crazy when you have to put your business partner at Outpost 1B. I actually had to do that. I’ve learned first hand that you have to quadruple (at minimum) your cautious level when selecting a business partner versus an employee. Hell at this point, I’m all for just owning the entire operation versus going into a partnership with anyone.
LMAO!! I just read Ed’s reply. That’s exactly my experience. I found out the hard way that just because someone is an excellent worker, that does not mean they will be an effective boss.
I agree with owning the whole operation and treating others like contractors. I’m really getting at bringing friends and family into your hustle and that you need to keep them away from the money. Just because they know you doesn’t mean that they will help your business. See if it was a kid you would know to let him learn from the ground up but if it’s a friend people think they can learn fast when really they should start from the bottom too.
Some people are just Customers that’s it! They aren’t cut out to run the business.
Good post. People often make a mistake of picking someone they think is good at something as business partners. People are often good at something in structured environments (ex. the office). I look for people that have, as you say, the gut for it and the excellence to execute. I can teach you what I need you to know.
It’s a life lesson that has to be learned or you’ll hear the stories of everyone else who wished they would’ve learned it earlier.