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JOHN PAUL DEJORIA

Eventually if you open yourself up to the Universe it’ll come to you.

A woman called Sara Blakely knew that she wanted to have a multimillion-dollar business, and that’s all she knew. So Sara
asked
for a multimillion-dollar idea. One day while encountering a problem with her clothes when she was getting dressed, Sara got a brilliant idea for a new kind of women’s underwear, and that idea became Spanx – now a multibillion-dollar global company.

PETER BURWASH

The other way is, go in the direction of the real entrepreneur, which is asking: “What does the world need and what does the world want at this particular point in time?”

MASTIN KIPP

“How could I solve a problem or some issue that people have?” Asking that question and figuring out whether that lines up with what you’re passionate about is the key to success. That’s the sweet spot spiritually, emotionally, and also financially.

PAUL ORFALEA

Kinko’s started with a question. If you’ve stopped asking questions, start asking them again.

Like Paul Orfalea, who created Kinko’s, and Sara Blakely, who created Spanx, entrepreneurs ask questions. It’s how entrepreneurs get a perfect idea at the perfect time, and it’s exactly what the world needs. By simply asking a question they receive an idea, and from that idea they go on to create hugely successful companies.

Any time you need to ask any question, ask for information you need, ask for ideas, solutions, or the way to go with decisions, the answer will be transmitted to you from the Universal Mind, and appear in your mind as a flash. Make use of your ability to tap into this incredible resource!

PETER BURWASH

One way of finding out a direction: take two pieces of paper. Write down on one piece of paper what you’re good at, and on the other piece of paper what you’d like to be able to do with your life. And see if you can take those two pages and match things together.

MASTIN KIPP

Find people who have been on that journey, or ask people who are coming back from the road that you want to go down. Ask, “How did you do it?” Put yourself in an environment where people are doing the thing you want to do. Consume massive amounts of inspiring information, whether it’s books or DVDs or CDs, because when you do that you’re thinking the thoughts of the greatest people in the world.

LAYNE BEACHLEY

You have to be clear. Clarity is what gives you power. Take the time to get clear on what you want and then you’ll start taking a step toward it. But if you don’t know what you want then you’ll allow life to dictate the terms to you. I’ve never allowed life to dictate terms to me.

JOHN PAUL DEJORIA

If you are dreaming about something and nothing’s happening, write out what you want to achieve and have it in front of you when you wake up in the morning. One way or another, if you’re focused on it, the mind leads you in that direction. Whatever the mind can conceive and believe it will achieve. The more you have something on your mind, the more it is going to happen.

PETE CARROLL

It’s not rocket science. To me it’s really obvious that it’s making a conscious decision about what you want to achieve or what you want to become. It’s the vision that sets in motion whatever the powers are in the Universe that helps us create what we want.

Even if you don’t know yet what your dream is, there’s something you can do right now that will accelerate your dream materializing: give your best to whatever you’re currently doing. Even if you know you ultimately want a different job than the one you have, give your full attention to your current job, and give your best to it. By doing this you will actually become bigger than your current job, and in time doors will open to lead you to the perfect fit of your dream!

LAIRD HAMILTON

A value that my mother instilled in me was, when you do something, no matter what it is, do it to the best of your ability. If you’re a street sweeper, sweep the best you can.