Roger James Hamilton's Blog, page 33
July 15, 2014
In The Future, There Will Be Just Leaders.
2014 has been a record year for women leaders – The two 2014 World Cup finalists, Germany and Argentina, are both countries led by women leaders – Angela Merkel and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, as is the host country, Brazil (led by President Dilma Vana Linhares Rousseff)
That just begins the current list of women leaders…
The two most powerful positions in global finance are run by women:
Christine Lagarge leads the IMF and Janet Yellen heads the Federal Reserve. Erna Solberg leads Norway, M...
July 10, 2014
Are you an entrepreneur? 3 ways to know (video)
Are you an entrepreneur? How do you really know?
This week I’m in Paris, in the country that gave us the word ‘entrepreneur’. Here’s the three ways I define an entrepreneur. Watch the video to get the full story.
The word ‘entrepreneur’ comes from the French Verb, ‘entreprendre’ which means ‘to undertake’ or ‘to commit’. An ‘undertaking’ is a journey of promise, or a ‘quest’. That’s when we make a commitment to achieve something, and then off we go to fulfil that commitment. The past participle...
July 3, 2014
The Million Dollar Question: How does your Genius lead to Flow?
What does Roger’s new book and New York’s street grid
have to do with your life and your future?
Watch the video
How fast can things accelerate in your life when you connect to your Genius and find our flow? Here’s a story from my 20’s about this million dollar question which led, literally, to 3 million dollars in 3 months:
I was in my late 20s struggling with my publishing business in Singapore when my friend Patrick dropped by and casually said, “I’m going to go get a million dollars.”
Patrick...
The Million Dollar Question: How does your Genius lead to Flow?
How fast can things accelerate in your life when you connect to your Genius and find our flow? Here’s a story from my 20’s about this million dollar question which led, literally, to 3 million dollars in 3 months:
I was in my late 20s struggling with my publishing business in Singapore when my friend Patrick dropped by and casually said, “I’m going to go get a million dollars.”
Patrick was a real estate agent and had had successful businesses in the past. He said the million dollars would be fo...
June 27, 2014
4 Ways the World Cup can bring you Luck!
How can you increase the luck in your life and your business?
In the recent USA, Portugal World Cup match, Portugal’s Christian Ronaldo kicked a looping pass to Varela who scored in the last minute of the match, equalizing the game at 2-2. You could say that was unlucky for the US (although they were lucky enough to still make it to the next round for the first time in history!)
No matter how hard you work, luck still plays a part (sometimes a very big part). In this video blog, I explain the f...
June 23, 2014
Let Go, Let the Universe In.
That sets off a month launch campaign for the book and everyone in the team has been working overtime with all the activity coming up. It’s our first big US launch so I’m excited but anxious. Then this morning, after telling myself to stop worrying, just let go and let synchonicity happen, I came across this quote from Deepak -
“According to Vedanta, there are only two symptoms of enlightenment, just two indications that a transformation is taking place within you toward a higher consciousness. The first symptom is that you stop worrying. Things don’t bother you anymore. You become light-hearted and full of joy.The second symptom is that you encounter more and more meaningful coincidences in your life, more and more synchronicities. And this accelerates to the point where you actually experience the miraculous.”
Yay for the universe! I hope this quote helps you too – to let go, let the universe in, and do the impossible!
One World with Deepak Chopra
What if all your worry went away? I’ve got to admit I’ve been worried lately about everything falling in place in the next month. The launch of The Millionaire Master Plan is in a month (29 JUL) and I fly to New York this Sunday (29 JUN) for an interview with Deepak Chopra on www.OneWorldwithDeepakChopra.com
That sets off a month launch campaign for the book and everyone in the team has been working overtime with all the activity coming up. It’s our first big US launch so I’m excited but anxio...
June 4, 2014
Are you at the right place, right time?
You have most likely tried some time management techniques, and one may still be working for you. One of the biggest problems I encounter, however, is people who constantly try to squeeze too much activity into too little time.
The trick to shift this is to realize it isn’t just when you do things, it’s where you do them. Our environment is a much bigger factor in our lives than we realize. Too many of us have created stress and overwhelm in our lives by mixing up our energies. Sitting at a desk to try to study your finances, getting interrupted by phone calls, and then going back to your spreadsheet is like trying to freeze ice and boil water all in the same place. An enormous amount of energy is spent simply trying to switch from one state to another. Of course this is going to cause stress.
The key to cut stress and increase flow is to create a rhythm in your space and time, with five different places linked to your genius.
At my resort in Bali, I have designed five different pavilions that create five different types of energy. Depending on whether I have creative activities, where I am adding the What?; or people to speak to, where I am connecting the Who?; or plans to review (When?); or data to analyze (How?); or my vision to reflect on (Why?), I set times of each week and each day when I will physically move into the best space for the energy I need.
Take the time now to design your week using the five frequencies(aligned to the four geniuses and the fifth “spirit” frequency that unites them all), then decide on the place and time to do each and stick to it. Place your natural genius frequency as your Wednesday, so it anchors your week, and then flow from there. So, for example, if you are a Dynamo Genius, make Wednesday your Dynamo Day, then Thursday your Blaze Day, and so on.
Here is how it works for me:
Dynamo Space: This is your space to brainstorm, write creatively, come up with new ideas, and answer the question, What? Make it a place where you can pin things up and see the big picture. Don’t take phone calls here or text-message or use any kind of social media. Don’t get stuck in details or distracted by others.
Blaze Space: This is your space to have conversations, answer emails, take phone calls, and answer the question, Who? When you step into this space, you will have everyone’s contact information close at hand, photos of people who are important, and Post-it notes of conversations and threads to follow. Make this a space of conversation, where there is no room to daydream or procrastinate.
Tempo Space: This is your space to be calm and grounded, and to sit with team members to plan or with clients to listen. This is where everything has a When? and Where? This isn’t a place to promote or sell, but a place to provide care and service and take care of smaller people-related activities. Don’t let any overly positive or overly negative energy into this space.
Steel Space: This space allows you to concentrate on the detail, get quiet time, and focus clearly on the How? This is where you keep all your finances and spreadsheets, and where all your detailed files can be easily accessed. Keep out all interruptions, and have no phones, emails, or distractions in this space. Be willing to be critical and to take criticism from here.
Spirit Space: This space inspires you and allows you to reflect on your higher purpose and bigger mission. This is where you get to breathe and bring out your inner smile. Every morning I begin in my spirit space and ask myself eight questions to begin every day (you’ll find these in my upcoming book, the Millionaire Master Plan).
Think about a chef. When they get in the kitchen, they mark out a “Dynamo” Space to “grow” (to keep things fresh), a “Blaze” Space to “glow” (the oven to cook in), a “Tempo” Space to “slow” (the chopping board and blender to separate and connect), a “Steel” Space to “know” (keeping things cool in the fridge and freezer), and the “Spirit” Space to “flow” (the serving space where it all comes together). Then with the ingredients, the recipe and their spaces, preparing the meal is all about right place, right time.
What are the productive environments that you can create to redesign the standards by which you place your mind, body, and spirit each day? What’s the pallet in which you’re creating your masterpiece? Even if you have a full-time job or have your hands full with children, there is always a way to reorganize your time and space to bring out your best self.
Remember there’s an order to everything, and organizing your time and your spaces allows you to move through the seasons with more ease and grace, the way nature meant it to be.
In nature, nothing is rushed, yet all is accomplished
Keep making magic,
Roger.
June 3, 2014
5 Genius Tips to be at the right place, right time
You have most likely tried some time management techniques, and one may still be working for you. One of the biggest problems I encounter, however, is people who constantly try to squeeze too much activity into too little time.
The trick to shift this is to realize it isn’t just when you do things, it’s where you do them. Our environment is a much bigger factor in our lives than we realize. Too many of us have created stress and overwhelm in our lives by mixing up our energies. Sitting at a de...
May 7, 2014
Alibaba – The Biggest Tech IPO – Worth over $200 Billion
This week, Jack Ma, the son of Chinese performers, is making history with the biggest tech IPO ever seen. Google’s worth at IPO was just over $50 billion. Facebook’s was just over $100 billion. Jack’s Alibaba will be over $200 billion. What can we learn from Jack?
Jack’s whole philosophy has been to get big by dreaming big and focusing small. He failed his entrance exam twice into college. So he decided he had to do more with his hard-won education than to be an English Teacher, and launched Alibaba in 1999 as one of China’s first internet business.
As Jack recalls, “The day we got connected to the Web, I invited friends and TV people over to my house. “Using a very slow dial-up connection, he said “we waited three and a half hours and got half a page…. We drank, watched TV and played cards, waiting… But I was so proud. I proved (to my house guests that) the Internet existed.”
Determined to compete with eBay in China, Jack’s strategy was to focus at niche markets, saying “Ebay is a shark in the ocean. We are a crocodile in the Yangtze river. If we fight in the ocean, we will lose. But if we fight in the river, we will win.”
He also focused at small businesses owners as his main customers, saying “I’ve seen people make a fortune by catching shrimps, but I’ve never seen anyone make a fortune by catching sharks and whales. It’s like Forrest Gump.”
How can you focus like Jack, at the right niche or at the right customers, to be able to compete effectively with even the biggest competitors?
Jack’ announcement this week of an Alibaba IPO puts him in the limelight, as a tech entrepreneur – yet, with Forrest-Gumpish humility says “I know nothing about technology”. So how did he get to this level of success? As he says, “I’m not a tech guy. I’m looking at the technology with the eyes of my customers, normal people’s eyes.”
And a final tip from Jack “The very important thing you should have is patience. “Today, 15 years after that first Internet dial-up from his apartment, Alibaba has more sales than eBay and Amazon combined.
Story: by Roger James Hamilton
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