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One Variable, Andrew Hawkes pt4

Posted by Andrew    Posted in Andrew Hawkes, BLOG    Posted in July 29, 2010    |    3 Comments

Hey out there in cyber space Andrew Hawkes here,

lets see if today I can wrap up this story of mine.

If you have not read the first installments you can do that;

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

You know there is a quote that I believe holds a lot of answers and that is this "We see the world not as it is, but as we are" The reason I say this is because I was really kidding myself if I thought that moving was going to magically sort all of our issues out, and I guess deep down I knew that. There was of course more than one reason to move, and part of it was in fact to escape the negativity that was ever present where we were living. Albert Enstien said it well when he said "The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them." Yet here I was thinking that all I needed to do was move. What a schmuck! No if I was going to truly sort the issues out I was going to have to change my level of thinking.

So during this time I had gotten started with a number of Home Business, and there, as I said was really plenty of opportunities to choose from. All with varying levels of investment. I was committed to (and to this day am still) ensuring that the creditors are compensated for their loss. (you see even though the debt is effectively wiped clean with a Bankruptcy you can still pay it back, its just who I am). The sad part about all of this, was that I was yet to realise that I had not yet changed the way I was. So there was now a pattern starting to emerge, and the one variable was me. We started to get behind in our bills again, only this time in Australia. So any money I did make with the home business that I was actually working at was going towards catching ourselves up once again. It was a perpetual cycle of get behind, make some money, get caught up, get behind, make some money, get caught up. It really was just like working a job... and that started to take its toll on me. I slipped into a pit of darkness, and this is where the real damage started to occur.

Funny things happen to people when things are not quite right. The little things that we have always been so good at seem a little harder, we start to doubt our own ability, we begin to be cynical and resentful. The stupid part is that you yourself (I mean the person who is doubting etc...) are the only one who sees or thinks this. Everybody else see's you as the capable person you are. You are most certainly your own worst enemy in that situation.

So we didn't have a lot of money, yet I always held on the the belief that it was just around the corner (if you know anything about NLP or personal development you will know how stupid that is, its like tomorrow never comes), however due to the fact that I held this belief I didn't go out and get myself a job like normal people would (then I have never claimed to be normal). What I did have was time. It is true that we are all given the same 24 hours in day, and it is true that a lot of people spend their time doing any number of things, what I did was I chose to invest my time. I have lost track of the times that my wife has told me that she is going to lock my office door so I come out to the lounge. (I have found that great balance now of course). So what did I invest my time in? Well I was now an online businessman so I invested my time in learning things like HTML Code and the inner workings of SEO, teaching myself how to build websites and do graphic design. I learned a truck load of information about how a computer works, I mean like the inner workings, I had no money to pay anyone to do it, if I didn't do it, then there was never going to be cash flow come in.

It is safe to say that I was changing the way in which I saw the world, it was no longer about getting ahead and making money, lets face it, making money is EASY, I had already proved that to myself and to my family. My issue came as I didn't know how to keep it. And the biggest factor to this was how I saw the world, in other words how I saw myself.

Having always been the outcast in school and never really fitting in, at the end of the day it came down to a matter of me not truly believing that I was worthy of the money,or that happiness. Thankfully the past does not dictate the future, and the fact is that I can BE DO and HAVE anything that I truly desire, no one said it would come easy.

So by now I am looking at the world in a totally different light, and it is all because I have change the way I am. You see the truth is that I never lost any of my ability, I did misplace my belief for a little while, however my skills and my (ever expanding) knowledge were always there, only when I was able to look from a place of total gratitude was I able to see it. So here today there are a  few people that I would like to acknowledge for their support, this is support that came fiscally as well as emotionally.

They are, in no particular order;

Heidi Gray and Stephen Gagie, Kaz Spence, Justin and Sharyn Hawkes,  John and Melanie Kaczon, John and Shannon Lavenia, Natalie Meyle, and Ted Hooper.

Your kindness and support will never be forgotten.

So many people say, and no doubt will continue too that Andrew Hawkes lied, cheated and scammed people out of money. They will say that I ran away to avoid paying anything back. You know what? I have no control over what they say, what I do have control over is my actions. Actions speak louder than words, and so long as I act with integrity towards my obligations then I am OK with that.

I know that regardless of what others think, it is always going to come down to me. They can blame me all they like, at the end of the day they are responsible for the stuff in their life. If they want to simmer and stew, good luck to them, all that will succeed in doing is expending energy without result. In the eyes of the law, I owe nothing and am free to get on with my life. Which is what I have done.

So this is me, this is Andrew Hawkes, this is the good the bad and the ugly of the last 4 years. And as I have said here in the post, the past more certainly does not dictate or equal the future. I am just like every body else, working toward and better future for myself and my family.

To Your Success

Andrew-HawkesAbout the Author

Andrew Hawkes is an Entrepreneur that has had good times and bad, he draws on all the experiences that he has had, military and in business, to provide solid information that anyone can use and understand to improve the results in thier own life and therefore show others to imrpove thiers. He believes that anyone can make a difference in the world and that ultimately anything is possible.

Is Making Money From Home Really Simple?

Posted by Andrew    Posted in BLOG, Business    Posted in July 2, 2010    |    3 Comments

So is it?

Make Money From HomeThere are literally 1000's of people telling you that making money from home is really simple... they would have you think that if you get involved with their program that all of your problems will be magically fixed... that by some freak of nature their program is different than everybody elses. While this may be true, it may well be different the same old variable remains, and that of course is you. Now I am not about to go off into a big lecture here as to responsibility etc... if you want to know more about that you can go and read this post to understand how I feel about that. No instead I want to share a little known secret with people (I assume it's little known as there are not that many successful people around, something like 3-5%). Are you ready for this it is a kicker! All of these overnight successes only become that way after investing hours and hours of time in something (and usually something they were passionate about).

In today's society people want stuff now. We live in a world of instant gratification. If we're hungry we go out and get a quick fix from 'Fat Macs' or Burger King, if we feel that we that we are a little over weight we can simply book in for a tummy tuck or what ever... the point I am making here is that practically everything is available to us in an instant... it almost takes the fun out of doing a lot of things.

So what has this got to do with making money from home or becoming an overnight success? Well it is simple really due to the fact the people are out there  chasing the dream, there are people on the other side of the coin exploiting that. Have you noticed that every other offer out there is more attractive than the last? This is for a reason, I have recently read a great post on understanding what motivates your customer written by Shannon Lavenia (a huge success in the home business world) and what she says is so true... by reading that post you will understand what I am saying here even more. Now back to the overnight successes, ask any successful person and they will tell you that even though seemingly the struck gold overnight, it was a journey to get there. Granted some people get there faster than others, there is a learning curve that one must go through to get there. Don't get me wrong, I believe and know to be true that anyone can have success, and success beyond imagination, all I am saying is that it is not necessarily instant. Chris Howard has a great presentation of this is in his Best Seller 'Instant Wealth Wake Up Rich' . Success is something that you must work at... luckily it does leave clues and if you are driven enough to look for them then you can gain enormous momentum and become an overnight success and make money from home or anywhere for that matter.

So recently I had an epiphany, I was thinking about a conversation I had with a great friend and mentor of mine whom is known as the 'God Zila' of personal growth and it was about when being in flow that things are effortless (and they really are)  the thought came as I was making a post on Facebook about just that, being in flow. As on that day I felt totally and utterly in flow. The thought was this

'what am I doing that caused me to feel as though I was totally in flow?'

This is the best question that I could have asked myself. It allowed me to see what exactly it was that I was doing that gave me such joy and happiness and total blissful ease of success. And that ladies and gents is the key to making money from home when you know what is is that makes you happy about what you are doing, to the point where your loved ones have to ask you to leave your office because you are having so much fun doing what you are doing, then it will truly be simple to make money from home. Until that time then any one of the opportunities you see will be fine, reason being that there is a extremely good chance that you will fail in all of them.

So what was it that caused me to be in flow? Simple.... being of service providing relevant information that actually helps people (at no cost) and creating opportunity for others... it really is as simple asMaking Money is Simple

that. By understanding this I am empowered to work from my strengths have a tonne of fun and enjoy what ever life has to give me (or I can just go out and grab it).

The irony of all of this is that it has taken me the better part of four years to realise this, so now it would seem that I have myself become an overnight success.

So yes, making money from home is simple... however as far as I can see... it has nothing to do with what opportunity you choose to partake in. Its more about loving what you are doing... Do you love what you do?

To Your Success

Andrew-HawkesAbout the Author

Andrew Hawkes is an Entrepreneur that has had good times and bad, he draws on all the experiences that he has had, military and in business, to provide solid information that anyone can use and understand to improve the results in thier own life and therefore show others to imrpove thiers. He believes that anyone can make a difference in the world and that ultimately anything is possible.

Finally..THE Solution to ALL of your Problems

Posted by Andrew    Posted in Business, Featured, My Rant    Posted in June 28, 2010    |    3 Comments

So here it is the last solution that you are ever going to have to search for, this solution is so big so amazing that you are going to wonder where the heck it has been your whole life and once you understand this solution you will never ever be at the mercy of anyone, anything or any circumstance ever again. Really it is that strong... it is so incredibly simple that most people don't even think twice about it, and that is why they fail to use it and generally fail at everything... yet still people don't get it, they don't make the association. And unfortunately the lack of understanding of the solution compounds layer upon layer and by the The Soultiontime people do understand it, there are so many layers they believe that it is too late for them to do anything about it... so I want to save you some time and some agony.., I am going to share the solution with you... are you ready?

The solution is... YOU. There is no magic bullet, there is no potion or secret. Well yes there is... and again the secret is YOU.

As an entrepreneur I have the luxury of being able to look at things in a totally different light to anyone else...  I get told things like 'you are so lucky' or 'things just seem to fall at your feet' what a crock of sh*t... ask any entrepreneur, nothing ever fell at their feet and the only reason they were at the 'right place at the right time' is because they took the action and got their arses there.

Wake up to yourself... I get sick and tired of hearing about how bad someone has it... now that is not because I am heartless or because I have no empathy for the person or persons in question... we have all had tough times however that does not give anyone the automatic right to burden someone else with their crap. Come on are we still in Kindergarten? The world does not owe you or anyone a favor. You get exactly what you ask for or more accurately exactly what you think about the majority of the time.

You are where you are because of what you have continually thought and done, no one wants to hear about how you "could've been" Get over yourself. Stop trying to have people agree with you that it is not your fault.... it IS your Fault!! The sooner you realise that the sooner you can be on your way to having anything that your heart desires! Make a choice.

As an entrepreneur I am different to most people out there, however not in the way that you might think or be expecting to hear, there is nothing special about me... unless of course you count the fact that I am willing to put all the required hours to see a a result. and of course the fact that I choose to look at things in a certain way... then yes you could say I am special I say this only because there are a lot of people out there walking around in a total state of dis-empowerment. I made a post on Facebook the other day about Bob Marley, this man was able to change the way in which a nation thought and was feared by his government he could swing a vote with a song. I used some of 'Uncle Bobs' lyrics to highlight the point I have just made here the lyrics are;

"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our mind"

to which I received a number of replies ( I did ad something else to the effect of what I have said here) one of which basically said that only the people who Nelson Mandelahave external motivators, who believe they have no control over their own destiny do.... What a feet of arse... this is the sort of crap that society throws at us daily... it was something that played on my for days. Everyone and I mean everyone has total control over their lives path... even if they don't understand it. Even Nelson Mandela who was imprisoned in his own country because he was of a different color had control. He had a choice right from the start, he knew his consequences for his stance and his actions... he made a choice to stand up for what he believed and as a result he was imprisoned. While imprisoned he still had control... he could choose what it all meant, he could choose that it was for a greater cause. Do you think for one second that if he had faltered on his vision and the reason he was there in that prison cell that he would have become president of South Africa? Not a chance!

I have the privilege in talking with many people looking for opportunity with what I do and everyone of them without fail tell me they are looking for something better, something easier yet when they get presented with a totally easy and automated system where they can literally make thousands in a month then.... uh oh... this must be a scam! Your kidding yourself, if you want something more you have to do something different... PERIOD. They tell me they are skeptical, I like what Tony Robbins has to say about that... "Your not skeptical... you're gutless" And in my experience this is 100% correct. If you can't handle that then don't bother playing. Simple. Stick to a nice safe nine to five J.O.B. and pray that there are some entrepreneurs there to help you in retirement... take a look at the stats, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out that your government (in whatever country you are in) will not be able to support you.

Just remember you have control over that too, so don't bother bitching about it claiming 'it's not fair' It's up to you.

To Your Success

Andrew-HawkesAbout the Author

Andrew Hawkes is an Entrepreneur that has had good times and bad, he draws on all the experiences that he has had, military and in business, to provide solid information that anyone can use and understand to improve the results in thier own life and therefore show others to imrpove thiers. He believes that anyone can make a difference in the world and that ultimately anything is possible.

Picking The Best Free Blogging Site

Posted by Andrew    Posted in General    Posted in June 1, 2010    |    No Comments

Choosing a free blogging site can feel overwhelming
because there are so many options. There are several
large free blog-hosting sites that dominate the
blogosphere, but there are also smaller sites. Whether
you decide to join up with an established site like
blogger or whether you choose to sign on with a
relatively new venture depends on what your priorities
are.

Reliability is perhaps the best reason to opt for a large
and well known free blogging site. When you choose to
have an established brand host your blog, you can feel
secure that your blog will not crash often and will not
disappear in the middle of the night. A company that
has been around for a while is likely to have the
resources to make sure that its clients aren’t
unpleasantly surprised by any technical glitches.
However, many bloggers decide that this isn’t enough
of a selling point. The bloggers who choose to go with
smaller, newer blog hosting sites do so for a variety of
reasons, but perhaps the number one advantage is a
fairly abstract one. Bloggers tend to relish the fact that
the internet is a place where the underdog has a strong
chance of success, and by choosing to have a small
company as a blog host, a blogger is casting his or her
vote for David against Goliath.

(Word count 231)

PPPPP

More than One Way to Skin a Cat: Adventures in Creative Thinking

Posted by Andrew    Posted in General    Posted in May 9, 2010    |    No Comments

How many times have you caught yourself saying that there could be no other solution to a problem – and that that problem leads to a dead end? How many times have you felt stumped knowing that the problem laying before you is one you cannot solve. No leads. No options. No solutions.

Did it feel like you had exhausted all possible options and yet are still before the mountain – large, unconquerable, and impregnable? When encountering such enormous problems, you may feel like you’re hammering against a steel mountain. The pressure of having to solve such a problem may be overwhelming.

But rejoice! There might be some hope yet!

With some creative problem-solving techniques you may be able to look at your problem in a different light. And that light might just be the end of the tunnel that leads to possible solutions.

First of all, in the light of creative problem-solving, you must be open-minded to the fact that there may be more than just one solution to the problem. And, you must be open to the fact that there may be solutions to problems you thought were unsolvable.

Now, with this optimistic mindset, we can try to be a little bit more creative in solving our problems.

Number one; maybe the reason we cannot solve our problems is that we have not really taken a hard look at what the problem is. Here, trying to understanding the problem and having a concrete understanding of its workings is integral solving the problem. If you know how it works, what the problem is, then you have a better foundation towards solving the problem.

Not trying to make the simple statement of what problem is. Try to identify the participating entities and what their relationships with one another are. Take note of the things you stand to gain any stand to lose from the current problem. Now you have a simple statement of what the problem is.

Number two; try to take note of all of the constraints and assumptions you have the words of problem. Sometimes it is these assumptions that obstruct our view of possible solutions. You have to identify which assumptions are valid, in which assumptions need to be addressed.

Number three; try to solve the problem by parts. Solve it going from general view towards the more detailed parts of the problem. This is called the top-down approach. Write down the question, and then come up with a one-sentence solution to that from them. The solution should be a general statement of what will solve the problem. From here you can develop the solution further, and increase its complexity little by little.

Number four; although it helps to have critical thinking aboard as you solve a problem, you must also keep a creative, analytical voice at the back of your head. When someone comes up with a prospective solution, tried to think how you could make that solution work. Try to be creative. At the same time, look for chinks in the armor of that solution.

Number five; it pays to remember that there may be more than just one solution being developed at one time. Try to keep track of all the solutions and their developments. Remember, there may be more than just one solution to the problem.

Number six; remember that old adage,” two heads are better than one.” That one is truer than it sounds. Always be open to new ideas. You can only benefit from listening to all the ideas each person has. This is especially true when the person you’re talking to has had experience solving problems similar to yours.

You don’t have to be a gung-ho, solo hero to solve the problem. If you can organize collective thought on the subject, it would be much better.

Number seven; be patient. As long as you persevere, there is always a chance that a solution will present itself. Remember that no one was able to create an invention the first time around.

Creative thinking exercises can also help you in your quest be a more creative problems solver.

Here is one example.

Take a piece of paper and write any word that comes to mind at the center. Now look at that word then write the first two words that come to your mind. This can go on until you can build a tree of related words. This helps you build analogical skills, and fortify your creative processes.

So, next time you see a problem you think you can not solve, think again. The solution might just be staring you right in the face. All it takes is just a little creative thinking, some planning, and a whole lot of work.

Half Way; There is Light at the End of the Tunnel

Posted by Andrew    Posted in Uncategorized    Posted in February 28, 2009    |    No Comments

So, we are a little over half way now in our challenge to be millionaires in a year. How are we going?

If I had to sum it up in one word it would be 'forward' that's how we are going.
Despite what is happening on our journey and despite what ill informed no bodies (not content with their own lives so they feel the need to belittle others) continue to say we are learning a great many things, about ourselves and about people in general.

You see there are people in this world that would have you believe that certain people are bad, and I guess you can find evidence of this in psychopaths and psychotics.
However I am of the opinion, and it is just that, my opinion that people are generally good.
No one goes into business to try and wrong someone. To deliberately try and rip someone off.
There may be some that will argue that point, and to them I would say read my post Lean January to see what sort of person you are, if you truly believe that people you are going into business with are going to rip you off, then perhaps you need to take a look at yourself as to why this might occur. Could it perhaps be that you would have no trouble in doing so yourself to someone? Food for thought.
That includes the people that continually try and drag people down. The people that make assumptions based on their own best thinking. The reason I say that is this;
These people feel, for some reason, that they are the victim, they have been brought up to try and find an answer outside of themselves to the problems they have in their lives.
So it's not that these people are bad or other wise, it is more the fact that they have brought into the lies that have been sold to them, by their parents, by society, by the media, you fill in the blanks.

Can they change the way they look at things? Absolutely, will they? Probably not, they would rather hold on to their way of thinking because they're right than entertain the fact that there could be more to something than what is on the surface. This is a good reason why that only 3% of the world population is truly wealthy, their mind is open to the fact that perhaps they don't know everything. They are willing to entertain a thought that might be foreign to them at first.
This is one of the very things that does, in fact, separate the haves from the have nots. That simple notion that perhaps they do not know everything.

Delving a little deeper into that, the haves in this world understand that it is the area that we don't know that we don't know that our true success is located.

Read that last sentence again to let it sink in.

So what does it all mean? Simple, we all have choices in life. Anyone can have success, it is a choice. We must be willing to look into where we don't know that we don't know.
So if success is as easy and simple as looking in that place and making a decision why aren't more people doing it?
Fear! False Evidence Appearing Real which of course I have spoken of before.

Let me sum up with this, you are not going to be able to please all people all of the time, and you know what, who cares, stay true to yourself, stay focused on your outcome and keep striving until you get it.
Will it happen in a day? Will it happen in a year? Who knows, more to the point WHO CARES!
Just know that the only way you are going to fail in achieving your goals and ultimately having anything you truly desire, is to QUIT.
The only one who can determine that is YOU

Until next time!

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