Gary Halbert · whole document (45)
aslz winners losers
They couldn't believe it. How could I be so
insufferable? It was easy. You see, I am often very short with
people who approach me as players and then I find out they are
really only voyeurs. Listen, you want to know what is
one of the major differences between winners and losers? It is
simply...
Movement!
Winners go out and get going before they know
all the answers or even most of the answers. Losers
will study a problem endlessly to make sure they don't do
anything "rash." Would you like to know a few
"clues" that suggest the person you're talking with
probably is not now nor ever will be an effective money-making
machine? OK, I'll tell you. But remember these signs are not
infallible; there are exceptions. However, whenever you
come across one of these signs, at the very least, a little
red flag should pop up in your mind to warn you that maybe
(probably) you are talking to a time-waster.
Clue
#1.
The
person has a college degree beyond that of a B.S.
Look, college doesn't teach anyone how to make money.
In fact, from that point-of-view, a college education has a negative
value. And, of course, a smart student will learn this long
before four years are up. However, a "voyeur,"
someone who wants to hide-out from life, can escape reality
for years by going after a master's or a doctorate degree.
But wait. You've always heard college-educated people
earn more money than non-college-educated people, right? Sure,
that is true in general but, for that observation to be
correct, it should be stated thusly:
A Non-Player With A
College Degree Will Usually
Make More Money Than
Another Non-Player Without One
Of course, players often make 100 times or 1,000
times or 10,000 times more than non-players with or without
degrees! You know, once upon a time, a salt-of-the-earth
businessman (not me) was at a society cocktail party when the
hostess found out he didn't have a college degree and
expressed her condolences.