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Column by Kevin Abdulrahman

The Man Inspiring Millions, as he is known around the globe, Kevin Abdulrahman is a sought after Motivational and Inspirational Speaker who will be writing regularly for OBTAINER WORLDWIDE from now on. Kevin Abdulrahman is regularly in-vited by the most varied companies to speak to, train and conduct workshops with Direct Selling Teams across five continents.

He is the Author of a series of books which are used by leading Direct Selling Teams as part of their fun-damental Development, Learning and Mind Training to create a form of Leadership that is much needed especially in Today’s Testing Times: “Leadership from within.” The OBTAINER Editorial Team is very pleased to be able to welcome Kevin Abdulrahman to our circle of columnists.

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Crisis or no crisis, the price of basic ame-

nities is on the rise. Most people are still

working in what seems like a flawed mod-

el, achieving a mediocre life, one that is so

far below their true potential.

The world is in turmoil. The world is con-

tinually changing, and what once worked

in the past, is not working today.

The reality is, where ever you are in life, it

must be obvious to you by now that what

got you here is not what will get you to

where you want to go in life. And frankly if

you had the choice of being where you are

today and where you would like to ideally

be, you would most certainly opt for the

latter option.

It used to be that one family member,

mum or dad, would support the house-

hold. Today, both parents have to go to

work to maintain the same standard of

living we had only a few short years ago.

As a result, people are spending less time

with family members they care about

most. Parents are working so hard, trying

their very best, and yet their families are

in desperate need of them.

They are in desperate need of family time.

Sure their family members appreciate the

What Will You Choose To Do Today?How many people have you heard recently complain to you in the following manner – “Oh I

am too healthy, I have too much money, I have so much time to spend with my family, with

myself, and to give back to charity. I just can’t handle it”. It would be fair to say not that

many people complain in this way.

money, they appreciate the roof over their

heads and the food on the table, but the

reality is their loved ones need and crave

for their time.

Time is the single most important thing

you can ever give to the people you care

about.

So many parents today are not able to ful-

fill this important need, not because they

don’t want to but, in fact, because of des-

peration, and it’s not looking to get any

better. The gap between the rich and poor

is increasing at an alarming rate.

Why?

Why are most people short changing

themselves?

Some do it voluntarily. Others just don’t

know how to get out of the rut or, in some

cases, that doing so is even an option.

Some people may seem like they are win-

ning the donkey race, but sadly they are

still living the life of a donkey.

Another reality staring everyone in the

face is the truth that there are some peo-

ple who have no money and a lot of time.

Others have no time and some money.

But unfortunately what we now see is that

most people are in a place where they have

no money and no time.

This seems to hold true for the majority of

people all over the world.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news. After

all, I don’t make the news. I am simply de-

livering the reality of how things are with-

out sugar coating it because I have your

best interest in mind.

The Truth is simply this. Most people are

1. On the wrong path & 2. Are riding the wrong vehicle.

What you must wake up to is the real-

ity that we are currently witnessing a

worldwide State of Emergency.

If you know me, then you know that

when I’m not on stage speaking in

front of a crowd, I’m on a plane mak-

ing my way to the next stage to speak

to a crowd. And if I am not on a stage

and not on a plane, not on holiday with

some amazing and inspiring people

(many of whom are in this industry),

then I am usually sitting in cafes, writ-

ing articles for magazines, newspapers

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or working on parts of a new seminar

or a training program .

When I go to a café, I will normally

order a low fat latte. When the barista

makes this latte, he uses certain ingre-

dients such as low fat milk, hot water,

freshly ground coffee, and he has his

own method in order to get me my fin-

ished product- The low fat latte. That’s

the normal process.

I want you to be with me on this and

imagine that we both work at a coffee

shop and are behind a coffee machine.

We have the ingredients and method

to make the low fat latte. And so we do

it many times and know what we will

be expecting, low fat lattes.

Imagine, that we now want to make

a hot chocolate instead as our final

product (a new result), but we contin-

ue to use the same ingredients of low

fat milk, hot water and freshly ground

coffee. Do you think, we will be suc-

cessful in getting our hot chocolate?

Absolutely not.

No matter how much we want to have

a hot chocolate as a final result, by do-

ing what we have done to get the low

fat latte, that’s all we will continue to

get.

We can stand there all day. We can

stand there all night. We can stand

there all week. We can stand there for

a lifetime. No matter how much we

want a hot chocolate, if we keep on do-

ing what we are doing, we will only get

a low fat latte.

Why do I say this?

I say this because in life, most people

are unhappy. They are living life far be-

“Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.“

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low their potential. They are frustrated.

They are angry. They are everything

they don’t want or expect to be. They

want to have a change in results, and

yet, they continue to do THE SAME

THINGS over and over and over again.

Insanity: Doing the same thing over

and over again and expecting different

results.

Albert Einstein

Success, what ever it means to you, is

not a matter of chance. It is a formula.

If you want to get a hot chocolate, you

put the right ingredients in, find and

learn the method, and then you do it.

Only then will you most certainly get

your hot chocolate.

I believe that by now, if you are reading

through this magazine and have taken

the time to read this article, then you

have come to a realization.

If you keep on doing what you have al-

ways done, you will continue to get the

same results.

Unless you start making changes to-

day, making smarter decisions and

Taking Smart Action, the next 2, 3, 5

years aren’t going to be any different to

the last and the likelihood of fulfilling

your goals, dreams and desires will be

unlikely.

So I will leave you with two questions

that You must answer. Starting Today

1. What Smart Decisions do you need to make? 2. What Smart Actions do you need to take?

Only then, will your results begin their as-

cent to the levels you desire.

Have a Winning Month.

Kevin AbdulrahmanKevin Abdulrahman is recognized gglob-

ally as The Man Inspiring Millions. He is

regularly ranked by his aattendees’ as The

Best Motivational, Inspirational and Lead-

ership Speaker in Asia, Middle East and

Indian Subcontinent. You can contact him

by visitng his website www.BestMotiva-

tionalSpeaker.me Receive Kevin Abdul-

rahman’s free book “What Ever You’re

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