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Children have never been very good at listening to their elders. But they have never failed to imitate them. -James Baldwin, author One of the first books I remember reading as a kid was a joke book. I can still remember one of the corny jokes that used to crack up my friends and me: It takes money to make money – you have to copy the design exactly. Hey, I told you it was a corny joke, didn’t I? But the sentiment is dead serious. Why haven’t we found a way to copycat creating wealth? Think about it – we copycat everything in our lives, don’t we? But the one thing that we haven’t learned to copycat is creating true wealth! Let’s take a few moments to talk about the power of copycatting. And then we’ll look at some of the reasons most people haven’t found a way to copycat wealth creation. One Thing We’re All Good At Is Copycatting: Each of us is blessed with certain talents and gifts that make us one-of-a-kind individuals. Some people are great dancers, while others can’t tap their feet to the beat. Some of us have a talent for art, while others have trouble drawing a stick figure. Some of us are great athletes, while others can barely walk a straight line with-out stumbling. But one thing each and every one of us is good at –Without Exception –is copycatting. Have you ever thought about how good we are at copycatting? When it comes to copycatting, we’re all gifted. We’re copycat geniuses! Copycatting is one trait we all excel at and that we all have in common, no matter where we live, no matter what our individual talents are. It makes no difference whether we are rich or poor, black or white, male or female –the one thing we’re all great at is copycatting. So why haven’t we found the way to copycat creating wealth? Think Before You Copycat: Like most everything in life, there’s a flip side to copycatting. Just because we copycat something that doesn’t necessarily make it good or efficient or productive. Unfortunately, all too often copycatting is an excuse to get lazy in our thinking. It reminds me of the story about the old shopkeeper on Main Street who placed a grand-father clock in the front window of his store. Over the years the shopkeeper noticed that a distinguished-looking man would walk by the store every day at noon –pause in front of the grand-father clock –pull out a pocket watch and carefully set the time. One day the shopkeeper’s curiosity got the best of him. When the gentleman paused in front of the grandfather clock, the shopkeeper ran out of the store and asked the man why he set his watch each and everyday. The man smiled and replied, “I’m the foreman at the town mill, he said. “I blow the quitting whistle at 5.00 each day, and I want to be sure it goes off exactly on time.” The old shopkeeper gave him a startled look –and then burst out laughing. The man stepped back and asked indignantly, “What’s so funny?” “I’m sorry,” replied the shopkeeper. “I didn’t mean to be rude. But I just had to laugh. You see, all these years I’ve been setting my grandfather clock to your 5.00 o’clock whistle!” The story is a perfect illustration of the downside of copycatting. We copycat others and others copycat us and all too often we assume that the people we are copying have the right answer.” I repeat, we ‘Assume’ we are copying the right people! That’s exactly what happens when we take a job without really thinking about ‘why’ we took the job. I think most people assume that jobs are the best way to create wealth, when in fact, jobs don’t create true wealth –jobs create temporary income. And there’s a big, BIG difference between the two. So let’s re-examine copycatting the job! Did you find this article useful? For more useful tips, hints, points to ponder and keep in mind, do please browse for more information at our website. http://www.make-ezee-money.com
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