I’m often asked by aspiring business people what I believe to be the one key thing they can do to ensure their business success. Without fail I almost always say that I feel making a commitment to becoming a life long learner is the only way to stay at the top of your game.

I often suggest they find someone that inspires them and take them out for coffee or ask them some questions or read their book. Sometimes this scares people a little bit. Their comments to me of “what if the person says they don’t have time, or they won’t answer my questions” is usually met by me saying “well then you’re in no worse place than you started are you?”.

One thing I’ve overwhelmingly found in my quest for knowledge however, is that if you approach them correctly and with respect, the most successful business people are often the most approachable and generous.

I certainly found this to be true with one of my business mentors, John Ilhan, who I was saddened to hear passed away this week at the age of only 42. Not only has Australia lost one of its most innovative entrepreneurial icons – it’s also lost a bloody nice guy.

I met John at an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year event in 2005. I was almost speechless at meeting him, but was even more blown away by the fact that he took about 30 minutes of his time that night to share his thoughts about business with me. He gave me ideas, guidance and encouragement.

His generosity didn’t end there however. John agreed to come down to Tasmania to speak to hundreds of Launceston business people at my request (which I sent fully expecting a no). He spoke on stage for around an hour, shared what he knew, made a sizeable donation to the charity we were supporting and also took another half an hour to speak with me about my business goals and aspirations.

I know from my experiences with John was that he loved his family, that he was an inspirational business person and that he was happy and eager to share what he had learnt. John Ilhan the business person made the pages of BRW and thorough his business he’s left an amazing legacy. If other people’s personal experiences with John are anything like mine, the impact he’s made by generously sharing his knowledge has left just as important a legacy.

By Kirsty Dunphey

Reproduced with permission from the Kirsty Dunphey blog and weekly newsletter: www.kirstydunphey.com

We just watched one of the most exciting videos we’ve ever seen. It’s a conversation between a guy from Australia who used to be a factory worker packing boxes all day long and an extremely successful online entrepreneur named Frank Kern.

Kind of an unlikely combination, right?

Here’s why it’s exciting… Ryan the Australian guy went from packing boxes for a living to firing his boss–in just the first 90-days of doing EXACTLY what he is going to share with you today!

And that was just the beginning… Now he travels the entire world, following the sun, loving life, and doing what he wants all day long.

He met Frank in California, and here’s the surprising twist…

Frank, a good ole’ Georgia boy–who just happens to make gazillions online–totally believes in this too! In fact, he tells a story about how he accidentally started using the Law of Attraction with spectacular results (that’s how he ended up a Southern boy in California!)

We have a feeling some of his online buddies may be shocked when they see this mind movies.

At any rate, he wanted to talk with Ryan, because what Ryan has figured out makes it extremely easy to leverage the power of the Law of Attraction for incredibly fast results.

His concept is so simple anybody can do it.

The main thing is, Ryan the Aussie is Giving this away for FREE!

We can’t believe he isn’t charging for it, but he isn’t. That means YOU can ramp up your manifesting to attract anything you want, starting right now.

Bottom line: If there’s anything you want in life that hasn’t come to you yet, you really need this tool.

Be sure you watch the whole thing by clicking on that banner below, because at the end of this video, Ryan will tell you how to get started. It’s his gift to you and it makes the Universe say YES Fast!

We’ve already started using it, and it is AWESOME! We think you’ll love it too. Feel free to leave us comments how did you go with it.

By Brian and Jennifer Baulch

Do you set your goals every day to reach those dreams you desire to achieve in life?

Are you setting your goals towards targeted passions and abilities? Or are you been slowed down by the endless work load?

When you lose a client or customer do you feel you have achieved very little and taken a step backwards or are you able to get back up, brush yourself off and learn from mistakes and misfortunes?

Here are five goals and dream setting tips.

1.  Start a time planner for daily use.

2.  Write down your short term goals and long term goals.

3.  Use a mind map program to help better plan and achieve your goals.

4.  Make a dream board with visual images of all your current dreams you want to achieve.

5.  Watch the video below on a weekly basis. Whatever your dreams, this video will help set your mind into gear.  Don’t miss the secret messages in this great inspirational video on goals, dreams, achievement and passion no matter the obstacles or distractions business and life can bring.

Look forward to your answers and further tips to achieving dreams and goal setting. What are your thoughts on the video and how it personally inspired you?