Are some people born luckier than others?

Do they have an advantage over you?

There is no doubt that some people have been born into money. That meaning that they had family that created wealth before they were born. The question is; are they luckier than you? That depends on the meaning you give to the work ‘lucky’. I’ve met some very honorable people who were born into money. I’ve also met some absolute jerks who were born into money. Let me focus on the honorable ones.

The honorable ones have decided that success only comes before work in the dictionary. They have decided that they are blessed but have decided to make a mark in the world by their own initiative. They were going to work! I enjoy the word initiative because it means one's personal and responsible decision. That decision is to take action and not depend on what they were part of at birth.

Take for example Mark Zuckerberg the founder of Facebook. In a recent interview with Mark’s Mom and Dad with New York magazine, the Zuckerberg's revealed that like their son they are thrifty and do not flash their cash around. Ed Zuckerberg founded a business in 1978 but refuses to retire because his career is his ‘baby’. In other words he enjoys his work.

So no matter what circumstances you were born into, you need to take initiative, enjoy your work and be thrifty. That way you can be one of the luckiest people alive.

When today can you start to refocus?

What are the keys to growth and happiness in business?

If you not interested in happiness, let’s look at growth.

Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook stated recently that “Even if our mission sounds big, it starts small — with the relationship between two people. Personal relationships are the fundamental unit of our society. Relationships are how we discover new ideas, understand our world and ultimately derive long-term happiness.”

He said it all when it comes to business – relationships are the key.

What have you done in the past month to strengthen the relationships in your business?

What have you done recently to strengthen your relationships with your long-term clients?

For what purpose did you start your company?

I know this is a very important question for everyone to understand?

Whether you are the owner or are an employee you need to understand why the business was started. In a recent letter from Mark Zuckerberg regarding the Initial Public Offering of Facebook he stated that “Facebook was not originally created to be a company. It was built to accomplish a social mission – to make the world more open and connected.”

If this isn’t a wake-up call for all of us, I don’t know what will wake you up. I say that because if the only reason you started your business was to earn money I know that that reason will not drive you or your employees to great things. What this means to you is that if you are only driven to earning paper with pictures of deceased people on it (money), you are never going to be as successful as you could be if you had an inner driven motivation to achieve your objective for why you work.

What is another reason for you being in business, other than money? If you can develop that other reason you will be surprised at how much more driven you are to succeed. If you can make it an emotional reason, you will succeed to an even higher level.

When can you start to develop this?