A Unique Guide to Business
L J Brown
Copyright 2012 L J Brown
Smashwords Edition
Prologue
Despite popular belief, people whom are referred to as Gold Diggers, among
other names, are in reality some of the most brilliant individuals. They know
what they want and they know how to get it. They have a keen marketing sense
and understand the underlying principals of economics and business. This book
is designed to help others understand and learn from these masters of industry so
they too can one day own a deluxe apartment.
Chapter 1: Plan for Tomorrow Today
So you've decided to read this book. Well congratulations because today you
are going to learn about the principles of business, economics and marketing
from experts within the industry; I am not referring to Wall Street Gamblers
(aka Stock Brokers), Day traders (aka loan sharks), or Investors (aka Inside
traders). No my friends, today you will learn about the true geniuses. These
individuals not only make millions of dollars but in most cases they are never
accused of fraud or sent to jail. These are people who know the markets well
and how to shop around. They are experts of research and developments,
masters of craft and now since you are likely growing impatient over my
obvious attempt to fill out this page, I will cut to the chase and present to you
the even more obvious giveaway (since you've already read the title) Gold
Diggers.
Now before we can go any further it is important that you understand exactly
what a Gold Digger is. The formal definition of a Gold Digger is “a person who
seeks or digs for gold in a field” the informal definition is “a person that seeks
another person solely for his/her wealth” and finally the urban definition is “A
bitch trying to weasel you out of your cheddar.” Despite the definition that you
most agree with I strongly disagree with all of the above. If you took the time to
even skim those definitions you would realize that each one, except the first one,
perseverance. A couple years ago when I had a respectable job (well actually
any job) there was a hot dog vendor that parked his cart in front of our building.
I never personally got to know the guy, since I was a prick. However others
work mates did take the time to get to know him.
It was due to this experience that I learned a couple of things about hot dogs.
For example: the cost of a hot dog and a bun is something like 55 cents in total;
this is in regards to the vendors cost. Now a vendor usually charges
approximately$2.00 for a hot dog; but for the sake of you cheap skates I am
going to use $1.50 just to appease you. The point is, if a vendor is only spending
at maximum 50 cents for his product and is raking in at the very least three
times his unit cost, then guess what? He is not only breaking even but he's
definitely making a killing! The top companies in America could not even
compete with this guy when it comes to how much he can inflate his prices.
Now, when you consider the likelihood that it is common for vendors to actually
serve dozens or even hundreds of people a day you suddenly realize that when
adding up the amount he's making from hot dogs and include additional items,
such as beverages, this guy is probably making around $200 on a bad day. The
point that I am trying to illustrate with this example is Motivation. Most people
would never think of taking the time to get out there and do something like this.
Because it’s too cold or because they are too proud (please know when I say
they I mean you). The point is, this guy was motivated enough to do something
that others are too bashful to do. He continues to rake in the cash while many of
you reading this don't even realize that just because your gross earnings per day
equates to $75 does mean you won’t see anything close to that once it’s reduced
to the net value.
Chapter 2: It’s all in the Motivation
I know we have gone a little off topic at this point; however this example was
necessary so that you would understand just how important and powerful
motivation truly is. Getting back to my favorite subject Gold Diggers are very
motivated people. Motivation is a large step within the planning process and you
into consideration the value of her looks fall short because if he were to invest
his money into her then his only return (being her looks) would depreciate over
time. However, if he were to wisely invest his money into stocks or even mutual
funds then he could watch his money grow over time. The investor ended by
labeling her as a depreciating asset. Many that read the ad even commented that
the woman's beauty could not even be compared to the value of a prized car
because even though it would depreciate, after a certain amount of time it would
become a classic and could begin to gradually regain value. However, as time
passed the woman's looks and body would degrade and not only would she be a
depreciating asset but as time passed she would stop being an asset and would
undoubtedly become a liability.
The truth is the woman in the example is not a true Gold Digger. A true Gold
Digger would never label themselves as a Gold Digger or refer to themselves in
that context. Just like an Accountant doesn't refer to themselves as a bean
counter a Gold Digger will use a term like socialite to describe themselves. This
is the same reason a car sales man that sells used cars calls them pre-owned,
simply because it sounds better and the alternative makes him sound like a
scumbag due to the stereotypes around the term “used car salesman”. When
attempting to be successful at anything you never ever want to be your own
enemy. You will have more than enough obstacles in front of you, so you should
never end up creating your own or you will never get anywhere.
Chapter 3: Executing the Plan
Now so far we've talked about motivation, depreciation, assets and briefly
liabilities. Now I will move into the next stage of this chapter which should be
fairly obvious. Every motivated person needs a mission. What is it that you
want to accomplish? The Gold Digger has a number of things that they would
like to accomplish. The number one reason is often financial freedom however,
it can often be more than that, such as political and social influence. I should
quickly note that whenever there is a presidential election if you look at the
companies that are sponsoring the candidates and then check the donations for
goals. Life is short, time is your enemy not your friend. For this reason the only
way to deal with this obstacle is to organize one’s goals. A Gold Digger above
all else is extremely organized. She knows where to be at the right time. She just
doesn't happen to be there. An important step for all successful Gold Diggers is
to associate time phases with each objective. Responsibilities are assigned for
each segment of the plan and basically a Gold Digger will set deadlines for
meeting each of her responsibilities. To organize her thoughts and strategies she
might use a planner to keep track of important dates, times and other vital
information such as people, phone numbers, places and addresses. It’s important
to remember that a Gold Digger will never reach her goals if she can't even
remember where she is going. Many of you reading this book likely believe by
this point that I am giving these women way too much credit, however the truth
is that you don't give them enough.
Upon completion of the planning process it is important that the Gold Digger
acknowledge the completion of the plan and celebrates the success. This stage is
often over looked and can have major reputations. In business people often jump
from one problem to the next, then often over look the fact that they have even
reached the end of their planning stage and immediately move on. You cannot
having a successful production run if you don't verify and certify that you have
carefully considered all aspects of the plan. A Gold Digger cannot just go out
and buy a dress before she is certain that it is the right one for the right occasion.
If she chooses incorrectly and wears a white dress to a somber occasion the
results may be hazardous which could lead to counter-productivity, which is
something I have heavily stressed against. A better example is that a Gold
Digger cannot focus their attention on someone whom simply has a net-worth of
$2 Million. The reason for this is because a significant portion of that worth
might be tied to debt, which is also the reason why some corporate big wigs go
from billionaires to millionaires overnight. A Gold Digger must keep track of
her planning and know when she has reached the final stages.
Now that we have the basics of planning out of the way I would like to focus
to infiltrate special events and celebrity gatherings. After years of careful
experimentation and practice they were able to spend time with some of the
biggest stars in the world, as well as attend some of the biggest events. This
couple perfected their craft through planning in advance and then practicing on
smaller stages before stepping onto larger ones. To date the largest event
crashed by this couple was the state dinner held by President Barack Obama in
November 2009. The couple successfully passed themselves off as invited
guests and furthermore were even able to create documentation which partially
supported their claims that they were invited guests. Despite the outcome and
what many have and will speculate for years to come the fact stands that it was
prior proper planning and practice that made their special night all the much
more special. Gold Diggers build accountability for themselves and there is no
difference in business. Despite my emphasis of the planning stage Gold Diggers
still remember that it is OK to deviate from the plan. A plan is a set of principles
and guidelines. They are not rules. The key is to notice the deviations and then
to adjust the plan accordingly.
Well I hope you've enjoyed the ride up to this point. Expect a full length
extensive publication in the near future and many thanks for reading.
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