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THIS PAGE LETS YOU VIEW THE BOOK JACKET, READ THE FORWARD, PREFACE AND INTRODUCTION.  HAVE FUN AND GET A PEEK AT HIS SECRETS TO GAINING WEALTH AND AUTHORITY! FORWARD So why did I write this book?  I wrote this book for my four children: Michael Jr., Jeanne, Fallon, and Meaghan.  After having built a reasonable amount of wealth, I watched my offspring leave for college and law school with hopes of fulfilling their matriculation goals.  Once they left for college, I realized that advanced degrees were not enough. In order to ensure their success in this ever-changing global business world, they would need the advice and counsel of a visionary capitalist such as me.              This book will give them a level of guidance that was not taught in school.  These hard-core realities are seldom discussed, but they are always on stage in the real world.             These are the secrets of success.  It all starts with becoming more enlightened.  I adore wisdom and deplore ignorance.  Ignorance produces constant failure in businesses.  I love to observe uncommon progress and miraculous successes through the utilization of wisdom. It invigorates me to observe those people whom I lecture reach for the key of wisdom and unlock the door of exceptional success in their lives.             A very small key will unlock the door to enormous riches.  Small changes in your life can create great futures.  There are laws and principles that govern one’s life. Discovering those laws can instantly and radically change the course of your business and life.              During my college and law school years, I read some powerful books that discussed the possible results of Action and existentialism when implemented in a person’s life.  After applying my interpretation to these readings, I began to live and breathe these concepts, which lead to the increase of my energy and vigor.  The result was the formation of a powerful force that enabled me to compel my future into existence.              If you allow yourself to recognize this powerful, undiscovered secret of life, you will realize that this revelation has always been inside of you.  It’s your inner voice calling for Action.             Nevertheless, did I really know how to respond to it?             I was always a sharp-eyed, vigilant person.  I read and dissected everyone close to me.  I paid attention to every business discussion with complete focus, but that declamatory question persisted. What was this inner voice saying and how should I act upon it?             After several years of executing business deals in the traditional method of submitting well-written business plans, I still did not listen to my inner voice or my instincts that were diverting me to a different plan of Action.  I discovered it!   I instantly understood the importance of Action combined with wisdom.  I knew why the successful were flourishing. I understood why people around me were failing.   I also knew the mindset of the conquering and exceptionally triumphant businessperson.             As I reviewed my experiences in business and life, I determined that: ·        An Experience recognized becomes celebrated ·        An Experience celebrated becomes rewarded ·        An Experience rewarded eventually lives throughout your life. The lessons and philosophy in this book are the highly sought after, missing links to a meaningful existence. It will center your focus and create magnetism around you. It will cause those people in strategic places to pursue you professionally and personally as they continue to grow and develop. You are the architect of your life.  You are the inventor of your destiny.  Just as Michelangelo could take a piece of stone, chip away the non-essential pieces and produce “David”, you too can chip away the status quo traditions attempting to restrict you from achieving, and manifest your vision into your destiny through Action.  Sharing this information will guide you in the direction of momentous success. This book will motivate you to change from a life of hardship to one of affluence. It will answer the questions masked within you, while unleashing more enthusiasm than you have ever known!             I pass on this legacy to my children and to the future leaders of humankind. I offer them the keys to unlock the hidden potential that is within all seekers of wealth and authority. It is now in your hands! Take Action! The possibilities are endless! I wrote this book for you. Michael V. Roberts PREFACE   "There are always opportunities through which businessmen can profit handsomely if they will only recognize and seize them."                                                                         -J. Paul Getty               Nobility is not a birthright, and character is not inherited. It’s only your Action that builds the true self inside. There are no perfect men or women in this world, only perfect intentions.  Perfection, however, can be approached when you take Action.  Action rests on the belief that:   What cannot be explained must be tolerated.  Fear cannot exist when happiness subsists. Loneliness cannot survive where confidence resides. Sadness cannot stay alive when joy thrives.   Action solves the challenges of life and implements the tools to fulfill dreams.             PROBLEMS are intricate, unsettled beliefs. Problems are viewed as mistakes and become obstacles in one’s life. One's outlook or perspective enables one to surpass these seeming problems. If you change defeatist thoughts into optimistic thoughts, then you will release the problems and find a victorious solution.              SPIRITUAL BELIEFS are the incorporeal thoughts of man. These spiritual thoughts enrich society.  Winning occurs when your performance reflects your higher spiritual views.  This inner spirituality must balance and connect with your outward existence to provide an unfettered field of endless solutions.  It is these solutions that represent your purpose or calling.             SOLUTIONS are answers and explanations to troubled circumstances. A state of continuity can occur only when you choose to think and act out of your higher spiritual self.  This Action enables you to meet your objectives. Action accomplishes a lifestyle of admiration, contentment, and authenticity.  To achieve wealth and authority, one must stay in control of their self-esteem and commitment to enjoy their existence. This book offers the tools and skill sets to empower you with the realization, discernment, intellectual capacity and philosophy needed when facing the challenges of the business and political world.  Adversity, deprivation, and distractions are common obstacles in one’s life. Neither your mentors, teachers, nor family members will teach these lessons. These hard truths will protect you in business and guide you through the accretion of wealth and authority.     INTRODUCTION     UNDERSTAND YOUR ERA             In the year 2001, mankind embraced a new century.  Many people are caught in the traditions of the past, while others are transitioning with new insights, sensitivities, and visions.  Successful individuals tend to have a historical perspective and can sense a historical convergence in society’s way of life.  New methods of making fortunes are in the air.  It is everywhere.  The 20th century introduced us to an Industrial Society that created history-making inventions, which shape today’s world.             If we look down the corridor of time at the significant milestones of modern man, we can measure a progressive growth in the methods of communication. This past century exploded in areas of telecommunication, broadcasting, computer technology, medicine, space science, transportation, education, telephony, and green energy alternatives.  We are now living in a global society.             A short assessment reveals and defines a global paradigm shift that has changed our lives forever. The elimination of the Cold War and the emergence of international terrorism, global capitalism and economic interdependence, a robust international banking and stock market, and the Internet confirm the dominance of a global economy.             Everyday is a race for people of Action.  The successful entrepreneur is sprinting towards the fulfillment of their dreams.  To compete in this race, you must not only have teammates, but you must learn to pass the baton to the next runner. If the baton is dropped or not cleanly passed, time will be lost, and your race will be over regardless of the first runner’s speed. The track coach may use a stopwatch in determining the speed of the team, but in business, you determine your success by other measurements.             Achieving success requires flexibility by you and your associates.  Historically, you were required to “stay the course,” but today, your course may undergo dramatic alterations with clear diversions and transformations from your original business plan or vision.   The Actionaire             People of Action or as I have coined them “Actionaires” understand that their measurement of success is based on thoughts and criteria never believed or conceived five years ago.  In the fast paced information age, one must be very cautious in protecting the “status quo”.             The status quo is relative, not progressive. The status quo is the traditional method of society. Every aspect of society has a status quo or tradition. Your beliefs in business methods and product creation are almost certain to change as you mature and progress in your endeavors.  We must not be overly dogmatic with our beliefs.  Avoid the trap of insisting that the status quo be retained.  Protecting the status quo means never “rock the boat,” “stay the course,” and do everything as it has always been done.             In actuality, those viewpoints of protecting the status quo are based entirely on limited growth and inadequate knowledge. The fear of change ultimately drives those viewpoints. The Actionaire comprehends the importance of standardizing beliefs and traditions.  Traditions that are effective and consistent with your era are fine.  When your traditions and beliefs lose their beneficial nature, you should abandon them.             The Actionaire understands the fundamentals of traditions.  As maturity increases, the Actionaire learns that their incorrect assessment of right and wrong often results from limited contact, exposure, knowledge, education, opportunities, and counsel.             Entrepreneurial Actionaires will make changes when a methodology is no longer effective.  Actionaires have vision and can spot obsolescence.  Style and design in fashion distinguish each succeeding generation.  This rule of changing with the present should apply in all businesses.  Many leaders, who presently govern the affairs of companies, are no longer effective.  They fail to transform to the nuances and desires of the present generation.  They try to fly a jet with the skills and traditions of a propeller pilot.  They try to attract the hip-hop music audiences with music by Perry Como, Johnny Mathis, or the Beach Boys.  Actionaire business executives have the power and wisdom to win a generation that is newly defining purpose and style.  Those executives who fail to respond to change, may call themselves leaders, but they are nothing more than managers who pathetically sustain the status quo.             The Actionaire is always prepared to change.  Frequently, present day leaders lack the ability to relate to their constituency.  Our society now operates in a global telecommunications environment.  A great awakening is happening around the world.  This new global connection will make business more competitive and diverse.  The rate of speed inside this new environment will create exponential business growth.  The successful entrepreneur will not be a slow paced gatekeeper or a status quo disciple.  The traditional managers are frequently over powered and rendered persona-non-gratis by the dominant Actionaire.             Victorious people, in business and in all other walks of life, are Actionaires.