Meet Murray

An excerpt from Murray’s upcoming book:
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Murray’s 7 Golden Nuggets Of “Wisdom” His Parents Shared With Him That Could Have
Destroyed His Chances Of Success
Don’t talk to strangers.
I’m sure you have all been told this and even repeated this safety credo a number of times to your
own children if you have them. I certainly do not disagree that at a young age this is sound advice.
My own personal experience was allowing this advice to govern my adult behavior as well. Any
one in business or any person with hopes of professional success recognizes the importance of
networking; “It is who you know”. As we find our way into the grown up world I feel it is important
to speak to as many strangers as possible.
Never give up.
I am sure a number of you have seen the picture of the stork trying to eat the frog and the frog
choking the stork so he cannot be swallowed. Not giving up in that situation is certainly good
advice. However, the truth of the matter is successful people give up all of the time. Giving up is
necessary sometimes to focus your attention on your family, business or sport. Successful
people know when to give up.
Don’t talk back or don’t speak unless you’re spoken to.
Maybe you haven’t heard this yourself. This was probably just me and I heard it a lot. I still believe
you should question everything. Don’t accept anything. If you want to be successful you have to
understand as much as you can and the only way is to talk back sometimes, professionally of
course.
Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.
This is the craziest thing I have heard as an entrepreneur. If you do not focus all of your effort and
available resources on the success of your project, chances are it will fail or be much less successful
than it should have been.
Get a job/career.
I will be telling my children to pick the life you want to live and do what makes you happy. Then
encourage them to make it happen. You're responsible for your happiness.
You have to work hard.
There are times this is necessary and even fun. However, if life is about living and simple pleasures
and you’re working hard all of the time, then you miss out on those things because you are
working hard or tired. I say work smart, automate and systematize.
Stop fooling around.
Again this may have just me. I am sure you were all very well behaved. I still do not feel grown up
and I really have no desire to. I say have a blast, have fun wherever you can whenever you can.
That’s why I think it’s important to do something that you love. So every day is an event not a
chore. Be excited for the next moment.
Watch for Murray’s book coming out soon - we’ll be sure to feature it in Influence when it
hits the bookshelves!