Learning Heart

Fifth step in being successful is to have a learning heart. A saying on a shirt goes, "Learn like you're going to live forever. Live like you're going to die tomorrow." You want to always have a learning attitude because there is a ton to learn while you are on this earth. As the saying goes... you learn something new every day. Another way to have a learning heart is to read; read as much as possible. As you get older it gets harder to read because reading is very time consuming, but you should try to read at least one book a month. The proverbs part of the bible has a lot of information in it and that is why I read a little part of it every day. You should also try to join a few networks because the amount of people you know will grow and there is a ton of stuff to learn from the different networks you join. Finally, just be a student of the game. Play it one move at a time and have fun with your learning heart.  

Taking Risk

"If you really want to make a lot of money, look for as much risk as possible," Author unknown.
This video is geared towards younger people, but who is to say how young. You can start whenever you are ready because the younger you are when you start taking risk the better. When I say risk I am talking about in the markets not with yourself. Someone who is 20 should take a ton of risk because if they fail they will have more time and a better chance at recovering versus someone who is 75 and making a ton of risky decisions. When I, Dave Paladino, was young I made a lot of risky decisions without even knowing it. Lets take an example: a 25 year old should make more risky decisions even if it takes them five years to realize that they are going to completely fail. After that failure they will only be 30 years old and have the rest of their lives (40+ years) to recover. Now lets look at someone who is 75 years old making some risky decisions. If this person were to fail they may only have ten years to recover and will most likely not do very well. Most people these days are afraid to take risk, but that is the best way to get ahead of the game. Pastor Mark Ashton once said, "Centenarians, people who are 90 years+, wish they would have done three things differently in life. They wish they would have left the legacy, reflected more, and taken more risk."

Third Step to Success

To be a successful person there are ten steps to follow. The third one deals with failure. Some people think that the most important indicator is your ability to handle failure. In order to be able to handle failure you can read about it in the book Failing Forward by John Maxwell. Thomas Edison says, "If you want to be successful, double your failure rate."

Here is the second installment to our keys to success. Step number 2 is the 10000 hour rule and that means in order to be good at something you must do it for 10000 hours. You should get to 10000 hours as fast as possible and one way you can do that is to spend 100 hours of work a week if you can. If you do 100 hours a week it will take you two years to get to that goal. When you are really passionate about something you should work your hardest to become great at it.

Omaha Mentors

A very important thing for a child to have in their life is a mentor. There are three different kinds of mentors: the accidental one, your boss, and one that you find. The accidental mentor is someone whose path you cross and they end up helping you find your way in life. Your boss should be a mentor because it will make your job more enjoyable and networking will become easier to do. If you spend a lot of time with your boss you can start to learn the ropes of life. The third kind of mentor is one that you look for. In Omaha there are many places that you can volunteer at and be mentor for children. Two of the biggest mentoring agencies in Omaha are Big Brothers Big Sisters and Teammates. Each of these programs are very important and play a big role in the community.

Jose Beltran Most Positive

Ephesians 4:29 "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."

Lots of negative people have worked here, but they just need lots of encouraging talk to help deal with life. Jose Beltran is from Latin America. He has a suave accent, likes good looking cars, is VERY well dressed (probably doesn't own a t shirt), and has dark hair. Everyone loved him and he loved everyone. Jose would always give people hugs and encouraged them. He was just a very positive person.

Hal Daub's Best You

Colossians 3:23 "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters."

Hal was the Mayor once and Congressman twice. He made more of an impact in Omaha than anyone else has. Some of his projects include: West Dodge Expressway, Quest Center, TDAmeritrade Center, Heartland of America Park, and Rick's Boathouse.