Creating Success from the Inside Out: Develop the Focus and Strategy to Uncover the Life You Want
Praise For Creating Success From The Inside Out\ "At once inspirational and highly actionable, Creating Success from the Inside Out serves as a definitive manual for achieving success through self-actualization in today's daunting entrepreneurial landscape. Ephren Taylor has succeeded in systematically constructing a blueprint for business and personal wealth—on various levels. This is very compelling material."\ —Neal Lemlein, President, Around the Bend Media, Inc., and former senior...
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Creating Success from the Inside Out shares the truly inspiring story of Ephren Taylor, one of the world's youngest-ever CEOs of a publicly traded company. At twenty-five, he has been a preacher, entrepreneur, business owner, and chairman and CEO. He launched his first business at twelve and was a millionaire at sixteen.It would be natural to assume that success at such a young age must be due to some special training or understanding. It's not. Taylor's success didn't come from formal education, but from solid values, principles, and the drive and desire to reach his goals. In Creating Success from the Inside Out, Taylor shares these concepts along with the necessary tools and inspiration to help you realize your own dreams.Life offers a million excuses to give up and quit. Plenty of voices tell us we can't do it—that we aren't smart enough, fast enough, rich enough, or good-looking enough. Do you listen? Or do you turn away from those negative voices and follow your own passions and goals? You have the power to overcome them and succeed if you . . . Accept NO excuses and let nothing stand in the way of your dreamsGet over your fears and self-doubt and choose successDevelop the decisiveness and determination to achieve your goalsJust say no to conventional wisdom! It's usually wrongStart a business as a tool to reach your dreamsFind motivation in something other than moneyAchieve true and complete wealth by giving back to your communityIf Ephren's fascinating and inspiring story teaches us anything, it's that we must ignore the stereotypes and expectations society thrusts upon us. Follow your own path and determine your own definition of success. The only real obstacles are the ones we create. Why not tear yours down? Start today—and create your own success from the inside out.
Preface xiIntroduction: Who Am I, and Why Should You Care about What I Have to Share? xvA Disclaimer xixBegin Where You Are Now 01Get Off of Yourself 13Taking Responsibility for Your Own Life 21The Black Hole of Excuses 26I Don't Have the Money 33I Don't Have the Time 51I Don't Have an Education 66I Don't Have Enough Information and Knowledge 74I Don't Have the Experience 79I Don't Have a Car 84I'm Just Not Ready 86The Dark Hall of Fear 89The Magic Bullet: Self-Confidence 94Two Kinds of Fear 101Fear of Loss versus Hope of Gain 109Choosing Failure; Choosing Success 110Empowerment versus Victimhood 117Responsibility and Power versus Blame and Powerlessness 122Change Your Life, Break the Cycle 128Forgiveness Is a Key to Overcoming 132Get Uncomfortable and Face Your Fears 140Conventional Wisdom Is Almost Always Wrong 144Why Every Young Person Should Start a Business 151I Just Don't Know What I Want to Do 154Don't Wait until You're Old, or Even Grown Up 162True Success and Giving Back: What Is True Success? 166Socially-Conscious Investing 175Getting What You Need to Succeed 179How's Your Starter Switch? 181Where to Get the Information and Knowledge You Need 185Mentors 187Don't Listen to Losers, Whiners, and Naysayers-Believe in Yourself 223Epilogue: Dream Bigger Dreams 229About Ephren W. Taylor II 233Ephren W. Taylor II Timeline 237About W. Emerson Brantley III 243Index 245
