"Avatar" announces 6 week international box office take of $1.83 Billion dollars.
In 6 weeks, that's less than 50 days, folks paid $1.83 Billion dollars - not for food to eat, not for fuel to heat their homes, not for shoes to wear on their feet. They did not take $1.83 Billion dollars out of their pocket to treat their disease, get a higher education or pay down their credit card bills. They spent it on a movie. One movie.
90 or so minutes of entertainment.
And this is in a "bad" economy?
The one great big overriding lesson to be found here is that the wisdom of the ages prevails.
There is a reason some quotations stand the test of time. There is a reason why they are passed down for hundreds or thousands of years. It is because they are true!
That "Avatar" or any movie becomes so successful is because it has aligned itself with the ancient success principles. I think it was Zig Ziglar who said it best...
"You can have anything you want in this world, if you will only help enough other people get what they want."
You give them what they want, then they give you what you want. (Notice the giving comes first - and not the giving with a guarantee of success - this is pure giving, without a net to catch you if you fail)
Most of all, people want to be entertained. Especially in bad times. The movies let them escape from the troubles of their lives, if only for an hour or two. If you can do that for them, they'll thank you very kindly. They'll fore-go all the many other responsiblities they have if you will only let them escape for just a while.
But you don't have to be a big movie studio to put this principle to use. There are a thousand of other smaller ways you can provide an escape to your customers, to your friends, to your family.
If you will think about it for just a bit, preferably with pad and pencil, I'll bet you could list a great many ways to give some "escape", some pleasure, or amusement to those around you. And when you give, no matter how big or small, you will find that the ancient technique for getting what you want will work in your favor too.
Start this habit today. Begin to think about what you can do for others.
Once you begin to give, even with one person, you 'll find your success growing. Then one by one you can build your success as big as you'd like. When you find you have something to give a really big group, and give it to them, your purse will run over with abundance.
Put your focus on the "WE" not the "ME"
Give them what "they" want.
(On page 17 of my book you'll find the other powerful secret this movie uses. In fact I've used it here in this article. Turn to the child's word puzzle on page 17 - the hint makes it so simple, even a child can understand it's power!)
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Robert Schwarztrauber
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