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CHAPTER 1 THE MAKING OF A MILLIONAIRE ENTREPRENEUR

is a compelling reason. I call it the ‘WHY.’ The WHY behind
wanting to make the business succeed. I have found that
most entrepreneurs who succeed are those who had the
strongest ‘WHYs’ and making money is, by itself, certainly
not reason enough.

You must have a far stronger reason that is much closer to
your heart. For some of entrepreneurs, their WHY was to
touch the world through their products and services. For
example, Anita Roddick (founder of the Body Shop) was highly
motivated to succeed because her personal mission was to
give the world an alternative to buy body care products that
did not harm animals and the environment. Money to her
was secondary.

My main motivation for starting Adam Khoo Learning
Technologies was to give people a life-transforming experience
and to give them the opportunity I had of realizing our fullest
potential and achieving our dreams. This mission of mine
continues to be far more motivating that just making the money
to buy a bigger house or a bigger car.

I have found that when you have a strong enough WHY, you
will have the conviction and determination to find the HOW.
When you want something badly enough and have a
compelling reason to achieve it, you will always find a way.

The HOW Without The WHY Creates No Power

However, I can give you all the strategies, methods and how-
tos in this book, but without the WHY, I doubt you will ever
fully put it into action. So, I want you to take at least five
minutes to write down, in the space below, all the reasons
why you want to be an entrepreneur and what you want your
business to do for you. Please do it now before reading further.

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