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International Climate Change Lottery a Possibility
Lotteries are popular around the world and provide funding for a wide variety of government programs, charities, veterans groups and many other organizations. Despite the ongoing global recession lotteries continue to do well and make a profit. In the US most states operate lotteries and there are two major multi state lotteries, Powerball and Mega Millions. Several countries have national lotteries such as the UK and Canada. In Europe the cross border lottery EuroMillions is popular and offers huge tax free jackpots. So far no one has implemented a global lottery but that may change if participants at the next climate change meeting in Cancun Mexico have their way.
The idea of a global lottery has been around since the 1970s and is has been estimated that the global lottery market is worth about $126 billion dollars a year with gross profits amounting to $62 billion dollars a year. Climate change is a controversial topic in many countries but proponents of the global lottery say that it could fund a wide variety of research projects. Revenue generated by the climate change lottery would be channeled to one or many climate research funds.
There are several hurdles that would have to be overcome. Opposition from established government sanctioned lotteries is almost certain. It has been estimated that the global lottery could siphon profits from other lotteries to the tune of $6.2 billion dollars a year resulting in diminished profits for state and national lotteries. Political opposition from any of the first world countries could easily kill any lottery deal. In some countries religious concerns could prevent participation in a global lottery and ethical concerns would have to be addressed.
A global climate change lottery would attract many people who do not normally participate in state and national lotteries. Climate change is a hot topic and many have strong views in favor of climate research and would probably participate and buy lottery tickets for a climate change lottery. The sale of tickets for the climate change lottery would have to be addressed. In Europe, New Zealand and Australia players can purchase online lottery tickets but in the US recently passed online gaming laws and vague regulations could pose a problem for ticket sales.
Some proponents of the climate change lottery have suggested using the EuroMillions lottery as a model for the global climate change lottery. EuroMillions is a joint multi nation lottery where the bets of participants in nine countries are pooled into a larger jackpot. An International Climate Change Lottery could be a step in the right direction and would not cost taxpayers a dime!
Lottery Ticket Mentality
As you build your business you are going to run across a lot of people with what I call this lottery ticket mentality. They will either be your team mates or your prospects. They are people who are looking for a quick fix. They want to see results fast and they dont want to put a lot of effort into getting them. I call it lottery ticket mentality for the obvious reason that what they are looking for is exactly a lottery ticket. They want to throw there money and something and cross there fingers that a truck will pull up in front of their house with a truck full of money.
Lets go ahead and make this clear right now. Your odds of finding this quick fix in the home business industry or anywhere for that matter are just as good as wining the lottery. In fact I think your odds would actually be better playing the lottery. Global Resorts Network is a business not a lottery ticket. Like building any business it takes patience, perseverance, determination, skill and know how to name a few to be successful.
Dont get me wrong you WILL have lucky breaks There are very emotional ups and downs. Months where you work really hard and dont get paid anything and months where you barley do anything and get paid a ton. Unless you want to go crazy its important to understand this and come to peace with it. Accept that things are not entirely in your control and let go of the out come.
The only thing you can control is what you do and what you do right now. So take all out massive action at every opportunity you can. Dont worry about what results you are getting right now I promise you that if you can do this consistent and thats a important work constantly for the next year and look back you will be amazed at what you have accomplished.
There will be times when you are tempted to fall in line with the lottery ticket crowed and there will be times when you get discouraged. However this is the qualifier this is what will separate the weak from the strong and the players from the spectators. Its how well you deal with the challenges that will define you as a great leader.
Now that you are aware of the lottery ticket people you will see them all over the place. Like little rodents. I honestly think are the bane or our society. Product of the fast passed want it now world that we live in. They are easy to spot as prospects they will ask questions like, how long will it take me to start making money? or How much do you make? For them there is this secret formula that they can find where they will make a ton of money with out any effort or pain at all.
As leaders we are partially to blame. Knowing that there are these people out there we cater to them. Creating ads that say things like 100% turn key system or fully automated just plug and play. I think you get the idea and know exactly what Im talking about.
As a leader of a team probably about 80% of your team will be made up of these lottery ticket minded people. That is the perato principle that seem to apply to everything in life 80/20. They will sign up and in a month when they dont get the results they were looking for they will either just disappear from Global Resorts Network all together (thats what happens most of the time) or they will get angry with you. These people will bounce around from opportunity to opportunity looking for their big break only to be disappointed every single time. If there is something you can say to help them than give them a hand if not let them go. What ever you do dont spend to much of your time with these people spend you time with the 20% that are producing.
These people are out there and will be out there no matter what we do. We have to come to terms with that. Its not our job to turn them away from our business. There is no way to know 100% who ill perform. It is your responsibility as a leader with Global Resorts Network to give as many people the opportunity to succeed as you can. Let them determination there results. Give them all the training and tools that they need. Learn to spot the quick fix people take them for what they are and move forward.
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