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My Review and Results of The Perfect Biz Finder – How To Find Your Perfect Business in 21 Days or Less

Curt Nelson — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:40:44 +0000

The Perfect Biz Finder was created by Steve Little. Steve has had success as an Entrepreneur with several businesses, as well as with venture backed technology companies as an executive.

There’s basically two parts to the perfect biz finder. When you first get to the site you can take the free survey or assessment to find your strengths. The assessment results you get back are very basic and may be confusing to some, but may still be helpful for you. I think what will help you more is the course manual. The 2nd part is the course manual with optional audio course designed to help you find your perfect business in 21 days or less.

My results from the perfect biz finder assessment are above. As you can see I probably shouldn’t focus on anything related to these fields:

Administrative
Medical
Production
Technical

These may be obvious to most people, right..! Maybe not…

What I did was focus on my top 5 results :

Entrepreneur
Sales
Manager
Training
Counseling

For each section you’ll see a Performance Competency. I carefully went through all the information and took notes on what struck me or something that stood out. Steve could definitely make the results section where all the text is blue and bunched together better so its easier to read, but again the course will be more helpful.

After you go through each Performance Competency and have taken some notes, you can start going through the course to find your perfect biz.

This course manual is roughly 200 + pages covering 20 exercises for you to do. Basically a series of self-discovery exercises that have been compiled from various books like The Science of Getting Rich, Attractor Factor, Lateral Thinking, The Success Principles, Steve Little’s personal experiences and more…

Here are the 20 exercises in The Perfect Biz Finder Course:

Define what Success means to you for every area of your life
Discover you life purpose
Get clear on your WHY – How will your perfect business serve your purpose…?
What you love to do from your past
Likes Dislikes
Strengths and Weaknesses
Find your sub-conscious limiting beliefs
Clearing techniques for you sub-conscious
Release your inner genius with Creativity Exercises
Take a basic Career Choice Assessment
Setting clear and effective Intentions
6 Attributes of Being Entrepreneurial Assessment
Growth Maven or Lifestyle Guru
Which Business Models Appeals To You The Most
Identify From A Long List What Potential Business Ideas Stand Out
Dollars and Sense Of Your Business
Determining Your Product or Service And Looking At Your Potential Market
Review All the other Chapters
Zoom In On Your Relevant Business Ideas
Write out our perfect business script

What You Need To Know If You Decide To Buy The Perfect Biz Finder Course

Steve mentions to do one section each day. I found this nearly impossible to do. Some of the exercises don’t require as much thought as others. While its good to use thought and reflection for some exercises its not needed for every section. This course won’t take you 21 days to go through. More like 10 days if you do 2 sections at a time.

The whole process of finding your strengths and passion is all about self realization and self-discovery which requires deep thinking, and that’s what most of the exercises in the course focus on.

While the course may only take you roughly 10-15 days, your process of self-discovery may take longer for finding your perfect business for “You”.

What I liked about The Perfect Biz Finder Course

Steve is very knowledgeable and is actually an Entrepreneur. So I appreciate the fact he’s not just a researcher putting theories together. He’s someone who started as an Entrepreneur, then went into the Corporate world, and didn’t have real fulfillment in life and made the connection on what REAL SUCCESS is. That’s what I think most people will get out of this course. Everyone needs to find their own fulfillment. If their not happy with life and how their making money, change it.

There are lots of great quotes in the course that I haven’t read before that make you think. I love great quotes.

As a bonus you get a free 30 days in The Perfect Biz Builder monthly membership site. What I found useful were the audios where Steve does guru interviews. My favorites were Eben Pagan Interivew, and the Dave Greenwalt Interview. There are also other great interviews. I liked the questions Steve asked as it drew more insight from the person being interviewed.

What I didn’t like about the Perfect Biz Finder Course

1. Some of the exercises or sections don’t really need to be in the course. But they may prove helpful to others.

The “specific” Life Purpose Exercise didn’t make much sense to me. There are several life purpose exercises but this one just didn’t do it for me. Steve Pavlina has like 3 life purpose exercises. 1 is kind of weird and the other 2 actually make sense and are exercises I actually get something out of.

2. The section on helping you find your strengths doesn’t link to any other strengths resources. To help you find your strengths look at these 3 other self assessment tests I’ve taken. If your an Entrepreneur I think the most helpful is Wealth Dynamics.

3. The Section 11 part On Personality didn’t really help much. The brief test in the course may be limited in scope to what is actually covered in the main test, Theory of Career Choice at CareerKey.org. I haven’t taken this career key test mainly because it has career in the website name and in the test. I associate career with job. If anyone has taken this and gotten benefit from it please let us know.

I actually took the Kolbe MO Index which gives you jobs that fit with your Kolbe A Index test. To get your Kolbe MO Index you have to have taken the Kolbe A Index. So, if your looking for a new career I would take the Kolbe A Index, then the Kolbe MO Index and compare it with the results you would get taking the Career Key test.

4. In the business ideas Section 16 – Short List, there could have been more entrepreneurial business ideas.

5. I think the whole course could be understood better by organizing it in two parts, 1 for finding your perfect biz, 2nd section for all the sub-conscious, creativity and other ideas that don’t pertain to finding your perfect biz.

Did I Find My Perfect Biz

I don’t think I have a perfect biz, heres why. From taking other self assessment tests my strengths are getting businesses started, then getting out of the way. I’m the creator type. However, there are certain businesses and industries I’m more apt to be in which all come back to my passions and interests.

Its also important to point out, while I may start creating a new business every couple of years or so and then have someone manage it, I’m not focusing on operating multiple businesses at the same time. I’m focused on getting that one business up as quick as possible so I can get on to my other ideas and form a business around it. It’s how Richard Branson operates. I learned this from taking the Wealth Dynamics Profile test.

What the perfect biz finder course did for me is give me new insights from some of the exercises. Each exercise will probably have different effects based on who you are. Some might not make sense to me, while for you its exactly what you were looking for. Who knew…!

I think the real key here is after you have actually went through the whole course and you’ve connected the dots you need to make a DECISION.

Your most likely going to have 2-5 business ideas your interested in. The key is to write all your opportunities out and then rate each one based on your level of passions and purpose. Barbara Sher, who wrote, Live the Life You Love has some excellent exercises on finding out which idea is the best for you.

The perfect business could be right in front of us but if we have beliefs or inner conflicts that we can’t accomplish it, we’ll get frustrated and won’t ever find that perfect biz because of that belief or inner conflict. So you might have to change some beliefs in order to find that perfect biz. There are some good sections in the perfect biz finder course that assist with that.

If you find yourself unable to make a decision within 10 days after finishing the perfect biz finder course manual you should ask yourself this one question.

Why am I afraid to take action…?

Maybe the course didn’t offer you what you were looking for… If not I would suggest to read a couple of these books below and then make a decision.

Books To Read On How To Profit From Your Passion

The key thing in finding the perfect business is to know what the heck we really want. Do you know what you want? If you don’t you won’t be able to find that perfect business. These books can be additional help to the perfect biz finder course and help you find out what you really want.

Live The Life You Love by Barbara Sher
Refuse To Choose by Barbara Sher
I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was by Barbara Sher
Escape From Cubicle Nation – From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur
Career Renegade – How To Make A Great Living Doing What You Love
Escape from Corporate America – A Practical Guide To Creating the Career of Your Dreams

Please let me know if you find your perfect business from going through the perfect biz finder course and what you liked and didn’t like about the course.

My Wealth Dynamics Profile Test Results and Review – This Profile Test Helps Entrepreneurs Find Their “Flow”

Curt Nelson — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:30:00 +0000

The Wealth Dynamics profile test was created by Roger Hamilton. Asia’s leading wealth consultant. He’s the author of Wink and Grow Rich and Your Life Your Legacy – An Entrepreneur Guide to Finding Your Flow. By the way, that 2nd book is one of the best books I’ve read on Entrepreneurship in relation to your purpose, path and creating a business to get you there. You can buy it here.

The problem with advice on how to become Wealthy is that depending on who you ask, everyone gives conflicting advice. Bill Gates will give you different advice than George Soros. Steve Jobs will give different advice than Oprah. Donald Trump will give different advice than Richard Branson.

If You don’t know who “You” are, how do you decide and know who you should listen to. What I’m really talking about is the 2nd part of the whole Entreprenurial Process, Knowing Who You Are, the first part is Knowing What You Really Want. Once you know who you are as an Entrepreneur and know your strengths, you can stay on this path, and follow the right successful entrepreneurs that have the same wealth profile as you do.

Watch this video to learn more about Wealth Dynamics.

I think at first, when were done discovering what are results are, theres mixed emotions on what to do.

You may be stuck in trying to be the person you’ve always been, who you think you are and realize that’s not who you really are in relation to creating a business. Maybe your very close to being on track but just need to tweak one thing… Either way, watch this next video!

Why Would Anyone Even Need To Take Wealth Dynamics

If you haven’t found your path in life yet in business or as an Entrepreneur its mostly due to a lack of your Self-Awareness about yourself and developing the right knowledge and skills to go with that. As you increase your Self-Awareness you’ll put yourself in smarter positions to WIN because your more aligned with who you are, what you should do and who you should listen to.

After you take the wealth dynamics profile you will get a 30 page PDF (24 pages of content) of your results and it also shares:

How to get the most out of your profile
In depth explanation of why your profile is important and the concept of flow
Goes in depth with explanations of each profile and entrepreneurs that have your profile
Highlights your top 3 profiles and goes over strengths and weaknesses of each
Gives a wealth creation strategy for each of your top 3 profiles
Specific steps to take to achieve your wealth based on your top profile
Who you should partner with to bring value and give leverage
Which Industry or Sector you should concentrate on
4-6 Minute Audios of Your Top 3 Profiles

You might not suddenly leap right to riches, but taking the Wealth Dynamics Profile will give you some insights on how you approach life as an entrepreneur

View A Sample Report Here

Here Are My Results from the Wealth Dynamics Profile Test

Based on the 8 possible results, my main profile is the CREATOR. Here are some of the habits of Creators.

We come up with a great idea that will give us success but drop it before its been properly executed to go on to the next big thing or something that’s more exciting. As a result we have half finished projects and the next big thing is just around the corner.

We tend to shoot over the horizon leaving the team behind.

We always want to be occupied with the next big thing! We lack Focus unless we specifically and consciously “decide to focus”.

Head tends to be stuck in the clouds. This relates to my theme in Strengths Finder theme, Futuristic.

After listening to the audio and going through my results, this couldn’t be more true. I’m seeing similarities starting to converge from the other self assessment tests i’ve taken.

What I Learned from taking Wealth Dynamics

1. You and I need to understand the Laws of Wealth Creation and that there’s different advice or strategies based on who you ask and what their personalities and strengths are. The critical principles of “who they are” is key. When you know who you are and you operate in an area creating wealth based on this you start to be in flow.

2. Many times, how were leading our lives is simply not consistent with who we are. You need to align, who you are with what you do.

3. Creators have a habit of starting LOTS of things and not finishing them. I learned this also in the Kolbe A Index test from my ranking of 7 in Fact Finder. So I should delegate everything except the creative process. I should create new products or new companies and hire great managers to take care of day to day business operations.

4. Its important not to view other Entrepreneurs who have the same Wealth Profile as you in a negative way, based on how they look or how you perceive them. Instead pay attention to how they think and their natural instincts as that’s what you should really look at. So while Bill Gates comes off as a nerd, and Richard Branson comes off as a brash adventurer, who appeals to me more. I should and you should not compare the two from the external but look at the internal, their instincts.

5. No matter what your wealth dynamics profile is, everyone needs to create a great team around them. the key is knowing what types of people to put on your team.

6. I should “maximize” my time in dreaming up and creating new ideas, products and strategies. Key to this is choosing a market or niche I’m passionate about and can see myself remaining in even when its no longer about the money.

How will I use my profile results to improve my strengths…?

Tweaking one area of your life just slightly can lead to massive results. Heres an example. Lets say your a creator like myself, but you spend a lot of time managing your own projects and trying to bring them to fruition all by yourself. Being a creator means you’ll probably have 5-6 other projects going on inside your head so the likely hood of brining each one to fruition without help is nearly impossible.

If you just switch from stopping that to finding someone that can help you manage all your projects you’ll be more free to do what your naturally inclined to do.

Every entrepreneur will outsource, hire or partner to a certain extent. The trick is knowing what to outsource, who to hire and when to partner and who you should partner with. In my case I need to partner with people to manage my projects and bring them to completion.

Books To Buy To Find Your Strengths And Get Into FLOW

FLOW – The Psychology of Optimal Experience
The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin
7 Kinds of Smart by Thomas Armstrong
Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin
NOW Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham
Screw Work Lets Play by John Williams
What’s Your Genius

This is a really interesting Topic and I would love to hear your results from taking the profile and what your gonna do with the results or what you’ve learned from taking the profile.