in 1915, maybe you'd have a chance. But the idea of pioneering an assembly line auto manufacturing business in today's era is absolutely absurd. It comes down to market timing. Regardless of whom you emulate, if market timing variables are working against, nothing you do will bear fruit. That being said, let's identify the three key factorI'll be honest with you, I absolutely love the work of Brian Tracy. In my opinion he's one of the finer authors on the subject of peak performance and personal development. At the point of writing this, I own seven of his books and countless audio programs. It wasn't too long ago that I was indulging in my nightly personal development reading when an excerpt from one of his books provided me with a vivid epiphany. This defining moment was stimulated by his best-selling book "Create Your Own Future", page 2:

"If you do what other successful people do, nothing can stop you from eventually getting the same results they do."

I glanced up from the book. An alarm went off in my head. Something about that axiom rubbed me the wrong way. I knew there was a lot more to emulation than what was being said here. There should have been an asterisk after that statement followed with some fine print at the bottom of the page.

I would propose to you that there are circumstances beyond emulation that determine your success in any endeavor. As an example, if you tried opening an auto manufacturing plant in hopes of emulating Henry Ford, you'd fail miserably. I don't care if you have Henry Ford holding your hand the entire way... you'd have insurmountable odds to overcome. You mistimed the market. Simple as that. If you'd launched your venture in 1915, maybe you'd have a chance. But the idea of pioneering an assembly line auto manufacturing business in today's era is absolutely absurd. It comes down to market timing. Regardless of whom you emulate, if market timing variables are working against, nothing you do will bear fruit. That being said, let's identify the three key factors

ing when an excerpt from one of his books provided me with a vivid epiphany. This defining moment was stimulated by his best-selling book "Create Your Own Future", page 2:

"If you do what other successful people do, nothing can stop you from eventually getting the same results they do."

I glanced up from the book. An alarm went off in my head. Something about that axiom rubbed me the wrong way. I knew there was a lot more to emulation than what was being said here. There should have been an asterisk after that statement followed with some fine print at the bottom of the page.

I would propose to you that there are circumstances beyond emulation that determine your success in any endeavor. As an example, if you tried opening an auto manufacturing plant in hopes of emulating Henry Ford, you'd fail miserably. I don't care if you have Henry Ford holding your hand the entire way... you'd have insurmountable odds to overcome. You mistimed the market. Simple as that. If you'd launched your venture in 1915, maybe you'd have a chance. But the idea of pioneering an assembly line auto manufacturing business in today's era is absolutely absurd. It comes down to market timing. Regardless of whom you emulate, if market timing variables are working against, nothing you do will bear fruit. That being said, let's identify the three key factor

t off in my head. Something about that axiom rubbed me the wrong way. I knew there was a lot more to emulation than what was being said here. There should have been an asterisk after that statement followed with some fine print at the bottom of the page.

I would propose to you that there are circumstances beyond emulation that determine your success in any endeavor. As an example, if you tried opening an auto manufacturing plant in hopes of emulating Henry Ford, you'd fail miserably. I don't care if you have Henry Ford holding your hand the entire way... you'd have insurmountable odds to overcome. You mistimed the market. Simple as that. If you'd launched your venture in 1915, maybe you'd have a chance. But the idea of pioneering an assembly line auto manufacturing business in today's era is absolutely absurd. It comes down to market timing. Regardless of whom you emulate, if market timing variables are working against, nothing you do will bear fruit. That being said, let's identify the three key factor

ne your success in any endeavor. As an example, if you tried opening an auto manufacturing plant in hopes of emulating Henry Ford, you'd fail miserably. I don't care if you have Henry Ford holding your hand the entire way... you'd have insurmountable odds to overcome. You mistimed the market. Simple as that. If you'd launched your venture in 1915, maybe you'd have a chance. But the idea of pioneering an assembly line auto manufacturing business in today's era is absolutely absurd. It comes down to market timing. Regardless of whom you emulate, if market timing variables are working against, nothing you do will bear fruit. That being said, let's identify the three key factorin 1915, maybe you'd have a chance. But the idea of pioneering an assembly line auto manufacturing business in today's era is absolutely absurd. It comes down to market timing. Regardless of whom you emulate, if market timing variables are working against, nothing you do will bear fruit. That being said, let's identify the three key factors that outline market timing: Competition, Demand, and Current Trends.

1. COMPETITION - The cell phone industry is an excellent example of how competition can prevent the growth and propogation of a new company. As a business professional, how would you describe the cell phone market? In a word - saturated. With a consumer base in the hundreds of millions and an overabundance of shops, technology providers, and hosting companies, if a start up had any hopes of making it big in the cell phone industry, it would be an uphill battle. The timing is wrong. The market is heavily saturated with providers, while the demand has slipped. At this point, many of the cell phone companies have resorted to stealing and converting current users. If you already have a decent slice of the market share, your goal is to maintain your positioning, hold on to your subscriber base, and work at capturing your competitor's clients. If you're hunting frantically for an entry point, the only hope you have of penetrating the cell phone industry today is to introduce a new S-curve with emerging technology. Not an easy task.

2. DEMAND - This will make or break any business. That's why it always bewilders me when a novice entrepreneur seeks out to invent a new product line and THEN find a market for it. Common sense begs that we identify a massive wave of demand,