| Bill Bartmann is well qualified to talk
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| | "Until you're aware of what you're doing
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| about what it takes to be successful. He
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| | you have no choice but to continue doing
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| is a billionaire, about the 25th richest
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| | it."
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| man in the world and has earned the
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| | However, at age 17, Bartmann was not
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| accolade of "Entrepreneur of the Year".
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| | aware that he continually put himself
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| However, life for Bill Bartmann started
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| | down until one night he was driving with
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| out very differently.
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| | Kathy, just 14 at the time, at his side
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| Bartmann was one of eight children. His
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| | when she suddenly slapped the dashboard
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| parents were uneducated and so could not
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| | and said,
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| command well-paying jobs. He describes
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| | "Pull over! Stop the car! Let me out!"
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| having to move frequently and even being
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| | Shocked, he obliged. She told him that
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| turned out of dwellings because they were
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| | she never wanted to see him again. She
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| deemed not fit for human habitation.
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| | told him that she loved him but that he
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| He has been homeless and was once part of
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| | was always putting himself down. She had
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| a travelling carnival. He's a former
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| | had enough.
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| high school dropout. He was a teenage
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| | He was stunned. He had no idea. He
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| alcoholic and a member of a teenage gang
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| | loved this young girl and he did not want
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| called known as the Manor Boys. He was
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| | to lose her. He pleaded with her
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| also the smallest member weighing in at
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| | explaining that it was a habit he did
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| just 98lbs. This didn't stop him from
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| | unconsciously. He said he would change.
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| picking fights with the 'big' boys. In
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| | She relented and agreed to stay. While
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| some ways it's a trait that has stuck
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| | change wasn't easy the alternative didn't
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| with him - not so much picking fights -
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| | bear contemplating. He steadily built
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| but there's audaciousness to many of his
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| | his self-esteem. He took the GED exam
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| business ventures that leave many
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| | and put himself through college and law
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| wide-eyed with wonder.
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| | school.
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| He truly understands the concept of risk
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| | Kathy has been by his side ever since,
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| and reward. A big risk can result in a
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| | eventually becoming Bartmann's wife;
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| huge pay-off, but if it backfires it can
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| | they've been married now for 33 years.
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| leave a large dent in your pocket and
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| | And, as further testament to her how
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| bank balance. Bill Bartmann has
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| | savvy she is, she is his business
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| experienced both extremes. He has been a
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| | partner, has been on the cover of Forbes
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| pauper, a millionaire, bankrupt and a
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| | and has been individually listed in the
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| billionaire.
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| | Forbes 400 wealthiest people in America.
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| It just shows that it's not your
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| | As you can tell Mrs Bartmann deserves a
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| circumstances that make an individual
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| | story of her own but back to Mr Bartmann.
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| wealthy. It's your mindset. He could
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| | It takes a diamond-hard resolve, an
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| lose everything today and tomorrow he
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| | iron-clad self-esteem to endure the ups
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| would simply start to rebuild his
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| | and downs that he has experienced and
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| fortune.
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| | earn the respect that he has garnered
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| In a recent interview for Virtual Seminar
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| | from individuals as diverse as Mother
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| Week, Alex Mandosian asked Bill Bartmann
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| | Theresa, Mohammed Ali and Clarence Thomas
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| what was in his view the key to success.
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| | (U.S. Supreme Court Justice).
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| Bartmann replied that he could sum up the
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| | Sure he's been tested. He's had his
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| key to success to just one thing,
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| | self-doubts, even bouts of depression -
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| something which he had identified at a
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| | he wouldn't be human otherwise. However,
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| young age. I held my breath. This is
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| | when your self esteem is strong and when
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| what he said,
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| | you are clear about your core values -
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| "All the successful people I knew in life
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| | the things you stand for and what you are
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| had high self-esteem and all the losers
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| | unwilling to compromise on - then you
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| had low self-esteem."
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| | bounce back from these lows. And each
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| Why was I expecting this billionaire to
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| | time you bounce back just a little bit
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| say something different, more profound
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| | higher.
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| maybe? We often complicate things
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| | Again, reinforcing the role that
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| unnecessarily. The truth is often very
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| | self-esteem or self-image plays in our
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| simple and staring us in the face as is
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| | ability to grow, one just needs to take a
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| beautifully and humorously illustrated in
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| | look at the content of Bartmann's
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| Russell Conwell's Acres of Diamonds.
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| | seminars. He doesn't teach people about
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| Also to quote Harv Ecker,
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| | the stock market, real estate or any
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| "You can have the greatest business
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| | other way to generate income. His
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| strategies in the world but if you don't
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| | seminars take a different approach, a
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| have the mindset to go along with them
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| | more fundamental approach. He knows and
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| you won't use them."
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| | appreciates the importance of self-esteem
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| Our self-image drives everything that we
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| | and the powerful tools he teaches are
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| do and our self-image is inexorably
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| | equable applicable to life as they are to
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| linked to our self-esteem and
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| | business.
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| self-confidence. Improve your self-esteem
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| | He promises "no tear-jerking or any
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| and improvements in your life will
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| | tugging at your emotions". Yet, how can
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| naturally follow. Having a high
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| | you not be emotionally moved by his story
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| self-esteem is indeed the key to success.
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| | and is it not by allowing ourselves to be
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| When Bartmann was growing up his
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| | swept away by the emotional charge of
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| self-esteem was low. He gives credit to
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| | this "rags to riches" tale that gives us
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| his childhood sweetheart, Kathy, for
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| | hope that we too can achieve great
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| opening his eyes to this fact. It is as
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| | success in our lives?
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| Barbara D'Angelis says,
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