Decoding The "X Factor" of Successful People



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Decoding the "X Factor" of Successful People.

Yesterday I happen to catch Entertainment Television's True Hollywood Story and it was about Rachel Ray.

I've seen bits and pieces of this THS, but yesterday I got it.

Having learned what I have the past 10 months about marketing, about business building and the real secrets behind building empires it was really interesting how much I have changed and what my perspective is now.

While I was watching this tv show, I was actually coming from a business perspective- you see, I've been taught by 2 great people and they always say, study successful people to find out the secrets.

So that's what I was doing while watching this show, I was studying her, her background and was decoding it as I watched the show.

It's funny, there were two parts, that rang to clear to me, it's like a light bulb went off in my head.

The first part was when she had gone on the Oprah show for the first time and after they wrapped filming, Oprah said something to her producers like, "She's got It"

and that "It" is the X Factor.  This one piece that makes the empire.

And another part is when they mention she's not a professionally trained cook and doesn't make all her meals from scratch.

The message I got from this is exactly what I've been taught, the real secret, the real determining factor behind any successful person- is the It Factor- the X Factor.

Rachel Rays is that she is an every day, girl next door type of gal, who makes quick meals, is this small bubly person who always has a huge smile.

Those characteristics is what her empire is built on.

That's called, the X Factor.  It's the person's character, their energy and how they make other people feel.

 

Kristen Darkenwald

http://www.MLMBusinessDevelopment.com

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About the Author: Kristen Darkenwald

Member Since: 04/12/2008

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Comments



eXellent point

Hi Kirsten,

I completely agree with you about identifying the X factor in some people. Do you think that a person either has it or doesn't have it, or is that X factor like a genetic trait that sometimes has to be turned "on" to be expressed?

Also, in your marketing efforts, or perhaps more specifically, in your prospecting efforts, do you look for this X factor, or have a specific approach for trying to activate it?

Thoughtful blog post. Thank you.

Eric Walker — Sun, 11/30/2008 - 11:21am