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BY James McIntosh | 02-17-2010 | 7:50 AM
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Making your second million:

Here is a little known fact about myself.  I am working on my second million.  That’s right, my ‘second million’.

My first million was a complete disaster.

Many so-called experts will tell you that you must have a dream and then you must focus on it relentlessly, selfishly, unflinchingly and unfailingly.  Well, that recipe might work for some people but not for me.

I seem to stumble upon ideas and slip into doing things that I like and that make sense, and somehow I earn money doing so.

Do you know what I’ve learned from all this stumbling and slipping?  Always have a Plan B.  Actually, the key to success for people like me, the ones who cannot focus single-mindedly on one dream, is this.  Dream about your Plan A, but always execute your Plan B.

Remember – successful people tend to be good at Plan B, where the second million is made.

I’m James McIntosh at nonsenseatwork.com

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