Kevin Abdulrahman Rock Star
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Kevin AbdulrahmanThe Man Inspiring Millions, as he is known around
the globe, Kevin Abdulrahman is a sought after
Motivational and Inspirational Speaker who will be
writing regularly for OBTAINER WORLDWIDE from
now on. Kevin Abdulrahman is regularly invited by
the most varied companies to speak to, train and con-
duct workshops with Direct Selling Teams across five
continents.
He is the Author of a series of books which are used
by leading Direct Selling Teams as part of their fun-
damental Development, Learning and Mind Training
to create a form of Leadership that is much needed
especially in Today’s Testing Times: “Leadership
from within.” The OBTAINER Editorial Team is very
pleased to be able to welcome Kevin Abdulrahman to
our circle of columnists.
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“Rock Star“ of Results
Dear readers,
I had a meeting with a former Number 1 Distributor of a Direct Selling Company a
few days ago. Not just the Number 1 Distributor for his country, but at one point,
he was the number 1 Distributor internationally. Before meeting with him, I met
a mutual friend, a former representative of his Upline. He was the one that orga-
nised for us to meet knowing that I work heavily with many of the leading Direct
Sales Teams around the globe.
“You are going to meet a „Rock Star” my friend exclaimed, and with that we headed off to enjoy a quick lunch.
Had it been a few years earlier, I would
have been excited and utterly over-
whelmed to meet someone that would
fit in with my wild description of what
a successful person in business, a Rock
Star would be like. I recall as a teenager I
would look at successful people and Rock
Stars as those who lived in a different
world all together. They were just differ-
ent from the average person. They had
all the great things in life, they loved what
they did, made an insane amount of mon-
ey, and it seemed like they were in con-
trol of things. Most important of all, they
were having fun doing what they wanted
and chose when they wanted to do it.
How Lucky they were indeed! I wished
that one day I could be someone like that,
hopefully if I too could somehow get a bit
lucky.
Today, I’m fortunate to be constantly
travelling across five continents Inspir-
ing and Informing Audiences, many of
of whom are in the Direct Sales Industry.
In the process, I have been blessed with
the opportunity to meet, rub shoulders
with and enjoy countless hours with Rock
Stars from different walks of life. Time
after time, what becomes apparent to me
is the fact that these individuals are “Nor-
mal” people. Nothing fancy about them –
normal people that would walk past you
without standing out in any particular
way, shape or form.
By attaining a significant amount of wis-
dom over time, my theory that success-
ful people lived in a different world was
confirmed. Indeed Rock Stars did live
in a different world – but it was only dif-
ferent because of the thoughts that went
through their heads! Those thoughts
having been translated into actions lead
to the vast differences we witness in their
results when compared to most people.
So going back to our meeting. Our mutual
friend introduced me to a very Normal-
looking and pleasant young man- The
Rock Star. He would have been in his
early thirties, 5’8”, medium built, short
black hair, thick eyebrows, clean shaven
wearing a a short sleeved shirt and a pair
of bleached jeans. He was just like any
other person I would have encountered-
a normal person. Nothing about him
“screamed” ROCK STAR. However, his
results told a different story.
Hearing him speak about all his accom-
plishments including becoming the top
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Distributor in his company, I put a series
of questions to him that came to me natu-
rally. What drives you? What makes you
the successful the person that you are in
every venture that you have decided to do?
What keeps you going?
He laughed and said, “Don’t you want
to know The Secret behind my success?
That’s the first question I get asked all the
time by everyone – What’s your Secret for
Success?”
My reply was very simple – “Yes, it may be
a secret, but I know that what is a secret to
many is in plain sight for everyone to see
and do. I know that your secret lies in the
thoughts you have had, the decisions you
have made and the actions you have taken.
I am more interested in your thought pro-
cess because I know that in there lies your
secret to success”
I then leaned back in my chair and en-
joyed the enthusiasm with which this
“Rock Star” began to divulge his Secret.
Speaking specifically about what helped
him become Number 1 in his Direct Sell-
ing Business, he said, “My Upline already
had a network of a few thousand people
and didn’t think much of me when I joined
the business. But then I met with him and
told him that I was serious about becom-
ing successful.”
The Upline (our mutual friend) smiled at
me and nodded in agreement saying that
he knew he was dealing with a winner,
when he heard the “Rock Star” say, “Fail-
ure didn’t exist.”
The “Rock Star” then continued, “Failure
didn’t exist for me, because it was never
an option. It was either become success-
ful, or become successful. You see, I didn’t
have failure as an option because where
I was in life was already a low point. I
could only see up. I could only be up. I
had to become successful. I had to get to
my dreams. As far as I could see, there
was no going back. There was no other op-
tion. The only option was to succeed.” He
continued, “I wasn’t that talented. I wasn’t
better than anyone. But I tell you what I
had. What I did have was a burning desire
and A Compelling Reason to make things
happen.”
He said, that the burning desire is some-
thing you lock your vision to, the house the
car, the boat, the travel, the time freedom.
It is what gives you the sense of direction
and sense of focus. The compelling reason
is what to him was where he was in life.
The pain and suffering of how he was liv-
ing had him get to a point where it became
unacceptable. He knew he could be so
much better.
Enough was enough
His comments came from the heart. You
could see he meant every word, more im-
portantly, you could feel it. His words were
coming as proof of what he had achieved.
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His compelling reason was the driver that
pushed him everyday and it was the back
stop that wouldn’t allow him to go back.
In fact, in his own words he said, “You
can’t even look back. There was no way,
no option. The only way was to move for-
ward towards what I wanted, gravitated
by my burning desire, and powered by my
compelling reason.”
So in essence I said, you burning desire
and compelling reason combined to give
you the secret weapon I share in my first
book Winning The Game Of Life, and that
is The Secret Weapon of Persistence.
“Exactly!” snapping his finger and wear-
ing a big smile, confirming the one word
he was intending to arrive at.
“Kevin, what I have is persistence. I just
keep going and I don’t know how to stop.”
The results you seek don’t get created
overnight like many would like to believe
it so desperately be so. It comes from the
sheer persistence, the constant push to-
wards that burning desire, and the endless
energy from the compelling reason that
keeps you moving forward.
The combination of the two, was what
gave this “Rock Star” his single most im-
portant ability that have got him results in
the past, is getting him results today and
will continue to do so moving forward.
What will you dare to be, have, do and give?
What is your burning desire? The vision
you will lock onto?
What is your compelling Reason? The rea-
son that won’t allow you to look back.
What this “Rock Star” shared was some-
thing I have found common amongst
many leaders in the Direct Selling Indus-
try, Home Business, Fortune Five Hun-
dred companies, Sports Teams and the
like. This is a common Secret Weapon. A
weapon used by all those who are winning
in their game of life: You must develop and
master The Secret Weapon of Persistence.
We all have our down days. We all have
and will have our set of challenges. We will
be hit and knocked about living through
life. But at the end of it all, every normal
person by nature who is a Rock Star of
Results has had to learn that, Your Persis-
tence can and will outlast the Resistance.
Have a Winning Month!
Yours,
Kevin Abdulrahman
www.kevinabdulrahman.com/thegift
www.KevinAbdulrahman.com
www.KevInspire.com
www.KevInspire.com/blog
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