Chris Knudsen has a phenomenal post on his blog right now called Work, school and the changing dynamics of pay. Give it a read.

I’m editing something right now for a client, and there is a quote in one of the articles from a financial guru I have extreme respect for named Les McGuire (he passed away last summer in a plane crash). It’s in line with what Chris wrote about education because education is a huge determinant of your outlook and paradigms. Chris isn’t the kind of guy who limits it to traditional education either. I hear him talk about more books he’s read than anybody I know. He inspires me in that way.

Here’s the quote.

“In my experience, it is categorically clear that the defining difference between those who achieve phenomenal financial results and those who do not is their determinant paradigms—in other words, their core belief systems. All external results are simply a physical manifestation of what is going on in their brain.” – Les McGuire

One conclusion he makes toward the end of his article . . . “The hard, cold truth is that success is always in the person; never in the product.”