One thing that has really changed the way I think about business, wealth, and life is Dan Kennedy's teachings about how, if you want to get rich and hit your goals more quickly, you have to get over the whole concept of climbing the "ladder" of entrepreneurial success. Ladders meaning that there are certain levels and steps that can't be bypassed, that everyone most climb on the way to ultimate success.
Dan encourages you to cease all believing in ladders and rather to choose to LEAP to your desired level of success in an instant. The steps in between are for employed, average mortals. The idea is to simply appoint yourself to your desired level of success, power, entrepreneurship, influence, or whatever. Don't wait for anyone to give you permission to succeed. Give YOURSELF permission to succeed.