Your success is created by adding value to other people’s lives and situations by taking action, challenging possibilities, and making logical choices towards your goals and dreams. 

We’re here to help you create that success.

Big 3

-        Getting back to the basics

-        Productivity leads to happiness

-        How having a solid morning routine can improve your day

ACTION STEPS – Ask this question. How motivated am I to start my day?

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It’s important to take time for yourself. We are always giving other people our time and money yet rarely giving it to ourselves even though we created it! 

I take 5 minutes every morning and night to sit and reflect on life. I unplug from everywhere and everything.

This mindfulness and time will unlock new perspectives into your world. This will enable you to overcome obstacles and have a clear picture of what you want.

ACTION STEPS – Take 5 minutes in your day and set a timer. Don’t do anything but sit there and enjoy the quiet time alone. Separate yourself from everything and think deeply about whatever comes to mind.

Recommended Read: Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life

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Everyday, remind yourself that you are amazing, but you still have a long way to go. Know that there is always someone better than you and that person is yourself. Always compare you to you and only you. This will keep you humble.

I constantly am comparing myself to myself. I have a gratitude journal that I read each day and I write down how I could have done better than I did yesterday.

You can always improve something. Don’t think you are too good or you can be complacent because you have been successful in the past.


ACTION STEPS – “Success is never owned. It is only rented, and the rent is due every day.” Vaden says that to fully ingrain this principle. Simply replace the word success with whatever is important to you.

Recommended Read: The Success Principles(TM) - 10th Anniversary Edition: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

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You may see something one way and I see it another. Oftentimes it's due to our upbringing. Someone in Africa will have a different viewpoint than someone in America. It’s important to realize that we all have experienced different walks of life and no one way is better than the other.

I grew up in a small town in TN. People believe hard in guns, tobacco, alcohol, big trucks, killing animals. Someone from Nashville may believe completely opposite.

Don’t be ignorant to other people because they disagree with you. Try to see where they are coming from and work with them to share both sides of experiences to reach new understanding and be open-minded.

ACTION STEPS – What is something you are ignorant about?

Recommended Read: Looking Up: How a Different Perspective Turns Obstacles into Advantages

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The bigger your ego, the more you turn people away. Having a big ego makes you appear arrogant and unapproachable. It’s easy to feel like a big deal when you are successful but remember that you have a long way to go.

I have had times where I try to 1 up people or make it about me because of my insecurities and ego.

Don’t let your success hurt you. By feeing that ego, you make yourself a lot more unapproachable and people will avoid you even though you are very successful. Be humble and remind yourself 

ACTION STEPS – Check your ego. Is it too big?

Recommended Read: The Leadership Killer: Reclaiming Humility in an Age of Arrogance

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It’s very difficult to give feedback and even harder to receive it without becoming defensive. No one wants to hear that they suck, and it really deflates that ego. You must look at it as constructive because a lot of people have bad tendencies.

I am in a 6-week, 192-hour leadership course and I must evaluate 32 people face to face. It’s tough.

Growing as a person and giving feedback is hard. Most of the time we are forced to give feedback or hate giving it, but it should be a more normal process in our work environment. It may hurt at first, but it will eventually make you better.

ACTION STEPS – Have someone give you feedback

Recommended Read: Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well

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Oftentimes we work hard and get nothing in return. I don’t like that, and I bet you don’t either. Are you rewarding your employees? If you are a leader, you need to be constantly showing appreciation and giving awards to keep morale high.

One of the biggest morale boosts for me was a few months ago I was at an Air Force base and the Commander really liked me, so he allowed me to meet a 4-star general and get coined by him.

Morale is your job as a leader. Keeping your people happy and excited to come to work for you each day. Giving each employee hope and morale will spur your sales, growth, and productivity beyond what was conceived as possible.

ACTION STEPS – When was the last time you were appreciated? I want to appreciate you now.

Recommended Read: Fish: A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results

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Your success is created by adding value to other people’s lives and situations by taking action, challenging possibilities, and making logical choices towards your goals and dreams. 

We’re here to help you create that success.

Big 3

-        What’s the next thing in your life that you need to get started on?

-        Make sure you value other people’s time

-        Do you have an overview of your life?

ACTION STEPS – Plan, action, adapt, reapply.

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The reason you don’t start that business or create another source of revenue is not that it's too hard or whatever other excuses you lined up. It’s because you haven’t made it a priority. When crap hits the fan, priorities pop up quickly.

When my fiancé complains about trash or laundry, it becomes a top priority ASAP. I did have time to do it earlier, but I put it off and didn’t make it a top priority. Now it is and now I get it done.

You need to prioritize your life. Select what needs to be done and when. It’s very important that we prioritize what needs to be done so we can maximize efficiency.

ACTION STEPS – What is something that you have been putting on the back burner that should actually be a high priority.

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Niching down is extremely important when you are smaller. A small business will want to focus on a specific product or service and master it. That 1, 2 combos will get you into the big leagues, where you can learn some new tricks. Look at Amazon. It started out as an online bookstore and now it has everything. 

I used to jump from idea to idea like a squirrel but then I realized that ideas are easy to create but extremely difficult to bring to fruition. You must FOCUS. = follow one course.

Our Direction – We have some really exciting new guests coming up. Day 80 out of 90 of the podcasts every single day challenge. Stick around for episode 90. We will be making some changes. Some big, some small. 

FOCUS. Select one niche, such as books online, or perhaps daybeds, something that is niche and that you can master. Then big brands will either buy you out or you can scale. Furniture was one thing I did well.

ACTION STEPS – What is your business FOCUS? If you are small, are you monogamous? If you are large, are you polygamous? 

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