I'm 60 years old and I'm just getting started. when I look back, I see too many wasted years. I don't have time to waste any more.

I've set myself on a 10-year track to personal success that will not be denied. 

It doesn't matter what has happened up to this point. It's only made me who I am. What I do today will make what I will become.

Age is just a number and late is no longer in the equation.

Easy is stuff that's given to you. Easy come. Easy go. But if you work for it. I mean, work hard for it, you will value it much more. It is the representation of you blood, sweat and tears.

I fought for my marriage that I almost lost. In order to make it strong again, I had to work hard at it. Harder than anything i've ever worked at before. 

If it's worth the prize, it's worth the fight.

This doesn't mean sitting on your hands doing nothing. Do not confuse patience with laziness. Do not use patience as an excuse for being lazy. 

Patience is working hard, working smart, working fast. The results are not immediate. They may even be a long way off but you keep working knowing that eventually all your hard work will pay off.

Patience is quiet, steady perseverance, the supression of restlessness when facing delay. It is continuing & not quitting, knowing your hard work will result in success.

Very simple, direct thought...

The Result is Worth the Sacrifice.

If the sacrifice is compromised, the result will never be realized.

Do the work! Do whatever it takes to get the result you want. Sacrifice.

"Anybody can make a mistake but only a foll makes the same mistake twice."

I guess that makes me a fool a few times over. The difference is, now I don't let failure keep me from trying again. I'm the kind of guy that will not quit.

I believe anything worth doing is worth doing poorly. This is true as long as doing it poorly doesn't become a habit. Get better at it or stop doing it altogether.

Yup, I lost a couple grand following the money. It seemed like an easy plan. Promote the other website & get $1,000 sales commission. Do it 3x & I'm in the black. Well, I'm still in the red on that one. Color me a sucker. That's what I was.

I guess we could call that wisdom-trading. We are wisdom-traders with the world. As we share and follow our own purpose and help others. money will find us.

Focus on your purpose & you will find ways to make money by helping others through your purpose.

If you want to change the outcome of whatever it is you're working on, you must first change your focus to the best possible outcome for that project. 

Belief is the first action and attitude to have before any project will be successful.

My word for the year 2019 is "BELIEVE." What's yours?

Friends may come and friends may go but enemies accumulate.

3 Questions...

1. Who hates you?

2. Why do they hate you?

3. Does it matter who hates you?

While watching a behind-the-scene video on Facebook Live, this SM Boss did the best thing ever when the haters started commenting on her broadcast. She didn't read them. She deleted them. Haters have no foothold in her life. They don't matter.

When you know you're heading in the right direction, it doesn't matter who hates you.

I once worked for a man who did just two things to me. Not for me. Not with me... but to me.  He lied to me and he lied about me. 

This idea comes from a Zig Ziglar quote... If you always tell the truth, you will have nothing to hide. Telling the truth tactfully is an artform. It should never include half-truths or avoidance. 

Best rule of thumb is simple: be a person of integrity at all times. You can do it in a way that builds respect with everyone you deal with.

How are you learning new stuff?

Is it on YouTube? Kinda legit.

Podcasts? Hmmm?

Books? That's one of two primary ways for me. (The other is online membership sites specific to areas I want to excel in)

However you learn, do it daily. Learn something new every day. Create the habit of learning & recording something new every day without fail. When you do, you move closer to achieving your goal.

BUT...Unless you put what you've learned into practice, the knowledge is useless without practical application.