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What do you do when you come to an unexpected obstacle?

Yesterday, I went to pick up my daughter and found the gate to be partially closed. People had three reactions.

One parked further away, accepting things as what they were.

One squeezed their car in, barely avoiding scraping the door on the gate.

I stopped my car, got out, and opened the gate the rest of the way.

Are you someone who just accepts obstacles, do you find a way around them, or do you eliminate them?

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When people hear things like "remote work" and "control your destiny" and the like they are skeptical. There are all kinds of unscrupulous folks selling all kinds of malarky.

I'm not selling you anything. What I'm doing is pointing out (for free) the opportunities which have become available due to the Internet.

The economy and labor market are changing, but too many people are still being taken advantage of by employers who still do things the old way.

Options create power. If you know that you could make money outside your job, you would have more leverage in your job. I want to help you recognize your options.

If you'd like to learn more, let's talk.

These are unusual times when I expect to get some hostile pushback from a title like "Things Are Actually Pretty Good These Days."

Everything is political these days, including the fact that everything is political. But are things really all that bad? No. They are not, especially when considered in a historical perspective.

Even with everything factored in, we're safer today that an average person would have been at most times in history. We can travel safely without a particularly high risk of violent death. We have longer lifespans. We are generally free to associate, move, speak, and act. We have the Internet which allows anyone to have a voice and reach and audience.

We also have tremendous economic opportunity, whether or not we are aware of it, and whether or not was choose to take advantage of it.

My work is dedicated to helping people recognize and take advantage of that opportunity. Tomorrow, I'll be talking a bit more about what that opportunity is all about.

If you'd like to connect and talk about your situation to see what opportunity might exist for you, you should take advantage of the free 30 minute coaching session I offer.

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Many people look at me and admire how bold I am in putting out all these videos, but I want to share a bit of the behind the scenes.

For some time, I was shy about making these karate related videos. I was the new kid at karate, and I felt a little awkward making these videos, so I would sneak over to the parking lot to shoot them.

Then, I saw that the dojo was sharing them, that they liked them. They appreciated that I was helping to share their brand, and they were excited about the way I was tying karate to the rest of life.

There was no reason to be shy.

You have more to offer than you think. Don't hide your flame. Let the world see your light.

Unsure how to share your light with the world? Let's talk. I'll do a free, no obligation half hour coaching session with you to identify the gift you bring to the world and point you in the right direction to use it.

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Why are people so concerned about their boss's comfort?

The workforce has been tricked into believe that it is acceptable and normal for your boss to act like a jealous boyfriend when it comes to your job prospects.

An entrepreneur is always on the lookout for new opportunities. An employee should be as well.

Why doesn't the boss want you exploring options and developing connections? Because that reduces their power over you. They might have to pay you better and treat you better if you have the leverage of being able to leave.

This is why networking is so important, even if your job doesn't require it.

I talk to people all the time who are desperately scrambling for a job because they disassembled their job finding apparatus after they got their last job and now they are starting from scratch.

Don't do that. You should always seek to grow and maintain your network. You never know when you might need it.

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When I was in middle school and high school, I went to the principal's office fairly often... because he was often in trouble with me.

You read that right. I would go because there was something I didn't like about the way the school was being run, and I intended to fix it.

For reasons I'll get into in future content, I learned early on to not accept things just because some authority says so.

I respected authority, but I respected my own ability to influence that authority as well.

Too many people have learned to just go along, to just let things be, to not make waves.

There is great merit in knowing how to pick your battles, but there is no virtue in allowing yourself to be walked over.

You can't wait for the right time to make a change in your life if things aren't the way you want. Now is the right time. It gets better because you make it better.

And if things aren't better? March back into the principal's office and talk to him again.

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I talk to people every day who choose to focus on political reform or some kind of great revolution rather than focusing on improving their own situation.

There are many things that we should change on a societal level. That change takes a long time. Changing things on a personal level is much faster.

You can't wait for the government to fix things for you. You can't wait for the slow arc of history to change things.

If you want to work to change the world, that's great! That's noble! That's wonderful!

Wouldn't it be better to be a wealthy influential revolutionary than a broke powerless revolutionary?

So, keep working to change the world, but also work to change your world. Don't use "the system" as an excuse. People just like you are finding opportunities to carve out their own place in the economy, to control their income, and to control their schedule.

It's hard to march in the revolution at noon if your shift starts at 1.

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Minimum wage is important because many people in the labor market are unable or unwilling to advocate for themselves.

Often this is due to mindset. People see themselves as low-wage workers, only worth what some big company will pay them.

What if everyone realized that they could make money making web sites or copy writing or doing Internet research or any number of things that a person can make money at remotely?

What would it do to the labor market if even a third of low wage workers realized they could make better money in less time working from home?

It would force wages up because companies would have to compete with every person's ability to make money entrepreneurially.

My mission is to spread this word so far and wide that it impacts the labor market. It doesn't mean everyone has to go off and start a side hustle or a business. It works even if you are simply aware that you have the option when you negotiate with your boss!

If you are hearing this and despairing that you don't have those skills that you can make money from, I encourage you to reach out to me. Let's do that free half our coaching session I do and find your talents. Even if you don't start your own business, just knowing you can will change your life.

If you'd like to talk more, visit https://www.guywhoknowsaguy.com and contact me.

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I have always enjoyed martial arts as a concept, but I've rarely had the privilege of training, so I am pleased that I can now train at Mystic Dojo - Yamashita International Karate.

I've found that what I learn there synergizes very well with what I teach as a coach. Discipline. Continual improvement. Resilience. These are just a few things I'm reminded every time I walk into the dojo.

Last night, the workout was hard. I was tired. My lungs burned and muscles ached. It was the kind of moment where one might say "Too much! I quit!"

But a key to success is to commit to never quit because it is too hard. You can quit because you're on the wrong path. You can quit because the destination is not one you want.

If you're going the right way to the right place, it will get hard at some point. "It's too hard" is never a reason to quit. It just means that you're going the right way.

Some people have asked me about Yamashita, so if you're near Groton, I'd love to invite you to come as my guest to our dojo. I've arranged with Kyoshi that you can train free for two weeks to check it out,

If you're interested in learning more, contact me.

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Despair can creep in for anyone. When you're trying to build something, you may find yourself having doubts and fears, and then fearing and doubting your own feelings.