On this episode of my MMPT, my goal is to prove to you that your next big breakthrough is a just a decision and some inspired action away from becoming a reality.

In the grandparent of all self development books, "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill, Hill was charged with interviewing and investigating the success methods 500 of the most successful business people, politicians, inventors, writers and leaders of industry of his time. In the book, he writes about his findings and tells short parables on examples of how these people became successful. One of my favorite stories is when he describes what has been termed "3 Feet from Gold". This story is about the uncle of R.U. Darby, who went to Colorado to dig and get rich. He hit a gold vein and decided to go back east and raise money from family and friends to extend his mining operation. Once the money was raised, he went back to the mine, started back up his mining operation only for the vein of gold to disappear before the profits could pay back his debt. Darby decided to quit and sold the mining equipment to a junk man for a few hundred dollars. The "junk man" hired a mining engineer to come in and evaluate his investment and provide advice. The engineer said that the mine had failed because the owners were not familiar with fault lines. His calculations showed that the vein could be re-found just 3 feet from where Darby had stopped drilling. That is exactly where the vein was found. The junk man took millions of dollars of gold ore out of the mine. Darby learned his lesson never again to give up. After learning that lesson, he became one of the most successful insurance salespeople of that time and paid all of his debt back to his friends and family. Lesson learned: Never give up. Your breakthrough is right in front of you.