Soar High Personal Development

 Being persistant pays off! Ron decided in his home improvement and repair business he was going to learn some new skills and started going on some service calls. He had some success and enjoyed being around the homeowner, and learned a lot! Never give up on trying to better yourself! 

 Ron talks about don't try to be a perfectionist. It is not healthy and it suggests you are afraid to fail. Plus you cannot let your ego get so big that you feel like you cannot fail. You have to be willing to fail to succeed. Don't worry about being perfect, just focus on improvement. 

Ron talks about weight gain and weight loss. Exercise and nutrition and consistency are important when trying to hit your goals of having a healthy lifestyle. Some people are built differently physically so they may have to adjust and work harder than others.

 Ron tells a story about a doctor in inner city Chicago that helped everyone that was sick or hurt, even if they could not afford to pay him. He did this for many years, then the doctor himself became very sick and did not have insurance, so the community rallied together and raised money for him to cover his health costs. 

 Ron tells a story where a guy dressed up as captain america and went around stealing things from homeowners to support his drug habit. He eventually was caught and put in jail. It was all over the internet and a classmate saw it and reached out to him because he owned a recovery center. The guy went through the program and got his life back on track and is now helping others at the recovery center. 

 Ron talks about how he broke his collar bone at 61 when he first started lifting weights. Also he read a story where a young guy in New York City was a chess master playing at an elite level. However people made fun of how he looked. So he make a decision to start working out and also boxing. And now he as become a chess boxer. You can do anything you want if you put your mind to it. 

 Ron talks about a friend that beat his gambling habit through faith. Also he read a story about Steve Harvey. In the beginning of his career he was living out of his car trying to make it. He was discouraged and about to give up when he checked his voicemail and the message was from the Apollo Theater in New York, and they had a gig for him. He only had $35 in his pocket and not enough to pay his way to New York. He checked his second voicemail and it was from a club in Florida booking him for $150. So he rushed there and they liked him so well they booked another night. So with his $300 he flew to New York to make the show at the Apollo Theater. They liked him so well he ended up hosting the show for over 8 years. So don't give up, stay the course of what you want to do! 

 There was an article Ron was reading about a longevity doctor that said at the age of 75 years old, the bottom drops out for both men and women. Also if you fall and break a hip, over 50% die within a year. So it is extremely important that you exercise and eat right to stay as healthy as possible. Encourage your family members, parents and grandparents to do the same. 

 Ron told a story about John Rockefeller who got into the oil business in the 1920's and at one point controlled 80% of all oil production in the United States. He became very wealthy in his 20's and continued to build wealth. Then in his early 50's he became sick and was given about a year to live. He struggled with this and became depressed. Then he called his attorneys and changed his will to give all of his wealth to hospitals and foundations to come up with better medical technology. Then after about a year, he started feeling better. Then sometime later he became well and was not sick anymore. He lived to be 96. While it is great to be financially successful, you should always be a giver. 

When Sam Walton started with his first Walmart store, he had no idea how far it might go. When he was up to 1000 stores, he told the shareholders that he projected over 30 billion in sales. And now there are over 10,000 stores worldwide doing approximately over 600 billion in sales. So, you never know how far your vision can take you until you try.