The road to success very rarely resembles a smooth, straight path. Too often it is pocked with twists and turns, hills and detours. Parts that were once clear become overgrown, while other parts that appeared blocked become open.

Have you ever struggled to finish a journey? Ever felt like you weren’t good enough, or in over your head? Well, so has Aaron. A reminder that he’s made for himself is to ask the question, “Am I thinking about my ego, or my audience?”

Though he has been a mentor to many, Aaron has received many great words of wisdom from his own mentors. He realized that he IS good enough, just the way he is, and has learned to look at all that he has been able to accomplish, rather than all the great ideas that he never finished. Whether we can or can’t, that’s what we believe.

 

 

“Keep looking up, and I’ll keep looking out.” –Aaron Young

Welcome to The Lookout Society Podcast, where Aaron shares a story from his life, then connects it with a business principle to pass on. This is his way of helping others that are also going down an entrepreneurship path as contributing members to society. As an added bonus, Aaron sometimes shares wonderful gems of Oregonian knowledge from his home state and weaves the passion he has for the community he lives in as an invitation for others to visit the Pacific Northwest.

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LESSON FOR THE DAY

We oftentimes need a mentor to help us. We’re all working on something, some dream with a deadline. Whether we’re chasing our goal with vigor or have placed it on the back burner, finishing the work will allow us to live the life of our dreams.

LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW

* Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill free download

* Napoleon Hill Foundation

* The Lookout episode about Aaron going to federal prison

* Henry A Kissinger biography

* Henry Kissinger “Is this the best you can do?” example on professional development

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OTHER INTERESTING LINKS & REFERENCES

Anytime I hear “agony” and “ecstasy” together, as in today’s podcast title, I’m brought back to my sixth grade homeroom class with a master teacher showing us the beauty from the Renaissance with the movie, The Agony and the Ecstasy. Starring Charlton Heston as Michelangelo, is quickly became one of my favorite classic movies, which I watched on a regular basis. Little did I know that a decade later I would be standing under the