We have to sacrifice something to gain something.

1. Define exactly what it you want.

You want to get promoted at work. Why do want to get promoted? Define the why behind it. What will this mean for your life? Ok what position are desiring, are you qualified for it? If you aren’t what do you need to complete first? What skills do you need?

2. What will you sacrifice to get there? What is the discipline you will build behind that?

I need to devote 3 hours a week to gaining this skill set. Lets you say to you need to get better at PowerPoint and giving presentations. I will give up part of my mornings or evenings, to take a workshop or training on PowerPoints and public speaking. Who is a mentor that you can connect with that’s really good at PowerPoints?

3. What will you gain?

You be better at public speaking and creating PowerPoints. Getting promoted will open up a wider career path and pay you more money. More money more access to your dreams.

4. What derails you to getting to this goal?

Maybe it’s Netflix, friends wanting to go out after work, other hobbies, etc…knowing what they are helps you be aware to stay away from them.

5. How can you avoid these triggers?

Keep your eyes on the future you’ve imagined for yourself. Think about your goal every day. Track your progress. Your difficult to reach future goal has to be more compelling that your easy present.

This is Part 2 of a 7 Part Series of the most important Mindset Habits and tips to help you grow in your career. The three A’s: Attitude, Authenticity and Accountability! Attitude: With a great attitude you hold in your hands the keys to the kingdom of success. Your attitude will be the key to unlock the doors to your best possible life! Authenticity: “true to one's own personality, spirit, or character” Be who you are. That’s it. “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else”.  Accountability: I want you to be 100% accountable for your what you do and who are you. No excuses. Accountability simply means you do what you said you were going to do. Don’t tell ppl your busy or there’s not enough time. “Creating a culture of integrity and accountability not only improves effectiveness, it also generates a respectful, enjoyable and life-giving setting in which to work.” — Tom Hanson

One thing I like to say is in order to live the very best life possible you have to put your energies into the things that give you the greatest reward.

You just have to decide on what that reward is and it’s different to everyone.

Oprah Winfrey said in 1986…”I know that I am where I am now is because I always believed I could get here.”

1) Everything Starts with a Vision and Setting Goals.

5 Tips for Better Health!

1. Try to get at least 30 minutes or more of exercise a day.

2. Reduce your alcohol intake.

3. Cut out the sugar.

4. Stay away from overly processed foods.

5. Get 7 to 8 hours of sleep.

Mr. Herman Cain, CEO of Self:

"Success was not a function of what you start out with materially, but what you start out with spiritually."

What I learned and put into practice from Herman Cain:

1. CEO of Self – You are in charge of your life…nobody else. It’s up to you and only you.

2. Stay humble and always be open to learning.

3. Be fierce and bold in your leadership, you’re in charge.

4. Lastly, you succeed through “Sweat Equity” …you got to work for it.

“The tragedy of life does not lie in reaching your goals, the tragedy is not having any goals to reach for.”

How can you be a better "CEO of Self?" 

What goals are making for yourself right now?

1. The Diary of Anne Frank.

2. To kill a mockingbird - Harper Lee

3. The Leadership Challenge. - Kouzes and Posner

4. Rich dad, poor dad.  - Robert Kiyosaki

5. Profiles in Courage by John F Kennedy.

1. Talk possibilities and stop discussing limitations.

2. Starve the drama.

3. Stay calm, collected, and poised. Exude confidence.

4. Speak up to people.

5. Run to problems and SOLVE.

Be easy to work for. It doesn’t mean you don’t challenge people and it doesn’t mean that you don’t set aggressive goals and it doesn’t mean you let people walk on you but it just means that you keep the main thing the main thing. Keep the game that we play the game we play.

Have you ever met somebody that creates problems to make it look like they’re solving them when there was never a problem to begin with? We’ve all run into this person.

Being easy to work for means that you eradicate complexity. It’s like when I talk to you guys about my leadership motto which is take care of your people, take care of the customer and crush your goals!

Don’t let anything or anyone RUIN your day.

so we all know there’s 24 hours in a day right? Well if there’s 1440 minutes in a day. There is also 86,400 seconds in a day.

We can all agree that time is precious right? It's our greatest asset.

I want you to carry yourself with the confidence that your day is going to be great. Believe in yourself, believe in your skills and believing the good intentions that you have for all the people around you today. I think the key thing is to not take anything personally and even if you feel like it’s a personal attack laugh it off because you can’t let those bullets penetrate you.

Every day before I go to work as a manager and a leader I remember this… Our people have hopes, dreams and aspirations.

I watch a lot of managers out there forget this and it really drives me crazy. The job is not about you, the job is about the people that work with you. You already clearly have a career so what are you doing to enhance their career? Work can’t just be this I’m going to milk every dollar out of you on our sales floor and then you can go home to wake to the next day and do it all over again.

Work should be a vehicle for them to start to build the best life possible. Work should be the jump off point to this amazing life ahead of them.

Our job is to open doors not close them.