Intention: “the thing that you plan to do or achieve: an aim or purpose.“

Motivation: “the condition of being eager to act or work: the condition of being motivated”

Notice that neither of these words actually includes the physical creation of anything and yet, they both imply working towards just that. The intention is what (the thing) you want to create and motivation is how you feel about what you’re going to do or create. In other words, intention feeds motivation.

Intention without motivation is like the proverbial castle in the sky. It’s dreamy but impractical – it won’t hold up.

Motivation is what gets us to action, and it springs from our intentions. Once you’ve set out your intentions, how can you get motivated to achieve them?

The "Buzzards" or stresses in our life are the little things or thoughts that visit us daily. If we choose to ignore them they start to get closer and closer to the point that all we can do is see them. So how do we deal with these recurring "Buzzards"? It starts one by one with addressing and taking care of them when they first show up. Instead of ignoring them and hoping they just go away, we have to capture, kill and replace them. Is it really that easy....?? And YES is the answer. It can be uncomfortable but will help to keep you on track to reaching those goals.

Self-discipline is about creating new habits of thought, action, and speech toward improving oneself and reaching institutional goals. Join Isaiah & Mark as they talk in today's podcast about how discipline can sometimes be a struggle. How they coup with it.

There’s no doubt about it that being positive can benefit every aspect of your life.

Being positive has been found to improve health and increase longevity. In fact, it’s been found that those with a positive attitude can add as much as 10 years to their lives!

Being positive has also been found to help with career advancement, team building, financial success, and even athletic performance for those that have emotions such as gratitude and appreciation.

When it comes to relationships, positive people tend to have more friends, which is key to happiness and living a long life. Couples with a more positive-to-negative ratio of interactions are also found to last longer.

It’s been a buzzy term in recent years that the secret to success is simply “finding your why.” The principle is rooted in a legitimate consideration: humans tend to be compelled by their reasons for doing something, and need that intrinsic motivation. In a personal development or business sense, this “why” stands for a sense of purpose. The principle gets to the heart of self-discovery and equates a sense of “why” with one’s personal fulfillment, clarity, and life meaning.

What is aging to you? Is it growing older and accepting more responsibility? It is finally obtaining that full time job you have been wanting? Is it starting and raising a family?

Age has befuddled me for years. Sure, people are older than me, but does this mean they are more entitled or better than me? Absolutely not. Age is how long one has been on this planet, but that’s mostly it. It does not exalt said person to a higher rank or privilege. A majority of the time, one that is going to be older than you is going to likely have a higher education, but that is not always the case.

Do you believe that when you are connected with a higher purpose in life, there will be a release of massive energy both physically and psychologically? The secret of generating such an extraordinary level of energy can be achieved when you discover your true calling in life. It can keep you ignited with a burning desire till you die.

The key is to keep that burning desire ignited within yourself continuously without bothering about the surrounding environment to avoid deviations in life. Most of the time, GOOD deviations will not stop/affect your almighty goal. They can either delay or reshape you by giving you more maturity in life. Even when we anticipated tough periods beforehand and develop a mindset not to look at our mistakes as failures in our lives. Failures should be viewed as the pillars of success. With time, the warmth of our desire becomes powerful and it is still felt by many people around us with a positive impact on their lives as well.

So, find your calling with your real talent that is hidden inside yourself. Have a strong feeling that the CHANGE is possible. Be excited about it every single day with confidence! Never give up until you see the results that you want in life!

When greater output equals greater revenue, it’s easy to get caught up in the push to be faster and more efficient. Unfortunately, this often leads to mistakes and poorer quality of products and services. Sometimes it pays to be more deliberate and to do things right the first time around.

Ever do a task, and then have to do it again a short time later? Why? Because you didn’t do it right the first time.

You left it half-done. You didn’t put it away. Or you didn’t give it your full effort.

The difference between doing something and doing it right is usually only a few seconds.

As legendary basketball coach John Wooden once said, “If you don’t have the time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?”

Time plays a significant role in our lives. If we better understand the time value, then we can gain experience and develop skills over time. Time can also heal things whether external wounds or feelings.

Time is the ultimate thing that we cannot measure. Activities, when performed on time, will be fruitful, and the results will be great. Time can also mean the point in time to which a person is referring.

Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you satisfied in the future. Think of how precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored

"The best investment you can make is to invest in yourself - The more you learn, the more you'll earn". - Warren Buffet

Aesop’s Fable: "The Ant and the Grasshopper" One summer day, a grasshopper was hopping and chirping and singing as loud as he could and ant drudged by dragging a kernel of corn to the nest. “Why not come and play with me” said the grasshopper, “instead of toiling and struggling like that, I am having lots of fun.” “I am gathering and storing food for the winter” said the ant, “and I recommend you do the same.” “Why bother about winter” said the grasshopper, “we have plenty of food now.” But the ant went on its way and continued its hard work. When the winter came, the grasshopper had no food and was dying of hunger while it saw the ants distributing every day the corn and grain from stores that they had collected all summer. Then the grasshopper knew the importance of preparing for the future.

 This story brings an important lesson with it!

The choices we make and the action we take today dictate what our future is going to be.

We can either choose an easy life today and face a tougher life later, like the Grasshopper, or we can learn from the Ants, and work our ass off today, invest in ourselves, and build a better future.

I personally chose to behave like the Ants!