Friday, July 31, 2026

Get Rid of Old Ways (G.R.O.W.)


 This article goes hand in hand with the recent one that talked about the idea that some people have that they want everything to be BETTER as long as THEY don't have to change. 

*Buzzer Sound* WRONG ANSWER!

As the graphic above illustrates, if we actually want things to be BETTER in and for our lives then we MUST "Grow"...we must "Get Rid of Old Ways". 

I talk about this type of thing ever time I record a video, a podcast or write a blog article. So...what now?

First and foremost, you must make a DECISION about what you truly want for your life and the lives of those around you. Not an empty "resolution" made every year at the start of every new year but an actual FIRM COMMITTMENT, a DETERMINATION of necessary change and improvement. 

I'm telling you for sure, one thing that you can actually DO and not cost you any money to DO, is to sign up and join my community on Skool (link below). Why? Because you MUST do something to "Get Rid of Your Old Ways" which means it's time to DO SOMETHING NEW. 

Join (again, it's free) and introduce yourself. I'll welcome you personally and we'll start the process of getting you finally following through and being able to "Finish What You Start" (the name of my community). 

Now then...what will you actually do? "For things to change, things have to change. If nothing changes, nothing changes." 

As always..."Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"
 
Mike
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

I Want EVERYTHING to Get Better...IF

Here's the rest of the quote that I heard from Myron Golden the other day..."I want things to get better IF I can stay the same."

Now, that would be comical IF it weren't so sad. You may be like me in that I've actually known of - and heard - people saying things things that indicate that, indeed, they really DO believe it!

You and I both know, it just doesn't work that way.

You've heard it said many different ways before along the lines of what I put together in the above graphic several years ago. Again, IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE! It's actually "common sense" which, often, is NOT so common. 

What about you? If you admit to yourself that you have settled into this mind trap then ask yourself what are you going to DO to change that mindset? Reading things like this, listening to things like my podcast or watching things like my videos are GREAT tools to use but, friend, if you never actually take ACTION on the things that you absorb and learn...what good does it do you? Here's your answer: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

If you're sick and tired of being sick and tired when it comes to the realization of this problem in and with your life then it's time to put that behind you and, finally, STEP FORWARD and take some action. Would you like me to give you an EASY step with which to begin? 

Sure, keep reading this blog. If you've not done so, start listening to the podcast...maybe several times throughout your day. Watch the videos. Like, follow and share with as many other people as possible that likely struggle with this as well. But, here is likely the BEST and MOST SIMPLE step to take...JOIN MY SKOOL COMMUNITY (the link is listed below) and get involved there.

Why? Because there will be interaction there instead of just reading, listening and/or watching something. As this community grows, you will be surrounded with like-minded individuals that are also on the road to changing and improving their lives. No, this will NOT be a "whiners convention"...that simply won't be allowed. For example, I will be doing a LIVE STREAM tomorrow night (Thursday, 7.30.26 @ 7 p.m. CST) that is only available to those that have joined the community. It will be interactive! If you have already missed that date, join up and be watching because I will likely try to do this at least once a week and, maybe, even 2x per week. 

The link to join THIS particular live event is:  https://www.skool.com/live/flGcrMzhx5s

So, there you have it...a beginning solution to a problem that you likely - like many others - have battled for years. Isn't time to finally DO SOMETHING about it in order to MAKE THAT CHANGE (for the better) in and for your life? Yes. It is.  

And, as always..."Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"
 
Mike
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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

ATTENTION!! Coming on 7.30.26 - SIGN UP NOW!


FREE LIVE EVENT!

Join me for my 1st LIVE EVENT on my Skool Community in just a couple of days...Thursday, July 30th @ 7 p.m. CST U.S.A. time

This will be FUN, ENERGETIC and A GREAT WAY TO CONNECT & BRAINSTORM WITH OTHER LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE as we talk about my plans or this community and what my main focus is and will be for you or for others that you may know.

NOT SURE? 

Come join me anyway just to check it out and to be encouraged and uplifted!!

Here's the link to join me live: https://www.skool.com/live/flGcrMzhx5s

(the link to my Skool community is listed down below) 

 

And, as always..."Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"
 
Mike
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Monday, July 27, 2026

Who Are You? (How Did You Get HERE?)

 

No, this is not an article about "origins" as far as, "Were you created by God" or "Did you evolve". We could definitely have a discussion about that and, maybe sometime I'll develop a course on the Bible and share it in my new community on Skool (link below).

HOWEVER, this IS still a class about "origins" in that we are talking about how what you have done IN your life, ALL THROUGH your life has brought you to where you find yourself today. 

Myron Golden, in his book, "From the Trash Man to the Cash Man" (p. 109) says that he once heard a man say, "You are what you are what you have been becoming." Then Mr. Golden goes on with the following comments which, I think, are worth sharing with you here... "Your future will be the sum total o your present days and you will be what you are becoming right now."

WOW! You may be thinking, "Yeah, o.k...that makes sense" but, friend, take some time and LET THAT SINK IN! This is what I have been talking about for some time now. The "votes" we cast (decisions we make) during the course of each and every day MATTER and has an IMPACT on our future - good or bad, positive or negative! 

Are you wanting more for your future? Do you want to improve in your mindset, attitude and approach on things that you must do and become in order to achieve that better future? IT AIN'T GONNA' HAPPEN BY ITSELF! 

Now then, you may be one (like me in the past) that has considered these things and thought a lot about them. You may have bought books, online courses and maybe even attended seminars in person that "fired you up" but...for whatever reason, you still have never actually followed through.

That's more common than you think and that's why I do what I do and that's why I want to challenge you with each and every article, podcast and video. That's why I've developed my community on Skool and that's why you need to join up for free so that you, too, can be surrounded by a similar group of people that are sick and tired of that "hamster wheel" that has gotten them absolutely nowhere.  

I'm here to help BUT you have to be willing to understand that, if you keep doing what you've always done, you will keep getting what you have always gotten. Do you like the thought of that?

And, finally, in "From the Trash Man to the Cash Man", Myron Golden also mentioned (p. 110) that he read the following in a book once: "We better spend time preparing for our future because we are going to spend the rest of our lives there."

Let that sink in as well. Let me hear from you. When you join my community and introduce yourself, I will connect with you and welcome you personally.

Follow me for more! Please visit all of the sources listed below and subscribe, like, follow and SHARE with others because, friend, I'm just getting started even though I've been doing this since 2009!
 
 
And, as always..."Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"
 
Mike

 


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Friday, July 24, 2026

Become MORE! (Yes, You CAN!)

 

I had the opportunity to hear the late, great, Jim Rohn speak a couple of times before his passing. A couple of quick and important lessons in that alone...#1. If you have the opportunity to hear one of our current "top minds" in whatever area you are pursuing - DO IT and DO IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE I was actually at an event at which he was scheduled to speak and which would have been my 3rd time to hear him but he was ill and unable to do so. He passed shortly after that.    #2: I was able to do so because I was part of a MLM organization that had hired him to speak at their conventions. This was something NEW for me to do but, if nothing else, I had the opportunity to learn from someone like Jim Rohn! 

Why do I mention those things? Because they are EXACTLY what I'm discussing in today's article...stretch and push yourself so that YOU can become MORE!


Notice what he said in this quote and APPLY IT TO YOURSELF. This should cause you to ask yourself a couple (at least) of questions such as:  1. Do I feel (and maybe even complain) that I'm not making enough money? 2. What am I doing about it as far as improving myself in the area of personal growth? 

Listen, you can earn all of the certificates, etc. that you can or want and still not do well because of your personal skills and mindset. That, my friend, is a fact.

Here's another graphic from one of my white boards in my office...

 


 

 Maybe you've heard the idea of "Be - Do - Have" with the explanation behind it being that, if you want to change and improve your life you must first BEcome the person you need to become in order to DO the things necessary for you to HAVE those things that you desire. I've heard that discussed and explained very well and I understand the point behind that line of thinking. 
 
However (and this is another point to consider as well), I don't completely agree with that order or process. As indicated on that image from my whiteboard, I think you must first DO something before anything else takes place. What is it that we must DO? We must FIRST make a firm DECISION about what it is that we want to accomplish in and for our future! Once that is done, THEN (in my opinion) and ONLY then can we figure out and know what it is we need to DO in order to achieve that result.
 
(Hey Mike, what's the other "point to consider" that you mentioned?) Don't just settle for what someone says...no matter who it is! Now then, let me differentiate that a little. Just because you don't understand something or it's not clear to you at the time does NOT mean that it is wrong! If you are listening to someone that has "been there, done that" and you haven't, you likely don't understand because your mindset hasn't developed to the same point that theirs has. Right?
Write that thing down so that you can go back and examine it again and again and again and, if possible, listen and/or read more from that same person which may also help you begin to understand what was being said.
But, that STILL doesn't mean that you have to agree with everything that was said. So it was with what I shared with you by using the graphic above. I heard what they said and I understood the reasoning behind what they said and, for a while, I agree with what they said. But, as I grew and developed I began to believe the thought that I shared with you that you must first DO something and that "something" was to MAKE A DECISION! 
 
Bottom line is simply this: You must WANT something so badly for yourself and your future that you DO WHAT IS NECESSARY for you to BECOME MORE so that you CAN have what you desire.
 
Follow me for more! Please visit all of the sources listed below and subscribe, like, follow and SHARE with others because, friend, I'm just getting started even though I've been doing this since 2009!
 
 
And, as always..."Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"
 
Mike
 


 



 

 

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