Introduction to "The Importance of Action"

Over the past few days I decided that it was time to TAKE ACTION. 

Oh, I know that there are many that would suggest that I (or them or anyone) should just wait until the start of the new year to take steps to make changes or take action, right? 

But, why SHOULD I and why WOULD I wait when I can start taking action today? 

So, let me share with you what I have decided to do and, as part of this sharing, hopefully encourage you to take action in your own life.

Back at the start of July I made a big "push" to promote that "Future You University" was back! Well, I did do a few blogs and podcasts but, by no means, did I do so in a way that would qualify as saying that I was "back". 

Yeah, as usual, "stuff" kept getting in the way or, to be more honest, I ALLOWED that to be an excuse as to why I wasn't following through with what I said I was going to do. 

IMPORTANT TIP #1: You MUST be honest with yourself about where you are in your own life! 

I have come to realize the absolute NECESSITY of taking ACTION in my life and to get past the excuses that I have allowed to rule - yes, rule - parts of my life. You? 

So, part of my decision to take action - DAILY action - is to get back to doing a DAILY blog article along with a daily podcast and video (Vlog) as well.  

IMPORTANT TIP #2: Make sure you start out with a DAILY activity and stick to it!  

If you try to make a major change without dedicating yourself to DAILY action toward that purpose your chances of failure increase dramatically.  Yes, you can always adjust things later on if necessary but do not be fooled into thinking that you can/should start off doing this any other way except for doing it DAILY!

I also made some other decisions about taking daily action in other areas of my life: physically, spiritually and concerning my business. Why wait to do what everyone does and make those so-called "New Year's Resolutions"?

IMPORTANT TIP #3: Doing what everyone else does will take you to the same place that everyone else ends up...that same place that they started.   

I've already hit a challenge in this process. I'm having some major issues getting my podcast up and publicized. This podcast company has been having some major issues over the past several months but this is the first time that it has directly impacted me. So, to be honest, it may not get published as planned but I will STILL continue to record new ones each and every day. 

IMPORTANT TIP #4: Anytime you plan to make major changes in your life, get ready - THERE WILL BE ROADBLOCKS trying to block your way to successfully completing what you have set out to do.   

Now, interestingly, as is usually the case, this blog article is COMPLETELY different than the podcast and Vlog that I recorded earlier today. So, hopefully that podcast will be available to you soon. If not, check out the video on my YouTube channel (link below) since I recorded them at the same time.

I plan for this to be a series for this week: "The Necessity of ACTION!". Be sure to join me DAILY.  

Until next time, always be sure to...

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

Mike

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New Year's Tip #3: Do More and Less

While considering what I wanted to share with you for the third - and final - tip of this first week of the New Year, I came up with the idea of, "Smile More - Argue Less".

 

That's a pretty good idea and tip, wouldn't you agree? Couldn't we ALL benefit from following this idea? It was a good start but I felt that I needed to expand on it a little more so I began to look for a graphic to use that might hep spark something more for this thought. The result? The graphic that you see above that will serve as the foundation of today's article.

 

Now, along with this blog, I also want to encourage you to listen to the podcast (click either of the two links below for the podcast) and share both this article AND the podcast with as many people as possible. Even though it is on the same topic, there is always additional material due to the fact that the two are done at different times and there is not a script.

 

Too, if you haven't done so yet, go back and read/listen to the first two "Tips for the New Year" that came right before this one. Read them and then take the time to implement these as part of your daily routine.

 

My third tip for the New Year is to DO MORE by DOING LESS.

 

That's right, there are things that we all need to INCREASE in our lives as well as things that we all need to DECREASE in our lives. Follow along with the graphic above...

 

FEAR LESS - HOPE MORE: Instead of the word, "hope", I decided to go with the word, "BELIEVE". Beyond hope there has to be a belief that is based on our preparation. Don't allow the fear of failure to paralyze you from moving forward. Develop (yes, it will take practice and training) the ability to downplay the perceived fear and to go more strongly with your BELIEF about your ability and your future.

 

EAT LESS - CHEW MORE: Here's my take on this phrase...enjoy life and take the time to savor every "bite" of it as it comes your way! You don't have to necessarily take in EVERYTHING that life has to offer (if that's even possible) in order to enjoy what surrounds you every day. "Chew more" is to simply ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE and get every bit of flavor and "taste" that there is from the life that you live.

 

WHINE LESS - BREATHE MORE: Who WOULDN'T agree that our world could do with a lot less whining? However, the thing is, we usually want to talk about everyone else that is doing the whining. Yet, my guess is, there is likely some whining that you involve yourself in that you may not want to admit. Hey friend, we ALL - myself included - could do a whole lot less whining and complaining. "Breathe more" or, simply, TAKE A BREATH and approach whatever the situation is with a different mindset. Whining or complaining doesn't really solve anything. If it is something that really bothers you THAT much, approach it in a way that will help you find a solution. You may also find that it's really not that important after all. If so, drop it and walk away. Whatever you do...stop the whining.

 

TALK LESS - SAY MORE: I've dedicated a whole podcast and blog article to this in the past. Choose your thoughts and words carefully to the point that, when you decide to speak, you actually have something that others will want to hear. Otherwise, it just becomes more "noise pollution" in a world that is already "over-polluted" with such noise. When you begin to conquer and accomplish this task, you will find that you actually will say MORE by saying LESS!

 

And finally, LOVE MORE: I believe that it all starts with believing in yourself and loving yourself more. No, I'm not talking about a selfish and self-centered approach to life. What I AM talking about is understanding that you are a person of worth and value. It is you understanding that you DO actually deserve a better life for you and your loved ones. It is understanding and believing that you DO have the ability - what it takes - to make such improvements in and for your life. Doing so will allow you to truly appreciate and love those around you more.

 

And, once more, back to the beginning...always remember to SMILE MORE! Each and every day, practice the art of smiling more and see what happens.

 

Don't procrastinate on these - DO THEM NOW! Don't wait - INCORPORATE them into your daily activities today.

 

And as you do so, whatever you do, always be sure to...

 

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

 

Mike

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If You Want Something...

 

I wish I had more income coming in. I wish I had the ability to not worry about so many bills. I wish I had more money in the bank. I wish I got along better with my kids. I wish my spouse and I didn't fight so much. I wish I got along better with my co-workers....

 

You can keep adding onto that list any way that you can (and there are MANY more things that most of us could add) and end up feeling pretty bad about life.

 

Are you ALIVE today? Let me help you out with that one....if you are reading this, then the answer is YES!

 

As you look back at that "list" of things that you wish were different there are TWO choices that you have:

    1. Keep doing what you're doing and know that NOTHING will change

    2. Do something that you've never done - MAKE A CHANGE in what you do

 

Continue to do what you're doing and, even as you approach your departure from this life on earth, you will still be whining about what you wish was different.

 

I don't know about you, but I want to come to the end of my life with as FEW regrets as I possibly can!

 

Are there things I wish I had done differently in my past? ABSOLUTELY!

 

However, I cannot go back and change those things. I might be able to do something about the IMPACT of some of those actions but, quite honestly, there are many that I simply cannot do anything about. I can also do all that I can to try to share with my own sons so that THEY don't repeat the same mistakes.

 

Here's the key thing that I CAN do: I can (and will) do all that I can TODAY in a different way so that my FUTURE will not be full of those type of regrets! In other words, what I do TODAY will impact all of my "TOMORROWS".

 

Attending an event like the one that I've been telling you about for some time now MIGHT be something that is totally DIFFERENT than what you have ever done before.

 

THAT'S THE POINT!

 

(Go to www.DaniJohnson.com and click on the "events" tab for the First Steps to Success event next weekend).

 

Hey friend, you DO NOT have to keep making the same mistake over and over again. You can, if you don't change what you're doing, but you do NOT have to!

 

It's up to you....as it always is.

 

As you prepare to CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER, be sure to...

 

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

 

Mike

 

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No More Waiting To...

 

Read the quote above and then let's get right to it, o.k.?

 

Changing your world begins with changing YOU! There are a lot of ways to improve your life (the fact that you are reading this blog is one way) and there are many about which we say, "Maybe next time."

 

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

DON'T MISS THIS EVENT! It doesn't matter who you are or what you do for a living, you don't want to miss this life-changing event. You've heard me talk about Dani Johnson many times before right? My wife and I will be attending one of her live events in San Antonio, Texas on July 12th - 13th and we'd love to meet YOU there! Go here to check it out for yourself and get ready to take your life to the next level!

 

You bet I'm pushing this event! You bet I'm doing everything I can to help you understand how valuable this event can be to your career and your life!

 

I, myself, have said, "I'd like to attend one of those one day" and I've said that for years. Well, THIS TIME I've stopped saying "one day" and my wife and I decided that NOW was the time.

 

If not now, when?

 

As the quote above by Anne Frank points out, THERE'S NO REASON TO WAIT TO IMPROVE THE WORLD! And, again, that begins by changing YOUR world which must begin with YOU.

 

We become a better world by becoming better people. We become a more positive world by becoming a more positive person. We become a more caring world by becoming a more caring person.

 

The world begins with ME!

 

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

 

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

 

Mike

 

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Your Daily Routine

Have you ever seen the 1993 movie, "Groundhog Day" with Bill Murray? Long story short, it's a movie about a man who keeps living the same day over and over and over again. He begins to realize that, if he pays attention, he'll learn things that he is doing wrong and, actually change the outcome of this "day".

 

Friend, if you are living the same day over and over and over again and never changing anything to improve the outcome of your days to come then you're not learning much. Are you?

 

Someone was once asked how they were so successful. The reply was simple: "Learn what works and learn what doesn't work. Do the things that work and stop doing what doesn't work!"

 

I actually couldn't think of the right word on the podcast (see links below) for this but I still was able to make the point. What point is that? It's the saying that you have likely heard before that doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is the definition of insanity.

 

In other words, "ARE YOU NUTS?"

 

Too many people think that they can't be better or do better than what they are currently experiencing while, at the same time, they change NOTHING about their daily routine!

 

Success or failure, the "secret" is found in your daily routine!

 

You will never change your life until you change something. We could have stopped right there in the graphic above. If nothing changes then, guess what? NOTHING CHANGES!

 

For the most part, change comes one day at a time but, do NOT miss this point: CHANGE COMES AS A PART OF EVERY DAY.

 

So, what's YOUR daily routine?

 

Do you want to learn better how to take control of your life? Then friend...

 

DON'T MISS THIS EVENT! It doesn't matter who you are or what you do for a living, you don't want to miss this life-changing event. You've heard me talk about Dani Johnson many times before right? My wife and I will be attending one of her live events in San Antonio, Texas on July 12th - 13th and we'd love to meet YOU there! Go here to check it out for yourself and get ready to take your life to the next level!

Let me know if you plan to attend so that we can plan to meet up and grow TOGETHER from this great weekend! And, as you go about your daily - CHANGING - routine, be sure to...

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

Mike

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The World Needs YOU!

Don't be overwhelmed when thinking of this.

 

It's like I said on the podcast (links below) - this doesn't mean you have to strive to be the owner of a huge, nationally known business or anything like that.

 

Nope.

 

It simply means that YOU become who you were MEANT to be! (Just as it says above from Dani Johnson).

 

"To become" indicates an ongoing process, does it not? "To become" indicates that you are continuing the process and that it is not done as of yet.

 

I would even suggest that this is a process that NEVER ends as long as we live. We ALL continue to "become" the person we were meant to be each and every day.

 

Too many times we settle for less instead of striving for more or to be better.

 

Whoever you are, whatever your "lot in life" - do all that you can to improve a little each day so that you can become a "better" version today than you were yesterday.

 

Become the Dad you were meant to be. Become the Mom you were meant to be. Become the husband, the wife, the son, the daughter, the brother, the sister, school teacher, bus driver, garbage collector, etc. that you were MEANT to be!

 

"Wait, you mean I was MEANT to be a garbage collector?" Not necessarily. Sure, it is something that is NEEDED in our society and, if that is what you do for a living, you should become the best you can be at that job.

 

Here's the bottom line. You may not be doing what you were MEANT to do yet. You may go through years of doing other things before you find THE thing that you feel you were meant to do. But, here it is...are you ready?

 

BECOME THE BEST "YOU" THAT YOU CAN.

 

THIS is what you were meant to be! The best YOU.

 

Stop trying to be like someone else. The world needs YOU to be the best YOU that there is.

 

Do that and I believe that the rest will take care of itself.

 

This is but another reason that it is so important for you to immerse yourself in as much positive material as you possibly can. You and I need all the help that we can get in becoming a better person each day.

 

You CAN do it....it's all up to you, friend.

 

Be sure to...

 

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

 

Mike

 

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Focus On Your FUTURE

 

For whatever reason, we tend to "live in the past" and revisit the mistakes and "what if's" over and over again. You can never successfully move forward while looking back.

 

We must break our "rear-view mirror" mentality if we are to successfully move forward to and through our future.

 

Have you noticed? EVERY mirror in an automobile points to what has passed, what's behind. Your rear-view mirror that is right smack dab in the middle of the windshield is there for you to look behind you. The two mirrors on each door are also designed for the same reason. They are there for you to see what is behind you.

 

As useful and needful as these mirrors are for safety, one CAN NOT successfully drive forward if they continuously look at what has already passed. They will crash because they are focusing on the wrong thing and in the wrong direction.

 

We ALL have things in our past that we'd like to forget. Yet, we have a hard time forgetting them. Too, there are more than enough other people that are more than ready to remind us of those things if they think we are even THINKING of forgetting them! Separate yourself from these people.

 

We have all made mistakes. Sure, some of us have made more than others but here's the key: DID YOU LEARN FROM THOSE MISTAKES and HAVE YOU MOVED ON FROM THOSE MISTAKES?

 

If you have learned from those mistakes then you are NOT the same person and you can continue to improve and develop into the person that you wish to become. You ARE becoming that person when you learn from and move on from those mistakes. Do NOT ever forget that!

 

Yesterday is gone forever. Gone. Forever.

 

Live TODAY and live it as one who has learned - LEARNED - from the past. LEARN from the past but do not LIVE in the past!

 

Hey listen, that's one reason it's so important to fill you mind with as much positive material as possible - IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Doesn't it?

 

Keep moving forward one day at a time and one step at a time and always be sure to...

 

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

 

Mike

 

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Chance vs. Change

Today's quote comes from one of my favorite people that I ever had the privilege of hearing speak, the late Jim Rohn.

 

This goes along so well with our recent discussions about change coming into our lives - which MOST of us resist!

 

The kind of change that Mr. Rohn refers to in this quote is NOT change that comes along without any purpose by us but, rather, the kind of change that comes about because we have CHOSEN to make changes in our lives.

 

Sometimes the change that comes "out of the blue" is more directly connected to something happening by "chance". Right?

 

Too many people wait for something to happen by CHANCE in order for a change to take place in their lives and in the lives of those that they love.

 

Why wait - as I've heard said many times after "near-death experiences" - until you feel that you've been given a second chance for there to be change in your life?

 

WHY??

 

There is no need for that, friend! You - yes YOU - have the ability for CHANGE in your life beginning now! Yes, RIGHT NOW!

 

Stop waiting for something to happen by CHANCE. Stop waiting for it, stop wishing for it, stop talking about it and stop planning to do something about it "some day".

 

DO IT.

 

NOW.

 

Now, before we're done, go back and read that quote from Mr. Rohn one more time....

 

And, as you go about this change in your life, be sure to...

 

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

 

Mike

 

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Let It Go

It's hard to let go of things to which we have grown accustomed.

 

Think about it and you will realize that you can easily apply this to many things. Let me go ahead and mention a few - you may want to make a list of all of the ones that you come up with and see if there is a need to rid your life of any of these.

 

Bad habits are hard to rid our lives of due to the fact that we have grown accustomed to them. This goes back to last week's podcast/blog that talked about things that we allow will continue in our lives.

 

Bad habits, such as poor eating habits, not exercising, having a negative attitude, listening to and participating in gossip, not giving it our all at the workplace, not giving it our all in our relationships, a lack of self-discipline - these are but a few of some bad habits that can make a "nest" in our lives.

 

And they will stay there as long as we allow them to do so.

 

You have likely seen this quote before: "The best way to break a habit is to drop it."

 

Easier said than done? ABSOLUTELY! But that does NOT mean that it's something we should avoid.

 

Hey, listen, I understand that it's hard to rid our lives of those "comfort foods" if one is wanting to lose weight but, at the same time, it is an absolute NECESSITY to just let them go - rid your life of them - IF you want to have any success at all in losing weight.

 

We often try to hang on to these things (whatever they may be in your life) while trying to figure out how to still allow them in our lives and still have progression or improvement of our lives.

 

But sometimes, you just have to let it go and walk away.

 

And, yes friend, sometimes that includes people.

 

This is likely the HARDEST situation to deal with and the HARDEST from which to walk away and let go. But sometimes it is necessary.

 

I'm not talking about a hasty decision and I'm not taking this lightly or talking about giving yourself an easy "out" so that you can allow inappropriate actions into your life.

 

There is so much I could say here that would apply. I do want to encourage you to listen to the podcast with this (see links below) and I may even continue this further in the next article and podcast.

 

Do the work in spending time diligently taking inventory of your life. What (or who) are you allowing in your life that you need to simply "let go"?

 

It's not always easy. That's why I share these thoughts with you, for you. We all need a little encouragement along the way.

 

Right?

 

And, as you continue along this journey of life, be sure to...

 

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

 

Mike

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Inconvenience Guaranteed

I don't know of anyone that likes to be inconvenienced. We like things easy and smooth. We DON'T like for things to be difficult and we don't like "bumps in the road".

 

However, according to Dani Johnson (and many others) it is pretty much guaranteed that you and I WILL be inconvenienced one way or the other. Which way is totally up to us!

 

"Success is NEVER convenient..." I can just hear the gasps of shock that came from some of you when you read that. Too many have the mistaken idea that success should never be and would never be an inconvenience but let's take a look at how this is true.

 

Success is inconvenient because it will always require you to be more and do more than most others around you! It will require you to step out of your comfort zone and push yourself in ways that you never thought possible.

 

But, doesn't that beat the inconvenience of FAILURE?

 

Isn't it inconvenient to not have enough money to pay your bills? Isn't it inconvenient to always be bored with your job and have to worry about KEEPING that job?

 

Friend, this applies to more than just money and jobs! It can also apply to relationships! If you want to IMPROVE your relationships it will require the same of you as I already mentioned above - it will require you to be and do more than most around you and it will require you to step out of your comfort zone! Failed relationships DEFINITELY are inconvenient and I don't even need to talk about how and why that is true!

 

So, as always, it is UP TO YOU!

 

You WILL be inconvenienced. HOW you will be inconvenienced is your choice.

 

Going back to the last podcast: CHOOSE WISELY!

 

As you do so, be sure to....

 

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

 

Mike

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Know Thyself

What I'm going to do today is, right off, share the note information that I took down while watching Bob Proctor discuss on a video thoughts from his book, "The Science of Getting Rich".  Look over the highlighted information and then take a look at my comments afterwards. THEN be sure to ask yourself, "What does this mean for me - RIGHT NOW - in my life?"

 

TO IMPROVE YOUR PERFORMANCE FOLLOW THE ANCIENT INSTRUCTION:

"Know Thyself"

 

 

If you're going to change your life, you must change yourself.

 

 

In order to change yourself, you have to know WHO YOU ARE!

 

 

YOU AND I HAVE INFINITE POTENTIAL!

 

 

We are SPIRITUAL beings in a PHYSICAL body that has been given an INTELLECT with

EMOTIONS that are determined on how we use our INTELLECT!

 

 

 

 

 

So, what does all of this mean and what does it mean for YOU today?

 

Most of us - especially at the start of a new year - have goals and plans to make IMPROVEMENTS in our lives, right? And, most of the time (if not ALL of the time) these improvements are directed toward ourselves. In other words, we want to improve ourselves!

 

Now, I'm not going to go into a lot of detail on this but, in order to "make changes" or "improve" areas in our lives we must know WHAT it is that we wish to change. Make sense?

 

To say, "I want to improve myself in the coming year" is too generic and it is something that cannot be gauged as far as success or progress. However, if we take the time to get SPECIFIC about what things we desire to change about ourselves then we have a way to track or gauge our progress and success along the way.

 

Maybe it's doing better about being on time or maybe it's listening to others more and interrupting less. I don't know and you won't know unless you make a list of what it is you want to change.

 

And friend, guess what? You cannot do so unless you know who you are! Now, honestly, this process may actually help you discover that along the way.

 

This is not a "beat myself up" session, o.k.? But, if you are serious about making some changes in your life you MUST define what it is that you wish to change and/or improve before you can do so.

 

"Oh, it's too late! You can't teach an old dog new tricks!" Well, for one, you're not a dog and, secondly, IT IS NEVER TOO LATE!

 

As Bob Proctor says, you have INFINITE potential! In other words, the possibilities are unlimited for you in your life! But you have to really want or desire to do what is necessary to make these changes or improvements in your life.

 

But, you CAN do it!

 

Did you notice what Mr. Proctor said about our emotions and our intellect? We all have emotions and our emotions are - can be/should be - controlled by our "intellect" or our minds or mindset!

 

When we act only on our emotions we make unwise choices and do unwise things that, many times, we regret.

 

We cannot think clearly when we are ruled by our emotions. (Don't read this the wrong way! Our emotions are a wonderful part of who we are but they were never intended to rule our life and our decisions.)

 

Bottom line, if you want to change your life, you must change yourself which can only take place when you begin to change (improve) your mind or mindset.

 

That's why, again, I always start off my podcasts with the phrase, "Your greatest education takes place on the campus of your mind."

 

So what?

 

So what will you do now? You can continue to talk about change or you can begin the process by getting to know you. And this could be one of the most meaningful and important journeys that you've ever experienced in your whole lifetime.

 

Until next time, be sure to...

 

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

 

Mike

 

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7 Daily Affirmations for 2013!

DARE TO DREAM!

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This is just a little teaser to get you thinking about the discussion and challenge to come...

 

11.20.12

 

DREAM...I dare you! Take a moment and write those things down that fit in the category, "WHAT IF?" and then DARE TO DREAM! Keep up with this - take steps to the point that you can then write down the fact that your "WHAT IF?" has changed over to, "IT IS!"

My wife and I came up with this idea today and PUT IT DOWN ON PAPER...awesome!

 

Now comes putting the "print into practice"!

 

 

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Making Yourself Better

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"Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better." - Jim Rohn

We've talked a LOT about the fact that we live in a world that craves "easy". A lot of people - it seems especially so with our youth - see other people being successful in many different ways and they want to have the same thing without doing anything to "earn it".

Young boys (and girls) of all ages want to become a professional athlete but aren't willing (and don't even understand how much) to put in the hours and hours and years of hard work in order for that to even be a possibility. For years now I have watched young couples get married and go immediately into a lot of debt so that they can live in as nice - if not nicer - house than their parents and have at least as nice - if not nicer - furnishings IN that house. All the while not realizing that it took their parents years in order to provide those things for themselves and their family. Thousands of people flock to Hollywood or Nashville hoping to be the next great thing. They've read stories of some that were discovered working as a waiter or a waitress or while singing on a street corner and they think that it really IS that simple and easy. They don't realize how FEW that "few" really is when compared to the thousands that seek the same fame. It's not easy so they quit and give up.

"Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better." What a great quote to have posted on the front of every high school yearbook or, better yet, diploma.

Easy is easy. Wow, that was obvious, wasn't it? But, because "easy" is so easy, ANYONE can do it and many ARE doing it. "Easy" is the job that is labeled "entry level position" and usually has the lowest hourly wage attached to it. Interestingly enough, even though ANYONE can do it, there are many that will NOT do it because it is "beneath them". They want the "management" without the hassle of WORKING their way up to that position. They want the bigger paycheck but without actually EARNING that paycheck.

Does that describe YOU? I hope not but, let's be real here, it's not just the young people in our world that follow this "easy" philosophy - many times they learned it from us in the first place!

This is the lure of the "get-rich-quick" schemes that are so prevalent today.

Now back to the diving board scenario that I have used all week long. Many will watch a skilled diver do some amazing things as they leap from that high dive and enter the water with very little splash. Yet, again, not many are willing to put in the hours of work that it took that person to develop that skill. Here's a hint - when things LOOK easy that usually means that someone has put in the time and effort to develop the skill to make it appear so!

Whatever it is that you are searching for...whatever it is that attracts you...seek to become BETTER in order to succeed rather than wish for it to be EASY. Remember, anyone can do easy. Is that what you really want? I didn't think so.

Join me again tomorrow as I finish out this week's articles featuring quotes by the late Jim Rohn. But, until then, be sure to...

"Make it an AWESOME day!"

Mike

The Search for Something BETTER

Something Better?

"The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind.
Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat." - Napoleon Hill

My guess is that YOU have asked this question to yourself many times in the past, haven't you? And, my guess would also be that if you HAVE asked yourself this question in the past that you are STILL asking yourself this question even now - TODAY.

Am I right?

There just seems to be "something" in us that always wants to strive for something better. There just seems to be "something" in us that BELIEVES that there IS something out there better than what we have or what we are doing right now.

Now, first of all, there are two extremes with this and any other proposed thought such as this. On one end of the spectrum we have those who have either LOST that desire or, for whatever reason, it was never instilled in them in the first place. Many times if the latter is true it is due to parents that never encouraged this person as a child to strive for something better and to not EVER settle for less than your best.

We see this type of situation around us every day and it is frustrating to see people that have NO DESIRE to better themselves even though - many times - they are living sub-par lives and often doing so off of the government.

The other extreme to this scenario would be those that are NEVER satisfied and are ALWAYS wanting more. That is as much of a danger as the one that has NO desire at all. We see this around us every day as well - regardless of what they have or what their situation, it is never good enough and they think that there is something better out there. Oftentimes, their relationships also exhibit this behavior and they are constantly moving on to other (better?) spouses or partners or whatever - RELATIONSHIPS - thinking there's something better out there.

But where do YOU fit in to all of this?

Hopefully somewhere in-between.

If you are like me, you KNOW deep down what you are capable of doing and being and you KNOW that there is something MORE that you could/should be doing with your life. How many of you out there can relate?

Over the next few weeks I'm going to try to write a new article on this with continuing thoughts. I'm not sure how often or consistent it will be but I will try to do so at least once a week.

I'll explain more in the next submission WHY I am going through this though process in a MAJOR way right now but, until then, I welcome any and all comments.

I PREFER that you leave those comments on the Future You University fan page on Facebook by going here:

https://www.facebook.com/FutureYouUniversity

I'd love to hear YOUR ideas and of YOUR strivings for something better and WHY you have that burning desire in your life. Will you do that for me? I'd appreciate it as would any and all others that read what you write.

Hey, I DO know this -- there IS something better out there and it's up to ME to go get it.

Until next time...

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)

Mike

Thankful Thursday - "Start NOW!"

I have really enjoyed sharing additional information in my recent podcasts on the 5 points found in the FREE REPORT that anyone can receive on my website http://www.FutureYouUniversity.com

The last point that I cover in today's podcast is, "Start NOW!".

This really goes hand in hand with all of the other points and sums it up quite nicely --- stop waiting, stop wishing, stop making excuses about why you can't (love yourself, remember?) and know that you CAN and start now!

Whatever it is - start making the progress right now - today! What are you waiting for?

Improvements do not happen overnight! I just got off of the phone with a gentleman interviewing me for a program that will be made public soon (I'll let you know where to find it once that has happened) and we talked about this very thing in some of our discussion.

Too many times we look at someone that has excelled in their particular field - and we wish we could do the same or we want to do the same. The problem is, we often expect to reach their level of success right away. Here's the question that we must ask ourselves, "Are we willing to do what they did to get where they are?" And, honestly, most of us are not.

So, if we ARE serious about improving our lives (in whatever way you may think of) then it is important for us to realize that we MUST work on it every day and make progress each and every day.

This applies whether it be preparing yourself for a job promotion or even preparing yourself for a particular job, preparing to take your G.E.D. or preparing to go back to school to get another or a different degree OR stepping out in a whole new career. THIS APPLIES TO EVERY AREA!

So, stop waiting and START NOW - who else is going to do it for you? The answer - no one but YOU!

I'd love to hear any feedback/response that you may have on any or all of these 5 points that I have covered - you can leave them here or send me an email at mike@futureyouuniversity.com

And, as always, remember to...

"Make it an AWESOME Day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

Mike Spillman