First, you have to settle in your mind that ALL things are possible! This means that your dreams are possible... if you are consistent and if you are willing to persist until you reach them! 

Next, you need to identify one to two key habits that you are going to install over the next three months! THEN, write down those goals so that you can be reminded of them ALL the time. You'll need a very real compelling score card! Written goals are far more likely to be completed!

Another powerful practice would be to HUSTLE in your free time so you can earn back the REST of your time throughout the other three quarters of the year!  

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- Stay positive! Ignore the distractions and the haters that try to take you out. Hang onto the hope that better things are coming!

- Start your day with gratitude and thankfulness. 

- Intentionally eat healthy foods. Your food is truly the FUEL that impacts how you feel and how you perform. 

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- Speak encouragement to your self out loud!

- Get rid of the energy vampires! People who take time from you with no return, remove them.

What does an effective year in review look like?

First, you should identify three things that you are thankful for!

Next, you can have conversations with the people you shared experiences this year to see what you can identify in how you've changed. 

After that, take an overall inventory on what you actually accomplished. 

Once you feel good about the year in review... now it's time to start planning for the next year. 

Here are some keys you can incorporate:

- Identify a word for the year.

- Find a Bible verse for the year. 

- Use the progress markers from your year-in-review to identify your top goals for the new year. 

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Giving is SO important for anyone to sustain success.

Much of what we will talk about today will come from principles from an incredible book called The Go Giver!

Law #1: The Law of Authenticity

If you can't be your authentic self, you are hiding behind something and you will not be able to truly GIVE to anyone.

Law #2: The Law of Compensation

In order to be able to give more, you have to add more value. Your income is determined by how many people you can serve and how WELL you can serve them!!

When you help people and serve them well, you become MORE valuable. The better you get, the more value you can add!

Law #3: The Law of Influence

This is a huge buzzword in our current culture. BUT your influence is actually determined by how you abundantly place other people's needs before your own! This selflessness will build true influence in the lives of those you work with - this is true leadership!

Law #4: The Law of Receptivity 

You have to be open to receiving in order to be a giver. You need to be a RIVER... not a RESERVOIR! It takes real humility and grace to be someone who is willing to receive. Giving and receiving are two sides of the same coin! 

Law #5: The Law of Value

Your worth is determined by how much more you can give. You will find that the more you GIVE, the more joy you will experience. 

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Being thankful is truly the foundation of living a quality life.

First, take the TIME to reflect on the things you ARE grateful for! Be mindful of that which you HAVE rather than focusing on what you don't have. This mindset shift is SO powerful!

Next, create space to do a daily gratitude journal to shift your mindset even on your most challenging days!

Another powerful practice is putting time on your schedule to volunteer and and give time to others who are in need! This is an amazing way to bless your community that will also refresh and encourage your heart and mind!

Finally, embrace challenges as opportunities for growth and development! This mindset shift will give you a much better chance of overcoming those obstacles successfully!

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As a leader, it is very important that you can handle criticism and direct feedback with discernment and grace. The first question you ask is WHO is bringing you that feedback. Evaluate if their input is important for you to learn from in order to bring change.

Next, it's so important to OWN when you make a mistake and take responsibility for those errors. 

When it comes to leading, it's critical you stop micromanaging your team and begin to set key priorities so they know where to invest their time and energy. 

As a leader, it's critical you become the most consistent learner in the room. Are you willing to do the hard work to be growing and being filled up?

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Ten years ago, you WILL be somewhere. But will you have arrived in the place you are SUPPOSED to be?!

Step 1 is that you must decide WHERE you want to be and where you are called to GO. If you don't know where you are going, how are you going to know if you are on the right track. Begin with the END in mind!

Next, you take very clear SMALL steps toward your end goal. 

Most people don't get started because they feel overwhelmed and their task seems TOO big. That is why a small clear step can be so powerful! 

Another key is deciding who you need to become! What would the 10 years in the future you be telling you to do today? Would the future you be proud of the actions you are taking right now?

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/3M3VcaKxF4I

The first thing you need to conquer is becoming good at leading yourself!

- BUILD self-discipline: Create frameworks that you install that keep you moving forward and doing the right thing whether things are high or low in your business and life.

- Practice patience: Do the hard work to prepare for endurance in the moments when things don't go as expected.

- Seek Accountability: Create a circle of leaders that you want to be like and learn from. A strong community of leaders can help push each other to be far better than any of you can be on your own.

- Develop your strengths: Optimize your time on the areas you can make the greatest impact for your team and your business.

- Minimize the time you spend on your weaknesses: delegate those areas or automate those areas.

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Our primary question is "Does momentum last forever?" 

The answer is no. It is unlikely to last forever. 

There are several ways you can lose momentum. 

1. You don't realize you are IN momentum and therefore miss the reality that it is shifting away from your organization. Good leaders anticipate... poor leaders simply react. 

2. You don't understand momentum. Are you doing all the work or are you leveraging the strength of a team?

3. You can lose your INWARD momentum that then pulls down everyone around you. Are you still excited about the vision you are working on? If your cup is empty, how can you fill up someone else's cup?

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We'll talk about how to get it and how to maintain it once you have it!

Momentum has a *lot* to do with your leadership and how it is perceived. 

Creating momentum is much like launching a rocket ship -- it takes FAR more energy to get it off the ground and out of the atmosphere than it does to keep it going once you get to altitude.

Momentum is getting everyone in alignment and everyone on the same page to maximize results!

You have to have a compelling VISION -- you personally knowing your WHY helps... but you also have to have a larger vision to invite others into!

One of the biggest mistakes leaders make is that they UNDERvalue the power of a clear vision. 

A lack of momentum is usually tied to a lack of vision! Your entire team needs to know where you all are going together! It needs to be clear, consistent and compelling. 

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It's easy to think that you are in complete control over your mindset... but if we are not actively taking control of what drives our thoughts, that may not be the case at all!

The first major impact on your mindset is WHO you spend time with. Surround yourself with highly driven and highly motivated people that have the types of mindsets that you desire to experience. If you are around negative people, you'll be amazed at how quickly you find yourself in a negative head space! You are likely to become a LOT like the 5 people you spend the most time with. So who are you going to pursue to build relationship with? Having close friends that are happy and successful increase the likelihood that you will experience these things by 25%.

The second major impact on your mindset is your physical environment! What you SEE every single day makes a huge difference. Are your spaces filled with positive and affirming things that inspire you to move things forward? Are you creating spaces with design decisions that can influence your mood and your overall health? Having adequate natural light actually LOWERS anxiety and depression! 

The third significant impact is what you WATCH and what you READ. What you put into your mind will actually shape your thoughts and approach to life. We each need to be proactive about searching out positive things for our eyes to see and our ears to hear!

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Our brains are wired for SAFETY... to try to protect us from risk and harm. This is the software that was automatically installed in your brain! We have to start uninstalling this software so we can put a NEW way of operating into our way of being.

First and foremost, we need to have a curiosity mindset... which means we are geared toward learning. We all need to look for opportunities to look for new skills and new abilities that allow us to add more value to the people around us. If your knowledge doesn't change over time, you will actually be going backwards because you are STUCK in time. 

Next, it's important for us to protect a mindset of gratitude. We need to shift from a position of expectation to appreciation! People that have a gratitude mindset are more joyful and feel far more secure. They are far more fulfilled than those who walk in entitlement! 

Third - we need an abundance mindset! When you have an abundance mindset, you are getting rid of scarcity and fear... which will help you walk in the revelation that you can actually go out and CREATE more!

Finally, you need an exponential mindset. We are going to not only grow 10X ... but we are going to grow 100X over the next 10 to 20 years. Things are accelerating - will you accelerate with them?

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These are two topics that MANY people misunderstand.

SO many of us were pre-programmed with unhealthy thoughts about both of these topics... 

This is especially true of the idea of "sales people." 

However, when you begin to understand that if you are someone who "sells" ... that you can choose to become a person who serves and seeks to add value to people's lives! Coming from a place of wanting to HELP others shouldn't be stressful for you or the person you are serving.

Getting excited about SHARING will help draw other people to what you are excited about!!

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1. Raw Talent & Intelligence 

Either you are born with this... or you're not. 

2. Hard Work

Nothing can replace this advantage. The person who works how to hustle can be successful even if they have limited talent. Will you outwork everyone else in the room?

3. Differentiation

The ability to see the world differently and DO something differently than others. 

4. Processes & Disciplines

These habits can set you apart when you stick with them over the long term. The power of compounded consistency will make ALL the difference. 

5. Talent Collector

Are you drawing a HIGH level team around you? Will the people you have gathered raise the standard to a whole new level? Surround yourself with amazing people!

6. Patience

A lack of patience changes outcomes... operating in a hurried manner often forces BAD decisions. We need to be people who take a moment so we can RESPOND rather than simply REACTING to something poorly.

7. The Ability to Endure PAIN

There is no growth without failure. You'll never be an expert at something the 1st time you do it. Are you willing to look like a fool to improve at something? How much RISK are you willing to take?

8. Temperament

Are you able to keep a cool head when everyone else is walking in fear?

9. Luck

Sometimes you just have to be in the right place at the right time. 

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There is a difference between someone in a leadership position and someone who can actually lead with strength, clarity and humility.

There are three leadership abilities...

1. The ability to lead people.

2. The ability to help your team or organization grow.

3. The ability to influence people.

When you're leading yourself, you have to decide WHO you are. You need to build on your strengths. AND you need to develop a peaceful center. 

Who you are and what you do actually speak much louder than simply what you SAY. Your actions speak louder than words. 

Identifying what you are great at will help you figure out the areas where you can grow and develop your influence. 

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/auV-b6kzkPw

These are some things you should ask yourself at the beginning of every new month!

- Are you growing and getting better?

- Am I adding value to my team?

- Are you activating progress in the lives of people around you?

- Am I taking care of TODAY?

- Have I identified the CORE things that need to be accomplished each day?

- Am I expecting perfection or simply working hard and doing my best?

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What happens as we age? There is a tendency to look BACK on our life and take an inventory of how we lived.

What can we do TODAY to impact what we see one day that we look back upon. Here are a few things you can consider...

1. Sweating the small stuff - make sure you are focused on the BIG things. Don't get carried away by the little things that tend to bog people down.

2. Take risks - By not taking risks, you are simply playing it safe and missing out on almost every great opportunity. Live outside your comfort zone!

3. Follow your dreams - If there is a desire inside you, write them down and then start to take massive action to move toward those dreams!

4. Travel more - work hard to create moments, memories and adventures with those you love... especially in your own city.

5. Spend more time with the people that matter to your life - often the people we care about most get the least amount of our time and energy. 

6. Kick bad habits asap - The sooner you can eliminate things that are robbing you of health and joy, the better your story will play out long term.

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You need to create big money energy in your life... by the things that you think, say and do!

At the end of your life... would you rather regret the things that you DID or simply regret all you didn't do?!

Once you CHOOSE success, you start to activate the pathways in your brain to start LOOKING for the steps you need to take to build something significant! AND once you have chosen success, you have the opportunity to win influence with a totally different group of people! Your level of certainty MATTERS!

"I'm going there whether you are with me or whether you are NOT with me... we want you to be with us, but I'm going either way."

You need to PERFORM at the level you want to be at. Do you know what it takes to perform at the level you are shooting for?

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You need to take a life inventory of WHO is around you. Are there people around you who are helping you GET to where you know you're called to go?

Environment overrides almost everything in your life - that is why we must choose our people wisely.

Consistently look to surround yourself with people who EXPECT more of you and push you to grow and get better!

Ask yourself... "Do the people around me believe in me?" and... "Will they hold me accountable?"

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Goals are something that you CAN control... Dreams are out of your direct control!

Three principles that drive Goals are:

1. You work for Goals.

2. Goals have to do with taking action and doing activity.

3. Goals are scheduled and predictable. 

Your time is under your control and you are responsible to manage that time to use it to move or goals forward... or not move them forward.

Dreams on the other hand... 

1. You don't work for them - you pray for them.

2. They are the product of your actions.

3. They are unpredictable and unscheduled. 

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Big ambitions, low expectations and high standards are what can fuel an incredible life!

Ambition can be a very real driving force that fuels the big picture of what you feel purposed to create.

Yet, most people are lacking purpose and significance in their life. 

What are your ambitions?

Do you have an ambition to leave people better than you found them? Do you desire to be an incredible husband or wife?

Are your ambitions self focused or are they driving you to make a real difference in the lives of others?

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There is power in being a positive leader! The world is full of negativity. What are you allowing INTO your mind and into your heart? Are those helping you build a positive mindset?

What we believe determines what we create. What we say and how we say it will eventually come to pass. If you are looking for the GOOD in things, you will find it... but the inverse is also true. If you are looking for the BAD in things... you will definitely find it! In order to do this, we have to overcome our biology... because our mind and body are trying to keep us alive.

Consider starting a gratitude journal and telling people what you are grateful for. At the end of the day, write down the wins that happened.

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In the world of network marketing, we get to be ALL of these in some ways. We are focused on helping others in order to build a team that can lead to real success. There is a massive shift when you step away from the world of an employee to any of these categories of "preneur."

When you're an employee, you let the problems roll up to the next layer of leadership... but when you are the owner, it's your job to fix the problems and find solutions!

In order to live in this space, you MUST be optimistic! A positive mindset will get you through the ups and downs that are bound to come when you are a business owner.

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What does success look like for me in THIS season of my life? We need to stop judging our current success based on the past.

How would you describe your best personal self? Do you have solid affirmations and "I am" statements that you declare over your life daily? You may not be here now, but there are power in your words and your thoughts!

Looking back a few years from now, what would you WISH you had done? This is a powerful exercise to get vision for what today can be.

What opportunities do you have right now in the midst of challenges to solve problems that can lead to long term success?

Who can you help?

Who can help you?

So much of success should be tied to helping other people!

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Habits are what keep your live and missions in order and moving toward your long term goals.

First, you must take ownership of your habits. That means you need to identify what good habits and bad habits you already have in place. Are they serving you or are they taking from you? Once you identify them, you can then determine if you need to rewire them or strengthen them! 

You must understand that habits take time to develop... and therefore take time to break and reprogram!

Many scientists say it takes 21 days to create a habit... but the truth is that we all know it takes MUCH longer to truly install a habit as part of our daily rhythm.

These become our life on purpose through autopilot over time! You have to develop a dynamic and healthy routine around the new habits you desire! This will help you be excited to have your new habit start to become a part of your routines. 

We cannot make huge 30% or 40% changes -- we need to take very real 1% changes daily to progressively change who we are becoming over time!

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Each of us must take our thoughts CAPTIVE when they stray toward discouragement and unhealthy places.

People do not LOVE or TRUST people who act like they are perfect. People identify with your struggles - not your successes. We all love hearing the underdog story - to understand what people went through to accomplish their level of success. YOU have a story too even if you haven't made it through the valley yet!

You don't know how many lives you will change if you are willing to be someone who helps other people! One small moment has the potential to impact not just one person, but their entire legacy and family tree. If we SEE our days this way, it'll change how we approach each person we encounter.

Your past doesn't disqualify you. Even the mistakes and hard moments can qualify you to help people who are walking through similar circumstances!

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The beginning of the month is a great time to revisit your goals for the year and reevaluate your goals for this next goals.

When you're setting goals, use the acronym SMART.

SPECIFIC

Your brain wants detailed and specific information... not vague information.

MEASURABLE

You need a starting point and a destination. This way, you know where the beginning is and you have a clear end point in mind.

ACHIEVEABLE

Is the goal realistic and within reach. Will it push you and force you to do extra work to get it done.

REAL

Is your goal really your goal... or is it someone else's goal for you?

TIME

Your goal has to have an end date or else you won't work with the right intensity. It helps you set appropriate urgency!

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1.) Feed your mind! Stand guard to the doors of your mind. - Jim Rohn Pay attention to what is coming in your doors... your eyes and your ears because those are what shape your thoughts! Make sure that when you are speaking, you are speaking positive things because what comes out of your mouth also goes into your ears. Focus on things that will FEED your dreams and not starve them. Learning CAN lead to action when you apply it.

2.) Feed and strengthen your body EVERY day! This helps with your longevity as well as with your energy and mental clarity in your daily tasks. It can be as simple as 10 minutes per day of movement. By creating the discipline in this area, it will lend strength to other areas of discipline you are working to install!

3.) Find a role model. We all need a mentor - someone to follow and learn from. Even if you don't have a chance to meet someone - you can still learn from the content they create as books, podcasts, etc.

4.) Take MASSIVE Action. We all have heard that knowledge is power... and though that is true, the application of knowledge is where the REAL power shows up. Taking massive action on the things you have learned is what can create the real results you desire.

5.) Give more than you expect to receive. People who have the most success are almost always those who give more than they expect to gain from others. Live generously and spend your energy on behalf of others! How can you serve people more today?

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You need to decide to become a master of the profession you have decided to be in. You cannot control what others do, but you can develop very real competency in your field. 

We each have to be aware of the clock. Every person has the same 24 hours per day - but we all have a choice on how we utilize that time. Our goal needs to be to SPEND that time well rather than trying to simply save that time. 

Stop watching primetime TV. This is a great time to build wealth from 6 to 11 pm.

Next, you must take ownership of the thoughts going through your mind. That which goes through your mind will direct what you do and who you become!

What is your why? What helps drive you to get out of bed to run with everything you have every single day? Locking this in is critical!

Commitment - what you give your time to should reflect the values and the cause that you have determined is at your core!

You are in control of who you hang around! The 5 people you hang out the most will influence your life more than any other factor. Are those people making you better or worse?!

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/nSk1AG4-ADY

Habit #5 is the habit of touching the lines. Make sure that whatever you are doing, follow through. If you cheat in practice... you are only cheating yourself and your personal progress! If you don't show up fully, those you lead will cut corners as well! Don't stop when you're tired - stop when you are DONE.

Habit #6 is the habit of ONE more rep! When you become a world class leader, you have started to do MORE than what is expected of you! The compounding impact of just one more rep over time is astronomical! If you are going to be a leader who does one more, become the problem solver... not someone who just points out the issues.

Habit #7 is the habit of fueling the fire. If you want to continue driving, you have to INSPIRE others... which means you have to first be INSPIRED.  

Habit #8 is the habit of showing back up. I commit and I don't quit.

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Great leaders aren't born... they are created. Your habits create WHO you are! The best leaders aren't always the smartest, the hardest working or the best connected. The best leaders intentionally commit to strategic habits that produce desired results.

How you wake up MATTERS... do you wake up without an alarm? Do you wake up on the FIRST alarm... or do you snooze multiple times before getting up? Become a person who decides you will not hit that snooze button to delay your morning opportunities!

PRE-decide on the key items that need to be completed each day. Any time you can make a decision ahead of time... make that decision. Any time you can automate a decision, do it.

Be willing to make the HARD RIGHT choice rather than taking the easy path. Do not delay and put off the difficult decisions you are responsible for.

The natural trajectory is to be SELF focused... as you grow in influence, you will need to intentionally need to make choices to be OTHERS focused.

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4. Success lies in forming the habits of doing things that failures don't like to do. Your habits are what separate you from everybody else. Most people do things based on their energy or their emotions. If you can install habits... they create frameworks for the good things you consistently do. When you do things you ought to do when you ought to do them... the day will come when you will get to do what you WANT to do when you WANT to do them!

The secret to success is to discover what your daily agenda should be for you and your team.

5. What lies before us and what lies behind us are small matters in comparison to what lies within us! Paul from the Bible is a great example of this as he writes MANY of his letters while he was in prison! Your situation does not have to dictate what happens to you long term! Maintaining the right attitude is much easier than REgaining the right attitude. This is HUGE because when you give way to an unhealthy mindset, it gets harder and harder to get out of that ditch!

6. Your greatest achievements are those that benefit others. Bring people to a place they cannot go on their own. Success comes when we add value to ourselves - but significance comes when we add value to others!

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1. It's what you know after you think you know it all that makes a difference. Are you developing yourself as a leader? We all want to find that NEXT leader... but so often we need to actually develop the people who are in our circle to SEE their leadership capacity! If you stop developing, you stop leading.

2. Don't let anyone steal your dream. Your personal WHY has to start deep within you so that people cannot take that from you when things get hard. There will be opposition -- there always is! "Dream Busters" are the type of people who want to keep you from getting to your dreams because they haven't been able to accomplish theirs.

3. You can spend your life any way you want, but you only get one shot at it. We have the freedom to CHOOSE what to do with the life we have been entrusted with. Are you using your life the way you are designed to live?

- Identify your purpose... especially a purpose that helps other people!

- Realize that today matters more than any other day because today is all you have.

- Tomorrow is a gift!

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When you start a new year, you have the chance to set the stage for who you are becoming with intentionality.

How do you make sure that you are FULL so that you have something to offer others?

First, sit down and determine who you want to become... then begin to build a plan to figure out HOW to become that person.... and most importantly you need to settle WHY you want to become that new version of yourself. 

The depth of your why will push you and give you energy when the times get tough!

Will you get up early each morning and spend time with God?

Are you going to decide to put good input into your heart and your mind?

Now, time travel in your mind to the future to the end of the year and visualize yourself as the person you are becoming. Look back to today when you decided to make the first step toward this transformation and feel the gratitude for who you became!

Work toward creating an I AM statement that positively request who you want to become! Because our brains are programed for survival, we need these declarations to rewire our brain to look at the right things!

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When you're finishing a year and in the early stages of a new year, there is MUCH you can do to align your vision and your goals.

Don't forget what is POSSIBLE! Don't forget to DREAM and fight with persistence every single day. 

We have all been through a LOT in the last couple of years.

Hustle in your free time long enough to buy back the time you work for your full time job!

Fast forward to the end of this year; visualize that you've accomplished everything you wrote down at the beginning of the year!

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Standards matter more than goals. 

People often create these big picture goals, but fail to set standards that will actually facilitate the journey TO GET TO those goals.

Goals are temporary - but your character is what sustains you.

Goals will not take you where you want to go... but commitment WILL! 

What are you installing in your daily habits, rhythms and character that will help you lead a life that conquers all the goals you dream of one day?

God created you for oneness with your mind, body, actions and goals. Two of your most powerful tools to experience this are LOVE and FORGIVENESS. These are incredibly powerful!

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The first thing we all have to realize is that tough times ARE going to come. In order to best respond to a battle, we need to have eyes wide open that these moments are going to come!

Tough times are an opportunity to GROW, LEARN and move FORWARD!

- You must be intentional about self-leadership. You must ensure that you are preparing yourself for tough times.

- You need to become an effective change agent during times of struggle. You either sit back and wait or you become an activator of GOOD change!

- Teamwork. Don't walk the path alone. Draw your inner circle together for a common goal.

- Bring motivation and vision to the larger organization to help inspire more action for those in your circle of influence.

- Strategy. Sometimes the things that got you where you are need to be re-initiated ... and sometimes they need to be reinvented! 

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What do you do to get through the hard times?

How do you change your energy?

More than likely, that which stands between you and your next level is not external circumstances, but the story that you believe about yourself.

You need to CHANGE your story because you don't want your story to hold you back!

You need to go find proof that it's untrue and that it's a lie. You can do this by finding others who have overcome similar obstacles and are living at a whole new level today. 

Ask yourself how can you turn your story around to empower you? Can it be a driving force to move your life forward?

You can go back and CHANGE your past based on how you VIEW what you experienced! This will begin to alter your emotions connected to that past... 

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For humans, change is one of the most simple ideas to understand and one of the hardest things to actually accomplish!

So many people want to change, but don't know how.

People generally make a change either out of INSPIRATION or DESPERATION.

What you need to make a lasting change, you need two things - hope and ambition. 

Ask yourself today... does tomorrow look better for you or does it look dark? AND... do you have the internal drive to make that tomorrow possible?

Circumstances sometimes DEMAND that we change! These can be external or internal circumstances.

Most people are actually afraid of change because they are afraid of demanding something from themselves that they are unsure they can actually rise up to. It's easier to take on demands from other people... but you are then fulfilling THEIR desires and not your own.

Do you look at change as a challenge or a threat?

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First, you need to establish that you HAVE a meaningful purpose! Often a journey begins because you have a NEED... which will fuel your early journey because you are running FROM something. With that said, at some point, you have to transition to running TO something of purpose instead!

Does your purpose add value to the PEOPLE around you or does it just help YOU?

Are you a builder who turned into a protector... or possibly even simply a manager? Have you stopped building? It's always important that there is a piece of your time that is spent focused on building.

Are you putting words to your vision for your team?

Consistency equals frequency in the key measurable tasks that really move the needle for your business!

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* You need to find your burn. Your burn is what ignites your WHY and your purpose. There is something that FUELS your why. What is the story that really fuels you? Seeking to discover this is critical for you!

* You need to be able to create the discipline that will be the framework for your LEGACY.

* You need to live to the standard to the level that helps you begin to WIN.

* Build your environment. Your circle of influence impacts how far and how long you can go. YOU are responsible for creating your environment.

* DO what you SAY you are going to DO. Become a person who always honors your word and follows through. This is a massive confidence booster!

* Show up one day at a time. Steward today well! You *should* have 10 year goals and 5 year goals... but you have to show up for those goals every single day! When you compound days, they will become compounded months and years which makes an amazing life!

* You already know what to do -- you just need to choose to go out and do it!

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What are you allowing your mind to fixate on? Are you focused on what is frustrating around you or on what you are grateful for around you?

We have to make a conscious decision every single day (sometimes moment by moment) to focus on the positive things happening in our lives rather than on any negativity happening around us because it can be SO easy to find ourselves wallowing in the negativity.

Your mindset is a SPIRITUAL condition - a place of consciousness inside of you. If you had a choice, would you rather have a positive experience or a negative experience? You DO have a choice!

You are in a battle for your mind... each day you have to take your thoughts captive against things like doubt, distortion and discouragement. 

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The first thing you need to realize about the potential for next year being amazing... is that you need to start taking steps TODAY! Don't wait until January 1st to begin moving your dreams forward. If you are able to finish 2022 well, it will be your launchpad into a powerful year in 2023. 

What are you going to do TODAY that will set you up for success tomorrow?

Successful people believe they deserve what they are going after?

Do you have the right intentions set?

Are you associating with the right people who are building and pushing you toward the vision you have for your life? Take an inventory of the people you have surrounded yourself with to determine if they are growing and if they are helping YOU to grow and progress.

One way to build the people around you is to look for people's giftedness and call it out! "Let me tell you about you..." 

Intend to be AMAZING. Do you set out to be the BEST version of yourself each and every day?

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HOW do you look at money? Do you see it as a tool... or as something you MUST possess...

Money is like oxygen - you don't think about it when you have it. But when you don't, you start to panic.

How do you CHANGE a toxic money mindset?

You have to trust yourself and the value that you bring! Most leaders battle the temptation to believe their success was a fluke... not a legitimate accomplishment.

Start giving back with your time and resources now even if you don't have much yet! Create your habit of generosity now! BECAUSE a scarcity mindset will absolutely limit your potential.

Be mindful about your language with money! How you speak about resources will shape your expectations and your experience.

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One of the biggest things you have to understand as a leader is that you have to be decent to people. 

You've heard it said that "nice guys finish last" ... but the truth is that good people to take good care of other people will finish first. 

Build trust and create strong relationships!

As the leader, you can show your team what it looks like to take great care of other people! 

You need to understand that taking big risks is the only way to have a SHOT at having big wins! The most dangerous thing you can do is stay stationary without taking action! 

Most people don't take decisive action because they don't fully believe in what they are doing every day!

We each need to rely on our instincts AND do our homework. Both are needed! Instinct is developed over time through experience. 

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What leads to success?

The single most powerful factor in achieving goals comes down to your mindset!

The difference between having a fixed mindset and a growth mindset...

The fixed mindset prevents you from looking at ANY other options. You have a stance and you hold it to be true even if it's wrong! In this mindset, the point of what you're doing is to PROVE your ability. You will always compare yourself to others if you live in this mindset. When things are harder, you immediately begin to doubt your ability. 

How do we change this to shift to a GROWTH mindset?

A growth mindset is not about proving your ability but IMPROVING your ability. We are trying to develop the skills that we have rather than trying to demonstrate how GOOD we are at them. 

We have to shift our focus from comparing with others to comparing with the past version of ourselves. 

Someone with a growth mindset encourages conversations!

Of all the predictors of success, this growth mindset is the most important piece!

When you have a growth mindset, you see problems as a chance to learn rather than as something that is just painful!

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When you're a leader, you have a responsibility to raise up the next wave of leaders... which will only happen if you truly empower people. 

Who are those new emerging leaders you can equip and inspire?

Your true impact is what happens when you're not there!

If you are overly controlling, you will become the limiting factor in your team's growth.  

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We can SEE the teams, leaders and groups of people that "have it." So often though, we have a difficult time identifying what that "it" is. 

There is a leadership paradox of contradictory leadership qualities that create a powerful synergy.

Greatness is always found in the extremes.

When you look at leaders, they have huge differences in their behavior that when put together create powerful results!

8 Leadership Paradoxes that great leaders possess:

- Confident & Humble

- Driven & Healthy

- Focused & Flexible

- Optimistic & Realistic

- Direct & Kind

- Empowering & Controlling

- Urgent & Patient

- Frugal w/ an abundant mindset

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You are at the level you are at currently because of what you KNOW, DO and THINK.

Goals are the fastest path between where you are today and where you want to go.

If you don't take the time to figure out where you're going, you won't end up where your heart desires to land.

SO many of us struggle with overthinking in many areas of our life. It can be one of the most expensive bad habits we allow into our lives as leaders.

Out of 10,000 leaders, the study found that 99.5% of leaders acknowledged that they overthink areas of their responsibility every single week.

The soundtrack you tell yourself is what dictates your actions. These are the repetitive things you tell yourself. Great thoughts lead to great actions and great actions lead to great results. 

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Why do you need more money? Eric's answer to this question will challenge you. He said the reason you want to make money is so you can go out and make MORE of a difference for God's kingdom.

Money is like oxygen... you don't think about it unless you don't have it.

There is a war going on -- we are called to combat the bad things going on with funds by using resources to do massive amounts of GOOD!

First, you take care of yourself... then you help care for those around you... and eventually you can impact people far outside your personal circle.

Somebody else looked at you as THEIR one more. It's now our turn to find the next ONE who needs an opportunity! Take time to figure out what your ONE more is. What is that one more thing you need to do consistently that will create momentum and results that will help you accomplish the goals you are trying to accomplish.

Find out what your PASSION is!

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You are a leader because you have INFLUENCE... whether you have thousands of followers or whether you have three people in your home you have proximity every single day. The question isn't whether you're a leader... the question is WHERE are you leading people to?

Two of the most important aspects of being a leader are being humble and always being willing to learn. Go from failure to failure as fast as you can so that you can LEARN quickly and grow into success.

You're not going to have it all together but you have to START at some point! Find the right people and START... but then you must continue and walk with staying power.

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No one is coming to save you. It is up to you to bring change to your life.

First, you start with your business. Are you doing things the same today that you were doing six months ago... because the world is changing rapidly.

Be truthful and honest with yourself about WHY you are where you are today!

It's ok to be blessed and still be driven to pursue MORE to make an impact on the lives of others... but you have to know why!

Are you willing to pay the SUCCESS TAX? Are you willing to pay the price for what you want? Anything you want to accomplish is possible if you're willing to pay the price.

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Do you have a WORD for your year that gives you clarity and focus of what you're running after?!

The power behind your energy and vision is the WHY that forms the foundation of what you do every day!

The obstacles WILL come -- is your reason for doing what you do BIG ENOUGH to push through those challenges? Are you committed to show up for the ONE that could change the course of your entire journey?

The work that you're doing has invisible returns - there is SUCH value in putting in the reps even when you don't see the immediate results. Leadership is a transfer of belief.

What are you transferring to those around you? The word encourage means TO ADD COURAGE TO! We all need some encouragement and the people around us need it as well.

Let's be people who encourage others!

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Today, we'll talk through the powerful lessons learned.

I liken this to the time that John Maxwell had in his younger years when he was learning from John Wooden.

One of the big topics we discussed is the reality that we are in a world that has a leadership vacuum. Adversity separates true leaders from the pretenders and we have had a tremendous amount of adversity over the last few years.

After a crisis, it is mission critical that a leader takes the time to CAST VISION of what is next. The step that most leaders miss at this moment is to be willing to ASK for a commitment once the vision has been laid out. Pushing people to put skin in the game is part of what will help people stay the course and work toward the goal rather than abandoning it to do something else. 

We often talk about the HOW and the WHAT... tips and tricks do help. But true leaders teach values that endure over time as well as the driving principles that move your team toward the overall end goal.

John always brings us back to the WHY. That core belief is the fuel that any team and any dream will actually run on!

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We all must have REAL clear values and principles... you don't have to just know these things... you have to LIVE them out!

When you're feeling stuck, you have to have a healthy desperation! Most people get to a point where they feel comfortable and that is where they get totally locked down. 

You truly cannot motivate people... you have to find motivated people and then give them real direction. MOST people who say they are burnt out were never on fire in the first place. Burnout is a lack of meaning behind what you're doing. 

Fatigue is what successful people encounter, which is doing too much of a good thing without adequate rest.

Connect what you're doing with the mission of changing the next person's life!

A good way to keep fatigue from happening is to PRIORITIZE your TO DO list... put them in the RIGHT order!

Failure is inevitable... but we all need to intentionally fail forward. Success is you standing on a mountain of mistakes rather than being buried by a mountain of mistakes. Successful people make aggressive mistakes rather than passive mistakes. 

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You are closer than you think to what you are trying to accomplish. You are one thought away, one connection away, one relationship away, one win away from hitting that mark. Are you going to stay the course or will you quit before you get to that point?

You have the opportunity to change your family legacy forever!

You will get your goals 20% of the time, but your will get your standards EVERY time. This is why we have to raise our standards.

The one thing that successful people do consistently is going above and beyond to DO ONE MORE than what everyone else is willing to do with consistency.

Take life ONE day at a time. We have to avoid living so far in the future that our destination actually seems impossible.

Your mess CAN BE your message. Your story can change someone else's future.

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There is nothing "usual" about the crisis we are coming out of and the way it's impacted our world.

Question everything and be willing to change ANYTHING! 

As leaders, we need to listen more and talk less. It's important that your team hears from you, but its MORE important that you hear from your team.

Three questions we should be asking:

1. How ARE you?

2. How can I help?

3. What can we change in our current strategy?

We have a responsibility to help our hurting team members heal.

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The toll that crisis takes on us can be a silent killer that makes us want to stop. It's not time to LET UP on leadership because people are looking for active leadership now more than ever. This fatigue can come from getting depleted.

In a crisis, the fake leaders disappear. The storms expose the true captains because they step up into the struggle.

How will you get refilled... and do you realize no one else is responsible to make sure you get filled back up? For you to pour into others, you have to make sure you actually have something to offer. You can't consistently give to others well without stewarding yourself well.

The four areas you need to be aware of in life as a leader:

- physical

- emotional

- relational

- spiritual

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We all tend to believe that where we are is permanent... but you are not a tree. You can get up and MOVE to make changes.

Success requires no apologies and failure allows no alibis. But IF we do allow excuses for our failures rather than owning them, we will never become the person we were created to be!

You are where you are today based on how you handled the difficult seasons you've encountered up until now. AND the amazing thing is that we don't have to follow that same programming in the future IF it hasn't been effective.

We have to reframe our challenges to understand that they are not happening TO us... they are happening FOR us.

Keep replacing your plan until you find one that works when you WORK IT with everything you've got!

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Leadership is influence. Everyone has influence... which means that everyone is a leader. 

If you're a mother or father, you are a leader. In your workplace, you may have opportunities to be a leader. In the environments you are in, are you leaving people better or worse?

As leaders, we NEED to have an abundance of humility!

With humility, it brings the ability to learn... and often the best place to learn will be a location where you get to be around people who are DIFFERENT than you!

We ALL can learn from anyone. When we are with people, we have the opportunity to ask questions, listen, learn and understand!

The older we get, the more confident we get that there is MUCH that we don't know!

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REGRET is our most transformative emotion next to LOVE. It's also the number one and most powerful negative emotion. It's a stomach churning feeling that the present would be better and the future would be brighter if we had lived and made decisions differently.

Regrets can powerfully tear us down... OR they can actually can serve to clarify what really matters to us and they can instruct us on how to do better!

There are four different types of regrets.

- Foundational Regrets

- Boldness Regrets

- Moral Regrets

- Connection Regrets

These categories will touch on almost every significant area of our lives.

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Authenticity alone doesn't guarantee success... but inauthenticity DOES guarantee failure.

People can sense when you aren't being authentic.

When we change our relationship with rejection, we change our entire lives.

When you get comfortable with hearing "NO" ... it will reframe your willingness to take the next step. It won't be as hard and you will no longer take it personally. 

Be a brave one! Most people are so afraid of being rejected that they won't step out and just make an ASK.

Don't get to Heaven only having done 50% of what you were capable of.

Your journey will be filled with many rejections -- now that you know it will happen, this shouldn't affect you as much!

Today may be bad... but you never know what will happen by next Tuesday in your business if you don't GIVE UP!

Trust your KNOWING over hearing someone telling you "NO."

Build the muscle of intuition! 

More than ever, people need to know WHY they are doing what they are doing. This is part of what is feeding the great resignation across our nation and around the world! 

You were not born to compete with anyone - you were created to reach the highest potential for YOU!

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Part of being authentic is opening up to people and allowing them to see behind the scenes. No matter what role you have right now, God is using that to move you toward your calling. The job you have may be simple and it may not look big, but that doesn't mean these moments don't have the potential to prepare you for the next step.

Every business or movement of significance must start from a deeply held conviction about your WHY if it is to endure the hardships. Many leaders fail because they have their priorities wrong. They focus on the what and the how but miss putting energy into clarifying their WHY.

Don't put flash over cash - especially early on. Take the money you are making and reinvest it into your business to create a sustainable income.

It's the things that no one sees that you are doing that produce the results that everyone wants.

Sometimes you just HAVE to make it happen... period.

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As leaders, it is mission critical that we have a growth mindset... that we never STOP learning and growing. Most people turn off their growth mindset by the time they are TWELVE!!

Only growing leaders have the ability to grow their teams -- if you're having a problem with your team growing, look inwardly first.

Beware of the danger of "finish lines" ... there isn't a time to STOP, there are just key mile markers along the way.

The number one thing John Maxwell would talk with people about is their MINDSET. He says that how you view things is how you DO things!

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The first step is to identify WHAT habits you have currently that aren't serving you well. Take the time to look at your bank account, your health and your family to help answer this question. Are you wasting time, are you procrastinating, are you avoiding confrontation... are you overcommitting yourself and burning the candle at both ends?

Good habits are hard to start because the results don't come to fruition until the future.

We will either pay the price NOW or we'll pay it LATER with interest and penalties...

You are the SUM of the 5 people you spend the most time with... some relationships need to be re-negotiated and others need to be terminated.

The more you rise in leadership, the more difficult it will be to identify and define the weaknesses in your leadership.

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You don't have to be great to start... but you need to start to become great.

Most people are trying to do BIG things that seem insurmountable.

Start with something small - 40% of the actions that you do daily are the results of your HABITS... not your decisions.

The fastest way to do big things is to consistently do small things RIGHT.

If you're doing something with your business, look at people who are having success and find small things they are doing that you can begin to implement.

What is the ONE habit you want to start this year that you can stick to?

Don't try to start TEN new habits at the same time.

If you haven't figured out your I AM statement yet, that is a fantastic first step.

It is better if your new habit is small!

Newton's first law is that an object at rest tends to stay at rest... but an object in motion tends to stay in motion!

If you want to be a disciplined leader, STOP hitting the snooze button! Make that decision and stick to it!

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Successful people do consistently what unsuccessful people do occasionally.

Being successful and being unsuccessful are easy to do or easy not to do. The simple disciplines made consistently over time will produce something significant over time!

It takes about 63 days to create a new habit if you want it to stick and actually install it! The problem is that if you STOP at any point on the journey, you'll lose momentum and have to start over.

It's not about hitting the finish line, it's about seeing how FAR you can go!

Goals don't determine success - systems are what determine success.

You don't maintain anything in life - you're either getting more healthy or you're getting less healthy! Nothing drifts UPHILL!

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At the beginning of a new year, you have the potential to create a NEW you!

If you're not growing, you're not changing and getting better.

A growth mindset is a separator between those who experience an ordinary and mediocre life and those who grow and make the most of their life.

Personal development is constant and never ending improvement. The goal isn't to be the best... it's to always be getting better!

Our brains want to follow the PATH of LEAST resistance! Your brain isn't wired for success, it is wired for safety. Taking risks is scary, but that is why you have to constantly fight for opportunities to step out of your comfort zone.

Most people in life want to take the escalator through life rather than simply choosing to take the stairs.

One of the TOP attributes of the top 1% is that they have tremendous vision: endurance is tied to the clarity of your vision. People don't lack discipline. They lack clarity and vision for the things they want.

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If you aren't leading through pain, it's unlikely you are actually leading people. As a leader, you carry a weight that most people don't understand.

There is almost no such thing as leadership progress without leadership pain.

There are multiple types of leadership pain... personal pain, external pain and pain that you personally have caused.

The value you bring come with the problems you solve. The experience of working through problems over time build your capacity.

Each leader gets to be a CPS... a Chief Problem Solver. One of the most important aspects of walking through a problem is simply to acknowledge the problem exists and accurately diagnosing what is truly happening.

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You need to get rooted first... then you grow... and in time the fruit WILL show up.

Up until the last 150 years, leadership was purely authoritarian. It was simply power based and someone spoke and everyone else had to follow no matter what. Today, leadership has shifted to the power of connection and influence. People follow others who they want to be like.

SO... are you truly concerned about the people that you are desiring to have influence with? You have to help people become whole and better.

Questions people are always asking whether they say it or not:

- Do you care about me?

- Can you help me?

- Do you love me?

The leaders that can bring this out in the most people will win.

This is part of what proves why Jesus was such an incredible leader!!

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Too much of the world knows exactly what they are against but have no idea what they are FOR.

Great leaders get up every day to work to be FOR their team. They don't "go" to the top but they "grow" to the top.

There are two kinds of people... there are HOW people and WOW people. 

Failure is actually just a learning opportunity that can catapult you forward. Turn your tragedy into a tradition! 

Companies used to be in the business of telling customers what they are about and what they are for... but now the customers tell the story to the world of what a company is really about. Customers can become vision carriers for the mission of your brand.

Are you delivering on what you are known for? Don't just write it down... do it!

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It's inspiring to see John Maxwell continue to work as hard has he can to make a difference in the world in his mid 70's!

Don't underestimate TODAY. Will you make today count? This was a lesson that John Wooden taught John Maxwell early in his journey. It's easy to kick the can down the road and think "I'll do that later..." If we aren't careful we will WASTE the time we have been entrusted with. How will you spend today? John is passionate about helping people find their purpose and their passion SOONER to amplify the impact of their time on Earth.

We over exaggerate yesterday... over estimate tomorrow.. but we under estimate today!

Take the high road - treat people better than they treat you! How will we treat the people who aren't easy to love?

What lessons are you modeling with your life that your children and people around you are going to pick up?

If you work on your character, God will work on your reputation!

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Get focused... and get momentum. If you get momentum, take advantage of it and keep taking ground!

Facts tell and stories sell.

You're always making people FEEL something. We should review after every interaction how we made that person feel.

If you're happy... tell your face!

We are all evangelists for something. If you believe what you are saying, others will be more likely to buy in as well. We must be evangelical about our goals and our dreams.

The more certain person almost always influences the less certain person. 

Everything in life happens for you and not to you.

Be aware of the need for energy in every room you are in. Influence is energy and is different all the time. You are making people feel something whether you are aware of it or not. 

Winning is more fun than fun is fun! You have to make the decision to go after the win - period. 

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Here are some of the high points: Be willing to ask yourself this question... what do you WANT right now?! Are you burying your dream because you're afraid might not be possible. Are you writing those things down?

Create the SPACE needed to reflect and respond to whatever you are facing.

You're likely only going to be in momentum 5% to 10% of the time... will you be faithful to work and do the right things during those OTHER season when it is more of a battle?

In order to walk the path of an entrepreneur, you will face challenges that require resilience. You must learn to take charge of your emotions - allowing them to be in the car but not in the drivers seat.

PULL yourself forward... take actions that pull you forward... get around people who pull you forward!

Stop judging your current success in the context of your past successes.

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Here are some of the high points:

Taking ownership & thinking like an owner can transform every aspect of your daily journey.

In every interaction with another person, what if we simply set out to inspire, encourage and remind them of their value. 

We can ensure we ad value by serving other people.

Three types of leadership: pioneers, settlers and purposeful leaders - who brings other leaders along.

A revelation is something that has always been there that everyone sees, but your eyes are opened in a brand new way. You are only one person or decision away from changing your life or your business!

You were not created to fit in - so stop trying to fit in. You were created to stand out! 

Never make it about the business - make it about your last name. Are you looking to create a legacy for your family that will last beyond yourself?

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/W5Cm_k2E2Y4

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Show up for yourself consistently even before others are showing up for you! KEEP SHOWING UP!

When you're thinking about what you'll be posting about, what you need to look for to be authentically you... look at the pains you've experienced and the passions that you have! Those are the things that cause people to FEEL! If you're talking about what you're passionate about, you'll resonate with what other people who are also passionate about those things!

God doesn't allow you to go through things for no reason at all... what were you supposed to learn from that experience?

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Here are some of the hight points:

The greatest act of leadership is a shift of belief... to transfer belief can change the path of those people you have been entrusted with! Leadership is getting someone to do something that they wouldn't have done unless you were there.

Being a leader is setting the example - living in a way that can be replicated. Fail fast AND fail forward! You have a choice to make of whether you'll lead more with questions or statements. The people around you will tend to directly match the level of effort you're putting in. Your lowest standard will be their highest standard. 

We don't do things until we get it right... we do things until we can't get it WRONG! 

Be aware of leadership fatigue - continue to give, but be aware of the danger of burnout. 

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/zXbUB8a1JAE

Today was ALL about developing your leadership inputs!

As a leader, you conform to what you consume. We are ALL consuming something... just like you wouldn't want your neighbor to dump their garbage on your front yard every day, you don't want to give people access to dump garbage in your MIND! This also plays out with how we treat our body... are we putting things that produce LIFE and HEALTH or chaos and destruction in our body?

What are you doing today that will strengthen your leadership tomorrow? Even just 10 pages of a good book every day can set you apart as a consistent learner and leader. If you improve yourself by just 1/3 of a single percent, you'll grow by more than 100% every single year. 

We don't fall in love with the finish line... we fall in love with the process of becoming a champion! 

Growth and comfort never coexist. 

Good leaders are obsessed with outcomes... but GREAT leaders obsess about inputs. Are we spending our energy focused on what we can actually impact or on something that we have no control over?

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/pc9ZT6qbL_U

Here are some of the high points:

Anything you do, you'll feel like a pretender in the beginning. You are learning a brand new skill... 

Leaders stand taller, think higher, take responsibility and live with purpose. 

Everyone wants to follow someone who walk with humility and take responsibility for mistakes.

Are you an EAGLE or a CHICKEN with your perspective... do you only see the ground in front of your feet or can you zoom out and see the big picture of what's needed for your life and business?

As your team grows and you multiply people who replicate... your workload doesn't have to become increasingly stressful. This is how empowerment works!

CARE DEEPER for people - this separates a good leader from an adequate leader.

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/4R6DtI7D1Rs

Here are some of the high points:

GO GET EXTRAORDINARY! You have the ability to go out and do things to change your life - why not go do those things?

What you need to remember is that you can hang around with better people than yourself that will actually make you better... whereas negative people will always bring you DOWN!

How you feel about yourself while you're alone will tell you a lot about where you are going and what you will accomplish!

The most important thing you can do for yourself is to value yourself as a learner - you have tell yourself and other people that "I'm not good at that...  YET!"

This first time you do ANYTHING, you won't be good at it! That's the power of fighting for getting in the repetitions! 

Never do anything that will move you away from your goal... each step in the wrong direction will take multiple steps BACK to move in the right direction! Always push toward your goal and don't stop!

If you ever have a negative thought, intentionally turn it into a GRATITUDE LOOP! This is a powerful life-changing thought hack! 

Acquire skills for massive impact. 

The struggle is guaranteed - the success is NOT!

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Here are some of the hight points:

The ability to ask and the ability to imagine are two of the most important things that have been hardwired into us as human beings. The problem is that this curiosity has been crushed in us as children. As adults, your curiosity gets punished.

You may be where you are at today because of what or who you haven’t asked yet. 

When you start asking questions, you will start getting answers… sometimes in very unexpected ways! 

Make sure you have a notepad close so you can write down those thoughts and words from the Lord. 

You don’t know what you don’t know - when you feel that prompting to engage someone and ask a question… take that lead and start the conversation!! 

So often we get into PATTERN PARALYSIS… we do the same thing over and over.

Ask new questions so that you can find yourself walking to DIFFERENT places! 

Ask yourself often "Where am I right now?" You have to have a true picture of your current reality in order to ask the next question... "Where do you want to be in the future?"

If you prefer to watch this on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/rlQOcmXf1jI

Here are some of the amazing moments:

A lot of people say you CAN'T do things. Most of our limiting beliefs actually come from the words that others spoke over us! Negativity works 100% of the time. If you focus on it, it will deteriorate the area you're focused on as well as everything else in your life! To have a limitless mind, you have to have an adversity mindset!

If you want to have the true power, you look forward to adversity because you know that the GREAT stuff is on the other side. Anything worth doing will absolutely be UPHILL!

If you're not developing your mind, someone else is programming it for you!

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

The successful people find a way to stick through the HARD with a positive attitude! When you're under pressure, you either crumble or you come out with uncommon strength! It will either crush you or form you and mold you into something greater than existed before!

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/kuvedrRF3xw

Here are some of the high points:

Things don't happen TO us... they happen FOR us.

God doesn't give us stuff that won't grow us in some way... he can take all situations and USE it for good for those who LOVE him and who are CALLED according to HIS purpose!

Every human wants someone to love them, care for them and believe in them! We all can create culture around us that provide these core needs in the people around us!

We actually have the potential to reframe difficult situations into something than can become fuel that pushes us forward rather than a chain that holds us back.

Having enthusiasm will draw people around you from EVERYWHERE!! It's contagious and infectious.

Empathy will connect you to more people and will earn you a platform to be able to speak into the lives of those around you!

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Here are a couple of the major thoughts:

Confidence is key! It starts with your identity anchor. These anchors are things you know to be true about yourself. Each of us as the ability to hold onto these things or to let them go and move beyond them. Following the identity, there are closely held beliefs that then lead to your thoughts! Our emotions flow from our thoughts.

You can tell the difference between a dreamer, a dabbler and a defender. Each has their own level of commitment and challenges they will face.

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Here are some of the high points:

Who do you need to become to be the person who gets what you want...

More than wanting you to have $1 million... We want you to become the person who can actually earn and steward that level of resources!

The life you want is outside your comfort zone! Your comfort zone is where things are easily familiar. If we can just change 1% a day... in just 100 days we haven't actually changed 100%... we have hanged over 170% because of the power of compound interest!! Y

ou know you are going to get knocked down - it's just a matter of WHEN. Do the work today to become the future you who will GET BACK UP every time that happens!! You're preparing the future you to be ready for the battles to come!

Keep away the anchor that is limiting where you are!

Are you honoring God with your individuality?!

Take the time to write down your core values list!

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Here are some of the high points:

Fighting the cycle of burnout when you're trying to attain great things is more prevalent than most of us realize. 

In any endeavor of substance, big goals have the potential to push us to the edge of burnout and beyond!

Make sure you are creating sustainable landmarks along the week to measure the sustainable wins along the way!

90% of people when they get to the point of breaking...QUIT. The other 10% are those who push though and find a way to continue to move toward long term success.

Why am I working so hard? Why am I doing all this? You have to align your workload with your deeply held WHY!

Where is the idea that I need to be burned out to be successful coming from? Being busy is a problem that leads to burnout.

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/M8MLi6-DtH4

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God only gives you tests that he knows you can pass. It's up to you to do the work and create the disciplines to be prepared to pass the test.

Perspective drives performance. How you view what you do always effects how you DO what you do! It's the difference between looking back on your life and using it as an excuse for why you can't do something rather than using it as fuel for why you CAN do something!

You are not your surroundings.

Iron sharpens iron - people can make you better or pull you down!

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Who you surround yourself with and learn from will absolutely shape your life and your journey! Are you with people who inspire you or that cause you to walk in fear?!

When Tony Robbins says this book changed my life... you should probably pay attention. "The Magic of Believing" was his recommendation.

Stand guard at the door of your mind! We are in a clickbait society. Every headline is extreme and built from a framework of FEAR. We have to feed our mind something healthy to fill it with value rather than letting culture fill it with garbage. Read 30 min per day because great ideas will never interrupt you. Learning that leads to action will radically change your life.

Feed and strengthen your body every single day!!

Repetition is the mother of ALL SKILL! This is such a huge principle to understand.

We ALL NEED a role model! Mentors can come in many different ways, books...podcasts... someone to get coffee with, etc.

TAKE MASSIVE ACTION - do something and then pay attention to what is working and what is not working!!

Give more than you expect to receive -- generosity always wins. You never GET beyond scarcity but you can GIVE beyond your scarcity!

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/fVPTH0SnG1o

Here are some of the high points:

Perseverance is a LOST trait in our culture... Entrepreneurs and leaders understand that in order to achieve success, you'll have to walk through many battles and valleys!!

Life is a bunch of NON-STOP sprints bunched together. There will be many times you'll absolutely feel like giving up!

Grit is passion and perseverance for a long term goal!

Are you busy and working at your business... or are you truly committed to your business?!

Often, people give up because progress isn't always obvious. We can rarely see the big picture when we are in the weeds of the day to day tasks done consistently! If you can see progress in your work, you can almost always endure to the next threshold of opportunity!

What are you saying to yourself to keep yourself going?

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Solopreneurship and single motherhood go hand in hand because it brings income in while providing flexibility! 

Being opportunistic won't always lead to long term success. Sometimes we have an opportunity that can build for a time but then it has to end.

Don't freak out in the DIP - look for the opportunity every time!

Extract the positive out of every single situation. How can you extract the fertilizer out of the "poo" in hard moments?

Try ... learn ... pivot.

Most of what we do in life is either goal achieving or tension relieving!

Don't get wrapped up in what other people think... what if YOU invented the item that got rid of poo smells?!

When you buy into someone's opinion, you are buying into their lifestyle whether you realize it or not. 

Business owners solve problems - the more problems we can solve, the greater income we can make! In doing this we are able to then drive more income.

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/HnwVHGyEfzM

Here are some of the high points:

This conversation interview allows us to LEARN from the story of Strive Masiyiwa and how he took on the government of Zimbabwe in order to create opportunity for ALL people to have access to telecommunications.

He experienced a 5 year legal battle that drained him of everything he owned but he didn't give up!

So incredible to hear about his level of conviction and vision!

If you prefer to watch this via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/sUzU0lWC3G0

Here are some of the high points:

The only way OUT is through. None of us will be able to avoid the struggle of having to WORK to really build something of significance.

We all hear these words... "This will NEVER work!" This is very real opposition... the question is how we will respond TO that opposition and negativity.

Entrepreneurs are the bold ones who will step out and take a risk to solve problems!

The first time you do anything is the WORST you'll ever be at it. You need to expect to fail, learn and get better!

If you prefer to watch this on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/P3dmNX8dqQs

Here are some of the high points:

If you dumb down your goals, you are creating a bad habit of lowering your expectations.

Do you believe in the END of your story? Are you going after something that requires YEARS to accomplish?

Do you have a non-negotiable list?

Whatever you are doing, did you get into thinking it would be easy?! The reality is... whatever it is, it won't be easy!

The greatest and most successful people rise up UNDER the load of adversity -- because they anticipate challenges and difficulties!

Gratitude draws people to you! BE THANKFUL.

You're never too ANYTHING for your kids... "Busy, tired, overwhelmed, etc" Show your kids how to live a life on purpose - don't just tell them.

Most people who succeed grind... they put in the hard work to make an impact.

Check your happiness meter --- no matter how successful you are, make sure your happiness meter is HIGH! There are a lot of very successful and very unhappy people!

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Here are some of the high points:

Motivation is like a shower... it wears off quickly. Transformation happens on the inside and happens permanently!

John created a term for how we all need to be... "possiblist" This is someone who is a realist but believes all things can be possible!

Instead of trying to change THE world, start by changing YOUR world. That is something within your grasp.

People will change when they hurt enough that they have to... when they see enough that they are inspired to... when they learn enough that they want to... when they receive enough that they are able to!

Leaders step up and offer hope during the darkest hours!

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Humans are the only species that are able to go AGAINST their instincts - we have the ability to CHOOSE. The human condition is a phantom pain of our soul... God created the world in a certain way but sin has changed the world in a way that our soul tends to reject.

7 billion people are alive today and ALL of us tend to ask the question WHY am I here? WHY was I born?

God isn't supposed to be studied... he exists to be KNOWN. 

If the Bible is true with what it says about humanity, then what it says about God is also true. 

If God is out there, he is doing just fine - I'm the one who is in need from HIM!

When you are willing to invite God into all SEVEN days of your life, he wants to be involved in your entire existence!

Humans are created in the image of God - we are able to CREATE. We can have an idea and then work toward bringing it to reality!

Often, people of faith are too passive. We are called to go out and DO what God tells us to do to move the world toward Christ. 

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/Jxo2zgFdSMs

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Work on your self confidence while you're working toward your dreams and goals!

If you're not careful, you'll lose your confidence at the end of every month if you haven't hit every goal you set... but the reality is that some months you won't execute every single goal if you're pushing the boundaries of what's possible.

Are you treating your dreams like a hobby or a career? If you put in hobby time but are looking for career results, you'll always be disappointed.

If you have HOPE... you can always keep going and continue growing.

Over the course of the decades you will walk, remember that you'll have many different seasons. You may have incredible high moments followed by seasons of losing your confidence. Don't give up and remember that THIS TOO SHALL PASS.

You are so much closer to your dreams becoming a reality than you think. It could literally be one conversation that makes the difference.

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She went from being a waitress at Dennys to selling a company for $1.2 Billion...

So many times in life, our setbacks are actually our "setups" that prepare us for success.

When you're having doubt, pray... get still... and listen! Self doubt has a volume knob... you can either turn it UP or turn it DOWN. The choice is yours!

Two of the most powerful days in your life: the day you were born and the day you find out WHY!

Are you staying in your comfort zone? Are you doing what you KNOW you're supposed to do with your time, energy and passion?

Don't talk yourself OUT of your calling and your destiny!

When you have a strong WHY... the how becomes far easier.

Feedback is a gift -- so invite LOTS of it so you can continue to grow and get better.

Find out what sets your SOUL on FIRE! 🔥 

Most people end up shelving their dreams by staying in their comfort zone!! The best way to make your dreams happen is to go deeper into your WHY that allows you to find true passion for fuel!

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Here are some of the high points:

You have to reinvent yourself and reimagine yourself more often than you will be comfortable with... in order to do that, you will need to get QUIET and begin to listen to the still small voice of God!

As you grow, the challenges only get harder... but you will develop the strength at each level to develop and encourage MORE people!

You can't live on the OLD stories! You have to continue to grow and create new opportunities to spur other people onto greatness!

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/aRZ99FKy_40

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Know your intention. So many people go through life without purpose.

God has given you the golden ticket to life - each morning you get up when your feet hit the floor, tell him THANK YOU for this day and then go out and live each day as a masterpiece.

We ALL need to have a reverence for life -- knowing we WILL die changes how we WILL live!!!

We are all driven by three things... a drive to be fully alive, a need to be connected and a drive for meaningful pursuits! 

Don't forget the beauty of tomorrow... if today didn't go your way, you get another shot tomorrow to make change and see progress!

Honor the struggle rather than bemoaning the struggle!

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/hwemMBYtq9Q

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What if your mental health is actually JUST as important as your physical health... or possibly even MORE important?! Most of us are aware that we need to steward our physical health, but it could be a new revelation for many of us that we also have to steward our mental health.

When your mind is right, you can be unstoppable. But the challenge is that almost all of us have areas of mental unhealth.

Our body (immune system, etc) actually FIGHTS toxic thoughts... it takes up real resources and bandwidth when we are throwing negativity at ourselves internally and externally. 

When the mind is messy, the body becomes unhealthy!

You can lose up to 80% of your nutrition because of your mind.

Breathing exercises can help you take a pause and reprogram and reset your mind and your body!

If you want to learn more about this topic, definitely check out Dr. Leaf’s new book: https://amzn.to/3g7ojLi

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/2IB3qKqCOpA

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Are you simply surviving or really living? Do I live each day... do I love well... and do I matter? Am I living each day intentionally? If so - how do I sustain it? BY GROWING each and every day!

Thinking positive is only part of the solution. We also need to begin to consistently SPEAK positively and DO positive things! We are going to have negative thoughts -- but we cannot let those negative thoughts come out of our mouths. Negative thoughts are 4 to 7 times more powerful than positive thoughts and spoken words are 10 times more powerful than just a thought... when you combine those you are looking at 40 to 70 times as an aggregate of destruction in your life and the lives of those around you. We're hardwired to notice and highlight the negative. This is a daily discipline and a daily battle!

When you decide to CHANGE... people will notice! 

Our bodies work on autopilot against us - you have to become aware of that. There is a part of our body that does things naturally to protect us... but the most successful people discover this and work to reprogram it! You CAN reprogram this system to the positive. 

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here:

https://youtu.be/LZSxu0v5Lbo

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The topic of mental health is so critical for many people RIGHT now!

There is a difference between your mind and your brain. When you change your mind, you can actually change the physical makeup of your brain!

Only 3% of leaders are actually talking about mental health. It's always been approached like a sickness or a disease rather than a process of moving toward health in how you change your mind!

People are dying younger and younger right now because of a lack of mental management. They haven't been taught to USE their minds well.

The greatest way to grow in your mental health is to start doing deeper thinking because deeper thinking actually reprograms the tress within your brain. The greatest gap between successful and unsuccessful people is the way they THINK.

People's minds are wired for optimism and their brains are wired for love... these are preprogrammed in how we are designed. BUT the outside influences are what create damaging toxic thoughts. Depending on which ones you choose to draw from... depends on which trees get watered! 

If you can stand back and look at you thinking, feeling and choosing, you can LEARN which thoughts to water.

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/CHjxSJGgaFs

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Worry is an absolute WASTE. Don't allow your thoughts to go to worry about a presumed future. Most people are trying to avoid a bad future that hasn't happened yet. 

We can think, feel, act and get different results. We aren't victims of circumstances - we are beneficiaries!

If it's not life threatening, it's just ego threatening. 

How often do we chase something because of our personal "not-enoughness?"

We talked about John Wooden's 7 Point Creed

You have the ability to time travel and change your history and change your future based on how you view things and the perception of what actually happened minus the emotion.

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Don't let who you WERE talk you out of who you are BECOMING!!

Developing successful magnetic energy is mission critical because all winners develop that quality. Become an eternal optimist -- your perspective is YOUR choice!

Which comes first... the thought of being successful or actually being successful? It starts in your mind and your thoughts! CHANGING your thought process will change your activity level.

You can't always change your situation, but you can change the role you play in it! If you believe things are happening TO you, you'll start becoming a victim. If you instead believe things are happening FOR you, you'll take ownership!

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Thinking about what is possible.... rather than thinking about PROBLEMS. Businesses are formed to help SOLVE problems. No one can stop you from reframing problems as a potential opportunity!

The people who are the most successful are those who realize that things are happening for them not to them!

The person who knows how will always work for the person who knows why!

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Most people want to know what other leaders DO... the better question is how do the best leaders THINK? When you start thinking differently, you begin to do things differently.

The best leaders don't control, they empower.

The best leaders don't spend, they invest.

The best leaders don't motivate, they inspire.

The best leaders don't think problems, they think possibilities.

If you're feeling overworked, overwhelmed and overstretched you are OVERESTIMATING your own importance!!! WOW. The best leaders find the right people and give them the runway of empowerment through clear communication.

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When you bring everyone into your team, you might end up with a circus. Be specific about the people you're bringing into you team! Every person you bring into an opportunity may not be a rockstar... but what if that level 1 leader can bring you your next level 5 leader?

We bring excellence in every area we are given opportunity! When you raise the bar, it will impact every person around you. Do your work as unto the Lord each and every day.

When you see something in your team that is not working, take ownership and go fix it! Have the hard conversation, confront people and point them toward the wisdom they need to hear.

When you don't have discipline, you will end up PAYING for it somewhere. You have to pay the price to get what you want. P E R I O D.

Do an autopsy on your failures - learn the lesson!

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"I'll do today what others won't what others don't."

You're either green and growing or your ripe and rotten.

People peak at different ages! Is there something ahead of you that is moving you forward toward growth and improvement in who you are becoming?

Be confidently humble!

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/LE7hx1LTDVc

Remain childlike ALL throughout life.

What you do has the potential to impact multiple generations.

Here are some of the high points:

The thing that we really have to do to lead leaders is we have to focus on what we CAN control! We are all in the business of PEOPLE... and you can't control people. Your success is up to you doing the things that you can control. The majority of people focus on what they cannot control.

Many people will do the work and not see success right away. Most of the time, success happens after years of unseen discipline. But if you quit before you see success, you'll never find yourself getting real traction. 

Invest your time on what you can influence and make better.

Are you a weather vane or a lighthouse? A weather vane spins in a storm while a lighthouse gives hope, light and clarity to those who are struggling against the wind and waves. 

When you are thinking about your why, one question you can ask is WHO is counting on you to prevail?!

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/inz8x9_M13Y

Here are some of the high points:

People need to feel like they are needed! Then you recognize them, value them and care for them... then they will do BETTER work!

How do you know when someone needs recognition... when they are BREATHING! If we become people who make people feel special every single day, we will make a difference in the lives of those people AND we will walk with greater influence.

Leaders are a PART of the team... not apart from the team!

Your job as a leader is to be an incredible servant -- leaders must work for their teams and create an environment that allows everyone around them to flourish and become leaders.

BEGIN living as a leader long before you're given the role or the title.

Burn boats... but DON'T BURN BRIDGES! 

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/Q-dDcWNG2m8

Here are some of the high points:

Leadership is the scarcest resource in existence. Each one of us needs to step up and GROW in this area.

Many of us don't realize how strong we are until we look back and see what we have been through and experienced.

Focus on building your strengths -- discuss what your key areas for maximization are with those who know you best. Walk in awareness of your weaknesses, but put the most energy into your strengths.

Your job is not your life - it is your current means of generating income.

Life is a storm - develop a peaceful CORE. You will get knocked down. The question is whether you will choose to get back up!

S M I L E -- it can chemically change your brain and improve your day! It releases chemicals in your brain that bring happiness!

Go live the story you want to write!

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https://youtu.be/C8EcBrntp9M

Here are some of the high points:

What if you are one person away and one conversation away from your life being totally transformed?

Mentorship is key for growth! Are you doing the things your mentor is telling you to do?

It's incredible to hear wisdom from someone who is only 18 years old. BE AUTHENTIC!! Consistency is key. Be passionate about what you create! Build your own identity. Stop being a copy and paster. Make original content for your audience with your own voice!

Gen Z isn't interested in the traditional road of going to college and a "normal" job. They are dreaming about building a business, creating income and developing a real side hustle.

We are going to see short form video to capture attention... but many will grow into longer form value add content!

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/Zm-GYE6XxcU

This young lady is incredible; her story is such a picture of how powerful family training can accelerate the business potential of future generations! She shows us how creating a highly engaged audience can open doors to multiple businesses in different verticals that all add value in unique ways.

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/KHxZ2WnM-dw

Be a big thinker... would you consider competing with a company the size of Disney?

More and more people are willing to invest in themselves! Those are the type of people we are looking for to pour into.

Say what is true - be authentic and real - be credible - master your craft!!

HEALTH is the foundation for your mind to be at its best! Period.

What if it's possible to HELP pull people out of the drudgery of the day to day into living a real life with hopes, dreams and vision?

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/6jeDAZfsxko

Here are some of the high points:

Leading UP when you're not in charge is such an important topic since the reality is that the majority of people aren't actually "in charge" with regard to the official position they are in. We all have the opportunity to lead if we are willing to see that opportunity for what it is.

Every one of us can choose to empower, trust, train and develop the people around us, but we must have the wisdom to invest in them and the humility to allow them to learn and fail!

The most secure leaders are all about empowering others and releasing them to really have the authority to make decisions and lead! 

You don't have to be in charge to lead! You can be a leader from wherever you ARE. Leadership is simply influence and people will follow a leader with a heart long before they'll follow a leader that just has a title. 

Showing honor matters! Respect is earned -- honor is given. Give honor UP and give honor DOWN and it will create room for you to grow in leadership. 

If you'd like to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/LdtagHJqnJM

Here are some of the high points:

Authenticity and vulnerability are what the next generation are craving from us as leaders.

The books you read and the people you meet have a massive impact on who you become.

Become a person who asks a LOT of questions.

All things worthwhile are generally on the other side of FEAR.

Parents -- speak LIFE over your children. Her grandmother would speak over her every day "Be a good leader and example TODAY."

Most of you are leading right now, even if you don't realize it. Make sure in every conversation and interaction, you remember that you are making an impact in one way or another.

Leadership is influence! Do you have a team that you're influencing and a team that is helping you influence others?

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/nKLA8i_HQFk

Here are some of the high points:

Everything in life happens FOR you and not TO you.

You may not be ready to go ALL IN on something... but anyone can make consistent SMALL pivots. When you're being surrounded by the opposition, it generally doesn't take a 50% jump to find the window of escape, it usually just takes small consistent 1% pivots to find a way to move that situation forward.

It can take 10 years to become an overnight success.

When you hold onto things too tightly, inevitably you'll lose those things. We need to life with open hands and hold to that which is dear to us loosely.

Change your language - could you use the word opportunity or challenge instead of problem?

VISUALIZATION - High performing athletes never win for the first time when they actually cross the finish line... they visualize that victory thousands of times prior to ever even competing. Our mind doesn't know the difference between reality and our internal visualization of success.

The majority of people struggle with self confidence. You have 50,000 self talk thoughts per day. 80% tend to be negative. The elite performers are able to reprogram those thoughts to where at least 80% are in the positive category!!

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/gUzsJ3yxh58

Here are some of the high points:

Have you ever battled the feelings of "imposter syndrome?" This conversation has the potential to destroy it in your life forever!!

If you're willing to CHANGE from within, your life can change completely.

It's inspiring to hear from someone who is willing to be totally transparent about his failures and struggles & how he overcame them!

It's not the information you have access to... it's what you DO WITH IT!!

What you create helps create what you become!

Saying you're something vs. saying what you're trying to be is more than just semantics because of what you believe!

You can never do anything the way someone else did it... God designed you uniquely to write the story he has for YOU!

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/EjsZ2_eLZ2I

One of the most amazing ways to get started is to simply upgrade your giving! 📈 👏

The secret to truly living is to be a generous person who is willing to share their time, talent and resources with others! 💪

Here are some of the high points:

We don't get our goals - we get our MUSTS. When something becomes SO important you have to have it.

Who you spend time with is who you eventually become! Are you intentionally hanging out with people who are ahead of you in where you want to go?

Compete with where you CAN be.

8pm to 2am -- those are the hours that can move the needle even when you're working full time during the day.

Income is a result of your standards. 

Become aware of your limiting beliefs and then destroy your limiting beliefs.

We FIND what we look for. 

What are FIVE things that you've already accomplished in life that you're proud of that you used to think you would never be able to do? This will help remind you that you CAN do so much more!

Give more than everyone could possibly expect. When you're at your best, you're GIVING!

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/VrxIXcFXtis

Here are some of the high points:

Some people LIVE in planning mode... you need to make the shift into execution mode!

There is a difference between leaders and those who simply want to belong. Are you willing to step OUT of what's comfortable to start pushing yourself and challenging those around you to become BETTER.

Throughout your year, create separation moments and throughout each week... look for opportunities to take back even more ground. When are the windows with others are unwilling to work that you can make progress?

You work from 9-5 to make a living... but wealth is often built in the 6-8 and on Saturday! 

If you prefer to watch to this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/VqW81-GKqyI

Here are some of the high points:

Life is a FIGHT for territory. Once you stop fighting for what you want, what you DON'T want takes over. We are either gaining ground and moving forward or we are losing ground on who we are called to be.

What is the driving force behind your WHY. For Les Brown, his was that he got to use his voice to help his mother.

For Chad, being 7300 miles from his family when he was in the military became his WHY so that he is willing to fight to protect the ability to be CLOSE to his family and have the margin to spend time with them!!

From the ages of 0 to 5, we learn what is available to us and what is not available to us. We all may have some serious reprogramming to do based on these years of experiences. 

More than thirst of hunger, humans need stories! Don't be afraid of your story... don't be embarrassed by your story. Your story can inspire, encourage and connect you to other people in powerful ways!!

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/AiBltvTWKD4

Here are some of the high points:

Bitterness rots the bones AND it leaks onto the people around you EVERY single time. The people you love end up paying the price for your unwillingness to forgive.

It's not "forgive and forget" ... but we do need to forgive what we cannot forget.

I desperately need grace so I need to freely give grace!

You can train instinct (over time) so that when things arise, you have the ability to make the transition to forgive and extend grace quickly.

Don't let your hurt turn into hate - it's a very slippery slope. Just because you feel offended doesn't mean you have to live an offended life.

If you prefer to watch this on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/KIfycnNS1NY

Did you know that there are actually only a handful ✋ of things that you need to do with consistency in order to truly be successful. Have you identified those⁉️

What if you cleaned up the neglect of the simple things that done consistently can create success?! 🔍📈

Here are some of the highlights:

Fear is a green light that means GO!!!

Talk to yourself in the same positive way you talk to others!

Find a community to be a part of. Successful people don't worry as much about the how - they jump in and make adjustments as they go. They don't allow analysis to paralyze them! Live with the approach to "Figure it out" rather than just looking at data all the time!

Learn from others that are further along than you!!

When you buy into someone's opinion, you area absolutely buying into their lifestyle. Is their life one that is worth replicating?

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/UjNRRFO14ic

Here are some of the high points:

Many of us aren't as successful (internally) as we look on the outside. If you take a look at the pace you've set for yourself, is it sustainable? Are you running at 100m pace and trying to maintain it for the marathon? Jesus never ran to his next appointment and yet accomplished everything he was supposed to accomplish in three years.  Striving is running and wearing yourself out.

Striding is taking long, steady and decisive steps that you can do for the long term.

The pace of grace is where you get great results and genuine rest. 

Are you creating a leadership environment that other people can model and emulate?

Pace allows you to have margin so that you don't miss the moments, meanings and the miracles that are RIGHT in front of your eyes. The right pace allows you to be PRESENT.

A vision never happens unless it gets written down... then get verbal and share it with someone so they can hold you accountable! 

Pace = Peace and true peace is real prosperity! 

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/2Ffyie7_ByQ

Here are some of the high points from this second episode:

One of the greatest enemy of growth is unscalable processes. If something doesn't have the right growth drivers, it won't be able to scale at pace. The three legged stool analogy works so well because all of these growth drivers must grow concurrently.

Chad's Five Growth Drivers:

- Grow your prospect list

- Educate your prospect list

- Collect interested prospects

- Launch new business partners & equip them

- Personal development

You never become great by playing it safe!

Joel's Ideas on Growth Drivers:

- Develop and train more Ruby's

- Daily task list: consistency

- Personal development

- Give back on purpose

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube - check it out here: https://youtu.be/7fRtyEu9nIY

Here are some of the high points from this first episode:

Change is inevitable and growth is optional! How you respond and adapt to the situations you face will impact whether you actually step forward or simply survive.

Organizations don't automatically lean toward growth. Are you as a leader pushing your people toward the positive or are you dragging people down toward the negative?

Are you intentionally preparing your team for growth?

Unnecessary complexity is a massive threat to any healthy organization -- complexity kills growth.

Unscalable processes: If you're the bottleneck for your company or your team, you have to make ROOM by bringing in the right talent to make space for new movement!

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/Fzy0taGthXY

Here are some of the key ideas:

If God hasn't given you an answer now, it may because you may not need an answer now. You may be dependent on something that he wants you to lean on HIM completely for. Keep advancing even when you don't have the answers you think you need. Stay the course until the Lord directs you otherwise.

God knows what you actually need. Jesus wasn't in a hurry or rushed or stressed... he was present and engaged in every moment his father placed him in.

The principle of perspective: Where you sit determines what you see. What you see will determine what you DO. Do you have an abundance mindset or a mindset of lack?

Don't use your gifts as a crutch. 

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/Ql6xUnfcNsM

Here are some of the high points from this fourth and final episode:

Leadership is vision! People in your life model your behavior and not your expectations. They will repeat what you consistently DO when you're around them. Prioritize your life -- keep the first things FIRST.

Consider the 80/20 principle. The top 20% of your people will produce more than 80% of the results. Where are you investing the most time? We can't give 100% ALL day long EVERY day. Where will you choose to give your 100% time?

I've never met a successful person who quit their way to the top! Don't give up and don't give in. This is a DAILY decision. AND it will be far more possible if you have a solid accountability partner in your corner helping you stay the course when you're having a tough day.

REMEMBER names! It makes such a difference in people's lives when you work hard at learning someone's name.

Do your best ALWAYS - don't short change yourself. Work with excellence and prepare well - don't just "wing it." GROW and better yourself every day.

If you prefer to watch this via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/pBW_KPtihaE

Here are some of the high points from this third episode:

Be intentional, be purposeful and be focused! To whom much is given, much is required. With great power comes great responsibility.

Live a life of generosity with your TIME, your TREASURE and your TALENTS. We need to be a river and not a reservoir... are we approaching life with open hands or closed fists? Rivers bring LIFE and reservoirs do not. Give GOD the credit. Acknowledge that every gift you've been given comes from God - he is the source of every good and perfect gift.

Understand the relationship between you and the gifts you've received from God.

Love and read God's word - it has the power to transform your life!!

If you're interested in watching this via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/pRtM_TnJ29Y

Here are some of the high points from this second episode:

You don't have to be like me for me to VALUE you. If you only talk to people who agree with you, who are you actually reaching?

Pour good things into people. Live in such a way that you are adding something that HELPS them. What you think may be small, might be huge for someone else! Encouragement draws people to you -- if you want to have a team around you that love spending time around you, become a person who constantly encourages others. How do you know people need encouragement... if they are BREATHING!! We all need it!

Work Hard: Doing the right things always compounds into something positive. Sometimes, you have to do the right thing for a significant amount of time before it creates that clear positive momentum you're looking for. Be the person who is known for putting in the effort, but also create rhythms that allow you to work smart!

"Options" is one of John's favorite words... because there are often many ways to get to the destination you feel called to run after. 

Trust and obey God. Period. 

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/Yk-2fnx488k

Here are some of the high points from this first episode:

You are a PERSON OF VALUE! From that perspective, we each CAN choose to add value to the people around us EVERY single day! People will forget what you said and what you did, but they won't forget how you made them feel. This isn't complicated - noticing someone and engaging them in a thoughtful conversation can go a long way!

Travel light: You can't carry a bunch of baggage to the mountain of success. There is so much that we tend to carry that compounds the difficulty of every step we take toward where we are called to go. 

Pray without ceasing. Have an ongoing conversation with God. Give God the opportunity to intervene by bringing your concerns to him in prayer!

If you would prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/DXYrdafg3G0

Build people up even when they are trying to tear you down -- take the HIGH ROAD!

You are always leading people somewhere - so where are the people you are leading headed?

Sometimes your life will be the only Bible that people around you will get to read.

What happens 🤔 when you consistently do your minimum and stick with it for 12 months...

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Generally, not much at first. There is a learning curve AND it's HARD to see any momentum and believe that this is really working because small gains don't look like much at the beginning!

But if you understand the law of marginal gains and stay the course - this is what your journey can look like! 📈📈📈

Here are some of the high points:

You need to be diverse in two areas of your life - your circle and your experiences. Keep your circle tight - fight for the people who will support and encourage you in who you are and what you stand for.

Human beings are a GIFT! God created us on purpose and with purpose for his name and his glory!

So many amazing experiences are actually FREE and don't even require a cost of admission... going on a walk in a park, a hike in the woods, engaging in healthy conversations with incredible people in your life and so much more.

We tend to want to stay inside our bubble and surround ourselves with people who are most like us... but if you want to grow, we must be willing to spend time with people who are DIFFERENT than we are!

Are you a quitter because others are quitters, or will you stay the course when the going gets tough?!

If you prefer to watch this via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/Wggdci0ZPrM

Here are some of the high points:

Our minds have to be constantly worked, JUST like we have to consistently work out our bodies to stay strong and agile.

DOING the work is different than KNOWING what to do!

Don't develop a personal development hangover - there is so much danger in learning consistently without ever applying the knowledge.

We need to LEARN then DO then MODEL then TEACH!

Our brain is a GOAL achieving machine! We have to give new meaning to our experiences in order to continue to grow our mindset in the right way.

Your mindset is the reason WHY or WHY NOT to do something. It shapes your motivations and your behaviors at the deepest level of who you become.

Whatever you believe, that is what you will direct your actions to!

Beliefs - thoughts - actions - results

If you prefer to watch this via YouTube, check it out here: 

https://youtu.be/BFKC1rQslKI

- Can you be independent enough to respond to failure 💥 and take personal responsibility?

- Can you take charge of a problem? 👊

We'll discuss these items and more today! 🦄🌮🚀

Here are some of the high points:

Experience is NOT the best teacher - you have to choose to LEARN from your experience in order to get BETTER. Sometimes wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes all by itself.

There may have been 20-25 basketball players that had MORE talent than Michael Jordan... what made him great wasn't his level of talent. It was how hungry he was to be the best and to constantly be improving. 

The margin between winning and losing is SO small. The daily disciplines over time are what separate those who win and those who lose. It's the tiny decisions that seem to make no difference in the moment that make ALL the difference over time. 

Patience vs. Pressure -- If we put too much pressure on someone, we will repel them. We have to have the patience to lead people with the amount of weight they can handle in the season they are in. 

Mental toughness is the CORE of a champion. Our mind is like a garden - if we aren't constantly in there pulling the weeds and adding the fertilizer, we lose ground.

If you prefer to watch this episode via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/q-d-uzTCclU

Here are some of the high points:

On a strong and healthy team, everyone achieves more than they can individually.

Quality leadership welcomes input and is open to suggestions from people at every single level of the organization!

Leadership cannot be top down or bottom up -- it has to be circular.

The more power you have, the less you should have to show and use that authority.

The #1 thing that Millennials and Gen Z are asking for is to be heard.

Help your team craft aggressive, but realistic goals that help them take clear action steps daily toward progress!

The intimidation style of command and control leadership has lost its potency as culture has changed!

If you prefer to listen to this episode via YouTube, check it out here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPRBDVmNIAI

Here are some of the high points:

"No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on however it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it." Hebrews 12:11

We don't do what we know, we do what we learn... what we consistently are willing to put the reps in to do! If you only take action when you FEEL like it, you will never produce anything of long term value that can sustain.

Who is in charge of your software? Who trains the way you think and has influence in what you believe? These questions are more important than we could possibly realize.

Habits are submarines - they run silently in our lives DEEP below the surface of who we are! T

he cornerstones of healthy habits:

- A daily dynamic routine over a long period of time.

- Take ownership of healthy and unhealthy habits.

- You have to create the right environments.

VISUALIZATION -- the imagined self. Where do you SEE yourself arriving in the future? There couldn't be a more important question and exercise!

If you prefer to watch this via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/clt2_DiR5OA

Well, you DO HAVE that opportunity to learn from and borrow knowledge 💭 from them via the books 📚 and articles they've written!!

If you have 20 minutes/day 🕥 to invest in the way you think and build YOUR influence... that will pay dividends 💵 long term in your business! 🙌

Here are some of the high points:::

A dream is what you want your life to look like... but a goal is a dream with a deadline. We often spend more time planning our one week vacation than we do planning the life we feel called to live.

Are you getting to design and live an extraordinary life? 

The brain is a homing torpedo target seeking mechanism!! What you put your focus on is what you will find consistently over time.

You can work your fortune part time in the midst of working your job full time! If you're faithful over time, your part time energy has the potential to produce significantly more resources than your full time occupation.

We should all be pursuing SOMETHING... or else we will not arrive ANYWHERE!

There isn't one FORMULA for success and the path to get there isn't defined because each person's "success" can look totally different! Everybody's path is different, which is why the comparison game is incredibly dangerous.

Give people something they can actually go out and do... something they can take action on clearly and quickly.

If you would prefer to watch this via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/k0lj4DKoZoY

It's SO easy to become complacent... good is the enemy of GREAT! Complacency turns to apathy, which can eventually become dependency. What areas of your life have you (by default) settled in and stopped pushing and growing? It could be your marriage, your business, your physical heath or even your walk with God! No society across history has been able to escape the path of complacency to dependency. Will you do your part to change the outcome for yourself and your family?

People who are optimistic and looking for opportunity are usually the people who will FIND amazing things.

You can only SPEND time -- you cannot SAVE time... so how will you invest the most precious resources you have?

You control what you THINK and you control your WHY! How will you handle those each and every day?

If you prefer to watch this via YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/VPh3m-NewZc

In this podcast... we'll dig into the victory ✳️ inventory, the story of David and the life of a camel! 🐪 We'll learn how to respond with some VERY practical action steps when we run into one of those dry seasons! 👏

Here are some of the high points:

It's one thing to SHOUT... it is another thing to live as an example.

Our world doesn't need another critic, but desperately needs people who are able to live as role models who are willing to encourage others and stay positive!

Stop telling yourself what you should do... and start telling yourself what you are GOING to do!

No person in history has ever been surprised they won a gold medal at the olympics... they have envisioned that moment thousands of times. We all have a dominating thought that we are moving toward, whether good or bad. What is that dominating thought that has captivated you and that you are constantly moving toward!

When we can harness our emotions toward something productive, they can help launch us to success... but our emotions can also drive us away from the place we are called to go if we let them!

If you would prefer to watch this on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/j9U8cqT4yUg.

Take a look at these real action steps 🏃🏽 and apply them to your life today! 🙋

We begin our two part series focused on the 5 things successful people do and DON'T DO! 🙄

Here are some of the high points:

What if there is a commonly assumed narrative (or script) that almost everyone in our culture "assumes" is the journey we are "supposed" to take... Maybe that script comes from your family or your community... maybe it comes from the media or from our academic system. 

What if we could tell you that it is possible to DESIGN and LIVE an extraordinary life? What would that look like for you if you actually began with the end in mind?

The truth is... the script works. But will the script that you're following lead you to the life you feel called to live?

Have you asked the question... WHY are you doing all of this? Really?

Most people spend more time planning their vacation every year than they do actually planning their LIFE.

On average people change jobs more than 7 times in their lifetime, so the script that was written for the late 20th Century no longer carries the same weight that it did decades ago!

Our heart for you is to help you wake up today and really LIVE so that you don't find yourself at the end of your life saying... "I wish I had the courage to live the life I wanted!"

If you would prefer to watch this on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/D7HOYOcc0WU

Here are some of the high points:

Failing out of special forces training was one of the most significant moments of Bear's early journey... that's right... FAILURE! In his second attempt, he was one of only four out of NINETY who started the training to succeed. We tend to avoid scenarios where there is a chance we could fail, but ultimately with the right perspective and effort, failure can become the fertilizer of future success!

Fear is a universal law and you WILL be tested. You can either run from it or run toward it! The only way to make it go away is to move towards it and take action... the longer you don't do that, the more you feed that fear and it gets strength!! Moments of fear can be USED to drive us forward in what we are called into. If you confront your fear and use it as a trigger to actually DO it... your life will be transformed one day at a time! 

When our body tells us we are done, we are only truly at 40% of actual capacity! 

All it takes to start a fire is an ember... even with a small spark of hope, a true forest fire can be set ablaze within you!

What are you really made of? The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is just doing a little extra with consistency. Don't quit - keep going!

Resilience: It's not a matter of if... but WHEN you get knocked down. WILL YOU GET BACK UP?

If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, check it out here: https://youtu.be/56AVMqT8J7Q

Here are some of the high points:

People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it.

Great leaders INSPIRE action... they don't motivate action. Any change of significance has to start from the inside out!

Once you identify your personal WHY, how are you consistently keeping it at the front of mind to stay focused on it? Don't just be in the pursuit of the results... enjoy the journey!

"Those times that you get up early and work hard, those times when you stay up late and work hard, those times when you don't feel like working and you're too tired and you don't want to push yourself but you do it anyway... that's the dream!" - Kobe Bryant

"Focused intensity over time multiplied by God = unstoppable momentum." - Dave Ramsey

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The order you fill you day matters. If you fit the big rocks in first... the things that are MOST important to accomplishing during your day, the small items will also fit in well. If you fill your day with the small unimportant items, often, you won't be able to conquer the big rocks as well!

KNOW yourself well enough to know how much sleep you need!

Make a list of the most IMPORTANT things in your life. You can't give everything an equal amount of time - it's impossible. 

Burnout is REAL. If you don't create a clear structure with some level of boundaries, the urgent will overtake the rest of your life. You have to choose a time to start and choose a time to finish. 

Don't strive... stride! When you finish getting your work done, protect the time with the people you love the most!

Remember the power of "Do Not Disturb" and "Airplane Mode." If you're looking to create mental space, shutting down notifications can be mission critical to your health!

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Uncertainty is the enemy of productivity. Get focused on what you DO know - not on what you don't know.

Motivation is something WE are responsible for personally. Nobody else is responsible for motivating you.

Before you go to bed, you need to know what tomorrow should look like!

Break big goals into smaller more measurable actions to accomplish step by step. You can't control your results - but you can control your activity. Reward the work... not just the results!

Seven Motivations of a Leader

1. Purpose

2. Autonomy

3. Relationships

4. Progress

5. Mastery

6. Recognition

7. Money

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There are two primary reasons people become leaders... either one is pursuing the power and authority that comes with that role OR because they feel the responsibility and burden to help add value to the lives of others.

Servant leadership should be the ONLY kind of leadership.

Avoiding conflict is ultimately selfish. If we don't tell people the truth in love, we are actually doing them HARM.

Healthy organizations grow and thrive over time - which will almost always be an indicator of whether there is good leadership on the field or not!

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Today we'll look at exactly how to do just that! 👏🏆

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Distractions show up masquerading as opportunities. If you begin with the end in mind, it can help you identify if these opportunities can move your vision forward or if they are simply a distraction!

Allowing the people on your team to be PART of the conversation of shaping the vision helps give people a voice and ownership in the process!

Failure is impossible if you're unwilling to quit!

People NEED vision... even during the normal seasons. BUT even more so in a season of crisis and tension.

HOW you show up for your team is HOW they will move forward. The pace of the leader will set the pace of the team.

The vision doesn't change but the strategy will transform over the years.

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You don't have to be a politician to actually bring REAL change to the world. Business opens MANY doors to help shape cities, families and our world.

Bring your BEST work to the table... preparation leads to confidence every time! That's why we always need to put ourselves in positions of being uncomfortable that force us to grow and become better.

Fight to create significant allies in your life! We've often encouraged you to ask that question "Who do you know that I need to know?"

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You've been putting in the hard 💪 work - now you also need to make sure you don't unknowingly become a victim of one of these bombs 💣 that can blow up everything you're working for & dreaming about building! 💥

These 10 bombs need to be avoided 🏃🏻💨 at all COSTS - please be aware of them because we all will be tempted by many of these! 🙅

Kyle was the founder of Jim Rohn International and has been around some of the greatest personal development minds of the last 30 years. He saw an opportunity in 1993 with Jim Rohn and took him from 20 speaking dates to over 110!

He created over 300 products & joint ventures as he represented Jim and many other incredible personal development leaders from around the world.

I can't wait for you to hear his story and hear how it applies to YOUR life and YOUR business!

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Where's your focus...? Is it on what you can't change or on what is in your control. 🏆

Other people have free will and are 1000% outside your control - until you make the shift to put your energy into what you can actually impact, you'll always be a victim! 😧

Today'll we'll look into making that shift! 🎉

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Are you focused on trying to be the smartest person in the room or are you willing to get around people who are smarter than you who can help make you better? If we are honest, this question opens us up to consider our level of pride vs. humility!

Part of success is being met with resistance! To accomplish anything great, you will have to fight through challenges and overcome push back from circumstances AND from people.

How wide is the circle you've decided to swim in?

Do you have a self-imposed ceiling that needs to be taken off??

Every great achiever in this lifetime has started with elevated hopes. Elevated hopes lead to expectation and then invitation!!

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To check out the original video from Craig, you can find that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc7H7DYWMhI&feature=youtu.be

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You can listen to John Maxwell's message as well: https://youtu.be/laJ3knzLuXU

If you're looking for another incredible conversation that would be absolutely worth your time, check out this message from Steven Furtick & John Grey!! https://youtu.be/D7jTUfNyPkE

- Trevor works with professional athletes and has found that the difference in those who become great is a 3% - 5% edge that comes from mental toughness and preparation. Are you willing to put in the hard work that will set you apart?

- People who are average become average by doing average people things.

- People who are great become great by doing great people things.

- If you don't have a plan, you'll always revert back to where you were before!!

- Who is the most important person you hear from on a daily basis... yourself!! Your self talk will shape a significant portion of WHO you become!

- Your mind is like a steering wheel; it may be small, it it sets the direction of your entire life. When you START each day, what will the first thing you set your mind upon?

- Find a way to get small victories EARLY in the day that helps you build real success that leads to more wins throughout the day!

- We can't control the thoughts that come into our head but we CAN control the words that come out of our mouth. 

- 83% of illnesses start from negative thinking which leads to negative words.

- Remove negative people from your proximity if at all possible -- you are the sum of the 5 people you hang out with the most!

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Accountability can be summarized by the commitments we make to ourself and to others. We can't control other people's willingness to commit, but we CAN model the way and challenge them by living up to the standard! People are responsible to things and accountable to people. The quality of your life is based on your relationships. The quality of your relationships are based on your ability to keep commitments. The quality of commitments are what we keep ourselves accountable to and quality accountability is up to us.

So often, we have to choose to FOLLOW THROUGH with what we said we would do long after the feeling has left us. A commitment is NO MATTER WHAT. Action follows BELIEF and belief has to be BUILT and developed in your heart.

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Deciding to do your best to influence the people around you to become better, you are absolutely moving toward SUCCESS!

Today's conversation between Chad Kneller, Martevious Young and I is in response to a talk with Sam Silverstein about accountability that was so eye opening that we had to share!!

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The truth is... no one who ever reaches a place of success has "arrived" without encountering significant rejection and failure.

The questions you have to start asking in those moments of rejection are so important... Are you working on the fundamentals every day? Do you have a world class work ethic? Do you have a black belt in grit and resilience?

We can't wait for you to lean into this conversation and GROW into someone who can handle rejection and use it to springboard into something even more amazing!

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Here are just a few of the high points...

Each one of us have a choice each day if we will walk confidently in what we believe in or not... and we get to decide if we will do so with gentleness and respect!



Social Media magnifies the truth... people love those who are real and authentic. We all subconsciously reject perfection because we know it’s not possible! What are YOU showing in your feed?



Are you willing to have patience while putting in the WORK? Don’t underestimate the power of momentum!

Be careful what you say “yes” to and what you say “no” to. Being consistent and laser focused on what moves your vision forward is super critical as you keep your priorities in line!

 The discipline of consistent action in the right direction is so powerful!



You can’t GIVE if you’re totally empty...

 To sustain success, you have to have empathy and truly care for people. You have to be more obsessed with the process than you are with the trophies at the end of the race. If all you’re focused on is the reward, the lack of focus on the process will destroy you!


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Will you embrace the BENEFITS of uncertainty? There are actually more than you may realize.

One of the MOST significant benefits is that uncertainty takes us out of "Automatic" and keeps us from coasting without being intentional! It forces us out of the rut we may have been stuck in!

Another huge thing to realize is that during times of uncertainty, people CRAVE leadership. People want to follow a great leader for guidance and perspective during these times -- it's an incredible opportunity to step up in your leadership like never before!

Today's conversation between Chad Kneller, Martevious Young and I is in response to a message from John Maxwell that is SO timely during these challenging days we are walking through.

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When your rhythms are off and your schedule is different, it becomes much more challenging to lead yourself well with confidence.

Today's conversation between Martevious Young and I is in response to a leadership podcast from Craig Grochel.

He has SO much good advice during this season, including creating a designated workspace, fighting to establish your rhythms and routines, protecting time to get in your workouts, forcing yourself to take a day off and so much more!

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Many of us have faced situations and circumstances that truly seem to be impossible. Yet, the more we embrace leaning TOWARD impossibility and difficulty, the more we will overcome fear!

Shifting and repositioning your perspective can help you overcome these obstacles. When you get knocked down, are you getting back up or staying down... Truthfully, when you look at the historical data, entrepreneurs almost always lose all of their money at least once.

Do you see your LIMITS or do you see what is possible?

Today's conversation between Chad Kneller, Martevious Young and I is in response to a discussion between Ed Mylett and Nick Vuijicic.

Nick has no arms and legs, but can type 52 words per minute with two toes... has 4 kids, is married and is inspiring people every single day of his life. He has spoken to 8.5 million people! His message is that as humans, we truly can accomplish ANYTHING!! There are some people who say inspiring things and there are others who are simply inspiring. Nick is one of those guys who IS inspiring!

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We are ALL spreading something.

Think for a moment about what you're carrying ... and is it WORTH catching?

 When you build and lead a voluntary army, your lowest level of HOPE will be the highest level your people will gravitate to! Are your life and business contagious? 

Hope is optimism with ACTION.



Though the virus we are facing globally is certainly contagious ... the FEAR swarming around it is even more dangerous to our hearts, our families and our future!

Today's conversation between Chad Kneller, Martevious Young and I is in response to a message from Craig Grochel about how to find HOPE in times of Chaos!

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Your attitude will determine your altitude!! 

A negative mindset will never lead to a positive life. It’s impossible for those two things to coexist. 

What if we all had a Christ-like others centered attitude? Today's conversation between Chad Kneller, Martevious Young and I is in response to a message from Craig Grochel about how the most powerful tool you have is your ATTITUDE!

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