A New Years Surprise And An Honor All In One.

I got a call last Friday from Chris Barany out of the PRO office and he said that I had been chosen to be January’s spotlight member of the month. It was definitely a surprise.

Janary "PRO Elite" Spotlight Member of the Month

You see, when you do the right things, the right things happen and you get exposure.  Most people are afraid to put themselves out there and those are the same people who constantly complain about how broke they are and how their life stinks.  Yet, they are unwilling to do anything about it.

It’s when you truly decide that you want change and your willing to put your work ethic where your mouth and mind go, you will start to see change and success in your life.

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Successful People do it anyways

Some mornings I wake up and I dont want to go to the gym and I just want to sleep in.  Over the years, I have learned that if I compromise on one area in my life, I will do it in others so I force myself to do the things I dont want to do.

You see, that is the difference between someone who is going to achieve their goals and someone who just thinks about achieving their goals.  There have been times that I have rolled back over in the early AM.  I can never go back to sleep because I am thinking about what I am supposed to be doing.  I end up getting up and getting the job done.

I roll that over into my business.  There are many days and nights in which it would be easier to just watch TV or go out on the town.  I know, however, that if I dont do the deal every day, I will get complaisant.  That is not a place I ever want to be. I am either growing or dying and I always want to be growing.

I have noticed that people come up with all kinds of excuses as to why they are in the position they are in.  I dont buy any of them.  I know what it is like to struggle.  I also know what it is like to win.

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Break Down or Break Through- How do you deal with life?

How do you deal with adversity when it hits?  Does it paralyze you or does it magically propel you to overcome?

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I had every reason in the world to put my head under a pillow and cry this past Monday.  I woke up, ready to go to the gym at 4am. Sleepy eyed, I got my gym clothes on that I had placed out the night before.

I closed the front door behind me with car key in hand and to my surprise, no car.  You got it, the car was gone, vanished, stolen in the middle of the night.  A little ball in my throat dropped to the pit of my stomach for one brief second and I caught it.  I caught myself.

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Burn the Ships

Spanish Conquistador Hernando Cortez landed in Mexico back in the early 1500′s and faced much adversity.  He had 10 ships with over a thousand men.  When they landed, they were up against an army nearly 4 times their numbers.  To ensure their victory, Hernando Cortez ordered his men to burn the ships.

You see, he knew that humans had an inate way of going back to what is comfortable.   Hernando and his men went on to be victorious.  This was so because he took away any method of retreat so the only way for him and his men to move was forward.

In life, I think it is a valuable lesson to sometimes have to “Burn the ships” to get to where we want to be in life.  You have to be willing to overcome circumstances and barrel through adversity.  Most are not willing to do this which is why many fail in life.

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