In the corporate world, I started to lose my drive. I started to get slow. I started to give up. I started to lose THAT EDGE. Entrepreneurship, on the other hand, is the survival of the fittest. The market determines the winners and losers. Not your parents, not your boss, not your degree on the wall. The market determines if you're good enough. How you deal with adversity will decide if you're a winner BEFORE you actually win. It's an ongoing mental struggle, but it

There are many statistics out there that show what happens to Valedictorians after they graduate high school. You would think they go on to change the world. You would think they make it to the top. You would think they go on to win big. But this is just not the case. One article (of many), shows they go on to make decent money, but never make it to the top. See the article here: http://time.com/money/4779223/valedictorian-success-research-barking-up-wrong/?xid=frommoney_

Fear will kill you. It's been proven. It will paralyze you, stop you from leaving your comfort zone, and keep you in the world of mediocrity if you ever let it get a hold of you. Fear can take many forms. People fear quitting their job to pursue what they love. They fear what people will think of them. They fear putting their story down on paper for others to read it. Many of the great horror writers, such as Stephen King, will get you to fall in love with a character in

Picking the type of business that you want to start is very much like picking your next car. You have to ask yourself similar questions such as "What can I afford?", "Where do I intend on taking it?", "Do I want to be best-prepared for bad weather?", and "How long do I want to have this a part of my life?". Many people will begin their life as an entrepreneur in the wrong vehicle. I did, that's for sure. Like most, I had no idea where I wanted to go. And it's pretty tough

A book is not a "Look back on what I have done" tool. It's a "here is why I am valuable to you" tool. Tools make life easier. They help you accomplish the mission. The greatest tool you can have is will power. As discussed in the DreamStarters University book of the week, The Power Of Habit, a person's will power is very similar to a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it becomes. The more you have of it, the stronger you become. Will power is something I look for

The year was 2008. I knew I had something inside that I needed to get out. I couldn't sit still and I was ready to show the world what I could do. I was on my own. My "mentor" was providing empty promises, I had less than $5,000 in assets to my name, and I knew nothing except I have a degree that's practically worthless. Even with the chips stacked against me, I had really grand visions. The dreams at night were quite vivid. I often thought about being dressed in an all

Recently, I was listening to an interview of Bruce Springsteen (on Sirius Radio). Seriously, if you don't have Sirius radio, I have no idea how you make it through life. I digress. Bruce talked about his journey and how it all started. It touched a nerve when he talked about his days of a struggling musician. The way he put it was so perfect. He said "As musicians just starting out, we were all just trying to tell the world our stories. In fact, we were telling the worl

If Bill Gates, Tony Robbins, Grant Cardone, and Richard Branson were to visit you when you were 10 years old, take you to the nearest library, and tell you: "Read every book in this building, apply what you learn, and we GUARANTEE you can have anything you desire in this world", would you do it? It's pretty simple. Just read 10,000 books and take action with the obtained knowledge. Then, all your dreams can come true. It's crazy, but I think most people would refuse to do i