On Your Mark, Get Set...

It has been a while...I must admit, I've been thinking about you.

Probably not YOU (assuming I have one or two readers) specifically because I don't know you personally, however, I have been dying to give you updates on some stuff and things.

Last you read I was preaching about maintaining regular communication (very ironic I then disappeared for almost a full month...hopefully you aren't judging me).

Today I am faced with the most amazing predicament:

Should I move past the point of "no return"?

We recently closed on a small business loan (Master Systems LLC) and one would think that signing my name on the dotted line would be the "point" in question, or perhaps when I deposited the check into my business account, but I digress. None of these created a situation where I was beyond the "point of no return".

The fact remains that I could just give all of the money back...the debt would be paid (the beauty of no pre-payment penalty terms) and I could walk away.

It wasn't until TODAY when I was ran into a little hiccup as I attempted to purchase my CRM software that it hit me.

As soon as I spend this money, there is NO going back. Thus, the "point" has revealed itself.

It is truly exciting and terrifying at the same time...

I'm not tryna preach but...

Learn from your experiences, stay in your lane, and maintain regular communication.

Completely unrelated to the previous post. The waters have settled and all is well on the seas of life...I know you were anxiously waiting for a follow up on my current state (see my previous post)

I am learning everyday.

Innately (I think that means instinctively without knowing...but I'm not gonna Google it) I have been doing the things necessary to ensure that I am successful. My pops pointed it out to me and the lightbulb went on instantly.

Learn from your experiences
Know that everything you do is something you can learn from and add to your tool bag of experience. When the time comes (believe me it will) and you need to make a choice you can refer back and make better or faster decisions.

Stay in your lane
Don't pretend to be an expert...that's how you crash and burn in life. Realize you won't always have all the answers. It's alright to trust others to lead, especially when the person you are trusting is an expert.

Maintain regular communication
Don't lose contact with your contacts. Have a "Top 10" and call them weekly....not much more to that one, just DO IT.

....Oh...those were Rules #3,4, & 5...Keep up.

Compelling Reasons - Part 2

Mentoring young business professionals is a great opportunity to get a different perspective on things, I highly recommend it. During a coaching session one my men-tees (spell check did that...) asked me, "What motivates you?"

Essentially what she was asking was, what are your compelling reasons.

That has been my favorite topic to ponder lately. Well, I've come to the conclusion there are a ton. Which I guess is a good and a bad thing given the amount of direst I've been under trying to figure this mystery out.  

Tony Robbins suggests that most people's compelling reasons can be separated into two (that's right 2, count'em people) categories.

1. The desire to avoid pain
2. The desire to get pleasure 

Yup, that's right...everything you do is because of one of the above. It makes logical sense (iGuess). Either way, I challenge you to think about what motivates you, your own "compelling reasons".

"By understanding what makes you keep going you can continuously push yourself through any difficult situation."

Me, I do it to avoid the pain. It's actually a medical condition:

Athazagoraphobia (n) - Fear of being forgotten, ignored, or replaced.

LEVEL UP!

I got promoted today. That is all...

"Focus on getting promoted or reaching a new level in whatever you do for financial stability at least once every 365 days."

You will achieve amazing things in a very short period of time.