So why do you want to be successful?  Why do you want to make more money? We all have different reasons why we do what we do.  What is it about being successful that draws you to it?  For me it was the freedom to do what I want, when I want.  I love the idea of being my own boss and being in control of my own destiny.   When I was a kid, my best friends lived in the biggest, nicest houses I had ever seen.  They had a full sized basketball court in the basement of their house.  They had a pool, a hot tub, and all the cool toys like motorcycles, snowmobiles, boats, and 4-wheelers.  Even at a young age, it didn’t take me long to figure out that making good money could get some pretty cool things!  Now I know there is the old saying that says “money can’t buy you happiness”, and I’m here to tell you that it is a true statement.  Read the rest of this entry

I remember like it was yesterday.  I was running line drills at basketball practice and I was just being lazy.  I hated line drills.  You would start at the baseline at one end of the court, run to the free throw line, bend down and touch it and then run back to the baseline.  Then you would run to half court, touch it, and then back where you came from.  Again to the far free throw line.  Then all the way down to the other baseline and back.  I think I was in last place right from the start.  My coach yelled at me and told me I would have to run more if I was the last one to finish.  I yelled back at him “MY KNEE HURTS!”  Which was a lie and he knew it.  So he uttered back these famous words: Read the rest of this entry

Everyone has their own thoughts on what it means to be successful in life.  I was having a conversation with someone the other day and he told me that he does not feel very successful.  I could tell right off the bat that he was kind of bummed out about it.  He felt like he was a failure in life.  So the first thing that I asked him was “what is your definition of success”?  He thought about it for a little bit. Then he rattled off some pretty lofty requirements for him to feel successful.  It kind of made me think “no wonder you don’t feel like a success”! Read the rest of this entry

One of the keys to success is to always go the extra mile. Get into the habit of exceeding expectations. If you are a business owner, this should be one of the main values that your company strives to achieve. If you consistently go above and beyond for your customers, and give them something that they did not expect, they will share it with others, guaranteed. Read the rest of this entry

Who is driving your bus?

I’m not sure where I heard this saying before, but it kind of stuck with me.  So I hope I am not infringing an any copyrights here but I’m going to use it anyway.  Who is driving your bus?  Are you in control of your situation? Are you in control of your emotions?

When a tough situation arises, we have a choice to make.  We can let it bother us, or get us down, or piss us off. Or we can to take a deep breath and let it slide.  If you let someone else control your emotions and how you feel, you are letting someone else drive your bus.  Once something happens, it’s done.  There is nothing you can do about it.  The key is to not let it ruin your day.  What good does it do to fly off the handle at someone or something and dwell on it?  It’s done.  Get over it.  Move on. Read the rest of this entry