We all know what a diamond is, a lump of coal, transformed by time and pressure into something precious, something wonderful. You can be a diamond!! When you look at where you are right now, think of yourself as a "diamond in the rough"!!

* Make a choice - any choice - if you do ANYTHING for 21 days it becomes a habit. Guess what!!! You can develop good habits, on purpose!

* Insanity = doing the same thing, over and over, and expecting changes to occur.

"I'm doing the best I can" = I CAN'T DO ANYTHING MORE WITHOUT HAVING TO MAKE A CHANGE!!!

1. Be FLEXIBLE, teachable - be willing to learn

2. Change the system that you are a product of - Change the map - Re-write the "program"! Re-think your paradigm!

3. Develop the attitude of being a business owner:

- what do you have at stake, what you risk is your DREAM!

- This is a business, not a hobby, don't treat it like it's optional! Give it as much respect as you gave your job!

- Make the necessary investments in your business, take charge! "IF IT'S TO BE IT'S UP TO ME!!!!

- Take NO excuses, from others, or YOURSELF!!

4. Make the BUSINESS a priority - what choices are you making with the time you have control over? Change your choices!

5. Be willing to do it all - don't pick and choose what you're willing to do to build the business.

6. Build relationships - be real - don't try to be a clone. Support people, make them feel better because they have spent time with you!

7. Eliminate the NEGATIVE. Don't dwell on what isn't working, don't get agitated by the mundane frustrations of your everyday life. When you take your eyes off your DREAM to look at the muck you're sloshing through, that's when you will stumble.

8. Do the right thing - observe the Golden Rule - discover doing good things, for the fun of it! Be trustworthy. Be aware of yourself, what message are you spreading?

9. Develop a solid BELIEF in your dream. Operate in your "Realm of Possibility". What you do, proves your belief, not so much to others, but more importantly, to yourself.


You can CHOOSE unparalleled success or you can choose mediocrity...

How to judge if a risk is worth it

1. Ask yourself, "what's the worst thing that could happen?"

2. Then ask yourself, "can I accept the worst if it happens?"

3. If the worst that can happen is something that you could live with, then GO FOR IT!!

If you do NOTHING you pay with a life of mediocrity...

Abraham Lincoln said - "People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

MAKE THINGS HAPPEN or, let things happen to you.... are you a leader or, do you have "victim mentality" ("Que Sera Sera") ... think about what you do, set goals, set plans to get you to them.

You are a "diamond in the rough"!