Monthly Archives: November 2012

Predator Or Prey

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Every morning, when the clock hits 3:45 and my eyes open, I have two options: Stay in my warm bed or get up and be the model for my daughter. If I remain tucked under my covers, I instantly lose the opportunity to teach Logan that anything in life is attainable if you’re willing to sacrifice, endure, and be relentless. At 3 1/2, she already asks me why I’m on the computer when she wakes up every morning. My answer will help mold how she thinks and who she becomes.
When I wake up earlier than the sun, I become the predator, losing the victim’s mentality, and gain a competitive edge over who I used to be. If I ask my students to do “whatever it takes,” I better be willing to do the same, if not more! 
There are only two options: Predator or prey. If you’re not outworking your competition, you’ll get eaten alive today. Life is an immense competition, on and off the playing field. You’re competing in the classroom, on your college applications, and after you earn a degree and attempt to make your mark on the world. If you’re unwilling to grind for what you want 24/7, 365, you have no chance of succeeding against those who are.
Move over or get run over!
The #1 rule I live by: To achieve what 99% can’t … I must do what 99% won’t.

Driven By Impossible

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The next time you doubt anything, no matter how big or “impossible” it seems, remember Jack Taylor. This Grinnell College guard scored 138 points in a basketball game last week, shattering the NCAA record. Lakers star Kobe Bryant said, “I don’t care what level he’s on, that feat is insane.”

Scoring 138 points with no one defending you would be an unbeilable achievement!

Jack’s the definition of believing before evidence. He obviously knew he could score … but 138 points in one game? Impossible no more!

Don’t allow anyone to dictate your belief system. If you want something, decide it’ll happen, decide you’ll endure any amount of pain necessary, and decide you’ll battle for as long as it takes. It’s only impossible until someone achieves it. Are you going to be the person who waits for records to be broken or will you make up your mind that you’ll be the one who breaks them?

The 1% is driven by impossible!

ThanksGIVING

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The greatest gift I was ever given was my family. The day my tennis partner decided to quit was the day I met my wife. I was supposed to be in Germany that Friday night, but instead was forced to stay home because he changed his mind – he didn’t want to compete anymore. Thank God he did!
“I’d like you to meet my roommate, Liane,” my friend said. 
The rest is history! 
The day my daughter was born, was the day I was born … again. No one prepared me for the emotions I would experience and the deep sense of responsibility I would feel. My instincts would tell me to acquire, achieve, attain. And that’s what I would set out to do. I wanted to make (X) amount of money before (X) year. I visualized it every day, but never felt whole with the visual – never felt fully committed to that future plan. Achieving money never resonated with me, making me feel like a failure – I wanted my family to taste that type of financial freedom. 
Then I met the man who changed it all for me. He was homeless as a boy, kicked out of his house at 16 years old, but worked his tail off to become a huge success 20 years later. The conversation I had with him altered my life forever. He reminded me that money should never be the motivational factor, but instead, a deeper emotional connection that would drive me to a nonstop fury. 
“If you want to provide financial freedom for your family, then give away as much of your time as possible,” he said. 
This was counterintuitive to me, but I trusted his years of experience – he wasn’t just talking it, he was living it every day. The second I erased money from my visual, and solely focused on helping those who wanted it … BOOM! 
It’s Thanksgiving. Don’t just say the words, live the meaning. What have you done this year to help those around you? Life isn’t about attaining, it’s about learning and sharing. Be grateful and give. 

Want New? Do New.

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Most don’t mind sacrifice if it’s free, painless, or comfortable. That’s NOT sacrifice!
In order to achieve something great, you must give up something great … usually your time and comfort levels. 1% Success comes to those who are willing to feel pain and struggle, love and embrace it. It may last an hour, month, or 10 years, but the pain will disappear, leaving behind your dreams!
Decide you’ll do whatever it takes for as long as it takes. This is true sacrifice.