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You get what you tolerate! Isn't that so true? If you tolerate disrespect, you will be disrespected. If you tolerate negativity from people you will get negativity. Surround yourself with positive people, positive attitudes. Do not allow yourself to be influenced by all the "garbage" thrown around. Our next book will start next week. Average Sucks (Why You Don't Get What You want, and What To Do A...

Do you remember "Joe Mentum"? Joe Lieberman's campaign slogan. Today's chapter is about momentum and about creating a routine to assist you in developing the habits of success. Push that merry-go-round to get started and allow the momentum to swing you around. 

Ask the horse! A man is on a horse galloping along and his friend yells at him, "Where are you going?" and he replies, "I don't know. Ask the horse." We are like the man on the horse when we allow our habits to control our lives. Of course there are good habits, but the habits that carry us along blindly are probably not the best. Join us today as we discuss the good and the bad and how to do a sw...

You are not a Tree. Jim Rohn says you have the power of choice. If you don't like your life, change it. Don't like where you live, move. Don't like where you work, quit. You are not a tree. Take responsibility, not a little, not half the responsibility, take it all. 100% accountability

Jim Rohn said, "There are no new fundamentals." Truth is old and the compound effect is real and working every day. Even if you aren't thinking about it. It's working for you, or it's working aginst you. Small, seemingly insignificant things adding up, compounding day after day. It's time to take action and make the compound effect work for you. Welcome to The Compound Effect, by Darren Hardy.

Now it's time to act. You can't just read the book and snap your fingers. You have to do the work. Each and every book we read requires your participation if you want it to lead to success. Be Obsessed!!!! Next Book is....The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

Don't Stop...thinking about tomrrow. So many things remind me of songs. Don't stop, don't quit...keep going. Jim Rohn says, How long should you try? ...Until. Keep trying until. Persistance and your obsession with it creates "overnight" success. Keep trying, baby....

Take me to your leader! Who's in charge around here anyway? To be a leader and to be in control are not always the same thing. You can be the leader, the chair, the boss, and not be the one in control. But you should always strive to be the one in control. Be obsessed with it. When the situation requires someone to take charge, step up. Don't be the average person who says, Not Me. TAKE CHARGE, an...

I am sure you have heard it before...If you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together. Today we are discussing created an obsessed team. Recruiting the right people to fit your culture, your vision for the future of your organization. Join us as we build our obsessed team.

Hire ME! I'm Average. Not the greatest way to toot your own horn is it? But when we say I don't want to overpromise, we are promising less than our best. We are promising average not World Class. Join us today for Chapter 9 Overpromise and Overdeliver.

Be proud to be in sales. Love your product or your service and be proud to share it. To be successful in any venture you must have sales and you must hold your sale speople accountable. Train daily and motivate daily. And track your numbers because the math doesn't lie. There is a lot packed into today so listen up.

Dangerous. You must stay dangerous. Keep things feeling edgy. Don't get complacent or too comfortable.

Don't compete. Dominate. Not just in your business but in every area of your life. You need to take control. It must start with your mindset and then it can spread. Be the one.

Don't think you can. Know you can. There is no room for doubt or uncertainty. Make a plan focused on your purpose and run with it. Ready, set....GO!

Feed the beast. What you pay attention to is what you get. Like tracking your business or your progress at the gym or how much weight you lose. What you pay attention to and track matters. If it doesn't matter...let it go. If it matters give it all you've got.

What is your purpose for being obsessed? Your BHAG - Big Hairy Audacious Goal. The why behind everything. Your goals are the stepping stones to your why. And obsession is the tool you use to get there.

Success is living to your potential. That potential, or your perception of potential, expands over time. When you first start something you may not have a high level of mastery, but as you practice it your skill level gets higher and your potential expands. Want it faster? Be obsessed.

Our book club journey continues with our third book for 2026, Be Obsessed or Be Average, by Grant Cardone. Join us as we dive into what Grant says it takes to be super successful in whatever field you choose. Is there something in your life right now you are obsessed with? TV, gambling, alcohol, sex, drugs or rock and roll? Refocus that obsession into something worthwhile. 

To be or not to be. That is the question, to quote Mr Shakespeare. This is our last chapter and now that you have read about all the  pieces of essentialism, the question is what will you do with them. The author says essentialism can't work best if you do it, you must be an essentialist, at the core. Maybe not completely at first but something you grow into.

Focus on the now. What is important now? Not in the future, not in the past, but now. If you don't know what's most important now, then the most important thing now is figuring out what is the most important thing now.

Get in the groove, Go with the flow. Habit is powerful and if you are working in a routine that is now a habit you don't have to think about it

Baby steps? Makes sense, small steps to start before we run. What is the smallest thing you can accomplish that leads to your goal? Today, do that first.

Slow down to speed up, subtract to add. It all sounds so confusing, but it's about getting the obstacles out of the way . Get rid of the bottlenecks in your process.

Give yourself some space. Add a little time to the plan, add a little money, add more people. Don't make it by the skin of your teeth. 

What is the edge? The boundary? The Limit? How far can you be pushed away from your objective or purpose? If you don't set your own limits, they will be set by default, or maybe worse, set by somoene else. Take control and set boundaries for your work life, family life, etc...