6 MONTHS To

6 FIGURES

The Fastest Way to Get

From Where You Are to
Where You Want to Be
Regardless of the Economy

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Praise For 6 Months to 6

Figures
This is a MUST read for anybody wanting to
elevate their results and income
fast

Scott Fay, World Renown Business

Coach, Vice President John Maxwell Team,
Author, Entrepreneur

Peter gives us a blueprint and the tools to

solidify your first 6 figure income, and explains in
a very tactical and powerful way how to sustain it
year after year

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SavantInvestments.com, top 40 under 40,
nationally recognized Entrepreneur

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filled with real strategies and real techniques that will
give you real results. If you want to set yourself up to
make $100,000+
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get you there.

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#1 bestselling book, The
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positive disruption in your entrepreneurial life by
challenging you with practical wisdom needed to
thrive in the new economy.

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"I love this book! If you're ready to achieve
more than ever before and grow your business and
yourself, then read and absorb the strategies in this
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"As a successful entrepreneur, speaker

and author, Peter Voogd has walked the walk
many times over. In his candid book 6 Months to
6 Figures, he gives clear and
concise strategies that clear the
path for those who strive to make a
bigger impact. This is a must read
for the dedicated and determined."

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Book Peter as your next
keynote speaker and youre assured
to maximize the results of your
sales team and increase the growth
of your company.

Peter Voogd has been engaging

and inspiring audiences for more than
eight years, and has helped thousands
with his dynamic and result-oriented
messages. He been the top 1% of
performers in every industry hes been
in. This has given him the unique
position of sitting down with the
leading experts on human performance
and achievement, as well as many
top CEOs, revolutionary
entrepreneurs, exceptional athletes,
entertainers and Olympic champions,
to uncover and share the success
secrets behind their extraordinary
achievements. Peter has organized
what hes learned into a framework
that creates breakthroughs in sales
teams, companies, and professionals
worldwide. Peter can relate to his
audiences at a level most cant, which
is why he is one of the most requested
speakers in the industry.

Peters highly valued,

actionable and results-oriented
content, along with his confident,
and engaging style has made him
one of the most requested speakers
in the industry. Peter has real
knowledge, and an authentic raw
understanding of what it takes to
motivate at the highest level. He
knows how to inspire, create real
change, and raise the standards of
every audience he comes in contact
with. He is known for dealing in
reality, and has a unique combination
of humor and stories to penetrate his
audiences.
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
About The Author: Peter Voogd
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Hidden Opportunity
Chapter 2: Mastery Vs. Information
Overload
Chapter 3: Money Matters
Chapter 4: The 6 Steps To 6 Figures
Chapter 5: Go Against The Grain
Chapter 6: The Power Of Absolute
Clarity
Chapter 7: Your Most Important Account
Chapter 8: Shifting Your Circle Of
Influence
Chapter 9: Consistent Energy &
Motivation
Chapter 10: Peak Performance Secrets
Of The World ' s Greatest
Chapter 11: Crafting The Perfect Results
Rituals
Chapter 12: Continual Growth &
Learning
Chapter 13: Now Matters
Chapter 14: I Challenge You!
The 30 Day Challenge
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I dont know where to start
because Ive been blessed with a long
list of great people that have stood by
my side. I believe the only things that
really change your life are the
experiences you create and the
people you meet along the way. Ive
met some amazing people on my
journey to a meaningful and impactful
life. Its going to be impossible to
thank everybody whos helped me, and
it would take a couple chapters! Ill try
my best.
My mom and dad have played
the key roles in my success, and have
always let me be who I wanted to be.
They gave me the ultimate gift: belief
in myself. Words cant describe how
much it means to have parents who let
you be who you want, not who they
want you to be. Thanks Mom and
Dad, I love you. My brother, Chris,
for putting up with me his entire life,
and I can only imagine how tough it
was being my younger brother. Youre
a true leader, and someone who can
accomplish anything you put your mind
to. I am very proud of the man youve
become, and you have a very bright
future in front of you. Youve
attracted a great woman in Tia, and
youre raising an intelligent and
strong boy in Kaii. My cousins, Ben,
Melissa, Stacie, who Ive grown up
with and have endless memories
with. So proud of how strong
willed, independent, and driven you
all are. My amazing girlfriend, Kayla,
who has played a significant role in
who Ive become, and what Ive been
able to do. Youve been there through
thick and thin, and have always
supported me 100%, believed in me,
and trusted my vision. Youve taught
me the power of patience, and often
remind me to enjoy the journey. My
love for you grows daily, and I couldnt
have found a better other half. Im
very proud of you, and I appreciate
everything youve done for me. As far
as business goes, Ive had numerous
people that have played a role in my
early success. The first person that
comes to mind is Isaac Tolpin, my
first official mentor. There is no way
Id be where I am today without his
guidance, wisdom, and different way
of thinking. He taught me the power of
taking few opinions, thinking
different, and always choosing
growth, in the moment. Some of the
most powerful and meaningful
conversations Ive ever had have been
with Isaac. Hes a prime example of
practicing what you preach, and living
a truly purposeful and meaningful life.
Thanks for all you do, and for never
trying to manage me, but leading me
instead.
My Vector family. First, Jeremy
Bell for being one of the first people to
inspire me to think bigger. You showed
me it was possible to own multiple
homes at a young age, and watching
you get $40k bonus checks kept me
inspired when I was starting out. Isaac
Stegman for being one of my first
mentors, and for teaching me the
fundamentals of success and
achievement when I was starting out.
You had a huge impact on my early
success in direct sales. More than most
realize. John Bedford for making me a
better leader, and for bringing out the
best in me. Youre a fierce competitor
and somebody who I respect at the
highest level. I wouldnt have reached
the heights I did if it wasnt for you
pushing the envelope first. Zac
Beckhusen for being crazy enough to
take almost a dozen trips a year with
me. Youre one of the most fun dudes
to hang out with, but more
importantly, youre authentic and
genuine. PJ Potter for being a strong
leader and pushing me past what I
thought I was capable of. You taught me
to be soft on people but tough on
results, and thats a lesson Ill take with
me forever. You engrained in me how
important integrity and character is,
and I appreciate you deeply for that.
Karl Gedris for showing me how to
build a Dynasty the right way, and for
always pushing the envelope. Amber
Martindale for pushing me beyond my
limits, and always leading by example.
Your passion is very inspiring. Will
Burdette for recruiting me into direct
sales, and always believing in my
abilities and ambition. You knew
exactly how to work with me, and I
admire how simplistic youve made
your life. When I was struggling in
2008, and felt like I had no hope I
reached out to sales champion and
mentor Hal Elrod. I invested all the
money I had so I could coach with
him, Jon Berghoff, and Jon Vroman. It
was one of the best decisions Ive ever
made in my life. Since then, Hal has
becomes a dear friend, my
mastermind partner, and is like the
older brother I never had. He was
such a good salesman, he talked me
into moving to Southern California,
just a couple of miles away from him.
Once I realized how powerful
mentorship was, and how crucial it was
to increased results, I reached out to
multi-millionaire and business
extraordinaire Jordan Wirsz. Jordan
has shifted my thinking and heightened
my perspective at such an extreme
level. When I told him I had $125,000
saved by age 23, he laughed and said
You think thats a lot. Much respect to
Jordan for raising my standards and for
the timeless wisdom he continues to
share with me. When it comes to
pure results, Jordans had the biggest
impact. I will share a lot of what
Jordan taught me throughout this book.
When I was transitioning between
careers and felt my mission growing I
reached out to Gary Vaynerchuk, who
took interest in me. Weve had
numerous conversations, but our first
stands out the most. One forty-five
minute conversation can change your
life! Gary expressed the importance
of reverse engineering your success
by creating your ideal outcome and
then working backwards to create a
plan to achieve it. He also shared the
importance of focusing on your
legacy, and realizing that everything
you do is part of that. Appreciate all
blunt insight, and the time youve
given me GV. Thanks to Honoree
Corder for leading by example, and
staying massively productive in all you
do. The way you work, how much you
get done, and what youve accomplished
is very inspiring to me. James
Malinchak for sharing with me its not
about working harder or smarter, but
working right. Youre one of the most
strategic and brilliant thinkers I know. I
wanted to appreciate Hugo Fernandez
for designing the cover of this book, and
going the extra mile to make sure our
brand is top tnoch. Youre one of the
most talented, ambitious, intellingent
young hustlers I know. Its been a
pleasure helping you on your journey
towards massive success and impact.
There have been many more
people who have impacted my success
along the way, and I sincerely
appreciate every one of you. If I missed
you, I sincerely apologize but know I am
grateful for you.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
PETER VOOGD

A
visionary,
game
changer,
speaker,
author,
mentor,
and

dedicated entrepreneur, Peter Voogd is

on a mission to shift our culture, and
wont stop until his vision becomes a
reality. Peter cant stand traditional
education, and feels our society isnt
doing enough to educate, teach, and
train our youth on how to REALLY
thrive in this tough economy. Hes taken
it upon himself to guide and educate
our millennials on what it takes to not
only succeed, but thrive! Peters
strategies have been featured in
Entrepreneur Magazine, Huffington
Post, Business Insider, Yahoo Small
Business, Yahoo Finance, MSN, and
many other international publications.
Peter has seen a lot of success
over the years, but even more failure.
Hes used his past to design his ideal
future, and has dedicated the last 10
years to helping people maximize their
potential. Hes been labeled the thought
leader on millennials because he is
one, he has succeeded as one, and
been successful leading an
organization of millennials at the
highest level. He has an authentic raw
understanding of what it takes to
motivate and inspire. Hes trained and
led over 4,000 Sales Reps,
Managers, College Students,
Professionals, Business Owners,
Olympians and many others to high
levels of success.
He started his first business
when he was 15, and found himself
broke, stressed and discouraged by the
age of 22. By 23, he had made his
first 6 figure income, and 3 1/2 years
later his earnings were over 1 million.
He then took the same formula and
applied it in another industry, and has
dedicated himself to teaching it to
others so they dont make the same
mistakes he did. Despite the challenge
of lacking training, Peter became the
fastest manager to reach $1 million in
annual sales in his companys 60 +
year history, but left his 6 figure
income because his magnitude of
mission was growing. He strongly
believes the more people you help to
succeed, the more successful you
become.
Peter has started a movement
to empower America's Aspiring
Entrepreneurs and Young Professionals
called The Game Changers Academy.
It quickly became one of the most
Prestigious Training and Networking
Communities in the world, and
continues to attract Young
Professionals and Ambitious
Entrepreneurs from all over the
Country. He understands on a deep
level that the Young Entrepreneur is
the future of our society.
He is also the Founder of one of
iTunes top podcasts The Young
Entrepreneur Lifestyle Podcast,
which is focused on bringing results,
guidance, and excellence to
entrepreneurs worldwide. Its helping
entrepreneurs do business and live life
on their terms.
Learn more at
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INTRODUCTION

I assure you this book will not

be like anything youve ever read, and
Im going to talk about things in a
way you may have never heard before.
I might say things that will rub you the
wrong way, make you mad, make
you question your past beliefs, and
interrupt your normal thought patterns.
GOOD. Sometimes, the things you
dont want to hear are the things you
need to hear the most. Although good
friends are a big part of life, I didnt
create this book to become your
friend; I created it to help you improve
the most important areas of your life
and business. I created it to help you
live a better lifestyle. I created it to
help you thrive as an entrepreneur,
sales professional, and leader. The
worst thing in life is regret, and if I
can help you elevate your results,
live a more fulfilled life, and lower
your regret, Ive done my job. I want
to make a bold promise. I can assure
you with great confidence that this
book will create real change for you,
and, more importantly, move your life,
business, and results forward. Heres
the catch: YOU must take action. Its
been said that, after seminars and
conferences, only 5% actually use
what theyve learned. Why is that? Its
because inspiration is very short term,
and feels good in the moment but
doesnt last past the activity producing
it. In this book, we focus on shifting
habits, gaining better perspective, and
interrupting bad thought patterns
instead of just supplying inspiration.
Ive realized that the biggest inspiration
of all is seeing progress and results:
which comes from new habits. When
you begin the formation of a new
habit, stick to it, and see the lasting
change in your newfound life. This
book is an attempt at a fresh and
practical perspective on the wealth
of knowledge available about how to
be a successful entrepreneur. As I
developed as a young entrepreneur,
and experienced challenges and
successes, I realized very few books
offered the kind of success advice I
now give to those I mentor. By telling
my personal stories and relating them
to those of other successful
entrepreneurs, I set out to create a book
that focuses on the core principles
needed to teach entrepreneurs what
they may not find in schools,
magazines, or online. Furthermore, my
goal in writing this book is to help
young entrepreneurs avoid the mistakes
Ive made. Mistakes during early years
of a business can be extremely harmful.
Here is what you must
understand: everything has changed.
What it took to succeed five to ten
years ago doesnt work anymore, and
some say its become the toughest
time in human history for young
entrepreneurs, sales professionals,
students and youth to succeed. Hear
me out. There are constant
distractions, evolving technology,
information overload, entitlement
mindsets, and minimal real guidance.
This is creating frustration, overwhelm,
and consistent stress for those wanting
to succeed and escape the herd of
mediocrity. According to Forbes.com,
71% of people hate what they do, and
are actively disengaged at work.
According to The Huffington Post, the
average price of college is up 27%
while the average income a student
makes when graduating is at an all-
time low. 60% of college students
cant find work in their field after
graduation, while leaving school on
average with $35,200 in debt
(CNN.com). Yikes. This doesnt give
our youth much hope...
Or does it?...
The need for real leadership is
increasing minute-by-minute, and I
have become frustrated watching so
many people waste their potential
because of lack of guidance, being
sold the wrong plan, or given false
expectations of success. Dont get me
wrong; I v e made every
mistake in the world when it
comes t o entrepreneurship, business,
and life in general. I wish I had a book
like this as I was coming up in the
entrepreneurship and business world.
It would have saved me hundreds of
hours of headache, stress, and
uncertainty, along with thousands of
dollars! People say you need to learn
from experience; I say thats too
expensive. You must learn from other
peoples experience and dont repeat
those same mistakes. Isnt that more
intelligent?
Now for the good news; Yes,
there is a lot of good news in the
midst of our economic crisis. You
just need an open mind, and the right
perspective. Tony Robbins, who has
had a tremendous impact on my life,
stated:

There is maximum profit and

opportunity in maximum fear and
pessimism.

There are endless possibilities,

and more opportunities than you could
even imagine for those committed to
self-improvement. 68% of the Fortune
500 companies were started in a
depression or a recession. Some of
the companies our country was
founded on were built and created in
some of the toughest of times. I want
you to pay close attention and take
seriously what Im about to say. This is
the best opportunity in human history to
create the life you want; a life full of
income, abundance, influence, and
flexibility. Now, just because there are
opportunities doesnt mean its easy to
make the most of them. You need to
know a couple of important things
first, and in this book I want to give
you everything you need to become
the best at what you do, and achieve
more than you ever thought possible.
These arent philosophies or theories
Ive read in a book, or learned in a
business class. Yes, Ive taken many
business classes from a very well
known business school, but the
theories I learned didnt help me
much when I was in the field running
a business. They are a result of being
in business since I was 15, being in
the trenches, going broke, making over
a million dollars before the age of 26,
massive struggle, frustration,
depression, anxiety, mentorship, and
consistently persevering past all
obstacles. The skills, ideas, and tools
Ill share with you are the same ones
that have helped me create an
exceptional lifestyle for myself, and for
those I work with.
As Im writing this, I am on a
plane from Hawaii to San Diego, and
the day after I get home, Im leaving
for an event in Newport Beach. Then
two weeks later, Im flying to Las
Vegas for a couple days to meet with
two of my mentors. A couple days after
that, I am speaking at an event in LA
called Limitless put on by amazing
entrepreneur, Chris Cooper. From Los
Angeles, my girlfriend and I are going
on a three-week road trip up to
Oregon. I then fly to New York City
for an event called Entrepreneur
Organization (EO) with my good friend
Hal Elrod. I ge t back on a Thursday,
and leave the next morning for a trip to
Puerto Vallarta with my family a
surprise Im creating for them. Two
weeks later, I am coming back to
Hawaii for two weeks to speak to an
amazing group of young entrepreneurs,
and will be working from my iPhone
and laptop the entire time. This is just
the next two months, and this is all
while running multiple businesses. I
know this isnt the typical lifestyle
most people live, but I know youre
reading this book because you dont
want the life most people have. I
didnt either, and I encourage you to
take the road less traveled. You want
to live an inspiring and world-class
life. Im here to show you how.
I heard once from a mentor of
mine:
A real leader isnt somebody
who develops the most
followers; a real leader is
somebody who develops the
most leaders.
I pride myself more in the
lifestyles and increased results Ive
helped thousands achieve. Thats a lot
more rewarding to me than doing it
myself, but in order to help others you
must help yourself first. I know
coaches, mentors, and entrepreneurs
who are struggling themselves, but
trying to help others become successful.
That doesnt work out very well. So
lets get started with creating your first
6-figure income. If youve already
created a 6 figure net income, then
focus on your first 7-figure income.
Heres why this is important:
The US Census Bureau Document
S1901, titled INCOME IN THE PAST
12 MONTHS, found that less than 20%
of families make over $100,000 and
less than 8% make over $150,000. Due
to increases in the cost of living, a
person would need to make $172,103
today in order to have the same
purchasing power as someone making
$100,000 in 1990. $100,000 isnt what
it use to be, but its a great start,
and enough to break away from the
majority.
This book is about YOU. Your
results. Your future. Your income. Your
story. I wont take up too much time
talking about myself, however, I do
want you to know who I am, why I can
help you, and how this book came
about.
My parents wisely moved my
brother and me from Oakland,
California to a small town on the
Oregon coast, a retirement community
with around 7,000 people. I wouldn't
exactly call this town The City of
Dreams. From an early age, I knew I
didnt want to go the hard labor route,
although thats what most people in my
town did. I tried to get out of
everything I possibly could involving
work or manual labor. Ironic because
my dad had been in construction, and
my brother didnt mind it. Now dont
get me wrong, there is nothing wrong
with working in construction, I just
learned I would rather be the guy
running the company than doing the
labor.
My dad, who recognized this
about me told me to Use your brains,
not your hands. I got introduced to
eBay when I was 15, and started
selling shoes from my moms office
immediately after learning I could. I
eventually sold bigger items, and
would buy in bulk and sell
individually. The fact that I could
put something online and sell it to
somebody in a different state was mind
blowing to me at the time. I was
hooked, and that was the first
experience with entrepreneurship.
Im often asked what made the
difference in my early years. Why
didnt I choose the normal route and do
what everybody else was doing? When
I think back, there have been three big
turning points that guided the trajectory
of my life.
Turning Point 1: Growing up, a
couple of my friends worked for my
dad in construction, and I remember
one day when m y friends were piling
sand in a bucket for my dad all day. I
tried it and got half way down the hill
and told my dad I had something I had
to do so I couldnt finish. I laugh now
because I know my dad isnt dumb. He
just knew I wanted to get out of the
hard labor and figured it wasnt worth
arguing.
I wanted to see how my shoes
were doing on eBay. To my surprise, I
had made $91 dollars. I then
immediately calculated how much my
friend made working 8 hours with my
dad, and it was $63. My 15-year-old
mind was confused. I just made a $91
dollar profit on eBay, and it took me
only 15 minutes and no physical
labor. My friend worked his butt off
for 8 hours and made only $63? I
am never getting a normal job, I
thought to myself. Heres what I
realized years later, and it must be
understood by you now. I didnt get
paid for just posting on eBay.
I got paid for the courage to
think differently and take a risk.

That opened up a whole new way of

thinking, and introduced me to
entrepreneurship, which saved my life.
Up to that point, I felt like an outcast.
I could not pay attention in class, I
rebelled against those trying to control
me, and I couldnt stand people putting
a label on me. I had a taste of what
was possible, and thats all I needed.
Turning Point 2: I went against
my gut and got a normal hourly wage
job, mainly because I was told so many
times I needed a normal job to get
experience. Side note - NEVER let
others opinion of you persuade your
decisions. However, I did, and got a
job working as a valet at a local casino.
As you could guess, I didnt last long. I
would show up early, go out of my way
to help customers, and even got a
letter written to my manager about my
customer service and extra mile
attitude. Regardless of what I did, my
paychecks stayed the same. I had a co-
worker who had been there a little
longer than me. He would do bare
minimum work, steal customers from
my co-worker and I, and had a
horrible attitude. He was getting paid
more than my friend and me, and it
didnt make sense. I went the extra
mile, I helped more customers, I added
more value to the casino, but he got
paid more? That didnt make any
logical sense in my mind. My tipping
point: I remember very vividly sitting
in the valet booth, leaning back in my
chair and thinking, I should add up my
paychecks for the entire summer and
see how much I was going to make. I
did exactly that.

$7.05 * 30 hours - taxes =

$147 *14 weeks (summer) = $2,058.

Regardless of how hard I worked,

no matter how much value or business
I brought to the casino, I would
make that exact amount. No matter
what my potential was, or how
ambitious I acted, it meant nothing to
my pay. It was the most de-motivating
thing Ive ever experienced. I stuck it
out over the summer with plans to
never work an hourly job again. I dont
regret getting a normal job because it
re-enforced to me that the
entrepreneur route was the right choice
for me.
Youre either building your
dreams, or helping someone else build
theirs. I once heard the acronym JOB
stands for Just Over Broke, and
realized most people I was around
who had typical jobs always
complained about their boss, money,
time off, being tired, or not wanting to
work, and I was convinced I didnt
want to live like that. I wanted a
lifestyle I was proud to live. I didnt
want my potential in somebody else's
hands, and I definitely didnt want
somebody else to tell me what I was
worth. There are endless ways to
validate working an hourly job you
dont thoroughly enjoy, but please
dont. Im sure Ill get some haters for
not promoting minimum wage jobs, but
I want to challenge you to think bigger
and bolder. Its okay to start this way,
and great if its your dream job, but
most of the time its not.
Turning Point 3: Reading the
book Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert
Kiyosaki gave me a whole new
perspective on life and business. It
validated everything I had been telling
my parents. My mom would say to me,
You need to start with a normal job
and
work your way up like everybody
else. Id reply, I dont want to be
like everybody else! Everybody else
hates what they do, complains about
money, and prays for weekends.
I love what Seth Godin says.

Instead of wondering
when your next vacation
is, maybe you should set
up a life you dont need to
escape from.

I wanted to design my future; I

wanted my income to be based on my
hustle, work ethic, and potential, not
age, time on the job, or what others
thought I was worth. This book taught
me a couple of life-changing
philosophies that guided my decisions
from that moment on. Our society has
low standards for people and for
achieving real wealth. One in three
Americans believe their best chance of
becoming wealthy is winning the
lottery. Are you kidding me? Here are
the cliff notes from Rich Dad Poor
Dad and some of my favorite
takeaways:
The book was about two dads
teaching their sons two very different
philosophies. One had a college degree
and the other had an eighth grade
education. The rich dad wasnt rich
yet, and poor dad wasnt poor yet as
they were both just starting out. Both
dads were struggling with money, and
each family had different views. One
said, Love of money is the root of
all evil, the other said, Lack of
money is the root of all evil. Both
fathers influenced their sons and it was
hard to know which father to follow
because they both said such different
things. One said, I cant afford it,
the other insisted on saying How
can I afford it? One is a statement,
one a question; one lets you off the
hook, and one makes you think.
Exercising your brain makes it
stronger. The stronger it is, the more
money it makes. One of the reasons
the rich get richer, the poor get
poorer, and the middle class stays
middle class is because the subject of
money is taught at home and not in
school. What can a poor parent tell
their child about money? Sadly, bad
philosophies is all they know and is
why they are where they are. Money is
not taught in school. Schools equal
scholastic, not finance. This explains
how most bankers and accountants, who
are so smart, struggle financially all
their life. Behind that saying, I cant
become wealthy . . . is mental
laziness. Proper physical exercise
enhances health. Proper mental
exercise increases wealth. Laziness
decreases both health and wealthif
youre lazy physically, then youre
lazy mentally. Either you work for
money, or money works for you. Just
hearing that shifted my perspective, as
I want it to shift yours. If you havent
read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad, its
a must-read.
Some jobs are great, and
perfect for the person doing it. Some
people have their dream jobs, and Im
not downplaying jobs. I am saying you
were put on this earth to express
your creative genius, play to your
strengths, and to do big things. There
are certain jobs that will not permit
you to create a six-figure income, and
I want to create proper expectations
before you take any further action.
Here are a couple questions you must
ask yourself to make sure youre in a
position to create your first 6, and
eventually, 7 figure income. I realized
I couldnt get to a 6 figure income
doing more of what got me five figures.

Are there people in your same

field or position currently making
a 6 figure income? How long have
they been there?
Do you have the capability to do it
faster?

Is your income capped, or you do

you have the capability to make as
much as youd like?

If youre currently in a position

you hate, in a position that doesnt
p l a y to yo ur talents and gi fts, and
youre trying to figure out whats next
for you, this book will help. Let me ask
you a couple questions first.

How serious are you about

building your dreams?
How serious are you about living
an exceptional lifestyle?
How serious are you about
creating your first six figure
income?

I want you to pull out your

calendar, and fast forward 6 months
from now and mark that as the day
youll leave your current position. I
talk to people all the time who have
tentative plans to leave their
corporate job or the job they dont
enjoy. I ask them the date they are
leaving and they say they have no
idea. The date makes it real. Six
months is enough time to craft the
perfect plan, develop the skills you
need to start your journey towards
real success, and gain clarity towards
your next venture. Im here for you,
and have helped many people leave
their jobs, and create or design their
dream opportunity. There is only one
real success, to be able to live your life
your way on your terms. I'm not saying
it will be easy, i'm saying it's worth it.
Embrace those tough times, because
that's when your real hunger for
success is developed.
CHAPTER
1

THE HIDDEN
OPPORTUNITY

When we are no longer able to

change the situation, we are challenged
to change ourselves.
Victor
Frankl

Your life is formed by the

perspectives and philosophies you
adopt, and changing your perspective
can create an immediate shift in your
life and business. Have you ever
thought about what experiences have
shaped the direction of your life?
Doing so can change the game for you,
as it did for me. I hope to strengthen
your perspective on what it really
takes to succeed in this new
economy. Dont be fooled. The rules
youve been taught dont apply
anymore. Everything has changed, and
its adapt or die in this new economy.
I want you to learn from my toughest
failures, and my greatest successes.
Most people havent put much thought
into w h y they arent suceeding at a
higher level, or the real reasons they
are where they are.
One of the greatest philosophies
Ive learned, which has had an
immense impact on my results, was
from business philosopher, Jim Rohn.
This principle goes against the mold
of what schools teach, how most are
raised and brought up, and what media
portrays to society. If you understand
this powerful philosophy and
implement it into your life, you will
develop a substantial advantage over
those who dont. If this is your first
time hearing this philosophy, then I
assure you this will forever change
your perspective on success, as it did
mine.
Jim Rohn stated in one of his early
seminars

You get paid for bringing

value to the marketplace,
and if youre not very
valuable you dont make
much money.

This was an eye-opener for me

because I realized I wasnt doing much
to become more valuable, and I wasnt
making money either. People tend to
complain about the economy, their job,
the government, their lack of income,
but arent doing much to improve their
value or skills. The harsh reality we
all must understand is that you will
always be paid exactly what you are
worth, or expect you are worth. If
somebody is making minimum wage,
that is the value theyre bringing to the
market place. Why would somebody
make $500 an hour, and somebody else
make $15 an hour? Its quite simple;
one has become more valuable to the
marketplace than the other. If youre
not very valuable to the marketplace
you dont get much money. The
quicker you understand this, the quicker
you can advance in this fast paced and
evolving economy.
Here is the Major Problem
Time on a job or years at a
specific occupation does not increase
the inherent value of that job being
done. In most cases, after the first few
years, it doesnt increase the value of
the employees either. You often hear
people say I have 20 years of
experience, I should get paid more,
but in actuality, that person has 1
year of experience repeated 20 times.
If theyre not sharpening their skills,
learning better tools, or constantly
trying to better themselves, they arent
becoming more valuable. Why should
they expect more money? Age doesnt
guarantee a higher income, value does.
People dont get more valuable
hanging around for years; age isnt
value. You see, most people want
more money, but arent willing to do
anything that delivers more value to
that business or their customers. Jim
Rohn says:

Dont bring your needs to the

marketplace, bring your skills.

What he was telling us is that we

get paid for the value that
we bring to other peoples lives, not
what we want or think we need.
Success doesnt respond to want or
need, it responds to deserve.
Skills are valuable, needs are
not. You might have a desperate need
for money to pay for medical bills to
help cure a sick child; but as
desperate as that child might be, and
as sincere as your desire to help
might be, what you want doesnt add
any value to YOU personally, and
doesnt offer any value to the
marketplace, so the marketplace is
unlikely to reward you with the money
that you need. Jim Rohn also states, If
you dont feel well, tell your doctor,
but not the marketplace. The
marketplace is only interested in
what you can do that is of value. The
fact that you dont feel well is nothing
more than a lame excuse. The
marketplace is not interested in excuses
it just wants results and real value
from you. Hes telling us not to ask
for anything without offering
something in return. What does the
marketplace want? Value for money.
Ive helped many young entrepreneurs
create their first 6 figure income.
Ive personally helped 19-year-olds
make over $15,000 in two weeks,
and I've been mentored by somebody
who made their first million by age
21. Ive also met numerous people
who complain they arent making
enough money. They both had the same
opportunity, yet some thrive and some
dont. Why? Different perspectives.
The Secret

Learn to work harder on

yourself than you do on your job. If
you work hard on your job you can
make a living, but if you work hard
on
yourself youll make a
fortune.
Jim Rohn

When I heard this, a lightbulb

went off in my head. The
earlier you realize and adopt this
powerful philosophy, the sooner youll
become successful. You dont need to
go to work on the economy, you dont
need to change your company, the
government, your boss, or your
circumstances. You need to go to work
on yourself. If you change, everything
will change for you. You may change
companies, you might change tactics,
strategies or mentors but YOU are
always the constant, and you will still
be there. Strive to become a better
person, and, instead of comparing
yourself to others, differentiate. The
goal is to be slightly better than who
you were the day before. The only
person you should try to be better than
is the person you were yesterday.
The Value Of Time

Time is more valuable

than money. You can
always get more
money, but you can
never get more time.

Is it possible to become twice as

valuable to the marketplace, and make
twice as much money in the same
amount of time? Of course it is.
There is nothing more valuable than
time invested wisely and intentionally.
You can sow your time and get
anything you want. You can sow your
time and increase your circle of
influence, make more money, or
increase your health. Nothing is more
priceless than time, so never waste this
precious gift. It takes time to bring
value to the marketplace, but we get
paid for the value, not the time. So its
what you do with your time that really
matters. Ive never met a rich man
who didnt value his time, and Ive
never met a poor man who did. Learn
to see the value of time because, with
time, anything can be accomplished. I
often laugh at those who hate on
successful people when they have the
same 24 hours in a day and the same
opportunities.
If you want to take your business
or income to the next level, you need
to make growth a part of your daily
agenda. Do something that increases
the value you bring to your business,
your work, your clients or customers.
Its not very complicated to change
your current income level. You simply
need to offer more value to the
marketplace.
So how do you bring value to
the marketplace? By becoming better
at everything you do. I often tell my
sales force their goal should be to
become irreplaceable, and to become
so good at what they do that people
cant ignore them. If you consistently
build your character, skills, and value
to others, you will quickly advance in
the game of economics.

Here are places where you will

reliably find opportunities to increase
your value and stand out against your
competition.
Expertise: Study your industry, learn
from your competitors.
Productivity: What and how much you
get done.
Efficiency: How you get done what
you get done.
Multiplication: Getting things done
by means other than manual labor.
Influence: What yo u can persuade
others to get done.
Celebrity Status: How well you are
known by your target audience.
Reputation: What others know and
think about you.
Vision: What you see that others dont.
Personality: How you treat others and
how well you connect. Attitude: Your
attitude towards yourself and towards
others. Awareness: Knowing your
strengths and what youre the best at.
Masterminding: Surrounding yourself
with those you can learn from.

There are no limits to your

success as an entrepreneur when you
commit to growing and becoming
more valuable. You are always in
control of your economy regardless
of your outside circumstances. In
order to make room for your gifts,
you must follow the steps outlined in
this book, which will enable you to
work on your skills, develop new
disciplines, and thoroughly
increase your value.
CHAPTER
2

MASTERY VS.
INFORMATION
OVERLOAD
Amateurs practice
until they get it
right; professionals
practice until they
cant get it wrong.

Unknown

There is more content online than

ever before, and there is a wave
sweeping our society, especially
millennials, of overwhelm and
information overload. There are
videos, books, seminars, training
programs, and advice coming from
every direction on thousands of
different topics. The overload of
information is making it extremely
challenging to master anything, and
when youre overwhelmed you seek
out distractions. The mastery concept
helped me early in my career and was
a huge part of my first 6-figure
income. I call it the Mastery vs.
Overload Principle.
Yes, to build wealth you first
must build a wealth of knowledge.
You need new information, new
wisdom, and new ideas to take your
business to a new level, but the
power lies in how fast you can
implement the right information into
your daily routines. The right
information is only part of the
equation. The real power lies in
implementation.
Mastery is one of the highest
forms of performance and success.
The only way to become successful is
to master the fundamentals, but the
fundamentals you adopt must be
congruent to your end results and
goals. Most people have so much
information - they read books, they go
to conferences and seminars, they
watch all the free videos online - but
they arent intentional, so they get
overwhelmed and become paralyzed.
The immature learner wants to get as
much information as he can as fast as
he can, but youll usually find him
broke, stressed, and lacking real
clarity. The mature learner is very
deliberate with what he studies and
what he puts to mind. Achievers focus
on listening to something until theyve
adopted it into their daily agenda and
have experienced increased results.
Once theyve seen progress, they
move on to the next skill.
Wanting to learn more when you
havent mastered the current
information is a huge reason most stay
broke and stressed. Mastering new
skills is not optional in todays
business environment and changing
economy. In our fast-moving,
competitive world, being able to
learn new skills is crucial for
success and achievement. Its not
enough to be smartyou need to
always be getting smarter, and if
youre not growing forward, youre
falling behind. Its more about focus
than intelligence. I know a lot of
brilliant people who havent
accomplished anything or used their
knowledge at all. I also know
numerous millionaires who arent that
intelligent, but have tremendous work
ethic and hustle! Knowledge is not
power. Its what you do with what
you know that leads to mastery.
Action is the only thing that will
ultimately determine your success.
Unapplied knowledge is useless. The
only way to hit those big goals you
dream about is to grow into them, and
make sure youre intentional in all you
do. Mastery is a new form of learning
and I challenge you to adopt it into your
current lifestyle. Here are a couple of
keys in getting started:
Start Small: Self-improvement
can feel overwhelming. Realize you
cant take on everything. If you do,
youll never accomplish anything.
Instead, choose one or two skills to
focus on at a time, and break that skill
or skills down into manageable goals.
Throughout this book, I ask questions
and give you action steps to take. First,
you will define your goals and
priorities so you have
clarity on what youre aiming to achieve.

If you have more than three

priorities, you dont have any.
Jim
Collins

Reflect Along The Way: To

move from experimentation to mastery,
you need to reflect on what youre
learning. Otherwise the new skill wont
stick, and youll fall back into
overload. Reflecting on and talking
about your progress helps you get
valuable feedback, keeps you
accountable, and cements the change. I
often hear people talking about how
many books theyve read and bragging
about their goal of 50 books this year.
I respect their desire to grow, but Id
rather master 3-5 books that are
congruent and in alignment with my
goals than read 50 I cant apply to my
business or life.
Challenge Yourself to Teach it
to Others: One of the quickest ways
to learn something new and to practice
it is to teach others how to do it.
Share what you learn with your team,
your managers, your co-workers, or
even your customers. When reading a
new book, I dont move on to the next
chapter until I feel I could teach the
chapter I just read. Most people forget
what the yv e read an hour after
theyve read it and it doesnt help
them advance towards the goals
theyve defined. Whats the point of
reading if it doesnt sharpen your
perspective, improve your results, or
help your legacy?
Be patient: Too often, we
approach a new skill with the
attitude that we should nail it right out
of the gate. The reality is that it takes
much longer. Its not going to happen
overnight. It usually takes six months
or more to develop a new skill, and it
may take longer for others to see and
appreciate it. People around you will
only notice 10% of every 100% change
you make.
From this point on, I want you
be more intentional with what you
study, read, or listen to. Make sure
its congruent with your weekly,
monthly, and yearly goals. Ill explain
in a later chapter how to take full
advantage of this philosophy. The
simple act of being more intentional
with what you study can set you apart
from those around you, and
successful people are always looking
for w a ys to differentiate themselves.
Sadly, most people will operate on
information overload instead of
mastery, and continue to be
overwhelmed. Or even worse, they
learn just enough to get by and stop
learning. Apple said it bluntly...

"We shouldn't be criticized for

using Chinese workers, the
U.S. has stopped producing
people with the skills we
need.

Ouch! When I say develop

yourself, grow, and improve your skills,
I dont mean traditional schooling.
School sometimes distracts you from
the things that actually matter in
advancing your career and life. Weird,
but true. Take self-made billionaire
Warren Buffets advice:

The best education

you can get is
investing in yourself,
and that doesnt mean
college or university.

Your education doesn't end at

graduation, it begins. The sooner you
realize that all the skills you need to
learn to succeed will occur after you
leave the confines of educational
institutions, the sooner you will
succeed. Let others overload
themselves with information while you
commit to mastery.
CHAPTER
3

MONEY MATTERS

Money isnt everything , but its right

up there with oxygen.

Zig Ziglar

Now that youve learned the

power of mastery versus overload, I
want to get into one of the most
important topics you can master.
Money. Its a topic rarely discussed,
and one of the ma i n reasons most
people dont have enough. Whats
enough? Well, thats up to you. Have
you ever noticed that it's usually
those who claim they don't care
about money who are broke? I
personally know what its like to have
nothing, to stress about paying my next
bill, and to feel hopeless. I also know
what its like to thrive, and Ive been
fortunate in creating some great
income as well. The topic of wealth,
income, and money making in general
is often discussed or viewed in a
negative light. Im sure there will be
people who will not approve of the
title of this book, because it talks
about making money. Why not get
wealthy? Why not become a
millionaire? Why not focus on making
as much money as you can? I did an
experiment not too long ago, and I tried
living life with no money. I also lived
with a lot of it. I found out having
money w a s a lot more enjoyable,
fulfilling, exciting, and gave me more
choices. It also helped me expand my
reach and spread my message to a
bigger audience. As my friend Grant
Cardone says Poor doesnt make
any sense. Eliminate any and all
ideas that being poor is somehow
OK. As Bill Gates said, "If youre
born poor, its not your mistake.
But if you die poor, it is your
mistake."

Have you ever heard anybody say

any of these?

Money is the root of all evil.

Rich people are greedy.
Money wont make you happy.
You dont w a nt to be one of
those people.

All these phrases are usually

said by those who lack financial
freedom and intelligence. Our society
is afraid of being labeled as greedy or
money hungry, but what must be
understood is that money is a crucial
part of freedom. Now, I will tell you
money is an excellent servant, but a
terrible master. If youre only driven
by money, it makes it difficult to build
a lifestyle and live life on your terms.
So you must do both, make money and
live life on your terms, which is what
Im here to teach you.
Its so easy to get caught up in
the day to day grind, and to forget
about the vision of abundance and
prosperity. How can we focus on
building wealth when were barely
getting by? How can we focus on
financial freedom when were two
paychecks away from going broke?
Sadly, these are common questions in
todays society. If you want to break
free of mediocrity, you must change
your perspective on wealth and
understand what it really takes to
create wealth. Im not just talking
action and habits here. Im talking
more about the mindset critical for your
success. This book will give you all
the answers you need and hopefully
inspire you to change your habits and
perspective of whats truly possible
for you, your family, and the legacy
youre leaving behind.
Thomas Stanley has been
studying wealth for years and has
done numerous studies and research.
He discovered that there are only four
groups of people:
3% Are Wealthy Those are
people with $2 million in investable
assets. Some people are house rich, but
cash poor. This refers to people who
have $2 million to invest.
27% Are Financially
Comfortable To me, you own a
reasonably successful business or
youve got a very stable job. You either
own your home outright or have a
very manageable mortgage. You could
go out and buy a new car without
needing a loan. You could afford to
take a year off from work to pursue a
dream and not return mired in debt. If
youre half of a couple, you could live
well enough if either of yo u stopped
working.
55% Are Living Paycheck to
Paycheck This classification is
fairly easy to attain. Just spend
more than you make. Most people
are putting a lot of their expenses on
their credit cards. Most spend all of
their money on things that have
nothing to do with their future.
Thats why they will NEVER
advance. I would define this as
anyone who couldnt skip more than
two paychecks without sinking further
into debt. Theyre probably debt-
slaves as it is, or maybe their
expenses are high because they have a
lot of kids, an expensive medical
condition, or just graduated college
themselves. You most likely will not
find this group investing in themselves.
15% Are Further In Debtors
They dont just live paycheck to
paycheck. They go further in debt
monthly. 70% of the population are
either living paycheck to paycheck or
getting further in debt every month.
My goal is to help you reach that
top 30%, and the younger you
understand how to get there, the sooner
youll get there. You must first realize
its not the money that will solve your
problems. If people think money
solves problems, I am afraid those
people will have a rough ride.
Intelligence solves problems and
produces money. Personal growth
solves problems. Money without
financial intelligence is money soon
gone.
I want to deal in reality and I
want to create proper expectations for
you. If youre working at an hourly
job making $10 per hour, it would take
you working 29 hours a day 365 days a
year to create a 6-figure income. Thats
obviously not possible. If youre
working for $20 per hour, you would
still have to work 14.5 hrs a day for
365 days to create your first 6-figure
income. You would have to make
$48.00 per hour and work 40 hours a
week with no vacation time. I dont
know a single person who wants that,
and I challenge you to expect more from
yourself than anybody else expects of
you.
This book is for those who have
the entrepreneur mindset, aspire to
become an entrepreneur, or just want to
create an amazing lifestyle. I define an
entrepreneur as somebody who controls
their income and makes money through
their intelligence, relationships, ideas,
and implementation. Entrepreneurs dont
want to play it safe. Entrepreneurs
take risks. Entrepreneurs include sales
professionals, network marketers,
business owners, l e a de r s , speakers,
authors, coaches, and those working for
themselves. Can you work 9-5 and
become an entrepreneur on the side?
Absolutely. I believe everybody should
experience entrepreneurship at some
point in their life.
You need four things to build a
great future and fully enjoy what you
do. Youll know if youre in the right
spot if your business meets this
criteria. If it doesnt, its your
responsibility to create your ideal
lifestyle, nobody else's. I can assure
you that lifestyle, legacy, and loving
what you do are more important than
income, but it takes income to make
that happen. Here are the 4 Ws to
Lifestyle Satisfaction created by
Michael Masterson, best-selling author
and successful entrepreneur:

The 4 Ws to Lifestyle
Satisfaction:

What do you do? Whats the

possibility and upside? Is the
opportunity endless? Is it something
you enjoy doing? Does it really inspire
and help people? Are you in 100%
control of your schedule, income, and
advancement? Most people say they
love what they do, but deep down,
if they could do anything they
wanted, they would do something else.
Please don't settle. If you REALLY
love what you do, youll never work a
day in your life.
Who do you do it with?
Who is leading you? Are they
inspiring, and do they challenge you?
The times Ive thrived the most were
because of the mentors and leaders
guiding me. They lived the lifestyle I
wanted, they had the amazing
relationships I wanted, and they
practiced what they preached. Do you
love and appreciate those you
associate with daily? Most people
hate what they do, hate their boss, and
hate their co-workers. Life is too short
to have toxic people around you.
When you do it, and when you
dont? Do you have flexibility?
Can you design your business to fit
around your lifestyle. Ultimately, you
are in control of your own future and
can take it as big and as far as you
want to grow. You need the real
passion to pull your potential out. Are
you up before your alarm because
youre so excited to take on your day
or do you sleep in dreading getting
up? Gary Vaynerchuk told me if you
hate what you do, even a small
percentage, its time for a change.
Where do you work? Can
you work from home or while youre
traveling? Can you move if youre
tired of where you are living? Do
you have an inspiring environment
that sparks your creativity and genius?
This is why becoming a lifestyle
entrepreneur is becoming the American
dream.
I am confidently guessing you
have goals to increase your income.
Maybe you're sick of making the same
income or you cant stand the feeling of
struggling financially. I can relate.
What is the difference between those
who are thriving and those who
arent? Well, we all have the same
twenty-four hours in a day, so they must
be doing something different with
their time, right? They must have a
better perspective about money and
how its earned. If you are not
satisfied with your income, let me
give you some straight-forward
tactical tips that can be used right away.
Stop doing what youre doing:
The first thing you must do if you are
dissatisfied is stop doing what youve
been doing, because thats what
created your current reality. Weve all
heard the famous quote by Albert
Einstein, Insanity is doing the same
thing over and over and expecting a
different result. Whats great about
life and opportunity is the chance to
completely change the story and
direction overnight. Regardless of
your past decisions, youre always
one decision away from making the
right one.
Dont let money define you:
Your self-worth has nothing to do
with your finances. Whether you have
a negative bank account or $10
million, your confidence should never
waiver. If anything, your confidence
should increase when you are
stressed, and this stress should
motivate you to NEVER feel that way
again. Being wealthy is a state of
mind, but so is being broke. Who you
are defines you, not what you possess.
(More about confidence in Chapter 7).
Start prioritizing your profits:
When you set up your weekly
schedule, make sure you start with
income producing activities. Twenty
percent of your activities account for
80% of your income. Figure out what
those critical-inch activities are, and
do more of them. Really think about
the top two or three things you need
to do to create more income. Now
put those in your schedule consistently
so you assure you are creating income.
Constantly ask yourself if what
youre doing is profitable, and focus
on doing what you should versus what
you feel. Also, remember, impact
drives income.
Start placing a higher value on
your time: Time is more valuable than
money. You can always get more money,
but you can never get more time. Is it
possible to become twice as valuable,
and make twice as much money in
the same amount of time? Of course
it is. There is nothing more valuable
than time invested wisely. We all have
the same 24 hours. Its what you do
with them that determines everything.
Its okay to say NO: This word
can change your life. Is it possible
youre over-extending yourself and
committing to too many things? Start
saying no to everything that doesn't
create income for you until you get
your income to a place that makes
you feel confident and secure . Make a
commitment to yourself that you will
focus on income producing activities
versus tension relieving activities.
Steve Jobs even said, Its what Apple
said NO to that ultimately made them
successful.
Proximity is power: Most
broke people hang with other broke
people and they usually stay broke.
Start elevating your peer group, and
reaching out to those playing the
game of life at a higher level than
you. Their belief systems, their ways
of being, and their attitudes are
contagious.
Lower your excuses: As the
excuses go up, the bank account goes
down. Its a proven fact that the best
excuse makers, or what I call,
validators, have the smallest bank
accounts. Invest the energy and time
you spend on creative excuses
thinking of actual solutions that move
your life forward. Excuses are a
disease and those who continue making
them will continue to have money
issues.
Shift your focus from victim to
leader: Stop blaming the economy,
stop blaming your past, stop blaming
your boss or company, and stop
thinking the world is out to get you.
Charge
more for your services, switch jobs, or
become more valuable.

My good friend Hal Elrod says,

The moment you take

responsibility for
everything in your life, is
the moment you can change
anything in your life.
The difference between ordinary
income and extraordinary income is
fast implementation. How quick will
you get on your grind to start
increasing your income? I assure you if
you take this book seriously and want
it bad enough, you will create an
income explosion over the next couple
of months. I want you to realize that
your bank account isnt who you are;
its who you were before
you made the decision to change it.
CHAPTER
4

THE 6 STEPS TO 6
FIGURES

Success rewards implementation, not

knowledge

Lets talk about how this 6

Months to 6 Figure Blueprint all came
about. My first entrepreneurial venture
started at the age of 15 when I was
introduced to eBay. Now, I didnt meet
real challenge until age 20, mainly
because I wasnt going after anything
challenging or worthwhile. I got a job
with a direct sales company, and
became an independent sales
representative. I was in charge of
creating my own schedule, my own
customer base, and most importantly,
my own motivation. Its what I wanted
and it gave me complete autonomy! I
soon realized creating my own schedule
and motivating myself consistently
was harder than I originally thought.
I really had to dedicate myself to
consistent improvement, which I
wasnt use to. What drew me to the
opportunity was seeing 24-25 year
olds who owned multiple homes and
loved what they did. I wanted the same
thing and knew this was the w ay to a
great life, a life different from most.
I worked my way up to District
Manager within nine months of joining
the company, which was one of the
quickest in the companys sixty year
history. This meant I was now in
charge of building my own sales
organization and I could build it as big
as I wanted. I underestimated the
challenges of being an entrepreneur,
and was quickly humbled. I realized
leading and motivating others was a lot
harder than motivating myself. Within a
couple months, I was ready to throw in
the towel and started thinking, Maybe
this entrepreneur thing isnt for me. I
became depressed, miserable, and saw
the money I saved disappear. The
feeling of losing control over my
future, letting people down, and not
knowing how I was going to pay for
my next meal was enough for me to
make a change. I have a vivid memory
of me sitting on my bed in my one-
bedroom apartment, wondering what I
did wrong, and why I was where I
was?

I really only had two options:

Option Number 1: Abandon
entrepreneurship.
Give up on the dreams, goals
and ambitions I had set for myself. I
could settle for an average job, but I
realized if I quit, I would become
accustomed to quitting and it would
be easier to quit the next time
something got hard.

Option Number 2: Figure it out

and make it work.
I made the decision that
ultimately changed my life. To never
give up and figure this entrepreneur
thing out. That hunger drove me to
immerse myself in personal
development, business, and
achievement. I decided to keep
working at it and make it work. I
didnt want a boss and didnt want to
be like the 71% who were disengaged
at work, or the 69% who still have
financial issues when theyre sixty-
five. I heard a quote that changed my
life, and Im grateful for Joe Geneza
for sharing this with me:

If you want to become a

millionaire, talk to billionaires,
youll get there quicker.

I decided to ignore everybody

around me who didnt have the results
I was trying to achieve, and only study
the best in the industry. I realized a
smart person learns from their
mistakes, as all successful people do,
but those who operate at a world class
level learn from other peoples
mistakes so they can shorten their
learning curve by learning from them
and not wasting as much time making
the same ones.
You never know how strong you
are until being strong is the only option
you have. I want to share my journey
with you to prevent you from making
the same mistakes Ive made. When I
began, I would have killed to have a
blueprint like this, and would have
avoided so much pain and struggle. Ive
put everything into a simple framework
that I know will shift your perspective
and guide you towards an amazing
future. I want to share with you the
exact tools and strategies I used and
continue to use to create top notch
results. These are transferable to any
industry, regardless of your
experience. Lets dive into these six
core principles. Ive made this book
interactive for you and created
exercises for each chapter. One of
our biggest motivations as humans is
the need for progress, and as Tony
Robbins says,
Progress is the ultimate
motivation.

Take your time with these

chapters, and focus on mastery and
implementation. More importantly, take
consistent action and complete the
exercises with focus and intention.

Here are the 6 Musts to Your First (or

Next) 6 Figures:
1. Absolute Clarity
2. Increasing Your
Confidence Account
3. Shifting Your Circle of
Influence
4. Consistent Energy and
Motivation (Inner Drive)
5. Creating Intentional
Result Rituals
6.Continually Focusing on
Growth and Learning

Reflecting back to the lowest

points in my life, I realized I wasnt
taking full responsibility for
anything. I was playing the victim
role, blaming the economy, my
company, lack of resources, and my
location. My focus was very jaded,
and thats why I was where I was. I
needed to change myself, my attitude,
my perspective, and my intentions.
The moment I got clear on that, my
life shifted from complexity to
simplicity. Clarity is the ultimate
power, and if you want results youve
never gotten before, you need to get
crystal clear on what you want and
who you are. With clarity comes
motivation, but its only when you
take full responsibility for your
current reality can you change it. This
was the start. Something Ive
learned from leadership expert
Robin Sharma is to adopt
minimalism. Minimalism is a great
way to run your business, and a great
way to run your life. Get rid of the
messes and noise.
Obsession is the hallmark of
genius: Dont try to be great at fifty
things. Be obsessed about the few
things that can really move your life
and business forward.
An interesting thing happens
when you start to gain clarity; your
Confidence follows. If you dont have
confidence, you will always find a
way to lose. Everything you
accomplish is based on the
confidence you have in yourself and
your ability to make it happen. The
bigger the goals, the bigger the
challenges. You must realize the
moment you go after your biggest
goals, obstacles will show up. They
are there to test your character and
faith, and to see if you are serious
about your goals. The person with
the most confidence always wins.
These days, the only security you have
is
the confidence in yourself and your
ability to make things happen.

As John Maxwell said,

"Its not what you do when

youre on top that makes you a great
leader, its what you do when you are
on the bottom that determines your
leadership ability.

I then re-evaluated my Circle

of Influence, because I learned that
who you associate with plays a crucial
roll in who you become. I didnt want
to be like the people I was around. I
started reaching out to those who had
the success I strived for. Such a
simple concept, but what a difference
it made on my performance and
business. Theres no faster way to
advance into the top 5% of your
industry than this. Yet, most people
dont do it. I challenge you to spend
time with those people because youll
become a lot like the people you spend
the most time with. Their belief
systems, their ways of being, and
their attitudes are contagious. Once I
elevated my peer group, my standards
and results followed.
I saw other entrepreneurs get
pumped about new goals and
achievements, and they would charge
out of the gate with excitement, but
they never stayed consistent. I
made a commitment to consistency
and that gave me a competitive edge.
Lack of consistency is the subtle, but
great stealer of dreams and desires.
You must consistently improve your
mindset, emotional intelligence,
perspective, philosophy on how
success is achieved, and how you
view yourself. Not just when you
feel like it, but consistently. This will
bring the most powerful force in
business, momentum, to your side.
Once I saw progress and felt my
mind growing, I started feeling more
Consistent Energy and Motivation.
There is nothing that brings you
energy and confidence like
progressing towards your goals.
When youre consistent long
enough, you start figuring out what
works and what doesnt, and patterns
start to arise. Once I learned where
my results were coming from, I
Created Result Rituals that moved
my business forward. Action was the
only thing that ultimately got me out
of the rut I was in, but being
strategic and intentional was key. I had
been working 60 - 80 hours a week,
but nothing seemed to change until I
figured out the result rituals that
moved my business forward. Then I
organized my schedule around those
actions and priorities.
How do you continue to reach
new heights in your life and business?
Continual Growth and Learning, and
becoming the best at what you do. This
is one of the main reasons 95% of
people arent performing at a higher
level. Once they reach a certain level,
they stop growing. My learning didnt
stop when I became successful. In fact,
thats when my learning really started.
Before I go into detail on the six
tactics, I want to share the most
dangerous words in regards to learning
and success with you. They are the
words, I already know that, or,
Yeah, Ive heard that. Those words
have killed so many business goals,
dreams, and income opportunities.
The questions you need to ask are:

Am I doing that? Then -

Have I mastered it?
Does my waistline prove I
have mastered that?
Does my wallet prove that I
have mastered that?
Does my business success currently
prove I have mastered that?
Do my relationships prove I have
mastered that?
Does my daily attitude and perspective
prove I have mastered all of these
principles?

If the answer to any of these is

no, then you have areas to improve
and master. Once you become aware
of what areas you want to master, you
can then create an action plan that you
actually do something with. Now the
results can become transformational
and lasting.
CHAPTER
5

GO AGAINST THE GRAIN

There is NOBODY like you, and

once you realize that your entire
future changes.

Before I deep dive into the core

lessons, I want to remind you how
unique and different you are. In a
society where everyone is trying to fit
in, I challenge you to embrace being
different and stand out. The story of
the human race is the story of men
and women selling themselves short.
Im not being negative; Im observing
the reality. The average person settles
for far less than he or she is truly
capable of becoming. The truth is,
were all extraordinary. We came into
this world with more talents and
abilities than we could ever use, but our
potential is only pulled out when were
focused on our strengths, and when we
stay true to who we really are. The
most successful people our world has
ever seen have built legacies staying
true to themselves. Jody Williams,
Nobel Peace Prize Winner, was asked
what her key to success was and her
answer was simply, Stay true to
yourself.
See? Simple, but powerful. How
do you stay true to yourself when
youre surrounded by friends and/or
family members who have an opinion
on EVERYTHING you do, who
constantly offer their opinion, whether
you asked for it or not, and who seem
to imply they know better? Its not
easy! However, if youre going to lead
the life YOU really want, youre
bound to run into a few people who
just wont (or cant) understand where
youre coming from. Im a firm
believer in mirroring the successful
and doing what already works. One of
the many reasons our society is
struggling is people are taking advice
from those who dont practice what
they preach. We learn so much from
what we hear so be a selective listener.
One of my mentors, Isaac Tolpin, taught
me this when I was 23 years old:
Take very few
opinions.

That advice has served me

extremely well. Start listening to
voices of value, and to those who
have the experience, ideas, and the
reputation youre striving to emulate.
Listen to people you would trade
places with, and listen to people
who have already experienced the
success youre aiming for. Have you
ever experienced or seen any of these
situations? They always rub me the
wrong way.
Broke people and those in debt
giving money advice
Those overweight giving health
advice
Those who hate what they do giving
career or business advice
Divorced people giving marriage
advice (Might work if they tell you
what not to do)
Coaches who havent actually
gotten results giving advice on
how to get results
Parents promoting what they
learned 30 years ago, and not
adapting to the new economy
Business professors telling students
to go into debt as the first step to
building a business
Ive grown up trying to fit in
because I thought thats what we were
supposed to do. You get reprimanded
and disciplined if you speak up, act
out, or try to be different in school.
Well, in entrepreneurship and
business, its a great way to separate
yourself from the herd. When I say go
against the grain, I mean stand out
versus fit in, and, instead of
comparing yourself to others,
differentiate yourself from others. Earl
Nightingale was one of the first
business philosophers of our time and
he said something that Ill never forget:

If you really want success,

and you dont have any mentors or
guidance, you can get a head start by
looking at what everybody else is
doing and do the
opposite.

This is the foundation for how I

live my life, and it should be for you
too. It is strange advice for those not
familiar, but a real GAME
CHANGER. Its also a great strategy
for those who are serious about
improving their life, business, and
overall happiness. The more people
do something, the less valuable it is.
When I say I mirror the successful, I
mean I only mirror those with the
results and lifestyle I want. If you
want the normal life, with normal
income, normal problems, and
normal experiences, this book is not
for you. Lets deal in reality.

Most people over eat and eat based

on pleasure versus health
Most people dont have enough
energy to go after their dreams and
goals
Most people sleep in and have no
morning routine
Most people make excuses instead
of progress
Most people focus on the negative
vs. the positive
Most people spend more money than
they make
Most people talk about success vs.
take action
Most people go to college, go into
debt, and get an unrelated job
afterwards
Most people pray for weekends and
hate Mondays
Most people sell themselves short
Most people associate with people
who let them off the hook versus
hold them accountable

DONT BE LIKE MOST

PEOPLE. I know deep down no one
wants to be typical or average, and
everyone wants to be special and
different. Heres the problem: we all do
the same things over and over. The
majority of us live like one another and
then wonder why we continually fail to
achieve any real results or success in
our lives. We follow each others lead
and rarely break the mold. Your life
will become much more convenient
when you take this seriously. All the
greats in our society lived life to their
own choosing, not other peoples. One
way to be outstanding and become
more valuable is to do what others are
unwilling to do. Id rather go broke
building my dreams, than just get by
living somebody elses.
When I was at rock bottom and
felt like I had no way out, I realized
that most people would have quit,
which is the exact reason I didnt. I
often think, What would the majority
do? I then continue doing the opposite
because I dont want to end up like
the majority. Here is an insert from the
bestselling book, The Millionaire Fast
Lane, by MJ Demarco, that explains
normal perfectly:

Normal is waking at 6 a.m.,

fighting traffic, and working eight
hours. Normal is to slave at a job
Monday through Friday, save 10%,
and repeat for 50 years. Normal is
to buy everything on credit. Normal
is to believe the illusion that the
stock market will make you rich.
Normal is to
believe that a faster car and a bigger
house will make you happy. Youre
conditioned to accept normal based
on societys already corrupted
definition of wealth, and because of
it, normal itself is corrupted.
Normal is modern-day slavery. Dont
be normal.

Figure out what makes you

different and unique. How can
you differentiate yourself from
everybody else? I can assure you
there is something different about you,
but its your obligation and duty to find
it. One of the most important questions
you can ask in business is: Why
should someone do business with you
versus any and every other option
available to them, including doing
nothing? Its time to get serious about
who you are, where you want to go,
and understand that an amazing life is
available to you if you start thinking
and acting differently than most
people. Im guessing youre reading
this book because you want some or all
of the following:

Increased income
More freedom
New experiences
Richer lifestyle
Best way to raise your family
Grander view on life
Its one thing to say youre
different, but its another to think, act,
and actually live differently. Most
people are struggling. MBAs are
selling shoes during the day and
waiting tables at night. College grads
are pouring coffee and living at home
until theyre twenty-nine. Retirement
age has morphed from sixty-five to six
feet under, til death-does-employment-
part. Yet we have people who are
o n l y 19 in our Game Changers
Academy who love what they do and
are on track to retire by age thirty. Its
because they are doing things
differently, and have escaped the herd.
I'd strongly suggest you do the same.
CHAPTER
6

THE POWER OF
ABSOLUTE CLARITY

It's easy to make decisions once you

determine what your real values are.

Ok, lets get started on the first

must. Something thats evident in every
achiever, every millionaire, and
everybody living a world-class life is
clarity. Something happens when you
become clear on who you are and
what you want in life. The first step
for me was to get clear on what I
wanted, and why. You dont need all the
details, in fact youll rarely have them
at first. You just need to know what
you want, and come up with enough
reasons to spark some action. Action
is what creates real motivation, not the
other way around. For me, when I hit
rock bottom, I knew two things, and
thats all I needed in order to make a
change.

1. I hated being broke and never

wanted money problems ever again.
2. I knew I didnt want to settle for a
normal job or work for somebody else.

Sometimes you must realize

whats too hard for others is just right
for you. Your reasons might be
different, but I wouldnt read past this
chapter until you gain clarity on who
you are, what you want, and where
youre going. There are typically only
two things that motivate somebody:
pain or pleasure. I was in so much
pain, I decided to change and take
different action. I will give you ideas
and powerful questions to ask yourself
to assist you in figuring out what is
important to you. This is not going to be
a book you read, get excited about, and
then forget about two weeks later. I am
serious about YOU creating your first
(next) 6-figure income. Most people
dont know where theyre going, and if
you ask them what they want, they are
vague and not clear enough. With
fuzzy vision comes fuzzy motivation.
Have you ever wondered why youre
not always motivated or consistent?
Part of the reason is you arent clear
on why youre doing what youre
doing. If you dont know where you
are going, then I can guarantee youll
end up somewhere other than where
you want to be. One of our guest
speakers in our Academy is Brian
Tracy, and one of my favorite quotes
from him is:

A genius without a road map

will get lost in any country, but an
average person with a road map will
find their way to any destination.

In a world filled with so many

options, mindless distractions, evolving
technology, and information overload, it
can become extremely difficult to
gain clarity. Most people havent
come to grips with how important
clarity is and how big a role it plays
in their future. If it's unclear they are
worth more than $10.00 an hour, then
they will continue to work for $10.00
an hour. Clarity brings confidence
and confidence raises standards.

"The most important

thing you should protect
at all times is your
standards. Never let
them slip.
Im always asking myself if my
actions reflect the quality of the person
I want to be and can be. If the answer
is no, I ask how quickly I can adjust
and adapt my actions to make sure
theyre congruent with my vision.
Those who will see extraordinary
levels of success over the next couple
years understand that achieving things
where you are now, giving your best
now, helps the big picture of where
you will be in a year or two from
now. Clarity gives you power because
you are coming from a place of
certainty and confidence. You dont
need to know your exact vision, but
you have to be clear where you want
to go and who you want to become.
Once I committed to becoming a
better leader, things became more
motivating. The fears, challenges, and
tough days naturally became easier.
Once you become committed, your
excuses will naturally lessen, and your
capacity will extend naturally because
you are willing to go through more.
The first thing you must do is
shift from complexity to simplicity.
You must get clear on your masterpiece
and chip away at all the noise. Here
are some very powerful questions to
ask yourself before you move on.

What are the 3 best lessons life has

taught you thus far?
1.
2.
3.
What are you really good at? As my
good friend and extraordinary
entrepreneur Honoree Corder asks,
What is your area of genius? What
can you become the best at in the
world?

Heres an email you can send out to the

top ten people you spend the most time
with, or who know you the best to
figure this out. Edit as you see fit.

Hey_________,

Thanks in advance for taking this email

seriously. I genuinely appreciate your time
and I know how valuable it is. I am only
sending this email to the ten most influential
people in my life. The people I respect, who
raise my standards, and challenge my thinking.
I am reading a book about the concept of
maximizing my strengths, abilities, and
getting clear on what Im best at. I really
want to get outside perspectives on what
others feel I am good at. I am NOT doing this
at all for my ego or to fish for compliments,
but simply to see how I can best serve. I want
to know myself on a deeper level, and create
greater clarity for my future.

I'd really appreciate your feedback of what you

feel Im good at.

It includes my talents and abilities,

characteristics that describe me, what I'm
good at, how I do things, what you count on
me for, and any other distinguishing features
you see about who I am.
I would be grateful if y o u could respond
within the next 7 days if you're interested in
helping me. Thanks for your support and I
look forward to receiving your feedback!

Thanks again,
Peter

What do others say youre really good

at?

Each of us has the immense

potential to create amazing things in
life and find lasting happiness and
success, by living life on purpose. Yet,
most of us barely ever scratch the
surface of knowing who we truly are,
let alone seeing what we have the
potential to become. The purpose of
your life is to discover who you are.
To do this, you have to be willing to
give yourself some special attention.
You have to stop going "doing" and
"chasing" and start spending more
time really understanding who you are
and where your creative genius lies.
One of the most defining
choices you can make in your entire
life is deciding what kind of person
you will be on a daily basis. What
will you stand for? What values,
standards, and beliefs will you
demonstrate each day? How do you
want to live in three years, then five
years? Do you want to be in a position
where you dont have to worry about
finances? Do you want to provide for
your family? Do you want to take your
kids, friends, and family out to eat
whenever they want? Never miss a
loved ones basketball game or your
daughters recital? These are things
most people dont put a lot of thought
into until its too late.
Whats important to you? In
other words, what are your values?
Your values make you do the things that
are often not easy to do. You dont
want to live life based on somebody
else's values.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Examples:
Flexibility
Family
Adventure
Health
Income/Financial Freedom
Impact/Influence

What would you do if you had $10

million?

If you had to focus on just five

goals in the next six months, what
would they be? Or what five things
must happen in order for you to have
your best six months ever? Examples
could be become #1 in your office or
company, write your first book, save
$10,000, double your sales, become a
speaker, etc. These are called Your
Big 5.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What are your top 3 goals for the next 90
days? These must be
congruent with your big 5.
1.
2.
3.
Top 3 focuses for Month 1:
1.

2.

3.

Top 3 focuses for Month 2:

1.

2.
3.

Top 3 focuses for Month 3:

1.

2.

3.

Remember, nothing works unless

you do the work. The people who
follow the strategies in this book are
the ones who are going to get results,
who are going to build a big business,
and who are going to attract the most
reps, clients, and leaders to their
organization.
Now, thinking back on all the
goals Ive set for myself, my team, my
clients, and those I have helped, theres
been a common theme in all the goals
that were attained. One thing was
present in every single situation. The
person striving for their goal had strong
enough reasons to pull them through
any challenge by keeping focused on
the end result regardless of the
circumstances.
Reasons always come first,
results come second. Are you 100%
clear on why you are doing what you're
doing? If not, what can you do today to
gain more clarity?
I would strongly recommend
writing down your top twenty reasons,
and then crossing out the ones that
dont actually mean much, or dont
spark a fire inside you. You are
looking for the internal reasons, the
ones that wont let you sleep in
because they are so meaningful.
What are your top 10 most
compelling reasons to hit those goals
and start elevating your life?

1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Now pick the 5 reasons that mean the
most to you.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

You now know what your values

are and you have your Big 5 for the
next six months with your biggest
reasons why. This is your mission for
the next six months. You must look at
these daily, write them in your planner
and make them the background on your
phone. This will keep you on purpose
and remind you why you are working
so hard. You must have goals and
dreams to pull you through your
toughest challenges.
Only 5% of society have their
goals written on paper, and those 5%
make more than the other 95%
combined. When my goal was to
become the quickest manager in my
companys sixty-year history to achieve
$1 million in annual sales, I looked at
my goals daily and I was constantly
asking myself, am I thinking and acting
like a million dollar manager? Heres
the problem: people set all these big
goals and want to make big money,
but they arent thinking or acting like
the person they need to be to reach
those goals. Now when youre
reminded of your goals, you must ask
yourself often, am I thinking and
acting like the person I need to in
order to achieve those goals?
Let me demonstrate the power
of asking this question. In my first full
eight months as a manager in my
direct sales company, our team did
around $160,000. Two years later, we
did over $1 million in just four
months. Yes, I had more experience
and a bigger team, but the main thing
that changed was my thinking and
how I approached each day. I was
hoping to hit at least $400,000 i n my
first eight months, but I was thinking
and acting like a $160,000 manager. I
couldn't reach my $400,000 goal until I
started thinking and acting like a
$400,000 manager. Your results will
always be congruent with who you are,
how you think, and what you do on a
daily basis.
Now there might be some of
you who arent excited about what
youre doing right now. If what you are
doing now isnt what youre called to
do, or you see no chance of creating
your first 6- figure income there,
here is what you must do. Pull out
your calendar or planner and set a date
six months from now to quit your job.
Now you have something to look
forward to and you have six months
of preparation and strategizing to
figure out your next move! Dont talk
about doing it. Set an actual date and
make it real. Hoping things will
change isnt a strategy.

The Power of Reverse Engineering:

Gary Vaynerchuk engrained in
my head at an early age how powerful
reverse-engineering can be. He told me
most dont think ahead and focus on
exactly what they want. Truly
productive people know the final
result they are after and maintain
acute clarity on what they want. Armed
with this awareness, they reverse-
engineer this big goal into a series of
small and actionable steps that they
then put into a 1-2 page plan of
execution. This strategy works for
them, and it will work for you. Take
these questions seriously and focus on
the ideal end results you want to create.
Answer each question as if youve fast
forwarded 6 months and created your
ideal vision.

Whats your ideal 6 month outcome?

What does your business look like?

What does your team look like?

How involved are you in your business?

How much money are you making?

Monthly?
______________
Total Saved?
______________
What feelings are you experiencing?

If we were meeting six months from

now, what would have had to happen for
you to be completely satisfied with your
results and progress?

One of my goals with this book is to get

you to THINK, and part of the
reason I ask these questions is to
interrupt your normal thought patterns
and create new ones that are more
congruent with your biggest goals.
Gaining clarity is just the warm up. In
order to take advantage of the goals
youve identified, and create those
ideal outcomes, you must improve the
most important account youll ever
have.
CHAPTER
7

YOUR MOST IMPORTANT

ACCOUNT

Insecurities will destroy you, while

real confidence will take you to a level
very few attain.

Lets talk about the most

important account you will ever
manage. No, its not your bank account.
Its your confidence account. Everyone
has something inside of them called
their confidence account and everything
theyve accomplished up to this point
has been a result of that account. I
bet you can't name a visionary or
exceptional leader who lacks
confidence. So where does
confidence come from? It comes from
self-esteem and self-esteem comes
from doing the things you know you
should do when you know you should
do them whether you feel like it or not.
Scott Peck, author of The Road Less
Traveled, says:

"Until you value yourself,

you won't value your time.
Until you value your time,
you won't do anything
with it.

Confidence in yourself, in your

abilities, and in your decision making
pr o c e s s are crucial components for
achievement. How you respond to
challenges and what you believe is
possible is directly correlated to your
confidence account. In this new
economy there is NO job security
anymore. The only job security you
have is the confidence you have in
yourself. Its your ability to figure
things out and use your creative genius
to seek the answers to all the problems
life throws at you.
Most people are looking to
outside circumstances for the answers
and cant figure out why nothing is
changing. You must change from the
inside out and that starts with self-
confidence.
Once you come from a place of
confidence and develop the courage to
take action on your dreams, you start
to become more resourceful. The most
confident leaders maximize resources
and can come into the same
circumstances and see opportunities
where others see only problems. Here
are some of the common problems and
excuses facing young entrepreneurs,
students, professionals, and business
owners today:

I dont have enough time.

I dont have enough money.
I dont have enough
experience.
I didnt get enough training.
I don't have the right people.
My people arent motivated.
I dont have the right tools or
technology.
I dont have the right plan.
I dont like my boss.
I dont have the right resources.
I have personally seen these
excuses ruin businesses, relationships,
and bank accounts. The majority of
people will say they dont have the
resources. T h e resource belief
structure keeps most people from ever
leading, keeps them from earning 6
figures, and keeps them from
building a world-class life and
business. Leaders find a way to
maximize whatever resources they
have, as little as they may be, and
they dont believe in limited
resources. The ultimate resources are
the feelings and emotions that make
you resourceful. Tony Robbins says it
perfectly:

Resourcefulness the
ultimate resource.

What are the internal emotions

necessary in being more resourceful?

Confidence
Vision
Creativity
Courage
Determination
Commitment
Hunger
Ambition

These are the ultimate

resources. If you dont have the
money, but you are creative enough, can
you find the money? YES! With enough
determination and commitment, you
can make it work with few resources.
The ultimate key is internal emotions.

What if I told you there was

going to be child who will be born in
the south to a mom who is 14, and the
mom will leave her shortly after?
What is the future of that child? What
if I told you that child will be sexually
abused in her youth by family
members and friends of family? By
the time this child is 13, shes put into
detention with other delinquents.
Whats the future for this child? Most
people would say there is no future.
What if I told you she got pregnant
at 14 just like her mom, but worse,
her baby was stillborn? Whats the
future for that child? That child was
Oprah, one of the most resourceful
people on the planet, and a self-
made BILLIONAIRE. Oprah's a
leader who has maximized her
resources. Some emotion inside of her
would not let her stop or settle. Now
she calls all the shots.
The answers are everywhere the
internet, the library, seminars,
mentorship, and even local clubs or
peer groups. If you have a conversation
with anybody you consider successful,
youll discover they have confidence
above the norm - not just in themselves,
but in the people who surround them.
Heres the catch: they continue
displaying that confidence even when
nothing is going their way.
If you dont have confidence
you will always find a way to
lose.

Having unshakable confidence

will keep you level headed when
nothing is going your way. There is
nothing more powerful than self-
confidence in multiplying your income
by two, by three, b y five, and then by
ten.
Heres the scary part: Youre
either helping or hurting your
confidence at all times. There is no in-
between. So everything you do, every
choice you make, every person you
connect with, and every action you
take either gets you closer to your goals
or farther away. Society doesnt think
like this, and most people dont think
the small choices in the moment matter.
Theyre ALL that matter actually. Once
you gain clarity on your goals, who you
are, and why youre doing what youre
doing, your confidence instantly
increases. Thats why clarity is the first
must, and just by taking the action to
read this book, youre building your
confidence account. A lot of things can
help make your confidence account
stronger, and in turn, increase other
important accounts including income,
recognition, awards, happy
relationships, progress, personal
growth, etc. Before I give you my top 8
strategies for increasing your
confidence account, I want to introduce
you to the decision train.

The Decision Train

Im obsessed with figuring out
what separates the most successful
people from the majority. Most
people in our society make their
decisions based on their feelings. If
they dont feel like working out, guess
what? They dont work out. If they
dont feel like waking up early, guess
what? They dont wake up early. If
they dont feel like getting their book
done or doing their homework, they
dont do it. They live their lives
through feelings, emotions, and
circumstances. In turn, they take a
specific actionor no actionand thats
their final decision. Thats how they
live their lives.
At the end of every feeling is nothing,
but at the end of every
principle is a promise.
Eric Thomas

Remember, if you want to be

successful, look at what everybody
else is doing and do the opposite. So
heres what the 5% do. These are the
people who are energized, have clarity,
enjoy life, are experiencing financial
freedom, and are living at a level
ten. They flip the script and drive the
decision train in reverse. While
unsuccessful people base everything
off their feelings, the 5% make
decisions first, regardless of how they
feel. When they decide something, thats
what they do, and it doesnt matter how
they feel. So from their definite
decision, they take action, and they feel
amazing afterwards.

One of the biggest ways to

build your self-esteem is to do what
you say youre going to do. Every
time you say youre going to do
something and dont do it, your
confidence decreases. Successful
people make a decision, Im going to
work out five times this week. During
the week, if they dont feel like it, they
pause briefly and tell themselves, I
dont care how I feel; Im a person of
my word and I commited to working out
five times this week. Successful
people decide what theyre going to do,
they take action regardless of how they
feel, and as an end result, feel
exceptional because they followed
through on their commitment. This
builds their confidence, their respect,
and their incomes by making a decision
and seeing it through. It is an upwards
spiral from there. Ive personally used
this illustration for years, and its made
a massive difference in my confidence.
This is a great activity to teach your
sales team as well.

Ill be the first to admit, I dont

always feel like doing what needs to
be done, but because I know its part of
my mission and it helps people, I do
it anyway. Im not perfect, and still
base certain things on my feelings, but,
its a work in progress. When you
make the decision first and follow
through on that decision, you feel
amazing. Doing this is not easy. If it
were easy, the 95% would be doing it.
You must focus on the rewards on the
other side of the tough decisions.
Visualize how good its going to feel
when you complete that activity you
didnt feel like doing. Lets get into the
8 fail proof w a ys to increase your
confidence.
1. Choices.
If every choice you make helps or hurts
your confidence, you cant be careless.
The choices you make, make you. Here
is one of the most powerful questions
you could ask yourself when it comes
to confidence:
Will this choice help or hurt
my confidence?

The person with the most

confidence always wins, and nobody
respects an insecure leader.
Successful people make choices
based on who they want to become
versus feeling comfortable in the
moment. One of the people who made
a big impact early on in my life was
Isaac Tolpin, and his entire company is
focused on these two words: Choose
Growth. You always have two choices,
the hard choice and the easy choice.
When you choose growth in the
moment, your confidence account
builds. I want you to start making
decisions based on your standards
and goals, instead of on your emotions
and feelings. Its tough at first, but
well worth the confidence boost.
Start small and continue making the
tough choices until you see your
confidence increase. Tony Robbins
says,
Its in the moments of
decision where your destiny is
shaped.

What choices can you start making

today that will increase your
confidence account?
2. Challenges.
The bigger the goals, the bigger the
challenges. The moment you go after
your biggest goals, obstacles will show
up. They are there to test your character
and faith, and to see if you are serious
about your goals. Think about this: If
there were no challenges, all your goals
and ambitions would be easy to attain.
If it didnt take much work, everybody
would be doing it. It also wouldnt
be worth much. If it's easy, you don't
want it, and if it doesnt challenge you,
it wont change you. When I was in
charge of building a sales
organization, I often set goals I knew I
could hit. It wasnt until I started setting
bigger goals that I faced real
challenges. The most challenging week
we ever had was also the most
rewarding because of the increased
results. The sales reps who broke the
records went through the most
challenges. My cousin, Ben, got a full
ride basketball scholarship to LSU and
was fortunate enough to go to the final
four in 2006. One of his teammates at
the time was Tyrus Thomas, who was
the 3rd pick in the 2006 NBA draft. I
met Tyrus numerous times and I will
never forget the tattoo he had on the
back of each arm: No Struggle, No
Progress.
Most people approach challenges
with the wrong perspective and, in
turn, once they find themselves in
one, they let it lower their
confidence. In actuality, going through
a challenge should strengthen it,
because you are gaining experience and
a new
perspective. Understanding that
challenges are a good thing will not
only build your confidence, but increase
your awareness. Its not what you do
when youre on top that makes you a
great leader, its what you do when you
are on the bottom that determines your
real leadership ability.

Do you really understand the

importance of challenges? If you
really want to strengthen your
confidence account, dont wait on life
to challenge you. Start challenging
yourself. Like I said earlier, the only
security you have is the confidence
you have in yourself and your ability
to Make Things Happen. Job
security is dead, and so is your future
if you think you can find security in
something besides yourself. Your
adversity can be your advantage if the
right perspective is adopted.
The moment I used my adversity to my
advantage, my career
exploded.
Eminem

What challenges have you gone through

that have made you stronger and
sharpened your perspective?

3. Consistency.
Consistency is all about
character. Can you do what you say
you are going to do? Have you
developed an identity with yourself that
whatever you say your actions
follow? People respect those who are
consistent and stay the course
regardless of what life throws at
them. There have been numerous
stories of athletes having an
exceptional performance, but because
it only happened once, their respect
and credibility eventually dies down.
Think about every achiever you
respect. Im guessing theyve been
very consistent in their life and career.
The stop-and-start process is
what kills progress in any pursuit. It
is probably one of the greatest
reasons people dont ultimately
achieve their goals and end up living
lives of discontent, frustration and
disappointment. Make a commitment
to yourself right now that you will
finish this book and use it to stay
consistent throughout the year. When
you stay consistent, you bring the most
powerful force to your side:
momentum. The two scariest things in
life and business are:
1. Momentum 2. Lack of
Momentum
In this society, consistency will
give you a competitive edge and will
keep momentum on your side. More
importantly, consistency will
continually increase your confidence.
What are 3 areas of your life that
require more consistency?
1.

2.
3.

Why do you need to be more consistent

in those areas? (Remember, reasons
come first, results come second.)
What would your life look like in 6
months if you stayed consistent?

4. Repetition and Deliberate

Practice
Deep daily practice is crucial
to confidence. As a business person,
you must practice. As a speaker, you
must practice. As a sales
professional, you must practice. If you
work on your gifts, they will work for
you. If your goal is to be a world-class
leader, read everything you can on that
subject. Every night before you go to
sleep, watch your game tapes just like
Kobe Bryant or Lebron James watch
their game tapes after a game. Every
single day, during your morning
routine, practice. Take half an hour to
write in your journal. Debrief on your
day. Ask yourself questions like, how
did I perform today, what can I do even
better tomorrow. Practice every single
day. Again, don't just go to work, but
practice at getting better at what you
do. Consciously challenge yourself.
Come up with ways you can birth
more value into the world tomorrow.
Come up with ways you can be even
more excellent. Like an elite athlete
asks themselves how they can be
more excellent at their game, ask
yourself how you can be more
excellent at what you do. Every single
day you will get better, and eventually,
you will become an expert at what you
do.

5. Courage
If you have big goals and dreams
dont expect others to follow you,
because youll represent the
strength, courage and vision they
dont yet have.

Are you doing things that scare

you? Maybe this means to approach
the business you are scared to talk to,
or call the people you are nervous to
call. Through personal experience, Ive
noticed that once you face your fears,
they disappear. Once you act boldly, it
makes it easier next time to make the
tougher choice. Pretty soon, every
choice you make will boost your
confidence.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in

my career. I've lost almost 300 games.
Twenty-six times, I've been trusted to
take the game winning shot and
missed. I've failed over and over and
over again in my life. And that is why
I
succeed.
Michael
Jordan

What one action have you been putting

off that would change the game for you?

6. Dont Fear People

Stay fearless in everything you
do. The reason most people dont
take risks, live on the edge, or push
the envelope is the fear of what
others might think of them. If you want
to live the life you truly deserve, one
of significance and fulfillment, you
must give up the need to be liked by
everybody. Will Smith said, Trying to
get everybody to like you is the most
common chosen road to mediocrity.
Bill Cosby said, You cant please
everybody so dont even try. In fact,
when you try, the one person you
absolutely wont please is yourself. I
dont know the exact key to success, but
I do know the key to failure is trying to
please everybody. If you cant say no a
lot, you will never truly be happy or
accomplish the vision you have for
yourself. The more you fear people, the
less effective you become as a leader.
People will judge you
regardless, so be who you wanna
be.

7. Comparing Yourself to
Others
The root of all misery is
comparison, and if you're constantly
comparing yourself to others you'll
always be miserable. This is a very
common confidence killer and will
definitely diminish yours. Never let
others opinions guide your choices.
Stay true to yourself by tuning out the
naysayer, and instead, tune into the
only opinion that really matters: your
own beliefs and those who believe in
and encourage you. Deep down, you
know yourself better than anybody
else You, and only you, are the best
decision maker for your destiny. The
only person you should try to be
better than is the person you were
yesterday.
Ive been working with a young
woman for the past 10 months who
came to me lacking clarity. She only
had a couple of dollars in her bank
account, lots of energy, and a desire to
be the best. I rarely do 1-on-1
mentorship anymore, but I loved her
ambition, so I decided to work with
her. She wanted to be the best in her
company, so she kept comparing
herself to those on the companys
national reports. I shared with her
that becoming #1 by comparing
herself to others is futile. You might
become number one, but it wont be as
enjoyable, and youll eventually burn
yourself out. If you want to reach
greatness and blow your competitors
out the water, you must focus on
consistent progress and compare
yourself to how you did the week
before. When you make your
competition the person in the mirror,
youll succeed every time. Shes now
the number one rep in the entire
company and enjoying every step of
the way. It worked for her, and it will
work for you too.
Your only real competition will
always be the person in the
mirror.

8. Confident People
Surround yourself with
confident people. Well talk more
about this in the next chapter. Never
forget, if you dont have confidence,
you will always find a way to lose.

Understanding the importance is

one thing, but implementing the steps
outlined here is where the real
transformation lies. Nobody is born
with confidence, but anybody can
improve it. So don't say you lack
confidence. We all lack confidence.
We all have insecurities, doubts, and
fears, but the goal is to do everything
we can to lower our fears and doubts
while increasing our confidence and
skills. You do this by choosing growth in
the moment and understanding that every
choice you make either helps or hurts
the most important account y o u have.
The person with the most confidence
wins.
CHAPTER
8

SHIFTING YOUR CIRCLE

OF INFLUENCE

There comes a point in your life

when you realize who really matters,
who never did, and who always will.

Unknown
I remember walking down the
stairs to my 450 square foot apartment
late one night and thinking to myself I
cant keep living like this. Somethings
gotta give. At the time, I was putting
in 60-70 hours per week, but not
seeing the results I wanted. I didnt
understand it. I sat on my mattress,
which didnt have box springs, and I
started looking at my computer trying
to find the answers. I was so sick of
living how I was living, always
worrying about money, not knowing
when my next paycheck was coming,
and started questioning if I was really
made for success. I started asking
myself what separated the most
successful people from the majority
who struggle? That was one of the most
important questions I could have
ever asked myself because it caused
me to think. Suddenly, a quote I heard
a couple days before popped into my
head: If you want to become a
millionaire, talk to billionaires and
youll get their quicker.
Then it hit me like a ton of
bricks! I needed to shift my circle of
influence, and I quickly realized
nobody I was communicating with was
succeeding at the level I strived for.
That night, I made a list of the top five
people who I could reach out to in my
company. My frustration and
discouragement quickly turned into
motivation and excitement. I realized
that those who I associated with
played a big role in my results, or
lack the r e of, up to that point. The
majority of the people I was talking to
and getting advice from had mediocre
results. I didnt want mediocrity, and I
know you dont either. Its amazing
what happens mentally when you think
about how much the people around you
affect you.
Lets do a quick exercise. I want
you add up the income of the five
people you hang around with the most.
Literally, estimate the income of the
five people you spend the most time
with. Then divide it by five. There is a
good chance that your income is close
to that amount. Youre the average of
the five people you spend the most
time with. If you want to elevate your
life, shift your circle of influence.
Who you associate with is who you
become, and who you become
determines your future success.
In other words, make sure you
are communicating with people who
are playing the game at a higher level
than you. Who is already
accomplishing the success you desire?
The term role model is not used
enough in our society. Its extremely
important to have role models. A role
model will raise your standards. A
role model will not let you get
complacent. Finding a role model or
mentor will spark your mind because
they are playing the game at a higher
level and will challenge you to do the
same.
If y o u hang around 5 confident
people, you will be the 6th
If yo u hang around 5 intelligent
people, you will be the 6th
If you hang around 5 millionaires,
you will be the 6th
If you hang around 5 idiots, you will
be the 6th
If you hang around 5 broke people,
you will be the 6th
Its inevitable.
Who is currently doing what you want
to be doing at the highest level? It
could be the top 3 in your company or
even your industry. Write them down.

1.
2.
3.

I will tell you from experience its

tougher to develop a strong mindset
when you only associate with weak
minded people. I would make it a
priority to find a coach, mentor, or
expert in your field and schedule a
coffee or lunch with them. I was asked
in an interview recently, Imagine you
woke up and you were 20 again. You
have a laptop and only $1000. What
would you do?

What would you do?

Heres what I would do. I would

spend that $1000 taking successful
people out to lunch in the industry
that I wanted to master or become the
best in. You dont know what you
dont know and when you gain a fresh
perspective, it gives you a sense of
excitement and motivation. I had a
lot of fears and false judgements
about what successful people would
think if I reached out to them. I didnt
think I was worth their time. I
assumed they were too busy, and this
false belief kept me from reaching out.
Most millionaires and high
performers enjoy helping young
professionals and those hungry for a
better life. They were once in your
shoes, and they are where they are
today because somebody believed in
them and helped them.
The ultimate advantage in life
and business is the Power of
Anticipation. You must be able to
anticipate whats coming and what to
expect. If you talk with people
playing the game at a higher level
than you, the n they can help you see
challenges and opportunities you
might not be able to see. Richard
Branson, Tony Robbins, Oprah
Winfrey, and even Michael Jordan all
admit they have mentors to challenge
their thinking. The moment you stop
talking to people who challenge you
is the moment you are most
vulnerable for complacency. Here are
some disturbing, yet profound
statistics:

Each unhappy friend decreases your

chances of being happy by 7%.
Friends marriage is ending? Your chance
of divorce increases by 75%.
Your friend is obese? You are 171% more
likely to gain weight.
Few social ties? Twice the risk of dying
from heart disease.

Let me share an example of

the importance of who you associate
with. The strongest predictor of sales
success in a study of 1000 sales
personnel in a large US based
international company was

1. Their relationship skills

2. Social Capital (Who they
knew)

Its very clear that the top 1%

income earners have the highest social
capital. The data is clear that
relationships are the #1 key to your
success without question. So, is
building relationships with
exceptional people in your weekly
agenda? Id move that to the top of the
priority list.
As an entrepreneur or sales
professional, building relationships
is a key activity that is not only fun,
but critical to your personal growth
and business development. Building a
successful business takes a lot of time
and drive, so its good to have a
network of friends and associates to
draw energy from and w ho keep you
focused and intentional. By
surrounding yourself with people who
share a similar drive and ambition, you
are more likely to move forward as a
group. Here are 6 benefits of
networking and shifting your circle of
influence:

1. Shared Wisdom: Networking is

great for sharing ideas and
knowledge. Whether its asking
for feedback or discussing your
point of view, it will help you
expand your knowledge and allow
you to see things from another
perspective. It is also likely that
within a group there will be those
who have already been where
you are today. This provides you
with an opportunity to learn and
avoid some of the common pitfalls
they experienced.

2. Opportunities: Its natural and

somewhat obvious that
networking will result in
opportunities. The thing you will
not know is when or how they
will develop. Whether its a
referral, a partnership or request
for your service or product, it is
important to be ready to seize
opportunities when they come
along. I know numerous young
professionals who have gained
6-figure opportunities from
networking with the right people.

3. Increased Income and Influence:

Remember you are not just gaining
exposure to the people youre
communicating with, but you are
also building connections with
their network as well. If someone
they know has a need that
matches your business, or if you
have made a positive impression,
you will likely get a referral.
Ne tworking is not just a one-
way street. If someone in your
network matches a business you
encounter at an event, dont
hesitate to share their details. It
will only strengthen your
relationships.

4. Cutting your learning curve in

half: One way to learn how to do
something right is to do it wrong
first. Trial and error is the most
common way to learn, but in
order to gain the benefit, you
must take action consistently.
Sometimes, negative experiences
turn out to be positive.
I learned how to become wealthy
because I asked the right questions
when I
was broke.
Mark
Cuban

You can also learn from other

people's experiences, whether they are
negative or positive. You can learn from
both successful people and from those
who have failed. Learning from the
negative side of other peoples
experiences can be helpful. I
remember seeing people around me
struggle when I was coming up in the
business world and I made it a point
to avoid developing the same habits
as them. Remember, a smart person
learns from their mistakes, as all good
leaders do. Those who operate at a
world class level learn from other
peoples mistakes as well so they can
shorten their learning curve and save
themselves valuable time and money.
5. Raising your profile: Being visible
and getting noticed is a big benefit
of networking. By regularly
attending business and social
events, people will begin to
recognize you. This can help build
your reputation as a
knowledgeable, reliable and
supportive person when you offer
useful information or tips to people
who need your skills. You are also
more likely to get more leads and
referrals as you will be the one
who pops into their mind when they
need what you offer. One of my
good friends, John Ruhlin, is a
great example. Hes considered
one of the best relationship
builders on the planet. Hes built
great relationships with John
Maxwell, Darren Hardy, over
twenty sports teams, and multiple
top notch CEOs. His company,
The Ruhlin Group, has closed
deals with some the biggest
companies in the world. I asked
him what his keys were in
building high level relationships
and heres what he shared:

Always give more than you think is

reasonable. Most people hold back 5
- 10 % because theyre afraid they
might be taken advantage of. Theyre
afraid to go over the top, or set
themselves apart with the fear of
possibly looking foolish. Whether its
giving gifts, taking somebody out to
dinner, or something as simple as
opening the door, go above and
beyond what others expect. This
philosophy holds true to every area
of your life.

6. Lower stress and raise

awareness: By regularly
networking and pushing yourself
to talk to people you dont know
helps increase your confidence. If
y o u aren't uncomfortable on a
daily basis, you arent making
much progress. This is an
important attribute as a business
owner because your business
growth is dependent on talking
to people and making
connections. If you a r e n t in
business yet, building relationships
before you start is just as
important!

Weve talked about the

benefits of building relationships and I
hope you see the importance. Now I
want to walk you through my top 4
strategies on developing high level
relationships and how to effectively
network with the most successful people
on the planet. I strongly believe when
you take action on these consistently,
you will experience a power unlike
anything else.
Elevating Your Influence
1. The Power of Association
2. Expand Your Currency
3. Accelerate Every Interaction
4. Always Be Networking

1. The Power of
Association
Associations may mean being
around the people who can make
your success happen. Donald Trump
and many other successful people do
this. They associate with people they
want to emulate and who can assist
them in their success.
Here's a good test to determine if your
associations could be sabotaging your
success:
Have you told them about
your goals or desires to improve?
If not, why not?
If you have, did they laugh,
downplay, or disregard your
dreams, goals, and vision?

Here is what you must

understand: most people do not hold us
back intentionally. They arent bad
people who are trying to hurt us.
Most people compare their success
a n d their station in life with those
around them. If someone in their
circle (in this case, you), begins to
grow and push beyond what is
normal for the group, they will begin
to get uncomfortable. The easiest way
for them to relieve the discomfort is to
keep you within the bounds of the group,
so they pull you down. Have you ever
experienced this? I have. If your goals,
dreams, and visions of your best life
are important, you have choices to
make about h o w to deal with these
people.
No one else is responsible for
your success. Get your own mind
right and do all the work necessary to
put yourself in the best possible
position for achieving your desires.
When youve reached that point and
have committed to the work you must
do, then you can deal with the unhealthy
relationships.
The biggest thing is to handle
these relationships with love. Not IN
LOVE, but from a place of
understanding and compassion. They
arent trying to hurt you. Anything they
do to cast doubt or belittle your plans is
a direct reflection of their own issues,
insecurities, or regrets. Once you
understand this, it becomes easier to
deal with them. Talk to them about
growth. Let them know how important
it is to have supportive people around
you and that you would like to support
them as well. If they dont get on
board, insulate yourself from their
influence on that part of your life.
How? Simply avoid sharing your goals
and dreams with them.
I cant count on the fact that
youre an energized type A person
like me, so Im going to point out that
the best way to convince someone of
the legitimacy of yo ur goals is to
accomplish them. Its really hard to
argue with results. If you walk the
walk you dont need to talk the
talk. If it comes down to it and you
cant escape their negativity with
love, its time to distance yourself.
Sounds harsh, doesnt it? Well, it is
harsh, but necessary if you want to
succeed.
Trust the strength of the
relationship and move on. If your
relationship is strong enough, they
will usually follow along once they
see you are serious. Be serious. Ive
trained well over 4,000 people and a
question I often got was, How do I
motivate others? How do I motivate
my mom, sister, brother, friends, or
girlfriend to dream again? The easiest
answer is to live your best life and
become the best version of yourself.
You cant change people, but you can
point them in the right direction and
lead through your lifestyle, results, and
action. This is why a mentor is so
important. A mentor will give you a
plan and continuously push you to rise.
A mentor will not allow you to get
complacent. Finding a mentor will
spark your mind because theyre
already playing the game at a higher
level than you.
One of the best investments I
ever made was to invest in a mentor at
the end of 2008. The results of
investing in myself were having my
best year in 2009 and catapulting my
potential. Honestly, in 2010, I didnt
thi nk I needed a mentor and did not
grow at a high level, so I invested in
myself again later that same year. I
wanted somebody who was young,
ambitious, and had a brilliant business
mind, and someone who had already
made their first million. I found the
perfect mentor in , multi-millionaire
Jordan Wirsz. The result was a record
breaking year in 2011. We did more
business in 4 months than we did in
the previous 18 months. I dont say
this to brag, but to show you the
power in having a role model or
mentor.
I would make it a priority to find
a coach, mentor, or expert in the field
you are in and schedule a coffee or
lunch to ask them intelligent questions.
You might have to pay for a mentor,
and most people who can help you
value their time at a high level. If you
think mentorship is expensive, try
mediocrity. Here's something I read in
Success Magazine, while we're
talking about investing in yourself,
Superstars focus on value, while
failures focus on cost. I look back to
2008 and I invested a lot of money that
year in my mentors, but the results were
10 times what they would have been if I
didnt invest in myself. Remember the
most powerful and useful investment
you can make is in yourself. One of the
worlds best sales trainers and
business experts, Grant Cardone, just
spoke to our Game Changers. What
an exceptional call and the wisdom
he shared with our Young
Professionals will stick with them for
life. One thing he said that stood out
was,
More importantly than mentors is
who are you staying away from.

Evaluate Your Circle of Influence

Success Magazine asked their
most successful achievers a very
simple question. Whats been their
biggest secret to improving their
results?
22% Waking Up Earlier
22% Making a Plan
16% Writing Down My Goals
3% Delegating
37% Learning From Other
Achievers
This is the power of being around
others achievers. The more Im
around millionaires, CEOs, ultra
successful entrepreneurs, and the top
1% in different industries, I find all of
them have amazing relationships. So
dont forget the importance of them.

Who do you spend the most time with?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

How are those people influencing

you? How are they affecting your
thinking, actions, and standards?
I learned a great activity at an
event called the Experts Academy run
by Brendon Burchard. He called it,
The make it or break it list. High
Performers cultivate, deepen, and
GENERATE new relationships with
GROWTH friends. There are 3 types of
friends: "GROWTH" friends (are very
different from "OLD" friends (people
you've known for a long time) or
"MAINTENANCE" friends who are the
people you talk with a few times a year
or send Christmas cards to so you don't
feel guilty.
Growth friends are the people
you want to spend MORE time with
because you are growing together,
challenging e a c h other, holding each
other to higher standards, and making
e a c h other better. (The average
American reports only having 1-2 best
friends, and the average American also
reports that they feel lonely").

Growth Friends
Who will add value to your life?
Write down your top 4 growth
friends. Start spending more time with
them!
1.
2.
3.
4.
Maintenance Friends
Write down people who currently drag
you down? Limit your time with them!
1.
2.
3.
4.

So, you should have 4-6 Growth

Friends. How do you get 4-6 real
growth friends?
Make a list of your current growth
friends
Make a list of your potential
growth friends (people you know
but need to increase
communication with)
Schedule one 15- minute call per
month with each of your
potential growth friends.

Remember your Big 5 you made for

your next 6 months? I want you to get
those out, and write them here.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Here are some examples:

Write or publish your book
Generate your first 6 figure
income
Start a business
Get into grad school
Become a paid speaker
Invest in your first home
Hire your first sales person
Get to 5k in residual income
Close 1 million dollars in sales
Sell 60 houses
Get your first 100 members

These are called your focus goals,

and were going to build around those
goals. Remember, ALWAYS ASK
WHO. The key is not only what, but
also who. Setting specific goals is only
half the battle. When most people set
goals, they fail to identify who can
help them with those goals.
Identifying who can help you achieve
those goals is the key to attaining them.
Its extremely important you stay
future-oriented. High performers are
always connected to a more compelling
future, whereas low performers don't
maintain a vision for the future. When
you reach out to those playing the game
at a higher level than you, it keeps
you focused on those future goals.
Research has shown that multi-
millionaires talk about the future 9-to-1
compared to everyone else. When you
hang around with people who talk
about the future, you naturally talk more
about the future.
When I lived in the Seattle area
I met with a young entrepreneur who
owned a salon. She called me and
needed my help, so I did an in person
one-hour session with her. These arent
cheap by the way. When somebody
commits to a one-hour session, it shows
they are very serious about success.
She had a problem getting repeat
business and wanted more customers.
Dont we all? One of the things I had
her do was call the top 5 salons in LA
and ask them what they were doing to
get and keep customers. What were the
top 5 salons doing differently? Of
course, I taught her several powerful
questions to ask, told her who to speak
with, and how to follow up. She
reported back to me and we created a
very simple, but powerful action
plan. Within two months, her business
doubled and shes never looked back.
This is the power of learning from
those who have done what youre
looking to do. Learning from your own
experience is the most expensive way to
learn. Other peoples experience is
cheaper and more effective.

Your Dream Team: A good

friend of mine, Jon Vroman, was
speaking to our Game Changers and
he brought up a brilliant idea on
building your dream team. When you
watch sports, youll find the most
successful teams play very well
together, they compliment each other,
and they all have one single focus:
winning. The same goes for business
and life. The people you have in your
inner circle, and those you associate
with the most are your team and you
are the CEO. Who needs to be on your
team to make sure you have a dream
team?
2. Expand Your Currency
and Add Value
When you reach out to successful
people, you need to come from a
place of service. How can you add
value? What are you really good at?
What could you contribute to them?
How could you spread the word about
what they do? When you do things for
others before yourself and you are
always looking to add value to others
lives, you will naturally stand out.
Most people try to turn everyone they
meet into a client or prospect before
ever adding value or getting to know
them. That business is dead and the
businesses with that attitude will fail.
The best thing you can do is
invest in yourself so you have more to
give. Do research, do your homework
and ask how you can add value. All
relationships have to start with
generosity. A good networker does
research on companies; a great
networker does research on people.
When reaching out to a high performer,
you want to approach t he m with the
mindset, how can I add value? Ive
attached an email template for you to
get ideas from and use.

Subject Line: Can I promote your

work?
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Dear Achiever,
I respect your time at the highest level
and wanted to thank you in advance for
reading this! I first wanted to thank you
for all you do for people, and ask if
there is anything I could do to add
value, promote, or spread the word
about your products or programs to my
circle of influence? I've been following
you for quite some time now. I
am/do___________________. (Share
what you do) I really love what
youve done and I 100% believe in
your cause, structure, and the legacy
youre building. Is there anything
specific youre doing now that youre
trying to promote or something I can
share?
Im a big fan of your [insert relevant
thing here: blog, book, product, event,
etc.]. I particularly like your message
about [insert their core message here]
and its meant a lot to me. I know it
can be a thankless job being a role-
model/leader, so please know your
work is making a difference in peoples
lives. It sure has in mine.
Anyway, since were both in the
business of [insert topic here], I
thought Id share your message with
my audience, even if its not as large
as yours. I help people [learn and
achieve what?] so I think we have a
nice alignment in how we serve.
Thanks again for all you do. Please let
me know what youd like me to tell my
audience about and how I can help you.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Much Respect,
Peter
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You can get a hold of anyone if
you persist long enough and never give
up! Rejection doesnt take anything
away from you so what do you have to
lose? People are a lot more willing to
help than you think. When I was first
starting out, I didnt know any
successful people and I certainly didnt
know any millionaires, so I had to learn
and figure out how to get in their
circles. I sent some emails asking them
for an interview even though I assumed
none of them would say yes because
I didnt have a big company, website,
podcast, or anything like that. To my
surprise, they all said yes. Interviewing
millionaires is a great way to connect
with them! Even if you dont have much
influence yet, this is how you begin.
3. Accelerate Every
Interaction
When you actually start
connecting in person with successful
people, its important you stay very
open and observant to the present
moment. Wherever you are, be there.
How many times have you been at
work wishing you were with your
family and friends? Then when you get
home, you think about work? I used to
be at the beach wishing I could work
more and then once I started working
more, I would visualize being on
vacation. That is a very stressful,
unfulfilled way to live. I finally learned
the power of being present and it
transformed my relationships, lifestyle,
and happiness. The most successful
people live in the NOW and are
focused on squeezing every last
ounce out of every moment, every day,
and every experience. This is a crucial
part of building quality relationships
and the worlds best connectors
always stay 100% present. When
youre in a conversation, are you just
waiting for the other person to stop
talking so you can get your words in
or are you listening with the
intention to understand? The person
who is most present is the most
influential. Be there with them, fully
engaged, fully energized, and present
with piercing eye contact. Imagine
there is a sign hanging from the neck
of every person you connect with that
reads, The most important person in
the world.
A question I ask myself often is,
what level am I right now in my
presence? All influence comes from
being present with the person in front
of you.
Follow-Up: Im sure youve
heard the quote, The fortune is in the
follow up. So few people actually
follow up that doing so already sets
you apart from most. Can you find 3
ways to follow up with the person you
connected with? Send them an email
after meeting them expressing
appreciation for them taking the time to
speak with you. Better yet, send them
something memorable that they wont
forget. Since I used to work for a
company that sold Cutco knives, I
would send the people who spent time
wiht me some knives with their name
and logo engraved on them. Ive sent
different knives to people like Grant
Cardone, Gary Vaynerchuk, Arianna
Huffington, Brian Tracy, Eric Thomas,
and numerous others. Its different and
unlike anything theyve gotten before.
Most importantly, its memorable and
this separates you from the pack.
4. Always Be Networking
You can network anywhere. Just
yesterday I was in Coronado lying by
the pool and met a brilliant business
man from Toronto. We spoke for about
30 minutes and I gained some great
wisdom from him. Live events,
seminars, and conferences are a great
place to network and meet potential
partners, as well as your local
Starbucks. I reached out to one of my
current mentors through Facebook, and
hes made a profound difference in my
success thus far. I cant even imagine
if I hadnt had the guts to ask for 5
minutes of his time.

Here are a couple great networking

resources for you:
The Premier Community for Young
Professionals and Aspiring
Entrepreneurs:
www.GameChangersMovement.com.
Amazing community for networking.
Business Networking International:
www.BNI.com
Entrepreneurs Organization:
http://www.eonetwork.org/Pages/
welcome.aspx
Young Professional Networks or
Groups (Most big cities have them)
Entrepreneur Groups
http://entrepreneur.meetup.com/
Great place to meet and connect
with like-minded people:
www.Meetup.com
Have met some amazing people
through toastmasters: http://
www.toastmasters.org/
Young Entrepreneur Council
http://yec.co/
Within the next 7 days, I want
you to pick one of the groups above
and start networking. I cant stress
enough how important it is to make
sure youre communicating with those
who are playing the game at a higher
level than you are. Once you find the
one that fits, find an accountability
partner who has the same drive,
ambition, and mindset you do. You can
also start your own mastermind group
in your area and invite those who
have similar ambitions and values you
do.
If youre the smartest person in
the room, youre in the wrong
room.
Richard
Tirendi

Who are you going to connect with to

make sure you are creating the right kind
of relationships around you?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Remember, be relentless and understand

successful people appreciate
persistence. Nobody fails alone and
nobody succeeds alone. Always pay
attention to the people around you.
Lots of people want to ride with you
in the limo, but what you want are
people who will take the bus with you
when the limo breaks down.

Oprah
CHAPTER
9

CONSISTENT ENERGY &

MOTIVATION

Those who dont make time for

exercise will eventually have to
make
time for illness.

Edward
Stanley
Now that youve gained some
clarity, increased your confidence
account, and elevated your circle of
influence, its time to maximize your
motivation and energy. What most
people dont realize is that success is
ongoing. Its not an event, its not an
activity that you participate in, its
not a goal, and its not one
accomplishment. It is a continuous
journey. Its who you become that will
determine your success, and who you
become has a lot to do with your past
action. When I was broke and
struggling, I didnt understand this
philosophy. I was working hard and
putting in the hours, but I wasnt doing
anything to improve who I was
becoming. A piece of advice sticks in
my head from my mentor, Isaac Tolpin,
Results must be created in your
business whether you feel like it or
not, and he encouraged me not to
leave the business until my business
was able to run without me. A lot of
my colleagues would work hard for a
short amount of time and then take a
vacation or a break, and their
businesses would lose momentum.
They would then have to build it back
up, and thats a grueling, never ending
process. They couldnt get themselves
to work consistently for months at a
time because it went against
traditional thinking.
Creating your first 6-figure
income takes hard work and
consistency. The year I went from broke
to 6 figures, I missed a lot of family
events, parties, movies, and didnt
have the typical life a young kid in his
early 20s had. Walt Disney said, If
you act like an adult when youre a
kid you can afford to act like a kid the
rest of your life. I want to give you the
proper expectations of what success
really takes. There is a lot of sacrifice
and its extremely important to keep
your energy top notch when youre in
the grind. Having energy gives you a
competitive advantage and you want
to give yourself every advantage you
can. Energy also complements
consistency if its strategically used.
You must focus on consistent action if
you want to build real momentum. To
create a 6-figure income within 6
months, you need to create big
momentum. The only way youll
experience momentum is through
continuous and focused action. You
must consistently improve your
mindset, your emotional intelligence,
perspective, and philosophy on how
success is achieved and how you
view yourself. Consistently - NOT
when you feel like it. Once you get
clear on what you want, build your
confidence account, and elevate your
circle of influence, you must stay
consistent or youll always be starting
over.
I used to get frustrated when
starting a new venture and seeing the
competition leap out in front with a
fast and successful start. Then I found
the single discipline that gave me the
advantage to beat anybody at almost
anythingconsistency. A lot of people
get excited about new goals or new
opportunities and charge out of the
gate in an explosion of activity that
eventually wears them out. If you
make a commitment to consistency,
youll not only catch your competitors,
youll usually leave them in the dust
every time. I do what I have found most
people cannotstay consistent.
Lack of consistency is the subtle,
but great stealer of dreams and desires.
The lack of consistency is what kills
progress in many pursuits. It is
probably one of the greatest reasons
people dont ultimately achieve their
goals and end up living lives of
discontent, frustration and
disappointment. In the industry of
personal development,
entrepreneurship, leadership,
mentorship, marketing and sales, Ive
seen so many people wonder why
theyre failing to create the business or
results they want. One of the most
common reasons, after hundreds of
conversations and taking a close look at
their actions and behaviors, is they
arent consistently improving in the
areas that matter most.
I was watching a documentary
called The Men Who Built America. It
portrays the lives of the most successful
business moguls of ALL time - Henry
Ford, JP Morgan, Andrew Carnegie
and John D. Rockefeller. One of my
favorite quotes from that show was
from Rockefeller:
If you arent showing
up to be better than you
were yesterday you will
not last in real
business.
On my journey towards success,
Ive had a chance to surround myself
with great people and Ive studied
countless high achievers, CEOs,
athletes, leaders, and brilliant
entrepreneurs. Something unique was
present in all of them. They had a zest
for life and an amazing amount of
energy. Whats happening with most
people is they are getting discouraged,
unfocused, and letting negativity affect
their attitude, while they should be
putting all of their energy into finding
solutions, creating better ways to
move forward, and strengthening their
mindset daily. In these tough
economic times, its important that you
stay focused on what truly matters and
avoid getting caught up in all the
negativity out there. One of the biggest
keys to consistency is creating
consistent energy and I am going to put
a lot of emphasis on this topic.
A major challenge people face
right now is they don't have the energy
to achieve their dreams. They are tired
during the day, dont want to wake up,
and feel lethargic all the time. Energy is
the most underrated commodity and
one of the most important factors in
creating an extraordinary quality of
life. Yet, in a time of constant demands,
we often neglect what we know is
most important. In order to take your
life to the next level, its crucial to
make a commitment to living a more
energized and healthy life. I know Im
dragging on about this, but I want to
stress how important it really is.
Nobody talks about the importance of
energy in business and personal
success. Without world-class levels of
energy, you wont get to your best
business. Ive had a chance to be
around numerous successful people and
one of the traits of greatness is they
have very high energy. Those high
levels of energy get them up early in
the morning without feeling exhausted
during the day, allows them to work
hard, and pushes them through
adversity, while remaining optimistic.
I want to teach you how to
create an energy explosion in your
life. Think about Richard Branson,
Thomas Edison, Elon Musk, Mother
Teresa, and Tony Robbins. These are
some of the most creative minds in
the world. NONE of those people
could have done what they did without
high levels of energy! You cant be a
leader within your community, in your
company, or in your family unless you
have high levels of energy.
I remember being tired all the
time, dreading the mornings, and
having a difficult time getting myself
to work. Out of that frustration,
discouragement, and lack of results
became an obsession with making sure
I had maximum energy and enthusiasm.
I read countless books, listened to all
the audios, and started working with
experts, and my energy has been
extraordinary ever since!
Ive now put everything into a
system and the system really does
work. Ive proven over the past few
years, not just to myself, but with all
those who I mentor, inspire, and
influence that energy is the most
important factor in creating an
exceptional life. The person with the
most energy in this new economy will
always come out ahead. Dont take
energy for granted.
What if you had the time,
flexibility, and lifestyle you desire but
NO energy? After all, without energy
we cant perform or do anything really,
even if we do buy time. If I had to
pick one thing that has helped my
success over the last few years it
would be the level of energy I have
towards my life, my career, my
influence, and my family. Energy
creates action and not only action,
but bold action. Lets remember,
energy is within us and time is outside
of us. So, it makes sense to focus on
energy. How do you ensure you have
the energy at a level most dont?
Before I dive into the framework
Ive created, lets go over some of my
favorite benefits of staying energized:

Increases the influence and impact

you have on others
Improves productivity and
performance
Improves relationships and
higher level connections
More passion and excitement
Consistency and better results
More happiness and fulfillment
More resourceful and
innovative
More courageous and confident

Dr. Oz, who is very successful in

every aspect of the word, was asked
what his secret was in managing his
time. He performs 250 open-heart
surgeries a ye a r, is a professor at
Columbia University, a chairman of
surgery, a medical program director, a
prolific writer, a regular on TV and
radio, including Oprah, and he
launched his own TV show on the
Oprah Network. Oh, and he is also a
devoted husband and father of four.
What he said was one of the best
distinctions about time management I
have ever heard: Its not about time
management. Its about energy
management. That is everything.
Look for ways to get a better
Return on Energy (ROE). If you are
doing a good job at efficiently and
effectively using your time, but youre
doing things that drain your life force
and steal your joy, what good are you
doing? You will immediately know if
you should be spending your time on
something if you ask yourself whether
it gives you energy or takes energy
away. Spend more time on what gives
you energy, and guard against,
eliminate, or delegate your time for
those things that deplete your energy.
Make sure what gives you energy is
actually congruent with your goals
and dreams. If going to a movie gives
you energy, that wont do much good
unless its well deserved.
If we understand that time is
outside of ourselves and energy is
within us, we begin to understand
that energy is actually our currency
for living and being. Successful
people understand this at a level most
dont even think about, which goes
back to the choices people make.
The answer lies in the renewal
of these three sources of
energy:
Physical
Emotional
Mental
Physical Energy
Back in 2009, one of my
mentors, Jon Berghoff, said something
that has stuck with me. He said,
Physical energy is 80% of your
success and your energy at any given
moment makes a huge difference in how
well you impact others. Achievement
is hitting a number and fulfillment is
actually feeling good about it, and you
cant feel good unless you have
energy. Remember the question I asked
you earlier? What if you had the time,
flexibility, and lifestyle you desired but
NO energy?
There are two parts to physical
energy:
Nutrition
Exercise
Nutrition plays a huge role in
your daily energy. Appropriate
nutrition refers to managing what you
put in your body, how much you eat,
and realizing what foods bring you
energy and what foods deplete energy.
One of the easiest and best things you
can do starting today is to drink lots
of water. I wont go too in-depth
when it comes to proper health, but I
will tell you to learn what foods bring
you energy and what foods to put in
your body. What you put in your body
affects how you look and how you
feel. What you put in your head affects
how you think and what you do. So
w a t c h both. Go on a 10 day
challenge and youll experience an
energy breakthrough like never
before. Here are a couple of health
tips that will make a difference for you
right away:

Try not to consume anything

processed because processed foods
decrease energy. Consume organic,
fresh foods.
Make sure 60-70% of your
food is water-rich. Lettuce, non-
starchy vegetables, fruits, and baked
fish, are some examples of foods that
are watery.
Drink lots of water each day.
Add lemon juice (lemon juice is
acidic outside the body but is
somehow alkaline inside the body).
Drink water 30 minutes before and
30 minutes after each meal.
Eat smaller portions and eat
until you've had enough. Dont eat
until the point of being full. The
digestive process is one of the
bodys most energy consuming
processes and when you eat more, it
will take more energy away from you.
Try not to eat past 7:30 pm.
When you eat late, your body is
working all night to break down the
food so you'll wake up tired.

I am not a health expert and I dont

claim to have all the answers. I do
want to share what Ive learned, based
on personal experience. Here are some
foods I have found that maintain and
increase my energy level:
Cucumbers, mixed greens salad,
walnuts, almonds, trail mix, parsley,
raw spinach, broccoli, celery, garlic,
green beans, lima beans, carrots,
beets, and zucchini. You want to look
for foods that are high alkaline and
organic.

You can see why it is called a

challenge. A lot of this seems
ridiculous, and your boyfriend,
girlfriend, or spouse will think youve
been brainwashed. Organic and
healthier food does cost more, but your
body is well worth the investment. I
know people dont like to spend money
on something until theyve tried it, but I
really believe spending that money
committed me to eating better. Once
you feel healthy, youll never go back.
Nothing tastes as good as health feels.
What 3 new commitments are you
going to make today regarding your
nutrition?
1.
2.
3.

Exercise
You may be surprised to hear
this, but you cant separate your body
from your mind. The stronger you
become physically, the stronger you
become mentally. The two things Ive
seen disrupt businesses and delay
progress are distraction and fear.
Distraction and fear naturally lessen
when you strengthen y o u r body
consistently. I learned while attending
Tony R o b b i ns Business Mastery
Seminar that fear is physical and it will
lessen the more you strengthen your
body. Exercise isnt just good for your
outer appearance; it also affects your
inner ambition.
When I say exercise, I don't
mean extensive cardio. In fact, short,
intense exercise is far more beneficial
and achievable. Brian Tracy, Tony
Robbins, Darren Hardy, Richard
Branson, and Dr Oz are only a few I
have studied who say they work out
or do something active 6 - 7 days a
week. Work out in the morning for as
little as only 15 minutes, do 20
pushups, sit ups, run, stretch, walk
around the block, or go for a jog. If
you keep your body healthy, your mind
follows. I used to think to get a good
workout in, you had to work out for at
least 45 minutes. I would stress out
when I couldnt get a full workout in,
but realized a hard 20-minute workout
is just as effective. Even 10 minutes is
good to start with and is enough
exercise to stimulate the receptors in
your brain. Focus on progress, not
perfection. Start with 10 minutes in
the morning, then go to 15, and progress
to 20. Go from 3 days a week to 4 days
a week to 5 days a week.
At the start of 2012, I made a
commitment to myself to work out 6
days a week and its been one of the
best decisions of my life. I feel better
than I did when I was 18 and to
experience life at a charged and
energized level is priceless. I strongly
recommend you do the same. Dont
neglect working out and dont neglect
your body because when you feel
stronger physically, you feel stronger
mentally. Start today! There are
numerous resources online like P90x,
Insanity, Jillian Michaels, and many
others. Just type in short workouts in
a search engine These short workouts
are all over, and if you want it bad
enough, youll find them.

Emotional Energy: AKA Emotional

Intelligence
When it comes to happiness and
success in life, emotional energy
matters just as much as intellectual
ability or intelligence. Emotional
energy helps you build stronger
relationships, succeed at work, and
achieve your personal and
professional goals. Emotional
intelligence is a very underrated skill
in the new economy, but absolutely
necessary for real achievement. In
order to perform at our best, w e need
to access our positive and uplifting
emotions such as passion, ambition,
determination, excitement, eagerness,
and happiness.
Emotional intelligence (EQ) is
the ability to identify, use,
understand, and manage emotions in
positive w a y s to relieve stress,
communicate effectively, empathize
with others, overcome challenges,
and defuse conflict. Emotional
intelligence impacts many different
aspects of your daily life, such as
the way you behave and the way you
interact with others. If you have high
emotional intelligence, you are able
to recognize your own emotional state
and the emotional states of others. You
engage with people in a way that
draws them to you. You can use this
understanding of emotions to relate
better to other people, form healthier
relationships, achieve greater success
at work, and lead a more fulfilling life.
How to increase your emotional
intelligence
Write down the top 5 positive
emotions you use the most, emotions
that help you take action, deal with
challenges, experience more out of life,
and make you feel good in general.
Examples: Passion, Love, Courage,
Excitement, Eagerness, Creativity,
Intelligent, Resourceful, Focused,
Motivated, Ambitious, Unstoppable,
Caring, Inspired, Curious, Healthy,
Alive.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Now, write down the top 5 negative

emotions you use the most,
emotions that cause you to feel
frustrated, repel people away from you
and prevent you from taking action.

Examples: Hostility, Resentment,

Anxiety, Distracted, Moody,
Emotional, Inconsistent, Frustrated,
Reactive, Intimidating, Impatient,
Stubborn, Fearful, Rude, Depressed,
Aggravated.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Take a good look at those

emotions you just wrote down and youll
realize something very profound. All
your b i g g e s t successes,
accomplishments, and best experiences
have taken place operating from your
positive emotions. The toughest times
in your life are when you are
consistently operating from your
negative emotions. Most people think
their way into depression. The quality
of our lives is determined by the
emotions we consistently display and
from which we operate. When we
dwell on negative emotions, the
quality of our energy is hugely
diminished. Over time, running on
negative emotional energy at work or
in any other area of life is a huge
energy drain, which leads to chronic
tiredness, perhaps even Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome, and most
importantly, lack of motivation or
hunger to create a better life for yourself
and others around you.
Unfortunately, part of the reason
people dont pursue their dreams, or
go after opportunities with confidence
is because they are tired. Are you
starting to see how important energy
is? This is why I dedicated an entire
chapter to this subject. Please dont
overlook this subject. Most people
dont do much intentionally to create
energy, to study energy, or stay in their
positive emotions so they end up tired
and fatigued. Best-selling author,
Mathew Kelly, said this at a recent
seminar I attended:
When youre tired you will make
stupid decisions, and act like a
coward.
Matthew
Kelly
T h e decisions you make are
greatly affected by the emotional state
youre in and its our consistent
decisions that shape our reality. Start
to become more conscious of what
state youre operating in emotionally
and do everything in your power to
stay in your positive emotions. I've been
fortunate enough to connect with
Arianna Huffington and she said
something that really stood out:
Never make any important
decisions when you're tired, hungry,
angry, or lonely.

Just to hammer this home, I want

to illustrate the importance of energy.
Andrew Carnegie sold his company
to JP Morgan in 1901 for $480
million, which is equivalent to $300
billion now. The book, Think and
Grow Rich, was actually created
because of him. He was asked what
he looks for in his executive board
and the leaders he has under him or
hires. He said he only looks for two
things:
Ability to energize themselves
Ability to energize others

Are you starting to understand how

important energy and enthusiasm are in
life and business?
What 3 new commitments are you
going to make today regarding your
Emotional Energy?
1.

2.
3.

Mental Energy
Mental strength is a very
important component to real
achievement. Renewing our mental
energy makes us far more intelligent
and productive in the long run. To
perform at our best, we also need to
sustain concentration and be flexible in
our thinking with appropriate focus and
concentration. Be careful what you let
enter your mind daily because what
you think about starts everything. You
will always act based on what thoughts
come first. Our mind is always being
fed. Its important to stand guard to the
door of your mind and be very
selective with what information you
collect.
All problems are created by
the undisciplined mind. The mind that
isnt fed intelligence is usually fed
useless information. Your mind
becomes disciplined or weaker by
what you feed it every day. What you
put in your mind should be congruent
with your future vision if you want to
turn aspirations into reality.
We only have one mind and
how you treat your mind is crucial
to your current success and creating
the future you envision. So how do you
spark your mind daily? Youre already
so busy with school, your business,
kids, sports, and all of your daily
tasks. The best time to do this is in
the morning. Exercising this discipline
first thing in the morning is the most
intelligent use of this activity. Most
successful people I have studied and
communicated with, including me, do
mental exercise first thing in the
morning.
When I was working 65-80
hours per week, I felt like I didnt
have time for anything and I still
wasnt getting results I wanted!
Something had to change, and it was
my approach to my day. I started
waking up at 5 a.m., and sparking my
mind, writing my goals down, and
working out. Within a couple of weeks,
I felt my energy, productivity, and
mindset increase. Something that can
improve your mental mindset
immediately is a solid morning routine.
I call it your prize fighter routine,
which I stole from Robin Sharma.
Crafting a Morning Routine
I always look to find the outcome
in everything I do. People who are
outcome related produce results like
nobody else. When you think
strategically and understand the
purpose of the activities youre doing,
its easier to sell yourself to them. I
believe there are two main reasons you
need a morning routine:
1. To give you more confidence,
courage, and conviction at the start
of your day.
2. To figure out your most
important priorities so youre more
intentional throughout your day.
Remember, a huge key to
productivity is deciding what
youre going to work on other
than in the moment, and then
practicing that high value work
over and over until its natural,
habitual and automatic.
Never start your day without
writing it on paper first. Dont leave
your life up to feelings, circumstances,
or chance. A life best lived is a life
lived by design. Write down your most
important priorities, rituals of success,
and time to reflect, then ruthlessly hold
yourself accountable to your schedule.
Either you run your day or your day
runs you. After a couple months of
your days running you, youre at the
mercy of your business. I would
highly recommend the book, The
Miracle Morning, by my good friend,
Hal Elrod, if you want to dive deeper
into your morning routine. Its really a
game changer.
You must focus at the start of
each day on getting into a highly
resourceful mental state because when
you are in a more resourceful state,
you think, act and feel better. This in
turn will help you make better
deci s i ons , and, of course, more
productive ones as well.
The worst thing you can do is
get up and go. Thats how youll
guarantee an unproductive day. Youre
more susceptible to just react to
whatever happens that day versus
being in full control. The first thing
most people do to start their day is
press the snooze button. When you start
your day resisting life, its very
challenging to create an amazing day.
Think about that.
Here are some ideas that you can
start implementing right away:
Read a good book for 30
minutes: B o o k s , autobiographies,
magazines l i k e Forbes, Success,
Entrepreneur, or anything that sparks
your mind positively, ignite your
endorphins and allow your brain to be
more alert.
Journal: You can write about
what youre learning, what youre
excited about, or the biggest lessons
youve learned. Get everything out of
your mind onto paper. You want to
start your day fresh, and when you
get your thoughts onto paper, you can
then organize them. I ask myself
these 3 questions every morning
before I start my day:
What am I excited about?
What am I grateful for today?
What am I committed to
make happen today?
Success Audio or Video: A
simple audio or video can jumpstart
your day. YouTube is a great resource.
A lot of people are listening to our
Young Entreprenuer Lifestyle Podcast in
the morning. You can learn more at
www.YoungEntrepreneurLifestyle.com/itu
They are very short, but powerful, and
will shift your thinking before you
begin your day. Doing this in the
morning is powerful as it gives you
confidence instead of fear because you
are getting perspective instead of
getting stressed. You start thinking
about your goals, values, and the best
opportunities in your business rather
than randomly or mindlessly going
about your day.
Spark Your Body: We talked
about it earlier in this chapter, but do
something active. You can feel the
effects of a workout up to 12 hours
after, and this also helps you stay
focused throughout the day.
MVPs: Write down your Most
Valuable Priorities. Organize and
prioritize your schedule based on your
vision and goals.
Visualize: For this to be
effective, you must visualize with
precision and detail. Peak Performers
mentally rehearse their desired future
daily and continue doing so until
they've accomplished their goals. I
want to share an excerpt from my good
friend, Hal Elrods book, The Miracle
Morning:

You close your eyes, or you

look at your vision board, and you
visualize. Your visualization could
include your goals what it will look
and feel like when you reach them.
You could visualize the day going
perfectly, see yourself enjoying your
work, smiling and laughing with
your family, or your significant
other, and easily accomplishing all
that you intend to accomplish for that
day. You see what it will look like, you
feel what it will feel like, and you
experience the joy of what you will
create.

Write Down Your Goals: You

now have a list of your top 5 goals for
the next 12 months. Looking at them
daily keeps you focused on your
purpose and reminds you why you are
working so hard. You must have
goals and dreams to pull you through
your toughest challenges. Only 5% of
society have their goals written on
paper, and those 5% make more than
the other 95% combined.
Focus on Gratitude No matter
what the circumstances are, no matter
what cards life deals you, there is
always something worthy of gratitude.
Focus on filling your mind with
gratitude. All successful people
practice being grateful. The best
entrepreneurs, parents, athletes, and
sales professionals have a gratitude
practice. While most are worried
about economic crisis and turmoil, the
best ones ask:

What am I grateful for?

What are my opportunities?
Whats good about this crisis?
How can I improve my situation
and use these tough times to
inspire others?

Stay focused on the good things

versus focusing on negativity and you
will feel your motivation, happiness,
and energy increase. Also, you are
filling your mind with gratitude
instead of the news or radio, which
are mostly negative. All millionaires
practice gratitude.
Ive seen first-hand how much
of an effect a morning routine can
have on somebodys life, business,
goals, and overall motivation. How
you start your day determines the
effectiveness of the entire day and
when you take care of your days, the
weeks take care of themselves. Here
are a few more ideas for improving
your mental energy:

Keep A Good Circle Of Friends:

The greatest support system in the
world is good friends. You cant be
careless h e r e . You need quality
friends. Friends are those people who
know all about you and still like you.
Take care of them and they will take
care of you. Inspire them and they will
inspire you. Nothing is more valuable
than your inner circle and the greatest
gift is one person caring for another.
Stay Away from Toxic People: This is
one of the greatest ways to increase
your peace of mind, energy, and
motivation. Say goodbye to the people
who suck your energy The people
around you should energize you
versus deplete your energy. Make
sure youre around people who
challenge you and hold you
accountable versus letting you off the
hook. Your standards will rise and fall
based on who you associate with. You
wont believe how much stress is
released once you decide to minimize
your time with those who complain,
play the role of victim, or make
excuses.

Powerful Questions:
A solid morning routine is a CRUCIAL
part of maximizing your day. Whats
your current routine? If you dont have
one, create a morning routine right
now. I call my morning routine my prize
fighter routine.
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

How are you showing up every day?

How must you show up every day if
you want to make your dreams,
vision, and goals a reality?
CHAPTER
10

PEAK PERFORMANCE
SECRETS OF THE
WORLD ' S GREATEST

I demand more from myself

than anybody else could possibly
expect of me.
Julius

Erving
Before I get into the next must,
I want to expand on peak performance
and achievement. What makes an Elite
Performer isn't how they show up
when everything is going well. Its the
way they deliver when their best
laid plans are falling apart. Peak
productivity is not about luck. It's about
dedication and awareness. Regardless
of your current situation, what
business youre in, or what your goals
are, this chapter is extremely
important. Its your job to figure out
how to work at your personal best. In
a time of constant movement, constant
communication, and continual
achievement, the long list of to-dos and
completed tasks at the end of the day
makes us feel like we will never get
ahead. It seems like our days are
controlling us versus us taking control
of our days. This behavior of constant
busyness and lack of rituals can
actually take you off course from your
high-value goals, hurt your physical,
psychological and emotional system,
and can even damage or destroy
relationships.
Before I get into my specific
productivity practices, let me give you
some 'Perspective Changers.' Changing
your perspective can change your life.
Tim Ferris has an amazing book
called, The Four Hour Workweek, and
a lot of these ideas I share here I
originally learned from his book. Ive
experimented with all of these and
have implemented them into my life
and business over the past two years. I
am only including those ideas that I
have seen increase my productivity and
results.

80/20 Everything
This is called Pareto's Law and
can be summarized as follows: 80% of
the outputs result from 20% of the
inputs. If you take 10 of your tasks
and activities you want to get done,
two of them will produce more results
than the other 8 combined. This is a
proven fact. Sometimes, when we get
busy, we feel we must get a ton of tasks
done versus the few important ones
that create the greatest results. Im
often challenged to think intelligently
about which 20% of my tasks to do
with absolute focus that will YIELD
huge results. This perspective flip was
a big part of increasing business, while
decreasing my hours. Remember, its
not the hours you work, but the work
you put into those hours.
Which 20% of your tasks are resulting
in 80% of your desired outcomes and
happiness?
Which 20% of your tasks are causing
80% of your problems and
unhappiness?
Most things dont matter.
Most things make no difference
and arent moving your life or business
forward. In fact, most of the things you
do in your business dont accelerate
growththey just maintain at best.
Being busy is a form of laziness -
lazy thinking and indiscriminate
action. Being overwhelmed is often as
unproductive as doing nothing and is
far more unpleasant. Being selective
and taking more intelligent action is
the path to being highly productive.
Focus on the important few and ignore
or delegate the rest. At the beginning
of my journey towards success, I
thought I had to do everything myself
and didnt realize most activities didnt
actually increase my business results.
If somebody can perform tasks almost
as well as you, delegate those tasks and
stick to what you do best. Your time is
more valuable doing the things no one
else can do.
What activities can you either delegate
or stop doing right now?

This is called the List to Freedom

and can save you years of headache
and frustration:
Dont like doing - Figure out the
things you dont like doing and
either delegate, delete, or pay
somebody else to do them.
Cant do - Find other people who
are the best at what you cant do.
Everybody has specific strengths.
Shouldnt be doing - If your time is
worth $50 an hour, you
shouldnt be doing anything less than
that.

Dont do unimportant things well.

Doing something unimportant
well doesn't make it any more
important. Activities that are not
connected to an outcome or purpose
are the drain of all fortune. Understand
what you do is a lot more important
than how you do it. Effectiveness is
still important, but it is useless unless
applied to the right things. There are a
handful of things you could be
focusing on that will create
exceptional outcomes for your goals.
It's easy to get caught in a flood of
trivial matters, and the key to not
feeling rushed is remembering that
lack of time is actually lack of
priorities. Take time to stop and re-
focus your priorities as often as
needed. Intelligent thinking combined
with the right action will get your
productivity to a level few attain.
Remember what Jim Collins said in his
best-seller, Good To Great,
If you have more than 3 priorities,
you dont have any.
Jim Collins
Parkinson's Law.
Parkinson's Law dictates that a
task will become bigger in
importance and complexity in relation
to the time allotted for its completion.
I have personally found magic and high
value in deadlines. If I give you 12
hours to complete a project, the time
pressure forces you to focus on
execution, and you have no choice but
to do only the essentials that actually
matter. If I give you a week to
complete the same task, then you
have six days of validation, excuses,
and procrastination and one day of
rushed work. If I give you a month, it
becomes a mental monster. The end
results of deadlines are always of
equal or higher quality due to greater,
more intense focus. Once you
determine your result rituals, place time
limits on each so you have urgency.
Well get to the result rituals in the
next chapter.
Identify the few critical tasks
that contribute most to your business
results and schedule them with very
clear deadlines. If you haven't
identified your critical tasks and set
aggressive start and end times for them,
the unimportant becomes the important.
Even if you know what's critical,
without deadlines that create focus, the
minor tasks forced upon you will
consume time until another minuscule
task jumps in to replace it, leaving
you at the end of the day with nothing
accomplished. I spent months jumping
from one interruption to the next,
feeling run by my business instead of
the other way around. Dont make the
same mistake. Adopt result rituals into
your daily agenda today.
Here are my top 10 Game
Changing Productivity Strategies for
you to implement, study, and teach to
those you lead. Dont try to put these
into practice all at once. Rather, pick
and choose the ones you feel would
make the biggest difference in your
business. Once you see results and
theyre engrained in your day to day
business, then move on to the next one.
Remember, mastery versus overload.
Some of these will be review, but
repetition is the father of learning.
My Top 10 Game Changing
Productivity Strategies

Refuse Interference: I fiercely

fight distraction in my own life and
teach the teams I work with the same.
Everyone's fighting for your focus. Too
many people are stealing your
attention. Don't be so generous in
giving it to themunless it's for
something that truly matters to you. So,
clean out the distractions in your
workspace and personal life. I learned
from Robin Sharma that Special
Forces on a military mission are kept
in isolation from other teams and
denied access to
TV/Newspapers/Internet. Why? To
PROTECT their focus so they
deliver perfection on their goals. So
please remember: Distraction is the
greatest thief of time, and time is a
non-renewable resource.

Stop Multi-Tasking: The larger

point here is that so few of us are
fully present to the work/activity in
front of us. I see people with their
spouse at dinner checking their
Twitter feed. I see front desk
employees at hotels reviewing their
emails and text messaging their
friends. I see people who paid
thousands of dollars to be at seminar
in the back of the room playing games
online instead of participating. A huge
competitive advantage falls to the 1 in
100 performer with the brilliance to
develop the skill of becoming
massively focused on the one thing in
front of themtruly a Game-Changing
move.

Make Decisions Based on

Standards, Not Emotions: I strongly
challenge you to start basing your
decisions on your standards and goals
rather than your current emotions. One
of my
mentors, Jordan Wirsz, taught me the
importance of emotional IQ and
ingrained this in my head, The
decisions you make based off emotion
are usually the wrong decisions.
Ive used that advice ever since and
Ive seen my influence, income, and
results skyrocket as a result.
Kill Procrastination: So many of
us procrastinate by waiting for ideal
conditions to get big things done. Stop
waiting for perfect conditions or the
perfect product before you get to the
market or take action. You want
experiments, not perfection. Yes, I
stand for ensuring anything you offer is
the best it can be, but sometimes
putting off a project until it's flawless
demonstrates your fear of failure. And
we both know you're a lot bigger
than that.

Write a Stop Doing List: Stop

living week by week. A stop doing
list is sometimes more important than
a to-do list. Every productive person
obsessively sets to-do Lists. But
those who play at a world-class
level also record what they commit
to stop doing. Steve Jobs said what
made Apple successful was not so
much what they chose to build, but all
the projects they chose to ignore.
Make a stop doing list today.
Get In The Zone: We're
ADDICTED to Distractions. Most
people get distracted because
distraction is physically addictive!
Our brains love distraction. Every
time you get distracted, your brain
releases dopamine (the feel good
drug). So, when you see you have a
new email, or a new text message on
your phone, or you get a notification
from words with friends letting you
know it's your turn, you drop
everything to get your 'dopamine fix.'
You are 3 times more productive
when youre in the zone, and you only
get in the zone when you zero in and
concentrate. Don't be so available to
everyone. I often spend hours at a
time in a coffee shop or hotel lobby. I
turn off my devices and think, create,
plan and write. Zero interruptions.
Pure focus. Massive results. You can
get more done in 20 minutes of focus
than 3 hours of distraction. Remember,
focus is more important than
intelligence.

Sell Yourself: The reason why

most people cant focus consistently
is because they haven't actually sold
themselves on the task at hand or the
goal they are trying to accomplish. By
sold, I mean they have cut out the
alternative. They know the
importance of what they are doing
a n d the purpose and ideal outcome
they are seeking to attain. If you
procrastinate, then you havent sold
yourself on your goal or task yet.
Dont get yourself involved unless you
are sold on the activity and its purpose
in moving you forward. If youre not
sold on your significant other, then
there is a good chance youll break
up. If you havent sold yourself on
how bad smoking is, then youll keep
smoking. What do you need to sell
yourself on?
Show Up Charged: How you
show up is exactly how your entire
day unfolds. Show up with energy and
strength and you will be more
productive. A morning routine is
crucial to creating a productive day.
All the successful people I have ever
met, studied, or read about start their
morning in a very powerful way. Do
your actions and thoughts in the
morning set you up for a winning day,
or 'just another day?' The goal is to
get as much from the day as you can
and not just to get through the day.

Get Great at Reverse

Engineering: Here's another lesson
learned from Gary Vaynerchuk and
Robin Sharma. Engineers working with
technology startups are masterful at
taking a competitor's product and
breaking it apart piece by piece
from the finished version to its initial
components. After studying the pieces,
they then make their own product even
better. Truly productive people do the
same thing with their most valuable
opportunity. They know the final
result they are after and maintain
acute clarity until they reach the
desired result. Armed with this
awareness, they reverse engineer this
big goal into a series of small and
actionable steps that they can then put
into a 1-2 page plan of execution. This
strategy works for them, and it'll work
for you.
Practice Productivity: The more
you PRACTICE what you know, the
better you get. There's the state of
passively knowing something and then
there's the level of performance you
attain when you consistently
PRACTICE what you know.
Professional basketball players know
how to shoot a free-throw, but they
still shoot them every day, over and
over again, because they are
committed to reaching a higher level
of performance. Practice what you
know over and over again because
this is going to build your muscle
memory, meaning if you practiced the
technique relentlessly, a time will
come when you perform it swiftly,
elegantly and unconsciously. The
same applies to your productivity.
Practice doing work that matters.
Practice sitting in one place for many
hours focused on a single result.
Practice running rituals and elite
performance routines that will lift
you up into the realm of world-class.
Because, as I know you know, genius
isn't so much about genetics as it is
about work ethics and sheer practice.

I strongly recommend examining

your own life and incorporating these
principles into your daily routine on
your journey to your extreme
achievement. These steps, if applied,
will help you transform your
productivity, performance, and
lifestyle. This is just the beginning.
Remember: Its not what you know; its
what you do with what you know. The
actions you take with regard to this
information is where the real power of
change and transformation reside. Now
lets dive deep into creating customized
rituals for you.
CHAPTER
11

CRAFTING THE
PERFECT RESULTS
RITUALS

The amount of
stress you have in
your life is in direct
correlation to the
lack of rituals you
have in place!
Davey
Tyburski

Weve talked about gaining

clarity, developing a confidence
account, shifting your circle of
influence, and making sure youre
consistent with your energy and
motivation. These are crucial for
extreme achievement, but without the
right rituals and habits, your long term
growth will be stunted. Lets
continue to build your success system
and make sure its sustainable over the
long term. I know a lot of business
owners and entrepreneurs who got
into business to be in control and build
a great lifestyle, but they ended up
being a slave to their businesses. Thats
what were trying to avoid. Once I
finally hit our sales goal of over $1
million for the year, I wasnt satisfied
because I was working over 80 hours
a week. I wanted the results and
the lifestyle. Of course, those who
havent created both will tell you its
impossible. Never let those who have
given up on their dreams talk you out
of yours. Ive seen numerous people
get talked out of pursuing their true
potential by those who placed their
own limiting beliefs on others. In order
to experience consistent business
growth while building a great
lifestyle, you need result rituals in
place.
A ritual is something you do
consistently that has a proven track
record of getting results. Some call
them routines, some call them systems,
but they mean the same thing. Once
theyre in place, they require little or
no attention from you. Result rituals
deliver predictable and consistent
results. Always strive to put systems
in place because the right systems can
transform your life and business. As I
watched and studied the most
successful people, I realized
something that I hadnt noticed before.
They create routines for everything
they do and are also strategic in
which rituals they implement in their
lives. They dont leave their success up
to how they feel, luck, or other people.
They assure their success and
guarantee their progress by having
routines for the most important aspects
of their lives and businesses. If you
look at the most productive people on
Earth, people like Stephen King, Tony
Robbins, Richard Branson, Michael
Jordan, Dr. Oz, and Oprah, youll
discover that they all follow strict
daily routines. (i.e., when they get up,
when they start work, what they do
consistently, when they exercise and
when they relax).
They surely dont leave their
productivity to the fleeting winds of
inspiration. Instead, they incorporate
precise rituals into their daily lives that
allow their creativity to flourish.
Stephen King, for example, sits down
to work at 8 am every morning, in the
same chair, with his papers set in the
same way because he knows,

Obsessive consistency sends a

signal to my mind to focus and
deliver
serious results.
Stephen King
Dan Kennedy, who is one of the
best marketers of all time, says, I
dont just write when I feel like
writing, I write every day. I write
uninspired, unmotivated, when I dont
feel like it, on airplanes, in hotel
rooms, and everywhere I can.
Motivation doesnt create action.
Actually, it's the other way around.
Action is what produces the motivation
to continue taking action. Many people
think they need motivation to take
action, but that is totally backwards.
99% of everything we do each
day is habitual. When you develop a
habit of doing what you should versus
what you feel, the habit becomes
easier over time. Most people are
thinking the same thing they thought
about yesterday and rarely ever have
original thoughts. They do the same
things they did last week and rarely
focus on improving their habits.
Successful people understand that their
habits are either elevating them to new
levels of success or hindering their
progress, which is exactly why they
are so intentional with what they do on
a daily basis. I want to share a
powerful poem with you to illustate the
importance on this subject.
I am your constant
companion.
I am your greatest
helper or your
heaviest burden. I
will push you
onward or drag
you down to
failure.
I am completely at
your command.
Half the things you do,
you might just as well
turn over to me, and I
will be able to do them
quickly and correctly.
I am easily
managed; you must
merely be firm with
me.
Show me exactly how you
want something done, and
after a few lessons I will do
it automatically.
I am the
servant of
all great
men, and,
alas, of all
failures as
well.
Those who are
great, I have made
great.
Those who are
failures, I have
made failures.
I am not a machine,
though I work with all the
precision of a machine,
plus, the intelligence of a
man.
You may run me for profit,
or run me for ruin; it makes
no difference to me. Take
me, train me, be firm with
me and I will put the world
at your feet.
Be easy with me,
and I will destroy
you.
Who am I?
I am a HABIT!

Be easy with me and Ill destroy

you. If you dont take full control over
yo ur habits and strategically develop
them, youll be in for a rough ride. I first
heard that poem years ago, and it has
stayed with me ever since. When was
the last time you took time to reflect on
your habits? I realized, through
training, consulting, mentoring, and
observing thousands of young
entrepreneurs that the best way to
predict somebodys next 6 months of
results was to look at their past 6
months. Youll hear people talk about
improving and they will swear they are
going to elevate their game, but when
the results are tracked, they are doing
the same thing. Why? Habits define you,
and if you dont make a definite
decision to break habits and replace
them with more intelligent ones, its
nearly impossible to change.
Habits will always trump
inspiration. Inspiration is needed to
create consistent action, but your
habits are ultimately going to define
your success or failure. Its been said
that after seminars and conferences,
only 5% actually use what theyve
learned. Why is that? Its because
inspiration is very short-term and feels
good in the moment but doesnt last
past the activity producing the
inspiration. In our Game Changers
Academy, we focus on shifting
habits, gaining better perspective, and
interrupting bad thought patterns
instead of simply focusing on
inspiration or what makes us feel
good. Ive realized that the biggest
inspiration of all is seeing progress
and results, which comes from daily
habits. When you begin the formation
of a new habit, stick to it, and see the
lasting change in your new-found life!
Do you have routines that ensure
youre improving your habits, making
progress, and getting results? How do
you decide what to create rituals for? It
depends on what you want to improve,
systemize, and focus on in your life.
You can create rituals for just about
anything, including productivity,
income, health, personal growth,
innovation, mindset, adventure,
increased energy, etc. Creating
routines that happen every week
regardless of how you feel or your
emotions is crucial for sustained
progress. I am going to share a couple
of crucial rituals Ive developed.
These specific rituals have helped me
create my current lifestyle. Remember,
you can create rituals for anything. The
more rituals you put in place, the less
stress youll experience, and the more
successful you'll be.

I realized that the top 1% protect

their mind and continue to improve
their mental toughness so I created
rituals to keep my mindset top notch.
Health is an extremely important part
of success and once I realized my
energy was a huge part of my
productivity, I created rituals that
supported increased energy. Youve
already defined your Big 5 goals for
the next 6 months, now its time for you
to build the key habits you need to turn
those goals into rituals and routines. I
am including some of mine as
examples. Yours are going to be
different, but I wanted to show you what
rituals look like so you can create rituals
that are best for you.

Mindset Rituals:
Talk to a mentor/somebody
playing the game at a higher
level than me twice a week.
Dont listen to or watch the news
ever.
Read 20 pages per day. Make sure
its something that is congruent
with my monthly and yearly goals.
Mon-Thurs listen to personal
growth/business audios in car.
Pause and reflect weekly.

Health Rituals:
Eat foods to elevate energy and
health rather than for taste and
pleasure.
Work out 6 days per week.
(Short, powerful workouts).
Drink a lot of water throughout
the day.
60% - 70% greens with every
meal.
Dont eat past 7:30 p.m.

Productivity Rituals:
Always have clarity and look at
my goals daily.
Execute my early morning
routine consistently (5 - 6 a.m.).
Complete my weekly master
plan EVERY Sunday
5 x 5 Rule - Look at my goals
for 5 minutes in the morning and
for 5 minutes in the evening..
Always ask myself these 3 questions
in the morning:
What am I grateful for?
What am I excited about today?
What am I 100% dedicated to
making happen this week?

Once again, my rituals arent

right or wrong. They are based on my
goals and vision. You must identify
whats important to you and make
sure your rituals are congruent with
your big picture.
Here are two more powerful
questions I ask myself at the
beginning of each month: What are
the rituals and routines Im committed
to that arent negotiable? What
MUST HAPPEN to continue creating
results in my life and business
regardless of whether Im there or
not?

What are my 'Non - Negotiables?'

Always have 100% clarity on what
Im doing and why
Consistent value to the marketplace
Working out at least 5 times per
week
Reaching out weekly to those
playing the game at a higher level
than I am
Never have a job and always do
what I choose. No restrictions and
100% autonomy
Be present, and treat every
person I meet like the most
important person in the world
Stay grateful and focused on my
most important priorities

What 3 result rituals do you need to stay

focused?
1.
2.
3.
Write your rituals below and write
down the 5 actions you are
going to take to ensure you follow
through.

Ritual 1:

1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

Ritual 2:
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

Ritual 3:

1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

Do you see the power of result

rituals? If you arent sold on creating
rituals, please read this chapter again
because I know firsthand how
important result rituals are for peace of
mind, productivity, and business.
CHAPTER
12

CONTINUAL GROWTH &

LEARNING

Stay humble, but

never lose your
hunger.

The information laid out in the

first 11 chapters will set you up for
massive success, catapult you
towards your first 6-figure income,
and give you the competitive advantage
over those around you. To sustain that
success month after month and year
after year, you need continual growth
and learning. Strategically designing a
world class life isnt what most think
about, especially at a young age.
Anybody can become successful for a
short amount of time, but to continue
producing results above the norm is
where most people fall short.
Learning, studying, and investing in
yourself doesnt stop when you
become successful. Thats only the
beginning.
Over the last fews years, Ive
purposely surrounded myself with top
notch entrepreneurs, millionaires,
CEOs, and visionaries because I
wanted to see how theyve stayed
successful and sustained consistent
growth. I realized it wasnt where they
grew up or how intelligent they were.
Nor was it from inheriting wealth or
from simply working hard. The 5% are
relentless students who learn, study,
and invest in themselves constantly.
Kevin Eastman, Vice President of
Basketball Operations for the LA
Clippers, told me he reads for two
hours every day. Heres the amazing
part: he hasnt missed a day in 15
years. How serious are you about
learning? Investing in mentors,
mastermind groups, seminars, books,
and audios is a regular part of their
lifestyle. Its what keeps them inspired,
fresh, enthusiastic, and vibrant.
I wish I would have gotten this
concept earlier in my career. I certainly
would have advanced quicker. I only
understood it when Dan Casetta,
someone I admired in my previous
company, shared what he heard
originally from Jim Rohn,

Your level of success will

seldom exceed your level of personal
development.
At that moment, I knew I
needed to grow more because I
realized that everybody I admired and
wanted to be like was consistently
reading and investing in themselves.
I made a commitment to grow
consistently, NOT just when I felt
like it. The 5% realize they must
grow into their goals before they can
accomplish them. If you want to have
more, you must become more.
Success is something you attract
by the person you become.
Jim
Rohn
Your education doesn't end at
graduation. The sooner you understand
that all of the skills you need to learn
to succeed will occur after you
leave the confines of the educational
system, the sooner you will succeed.
If you are in school, make sure you
know exactly why you're there and
how it will benefit your future. Don't
guess or hope, but strategically think
about why youre doing what youre
doing.
Weve covered a lot in this book
and more importantly, weve created
action plans for your most important
goals. Don't stop there. You have to
continue to improve day after day.
Success isnt a sometimes thing.
Success is a daily thing. When I first
heard the concept of personal
development, I was overwhelmed and
didnt know where to start. Just start.
Thats the key.
An ounce of action is worth a
ton of theory

Ralph Waldo Emerson

While attending Tony Robbins

Business Mastery event, I learned
something that Ill never forget. Dont
get me wrong. I learned a lot of
useful information, but this stood out
more than anything else. He was
talking about the most successful
people hed ever met and what they all
had in common. These are people like
Richard Branson, Oprah, Dr. Oz,
Steve Wynn, Mark Cuban, and Donna
Karen. From the worlds most
successful business moguls to super
star athletes, he realized there were
three things they did consistently that
the 99% didnt do. These are the
choices they have chosen consistently
to create the string of success they are
currently experiencing, as well as their
past accomplishments. I have talked
about these briefly, but implementation
of all three is where the
transformation lies. I am purposely
repeating certain philosophies and
tactics in this book for the simple
reason that repetition is the key to
learning.

1. They protect and spark their mind

daily:
These people are extremely
protective over their conscious and
subconscious minds and do everything
they can to keep their mindset top
notch. Be careful what you let enter
your mind daily because what you
think is what comes about. You will
always act based on what thoughts
come first and the scary thing is our
minds are always being bombarded
with thoughts. Its up to you to stand
guard to the door of your mind and
thats exactly what the top achievers do.
Avoid filling your mind with useless
information. Your mind either becomes
disciplined or weaker by what you
decide to let in every day.
You only have one mind and
how you treat your mind is crucial to
your current success and creating the
future you envision. You might ask,
Peter, how to do I spark my mind
daily or when do I do that because Im
already so busy with school, my
business, kids, sports, and all of my
daily tasks? Refer back to chapter
10 to learn how to become more
productive. Exercising this discipline
first thing in the morning is the most
intelligent use of your time. Below are
some suggestions you can start using
right now:
Read a good book for 30
minutes a day: Start with 10 pages a
day and increase consistently. If Kevin
Eastman can run an NBA team, take
care of his family, and read 2 hours a
day for the past 15 years, you can do it
for at least 30 minutes.
Journaling: You can journal
about anything youd like. What you are
learning, what you are excited about,
and what your perfect day would look
like. Let me remind you of the 3
questions I ask myself every morning:
What am I excited about?
What am I grateful for today?
What am I committed to
make happen today, no matter
what?
Success Audios or Video: As
Brian Tracy says, you can turn your
vehicle into a mobile university.
Audio learning has been described
as the most important advance in
education since the invention of the
printing press. According to the
University of Southern California, you
can get the equivalent of full-time
university degree by listening to
educational audio programs as you
drive from place to place. Turn your
car into a university on wheels.
When we were teenagers, we
got into the habit of driving around
with our friends and listening to
music. We formed the association
that driving around was for friends and
fun. There are many adults who never
get over this conditioned behavior.
Instead, at a time of incredible
competition, information overload and
obsolescence of knowledge, they are
still floating through life, driving
around, failing to take advantage of
one of the very best learning
methodologies ever discovered.
Dont let this happen to you.
Never let your car be running without
educational audio programs playing.
Make every minute count. One great
idea or technique can change the
course of your career and dramatically
increase your income.
Express Gratitude: Fill your
mind with gratitude instead of negative
news programs. All the successful
people Ive studied and have been
around practice gratitude. The best
entrepreneurs, the best athletes, and
the best parents practice gratitude.
While most are worried about
economic crisis and turmoil, the top
1% are thinking about what they are
grateful for and what opportunities lay
ahead. They also ask, Whats good
about this crisis? Imagine how
different your thoughts and action
would be if you were consistently
focusing on the positive, being
grateful, and seeing opportunity
instead of getting stuck in negativity.

What can you do to make sure youre

sparking your mind daily?

2. They get active and increase the

strength of their bodies.
Walk around the block, do 20
push-ups daily, go for a jog. Dont
neglect working out and dont neglect
your body because when you feel
strong physically, you will feel
stronger mentally. Just 10 minutes or
more of quick exercise is enough to
stimulate the receptors in your brain.
Focus on progress, not perfection. Start
with 10 minutes each morning, then go
to 15, then go to 20. Go from 3 days
per week and work up to 5 days per
week. Just make sure youre sparking
your body consistently.

3. They reach out to those playing the

game at a higher level.
Ive dedicated an entire chapter
to this subject and for good reason.
Even those already making millions
can learn from those who are
operating at a higher level. You must
stay humble, but never lose your
hunger. Anyone whos achieved
greatness has had a role model and
mentor to challenge them.
When you talk with people
playing the game at a higher level than
you, they can help you see challenges
and opportunities you might not be
able to see. You dont know what you
dont know, and there is nothing more
motivating than feeling your awareness,
intelligence, and perspective growing.
Those living at a world class level are
always striving to become better,
setting bigger goals, and reaching for
new heights. Continue challenging
yourself, and dont stop. Self-made
billionaire Richard Branson was
asked what his motivation was and he
said,

I keep challenging myself. I

see life almost like one long
university education that I never
hadevery day Im learning
something new.
Richard
Branson

When you stop growing you

die. Youre either progressing towards
your goals or falling behind. There is
no in-between. Make a commitment to
become a lifelong student of the game
and youll never have to worry about
complacency again. Here's one of the
most important questions you could
ever ask yourself:

What could you do the rest of your

life that would keep you fascinated
and engaged?
CHAPTER
13

NOW MATTERS

The wealthiest place on the planet is

the cemetery, because its filled with
brilliant ideas, potential, all wasted.

Tony
Robbins

If I didnt tell myself now

mattered, this book wouldnt have been
written for a couple more years, if
ever. One of the main reasons people
arent achieving the success theyre
truly capable of is theyve never told
themselves NOW matters. This
someday mentality is killing so
many dreams and goals. In fact, Id
say its near the top of the list of
reasons why our society is filled with
regret, frustration, stress, and
unfulfilled potential. If you want real
change, you must change something
you do daily and adopt this
perspective right away. There will
never be a right time and if youre
waiting for the perfect time, youll
be waiting for a long time. There is
NO tomorrow for champions and
youll find urgency evident in every
leader. In a conversation I had with
motivational speaker and visionary
Eric Thomas, he stated his #1 focus
was to seize each day. If you take care
of today, tomorrow takes care of itself.
If you take care of your days, your
weeks take care of themselves. If you
take care of your weeks, your months
take care of themselves. If you take
care of your months, your years are
exceptional. Im confidently assuming
youre ready to make quantum leaps
in your life. Heres how you start.
Make the most of today, then
tomorrow, then the next day. Most
people spend the first half of their
life saying theyre too young and the
second half saying theyre too old.

Im guessing youd like to be

financially free by the time youre 65
years old? Im sure everybody does.
Lets deal in reality here.
At age 65, as reported by the
Social Security Board in
Washington, D.C.:
69% of American people are
dependent on relatives,
friends, or charities.
29% are still working.
2% are financially independent.
I will tell you becoming that 2 -
5% starts with urgency, and you MUST
ha v e a sense of urgency if you're
serious about success. Do you think
those struggling in their 30s, 40s, and
50s told themselves they were going to
struggle when they were older? Of
course not. If you talked to them
when they were younger, they were
confident they would have their
dream house, dream job, have lots of
money, and be enjoying life to the
fullest. What happened? They never
told themselves NOW matters and
they didnt connect their daily actions
with their future goals. Dont fall into
the same trap. The people who will be
unstoppable over the next 2-5 years
have a vision to live differently than
those around them. They have a strong
vision for the path less traveled, a
vision for the extraordinary life,
financial freedom, flexible lifestyle,
and ultimately, a fulfilled life. The
vision isnt enough on its own. You
must have a sense of urgency and attach
everything youre doing to your future
self. The time is now and its time to
take full responsibility for your future.
If you want success bad enough,
youll find a way to create it.
Opportunities are only opportunities if
you're taking full advantage of them.
Ive laid out a simple framework for
you to follow, but now you must own it.
It wont be easy, but if you take it day
by day, youll start to see real
progress. Progress is a great motivator.
I hope this book has opened your
eyes to whats possible for you. I hope
its given you clarity on how to achieve
the success you want. Our economy is
in desperate need of leaders, so take
it upon yourself to become the best
version of yourself. If you dont have a
plan for building a great life, you
will fall into someone else's plan!
Guess what they have planned for you?
Not much. Its how you're living daily
that either makes you unstoppable or
stresses you out, so approach every
day with confidence and intention and
never forget that the only limitations
you have are those you place on
yourself. Make a concrete decision
that youre going to be the best person
you possibly can be for those around
you, and for yourself.
Since 2008, when I made the
decision to never settle for
mediocrity, life has never been the
same. A decision means to cut away
ALL alternatives, leaving you no other
options but to succeed. There has
never been a better time in human
history to create, design, craft, build,
and live the lifestyle you dream of. I
strongly urge you to find a community
of like-minded people you can
connect with on a regular basis, a
community of people with similar
goals and ambitions as you. Being
around those who can elevate your
standards, hold you accountable, and
challenge your thinking is priceless.
Are you ready to start elevating
your game? Are you ready to tell your
boss you quit? Are you ready to start
that business that creates financial
freedom for you and your family? Well
good, but thats not enough. Now
comes the part most people forget:
implementation. This is the moment of
truththe moment when you decide to
get in the game or remain on the
sidelines. Reading this book to
elevate your perspective, raise your
standards, and rebuild your belief
system is a great first step, but it is
just that, a first step. The key is to make
sure that its not your last step. It will
take a lot of hard work and focus to
maintain the motivation and drive for
your big ambitions and vision to
become a reality. It will take even
more work and discipline to stick with
it for more than just a few days or
weeks. But at the end of the day, all
that matters is your answer to this
question: Do you want to be living an
exceptional life on your terms with
flexibility and freedom, or build
somebody else's dream? If youre not
up for the challenge, then do what
most people do after they read a book
that has the potential to change their
livesnothing. Put this book down
and forget everything Ive taught you
and continue your life as it exists
today. Hide behind excuses like Its
too hard, I dont have enough
money to get started, or Ill get
started tomorrowand go on
collecting paychecks or searching for a
real job. If youve made it this far, I
know thats not you. I want to end with
a story that illustrates the power of
adapting the right perspective.
Change your perspective, change your
life.
There were two boys who were
being raised by a single dad. The dad
was trying his best to make ends
meet. As you may or may not know,
raising two kids can be a challenging
task and its even tougher trying to do
everything by yourself. He was doing
everything he could to provide for his
boys, but kept falling further and further
behind. The pressure and demands of
being a single dad kept piling up and
in the heat of the moment he snapped
and made a decision that would
change his familys life forever. One
late evening, desperate for money, he
decided to rob a local convenience
store. The store clerk, along with a
mother of 3, ended up getting shot.
After a court hearing he was sentenced
to life in prison. Both his kids ended
up going to different qualified foster
homes. The unimaginable had
happened. They lost both parents.
Years went by and the brothers had
very different futures. One became
extremely successful, ran his own
business, and was living the american
dream. The other was in and out of
jail, got addicted to drugs, and lived a
life of struggle. A journalist was very
intrigued and interested about what had
happened to the boys. She decided to
follow up with them to possibly
create a story. She caught up with both
boys 15 years later and asked them both
the same question:
How did your life end up
the way it did?
They both, ironically, had the
same answer: With a father like
mine, how else would my life turn
out? Same tragic past, but different
perspectives, and with different
perspectives come
different outcomes. I dont care what
situation you are in, what
part of town you are from, or how
your last 6 months have gone. Your
past has nothing to do with your
future, but your current decisions do.
How you respond to what happens is
everything. So from this moment on,
make the conscious decision to
become the best version of yourself.
CHAPTER
14

I CHALLENGE YOU!

If it doesn't challenge you, it

won't change you
Fred Devito

There are only two things that can

change your life and business:

Something good or bad comes into

your life
Something new comes from within
you

Waiting for something good to

come into your life could take time, and
you dont have that. Id recommend
finding something within you. I hope
this book has urged you to stop
playing small with your gifts, talents
and dreams, and to start experiencing
life at a level 10. If somebody is out
earning or achieving at a higher level
than you, they are just amplifying
more of themselves. They are showing
up in a different way than you are, but
that ends now. I was serious when I
said this book will change your life
and I want to prove it to
you. Were going on a 30 day challenge
and the only way to see a big shift in
your results is total immersion, which
means going all in. As the economy
gets worse, I want you to dominate
and to dominate you must get addicted
to giving your all. Youve learned now
that anything is possible with total
dedication and commitment.
For the next 30 days, youre
going on a money making vacation and
when YOU change, everything will
change for YOU. Get serious about
your biggest ambitions and who you
must become to accomplish them.
Remember, doing the same thing and
expecting different results is the
definition of insanity.

There are two types of

people in this world.
Those who will do
whatever it takes to
create the life of their
dreams...and
everybody else. Choose
who you want to
become very wisely.
THE 30 DAY CHALLENGE
Todays Date:________________
Goal Date: _________________

What are the top 5 goals you want to

accomplish within the next 30 days?
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

Break down what you must do

weekly to make sure you accomplish
your 30 day goals.
Week 1 Top 3:
1.

2.
3.

Week 1
Reward:____________________

Week 2 Top 3:
1.

2.
3.

Week 2
Reward:____________________
Week 3 Top 3:
1.
2.
3.
Week 3
Reward:____________________

Week 4 Top 3:
1.

2.
3.
Week 4
Reward:____________________

How are you going to feel once your 30

day challenge is over? Its important
for you to visualize with deep
precision the feelings youre going to
experience at the end of your 30 day
challenge.

Starting Today:
What are the key behaviors needed
to accomplish your 30-day goals?
1.
2.
3.

What are your weekly rituals that must

happen no matter what? (Refer to
chapter 11)
1.

2.
3.
What are you going to Start doing
today thats congruent with your 30
day challenge goals?

_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________

What do you need to Stop doing today

thats not aligned with your
Big 5, holding you back, or killing
your current progress or momentum?

_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
What are you going to Continue to
do thats been serving you
well?
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________

Signature ____________________
Date _____________________

I challenge you to take these

seriously and become more
intentional in all you do. I can assure
you Wealth, Lifestyle, and Freedom
are best experienced at a young age!
Are you really living your potential,
expressing your creative genius, and
living an inspiring life? You're just as
capable and deserving as everybody
else, but understand it takes massive
sacrifice along with implementation of
the right actions. This is the greatest
time in human history for those who
take 100% responsibility for their
economic well-being. Commit to these
tactics with the focus that your life
deserves and continue to cement in
your mind that you are always in
control of your economy regardless of
the outside circumstances. Respect to
you and the progress youre making
towards a world class life. Im here
for you, and once you complete this
30-day challenge, please share your
success story personally with me at
[email protected].
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A visionary, game changer,
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mission to shift our culture, and wont
stop until his vision becomes a reality.
Peter cant stand traditional education,
and feels our society isnt doing enough
to educate, teach, and train our youth on
how to REALLY thrive in this tough
economy. Hes taken it upon himself to
guide and educate our millennials on
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Peter has seen a lot of success
over the years, but even more failure.
Hes used his past to design his ideal
future, and has dedicated the last 10
years to helping people maximize their
potential. Hes been labeled the thought
leader on millennials because he is one,
he has succeeded as one, and been
successful leading an organization of
millennials at the highest level. He has
an authentic raw understanding of what it
takes to motivate and inspire. Hes
trained and led over 4,000 Sales Reps,
Managers, College Students,
Professionals, Business Owners,
Olympians and many others to high
levels of success.
He started his first business when
he was 15, and found himself broke,
stressed and discouraged by the age of
22. By 23, he had made his first 6 figure
income, and 3 1/2 years later his
earnings were over 1 million. He then
took the same formula and applied it in
another industry, and has dedicated
himself to teaching it to others so they
dont make the same mistakes he did.
Despite the challenge of lacking training,
Peter became the fastest manager to
reach $1 million in annual sales in his
companys 60 + year history, but left his
6 figure income because his magnitude
of mission was growing. He strongly
believes the
more you help people succeed, the more
successful you become.
Peter has started a movement to
empower America's Aspiring
Entrepreneurs and Young Professionals
called The Game Changers Academy.
It quickly became one of the most
Prestigious Training and Networking
Communities in the world, and continues
to attract Young Professionals and
Ambitious Entrepreneurs from all over
the Country. He understands on a deep
level that the Young Entrepreneur is the
future of our society.
He is also the Founder of one of
iTunes top podcasts The Young
Entrepreneur Lifestyle which is
focused on bringing results, guidance,
and excellence to entrepreneurs
worldwide. Its helping entrepreneurs do
business and live life on their terms.
Learn more at
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Some of my favorite quotes
Discipline Creates Lifestyle Peter
Voogd

Think Like a Millionaire, Hustle Like

Youre Broke Peter Voogd

Respect people who find time for you

in their busy schedule, but love the
people who never look at their schedule
when you need them. -- Unknown
"Sometimes not getting what you want is
the best thing that could ever happen to
you. Peter Voogd

"A successful man is one who can lay a

firm foundation with the bricks others
have thrown at him." -- Jordan Wirsz

Instead of wondering when your next

vacation is, maybe you should set up a
lifestyle you don't need to escape from.
-- Seth Godin

Your time is limited, so don't waste it

living someone else's life. --
Steve Jobs

When you judge another person you're

not defining them you're defining
yourself. Peter Voogd

You must design your ideal future, it

wont just show up. Peter Voogd

People who develop themselves daily,

dont participate in recessions. Peter
Voogd

Never let someone who gave up on

their dreams talk you out of yours.
Peter Voogd

If your presence doesnt make an

impact your absence wont make a
difference Peter Voogd
Never let the things you want make you
forget the things you have. Stay
grateful. Peter Voogd

One Last Thing

May I ask you a favor?

If you got anything out of this book, if

you took notes, if it shifted your thinking,
or inspired you at all Im hoping youll
do something for me.

Give a copy to somebody else.

Ask them to read it. Let them know

whats possible for them if they start to
value their dreams and goals over their
excuses. We need them. We need you.
Spread the word.

Thanks.