I ’ve been gaining clarity in understanding that the reason why we eventually succeed is because we’re not afraid to fail. We eventually grow stronger because we’re not afraid to acknowledge our weaknesses. We ultimately hit our homeruns because we dare to keep swinging the bat.  We eventually score touchdowns because we’re not afraid to say, “Give me the ball and let me run!”  We continue to make major steps forward because of our ability to plow through the minor setbacks.

We must continue to refuse to let those cynical voices around us succeed in talking us back into the “Box” of life and pursuing a goal of comfort and “averagism” after every challenge or failure. We can’t expect the average person to understand our journey and process of positive change if they have yet to start their own journey.

Be advised that in this life we may be a lot of things but “Average” is not one of them. We continue to strive to be the exception to the unwritten rule of mediocrity. Words like normal, typical and usual do not describe us. We are indeed persistent, vigilant overcomers and understand that we eventually WIN because we are not afraid to Lose. The difference for us is we understand that we must fail our way to success in this life.  There’s no magic bullet or other way around it. So let’s fail forward fast and furiously.

I say with emphatic passion on this day, when you give it your best the score board becomes obsolete and can never, ever make you a loser. Continue to move forward this week and better your best. 

Make it GREAT!   Let’s keep striving to be anything but “Average”.

I love creating these photos with a positive message and I truly feel that the most comforting and reassuring thing that my age and experiences have brought me at this point in my life is an “opinion” that matters to many. 

The many years of overcoming struggle and adversity in both life and the business market place has left me with many scars and a boat-load of wisdom.  But, the single most important thing of all that I’ve learned is that no matter what the world throws at me I can still be victorious and overcome because someone even greater than the whole world has got my back.

So I say to you today, in whatever cause that is noble and just and is not for your own selfish ambition, yes it is indeed worthy of your best efforts.  So keep giving this life your best in spite of what the naysayers are saying because someone greater than us all has got your back and if you don’t quit, YOU CAN NOT FAIL!  Let’s keep MAKING it GREAT!

I  came up with a funny yet interesting life scenario this morning and wanted to share it with you;  A good friend of mine got caught by his boss behind his desk secretly engaging in one of the oldest stimulating activities in the “Book”.  His stated reasoning for his behavior was that this activity improves his work performance and the companies overall bottom-line.  

Now even more interesting than that is the fact that the boss’s secretary and a co-worker got caught red-handed a month earlier engaging in the exact same act.  After reviewing company records, his boss had no other real answer for why production was up over the last few months.  So, as a result, his boss decided to start regularly engaging in the same activity himself and he even started to encourage others in the company to do it too.  Hmmmm.  What is this activity?  Well, it’s called “Prayer” and “Meditation”.  Not a bad daily discipline to be found guilty of, huh?  

My number one formula for being all you can be in this “life” thing is simply called “D8”.  Doing Daily Disciplines Daily Develops Dominance & Determines Destiny.  If you tell me about your daily disciplines, I can tell you about who you are and who you’re becoming.

Question:  If you were caught doing your daily disciplines, would it make you smile with pride and joy or blush with embarrassment and shame?  No need to answer out loud or raise your hand, just hear and understand and make your Daily Discipline Plans my friend.  Let’s not wait to make it GREAT!