Have you ever had anyone ask you what your “WHY” is? Have you ever wanted something so bad that you had a burning inside that yearned for it? A burning desire to get it no matter what it took? Somewhere behind that burning desire was your why. Why did you want what you were after? What caused the drive in you to succeed? Did you get what you were after? Was your desire strong enough?

I am a network marketer. I absolutely love what I do. I assist others in obtaining a lifestyle of prosperity and abundance. That alone is fulfilling and I take pride in it. But it isn’t enough. I have a deeper why within. I have a burning desire to be successful for a reason. Initially most people come looking for an opportunity to make a ton of money. They are looking for that legitimate home based business to increase their income. But I can tell you…that is not enough. When you make the money then what will you do? There has to be a reason you want success to come your way. What is that reason? Why do you want to become successful?

In the past year and a half I have come from living in a 2 bedroom apartment, driving an extended cab Nissan Frontier, working for a glass company, to owning two homes in a very prestigious community, driving an H2, going on a vacation every month and absolutely loving my life. And yeah, of course I started this business for the money – you should have seen my personal financial statement! But I wanted money for another reason. My why was and is my family. I wanted and desired to be apart of their lives. I wanted more money so that I would be able to enjoy life and give my family what I never had. They deserve to have a life of abundance and I will be the one to give that to them. My choices are no longer governed by a boss or a job. I am the maker of my own future and can make as much money as I choose to.

This business is a desire driven business as is much of entrepreneurship. Do you have enough desire to make your dreams come true? When it comes down to making important decisions is your why strong enough to give you courage and discernment? That is what it comes down to and I think is the first step to obtaining success. Your why is your fuel. When you run out of it, you are dead on the side of the road and everyone else with a full tank will pass right on by. If your “WHY” is strong enough……you can accomplish anything you desire!

Many people take on so many tasks that they actually over commit so they can truly never commit to any of them.

I’ve seen so many people attempt to do three or four entrepreneurial endeavors at one time, and then say, “I’m creating multiple streams of income.”

When someone makes that statement, they’re usually not making any money in any of their four ventures. There’s nothing wrong with having multiple streams of income, but it’s best to master one trait or one business first.

So many people do this unconsciously as a method of self-sabotage, so they can never actually succeed. These people set themselves up to fail, knowing that if they take on more than they can handle, they will never succeed. This is called a fear of success.

Ask yourself, “What can I actually let go of in my life?” Ask yourself, “What will I remove from my life, my garage, my office, and my file cabinet?” When you do this, you start to create space in the Universe for more flow to come in.

When you have all the doors blocked, it’s hard for prosperity, abundance and the right people to find you, because telepathically the message you are sending is, “I am a chaos addict; I am attracted to the drama; I am attracted to the struggle.”

The opposite is, “Struggleaholic no more: I am dropping the drama.”

What drama are you willing to drop?

What chaos are you willing to release yourself from after reading this?

The reason most people have challenges changing is that if they change, they would be ending an era. That’s why so many people hold onto their past.

What you have to do is change your perception, because growth without risk is no growth. There is no reward without any risk, and to take any risk you’re going to face adverse situations.

You’re going to have to handle challenges in the moment, and sometimes you’ll have to change how you’ve been changing. Change is good. It’s not just inevitable.

Sometimes you change and you don’t even know you’ve changed. This is when the internal communication changes and the compounded effects start to take place.
This is when you really are becoming the leader people are looking for, having that belief, that sense of certainty, knowing that you have a strong conviction, a strong will.

There is no such thing as luck. You have to be able to go where no man has gone.

You have to be able to create the breakthroughs. You have to feel in your heart.
You have to know.
You have to trust.
You have to believe.
You have to see.
You have to have a heartfelt centered vision of where you’re going, what you’re becoming and what you’ll do.

When you can operate from a sense of passion, you’re radiating from your heart. You’re sending the message, “Become a part of what I’m doing.” That, my friends, is when people want to be a part of what you are, because you are coming from you heart, not your head.

Jeffrey Combs

You know, I thought it was a pretty good flick. I actually avoided seeing it in the theaters because I thought that it might be a little lame but was proven otherwise. It actually had some good lessons in entrepreneurship and living life to the fullest even though some of the characters were doing things that weren’t exactly legal.

Sean Boswell, the main character is a perfect example of someone who felt trapped by a system that was teaching him to not follow his passions and what he loved most in life which was to race. It was a constant struggle for him as he was forced to live this life that he couldn’t seem to find joy in. Everywhere he went he seemed to go back the same way…to his passion.

Once in Tokyo he ran into a man by the name of Han. Han seemed to be high on life. He seemed to have a cool calmness about him and seemed to be content with where his life was headed and where he was. There was a specific scene I would like to refer to. They were on the top of a tall building and had a conversation overlooking the city streets. Sean asked Han why he let him race in Han’s car and Han said that he was always looking to surround himself with people of character. People he could trust. As they looked down on all the people crossing the street Han was talking about how they were all led by fear. They were stuck in a system and led by fear instead of passion. And when you are able to live life from one choice to the next without fear, life gets more clear.

He couldn’t have gotten any closer to the truth. Life is so much easier as an entrepreneur. The world is full of opportunity and a more fulfilling life is simply a choice. As you become successful you will need what I like to call a board of directors. You will want to surround yourself with successful positive people of integrity. As you surround yourself with like-minded individuals you increase your odds of success.