If it was easy, everyone would be doing it and there wouldn’t be a reward when you achieve what you’re going after.

I am currently reading up on a man that had big dreams, but didn’t even know where to start.

He took lessons he learned from his high school football coach and applied them to the rest of his life to become a billionaire.

His coach taught him to focus on his strengths instead of his weaknesses. He was a small guy in the world of football, so he trained on endurance, speed, and agility.

He ended up going against a global monopoly and beating them! He started with $1,000k and a dream.

This man says that for every problem, there is a solution and that it’s only on as far as the other side of the coin. You just have to flip it over.

So, don’t ever give up! Keep trying for what is important to you and you will get what you want!

This however is a very good point and I wanted to share it with you. Talking about something doesn’t do much, but by thinking about it and then discussing it, I hope action will happen.

So, here is his plan:

“I could end the deficit in 5 minutes,” he told CNBC. “You just pass a law
that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting
members of Congress are ineligible for re-election. The 26th amendment
(granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to
be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971…before
computers, e-mail, cell phones, etc. Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution,
seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land…all because of
public pressure.

Warren Buffet is asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of
twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise.
In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the
message. This is one idea that really should be passed around.

*Congressional Reform Act of 2011*

1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman collects a salary while in office and
receives no pay when they are out of office.

2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All
funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system
immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress
participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.

3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.

4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will
rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same
health care system as the American
people.

6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.

7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/12.
The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen
made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a
career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should
serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.

If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take three
days for most people (in the U.S. ) to receive the message. Maybe it is time.

THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!! If you agree with the above, pass it on.

Please share your opinion on this and definitely FORWARD this to other people you know. It’s time to break down the current system and change it.

The person I contacted on Friday responded.

We Skyped for hours last night and got caught up on the last 3 years.

That just goes to show you that you never know.

If you have been thinking of reconnecting with an old friend or anything else, but are holding yourself back, you should just go for it.

It is the toughest things in life that reap the biggest rewards.

Tyler

That person used to be a major part of my life. We were business partners and we worked very hard to create something that is still enjoying great success today.

The problem is that he is the key to the success, I was just a replaceable part of it and our relationship went sour.

I was very very angry when our business relationship came to an abrupt end and I harbored anger for a long time. 

Today, I am changing that. I sent him an email letting him know that I no longer hold those kind of feelings.

We all hear that we should forgive, but I am a very stubborn person and chose not to.

I have to tell you that I feel very liberated now that I have reached out to him and offered my apologies.

I don’t expect him to respond to me and that wasn’t my motivation to write him in the first place.

I wanted to free myself from the bitterness and move on.

You should think of people from your past that you havn’t spoken to in a long time because of a deal that went south or whatever reason.

It takes courage and you may have to get over your pride, but you’ll feel amazing afterwards.

Good luck!

I don’t know what I’m doing. I’m no brilliant business man, I’m not a tech genius, I’m not a suave salesman,  I certainly am not a poetic writer or great creator of content, and I don’t have any of the “skills” that it takes to be successful.

I look up to people who have the skills that I don’t.

I look up the small business owners who had the guts to start something from nothing, go out there and fall flat on their face until they find their perfect pitch and are able to build a sustainable business that serves the market.

I look up to great marketers,  athletes, inventors, creators, builders, writers, musicians, explorers, managers, leaders, and so many other types of people.

I started this website to bridge together people that I admire most(entrepreneurs) with the rest of us. It’s inspiring to know that there are so many small business owners out there. These people can teach you that you can do whatever you want.

To be honest, I hope this site and the whole idea of shopping locally, building relationships, saving money, and growing better communities will make us all happier and more successful.

It’s not about making the world a better place…it’s about us being better.

Cold calling, walking into people’s offices and pitching them.

You’re unknown. Your business is unknown. Why are you better? I already use someone. Your idea is not impressive. It’s tough.

But if you keep on focusing on simply getting the word out, you’ll be amazed once you start getting calls from people ready to do business with you.

I had one of those days today and it was awesome. Someone I had been trying to get into contact with for quite some time contacted me out of the blue.

So, my 2 cents for the day is to focus on getting the word out and not get discouraged if you don’t receive immediate results.

People would be happy. They’d enjoy their life more. Their job would be more fulfilling to them and they would be happier. That would rub off to others and we’d all be happier.

You would know people. You’d feel connected to life. You’d have a positive impact on lives.

You would be taken care of because you are known and the people that you do business with would genuinely care about you.

Models walking down the runway in ridiculous clothes that you would never wear even if they were affordable?

We have to wear clothes. Society doesn’t like nudity. And at this time of year, you’d plain be uncomfortable. Certain things also shrink in cold air.

I recently got called out on my “too casual” look and it made me a little frustrated. I try to wear clothes that are comfortable, but I definitely don’t want to offend anyone. When it’s 100+ degrees outside, it makes it very hard to wear pants and a long sleeve shirt, let alone a suit. In my profession, I’ve never had to wear a suit thankfully.

In the past when I worked in the entertainment business whether in Hollywood, NYC or Europe, the fashion of choice was jeans, a button up shirt and a blazer. The shoes would either be boots or tennis shoes. That’s right, in that business; it is acceptable, almost necessary to show that you’re a “creative type” by wearing shoes and maybe even throwing in some crazy socks.

But now, I’m back in the Midwest and things are a little different.

It’s not like the 40’s 

(the men in this picture were homeless) where men wore suits along with a fedora and women wore dresses. It’s much more laid back today.

I’ve always thought that the person who tries too hard by showing that they have spent a lot of money on their wardrobe is simply trying too hard.

On the other hand, if you show up to a business meeting in sloppy shorts or destroyed jeans and a t-shirt then you risk the chance of saying that you are a sloppy person who doesn’t care about anything.

What do you wear? If you are a service profession who goes out to homes to meet with prospects and customers, you have to look presentable but at the same time wear something functional. You don’t exactly want to wear shinny dress shoes and a suit if you’re a plumber. But what if you work on computers? Are jeans and a polo acceptable?

What if you work in retail setting? What kind of impression do you need to make?

It all comes down to who you are and what you do? If you’re not sure what kind of impression you’re giving off, just ask someone who is not biased and will give you their real opinion. Everyone has their opinion and you will probably get many different types, if you get many of the same, then it may be time to change how you dress.

It’s that simple. If you’re happy, then you’re stimulating your mind. By stimulating your mind, you think, your create and you get things done. You move toward your goals.

So, if you want to move forward with your ideas and or plans then you need to be happy.