Can it be all about the money?

...I guess it can. To a point...

For true and lasting personal and business success it cannot, however.

Why can it not just be all about the money? Well while we can get excited and motivated about making an extra $1k, $5k, or $50k per month, or more! The material gain starts to lose its luster and attraction after a short time.

Like anything in life, if you do something daily, it gets old. Even money! Even...

Without a focused intention and an unwavering vision you are wasting your time. No matter what you do - even if you are making some progress - without this basic ingredient you are producing 10-times less than you could be otherwise.

Think of your WHY and create a vision for your life. This is not really goal-setting, but rather the all-encompassing vision/goal that will inspire your goals and daily routine to be created. Start here. Sit down and dream.

Dream big....

As a wise friend once said to me - in so many words - you are not hungry enough yet; you don't feel the financial pressure enough to work your business (in this case it was a network marketing business) as an actual business... I saw her point, basically agreed, but still no change or shift happened.

I had build my "why" list (of the most important things in my life) to try to motivate myself, read motivational books, listened to motivational and productivity focused audios,...

The Personal bits:
While on my jog yesterday I found myself in the zone. I left my cell phone behind and decided to have a personal moment with no interruptions - no pictures to be taken of the beautiful scenery, no music, no audio books, or fitness trackers to track my progress... I only listened to one faith audio and just jogged. It was just God and I. It was great.

There was this positive energy radiating from my solar-plexus (gut) area as I listened to my breath, the gravel...

AKA: QUIT YOUR YAPPIN' AND JUST DO IT!

(Mainly for entrepreneurs in a business and relationship generating context, but applicable to all for a more productive life.)

There's an analogy by (I believe) Zig Ziglar that captures this message perfectly. I will not do it justice, but just try to get to the core of this message: to live with purpose and passion. It is powerful.

Here we go.

Imagine to yourself that some close friends tell you...