Caveat!

Do you ever find yourself completely revolutionized by something that is so obvious or common sense? Your ah-ha moment, as Oprah coined the phrase.

I was listening to the Fizzle Show podcast by Corbett Barr, Chase Reeves, and Caleb Wojcik this morning. The topic of today's cast was is it too late? The one thing that really resonated with me was, and I quote, "It's never too late to care about something and put in the work to help other people. It's never too late to show the world you care about that thing."

I've always believed if you do work you love, everything else will fall into place. The giant BUT here, however, is just because you do work you love, doesn't mean success will happen overnight. You must realize there are no shortcuts. Those overnight successes you've heard about, they spent 4-5+ years doing what they love before they made it big, you just didn't know about it. Be present and do the work.

Next, you should define what success means to you? I'd like to think it's much deeper than make millions of dollars. If you're truly doing what you care about, your success will be defined by the impact you make. Change starts with one person connecting to another person of similar values; who then seek out other like minded people, who then join forces to spread their message and ultimately change the world. Care about it and start small.

We must stop looking at life as a destination and start looking at is as a journey. It's meant to be explored and enjoyed! Life should be fun! I'm not saying we'll never face obstacles or difficulties, but through obstacles and difficulties comes growth and learning. Education is a life long process. We will never know it all. Find those things that scare and excite you, then go out and conquer them one at a time. Become the expert and share the knowledge.

Above all else, be authentic to yourself and others. The world could use a whole lot more authentic up in here! We have enough want-to-be's with reality shows only in it for themselves out there. Grab your trenchcoat and let's go expose ourselves!

"When you say “It’s hard”, it actually means “I’m not strong enough to fight for it”. Stop saying its hard. Think positive!” - Unknown"