29/10/2021
Thankful & Grateful
Have you ever had one of those weeks where you look back and say, I am THANKFUL and GRATEFUL? It could have been for a great week of sales. You are going over your companies goal and hiring some kick-ass new employees. Going on a great family vacation. Or just something that everything turned out right.
For me, I look back over my calendar, and I see names on there and play back in my head the conversations we had. I look at EP 16 of the Addicted to Winning podcast I released with Mike Claudio this week and remembered what a fantastic chat we had, and that I get to share that with everyone. I talked with a few potential new clients about how we can help their businesses. That is what I LOVE to do. That is my PASSION. We are also in the middle of quarter 4, which is our busiest time of the year for renewals and business acquisitions. There are some long hours which I also love.
I have had the pleasure of recording a few new episodes of the podcast this past 7 - 8 days as well. Scott Simons, what an awesome friend. This is going to be a great episode! I cannot say enough great things about Scott. Mike Fallat, next week will help his 250th client publish a book and become the best-selling author. What an excellent job he is doing! Michael Burns, flipping 60M+ in real estate this year, and another great friend of mine. Then we have the honorable Kris Whitehead. I literally cannot say enough good things about it, and man, that is all I have to say until this podcast hits the air. Kris, I appreciate you! Then today, we round it off with Jeff smith and Jonathon Fedora, two GREAT guys and friends of mine.
As I think about what each of these podcast guests brings to the table. They all bring something very, very special. Something very unique that only they possess. Sure, they are all successful, and yes, they have all struggled to get there. AND, yes, their “Overnight success” was YEARS of grinding and doing the damn work. Mainly behind the scenes, late nights, early mornings, weekends, etc. But each one of them has a unique story that is their own. What is incredible about that is not one person can ever take that away from them. No one “Gave them” the success or a handout. They EARNED it. They FOUGHT for it. They STRUGGLED for it.
Throughout my entire life, like so many others, there have been ups and downs, gut punches, left turns when you thought life was going to take a right turn, good times, and bad times, just like a marriage. But, the one thing that I have always said, whether it was me going through the downtime or to a friend going through it, is this. “The one thing I know for sure is that the great big ball of fire in the sky WILL rise again tomorrow, and it WILL SHINE.”
No matter what curveballs are thrown at you in life, know that the sun will rise again tomorrow. There are people out there that love you and care about you. I will leave you will this. You may not believe you are anything in this world, but to one person, you may be their everything. Or, in other words, the great Dr. Suess said, “To the world, you may be one person, but to one person, you may be the world.”