The real work in being successful is getting there. It takes time, dedication and at times hard work. But the hardest thing about being successful, is to stay successful. Sure, I can teach you how to get there. I can show you the business opportunity that has assisted me in my climb to wealth and success, but once there, will you stay there. I can tell you this much, the work doesn’t stop just because you are successful. In fact, I think that you should turn it up a notch.

One’s journey to success should never come to a summit. It should never stop and never decrease. Success is a journey and the very moment you think you believe you are as successful as you can be, then that is the moment you start to fall. In life, there is no such thing as standing still. Everything passes you by when you are doing nothing. Either you are going forward or you are going backwards. Time is always moving. Either make it your ally or it can be your worst enemy. Do you think that at any given time if the greatest basketball player in history, Michael Jordan, stopped practicing and working on himself, would still be the best? No! He was the best because of his choice to be the best every day, every hour, and every time he practiced.

Business opportunities are the same way. You get too comfortable thinking you have life and business all figured out, watch out. You will start to slip up. Success in any business opportunity comes from being consistent with your income producing activities. Many of you might not be married if you had not been consistent with courting your future prospect. Success takes consistency and in this business, personal development is the key to staying consistent and improving yourself. As you improve yourself, your business will flourish!

I never did think that one could get so many of life’s lessons from movies and cartoons. If you pay attention, the theme of most movies is based on one theory or lesson that dictates the choices of the characters in the film. Even though you get all the Hollywood jazz and crazy plots, it is all engulfed around the moral of the story. Every action a living soul takes is based on some kind of law or principle.

The Ghost Rider

Take The Ghost Rider with Nicolas Cage as he plays Johnny Blaze who is a stunt biker performing along side his Dad. After one of their shows there was talk about how reckless Johnny was being by trying to impress the ladies. The father said something that influences Johnny’s decisions through the rest of the movie. He told Johnny that he had better make decisions that will influence his circumstances, or the circumstances will make him. Thus, from that point on, he started making decisions. Big decisions. Heck, he sold his soul to the devil. But he was creating, instead of being governed. He took control of who he was destined to be and did it well.

We all have purpose and we are all very powerful. The only thing that lacks is our knowledge of just how powerful we really are and what we feel we can accomplish. Are you the one who is going to be governed and ruled or are you someone that is the dictator of your life. How many people are an extra in their movie of life? Seriously, are you the main character in your life or are your thoughts and actions focussed towards someone elses life and in making them the movie star of your life? Remember, you create your circumstance, or it creates you!

You know, I take pride in living in this great nation! Do you realize how many people would love to be in your shoes at this very moment in time and would change places with you at the drop of a hat? We live in the land of Opportunity! This is land of the free. Millions of people have begged and persisted on getting into this great nation for that one reason. There is so much opportunity. You can literally do as you please. If you want to change your life, your religion, your ocupation, your location…you just do it. Your choices are not limited.

The average American income is around 35k per year. I actually used to live on that before I decided not to. And really that is all it takes, just a decision. But also consider that the average household income in some 3rd world countries is only hundreds of dollars. We have it good. Really good! Most people have no idea how good we really have it here in the United States. How many people live in fear? How many people really don’t realize that they can create their own life. They live in the land of opportunity and they don’t even realize what they have at their finger tips. 

There are those who are molded by outside circumstances…..and there are circumstances that mold around a person because of who they are. They create their circumstance instead of waiting around for it to create them. I love the opportunity that I am involved in and love the life that it has provided for me. But you know what? I made the choice to change my circumstance instead of allowing that 35k a year become a part of who I am. That is chump change. I can make that in a month now. You create your own reality and live in whatever you create. You have the hardest part of it all taken care of. You live in the US of A!

Happy Independence Day to all of you here in the U.S.! Make it a great holiday and live life to its fullest. Make a difference in someone’s life today and remember the history of our great nation. Life is good! Live it up!

You would think that you might be safe with just packing a few sweaters for a trip to Australia. The old boy scout motto of “be prepared” was not with me while preparing to go down under. There were 30 degree days down there with the wind and rain just whippin atcha! Australia is known to be more or less a country of drought. Well, it had been raining for 3 weeks prior to when we got there and rained while we were there. So, they are all greatful for the blessing of rain. Being from the mountains of Arizona, I am accustomed to the cold weather. So the temperature there didn’t bother me too much….until we went on our all day tour to the Blue Mountains. The temperature dropped 20 degrees up there and the wind was intense. But it was a great time and we were able to see a lot.

When I picture Australia, I see the outback. You know, desert. Well, I was wrong. Sydney is a beatiful area with rolling hills of green grass and trees everywhere. Up in the blue mountains it was just like a rain forest. There were vines growing all over the place with ferns, giant fern trees, and vegetation of every kind. There were acres and acres of farms that produced enough fruit and vegetables to supply all of Syndey. They don’t have the need to import much there. I was taken back a bit by how nice it was there.

Sydney, however, is one of the most expensive cities to live in. I believe it comes in second to Los Angeles. If you can get used to driving on the left hand side of the road, I would give it two thumbs up for an area to live in. There is more than enough to do there to keep you busy and has all the amenities that you would need to live comfortably. Sydney rocks!

Tonight Amy and I prepared and attended an Opera at the Sydney Opera house. Being our very first opera, it was pretty amazing. I have no idea how those people can do that with their voices without hurting themselves, but they did it very well. I was impressed….at least when I was awake. Now, I’m not going to lie, I did fall asleep for a lot of the second half. Well, for most of the second half I was asleep. But from what I did see, it turned out alright. I enjoyed the night.

The Sydney Opera house is being voted as one of the 7 wonders of the world. Between it and the Sydney Harbor bridge, this place is spectacular. As we come to an end of the event we are attending here, this has been an experience to remember. If I were to do it all over again, I would come during Australia’s Summer. Right now it is winter here and pretty chilly. I guess I didn’t realize that it got this cold here. Tomorrow, we will rap up the event with our final speaker, Lynne McTaggart. Following her remarks, we will get all pimped out and attend the final black tie event. At that point, it is time to get your grove on, eat some food and just have some fun. Sydney is a beautiful place, but the reason we are here is for the information we have gained through this event. It has been priceless for us and will continue to aid us in creating the success we desire for our future.

As I look out my window from the Intercontinental Hotel here in Sydney Australia, I see a beautiful and clean city with a lot to offer. This morning we woke at around 4:45 AM. The time change has us sleeping at wierd hours. It will take some time to adjust I think. We decided to take a little jog through the city before everyone got there for work. Here it is Tuesday while back in Arizona it is still Monday and I am in Australia with my family while most people are still going to work. Sydney is a beautiful city with very professional looking people. I say that because everyone is wearing a nice suit. We don’t see this is AZ. If you wear a suit in the middle of the summer, you are likely to ignite on the spot in the 110+ degree weather.

We attended a welcome reception last night for the event we are here to attend. It is a 5 day personal development conference where will will hear from Bob Proctor and Lynne McTaggart. If you don’t know who these people are, look them up, buy their books, and learn of the knowledge they have to offer you. You will thank me later. But the reception was awesome. We had two bands playing there. One while we walked in and got registered and then another when we were inside the ballroom. Very good bands. The lead singer of one looked just like ZZ top does. Anyway, even though I don’t drink there was and open bar and an overkill of food to eat. We stayed for about 4 hours just networking, talking of business and fun. We were able to see some native Aborigini perform their tribal dances while playing a Didjeridu. We had a good time.

I will keep you all updated as the conference goes on with pictures and fun times while here in Australia. I am here, because I choose to be. Most others choose to be at work this week. Most will never see Australia. Most people I know will never leave the US or their native country. You see, I am one of the 3% that is enjoying my life and have been able to accomplish this through a business vehicle that allows me both the time and money to do as I please.