Today is 1st Day of the Rest of your Life!

I know the title is cliche' but I truly mean it. Today I turn the big 3 - 0. It was a bit surreal to type. However the purpose of this article is not to get a bunch of Happy Birthday wishes. Today just sparked me to fill you in on some things. I want everyone to know that they have untapped potential inside them. Untapped potential that can provide with them with the life they dream of. That potential can separate you from the other 95% of the world. One thing I have learned in my short time on this earth is that talent is very overrated. You can wake up with all the potential in the world but if you do not get after it day in and day out nothing will ever come of you. Now I look back on my life and I regret nothing because it forged who I am today. I have not always made the best decisions but who has. Well I pledge to my loved ones, colleagues, clients, etc that from now on they will get the best Joe day in and day out.

Look around you. The people you spend your time with friends, family, co-workers, etc. Most of them probably do fine, enough to not get fired, maybe even enough to get promoted. Well let me fill you in on something. Great performance is in YOUR HANDS. You have to wake up everyday and bring it.

I am not going to get into why everyone does not do it. Everyone has his or her own reasons and different circumstances. However we all have the ability to give a 100% each and every day. You do not have to be the smartest, most athletic, best looking; you just have to care about people. Have passion for what you do. If you actually care about what you are doing and it shows, success will come.

Now I have been down the road that causes internal and external pain to others. It is not who I was raised to be. I made a promise to myself awhile back that I will never go down those roads again. Each and everyday I will attack life and my goals. I will attain all my goals. Each of us has it in us no matter your background. No excuses, work hard, and do not stop till you get what you want. No one is stopping you but YOU. Join me on the road to being the best we can be.

"Deep within humans dwell those slumbering powers;
powers that would astonish them,
that they never dreamed of possessing;
forces that would revolutionize their lives if aroused
and put into action."
~ Orison Marden

Get Some.