Faith…

The moment when the world hits. Be ready. Be strong in your response. Dont overreact but be still and observant.

Because when you get close to breaking a new level in life.

The world will test your faith.

In one instance. Your friends or family will offer their advice on your path to entrepreneurial success.

Some may parade your vision and ideas. But some will show their concerns and disbelief.

This is where you draw your line and protect what matters most.

What matters most to me you ask?

Building a successful and inspirational businesss that coaches hundreds, if not thousands to personal fitness success.

But just as any start up. Youll need funds to start off. To get the business rolling.

You may or may not ask people to invest or fundraise. But they might say

"I dont want to waste my money giving it to you."

"Just get a 9-5 like everyone else."

"You've been on this treadmil for years. You're almost 40 and been struggling for years."

When I was told this. I felt the unwanted energy try to break my barrier. I had to take a step back. Literally and really, really make sure that this did not sink into my subconscious.

It was devestating to hear.

But when you value your vision more than life itself. You stand your ground and you yell - inside your head, of course. "I will not back down!" "I will not faulter nor give in!"

The people will have your best interests at heart for sure.

They dont know how passionate you are and how determined you are to succeed.

You cant blame them. Just send them love and keep your dreams close to your heart.

Trust me. I can easily give in to the safe bet of a 9-5.

Everything is so pleasing to give in. To abandon your vision of being an entrepreneur.

This is whats danglging in front of you:

The corner office with a view.

The salesman of the month parking spot.

The best year of sales plauqe.

The yearly get away for top best employees.

Also the weekends. The traveling. The vacations.

Dont get me wromg. I want this. But for the start up and entrepreneur. This will take a little longer to aqcuire.

But. Then there's the feeling of being your own boss. Being accountable to you and you alone. To take on the business world with your creativity and passion.

To say proudly that you are a business owner that has the best clientele.

To wake up earger to face the many on many challenges that ownership entails.

And the feeling of accomplishment that you made it through another day.

To earn your mark among the visionary business leaders of the past and future.

Because at the end of the road.

You'll want to rest in peace knowing that yes. You struggled for many years. But when you crossed that proverbial "finish line." You made it.

Well. In the life of a entrepreneur. There is no finish line. But I digress.

Right. The feeling of creating something magical in the economic business world.

I envision the timetable along these lines.

The business was created. Established and became self sustaning year after year. While improving all the lives and health of those involved.

To create an atmosphere which we are all connected because we're all working on becoming better and healthier human beings.

However, this end game cannot be made without sacrifices and heartache.

We're not in a world of sunshine and rainbows. We need the thunder and rain to make us grow

So it's imperative that we cannot forget all the lonely and deprssing nights that was experienced in the process. But success wouldnt feel so heavenly without such bad times.

And then this will happen. The moment of fresh air on a perfect sunny day.

The people who doubted you, and tried to send you down the path of a regular job will say to you "Yes! You made it! I knew you would!" "I never doubted it!"

So my team. Rest at ease and know that all your hard work will pay off.

This is what drives me to work smart. To work hard. I've heard that you teach what you desperstely want. Or you give all your heart to others cause that's what you want in return.

We're nothing without our gym family. We help eachother along this journey.

It's all our sacrafices that will push us into what were meant to become.

"What makes achieving your dreams and fulfilling your vision that much more special is the hard work it takes to get there. Proving that adversity is no match for you. Thats what this is all about!"

"We're all making up for lost time. That is the essence of hustle in the pursuit of greatness -- doing whatever it takes and chasing opportunity with great urgency, like your life depends on it. Because it does. Greatness is really the survival of your vision across an extended timeline, based on your willingness to do whatever it takes in the face of adversity and to adopt the mindset to seize opportunity wherever it lives. After all, greatness is not something that comes to you; you go to it, and its always moving. You slow down, and it moves farther away. You stop, and it disappears over the horizon." Lewis howes.

Keep the faith alive my team. Keep the faith.