It all started on the way home from Big Seminar. Being that I live in
the same town as Lisa Diane (of 6M Fame), we and a couple other
friends drove together to Atlanta to attend Armand Morin’s Big Seminar.

On the way back home I was driving Lisa’s beautiful black H2 Hummer
when it happened.

I was driving pretty fast, ok very fast. The passenger to my immediate
right was constantly telling me to slow down.

I think you see where this is going.

Anyway, I go flying by a cop somewhere in the neighborhood of
85-90 (dumb I know)…but guess what? He didn’t stop me!

Ha Ha!

I know I lucked out.

Just a few minutes later I’m driving a lot slower (because of slow
people in front of me) when I see 2 cops who have someone pulled
over.

As I look closer I see that one of the cops is digging through the
trunk while a middle aged woman watches.

From my point of view, this cop was definitely searching her car. I
hate to admit this, but I’ve been pulled over and had my car searched
on at least 4 different occasions.

I casually stated to Lisa (who was nodding off in the back seat) look
I can’t believe that cop is searching that womans’ car!

Lisa then stated very matter of factly, “Oh, I thought he was helping
her fix a flat tire, and he was looking for the spare in the back of
the trunk.”

That’s when it hit me.

More than just the story of the cop and the trunk.

I realized that what we perceive is usually the result
of our past.

I was bringing the “bad cop”  because I have had negative
experiences with the police.

Lisa saw a “good cop” because she has had generally positive
experiences with the police as servants of the community.

We both saw the same exact scene and walked away (should
I say drove?) with two very different assumptions about
what we had just seen.

This applies immensely to our business lives, our emotional
development, relationships, and pretty much every aspect
of our life.

When presented with a situation, don’t be like me and let
your past dictate the future outcome.

Instead, decide on a new fresh perspective that allows you
the freedom to see the world in a whole new way.

When you do that, there’s no limit to what you can
accomplish, what business you can start, what new
relationship you can have.

It’s all just a matter of perspective.

Failure is not an option, it’s an outcome. Basically, life is a set of failures, each one leading us closer and closer to a predetermined outcome of our choice. Allow me to explain further.

How many people try anything grand? How many people take the risk to be something more, do something great, or achieve something extraordinary. The real answer is not many. Most people have the desire to leave behind a legacy, but lack the courage to take action.

Not everyone is called to such things, but some are. Are you? I have often wondered about my own life and what I’m exactly  here to do. I’m not here to get by, I know that for sure. I’m not here to make it to the weekend so I can enjoy myself.

As a matter of fact, I’m not even here for myself. I’m here for others. I’m here to make them happy, to show them there is a better way to live, if they want to follow the path. But the problem is too many people are afraid. That’s right.  They’re afraid they aren’t going to succeed.

Really, they’re scared of what they perceive to be a dirty 4 letter world. F A I L.

They fear failure. They think it’s something that means they were wrong, they screwed up, and it’s over. But what I believe failure is…is so so much more than that.

Failure is the process by which success happens.

Failure is a stepping stone to greatness. Most anyone who ever did great things first failed greatly as something. What have you failed lately?

I’ve heard it said Einstein failed math. Edison “failed” with the light bulb thousands of times, and the list goes on.

Here, look at this video - Famous Failures

If you’re out there reading this and you want to do, be, or have something more than GO FOR IT. The only way to succeed is to take action.

Someone said the hardest part of doing something is doing it. Sounds funny, but it’s true.

I leave you with this quote:

The Mansion Of Success Is Built On The Foundation Of Failure