I Made Work My Best Friend

Who is my best friend? No Days Off! No Plays Off! From fat and lazy to amazing. Work became my best friend. I was watching the TV show Shark Tank the other night when I saw a teenager pitching his product to the sharks. The sharks didn’t bite and he left with no funding. But he didn’t quit. Now he is running a million-dollar company.

This brought back memories of when I was a teenager. When I was 10 years old I started watering grasses in my neighborhood to make money. When I was 12 I had a flyer distribution business. I started a catering business when I was 14 and a vending machine business when I was 16. I had up to 22 locations for my vending machine business.

Short Cuts Don’t Pay

I was fat and lazy and just got by on what talent I had. Furthermore, I found that I could talk my way out of trouble while I could wrap certain teachers around my fingers. I had the gift of gab and used it to pass my classes. Also, I could enroll people in my vision.

I had a history of looking for shortcuts, get-rich-quick schemes, and anything that could get me a quick buck. The laws of success didn’t apply to me (shaking my head). I had short-term success in almost everything I have done. But sustaining that success is where I dropped the ball.

It took me 25 years to develop a work ethic. 25 years to learn that success is a long arduous journey. Success is developing habits that get you the end results that you desire. I adopted the Be, Do, and then Have philosophy. Don’t make my mistake of waiting to develop a work ethic.

I have read over 200 books on personal development, personal finance, real estate investment, sales, and marketing. Reading doesn’t do anything but fill you with knowledge. Knowledge is useless until you put it into action. Which I failed to do.

35 and Aha Moment

When I was 35 I had an Aha Moment. You can say I leaned into developing a work habit. I was living in a one-bedroom apartment with my mother and sister (I know very attractive huh). Also, I didn’t have a car and I had the lowest-paying position at my job. I was $88,000 in debt living paycheck to paycheck. Real estate burned me out and was wondering what happened to the money I made.