Do you need a New Year Inspiration?  As new years eve approaches, it’s natural to reflect on the previous year and start thinking, and dreaming of what we would like to accomplish in the next year coming up.  Some people get the pen and paper out and make a list of new years resolutions.

What are your biggest successes this year?  What are you most proud of this year?  What memories make you smile from the past year?

What are your new years resolutions?  Do they have to do with quitting something, or do they have to do with losing something?  Is your new years resolution in line with your true passion, or is it to live in the moment?  In other words, are you truly doing what you are meant to do in this world?  Are you living your passion?  Do you know what your passion is?

Have you ever thought about your legacy?  Have you ever thought about what life would be like if you weren’t here.  I used to think I would live forever.  Over the past few years, life events have forced me to examine that illusion.  (At least on this planet).

I’ve experienced the death of two people who have touched my life to the core.  Each one of them died way before their time.  This forced me to examine whether or not I was on the right path.  It forced to ask myself if I was enjoying my life or was I waiting until everything was perfect.  I realized I was working so hard on the future that I forget to enjoy the present.

How to Balance The Present With The Future?

There is no future.  There is only the present.  Does that mean we sit around and smoke pot, get smashed and go snowboarding all day?  For some people, maybe it does mean that.  Trust me, I have my days where I celebrate and party.  But what about the nagging question of a better future?  If we want a better future, there are some things we have to do to ensure that future will come true.

It is a balance.  My problem used to be that I would only think of the future.  I would sacrifice for a better life, more money, a better lifestyle.  I wasn’t enjoying the present.  The true trick is that you can have happiness in the present by wrapping yourself in the things that truly make you happy.  If you are lucky enough to wake up every day and integrate your passions into your work and thus your future, I applaud you.

If you are not “lucky” enough to have that, when would now be a good time to do that?  When would NOW be a good time to live your passion?

If You were Given $10 Million Dollars and 10 years to Live?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH YOUR LIFE???

Ok, so now we know the exact day we are going to die and we have plenty of resources to do exactly what we would like to do daily with our lives.  Most people when asked that question, know exactly what they would do with their lives.

They also know exactly what inspires them.  The reality is that most people are not living the life that reflects what their true passions are.  It is natural to think of all things you would buy if you had enough money.

There is nothing wrong with treating yourself with nice things, especially when you work so hard to earn them.  But what really makes us happy is being fulfilled.

So how do you integrate your passion with your work and balance the present and the future?  I’m not sure what your passions are.  I would love to hear them in the comments section of this blog.  The only way for me to express how I’ve worked out the balance between living in the present and planning for the future is with my story.

After several years I have found a way to integrate my passions with my daily work.  It is not as difficult as it may seem in the world of the Internet.  I heard somewhere that 2010 is “The year of the Entrepreneur.”  I believe that in my heart.  You can have your cake and eat it too.

I was always trying to make a ton of money so I could go after my dreams and live the lifestyle I felt I deserved.  I learned that approach is backwards.  (At least it was for me).  My dad always told me to go “do what you love and the money will follow.”  I never listened until finally it sunk in.

I have always wanted to fly.  As a teenager I visited an aviation school and I let the price tag discourage me.  I went onto college and graduated with a bachelors of arts.  This piece of paper allowed to have my dream job waiting tables at Chili’s.  (Sarcasm).  I was at a really low point in my life, and my dad sent me some tapes from Tony Robbins.  I was listening to the goal setting session and Tony asked…”have you ever wanted to fly a helicopter?”

Why yes… I have ALWAYS wanted to fly helicopters.  I wrote that goal down and planted the seed.  A few years later that dream became a reality.  I sold all my things, moved across country to go to school to become a helicopter pilot.  I basically bought myself a job.  Don’t get me wrong.  It is one of the greatest jobs in the world, but it is still a job.

With a mountain of school debt, I knew I had to start some sort of business if I wanted to live the lifestyle I knew I deserved.  Again, I went about this all wrong and made a ton of mistakes UNTIL….

Until I finally listened to my dad’s advice…”Do what you love and the money will follow.”

How does this relate to $10 Million Dollars and 10 Years to Live?

To make a long story, even longer, I was finally able to integrate my true passion into my daily work and my business.  I am a Coach and Trainer at heart.  If I learn something I have a need to share it with the world.  I finally figured out that there is a formula for success.  I always knew this formula, but it wasn’t until I saw this post by Jonathan Budd that it really clicked home for me.

The formula:  Knowledge + Skills + Mentality/Heart + a Network = Massive Success.

Only a few people will bring to the table the proper mentality with a heart to give back.  That is an essential ingredient to the success formula.  When you give back, when you are a “Go-Giver”, you have the proper ingredients for the rest of the success formula.  If you are reading this far, you probably have the right mentality to hear about the rest of the success formula.

I realized I had to get some knowledge and get the skills to attract success into my life.  After 10 years approaching my business all wrong, I finally got the skills and the knowledge to attract success into my life.  The past few years I took my online education serious.  I buried myself in every training I could get my hands on.  While taking action on those strategies I got an even bigger education.

I was able to wrap this entire formula into my passion.  I was able to be a coach and trainer at heart and empower other people.  I found that the money rewards are great, but what really gets my juices going is being able to empower others with the knowledge, the skills, and the network to attract massive success.  Those that are attracted to my teaching already bring the proper mentality with the heart to give back.

It is amazing seeing my students grasp the skills of social media marketing, like how to twitter and gain massive exposure through tribe syndication.  What really gets my juices flowing  is seeing them thrive, and improve.  Seeing them believe in themselves because they finally have the skills to actually make money online.

Notice I did not talk about one crucial element of the success formula.  That is your network.   Even though I had all the skills to make a living online, it wasn’t until I implemented the concepts of  Tribe Syndication (your network), that my business took off.

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