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Put all the facts out there. Write what you want to say. Make the point clear.

It’s the moment when all of that is on paper that divides those who are going to make an impact and those are going to be told “No.”

Those who will end up revising or scrapping the writing all-together are those who stop after they’ve written what they’ve wanted to write.

Those who will see their writing be appreciated and have an impact are those who go back through their writing and layer it in a way that others will actually want to read it.

It’s so rare people read as it is. Having a stronger point won’t get them to read it from start to finish, but telling an entertaining story, putting them in it right away; that’s when you have a chance.

A great gut check is if you enjoy reading what you wrote and don’t mind reading it again or if you merely want to get it off your to-do list and move on.

 

Stay Positive & Write For Someone, Not Just To Them

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It doesn’t do much to dwell on the past, unless it’s to remember what it taught you.

It’s easy to get lost in the present, to have every moment consumed with busywork and to forget why you started something in the first place.

As fun as it is to think in the future, more often than not, we think wrong and far too long about it.

Each moment of every day, we’re in one of these three time frames of thought. When we become stuck in one, that’s when problems arise.

Better to have a slider effect; to jump frame to frame as it benefits you and those around you.

My sweet spot? That leap from busy work to a future-mindset and back to busy work. The foresight it provides makes the work ultimately better.

 

Stay Positive & Jump Jump Jump Jump Around

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Knowing the average of something doesn’t help you.

It might quiet your lizard brain, might make you feel comfortable, but it doesn’t help you grow.

Better to look for the outliers, the trends, the patterns. Focus in and then slowly take a step back.

Knowing that sales are up an average of 3% year over year is about as worthless of information as me saying the average number of followers that engage with a brand is .05%.

Finding the outlier that three stores in particular are exceeding so greatly as to increase the sales by 3% year over year … now that’s important information.

Knowing that one fan tweets at your brand more than the rest combined … that’s an insight to be leveraged.

Find the long tail, the outliers … they’re more important than the average.

 

Stay Positive & Move Beyond The Average

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“Those statistics don’t apply to me” isn’t a strong argument, because they do apply. They do.

That’s the beauty of science; there’s no arguing it.

There is, however, a different way of looking at it.

Instead of resisting the statistics that one in five businesses fail in the first year, 50% of marriages end in divorce, and 3 of 5 of your friends are actually holding you back, you can focus your attention on the statistics that shine a different light.

You can be four of the five businesses that succeed, half the marriages that last and spend more time with the 2 friends who are helping you forward. No doubt, you attract more of what you put your attention to.

You’re more than a statistic. You’re the statistic that you decide to be, work toward, and invest in.

 

Stay Positive & What Did You Say Your Chances Were Again?

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This endeavor you’re on? It’ll never get easier.

Nor will your next journey or your other set of lofty goals you have for yourself.

That’s why you have to build pillars along the way.

Pillars of hope. Pillars of fun. Pillars of energy.

The one pillar that’s strongest for me is the pillar of having someone I care about look up to me; to be proud of my accomplishments.

I can face adversity and carry through the struggle because of that person, even if that person isn’t a friend or mastermind partner. Hell, they might not even know they’re a pillar to me. And that’s okay.

What matters most is that you know what your pillars are. You care for them. You rely on them.

It’s true that it’ll never get easier. But with your pillars, it will always be worth it.

 

Stay Positive & Build One, Then Build More

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Turns out they are one in the same.

Being compassionate commands awareness.

Being aware forces compassion.

Focus on either. We’ll all be better because of it.

 

Stay Positive & Carry It Into The New Year, Why Don’t Ya

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Some say they work better under pressure.

Others say they work better when relaxed.

Still, some say they work better in a crowded coffee shop.

Others say they need a distraction-free work zone.

Thing is, they’re all right.

 

Stay Positive & You Are The Story You Tell Yourself

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