Simon’s Notes

Why do some people succeed and others don’t? I’ll tell you why, because they don’t quit. But why do some people quit and others don’t? That is the question you should be asking. If you can figure out why some people stick it out through thick and thin, and why others run at the first sign of opposition, you will have figured out the key ingredient to success.

I’m still quite a young guy, so I can’t speak from a position of experience especially since I haven’t yet achieved some of the things that I want to achieve in life. But I can tell you one thing from the bottom of my heart, I will not quit, and because I will not quit, I will succeed. So what drives me forward even when the going is so tough that I just want to lay down and never get back up? The same thing that drives anyone who has ever succeeded, a dream! It doesn’t get any simpler than that.

The funny thing about dreams is that it can work two ways. When we sleep we have dreams, but sometimes we also have nightmares. The dream doesn’t always have to be a dream to drive you forward, a nightmare works just as well. Lucky for me, I have a combination of the 2, I know what I want out of life, but more importantly, I know what I don’t want.

Forget about planning and goals for a second, sit down and ask yourself WHY you’re doing what you’re doing. And like everything else, don’t forget to write down your reason, because you have to be able to visualize it. Some people are very quick to complain, but when you ask them what they want they have no idea. Know what you want, then make a plan to get it.

The next time you’re tempted to give up, look at your dream. And lastly remember that most successful businessmen have lost 3 business’s before succeeding, if they didn’t have a massive dream they would be nowhere.

Keep dreaming.

Simon

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