Of course a lot of the failure rates can be explained by good old fashion lack of planning and know how. People start a business and they under capitalize (No.1 cause by the way), or they can't manage time properly, or they just plain know no

I was struck by the importance of motivation and true drive to accomplish ones goals in life.

All the successful people in the world can't just decide to kill their alarm clocks every morning.

If they did, well then, we would all be in the alarm clock business my friends.

But honestly, how do they do it then?

There must indeed be a commonality in achieving great things; A similar path we all must walk if we intend to get to the places we intend to go.

I thought about people in business, athletes, doctors, musicians, any and everyone who attains the level of rock star success I'd like to have for my business one day.

How do they do it day after day, every single day?

There's only one answer that makes any sense…

You don't work as hard as these people do and not bring passion for what you do to the table.

That's pretty much the bottom line. There's also a difference between excitement and passion folks.

Excitement won't take you the distance. You see all these statistics everywhere… Why do 95% of all businesses fail in the first year? Why do so many businesses fail online?

Everyone's got a theory. The one's that suggest 95% of businesses fail because they didn't have this system or that system of marketing or this product or that product to market frankly I find a bit hilarious.

Of course a lot of the failure rates can be explained by good old fashion lack of planning and know how. People start a business and they under capitalize (No.1 cause by the way), or they can't manage time properly, or they just plain know not

There must indeed be a commonality in achieving great things; A similar path we all must walk if we intend to get to the places we intend to go.

I thought about people in business, athletes, doctors, musicians, any and everyone who attains the level of rock star success I'd like to have for my business one day.

How do they do it day after day, every single day?

There's only one answer that makes any sense…

You don't work as hard as these people do and not bring passion for what you do to the table.

That's pretty much the bottom line. There's also a difference between excitement and passion folks.

Excitement won't take you the distance. You see all these statistics everywhere… Why do 95% of all businesses fail in the first year? Why do so many businesses fail online?

Everyone's got a theory. The one's that suggest 95% of businesses fail because they didn't have this system or that system of marketing or this product or that product to market frankly I find a bit hilarious.

Of course a lot of the failure rates can be explained by good old fashion lack of planning and know how. People start a business and they under capitalize (No.1 cause by the way), or they can't manage time properly, or they just plain know no

How do they do it day after day, every single day?

There's only one answer that makes any sense…

You don't work as hard as these people do and not bring passion for what you do to the table.

That's pretty much the bottom line. There's also a difference between excitement and passion folks.

Excitement won't take you the distance. You see all these statistics everywhere… Why do 95% of all businesses fail in the first year? Why do so many businesses fail online?

Everyone's got a theory. The one's that suggest 95% of businesses fail because they didn't have this system or that system of marketing or this product or that product to market frankly I find a bit hilarious.

Of course a lot of the failure rates can be explained by good old fashion lack of planning and know how. People start a business and they under capitalize (No.1 cause by the way), or they can't manage time properly, or they just plain know no

Excitement won't take you the distance. You see all these statistics everywhere… Why do 95% of all businesses fail in the first year? Why do so many businesses fail online?

Everyone's got a theory. The one's that suggest 95% of businesses fail because they didn't have this system or that system of marketing or this product or that product to market frankly I find a bit hilarious.

Of course a lot of the failure rates can be explained by good old fashion lack of planning and know how. People start a business and they under capitalize (No.1 cause by the way), or they can't manage time properly, or they just plain know no

Of course a lot of the failure rates can be explained by good old fashion lack of planning and know how. People start a business and they under capitalize (No.1 cause by the way), or they can't manage time properly, or they just plain know nothing about business to begin with.

Aside from all the technical jargon, you have to find your passion for whatever you do. If you want long term success, find your passion.

There are a lot of hurdles to over come between where you are today the place you'd like to be, as a success in business.

Pure excitement won't see you through that kind of transition. I think a lot of times someone might coin a particular business or marketing method "easy", or "a no brainer", but easy is pretty relative when you're passionate about what you do.

When it comes to changing your life and the lives of the people that you care about through your own success…

Be prepared to do what it takes to succeed everyday. This is a conscious choice we all make daily.

As they say, "there is many a slip between a cup and a lip"

Don't let a few misses stop you from reaching your goals.

"Learn to Mind Your Business",

Joe Slade "The Maverick Marketeer"