Introducing The Walking Leader

I want to take this opportunity to introduce you to my contribution to the business leadership literary world: The Walking Leader: The 20 Rules You Can Follow Now to Guide You Down the Path of Leadership Greatness in Your Organization.

I wrote the Walking Leader for anyone that has wanted to get out from behind their desk and get to know the organization from within but didn't know how. To succeed in business (any business), any one in any position within any company, organization, agency, program, department, or section has to not only do their job better than everyone else they also have to get out and visit the front-lines. They have to be where the bullets are flying.

In a war, the front-lines is where the bullets are flying. The only way to truly know how the war is going is to be right out in front, meeting and getting to know those that are fighting out on the front lines every day! Business leaders, communicators, and instructors know and share with every that wants to succeed; the only way is to get out and be among the company staff.

However, there was a problem. The problem was there was nothing formally written to act as a guide to how to go and walk among the entire company's staff. There was nothing that even resemble a set of rules that anyone can go to when the time comes to get out there.

The Walking Leader was written to fill that void. The 20 rules are to be used as a guide to starting your own Walking Leader program. The 20 rules are to be used to become your organization's next Great Leader. As your organization's next Great Leader you will be in the position to recruit, guide, and mentor the NEXT Great Leader.


I invite you to get yourself a copy and get out there! Getting out there is the only way you will know how the war is going.

At this time, there are two places you can order The Walking Leader:
1. The Walking Leader website: http://www.walkingleader.com
(be sure to look for the DISCOUNT CODE)

and


2. Amazon.com


Tentatively after October 15, The Walking Leader will be available for sale at brick and mortar Bookstores, other Online Retailers, Libraries, and Academic Institutions.

Some basics of THE WALKING LEADER
Name: The Walking Leader: The 20 Rules You Can Follow Now to Guide You Down the Path of Leadership Greatness in Your Organization
Author: David G. Guerra
Page count: 106
Suggested retail price: $US 10.99
Year of first printing: 2013
ISBN: 978-1492120063


Thank you,
Dave Guerra

P.S. I do invite you to tell me what you are think of The Walking Leader.

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The Walking Leader publication date set

The latest book by US Army Veteran and Recovering Bureaucrat, David G. Guerra: "The Walking Leader: The 20 Rules You Can Follow Now To Guide You Down The Path Of Leadership Greatness In Your Organization" will be published and available for sale to the general public on Tuesday, August 27, 2013.

Initially, "The Walking Leader" will be available through Amazon.com, Createspace.com eStore, the Author's blog (http://daveguerra.blogspot.com) and on the book's website: http://www.walkingleader.com.

The Walking Leader is a book designed to be used by any individual in any potential leadership position with any organization (private or public sector) that knows that getting out among ALL employees and getting to know them is a essential to not only building credibility but genuine authenticity as a leader within the organization.

The 20 Rules are easy to learn but MOST difficult to master. However, that should not intimidate anyone trying to become a Walking Leader as anything worth doing should be worth doing right, no matter how long it takes.

As soon as accurate purchasing information is provided it will be posted on this blog and on the Walking Leader Website.

Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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Ambition and Success!

Ambition and Success go hand in hand. They do so, so well that I made this really cool chart illustrating the correlating and exponential relationship of the two.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
The more ambition you have and the more you apply the more success you will have throughout your life.

If you don’t believe me, try one of the following:

Do nothing for a month and see how much success you have.
-or-
Do a lot for a month and see how much success you have.



Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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It is ALL Show and Tell!

I just received an UNSOLICITED email (aka SPAM) that offered some webservices:

"I am ##name removed##, Business Development Manager.

I was on your website. Would you be interested in a possible redesigning of the site or addition feature that might benefit the overall usability and user experience which usually leads to better sales?"

Very interesting that this "Business Development Manager" DOES NOT offer to show any of the websites he has done nor does he NOT offer his personal website as a reference.

Folks, if you are going to tell the world that you offer a certain service please be prepared to show a little something of what you offer otherwise why bother?


Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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Today is a Brand New Day!

Whatever happened yesterday, and the day before that and the day before that day and so on in no way mean that is what should happen today or tomorrow. Today is NOT yesterday nor is it tomorrow. Today is NOW and right now is yours to make better, that is unless you choose to make it bad or worse than yesterday.

Sure you can sit and dwell on how someone screwed you over or how someone broke your heart or whatever but guess what? You cannot change what happened. You can only move forward from yesterday and make it better today!

Leave yesterday and the past where it belongs; in the past! They make monuments to commemorate the past which people visit all the time. Take the Washington Memorial for instance. There stands a tall spire to remember a great man that led a fledgling nation to become the greatest on the planet. However, no one stops to dwell on Washington's internal struggles, his personal setbacks, who broke his heart, or who spilled wassail on him during that Christmas at Valley Forge. Some two hundred plus years later all we see is the positive. That gives us a chance to make a better future.

So you can sit there and dwell on how someone did something wrong to you or you can decide that you will do what it takes to ensure that you are never in that situation again, even if means you are the one that did something wrong.

Now get out there and demand from yourself a better future!

Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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Be Money Smart, Always!

BELIEVE IT OR NOT but SPENDING does NOT equal INVESTING!

• SPENDING is defined as  the act of paying out (money) in buying or hiring goods or services.

• INVESTING is defined as the act of committing (money) in order to earn a financial return.



Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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Don't Forget The Front of the Boat

A few weeks ago, my daughter and I went on one of those Saltwater Fishing excursions out on the Gulf of Mexico. These fishing trips have become an annual event for her and me. Whether we catch fish or a cold or neither we always have a Great Time! We do some serious Daughter-Daddy bonding and this year was NO EXCEPTION.

However, isn't there always a HOWEVER when it comes to my posts?

I was left a little disappointed by the Customer Service/Business Side of the operation. The issue is that the Boat is a 50foot vessel. It has two decks but no one goes up there as all the fishing happens on first deck. The Wheel House is also on the second deck and it is big enough to hold the Captain and about three adults maximum.

Our first trip of the day was to take four (4) hours and it was going to be bay fishing at the Laguna Madre. Well we set sail at 8AM sharp and by 8:30 the hooks were in the water and the day was on. So Far So Good? Right?

Yes and No.

Yes, in that the day of fishing had begun. No in that there was a group of about eight individuals who were tying up the Captain and his crew at the back of the boat. Over the course of the next four hours, the Captain never once set foot to see how his passengers/customers/guests were doing at the front of the boat or the BOW in nautical terms. Yep, all the action was at the Stern and that's where they stayed. We did get a visit from the First Mate the ship's version of Gilligan or Little Buddy. He could not walk past us fast enough to get to the stern once again.

Seriously, Captain Lou (let's just call him Captain Lou) couldn't take five minutes from his busy schedule to ensure that everyone was SAFE, having a good time, or to do or say what he could to make certain we returned for more fun and fishing. For all we know Isaac the ship's bartender called in sick and Captain Lou was mixing Mai Tais on the Lido Deck while Gopher and Doc baited the hooks.


Aside from driving the boat to our next anchor point this guy must have spent more than 90% of his time and attention at the back of the boat. If memory serves me correct there were ten (10) of us on the Bow and there were about eight (8) fishing off the stern. I can't begin to stress enough just how much this guy was preoccupied with the back of the boat.

The time our Four Hour Tour had come to an end we managed to snag two trout, one catfish, and one complete Rod and Reel set  and that was sweet. My daughter somehow managed to snag it off the bottom of the bay and that was a good thing (see accompanying image).

As we made our way to get off the boat we had to go to the stern, there we finally got to see why Captain Lou and Gilligan were as giddy as little girls that they neglected their duties to their guests and possible paying customers. There was one individual, back there, who had one of those orange home improvement buckets FULL of fish. There were others who had stringers of fish. Well no wonder their experience was AWESOME! They were catching the fish.

I know, I know, some days you catch fish and some days you catch a cold. However, Captain Lou and his "little buddy" could have taken some time to talk to us and share their experiences on their waters and who knows we might not have had to stop, on the way home, for some "McFish."  Don't get me wrong we had a GREAT TIME!!! It was the customer attention that was lacking and that made my business interaction experience as EH....OK?

Let's break this down:

ONE BOAT + ONE CAPTAIN + ONE FIRST MATE + ALL PAID THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE TRIP = TWO DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES WERE RECEIVED
==========
!!!FOR PETE'S SAKE,  IT SHOULD NEVER EQUAL TWO DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES!!!


Less than half of the passengers got a Stellar Experience and will most certainly be returning for more fun with the Skipper and Little Buddy.

MORE THAN HALF got near bottom of the barrel experience and are most certainly entertaining the idea of finding a different boat and captain for any future fishing excursions. I know I will

Folks, it breaks down to this: When you have a captive audience you have to the your very best to that 100% get the Stellar Experience because short of being stuck up in a Ferris wheel all these people paid GOOD MONEY to spend time out on the water. For the feeling at the end of the morning, over 50% might as well have been stuck up in the Ferris wheel. So don't forget that aside from an engine and wheel house, a boat has a Bow, a Stern, a Port, Starboard side and sometime people have business to conduct on that boat. Take care of everyone and not just the ones that are making you look good.

Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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What is Great Content? Is It In The Eye Of The Beholder?

Last week, I was watching a "noted" author on SPREECAST.com talk about his soon to be released book. If you have ever seen any video presentation on SPREECAST you know that to the right of the video feed is a real time chat stream.

During that session, there was one individual, who later was revealed to be actively associated with this "noted" author, that posted on that chat stream: "We don't need more content, we need more GREAT content."

I responded, "[Name] all content is great. Remember "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

Then who I will call the author's alleged "ringer" responded "Dave, couldn't disagree more. Not all content is great."

I opted not to respond because I was not going to dive into a flame war with this guy.


However, seeing as how this is my forum, my soapbox if you will, then I will continue the monologue here.

As the Spreecast ended I was still not satisfied that I decided not to go down that road with the "ringer" that was recognized by the author. However, I am not satisfied. I am not satisfied that I never asked the question: What is "great content"? 

Who sets the standard for "Great Content"? I guarantee it is NOT this "noted" author and MOST CERTAINLY not the alleged ringer, not you and DEFINITELY not me.

That's why I stand by my statement of beauty being in the eye of the beholder. I guess this individual could not see that "GREAT" is subjective and comes in many shapes and sizes.

So long as CONTENT gets out it will be great to someone! Then again someone will consider the content completely worthless.


It just hit me, the alleged "ringer" didn't also take into consideration that one day after the "noted" author's latest book is published there will be people that will consider the book a load of bunk and NOT chock full of "GREAT" Content.

So I say again: Beauty (and Great Content) is in the Eye of the Beholder.

Maybe he'll get it one day? I highly doubt it.


Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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Testing The Waters vs. Diving In (VIDEO)

So I have all these ideas and some of them I put into action and some of my just store in the back of my mind. Some, well, they kind of go halfway between, the majority go between my mind and putting them into action.  Is that a good thing or is that a bad thing? It’s a little bit of both.

It is like you try, you kinda just like put your big toe in the swimming pool, your big toe in the water and you try to figure out if the pool too cold, then I am not going to jump in or is the water just right? or is it too hot? As it does happen, here in South Texas that swimming pool can get too hot sometimes. But the thing is that's where I'm at sometimes and that's not a good place to be. Where are know?

Do you see yourself as a all-in or test the water first or you know what it doesn't matter if it's hot or cold? It's going to be one of those things that's going to haunt you. It's going to be that specter that looms over us and that's a good thing and a bad thing.

Again, we want to dive in and then realized that the pool is empty. THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING! But by the same token, we also want to dive in and get all in and and that's really what I'm trying to say.

So my question to you is: What are you? Big Toe (in the water) person or an All in person or forget it, don't even ask me to jump in or one of those people that go what swimming pool?

Folks what I'm getting at is simple: What else can we do? What can we do to make ourselves better?

Give it a try give! If you're kind of like me and and I'm changing! I'm in my mid-forties and I'm still diving in and then again i'm still putting my big toe in! So, it's one or the other and we can always be that way but it was the comes with age!

Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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The Official How To Be A Real Friend Matrix

Here's a little something for you to think about. This was originally posted on my Facebook page.

Over the the course of the five decades on this planet I have learned a few things, some good and some bad. However, one thing that I learned the hard way is how to be friend. The ability to be a friend is something that some people master quickly in life and others master later in life. I, fortunately or unfortunately, am still learning to master this.

Lucky for me, I have been able to master much, this far in life but as I stated there is still so much left to master.  One thing that I have put together through observation and participation is this matrix that I call "How to be a Real Friend"

Using the matrix is real simple as each axis is label with a state of belief about friend or potential friends.

The X and Y axis are divided in half with the intersecting lines where the different states of belief begin and radiating outward is the an increasing level of intensity of those states of being within their respective quadrants.

It basically explains itself. The best place to be is in the upper right hand quadrant (You believe your friends matter and You offer friendship without expectation of return). That is where your TRUE Friends want you to be, so don't short change them.

On the opposite side of things, I would find it very difficult to believe that anyone would have a TRUE Friend if they constantly find themselves in the lower left quadrant (COULD CARE LESS and EXPECT THEM TO DO STUFF FOR YOU)! Seriously? Would anybody expect to have any kind of friendship if that's all one believes?

Therefore, it behooves all of us to do what it takes to change our mindset and work towards the UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT.

Thanks,
Dave Guerra

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Just an observation about Economics of "New" BioFuels

Here's a little something: I just saw a commercial about an energy company that was partnering with a company in Brazil to make motor vehicle fuel from "renewable" Sugar Cane.

Think about the following: The global price for consumer sugar will rise because of the diverting of that sugar away from use with food stuff. Thus the companies that purchase the sugar for their food products to sell to the general public will have to raise prices.

The general public will then push back on those producers because of the high prices. Therefore, in order for those producers to offset the rising prices they resort to using "High Fructose Corn Syrup". While, consumers will be happy that the prices of their favorite sweetened products are no longer rising, the cycle starts all over again this time with the fight against HFCS.

What say you?

Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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An End of School Year Message To Teachers and Parents: ReCharge & Thank You!

As the school year is starting to come to a close, I want to take a moment to recognize ALL the Educators and their hard work. Some already have their plans for the summer just a countdown calendar way. However, I want all Educators to watch this FANTASTIC video to recharge for the homestretch to Summer Vacation and hopefully something sticks from Rita's Awe Inspiring Speech.

Parents: Watch this and Understand that Good or Bad the Teacher, they need our complete support especially if they truly believe they aren't paid to like our kids ;)



Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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Something I Told You Once Before

I've said it before and I will say it again:

Two things to do to become successful in life:

1. CHOP WOOD

2. CARRY WATER




Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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It's Monday Again

Hey Look! It's Monday yet again and with that another week begins. I bet you have a very busy week on tap. School, Work, Family, Friends, and of course, the Unexpected.

When you are taking time to reflect and plan be sure to build in some time to address those unexpected events that will most certainly steal most of your day or worse still your entire week away.

You may ask yourself, "how does one plan for the unexpected?"

You don't!

What you do is to NOT fill your daily calendar so much that when something happens you have NO flexibility, NO leeway, and you start feeling inundated.

When you start feeling like you are underwater then that's when the frustration sets in. Frustration is never a good thing.

Having some wiggle room in your already busy schedule will give you a sense of comfort.

Being comfortable when things suddenly come up is a great way to face them head on.

Until next time,
Dave

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About Grudges and Letting That Go!

I have been doing some reflecting and soul searching these past two days. One theme that keeps popping up is "people holding grudges". Then this morning, it hit me, there was one very important person in my life that to the day she died; she carried that grudge for the last 14 years of her life.

14 years is a mighty long time to carry a grudge. Now, I will not speak ill of the dead but I will say this: The grudge she carried could have been avoided if only she had spoken up and said she wanted to be in a photograph.

Now, all I can think is that WARS have started over lesser and more trivial things than that. However, to the individual there was something behind that and I will never know why she chose to latch on to that kind of a grudge. That's OK, there is nothing I can do to find out.

Seriously, there will be days like last Monday (April 15, 2013) that will remind us just how short life really is and to carry a grudge is just as nonsensical as the individual who committed the act of terror in Boston.

Now, please deeply and thoroughly think about this: Do you want people to remember you for the grudges you held or the Love and Forgiveness you gave?

The Choice is Strictly Yours.

I Choose To Give Love and Forgiveness.

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Remember what Charlotte Brontë in the book "Jane Eyre" wrote: “Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs.”
Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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124. Just Because You Are Experienced Doesn't Mean You Have The Right Experience!

Just Because You Have Experience Does Not Always Mean You Have The RIGHT Experience!

I can't make this stuff up. This company is in the "Printing" business. They claim to be the "Pros", they say in their ad that they have over 30 years experience. This puts them as starting their business some time in the early 1980s.

Let's see, there were no cell phones, there were no iPods, there was no Internet (they way we know it today), there certainly was no World Wide Web, and there definitely was no email. Now, 30 years later, we have smart phones, iPads, and Social Media. It has been a long journey for anyone to take going from typewriters to blog posts.

One thing has NOT changed: Whether it's a simple mom-and-pop operation or an International Conglomerate there is ONE thing that all of them have in common:
LOCATION...LOCATION...LOCATION

As the Internet is the grand equalizer there is absolutely NO REASON, NO EXCUSE why this company or any company or individual that does business with the public NOT HAVE THEIR OWN DOTCOM. There is No reason this company does not to have an Internet presence of their own, stake a claim to their very own corner of the Internet. It makes NO COMMON SENSE why this has NOT happened.

Hello, Mr. Printing@hotmail.com welcome to the world you are living in. Please let me introduce to you the 21st Century!

With your self-proclaimed 30 years experience you should most definitely know better. If I offended thee, then please know and understand if you had moved forward with those 30 years experience instead of staying stuck 30 years in the past then you would not be the subject of this post. Then again, if you are still using a hotmail account to conduct your business then I should have no problem with you being offended that I called you out because I highly doubt you even know what a blog is let alone know where to read this post.

Thank you and MY NAME IS DAVE GUERRA.

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123. A Word Of Advice (or Warning)

Always Remember and Never Forget:

      "Some people will like you for no reason, some people will not like you for no reason. Who you choose to spend the most time, thoughts, and effort on, depend on exactly how much you like yourself. By just staying near to people who treat you poorly, you are telling them it's OK to do so. Only keep people close to you who treat you well."

Contrary to what other people may think, YOU ARE THE MASTER OF YOUR FATE, YOUR DESTINY!


Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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122. Car Signs Done RIGHT!!!

A while back I wrote a post regarding about what your employees are saying and doing with your business when they are driving your company vehicle. Now ask yourself what does your mobile advertisement say about you, your organization, and the message you are sending your customers?

What does the accompanying image say about the business he (or she) is promoting?

1. He/She has a product to sell

2. He/She recognizes that drivers have be mere microseconds to give him and his sign a quick looky-look then it's eyes back on traffic.

3. This individual makes a brief and memorable way to remember the business especially while all the vehicles are moving.

He used a simple email name on a popularly commonly free EMAIL service, in this case, YAHOO.com. This makes the engagement between the potential customer and the business easy to begin. Seriously, imagine driving behind this guy and he has the his website's domain address stuck on the back window inviting you to visit and you read this:

www.thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com

Try to remember this when you get back to your PC or tablet. (For the record this is a REAL website)

Kudos! to this guy or gal because he/she DID get noticed. In business isn't that the objective?

Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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121. About Mediocrity (Again!)

The other day I posted this image to my Facebook page for my children, my nieces and nephews.  As most of you know I DETEST mediocrity with a PASSION. As they are getting older and I feel that there will no more new ones in the foreseeable future it is time to start being brutally honest with them.

The WORLD has over 6 BILLION people and each and every one of them is scratching and clawing their way to the top.

For most people, something happens along the way and their world settles into mediocrity. Don't get me wrong there is absolutely nothing wrong with mediocrity, if it gets you three square meals a day, a roof over your head, clothes on you and your family's back. However, this will only last so long. Then what?

Here's the deal: Do Not Accept Mediocrity as the end all and be all of what you can become. You can always take one step further, give it just a little bit more, extend your reach. Then will you breakthrough that high level of mediocrity that most people find themselves living in and move to a level of HIGH Activity and mediocrity will be a thing of the past!

The intent here is to know that Mediocrity is NOT something most people aim for but find themselves perfectly happy living in.

DON'T be most people!

Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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120. About Being Proactive

Here's a little something about being Proactive.

When I wrote my mini-series about Planning, in a nutshell, what I was saying is that Planning is ALL about being Proactive!

Being Proactive is plain and simple all about thinking ahead! Thinking ahead at what needs to be done, what has to get done, how it will get done, and covering as many of the outcomes as possible. Knowing fully well you cannot cover them all but as part of being proactive you have to try to cover as many as you can.

When you are developing a plan (for business, for a special event or for personal reasons) you are in essence taking the initiative and declaring your intentions loud and clear. The more detail your plan contains the more deliberate and audacious you can be. Being Audacious and Being Deliberate are what I consider two foundation pieces to being Proactive.

Now take this one step further: Take this beyond the planning phase of life. Take being Proactive and make it part of your EVERY DAY life. Look at things and think (and plan) two to three moves ahead. Consider the possibilities and then execute. Thus effectively taking the initiative.

Take the initiative in life by realizing that your decisions (and how they align with your life's principles) are the primary determining factor for how effective you are in your life.

Take responsibility for your choices and the consequences (both good and bad) that follow. No matter what they consequences are you are prepared because you were Proactive.

Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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119. Life's Required Reading: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Folks, thanks for following me. I really do appreciate you taking the time out of your life to read my words. I am forever grateful to you. It is something that I have wanted to do for quite a while and I am glad I did it. I want to share something with you. Right now it is Spring Break week and my kids are at home enjoying the break before the final push to the end of the school year. While this week was not about staying up late and goofing off, it was about getting plenty of rest and staying busy so as not to lose the momentum to make that final push.

Well long story short, my daughter was tasked to read a book for school. However, prior to this I told her that I really wanted her to read one book that I felt would help in changing her perspective on life. Mind you she is about to become a teenager and I wish my parents had known about this book and the foresight to encourage my brothers and I to read it. That's OK because I eventually did read this book It rocked my world when I read it and I certainly hope it rocked her world. When she finished it she thanked me for giving her the book to read. She said she understands some things differently now and she said that she will revisit this book from time to time, much like I still do.

I highly recommend this book. Do not let the title fool you it is NOT about making money. It is about becoming Rich as an individual, as a human being. It is about understanding that with consistency, perseverance, commitment and dedication (among other things) you can get exactly what you want to include financial riches. It is about overcoming your fears (and not letting them consume you). Most of all, it tells you in no uncertain terms that you can become what and who you want to become no questions asked.

The book is "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill. Give it a try.


Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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118. 4 Rules to Keep Going and Moving Forward!

You want to keep going and moving forward?
 
Then remember just these four simple rules: 
  
           #1. Application: Apply yourself to whatever it is you do
           #2. Discipline: Do it no matter how much it hurts or what others think or expect.
           #3. Focus: Fine tune yourself so that all you see is what matters most.
           #4. Repetition: repeat #1, #2, & #3 for as long as it takes and then continue repeating.


Thank you,
Dave Guerra

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