Success…
Rarely begins…
With knowing everything.
It begins…
By taking…
The very first step.
BE A SUCCESS
AT ANYTHING
Want it.
Not simply the success…
But the journey toward it.
The first step…
The first attempt…
The first act of putting legs on an idea…
Is often all that is required.
Once you begin…
The next step usually reveals itself.
Life has a remarkable way of unfolding…
One step at a time.
HAVING A PLAN
Whenever I begin something new, I like to brainstorm first.
I grab paper…
And write down every idea that comes to mind.
Nothing is judged.
Nothing is rejected.
Everything gets written.
Good ideas…
Average ideas…
Wild ideas…
Sometimes the answer is hiding among them.
EVALUATION
Then another process begins.
I start crossing out what doesn’t belong.
I rearrange.
I add.
I simplify.
Slowly…
The clutter disappears.
The path becomes clearer.
What first looked like confusion…
Now begins making perfect sense.
EARLY MAN
Ancient cave drawings reveal something fascinating.
Early man studied his surroundings.
Shelter.
Food.
Water.
Weather.
Safety.
Then…
Someone picked up a spear…
And went to work.
Planning…
Followed by action.
The system has never changed.
SUCCESS LEAVES CLUES
Newton watched an apple fall.
Questions became notes.
Notes became experiments.
Experiments became discoveries.
Engineers begin with rough sketches.
Poets begin with thoughts.
Builders begin with blueprints.
Artists begin with imagination.
Every accomplishment…
Starts as an unfinished idea.
MAKE A LIST
Even Santa Claus…
Makes a list.
Then checks it twice.
Planning…
Improves performance.
Small successes…
Lead to larger successes.
Celebrate them.
ANYTHING GOES
The more you exercise your abilities…
The more confidence develops.
Confidence grows…
Not from thinking…
But from doing.
Projects become larger.
Dreams become bolder.
Skills become stronger.
Success enjoys movement.
CREATED THIS WAY
Long before I became a Broker…
I imagined what that life might look like.
Eventually…
I moved toward it.
Then something interesting happened.
It also began moving toward me.
The same principle applies…
To homes…
Careers…
Friendships…
Businesses…
And purpose.
THE INVISIBLE REWARDS
Some of life’s greatest successes…
Cannot be purchased.
Trust.
Respect.
Integrity.
Character.
Friendship.
Honesty.
Love.
These become life’s greatest wealth.
SUCCESS IS YOUR DEFAULT
I believe every person begins life with the ability to succeed.
Not necessarily at everything…
Nor immediately…
But at something uniquely their own.
Life exists…
To help us discover…
What that something is.
DREAM BIG
One day…
Someone looked at the moon…
And imagined standing there.
Others laughed.
Then people planned.
Studied.
Failed.
Learned.
Tried again.
Eventually…
Human footprints appeared…
Where only dreams had existed.
Every great achievement…
Was once considered impossible.
START ANYWHERE
Look around your life today.
Choose one thing.
Begin.
You will encounter doubt.
Confusion.
Disappointment.
Criticism.
Delay.
Even failure.
Do not mistake these…
For signs to quit.
Many times…
They are simply signs…
That you are growing.
WORTHY NOTE
Dreams remain dreams…
Until action…
Puts legs on them.
FINAL THOUGHT
You do not have to know…
The entire journey.
You only need enough courage…
To take the next step.
Success…
Is seldom an accident.
It is usually…
One faithful step…
Taken after another.
Begin today.
Your future…
Is already waiting…
— Richie
Pearls for the Soul
when you feed the soul, you feed everything.
Been expecting you