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One Day to Greatness with Jack Canfield

September 17, 2018 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

One year ago I attended a seminar called One Day to Greatness with Jack Canfield, the creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

Several months after the seminar during an annual review, I realized that I could have been doing more. I realized that I haven’t been taking enough action and I wasn’t hustling enough. I was vaguely worthy of someone that outworks.

Take action. Things may come to those who wait but only the things left by those who hustle. – Abraham Lincoln

So, I returned to the primary objective of the seminar: learn how to go further and faster with less effort toward a life of greatness. In pursuit of more.

The way ahead was three-pronged: (1) gain greater clarity about your purpose, vision, and goals; (2) develop powerful habits and the mindset necessary for success; (3) take 100% responsibility for your results, and become more action-oriented. [Read more…]

Autobiography by Portia Nelson

September 10, 2018 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

Guru’s seem to love talking about the power of meditation.

But is it really the act of sitting idly, fighting to control the primal urge to do anything but?

Or is the ability to control and direct one’s thoughts?

Or is it the simple ability to do it every day, consistently, that yields power over time?

At some level, it must also be the ability to self-reflect, to learn from one’s actions, to control and direct our lives.

So perhaps, beyond the act of meditation, the real lesson is to constantly self reflect. When we look deep within ourselves, we find answers to what lies on the surface.

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The Best Business Book I’ve Ever Read

September 3, 2018 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

It could also be the best damn memoir I’ve ever read.

I started reading Shoe Dog by Phil Knight during a three-day excursion to Puerto Rico.

My mind was full of dancing clubs, drinks on the beach, scuba in the sun, and girls on the run.

Instead, I was getting a first-rate business education with a dose of the real world from the founding father of Nike.

The billion-dollar company Nike. The company that sponsors all of the best athletes in professional sports.

Although he writes passively, like an average person. Although he speaks of himself as a shy guy. He is, without doubt, a titan. A business “tycoon,” which he tells us, comes from the Japanese word for Warlord.

Perhaps he is a business warlord. Defining and redefining the idea of an athletic shoe — rising to victory among giants of the industry.

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4 Rules for Strength Training

August 27, 2018 by J.R. Cambo Leave a Comment

There is a ton of fitness babble on the worldwide web.

The bottom line, which we beat to death, but is repeated by every reputable source on planet earth is this: Get Strong (and then get stronger).

It is the underlying principle regarding all physical pursuits. Strong people, as they say, are harder to kill. Which also makes them more efficient at sport and more dominant in competition.

Abide by these rules and avoid admission to the University of Obesity, FatTown, USA. [Read more…]

The Impact Theory Belief System

August 20, 2018 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

I remember seeing Tom Bilyeu of Impact Theory at Santa Monica during a little talk called, “The Entrepreneur’s Mindset.” It was powerful (the word ’empowering’ is not welcome on this blog – we create our own power), leading me down a long road exploring each of his talks on YouTube.

There is immense value in listening to stories of how successful people reached their pinnacle.

Many times you will find that successful people were once regular people.

They went from ordinary to extraordinary by cultivating a deep belief in themselves and then by taking massive action in spite of the nagging naysayers.

Embedded within each episode of Impact Theory is a key to becoming powerful. You are what you think and you are the sum of the five people you spend the most time with, but you can’t always surround yourself with the best thinkers and doers.

That’s why podcasts and shows like Impact Theory are so critical, they can give you the environment that you need using technology. [Read more…]