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Powerful U Experience

May 20, 2019 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

This past weekend (May 2019), I had the opportunity to attend the Powerful U Experience here in Los Angeles.

Powerful U is the branded as the first of its kind, a personal evolution company aimed at bringing together audiences, influencers, and ideas. The experience was different from other seminars I have been to, much more personal and experience-centered. There is less the notion of selling a product and more of an emphasis on experiencing an event.

An event that is meant to be life-altering. [Read more…]

Plant these 6 Habits and Grow Success

January 27, 2016 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

Have you wanted to get an edge over the competition? Over your coworkers? Or classmates? Or even your teammates?

Have you ever wanted to be better than everyone else? To stand out in the crowd and to become a Lion Among Men?

It’s actually not that hard to achieve these aspirations. It doesn’t take superior genetics or an unlimited bankroll or even a great mentor. It takes a commitment to be excellent and the discipline to work towards that goal every single day. Every single waking hour must be spent propelling yourself towards that goal. You must build this discipline into a habit. Succeeding must become ingrained into your life.

The Key: focused effort, discipline, and consistent progress towards an overarching mission [Read more…]

Zero to Hero: The Accumulation of Daily Habits

January 18, 2016 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

In 1890, author William James published the book “The Principles of Psychology” and in it, a chapter titled Habit.

The book starts by describing creatures in nature and how they are a bundle of habits. Their daily behavior is cultivated by habits that were implanted at birth. He goes on to make other observations of nature and the plasticity of physical things. How things become immovable over time due to the shape that they are molded into. He talks of physics within the natural world.

He builds up to this simple premise: things grow into the model in which it has been exercised.

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How I Forged an Unbreakable Mindset in 30 Days

January 17, 2016 by J.R. Cambo Leave a Comment

I needed to reshape my life. I developed bad habits from 18 months of working in an environment I didn’t like, in a state, I didn’t like and for bosses, I didn’t respect.

My personal life started to become attuned to escaping to a nice comfortable place. I started to become more and more like an average, fat, lazy person that idolizes TV stars and craves more distractions that take them away from their own mediocre existence.

I was weak and I no longer respected myself. Since my view of myself is closely tied to my successes and my performance, this became a real problem, real quick.

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