Over the last few months I’ve come to the realization that I have been a bit of a slacker. Whether it has been sleeping past alarms, or lacking the motivation to keep all the balloons up in the air that I have set up for myself in my schedule.

I have also come to the realization that I have been chasing after simple pieces of paper. Whether it has been  working hard chasing dollar signs or hours of study to obtain a diploma, my mind has been focused on trying to bring these things to fruition.

After a while I must say, I felt the need to escape the regular groove or pattern, so to speak. Getting outside the classroom and into the real world of fast-pace thinking, quick deadlines, and a customer-first mentality helped me get a better picture of harmonious relationships and how deals actually work.

I have come to a couple conclusions…

1. All people want to receive full attention and help when they are in need.
2. All people like to receive the best service and value possible without feeling cheated or mistreated.

The way I look at life is with excitement. I feel like life is a constant build-up, and for many people and companies this may very well be the truth. For a lot of people, making things from the ground up is not only a desire but rather a necessity for growth into the future. Great things take a while before they are manifested, but in order to perfect any art or creative vision it takes time to polish things up.

Visions are gradual and they take a long duration of time before they are completely understood.

Staying on track, remaining focused, and meeting deadlines are crucial, but so is keeping a solid ground and stability within your greatest interests. Finding a way to rise above your personal struggle and bring life and prosperity into other people’s lives is a great thing, if you can manage to accomplish it.

Even though at times it may feel like the world is against you and your backs against the wall, you have to remember to persevere. One step at a time, one-day at a time, and one-week at a time effort has to be made towards your greatest priorities.

Whoever you believe in and look up towards, you can use those people as an example to meet your own deadlines.

As I like to think, keep your feet on the ground and look up. Be optimistic and keep your small steps realistic. Once you make the small steps you can gain respect, and build a reputation. Once you build the small steps you can go anywhere you want from there.

Be mobile and learn how to manage your life to the best of your ability. Remember, nobody knows what your engine that keeps you moving forward is capable of, except for you. Sometimes we put things aside and we take breaks, but by keeping something in locomotion, it will help take your experiences that you bring and your results to the next level.

Beginning out in the world, it is easy to succumb to the material world and the way it is glorified. When we look at billboards, magazines, or commercials we are often bombarded with materialism.

Everywhere we turn there is someone trying to persuade and sell something that we might have, might need, or something we don’t have any interest in.

It often surprises me that people give in so easily and they let their mind’s get hijacked by materialism and useless purchasing of multiple things, thinking that this stuff that they purchase will bring instant happiness. Many people throw money away purchasing things that end up picking up dust or breaking down because they hold little quality value.

I realize that some people have an addiction to endless purchasing, and this often leads to an excess of things that are not necessities. In order to create change, some people just have to learn to break free from marketing gimmicks and the flaws hidden behind them. Also it is important to build up purchasing awareness.

I find it surprising when people spend credit for things that hold high value today. Many times these same items can often be purchased at a lower cost tomorrow, next month, or the next year if you are able to snoop out the right deals.

I happen to be very thankful for technology, since it has lead to advancement and made lives easier. Also not to mention, technology has made our lives more fun because of all the entertainment that it gives people at their fingertips. Despite the power and wealth of information that these material goods and technology provides us with, it is important to not get carried away.

With all the material excess, our society loses certain skills and develops a purchaser mindset rather than developing by building and making things. When our society continually purchases and buys to the point where we put ourselves in large amounts of debt, this leads to consequences.

Due to the fact, that our world is reaching a point where we are sucking resources dry in order to fulfill the requests of consumers, we are doing damage as a result. Many times we all fall victim to causing harm, especially when using things in excess or taking resources away from other countries and leaving them dry as a result.

If we are to progress and maintain the world through harmony we all need to play our part. By developing a game-plan of using less and letting go of material things that we don’t necessarily need in our day-to-day lives, we begin to make steps in the right direction.

It is crucial to develop frugal habits and financial wisdom. If you can develop the ability to differentiate between your purchasing options and use your basic knowledge to make the right investments you can live to your fullest potential and YOU CAN defeat the odds.

Life often throws many objects at people, quite literally, but if you can find a way to prosper with the simple gifts that life provides you, there will always be room to flourish. Let go of the things that don’t matter and find ways to appreciate the people and the world around you.

Focus less on things and more on people and re-designing your life in an optimal way. Soak in nature and the beauty of the world. Life’s too short to get caught up in the material world full of glitz and glamour.

Let me ask, who likes to be mediocre or just average? When you ask a little kid what they want to be when they grow up, most times they will try and tell you that they are going to be good at what they do. Most people, and I say most people, because not everybody has the same ambitions or aspirations; have the idea of being great at what they do.

Nobody should ever go out and just aim to be good enough or simply aim to pass the test. Life will always throw obstacles and sometimes life is a chase for the things that you want. But my goal is not to have people live by a mindset that they have to chase after everything that they want. Rather wouldn’t it be better to live by bringing the things you want closer and nearer to you, so endeavors can be accomplished.

If you could simply learn and train yourself through constant discipline and ever-present awareness, think of all the miraculous things that you could do. Think about all the childhood dreams, stories, and tales that you read and how you are going to twist life in a manner that beauty will arrive in your life.

Anything can happen, it simply comes down to your determination and your hunger level for your goals. If you map out your personal objectives in a way that embody’s you, or personifies your inner-being, great things will happen.

When life doesn’t throw you a bone, you have to find one yourself or save some bones for later. Taking care of the tasks at hand and the goals that are presented each day can be a daunting task. Just staring at a long list of things can often strike fear in the eyes of the list’s beholder.  That is why focus and determination are so important. Never let priorities slip away too much. Do all that you can so you can focus on one thing at a time and just move swiftly to the next task, once you narrow things down.

Just remember, before you know it, once you set something off, you are already displacing your task at hand, and replacing it with other more tempting experiences. So in order to prevent unwanted results and slipping goals, you better have plans-to-action in place. If you are going to be successful you have to surround yourself with everything that you are and everything that you want to be.

Learn how to live in the moment and become great, through setting a mindset that immerses itself in any given situation or challenge presented. People love challenges because a challenge presents something new or foreign to our current way of thinking. After all, critical thinking and strategy comprehension uncovers itself after conquering challenges. Challenges are terrific because they present something that we have yet to experience or fully engage ourselves with.

Everybody has a different grind and everybody has different levels of skills and ability. The time is now to release your talent and battle out the market. Communities need change, cities need change, and countries need change. As the level of income disparity continues to build across major economic powerhouses worldwide, life becomes harder for many people. If you want to make it in your field or profession know yourself, know your market, and know your competition. If you study your targets well, you will separate yourself from the crowd.

By keeping a steady mind and learning all aspects of your outer and inner worlds you are training for greatness. Any person who has ever made a large impact, never did so by sitting on the sideline their whole life. We all need breaks and we all need to refresh our minds, but just remember that whatever your destiny is, you can let it happen through relentless perseverance.