Introduction
But you’ve got to make the commitment to go there! You could be doing a thousand other things other than reading this book. In many cases, you could be doing busywork that dulls your senses and makes you carry on that status quo life that is less than you deserve. Humans are busier now than they’ve ever been in the his- tory of time. I love technology, but all the advancements to make our lives easier have really just allowed us to go faster. Let’s face it: What it has really done is made everyone flat-out busier. With text messages and e-mails buzzing in our pockets, our constant availability for phone calls, and hot new apps and social media on our phones, we are more distracted, more un- focused, and more enmeshed in sweating the small stuff than ever before! Many of us feel like we’re sprinting every day but really not getting anywhere. Well, what if I told you it’s true: you are going faster than ever before, but you may be on a treadmill and not a ladder. Fast is only good when you have the right path. Otherwise all you do is get lost quicker. When you have the right success habits, you get to go fast in the right di- rection because you know the destination in advance. I prom- ise to share these habits in a way that will allow you to digest them and use them with ease. It will soon become apparent how you can quiet all the other “noises” in your life and ex- pose the clear path to your next level. Let me tell you why this time will be different. Like John Paul, you’ll see a growing number of small shifts you can make now that will have a massive impact down the road. When I was in special reading in seventh grade, I was mocked by my own teacher, Ms. Thompson, just as John Paul was by his teacher. Often, she told me I was stupid, but unbe- knownst to me, I had dyslexia and had trouble wrapping my mind around reading and spelling basics. I just couldn’t figure it out. But there is, of course, a silver lining to those struggles, and even a silver lining to Ms. Thompson’s misguided actions. In fact, there were a lot of silver linings that came from that situation, but one specifically that will benefit you.
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