Changes & Failure (Success)

What a week! It's been crazy busy... And there have been A LOT of changes! The people I work with on a daily basis and I have had to turn on a dime, and there have been some difficulties. But all in all, it went A LOT smoother than expected and we're already up and running in the new direction. Lots of progress is being made!

But with this change, there has been an increase in the number of skeptics in my life. And you know what? I can understand why more people are being skeptical about my choices and decisions. It may appear that I have been jumping around from one thing to the next, to the next, to the next, and so on... All to seemingly fail or quit. The grass is always greener on the other side syndrome. When I look back at what I have done over the last two years from a third person perspective, I'd agree with the skeptics!

Here's the deal. Every single thing I have done in my life has lead me to this moment. And this moment is exactly where I am supposed to be. It's not right or wrong, nor good or bad... it just is. I look back on the last 24 months of my life and wonder who the hell I was at the beginning of my journey? I wish I could take the December 14, 2007 version of me and put him right next to the December 14, 2009 version of me. There would probably be a lot of similarities. But there would be some significant changes too! What would today's version of me tell the 2007 version of me? Well, to be honest, I would tell him to do whatever he is going to do and be prepared to learn!

There's a reason I did every single thing in my life, especially over the last 2 years. Without that, I wouldn't be in the position I am in right now... I wouldn't have all the crappy stuff in my life that is currently here... but I also wouldn't have all the incredibly amazing things and people in my life right now either! I have found some amazing business partners, some amazing friends, and have grown sooo incredibly much! I wouldn't give that up for a single second. Not even a nano-second. Not for a million dollars, not for a billion dollars.

I am exactly where I am supposed to be. And that is a beautiful thing!

I like to think of myself as being on an accelerated life. I'm going through A LOT in a SHORT period of time! And I'm learning SO MUCH about the kind of person I am and who I need to be... Who I CHOOSE to be in order to achieve the results I want SOOO FRIGGIN MUCH!!! Sure, I have been in a few businesses over the last few years. I have done many different things. But I have also learned a lot more in 2 years than the average person has in 5 years!

A lot of the people I follow in business and success books/tapes/etc have all gone through a lot of crap to get to where they are today. I am going through the crap now and the massive success I desire is right around the corner! I can feel it. I can TASTE it!

I can't remember who said this, but it hit home with me. "If you're not having enough success fast enough, then you're not FAILING fast enough!" Whoever said that is GENIUS! Look at 99% of the most successful people in the world... They have FAILED thousands of times in order to be SUCCESSFUL!

Brett Favre holds an NFL record of most TD passes thrown. Favre also holds the NFL record for most intercepted passes! What does that tell you? He passes the ball more than anyone! He takes chances. He will be remembered as one of the best QB's in the history of the NFL, and my guess is that it wont be for throwing the most interceptions of all time.

Steve Jobs, Michael Jordan, Bill Gates, Wayne Gretzky, Abraham Lincoln... They all went through the crap to get to their success. They weren't afraid to take a chance. They weren't afraid to fail. Why? Because they knew they would LEARN from their failures and take a step forward.

This is my path. This is what I am doing. Like the title of John Maxwell's book... I am "Failing Forward". I learn something new about myself, business, life, etc.. each and everyday because I take chances. I'm not afraid to fail. So if I were you, I'd keep an eye on the people that are failing fast... because they are going to be the ones that have more success than you ever imagined possible!

To you Failure! May you fail fast and learn your lessons quickly!

Nick