Everyone is looking at me, asking me, begging me to help. What is happening? Why are so many people struggling? Why are so many people having a bad time?

I fully understand. I am guilty of it myself. I didn't plan. I didn't think it could happen to me.

But sometimes it does happen to you, and you have to be ready. If you are not ready, you still need to the tools to react.

You must be ready for adversity. We are here and adversity is now all around us.

I am going to help you. We will get through these tough times together. Big things are coming your way from me to help you, but for right now, let's think about some things.

We got here by the decisions we made. We put ourselves in the position. I know, I know, you didn't fire you, but could you have placed yourself in a position that had no equal? Could you have done more to be less disposable? Could you have quit entirely if you learned a new task or began a new beginning? Would this have happened to you if you had made the decision to NEVER let it happen to you?

These questions are hard questions but in tough times, being soft and cuddly may not cut it. Well, here I am. Let's all man up and recognize that we screwed the pooch. We messed up. Let's fix it.

Understand people reach into their Natural Success Principle in two way, when they choose to, or when they have no other choice. You were created with these principles for a reason. They will be there when the going gets real tough. You make a decision from bad times that you never want to experience that particular bad time again.

Stove. Hot. Burned my hand. Don't want to do that again.

So, how can we start fixing our mess.

First, we must grasp all of our principles and understand it won't be easy.

We must be these things:

1) Persistent
2) Resilient
3)Learn if we are a Quitter, Level Tease, or a Peak Reacher

Ok, what are those?

Quitter - you know who you are. You quit. You get into something and you find some excuse to remove yourself from the finish line. You get out, but it usually is not your fault. Of course it isn't. Everyone is holding you down. Everything goes against you. You never get any breaks. You get fired even when you "do your job." You can't be at fault with the whole universe against you. Right?

Level Tease - You are the person that listens to the goals. You may even listen to all the motivational speakers out there(not like me) and get all excited. Pumped up ready to roll. You then reach a level and become complacent. Yes, you stop. You are ok with the status you are at. You can buy your beer, your kids are in school, as long as your car don't break everything is just fine. You teased everyone that trusted you to go and be the top person. You teased them all with all that gusto. You then leveled off. You became complacent. You "did your job" and nothing more. Now you might blame those "darn yungins" for stepping up and doing more. Rocking the boat, shaking the tree. Little Whippersnappers messing with YOUR thing. You know it. Read that next motivational book will ya? Might just get you to tease through another week. Nothing at all could be lurking with this track record....right?

Peak Reacher - Do I have to explain this? You don't quit. You don't become complacent. You grow and continue to better yourself in some way. You work hard and play hard to match. You like the finer things because cherry flavored is not the best cigar. Smoke is not the flavor of scotch. You know you can do it and you prove it. Day after day in some way you do something to get closer to your goal. Day after day, even when no one is watching you are there, getting ready to get ready. It may be practicing, it may be reading, it may be classes, it may be getting smacked with realism from my speeches, but it is something that separates you. Every day the pack goes further and further back.

Number one, persistence and two, resilience make you a Peak Reacher. They are traits to have.

The quitter does not know the meaning of the words. The Level Tease knows the meaning of those words after every seminar or retreat, then forgets on his couch with channel 8 at 8!

People we have some work to do. Let's get ready to get ready.