For many years I heard that you had to start with a vision for your business or your life if you really wanted to succeed, but no one could explain to me why it was needed or how it worked from a practical or scientific standpoint.
When I was young and naive, I was skeptical and wanted empirical evidence showing me why I should invest my thoughts and time into really thinking about a vision for my life and business, and why getting absolutely clear by writing it down was imperative to my achieving success.
Even though I couldnt find adequate answers at the time, reluctantly, I did as others suggested purely because they were far more successful than I. As I was told “dont ask so many questions” and “just do it,” I temporarily gave up my need for so many answers-but not for long.
At the ripe young age of 21, I created a grand vision for my life and my career. Even though I had only graduated from high school, and everyone told me that you need a college degree to really succeed, I took a different approach and got into business at a very young age.
For the next 26 years, I stayed on a healthy mental diet to train my brain,...