Welcome back! If you are reading this, I would like to say thank you so much for your support! You may be reading this because you too share the dreams of being your own boss and earning a living doing what you love. You came to the right place! If you follow me on basically any social media platform, you have seen me say “Inspiration is everywhere!” This is completely true. But, how do you fine tune your brain to find it? Yesterday, I released an episode on my Podcast “gRYnd Tyme with Ry the Reptile Guy” about just this. The episode is titled “The Five Things I Am Implementing to Change My Life.” (If you would like to listen to this episode and the other episodes, link is below) Today, I am going to dig a little deeper into this as far as where I find my inspiration daily. So let’s dive in!

1. BUDGETING

My number one thing that I have implemented in order to better my life is a strict budget. When I say strict, I mean STRICT! There is room for my bills, and a small amount to invest into my business. That is it. What in the hell does this have to do with inspiration? Nothing inspires you more than having more money! That’s partially why we’re in this position isn’t it? By saving, you increase your contribution to your business, taking one giant leap towards earning what you’ve always dreamed. For the aspiring entrepreneur, saving is key. Not to mention the ability to give your family all of the necessities without the fear of running bankrupt! So budgeting was a must for me at this time.

Least Expected Motivation

I wanted to take a quick moment to share an inspiring moment I had just today. I won’t go too far into detail, as it is not my story to tell. An older woman that I work with recently found out she has breast cancer. Could you imagine? Living your day-to-day life and one day everything just crashes in front of you. But, back to the story. Initially, she took a leave of absence from work for two weeks for testing and such. After the two week period, she returned to work. Now, my job is not an easy one. I, as well as three others, run a print press for a label printing company. We work twelve-hour days, on a cold concrete floor. It becomes very physically exhausting. It has now been a month since her diagnosis. This past Friday, she left work early in order to receive radiation treatment. After about three hours, she RETURNED TO WORK. That’s right, she left to go get her treatment and returned to work afterwards! Now I have been blessed to not have had to even think about, let alone be diagnosed with cancer, but I can imagine that type of treatment does not leave the body in a working condition. And today, she did the same thing! I thought to myself, if she had the determination for this job enough to go through the toughest moments possibly of her life, what could someone with that amount of determination do for their own business? And just like that, I was inspired. Sure, she never meant to inspire someone. I don’t know if she just simply returned to work because she couldn’t afford to miss it. But it inspired me. See, inspiration is everywhere!

Inspiration via Media

Unless you live in a cave or under a rock, which I’m guessing you don’t because you are reading this, you have some sort of connection via social media. The internet and its many, MANY players are loaded with sources of inspiration. Number two and three of the five things I have implemented to change my life come from this source.

2. Meditation/Spiritual Healing

I have began my journey into meditation and spiritual healing within the past few weeks and I have to say, it is NOTHING like what I expected. I literally feel like a new person just because of this! I began by searching YouTube for information on the topic where I found Master Sri Akarshana. (Link below) This guy is amazing! His channel is filled with knowledgeable videos about meditation, the law of attraction, manifestation, and entrepreneurship. It’s the whole package for people like you and I! Again and again I watched his videos, took notes, and implemented his recommendations. This is where the spiritual healing comes in. I learned about the law of attraction and how if you project negative energy into the atmosphere, you are going to attract negative energy and a negative outcome. If you release positive energy, well you can probably guess. That’s right! You attract positivity and therefore positive things start happening. I know, it sounds silly. Trust me, I thought it was weird too! But ladies and gentlemen, this actually works! I take five to ten minutes of my day and set that time aside for myself and meditation. Instead of focusing on not having a nice house or fancy car, I have learned to become grateful for what I have through meditation. But don’t take my word for it, check it out for yourself!

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The third thing on my list of improvements is I focus on watching more inspirational videos. YouTube is loaded with people who make videos everyday for you and I. Their entire channel is dedicated to the Entrepreneur of every level. Every morning while I get ready for work and on my commute, I listen to videos from Evan Carmichael’s channel. With over two million subscribers, it has to be good right? It is! Evan posts videos for entrepreneurs and includes input from many industry leaders. With icons such as Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Grant Cardone, Gary Vaynerchuk, Mel Robbins, and the list goes on and on, sharing their steps to success. I highly recommend Evan’s channel for anyone, especially if you are trying to start your own business.

Visit Evan Carmichael’s page here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ModelingTheMasters

I often listen to Gary Vaynerchuk as well just because he is so down to earth and grateful to have followers. He is not your average CEO. Most of his videos are filled with profanity, but who cares! We are all adults here. But his words of wisdom are priceless. I have actually read one of his books and working on the second one. The first book I actually listened to via Audible called “Crush It!” and it was a great piece of literature. I am currently reading another book called “Crushing It”. Both have a lot of great information for marketing as well as brand establishment. I recommend these books for you! Yes, you. No! Don’t turn around, YOU! Check them out!

Here is the link to Gary’s YouTube channel as well:

https://www.youtube.com/user/GaryVaynerchuk

But with these videos, you have to do more than just watch them. I take notes, pause, rewind, watch again, and take more notes. Then after I watch a video I ask myself “How can I make this work for me?” Which leads to more research. As a matter of fact, you can thank Gary for these words you are reading now. He inspired me to stretch out and make this blog, as well as my podcast, and YouTube vlog. Social media marketing is huge! And I learned that from Mr. Vaynerchuk.

10X THE WORK ETHIC

Boom! If you have never heard of him, Grant Cardone is the man with the plan! I have been following Grant now for going on three years. I stumbled over his content back when I was starting out in selling life insurance. It was my first sales job and I had no experience. So I researched. I found four books, all written by Grant. The first book I read was “Be Obsessed or Be Average”. Once I was finished with that one, I got into “The 10X Rule”. Holy hell! I can tell you now the 10X Rule is a must have for any entrepreneur. It’s all about taking the effort you put in, and multiplying it by ten! Making your business adventure an obsession. By the way, I’m not getting paid by any of these gentlemen for this little shoutout/book review so that will tell you how much I enjoyed them. I then ventured into “The Closer’s Survival Guide” and “Sell or Be Sold.” But I couldn’t lock it down in the sales game. Do you know that feeling you had as a child when you were slacking on something you were supposed to do and your dad walked in and caught you slacking? That’s almost the feeling I get when I watch Grant Cardone’s videos. Because I did fail. I failed hard. I made under $1,000 in three months selling life insurance. So I quit and went back to an hourly factory job. If you are an Entrepreneur or wanting to start your own business, Grant Cardone is the kick in the ass you need to keep you going.

Visit Grant’s channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/user/GrantCardone

Consider these links homework if you haven’t visited them before. Then let me know what you think!

Still Not Inspired?

If you are more of a “find my own way” person, well first of all good luck! Secondly, there are a lot of things you can do yourself. I love to walk by myself. No earbuds, no conversation, no distraction. It clears my mind and gives me the chance to really think to myself. I think about just about anything on my walks.

In conclusion, what I want you to do! Today, tomorrow, right now, whenever. Look for inspiration! It doesn’t have to be a millionaire or business icon. Look around. Take a walk, talk to someone you don’t know. Look, and you will find it! So pay attention, find that inspiration, grab it, and rise! Thank you all so much for the support! I know I rambled a little bit but I wanted to get my point across. Love to all and let’s go get it!

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