I don’t have all the answers (no one does). Mario Andretti is credited with saying:
“Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal — a commitment to excellence — that enables you to attain the success you seek.”
I do have first-hand experience with that.
As the creator of SMARTSTART coaching, mentoring and philanthropy programs, I’ve enjoyed the privilege of sharing unique and extensive entrepreneurial expertise, comprehensive professional knowledge, and the most timely and relevant guidance — the very advantages responsible for my own business achievements and success — with thousands of people in more than 80 countries around the world.
Since its launch, SMARTSTART Club members, from freshman to executive levels, have received one-of-a-kind business support beyond the usual boundaries. And the beneficiaries of our philanthropy programs had received almost $10M in services and sponsorships in just 5 short years. I was really on a roll with this once-in-a-lifetime legacy project!
Then life took an unexpected turn.
Driving home from a weekend away, I was involved in a near fatal head-on collision caused by an impaired driver who suddenly crossed the center line on the highway and drove into my windshield. After nearly being decapitated by my seatbelt, finding myself trapped in mangled metal, but somehow managing to escape the terrifying possibility of being burned alive, I am more than a little surprised to still be here writing to you.
In fact, this is my fourth year of intense, daily rehab pursued, mostly independently and at my own expense, in my effort to overcome a devastating brain injury so I could one day resume my work on SMARTSTART. Comparatively, recovering from the spinal cord injuries, head injuries, multiple crush injuries and other associated traumas has been much more straightforward. You’ll just have to take my word for it when I say that the body’s capacity to heal and the brain’s ability to rewire itself are simply miraculous.
Which brings me to explaining all the changes you’re now seeing to our website. Because of the injuries sustained in the accident and the constraints and limitations that go with them, I’ll not be returning to my former way of doing business and working with clients. However, recognizing the tremendous healing power of work, especially when that work is something you love as much as I do, I must now build a new business that operates much differently than was originally planned.
Better still, I’m going to let you see how I do it by posting the details of my thinking, research and decision-making as I go along. If you’re just starting out, this could be tremendously helpful! At least, I hope it will be. I guess time will tell.
Now, if you are one of the many who’ve been working in our SMARTSTART programs previously, you’ll see some differences in presentation but will recognize (fingers crossed) the strength and depth of our content. And whether you are a champion of our pioneering work and training in business essentials or are new to our community, I’ll have to ask you to be patient while I review, update and convert our massive knowledge and resource repositories into new offerings made available here on our web site.
Everything takes me longer these days and I must still dedicate many hours to rehab work as I have not fully recovered from my injuries. It’s a source of constant frustration! Still, I’m inviting you to share the journey and work on your own businesses right along with me.
Despite the accident, some things have not changed. Specifically, I still believe the most important contribution SMARTSTART makes to your business and growth is raising your awareness of what’s possible and how to go about achieving it. You might believe you are thinking big and differently now but, unconsciously, you are influenced by your own limiting beliefs and industry filters. (We all struggle to beat this; it’s not just you.)
It takes more than money to fuel your business. It requires a commitment to acquiring the right knowledge and dedication to building the skills and core competencies needed to become a force to be reckoned with. But you don’t have to work any harder to make tens of millions of dollars than you will have to to make that first million. You only have to work smarter! It’s simply a matter of planning, discipline and leverage and opening your hearts and minds to embracing bigger, bolder ideas for your future.
We thrive on guiding our community members to new and extraordinary heights of achievement, success, prosperity, satisfaction and generosity. They aspire to nothing less. The only question you need to answer is “Are you a serious business owner?” What I mean is, are you ready to join our community of movers and shakers? Can you commit to doing what it takes? Do you want to perform at and work with the absolute best?
If your answer is “yes”, give SMARTSTART a try. Stick with me and I’ll show you how to build the business you want.
P.S. The new website would not exist had it not been for the talent and support of our dedicated webmaster, Brad. In between working on our site and serving his many other clients, Brad recently launched a new “done-for-you” email marketing service called B-Line. It might be something else you can make use of in your business. See it here!
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