All Bark, No Bite

I can’t say that I’ve been the hardest working person I’ve ever known, at least over the long term. There have been periods in my life where I outworked others for nothing, resulting in crap results. One of my early mentors, who was blessed with an insane gift of gab, used to brag about “working smart” instead of hard. He was the biggest producing broker at the firm and could pretty much write his own paycheck.

On many occasions I’d work from 7:30am to midnight, desperately trying to get clients–which often ended in pathetic fashion. On other occasions, I’d work until noon and get three. The world is funny like that. I truly believe achieving success starts in the mind. However, sometimes the mind paralyzes the body, resulting in a lot of nothingness.

I once knew a person who was planning and plotting for success. He had motivational quotes on the wall, listened to Anthony Robbins constantly, and always told people his plans for rapid, unprecedented, growth. We all fall into that sort of trap, every so often. The trick is to not start believing the fairy tale. I’ve always found it more fulfilling to act, instead of talking. And if I wasn’t gonna act, don’t bother talking about it.

In other words, plan less and do more. It’s better to make yourself out to be a jackass by failing instead of never trying. The worst type of regret is the one rooted in inaction, the guy with the white board and goals, pictures of the fast car and million dollar mansion on his desk, yet takes an hour to eat lunch.

S&P futures are higher this evening.

As you were.

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