Concentration

So, I've been around the block more than a few times now and in my experience over the years I've come across some things that I feel push people away from you. I've witnessed the devastation these behaviors cause - to relationships, mine included, professional success, and to the well-being of both the individual behaving negatively, and to everyone in their life. We've all acted, lets say toxic from time to time. damaging ways at one time or another (none of us are immune to it), but many people are more evolved, balanced, and aware, and it happens only rarely in their lives. One day I was working in Debenhams in Manchester as the handy man changing light bulbs when, another guy, me and him being the only two black guys in the whole of Debenhams at that time he seemed like he would get really jealous every time he saw me talking to any of the girls there. One day he stepped into the freight elevator and decided to start with me unloading his toxic behavior on ...

We all want things in life. We all have dreams and desires. And we all have the potential to get more of what we want. However, most of us want the reward without the risk. The shine without the grind. The free lunch. But you can’t have a destination without a journey. And a journey always has costs – at the very least, you have to invest your time and energy into it every step of the way. The hard reality is this: If you want the benefits of something in life, you have to also want the costs. So, instead of thinking about what you want right now, first ask yourself: “What am I willing to give up to get it?” Or, for those inevitably hard days ahead: “What is worth suffering for?” Seriously, think about it... If you want the fit body, you have to also want the sore muscles, the sweat, the early mornings in the gym, and the healthy meals. If you want the successful business, you have to also want the late nights, the risky business deals and decisions, and the po...