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“I FIND YOU GUILTY OF THE CRIME OF SLEEPING AT A TIME….WHEN YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN WIDE AWAKE"

What are you MOST passionate about?

What do you TRULY believe you are here to accomplish?

I can remember the night I really heard the lyric above for the first time. It was about 3am in the morning this past November, and I was listening to a bootleg live performance of the song ‘WIDE AWAKE’ by the rock band Audioslave.

I was tired…and worn down……burnt out and BORED from working on yet another affiliate marketing campaign that i fundamentaly had absolutely NO interest in other than the benjamins.

The payout. The dollars and the dough.

I had heard the song 100 times before….but I had never really heard the words.

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I FIND YOU GUILTY OF THE CRIME….OF SLEEPING AT A TIME, WHEN YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN WIDE AWAKE.

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In that frozen moment in time, as I looped the track back over and over and over again, it truly felt like those words were being burned into my brain with a sense of universal urgency and awakening I simply couldn’t ignore.

I know that some people find it silly….but I TRULY believe that each of us has certain innate gifts. Special qualities. Unique advantages that often go ignored and overlooked until far too late in life.

Whatever those gifts are for you, I genuinely and truly believe you are HERE to share them generously with others.

To serve something greater than yourself. To give back….and lift others up, because really…there is NOTHING that truly feels better than that.

Let me share something that you may find hard to believe.

When I write these blog posts….or emails – i picture you in my minds eye.

I picture your struggles – your obstacles – your frustrations, and your failures.

I imagine your ambition. And your effort.

Your desire to succeed….and often, the desperation that lies a slender shred underneath it all.

I don’t know what you look like, but i imagine you – and i start from that place.

If you’ve followed the advice in this blog for any length of time you probably already know a few simple truths:

I like to be a smart ass.

I enjoy pushing people’s buttons…and aggravating the envelope a bit, to boot.

I like firing up your imagination…and trying to keep you on your toes….with my prose..;-)

But the truth is, where it really matters, where it counts most – I really only want to inspire you to succeed.

Because for most of you reading this right now, I’ll never know you any better than this.

This moment – right here.

In this little space where we connect, you may not belive it – but i only want to see you succeed.

And SUCCESS doesn’t mean making lots of money…even though there is nothing wrong with that as a goal.

To me – it’s about contribution. And taking a stand. And being sure. And believing in something so strongly….that you want to shout it, and share with the world.

And ultimately, leaving an imprint that reminds the universe that you were here, and cared enough to contribute.

Honestly?

I’ve always been a searcher.

I still don’t know what i believe about god, religion, philosophy or otherwise.

I’M a very hopeful agnostic.

A seeker, a stumbler, a fumbler and ultimately, an optimist.

So while I wonder if there is truly a grand plan for my life….i do know what makes me happiest.

It’s not money. It’s not sex, drugs or rock and roll, although i tried pretty hard to see if it was.

It’s not even the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies world series win, although that’s pretty damn close.

It’s connection. And contribution. and the idea that I can in some way touch YOUR life and inspire you to touch the lives of others.

Because i know that is worthwhile.

And it feels good.

And you don’t need to really believe in anything else at all to know that it’s right.

And to believe, that with some sort of quantum soup, serendipitous touchy feely fun, i have touched those who you will touch as well.

And that’s about the most valuable "viral" marketing I’ll ever do.

What am i telling you all of this for?

I have spent much of my professional career, asleep.

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I AM guilty of the crime, of a sleeping at a time, when i should have been wide awake.

For me….in many respects, my affiliate marketing career has been a waste of time.

And of talent.

And most importantly, of what i love to do most…which is this, what you are reading right now.

Only because I’ve never loved it. It’s ALWAYS felt like work. And it always has felt like a means to an end, rather than a labor of love.

Don’t sell yourself equally as short.

What you are best at, what you are MOST passionate about, what makes you feel MOST alive is a gift.

But it’s a gift meant to be shared with the world.

And every day that you waste bringing that to bear….is a day you’ll never be able to recoup.

I TRULY appreciate you being on my list, and reading my thoughts from time to time.

I hope many of the strategies I’ve shared have helped you…and i plan on sharing many more.

But You don’t need my input or advice to be successful.

You just need to be awake.

There is unequaled POWER in PASSION.

In loving what you do. In feeling inspired, energetic and grateful for the opportunity to get paid for doing what you love.

In finding your purpose and offering that up to the world…..joyfully, in humility and service. And it can be in anything. Feel it…and live it….and then make it yours. And when you are willing to share it with the world, the profits will follow in waves,i promise.

That’s the secret.

That’s what they don’t tell you….because so few of them know.

If this has resonated with you, I invite you to let me know on Facebook - share it with YOUR friends, leave me a comment below- or just say hi.

I have some really special discounts and offers coming for Facebook friends in July…but tonight, that’s really not the reason I’m asking – just connect – and share – and give me the opportunity to say thanks.

Because You’ve inspired me without even knowing it – and that’s a gift that continues to give…:-)