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"Hang in there. Hang in there because the greatest quarterbacks complete only six of 10 passes. The best basketball players make only 50% of their shots. The top oil companies, with all their geologists, drill 10 dry holes for every wet one. And even the most successful actors flunk 29 auditions for television commercials before they land one. So, HANG IN THERE."
-Anonymous

Happy Birthday Morning Motivator! Thank you EVERYONE that has been a part of the Morning Motivator for the past 365 days or however long you have been on the team. I have really ENJOYED doing this and am hopeful it has inspired others to take ACTION in their lives for the betterment of their FUTURE. Today will be my last post… just kidding!

Today is a TESTAMENT to my efforts to take action in CHANGING my future. I started the Morning Motivator as an outlet for discussing CHALLENGES I saw in the workplace, then in life and then more intimately as I began to open my personal challenges to the world. I knew when I started this that I needed a POSITIVE change in my life – something that would INSPIRE my inner passions to burn and find an OPPORTUNITY to light the fires of others.

As a new hire at SunTrust in 2001, I started a newsletter for my business and my boss said to me, "Zach, I applaud your willingness to do this. Understand that if you start it, you cannot take a week off. You MUST be committed to continuing what you start." Wise words (thanks Bill). Thus, when I started this, I decided to do it DAILY. Some people said it was too FREQUENT and that I would not be able to keep up. Admittedly, I have been late for the "morning" 3 times since I started this, yet I have NEVER missed a day… even when on vacation!

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:

The lesson here is that if you have a PASSION, you don't have to change your life to see it come to reality. Take a small step daily – do something simple that you are excited about – find a way to use what is inside and integrate it into your daily actions you already do.

Be PERSISTENT and stay COMMITTED – your dreams are not out of reach and your abilities are ready for you to begin using. One day, I will find a way to be compensated in sharing my message with people. Who knows… maybe a book, someone will book me to speak or possibly people will seek to read the books I do and buy then from me. You never know and until then – I will keep sending out my PASSION, which you find in your inbox daily as a simple email, from a regular guy seeking to give you a little Morning Motivation.

Thanks for the support!!

Cheers,
Zach

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