“There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.” ― Lao Tzu

Sheikh Rashid…the man largely responsible for the transformation of Dubai from a small cluster of settlements to a modern port city and commercial hub was recently asked about the future of his country, and he said…

“My grandfather was on a camel, my father was on a camel, I’m in a Mercedes, my son is in a Land Rover, and my grandson will also be in a Land Rover…but my great grandson will be back on a camel.”

Why is that?

“Tough times create strong men, strong men…

“Show me a goal with no challenge or risk and I’ll show you a goal with no value or reward.” — Gary Ryan Blair

To tip the scales in your favor in the second quarter, it will be because of your answer to this question…

What specific, measurable, and deadline-driven goals are you committed to achieve from April 1 through June 30th?

As you work to answer that question, always remember that you will NEVER be greater than the vision and goals that guide you.

If you think small, you will get small results, therefore the second quarter is the…

“I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.” — Sophocles (496 BC — 406)

As you are confronted with the reality that the first quarter of the year is just about history…

I offer the following as an ideal (alternative) way to reflect on your YEAR-TO-DATE performance … and how to plan for massive abundance in the second quarter.

Here we go…

Q2 is both shorthand for the second quarter of the year which is now just a few days away, as well a measurement for the QUALITY and QUANTITY of your first quarter performance.

However…

Your Future Depends Upon It

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” — Plato (427 BC — 347)

This message is meant to be aggressive, confrontational and combative.

Why?

Because there’s a lot to be pissed off about these days…and your future depends upon your ability to not just fight, but fight to win.

For those of you who are fed up with the lying, cheating, bullying and non-stop bullshit going on in the world right now and ready to do something…

“When you rise to meet a challenge, you’ll never be the same again. You’ll either cope or crumble…become better or bitter…emerge stronger or weaker.” — Gary Ryan Blair

There are no words that are as great nor as powerful as the words…

“I CAN. WILL. I MUST.”

There is strength, conviction, depth, solidarity, decision, focus, confidence, and sheer determination in the loud, ringing tone which punctuates their
delivery.

The words “I CAN. WILL. I MUST.” send an advance message to your mind and to those within earshot.

It’s a powerful message of triumph over adversity…

Of victory in the…

Consider this the mother of all wake up calls

“Before you act, listen. Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you die, live” — Ernest Hemingway

Vivre Avant de Mourir is a beautiful French expression for “Live Before You Die”.

It’s a powerful reminder that life is a high stakes game of one and done…and it’s your responsibility to take control of your life, be your own hero and make your dreams come true…before time runs out.

After the year we’ve just had, it’s time for each one of us…

“Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them.” — Frederick Douglass

We’ll begin with an Eastern tale that speaks about a very rich magician who had a great many sheep. But at the same time this magician was very mean.

He did not want to hire shepherds, nor did he want to erect a fence about the pasture where the sheep were grazing.

The sheep consequently often wandered into the forest, fell into ravines and so on and, above all, they…

Here’s How to Stop Self-Sabotage in its Tracks!

“Self-sabotage is an addiction to under-achieving, under-earning and overall under-being”. — Gary Ryan Blair

While no reasonable person would intentionally sabotage their own efforts…it happens all the time.

Despite their best intentions, people inadvertently―whether through a lack of training, lack of effort or a lack of awareness — undermine their success and snatch failure from the jaws of victory.

It’s a frustrating but fixable issue…and you’re about to find out how.

The following is a short list of goals, dreams and intentions in no particular order that (for most people) will never…