“A challenge is a form of finishing school. Once you’re able to rise up to meet the demands of a challenge, you’ll be finished with self-limiting beliefs, finished with settling for less, finished with excuses…and finished playing a small game.” — Gary Ryan Blair

There are two kinds of people in this world…

Those who push and challenge themselves to finish strong…and those who do not.

Which one are you?

The truth is finishing strong is an everyday occurrence as there will never be a task, race, goal, day, quarter or year that does not come to an end…

Victor Hugo is the French poet and novelist who is credited with the phrase…

“Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.”

I for one could not agree more…and by the time you get to the end of this message, you’ll have learned the one idea which can alter your future in a profound way.

Let’s get going…

If you want to enjoy a bigger, bolder and far more beautiful future…the time has come for you to redefine and re-engineer your view of success.

Here’s the process I used to completely transform my life, and which…

“You will be judged by your results and how well you bring things to an end…therefore, always FINISH STRONG.” — Gary Ryan Blair

Amat Victoria Curam is Latin for “Victory Loves Preparation”.

It’s a phrase we should all keep in mind before starting anything new.

For example…

• The best time to study for a test is…before it takes place.
• The best time to keep a customer is…before she walks out the door.
• The best time to get legal advice is…before you sign the contract.
• The best time to campaign is…before the election.
• The best time to seize opportunity is…before…

“You don’t need new goals to finish the year strong…you need commitment and relentless execution to your existing ones.” — Gary Ryan Blair

This message is both important and time-sensitive.

Why?

Because the 4th and final quarter of the year is about to begin and you must decide if you are going to finish the year strong.

The fact is…three quarters are now history and the only that thing that matters now is your ability to finish the 4th quarter strong.

In this message, I have two objectives:

1. To spotlight and examine seven timeless, universal principles that have…

“If you’re going to work hard to achieve a goal…you owe it to yourself to find the fastest and smartest way to get it across the finish line.” — Gary Ryan Blair

The goals that I strive to achieve with each post is challenging you and your paradigm in ways designed to accelerate your performance, grow your might and increase your overall win rate.

This particular message provides a prescient look at our impending future, and calls for you to give up a deeply held belief so that you can step up your overall game.

Ready?

Let’s do this…

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Turn Your Great Ideas Into a Worldwide Sensation

“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” — Mother Teresa

If you don’t have time to learn about one of the greatest ideas you’ll ever come across…here’s the skinny…

The future belongs to the super spreaders…

It belongs to those who focus on the bright side of life…

The ones who spread valuable ideas, good cheer, inspiration, love and hope for the future.

It belongs to those who wake people up…those who empower others to initiate change…and who through their actions, make the world…

“To achieve great things, three things are needed: an inspiring goal, relentless execution, and an impossible deadline.” — Gary Ryan Blair

There’s a special kind of magic in having very little time to get things done.

That’s why I manage my entire workload based on what I plan on getting done by Friday.

That’s it.

No long-term planning sessions, no confusing charts, boards or graphs.

Just 5 days to get stuff across the finish line.

This process demands focus, speed and consistency of execution.

And you better believe it’s effective.

It’s also simple.

If this pandemic taught you anything…

I…

A Simple Formula For Living an Extraordinary Life

“If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.” — Marcus Aurelius

The teacher who introduced me to Robert Frost and “The Road Not Taken” taught that it was about being an individual and taking risks, and marching to a different drummer.

I drank the Koolaid and accepted it…hook, line and sinker.

Until recently, it never occurred to me to ask if “all the difference” made by the road taken was really a good thing.

Let’s have a look and determine which road…