It’s the most wonderful time of the year, right?  The New Year symbolizes new beginnings, new resolutions, new budgets, new sales meetings to kick-off, new goals, new dreams, new visions, new year’s resolutions.………. STOP.

I ask you to think about this: Is what you really need a new resolution or a new revolution? People may not think about it or maybe they just want to put it out of their mind, but we are at war. Not just in the Middle East or around the world. When it comes to our own personal success or the success of our company or business, I believe a resolution just won't cut it, we need a revolution. We need to declare war on our future and success. But we better not start a war that we are not prepared to win. My suggestion, start thinking like a rockstar. Rockstars don’t just want to “get by”, “pay the bills”, or “have a nice retirement”. They want to rule the world. They have totally unreasonable dreams. Which means if you’re not where you want to be right now, we are going to have to step it up a couple notches. Or more like 10 times. In the book The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone, Grant says that whatever our goals are, multiply them by 10. Whatever our level of action is, multiply by 10. If people are not calling you crazy or making fun of you because of your goals, then your goals are not big or crazy enough. Sound like a successful rockstar? Sound like a revolution? Okay good, so you up your goals 10x and you know your “why” or your purpose. Now what?

Allow me to share a philosophy I learned in church of all places. I attend a church in Las Vegas called Verve on the Vegas strip. Their motto is “For people who do not like church”. When you walk in- there is a big sign “No perfect people allowed.”  Our pastor is Vince Antonucci, who is an amazing writer, speaker, and pastor. During one of his sermons he spoke about the difference between trying and training. The example he gave was this, “If I committed to run a marathon, I would try my hardest to finish. I would get pumped up, eat some pasta the night before, drink lots of water, and take-off running at the sound of the starting pistol. After 5 or 6 miles I would probably hit the wall and collapse. As you can see I’m not in the best of shape. Even though I tried my hardest and kept putting one foot in front of the other, I would fall down and probably cramp up. However, if I download a marathon training App, wrote down a daily training plan, and I train every day both physically, mentally, and nutritionally then after a few months, I would be able to successfully complete that marathon. Do you see the difference here of training versus trying?” I teach this to my kids at home too. I don’t just tell them to go out and try real hard, I say if you want to win this or master this, we need to train for it.

People talk about how their resolutions failed or they quit after a month, or gave up because they lost interest or just felt they couldn’t do it. And they don't understand why they failed because they really tried very hard. That’s why instead of a resolution you have to start a revolution on your goals and success. Come up with a battle plan.

First, you need to know “Why”. Why are you doing what your doing? Are you passionate and obsessed with it? Would you say the Rolling Stones are obsessed still touring in there 70’s? Do you think people said they are crazy for doing this? Do you think Elon Musk is obsessed  or been called crazy before? Definitely!  But they know their “Why” and they start recruiting an awesome army or team and start training them and inspiring them to understand their “Why” and be as obsessed with it as you are.

Part of that training will include being prepared for change or ambushes along the way. In fact, just assume they will happen. After all you started a revolution. You will have to be the change leader/change driver.  “Rock Stars Drive Change, Not Ride It”. Once you have all of that in place- then you take action. Massive daily action times 10 on your revolution!

This is the beginning of a 4-part series on how successful rockstars start a revolution on their success and journey. In my book Opportunity Rocks, and the keynote of the same name I teach 4 Chords of rockstar success.  Over the next months, we will help you find your inner rockstar and let it out by giving you 4 key principles that will allow you to start a revolution on your life, your career, your relationships, and your business. I look forward to getting to know you better and assist in preparing you for the performance of a lifetime.

Rock On.

Mark Kamp aka "Marvelless" Mark-
The Business Rockstar is an Author, International Speaker, and Customer & Employee Engagement Guru

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