About a week ago I was watching a late night talk show where Vin Diesel was the guest..
You know, the guy from "The Fast and the Furious" and the new movie "Triple X". He said something that's been stuck on my mind for the past few days and I thought (if you missed that particular show) you would be interested...

While on the show, Vin basically he said...

He had a dream.

A dream to become a "Big Time" actor.

So, he moved from New York to California (Hollywood) after having been training as an actor since the age of nine. He figured that will all those years of experience he could just show up in Hollywood and become an overnight success.

Well...

After a solid year in Hollywood he didn't even have an agent.

So...

He had to pack up and move back to New York with his "tail between his legs" so to speak.

Still determined not to give up on his dream he worked and saved up about $3,000. Instead of buying a flat screen TV or something similar he took all of that money and created a short film.

He took that film to the "Cannes Film Festival" where independent film makers are showcased. He got a little recognition, but nothing like he had hoped.

So...

It was back to New York with another "failure" under his belt.

Still determined not to give up on his dream he got together with a friend and managed to save about $40,000 between the two of them. Instead of buying a brand new car or something similar he used that money to create a movie to showcase his talent.

Now... He's a "Big Time" actor.

What would YOU have done with that $40,000? Buy a new car or something similar to have a possession to show to others?

Vin's point was that if you want to live your dream you have to put everything you have into it. Instead of making money and buying things that will raise your status in the eyes of your peers you should invest that money towards your future. Towards a future where YOU live your dream.

Most people look at Vin and talk about how he's so lucky. They don't ever see the struggle that went into creating that "luck". For Vin... Failure was NOT an option and that's all the luck he needed.

Like Vin, I've always been a big believer of investing in the future you want to create for yourself. It's sometimes the ONLY way to get to where you wanna be.

The only reason you know who I am is because of my sheer determination not to fail and my willingness early on to spend money on things that directly contribute to the future I want to create for myself. Actually I still do that.

Instead of making $1,000 in a week and buying something cool that made my friends sit up and take notice I used to take the money I made to buy up all the marketing courses or other information that built my working knowledge of this business I could afford. Still do that to a point.

The ONLY two ingredients you need to become a success are a belief in yourself and an unshakable determination to succeed. The rest sort of takes care of itself.

I DON'T settle and if YOU do... Make a promise to yourself that from today on you will NOT settle for just any little thing life decides to toss your way.

You Are the Master Of Your Own Fate!

Name any of the marketers who YOU feel are the best in the business and every single one of them can tell you stories of how they (starting out) used to take any profits they made to buy things that directly contributed to the lifestyle you now see them lead. Luck wasn't a factor in their success and it WON'T be a factor in yours.

You know what needs to be done, but are you willing to do it?

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I'm a great believer in luck, and I find
the harder I work, the more I have of it.
Stephen Leacock
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It's easy to get caught up in thinking that you have to get some sort of lucky break to get what you want in this life, but the truth of the matter is that luck is preparing yourself NOW for opportunities that present themselves later.