All champions, all success stories, come from people who knew exactly what they wanted to achieve and then set themselves on a guided course to accomplish it. Maybe not initially, but once they set their intention, they went from goal setting to goal getting. They went from wanting to willing. They went for trying to find time to making time. They made their goal a priority, which is the only way a big goal gets met. This power is within each and every one of us, and it doesn’t require permission, a special talent, or a university degree. Like me, one of my personal role models, Richard Branson, only attended school until his mid-teens. Branson, battling dyslexia and struggled academically. On Branson’s last day at Stowe School, Headmaster Robert Drayson told him he would either end up in prison or become a millionaire. Drayson was proved wrong on both accounts. Branson did not go to prison, and he went on to become a billionaire. In the seventh grade, My math teacher announced that I was lazy and would never amount to anything. Years later, after reading a cover story on me, that same teacher called my office and apologized to me. I must have made some impression on this man for him to be able to recall the incident so many years later. In the case of Branson’s headmaster and my math teacher, educators, meant to teach and inspire, misunderstood our intentions and underestimated our potential and will. Becoming a real champion requires becoming a champion human being, and a champion human being finds a way, because a champion human being lives with intention, willingness and makes their dream a priority. And when a human being sets his or her intention on something, and lives that intention daily with a the willingness to do what it takes, no luck is needed... success is a certainty. What is your intention? How willing are you to do what it takes to achieve your goals? Is your dream your #1 priority? Answer those three questions and you will see your future. Love and blessings to all of my followers.

The reason why so many people give up on their dream is simply a case of false expectancy; they are looking at obstacles as drudgery instead of accepting them as an electrifying part of the process. When you feel quitting, tell yourself... "if I quit, then I'm just being like every other loser that takes the easy way out when the going gets tough." Go back to your original reason for making the commitment—your “why.” Then recommit to the path of becoming a better, more capable individual, and accept the fact that it's not going to be an easy road; that's why it's a goal worth pursuing in the first place! Prioritize the prize. Bring the ultimate goal into the current moment. See and feel what success will do for you, and know that every day that you persist, it is a day closer to that goal.... and then get your ass back to work.

I dropped out of school in 8th grade. I started with only a couple thousand dollars. I lost money and failed my first 6 years. If I can succeed, so can you... especially now that you have my guidance, something I had little of. Go for it, you can do it! markets.businessinsider.com/…