{"id":2315,"date":"2011-09-25T04:06:56","date_gmt":"2011-09-25T04:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/?p=2315"},"modified":"2016-08-22T07:35:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T12:35:06","slug":"inner-game-top-6-books-influence-on-simon-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/inner-game-top-6-books-influence-on-simon-50\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 6 Books that had the Biggest Influence in my Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In my trainings and speeches, I often remind others that success (like life) is a journey.\u00a0 And we create that success with every decision we make.\u00a0 There is a cause and effect to everything.\u00a0 Everything counts!<\/p>\n<p>And one of the BIGGEST REASONS for my success has been my commitment to self development and reading. <a href=\"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/inner-game-recommended-self-development-95\/\" target=\"_blank\">If you are a new distributor in network marketing, here is a list of the top 17 books and audios I would recommend.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But today, we are going to talk about something different&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>we are going to talk about the<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Top 6 Books that Have Had the Biggest Influence In My Life<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>So\u2026 what were the top 6 books that have helped me along my journey?<\/h2>\n<p>Note: these are not my favorite books\u2026 but these are the ones that has the biggest positive impact on my life.<\/p>\n<p>This is not an easy question to answer.\u00a0 A similar question was brought to me by my business partner, Scott McGee a year ago when he asked me, if I had to throw away all my books and keep only 5, which 5 would I keep?!\u00a0 Wow\u2026 that was tough\u2026<\/p>\n<p>But I think even tougher is to list the top 5 that had the most impact\u2026<\/p>\n<p>I have been thinking about the answer to this ever since I posted this question on my <a title=\"Simon Chan Facebook Fan Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/simonwchan\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook Fan page<\/a> a few days ago.\u00a0 Now&#8230; I can list 10 but to keep it to 5 is tough\u2026 I had to think about all areas of my life\u2026 so I ended up cheating\u2026 and ended up with 6 books instead!<\/p>\n<p>So below are my 6\u2026 some of you may be surprised at my selections and also surprised that I have omitted some &#8220;obvious&#8221; ones given the success that I have encountered in the home business industry.\u00a0 These 6 are not the ones that you would have guessed\u2026<\/p>\n<p>I chose these 6 because I felt they had the biggest impact on certain stages of my life.\u00a0 Each book made me take another step in right direction of my life journey.\u00a0 At the time I read them, they had huge impact on my thinking and more importantly forced me to make changes that provided me long term benefits.\u00a0 I would not be where I am today if it was not for these changes that I had made.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Here are the top 6 Books that had the Biggest Influence in my Life:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0718015592\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=healthwealth8-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0718015592\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BIBLE (<em>read in 1992<\/em>)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=healthwealth8-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0718015592&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17696 \" src=\"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/holy-bible-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"holy bible\" width=\"150\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/holy-bible-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/holy-bible.jpg 312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I could write pages on this book but I will keep it short.\u00a0 I first read it 20 years ago and got to know Jesus\u2026 and afterwards my life has never been the same.\u00a0 This book has given me joy, happiness, peace and most importantly, a purpose in my life.\u00a0 I still read the Bible first thing every morning.\u00a0 I used to be fascinated by the Gospels but lately all I read is Proverbs and Ecclesiastes.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been reading them over and over again.\u00a0 The wisdom in those 2 books are timeless and it is incredible how accurate they are even 2000 years later.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0452279062\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=healthwealth8-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0452279062\" target=\"_blank\">Successful Intelligence by Robert Steinberg (<em>read in 1997<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=healthwealth8-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0452279062&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17695 \" src=\"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Successful-Intelligence-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"successful intelligence\" width=\"150\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Successful-Intelligence-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Successful-Intelligence.jpg 321w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not many people know about this book\u2026 and I did not even read the whole book!\u2026 but it still had a HUGE impact.\u00a0 I was staying at my friend, Pete Feng&#8217;s dorm in Stanford back in 1997 and he had it on the coffee table in his living room.\u00a0 I was bored one day and picked it up and started reading it.\u00a0 The intro and first 2 chapters captivated me.\u00a0 The book went against how I was brought up.\u00a0 Up to that point in my life, all I knew was &#8220;school was the most important thing&#8221; and &#8220;IQ was important&#8221; to how well you would do in life.\u00a0 That book revealed to me that academic intelligence and IQ had NOTHING to do with success.\u00a0 Instead, success was based on &#8220;successful intelligence.&#8221;\u00a0 He defined successful intelligence as a combination of emotional intelligence, social skills and street smarts.\u00a0 This book was important to me because it taught me that I could be super successful and more successful than I could have imagined.\u00a0 Before I read that book, I never thought I could be successful because I was NEVER an outstanding student\u2026 but the book taught me that all the old indicators (academics and IQ) had nothing to do with my future.\u00a0 Instead, there was something entirely new that I could master and would allow me to live a life beyond my dreams.<\/p>\n<p>This book gave me hope\u2026 and with hope, I started to dream big again\u2026 and with dreams, I began to take on bigger challenges and bigger opportunities\u2026 Without this book, I would be stuck in mediocrity today and never tapping into my potential.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1439167346\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=healthwealth8-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=1439167346\" target=\"_blank\">How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (<em>read in 1999<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=healthwealth8-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1439167346&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17697 \" src=\"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/How-To-Win-Friends-and-Influence-People.jpg\" alt=\"how to win friends\" width=\"150\" height=\"230\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After a few years working in corporate America, I noticed that many people accomplished the same things as I did with half the effort as I put in.\u00a0 These people had these &#8220;magical&#8221; people skills that I obviously did not.\u00a0 When I was raised, success was determined by education and grades.\u00a0 Academic skills (reading, writing, math and science) were the priority\u2026 but when I read this book, i realized that I failed the MOST IMPORTANT skill out there; which are people skills.\u00a0 Without good social skills, I would be doomed to live a life a mediocrity and frustration.\u00a0 This book gave me a crash course on people skills and I started making learning people skills a #1 priority.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1612680003\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=healthwealth8-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=1612680003\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki (<em>read in 2001<\/em>)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=healthwealth8-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1612680003&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17701 \" src=\"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/rich-dad-poor-dad-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"rich dad poor dad\" width=\"152\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/rich-dad-poor-dad-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/rich-dad-poor-dad.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most of my friends at the time I read this book all had typical jobs and worked the 9 to 5 (or 9 to 6) and had 2 &#8211; 4 weeks of vacation days a year.\u00a0 As limited as it sounds now, but my vision of success was to work for corporate America and climb the corporate ladder and have that corner office; (and still work 9 to 6 everyday and have that 2 &#8211; 4 weeks of vacation a year).\u00a0 That was how simple I was\u2026 that was what I thought the rich do except that the rich were in higher paying industries.\u00a0 It is pretty hilarious to think about how naive I was back then and also how much I have changed.\u00a0 The biggest impact this book had on me was I realized that life did NOT need to be dull and boring and I did NOT have to work 9 to 6.\u00a0 I could have 52 weeks of vacation a year!\u00a0 I could work at home!\u00a0 I could choose when to work and when not to work\u2026 The book taught me what the rich do and how they think.\u00a0 It revealed to me the magic of passive income and the importance of having a business and the freedom that comes with it!\u00a0 Once I read this book, I felt like the bird out of the cage and I NEVER wanted to go back a job (the cage) again!\u00a0 It also made life so exciting cause the possibilities in business are endless!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1558747524\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=healthwealth8-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=1558747524\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Power of Focus by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Les Hewitt (<em>read in 2005<\/em>)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17703\" src=\"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/power-of-focus-1-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"power of focus\" width=\"150\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/power-of-focus-1-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/power-of-focus-1.jpg 319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This book taught me the importance of intention\u2026 importance of singular focus\u2026 importance of goal setting\u2026 and countless other mindset skills.\u00a0 There are probably better and more famous books than this one that covers these topics but this was the first book that I read on them and it was also very reader friendly.\u00a0 It also had thought provoking exercises at the end of each chapter.\u00a0 The book introduced me to habits and mindset skills that formed the foundation for my success.\u00a0 I trace my success habits to this book and still remember the exact location I was when I read it back in 2005.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0786882425\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=healthwealth8-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0786882425\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Living the Simple Life by Elaine St. James (<em>read in 2007<\/em>)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17698\" src=\"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Living-the-Simple-Life-265x300.jpg\" alt=\"living the simple life\" width=\"156\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Living-the-Simple-Life-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Living-the-Simple-Life.jpg 441w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=healthwealth8-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0786882425&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is not a business book but it had positive benefits in my business and personal life.\u00a0 I learned as an entrepreneur that I can NOT be successful if I can not focus.\u00a0 Focus is important\u2026 and one of the things that kills focus is stress and clutter.\u00a0 The key to eliminating stress is to keep life simple.\u00a0 If you have less things to worry about, you can focus better.\u00a0 One of the things that causes the most stress is clutter.\u00a0 When I see clutter in my house (whether it is newspapers, magazines, paper, or clothes\u2026 or dishes\u2026 or boxes) it stresses me and I can not work and be super creative and productive in stressful environments.\u00a0 This book taught me the benefits of keeping life simple and easy to manage.\u00a0 Some tips such as; you must discard the old if you are buying something new (for example; clothes)\u2026 throw away anything that you have not looked at in the past 6 months (for example, old magazines)\u2026 the book had great tips.\u00a0 You can still buy all your toys and gadgets but just remember to give away an old toy and old gadget after you get your new ones. Once I started to follow the advice, my house became less cluttered and simpler.\u00a0 I also had less bills to pay and less to worry about\u2026 and more time to be creative and more time to have fun!\u2026 which leads to a happier life!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Those are the top 6\u2026 and now\u2026 what about the future?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2011, I recently read a great work by Robert Ringer.\u00a0 It has already made a big impact on me now but we have to revisit this a few years later to see the long term effect\u2026 so the jury is still out on this one.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0449218783\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=healthwealth8-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0449218783\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Million Dollar Habits by Robert Ringer (<em>read in 2011<\/em>)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17699\" src=\"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Million-Dollar-Habits-181x300.jpg\" alt=\"million dollar habits\" width=\"150\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Million-Dollar-Habits-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Million-Dollar-Habits.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=healthwealth8-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0449218783&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is an classic written in 1990 and is currently out of print.\u00a0 Also don&#8217;t confuse this book with the one by Brian Tracy which has the same title.\u00a0\u00a0 Robert Ringer was a best selling author in the 70s &#8211; 80s and I came across this work recently.\u00a0 The style of writing and ideas is very different from the self help books of today and that was what got my attention.\u00a0 It revealed to me a different way of thinking when it comes to business and success in life.\u00a0 Some may not like Ringer&#8217;s direct (no holds barred and in your face approach) but it was great for me.\u00a0 It provided very simple, direct and useful advice even though sometimes the advice was not what I wanted to hear.\u00a0 It is definitely not a &#8220;feel good&#8221; book.<\/p>\n<p>So.. that&#8217;s it\u2026 those are the top 6 books + 1 for the future, that have had the biggest impact on my life.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Some other books that came close but just not in the top 6 are:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1612930298?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=healthwealth8-20&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393177&amp;creativeASIN=1612930298&amp;ref_=sr_1_1&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1317017340&amp;sr=1-1%20via%20@amazon\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0310334195?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=healthwealth8-20&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393185&amp;creativeASIN=0310334195&amp;ref_=sr_1_1&amp;qid=1317020269&amp;sr=8-1%20via%20@amazon\" target=\"_blank\">Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren<\/a> &#8211; showed me the purpose of my life<a title=\"Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1612930298?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=healthwealth8-20&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393177&amp;creativeASIN=1612930298&amp;ref_=sr_1_1&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1317017340&amp;sr=1-1%20via%20@amazon\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1612930298?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=healthwealth8-20&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393177&amp;creativeASIN=1612930298&amp;ref_=sr_1_1&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1317017340&amp;sr=1-1%20via%20@amazon\" target=\"_blank\">4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0 taught me the importance of working smarter and achieving more in less time<a title=\"Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1612930298?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=healthwealth8-20&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393177&amp;creativeASIN=1612930298&amp;ref_=sr_1_1&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1317017340&amp;sr=1-1%20via%20@amazon\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1612930298?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=healthwealth8-20&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393177&amp;creativeASIN=1612930298&amp;ref_=sr_1_1&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1317017340&amp;sr=1-1%20via%20@amazon\" target=\"_blank\">Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill<\/a> &#8211; taught me that success depends entirely on our attitude and mindset<br \/>\n<a title=\"Leadership Promises for Everyday by John Maxwell\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0849995949?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=healthwealth8-20&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393185&amp;creativeASIN=0849995949&amp;ref_=sr_1_1&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1317017378&amp;sr=1-1%20via%20@amazon\" target=\"_blank\"> Leadership Promises for Everyday by John Maxwell<\/a> &#8211; provides daily leadership lessons based on Biblical principles.\u00a0 I still read this every morning<br \/>\n<a title=\"21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0785288376?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=healthwealth8-20&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393185&amp;creativeASIN=0785288376&amp;ref_=sr_1_1&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1317017421&amp;sr=1-1%20via%20@amazon\" target=\"_blank\"> 2 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell<\/a> &#8211; taught me what leadership is.\u00a0 I still refer back to this book every year<br \/>\n<a title=\"Unlimited Power by Anthony Robbins\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000HEW0Q6?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=healthwealth8-20&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393185&amp;creativeASIN=B000HEW0Q6&amp;ref_=sr_1_1&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1317017462&amp;sr=1-1%20via%20@amazon\" target=\"_blank\"> Unlimited Power by Anthony Robbins <\/a>&#8211; shows how powerful our minds are and how we can overcome our fears<\/p>\n<p>What are your top 5 that have had the biggest impact on your life?!<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, what book are you reading today?<\/p>\n<p>Simon Chan<\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.<\/strong> If you are interested in more great books,<a href=\"https:\/\/mlmnation.com\/inner-game-recommended-self-development-95\/\" target=\"_blank\"> here is a list of some of the top books<\/a> that I have read over the years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my trainings and speeches, I often remind others that success (like life) is a journey.\u00a0 And we create that success with every decision we make.\u00a0 There is a cause and effect to everything.\u00a0 Everything counts! 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