So typical Tuesday morning, I was up spending some time reading, checking out some videos online,

and I came across one that really hit home for me to the point where I wanted to make it

the central theme for this week's video. And basically it was a short monologue by Robin Sharma. For those who don't know him,

he's a sharp guy. He's got a lot of content on the internet. And what he said specifically that

caught my attention was that to have the results that only 5% get, you need to have the guts

to do what only 5% are willing to do. And this really got

the wheels turning in my head because there are only so many ways you can articulate personal

courage. You know, only so many ways you can talk about being fearless. But in my eyes,

this puts it in the perfect context because it shines a direct light on the fact that success

and overcoming social fears are directly linked.

And I'm sure as you walk through this thought process, the concept will resonate with you.

Right, 95% of people live for Friday.

Immediate pleasures like TV, fast food drinking.

You know, these are things that are commonplace in society, in the world we live in.

And I'm not, you know, standing here, pointing a finger saying it's inappropriate.

You know, my message goes deeper than that.

What I'm saying is that if you want to be at the top and whatever it is that you do, right,

or as Robin alluded to the 5%, you want to be at the top and whatever it is that you do, right? Or as Robin alluded

to the 5%, you have to sacrifice some of these pleasures that the greater population indulges in.

And this is where the guts comes in. Because anytime you deviate from a norm, anytime you put yourself above a social standard,

people do not like it. It becomes personal, which results in criticism, the cynical outlook,

or the haters, as we commonly refer to it today. And that's not easy. It's never easy walking

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