As I start to see my 50th birthday peeking upon the horizon, it felt natural for me to reflect not only on where I’m heading but the road I took to get here.

I’ve always prided myself as someone that would simply out work the problem in front of me. More CE, more hours in the chair, more podcasts, more books, more coaching . . . I was winning gold medals at consuming content, grinding away, filling my brain to the brim with information, and exposing myself to yet another philosophy, a system, a process.

You should have seen how I powered through “self-help” books. If you blinked, you’d miss me finishing one book and picking up the next. It was almost a stage trick. I should have charged admissions for . . . a magician’s sleight of hand.

This “worked” for me for some time, and it afforded me some decent results, but in the back of my mind, I always felt that I was pushing too hard for what I was able to attain. I was developing brain damage and intellectually continuing to run into walls as I was trying to navigate levels of complexity in my business, my health, and my relationships. When in doubt, always going back for more consumption of information…I just need to read this guy’s new book and then take this masterclass, followed by this weekend CE trip . . . .

Then, one day, through a combination of reflection, meditation, and, most importantly, necessity, I came to the realization that the consumption of knowledge is not the power. Knowledge and information simply masquerade themselves as the solutions to our current struggles and the next struggle around the corner.

True growth in life, in business, in our relationships at home and beyond, in our ability to manage our time comes from implementation of said knowledge. The moment I realized this, the rules of the game changed for me.

• I was working less hours, making more money.
• I was freed up to be fully present with my family and more importantly they knew I was present (you know exactly what I mean)
• I was developing a business that was growing in spite of me, not due to me
• I was jumping out of bed as I had clarity of my life’s work and I couldn’t wait to get the day started
• I had reached a level of physical, mental and emotional wellness that I had only dreamed of
• I was following a daily process that allowed me to be the person I wanted to be

Scratching at the surfaces of everything you consume will get you a fraction to where you desire to be. Going a mile wide but only an inch deep made me a jack of all trades and a master of none. Trust me on this. I’ve been there and have the scar tissue to prove it

The moment I decided to focus on one philosophy, dedicate myself to one vision, be disciplined to follow one health routine, buy into working with one coach . . . the moment I decided to go an inch wide but a mile deep, my life changed exponentially for the better. I started to have everything I was chasing for years, and was dedicating a fraction of my time to get it.

Knowledge is not power, Implementation and discipline of said knowledge is where real power comes from.

My advice to you, as someone approaching 50 and has 25 years of mistakes to pull from . . . .

• put down that new book and go back and reread the last one, implement the core idea
• Finish the clinical system you studied at that weekend CE a few months ago and 100% implement it into your practice
• Decide on that one coach that can take you from complacent to great, collapsing time for you

The sooner you realize this, the sooner you will be free. Ask me how I know 🙂

Love you guys.