“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” — Shel Silverstein
Have you ever felt like your dreams are bigger than you are?
Like wanting to travel to exotic places or become a millionaire or write a best-selling book? Dreams so grand, so distant, they seem like stars glittering and unreachable in the night.
And what of the small dreams? The everyday ones?
Like going back to school, falling in love, or landing a better paying job. Those things aren’t unreachable — people do it all the time — and yet … it still seems so difficult. Sure, you know it’s possible, theoretically, but with everything you’re dealing with, you can’t for the life of you see how it’s possible for you to do it. At least not right now.
Money, time, current responsibilities, past commitments — there are a gazillion obstacles standing in your way. The idea of dealing with all those things, of overcoming them, of finally getting into a position where you can do what you’ve always dreamed about … it seems nearly impossible. Not as distant as the stars, perhaps, but it would certainly be like walking on the moon.
The good news?
While I can’t say overcoming all those obstacles will be easy, it’s certainly possible. In many ways, I’m living proof.
Proof You Can Overcome Anything
I have a type of muscular dystrophy called SMA that slowly makes you weaker and weaker until you can’t move at all. In my early 20s, I lost the ability to move anything but my face, and I was totally dependent on welfare to survive. Even the simplest dreams like getting a job, taking a vacation, or renting my own apartment seemed as impossible as walking on the moon or circling the stars.
And yet … years later, I’ve accomplished each and every one of those things.
Not only did I get a job, but I used speech recognition software and a lip-operated mouse to start an online magazine that’s now worth millions of dollars.
Not only did I take a vacation, but I convinced my caregivers to help me travel across the United States and Mexico.
Not only did I rent my own apartment, but I could afford to live in luxury, a stone’s throw away from the ocean.
Was any of it easy? Simple? Fast?
Hell no. Building the life of my dreams was the scariest, most difficult thing I’ve ever done.
But I did it. Not through luck or genius or powerful connections, but by learning to use my brain in a way that few people do.
In this post, I’ll show you the exact method I used to make it all happen. Nothing for sale, and no “woo woo” stuff. This is the entire method, and it’s packed with actionable (albeit difficult) advice.
Let’s get started.
Step One: Reconstruct Reality
What? I told you this wasn’t going to be easy. 🙂
But listen…
Most people in wheelchairs believe it’s impossible for them to get a job, travel, or support themselves. It’s not that they don’t want it — they are aching to do all those things — but no one they know has ever done it, everyone around them assumes they will never do it, and so any time hope starts to kindle inside them, they ruthlessly crush it because, in their world, it’s not realistic.
The solution?
Switch to a reality where it is realistic.
For several years leading up to starting my own business, I ruthlessly eliminated anything that even suggested I was powerless and replaced it with concrete proof that I wasn’t. In other words, I deliberately “brainwashed” myself into believing I could do the impossible.
For example:
- I listened to podcasts and audiobooks that told stories of people accomplishing incredible things for 4-8 hours a day. The goal? Drown out the negative. Anytime I was around negative people or having negative thoughts, I would pop in the earbuds and listen. Tony Robbins, Zig Ziglar, biographies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Christopher Reeve. Hours every day, I listened to stories and motivational speakers suggesting I could do anything, and in time, I believed them.
- I refused to hang out with other disabled or impoverished people. Not because I thought I was “better” than them, but because they represented what I was, rather than what I wanted to become. To replace them, I found a real estate club I could join for only $100 per year, and I brazenly asked the top investors in the club if they would take me to lunch and answer my questions. Amused by the cocky kid in a wheelchair, they agreed, and suddenly I was spending 2-3 hours a day with millionaires. By the end of the year, I thought of myself as one of them, not because I was rich, but because I now spent more time with them than anyone else.
- I replaced all TV time with reading time. TV is full of stories of murder, betrayal, and pain. It’s riveting, but it also messes with your mind. Once I figured this out, I started going to the library every day instead of watching TV. After about a year, I finished every book of interest to me, so I switched to Barnes and Noble. I couldn’t afford the books, so I sat in the aisles and read them cover to cover, my caregivers turning the pages for me. Within a few years, I’d read hundreds of books on self-improvement, investing, philosophy, psychology, and diet. My brain became an encyclopedia of actionable, realistic ideas for making my life better.
The result?
Day by day, month by month, year by year, my conception of “realistic” began to stretch, and I saw the world entirely differently. Not just because of positive thinking, but because I had replaced everything in my reality that suggested anything less.
The truth:
You can’t think your way out of a crappy life. The only way out is to construct a world where incredible things aren’t impossible; they are expected, even commonplace. Then you must live in that world, spending more time there than you do in the current one.
In time, it will change you. Your thoughts, beliefs, and actions will begin to reflect the world you constructed, rather than the world you live in. Bit by bit, you will become a different person, a better version of yourself, someone capable of achieving things the old you couldn’t.
And that’s when you’re ready to discover “the price.”
Step Two: Pay the Price
Imagine, for a moment, that you’re in a magical store.
Everywhere you look, there’s something you deeply desire. Experiences, material possessions, even other people — they are all for sale.
The catch?
None of the price tags have a dollar figure on them. Instead, they list the sacrifices you must make to “buy” them.
Want to become a successful entrepreneur?
You can “buy” it for the price of 10-20 years where you teeter on the edge of bankruptcy, sleep for only 4-6 hours a night, listen to everyone calling you a fool, and struggle in silence against your fears and anxiety, burdened with the knowledge that you can never reveal to your employees or investors how scared you are, because they depend on you to give them confidence.
“Gah, that’s terrible,” you say. “The price is too high.”
So, you reach over to a more reasonable one: a family who loves you.
You can “buy” it for the price of 30-50 years where you put their needs ahead of your own, worry about their safety, take jobs that pay well instead of ones that fulfill you, fight traffic on the way to work for an hour every day because you live in the suburbs, ignore every member of the opposite sex who attracts you, and die with the secret, quiet question of what your life would’ve been like if you had chosen to stay single and pursue your passions instead.
“Umm … this store sucks,” you say. And indeed it does, but the terrible truth is it’s totally real.
Most people go through life under the illusion that they can get everything they want without sacrificing anything they already have. A better job, time to travel, a healthy body — we want it all, but only if it’s painless, simple, and effortless.
The problem?
Life doesn’t work that way. Everything you want comes at a price, and your ability to obtain it depends on two things:
- Your awareness of the sacrifices you’ll have to make
- Your willingness to make those sacrifices
An example to illustrate:
When I decided to become an entrepreneur, I bought the biographies of Michael Dell, Richard Branson, and dozens of others. As I read through their stories, I paid special attention to what they had to give up to get to where they are.
I didn’t care about the rewards. I didn’t care about the little tips and strategies they used. I cared about the sacrifices.
After reading the books, I made a gigantic list of them, and then I asked myself, “Are you willing to make the sacrifices to become a successful entrepreneur?” At first, I wasn’t sure. The price seemed awfully high, and let’s be honest: sometimes you pay the price, and you still don’t get the result. It was frightening, depressing, enough to make me reconsider.
Ultimately, though, I decided to go for it. I committed to a 10-20 year roller coaster ride, put all other commitments on the back burner, and started working 12 hours a day, seven days a week, dedicating myself to my company, heart, mind, and soul.
How about you?
What do you want in life? What sacrifices must you make to get those things? Are you really, truly willing to pay the price?
These are the questions you have to answer. Once you do, you’re ready for the last and most difficult step…
Step Three: Put a Gun to Your Head
“Raymond, you are going to die.”
He kneels behind a convenience store, Tyler Durden holding a gun a foot from his head. Raymond begins crying, whimpering softly as Tyler flips through his wallet.
“An expired community college student ID,” Tyler says. “What did you study, Raymond?”
“S-stuff.”
“Stuff? Were the mid-terms hard? I asked you what you studied!”
“Biology, mostly.”
Tyler puts the gun to the back of his skull. “What did you want to be?”
“A veterinarian! Animals and stuff.”
“And stuff, yeah I got that. That means you have to get more schooling.”
“Too much school,” Raymond sobs.
“Would you rather be dead? Would you rather die? Here, on your knees in the back of a convenience store?”
“No, please no!”
Tyler lowers his gun, takes out Raymond’s license, and throws the wallet in front of him. “I’m keeping your license. I’m gonna check in on you. I know where you live. If you’re not on your way to becoming a veterinarian in six weeks, you will be dead. Now run on home.”
Raymond scrambles away from him, running into the night. Tyler smiles. “Tomorrow will be the most beautiful day of Raymond K. Hessel’s life,” he says.
And it’s true.
It’s not just a scene from a movie (Fight Club, in this case). It’s actually the final secret to success.
Years ago, I was just barely scraping by on Medicaid, the economy was in the toilet, and two terrible things happened at once:
- Medicaid sent me a letter in the mail telling me they were canceling my healthcare, removing not only my insurance but also taking away the nurses who took care of me every day.
- The company my mother was working for went belly up, and she got laid off. No severance package, no notice, just “We’re shutting down. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.”
Suddenly, our situation consisted of an unemployed mom taking care of a severely disabled son with multiple conditions that would almost certainly kill him if he didn’t receive medical care, and we had no health insurance or money to pay doctors.
Damn.
I called Medicaid, explaining the severity of the situation. The caseworker paused, thinking. “If it’s really that bad, the best thing for you would be to move into a nursing home until your mother can find employment. We can pay for that if you like.”
I just stared at the phone. Then I hung up.
A few weeks later, we packed everything we owned into our minivan and drove over 2,000 miles to Mexico where healthcare was cheaper. Not because we wanted to, not because it was some brilliant plan, but because it was the only way to survive.
Years later, people think it’s incredible. They ask, “How did you find the courage to do that?”
Every time I hear that question, it makes me want to laugh hysterically. The only alternative was to move into a freaking nursing home. Do you know what happens to people in government-supported nursing homes? They die. Fast. Sometimes it’s because they’re sick, but the real reason is those kinds of nursing homes are the worst imaginable place to live, and they die just so they don’t have to stay there anymore.
For me, the situation was quite literally life and death. I had a gun to my head, and I did the only thing I could think of to survive.
The moral of the story?
Most people think it’s a tale of courage and persistence, a feel-good story of a young man and his mom who overcame the odds, and I suppose it is, but it’s also a testament to the astonishing, almost limitless power of having a gun to your head.
If you know what you need to do, and you’re struggling to make yourself do it, you might think, “Oh, it’s because I suck. I don’t have the self-discipline of people like Jon.” Wrong! It’s because you don’t have a gun to your head forcing you to take action whether you like it or not.
The solution:
It sounds crazy, but put a gun to your head. Deliberately.
Now, let me be clear: I’m not talking about a real gun. Under no circumstances should you have somebody shoot you if you fail to achieve your goals.
Not because it wouldn’t work, but because there are less severe options. A few examples:
- If you’re struggling to lose weight, take a few naked pictures of yourself, give them to somebody you trust and tell them to post them on Facebook in front of everyone you know if you haven’t lost 20 pounds within three months.
- If you’re struggling to find the courage to start your own freelance writing business, write an email resigning from your job, and then use a service like Letter Me Later to automatically send the email six months from now.
- If you’re struggling to quit smoking, write a check for $1,000+, give it to a service like Stickk, and commit yourself to quitting within 60 days, or you lose the money.
“But Jon,” you moan. “I could never do that! It’s crazy!”
My response:
If that sounds crazy to you, then you don’t want it bad enough. Accept that about yourself, and go back to step two, choosing a different objective you really do care about.
Because this is certain…
The only way to succeed is if the pain of doing something is less than the pain of doing nothing. You must, therefore, increase the pain of doing nothing.
If you’ve tried and failed and tried and failed, and yet you still believe you have the self-discipline to accomplish your goals without any stakes, you are lying to yourself. You need to accept that you lack self-discipline, and build an environment that forces you to succeed anyway.
Is it scary? Risky? Painful? Potentially disastrous?
Yes! But that’s why it’s powerful.
And that leads us to one final lesson before I close for today…
Embrace the Smallness
What do all the steps in this process have in common?
None of them require you to grow.
They lead to growth. No question about that.
But they each allow you to take that first, scary step without changing anything about yourself.
And that’s key.
If you have big goals, you might feel like you need to grow before you can ever attempt them. You need more self-discipline, more energy, more knowledge, more experience.
More, more, more, more, more…
But that’s wrong.
Instead of expecting yourself to be more than you are, instead of fighting that feeling of smallness, embrace it. Accept that you are small, and then envision a world where it doesn’t matter.
A world where ordinary people accomplish extraordinary things. A world where you can have anything you want simply by agreeing to pay the price. A world where you can achieve anything you imagine without super human self-discipline.
It’s not a fairytale. It’s the world we live in.
You just have to open your eyes to it.
So open up, dear one. See the world the way it really is.
And then realize you have everything — and I mean everything — you need to succeed.
Right freaking now.
Apr 24, 2017 @ 2:46 am
Damn Jon,
this post really hit me, especially the Fight Club scene.
I remember watching this movie, seeing this scene and it having such an emotional impact that I went all out and did everything to pursue my goals.
It has been a while since then but I just had to remember this scene.
Thank you Jon! I have been slacking a while now but this finally gave me a wake up kick again.
Your posts work like magic. I will inspire and impact people like you do with me someday!
Sep 1, 2017 @ 6:06 am
I sometimes think about my various aches and pains, and my fractured finger that’s taking too long to heal. Thank you for the reminder that we all have a lot to be thankful for and often need to be reminded of. Wow, what a testament to the power of the mind. And the power of practice. You practiced developing your mindset, ruthlessly. I’ve been practicing for 35 years but not ruthlessly! Time to burn the boats! Thanks for the divine inspiration.
Nov 13, 2017 @ 7:53 am
Thank you Jon for another amazing post. You are truly an awesome human being. Keep being you.
Jan 30, 2018 @ 10:24 pm
Jon,
You’re an incredible writer, with brilliant insight.
I just discovered your blog today and have enjoyed all of your posts.
Thanks, keep up the amazing work!
Tom
May 2, 2017 @ 5:57 pm
We really love you Jon! 🙂
May 2, 2017 @ 9:00 pm
Thank you, Jon.
When life hit me hard a couple of years ago, by taking, to different realms, the only man I ever loved, I thought crazy will be my new state of mind. Is hard to loose so much, when young.
But I started listening to podcasts and marinate, as you said, my mind, in other people life experiences, struggles and survivals.
And I survived “crazy”.
So thank you, because I survived by learning from people like you.
May 4, 2017 @ 4:11 am
Ron from Kenya here. Very inspiring, but also challenging. It’s true I need to ask myself if I am ready to pay the price to reach somewhere and if yes, then, put a gunto my head to do it. Thanks again and God bless you!
May 5, 2017 @ 4:48 am
Hii Jon! This is really inspiring, especially the last part “Embrace the Smallness”
Thank you!!
May 6, 2017 @ 11:22 am
Good Afternoon Jon,
I listened to your interview on the James Altucher Podcast and I was blown away with your story! It was a very powerful, inspiring, motivating interview. I’ve been currently stuck in life for a while and I so desperately needed to read this powerful post along with hear your interview! I currently work full time and do real estate investing. I would like to start doing e commerce as well. Do you know of any solid digital marketing groups I can join to learn the end and outs of digital marketing for e commerce businesses? I’ve been doing some research online but it seems to be a lot and I didnt want to join the wrong one and get ripped off. Keep using your gifts and may your future continue to brighten the world : )
Kind Regards,
Quinn Thomas
May 10, 2017 @ 12:54 pm
I recommend Digitalmarketer.com. Great peeps over there.
May 8, 2017 @ 5:37 am
Wow, Jon- This post hit me square between the eyes! Thanks so much. I need to really think about what I am willing to sacrifice to reach my goals.
May 13, 2017 @ 6:32 am
Hi Jon,
I was very impressed with your openness and directness when telling about your life story and philosophy on James Altuchers excellent podcast. I absolutely share the idea that spending time with- and listening to/seeing/reading about people that have a big creative and inspiring impact on the world around them, is a huge motivational factor for pushing yourself forward.
I was wondering if you would share a list of some of the books and podcasts you find interesting and inspiring in that regard? You may have blogged about this before, but as I am new to your blog, I unfortunately wouldn’t know.
On the top of my head, here is a list of some of the people I like to listen to/read about: James Altucher, Tim Ferris, Dan Ariely, Tony Robbins, Jordan Harbinger and Biographies of famous people.
Thanks for sharing your story, very inspiring!
May 15, 2017 @ 12:46 pm
This was the single most motivating piece of writing I have ever read and will use it not only to motivate myself to greater things but also my kids and clients as well !!
Thank you so much for this !!!!!!!!!!!
May 16, 2017 @ 9:47 pm
I’m forever grateful to you for sharing your story on James Altucher. Thank you for saying ‘yes’ to him for the interview. Had it not been for that Podcast, I wouldn’t have come across you and the light you are for so many people. Thank you for showing up for us. You touched so many people’s lives. You are a soul that we need everyday…..
May 25, 2017 @ 6:25 pm
Love the way you outline what we need to think about in order to accomplish our dreams. As always, you model HOW to make our dreams happen.
May 26, 2017 @ 1:13 am
Wonderful said Jon, I have also discovered your through both James and HN. This is a refreshing read and an amazing example of doing the most with the hand you are dealt.
I wish you all the best and greatest success that you rightfully deserve. Kudos ol’ chap!
May 26, 2017 @ 8:18 am
Wow Jon! Thank you again and again. You. inspire. me. everytime.
I’m ready to pay the price, I just need to put a gun to my head to achieve my dreams.
Thanks again Jon and God bless you.
May 27, 2017 @ 10:42 am
I’m a rude wheelchair dude, Jon. I can understand your daily stuff much more than more of your readers.
There are 3 main reasons of your success.
1. Your mother who didn’t give you to die and who cared/cares of you.
2. You had been born in the great country; with the power economy, the good bank system and Infrastructure.
3. You wanted/want to work/worked and not watching stupid TV.
3. a. you reached the right person/s who could give you the hand.
b. you had some money to start your business, because if even you started your business from ‘zero’ , you something to eat. No one can build a business in a week.
Have I missed something? It would be great to get your personal comment on my post.
Jun 5, 2017 @ 4:01 pm
Yes, those are three of the biggest factors. I also had great teachers and mentors.
Jun 6, 2017 @ 4:45 am
Thank you Jon. It’d be interesting to hear how you found the ‘right’ mentors.
Jun 17, 2017 @ 7:43 pm
Thank you Jon for sharing. I’m awake now!
Jul 5, 2017 @ 1:51 am
Very inspiring stuff mate. I have signed up to your blog newsletter. Would love to keep reading your great stories and writing.
Cheers,
James
Townsville, Australia
Sep 21, 2017 @ 10:19 pm
Jon, thanks for sharing your inspirational stories! This was a great post and definitely something I really needed. I was really moved when I read your 7 life lessons post. Please post some more content on this site!
I have been struggling with self-discipline for the longest time. I don’t know why because I have a lot of passion and drive. I seem to have a lot of mental blocks. I make a lot of progress somewhere and then for some reason when I face some setbacks I usually quit and leave behind everything I’ve built. When I look back in hindsight I realize I leave behind quite a lot. Especially at the crucial moments when I would have had that breakthrough had I just pushed a little harder.
Then I start something new, and go through the same pattern again. Except I may end up making a little more progress than I did with my previous ventures. But ultimately I end up leaving it behind like the rest. This time, I unintentionally put a “gun to my head”, and I’m now in a position where I really need to do something or I will burn in flames.
All the best,
Phil
Nov 4, 2017 @ 6:49 pm
I hope to have a conversation with you one day, you seem like a very funny, smart and full of energy and treasures, kinda person .. i absolutely love that scene from the movie (fight club) and using it here was one hell of a smart way to prove your point,
i wasn’t strong enough to aim a gun to my head, so god aimed one for me, he got my education on hold until i change and become a powerful person with a strong faith and well arranged principles, and it’s so expensive, the price i had to pay, fighting myself to not fall into a complete despair every single day, searching around me, everywhere, to make the best out of this situation, and you are right, i tried doing all of this for years now but i never succeeded because there were way too many distractions around me, and even if there weren’t any, i created them on my own as i was used to dis-attaching myself from my bitter weak self with any forms of time-killing gadgets
but your post made everything clear, it was the missing piece of puzzle, it showed me how silly the challenge that life has threw in my way, so thank you so much as this article was truly one of the 1% articles online with genuinely different but incredibly useful content, god bless the miracle in your soul, can’t wait for more articles.
Nov 9, 2017 @ 2:13 pm
Wow, It is full of knowledge, it will definitely help me push my Career up to my desired level!
Thank You JON!
Best Regards,
Hackosam
Jan 9, 2018 @ 7:25 pm
Jon, as an entrepreneur myself, I can confidently say you are dead on. 10-20 years? yep. People asking what the heck you’re struggling for? yep. Spending every waking hour working toward your goal, eating every meal over the sink? you bet. Going forward sometimes only because going back is not an option without throwing away all those painful years. I really admire the way you can so eloquently convey the struggle of people who strive to walk the path that leads to the fulfillment of their dreams. The narrow path, not the broad. It’s narrow not only because it’s less traveled but because it’s compressed by the pressure surrounding you while you’re there. Even though I’ve achieved a certain level of success I still need encouragement and to be filled with that positive energy. I found you in my searching and I’m so glad. Thank you for sharing your story.
Feb 25, 2018 @ 1:50 pm
Wow! Wow! Wow! I want everyone i know to read to read this post! What an inspirational, motivating writer you are!
Apr 16, 2018 @ 2:24 pm
Thank you for such valuable advice. I love the reference to the fight club scene!
I’m going to put a metaphorical gun to my head. 😀
Jul 2, 2018 @ 11:57 pm
What happens when you have the metaphorical gun to the head, but would rather get shot? When even on death ground, you’d rather die?
I’ve been playing Russian Roulette for a decade now; I’m praying for a bullet at this point.
Jul 6, 2018 @ 8:58 pm
Zack, I’m just reading your comment. Two thoughts:
1. The pain doesn’t have to last forever. There are other options.
2. Please call the National Suicide Hotline and talk to someone. 1-800-273-8255
Sep 10, 2018 @ 1:35 pm
The message I needed in exactly the way I needed it. A thousand thank you’s!
Dec 3, 2018 @ 6:33 pm
Oh Jon, I just can say thank you.
Maybe you don’t know how you’re affecting people lives, but you’re touching their hearts eventually. you’re remembering them it takes courage to dream a better life and hard work to reach there.
I’m in a stage of my life where things aren’t quite good, at least from my point of view. My country (Iran) is on a death spiral economic situation because of US sanctions and people are really depressed here. people just don’t have any dreams, they just work for a living and they pay high costs for little well-fare.
I know you experienced 2008 US financial crisis and how it threatened your life. I don’t want to say my life is as hard as you experienced but when I see all people are depressed here it kind of breaks my heart.
I resigned from my job because I didn’t want to see depressed people at least for some months. I started to work on my own projects (I’m a professional digital marketer) and pursue my passion for financial markets.
I thought it would be easier to succeed, but right now the things aren’t what I hoped to be. I’m struggling to wrap up my head to see the situation better and spend my time in the best way that I can.
you know they say it’s good to be vulnerable in life because it can help you to be more humble and to see other things which not clear for you before.
Even Nassim Nicholas Taleb says if you want to be more antifragile you should risk in your life. because it can help you to step outside of your comfort zone and grow.
I think it’s the first time in my life that I truly challenged my self and it really scares me. I thank god that we’re living in the internet era and we can get to know inspirational people like yourself which give us hope to try harder and dream bigger.
I admire you for helping people to believe in themselves and take steps toward their dreams.
May 17, 2019 @ 10:18 am
Hi Jon. These are very powerful thoughts. Very much needed. These will give a lot of courage to many people. The personal and collective challenges ahead are immense. There are also this freaking climate change, the destruction of humanity & nature with all the polution and the avidity we indulge in, the immense gaps between those living in gilded cages and the populations that are struggling to survive, the ongoing international tensions that could lead to new catastrophes, ancient wisdoms and traditions that are disappearing or being deluded in popular culture (which in a way helps a little bit people, but is more likely disserving their effective propagation and profound realisation needed for our death and afterlives) ,… And of course this is not all. Most of us suffer directly or indirectly of these situations. Our survival depends on how we’ll be able to be unstoppable to stop these negativities and create a world where we value life much more.
Dec 5, 2018 @ 10:19 pm
I wanted to become a writer. I made sure I only got 10 teaching hours this academic year, nowhere near enough to cover my monthly expenses, having to supplement with my savings. I have to start making money from writing before my savings run out. Pretty efficient gun. I reckon I should go on a shopping spree, make this thing a little faster.
Jan 27, 2019 @ 9:10 am
Jon, thank you for showing light to the world. Continue shining the world needs your light. I am from the Philippines a start up transformational company who want to affect change to the lives of people. Everything happens for a reason when I got across your blog. Boom!
Hoping to meet you one of this days. I am inspired and motivated by your courage and commitment. God bless you more!
coach sisoy kintanar
Apr 9, 2019 @ 3:29 am
Your life lessons are arresting. Employing concrete facts to drown out negative voices and to cultivate an empowering mindset that sets one up for action. Also, sacrificing and increasing the pain of doing nothing touches on the inner. To embrace that feeling of oneness with faith and to grow along is a great wisdom to cherish.
May 25, 2019 @ 9:34 am
A really very valuable and inspirational post love to read your blogs.
May 25, 2019 @ 9:38 am
Hey Jon, This is really very valuable and inspirational post. Your never give up approach is something everybody should learn.
Jun 20, 2019 @ 1:49 pm
I am so glad I found you. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and empowering so many people who have lost hopes, like me… Please keep writing…