Being persistant pays off! Ron decided in his home improvement and repair business he was going to learn some new skills and started going on some service calls. He had some success and enjoyed being around the homeowner, and learned a lo...

 Ron talks about don't try to be a perfectionist. It is not healthy and it suggests you are afraid to fail. Plus you cannot let your ego get so big that you feel like you cannot fail. You have to be willing to fail to succeed. Don't worry ...

Ron talks about weight gain and weight loss. Exercise and nutrition and consistency are important when trying to hit your goals of having a healthy lifestyle. Some people are built differently physically so they may have to adjust and work hard...

 Ron tells a story about a doctor in inner city Chicago that helped everyone that was sick or hurt, even if they could not afford to pay him. He did this for many years, then the doctor himself became very sick and did not have insurance, ...

 Ron tells a story where a guy dressed up as captain america and went around stealing things from homeowners to support his drug habit. He eventually was caught and put in jail. It was all over the internet and a classmate saw it and reach...

 Ron talks about how he broke his collar bone at 61 when he first started lifting weights. Also he read a story where a young guy in New York City was a chess master playing at an elite level. However people made fun of how he looked. So h...

 Ron talks about a friend that beat his gambling habit through faith. Also he read a story about Steve Harvey. In the beginning of his career he was living out of his car trying to make it. He was discouraged and about to give up when he c...

 There was an article Ron was reading about a longevity doctor that said at the age of 75 years old, the bottom drops out for both men and women. Also if you fall and break a hip, over 50% die within a year. So it is extremely important th...

 Ron told a story about John Rockefeller who got into the oil business in the 1920's and at one point controlled 80% of all oil production in the United States. He became very wealthy in his 20's and continued to build wealth. Then in his ...

When Sam Walton started with his first Walmart store, he had no idea how far it might go. When he was up to 1000 stores, he told the shareholders that he projected over 30 billion in sales. And now there are over 10,000 stores worldwide doing a...

 Ron talks about a great story he read over the past week where an ultra marathon race took place about 20 years ago in Australia. The race was from Sydney to Melbourne which is about 444 miles. All of the athletes were dressed very simila...

 Ron talks about being kind to others and help those in need when you can all the time. Recently he was at a gas station to get air in one of his tires, and a guy came up to him and offered to put air in his tire for him. Ron said thank yo...

 Ron had a friend years ago that he made a bet with that if she stopped smoking he would do something really nice for her. They moved and 20 years later he got a call that she had a heart attack and was in poor health. Ron talks about how ...

 Some people that have high IQs have an advantage over others in life, but that is not the majority and not everyone has that advantage. Many times they don't have common sense so it does not matter if its easy or hard, keep working toward...

 Ron talks some about the music industry and how some artists are struggling because they rely so much on just streaming. There is about only 500 artists that have hit a billion streams, and Lady Gaga is one of them. There are many other w...

 Ron believes you should check to see where you are at every day in life goals. Each day you are either in 1 of 4 places, Emergency, Survival, Par or your are advancing. And every day is different and there are things that can affect the o...

 Ron talks about you should act on your ideas. "I'm the conductor, and the world is by audience" You are the master of your own journey. If you have an idea and you want to run with something, you can make anything happen! Now you may try ...

 Many people across the board experience in their life someone they know that has had cancer or heart disease, or other types of diseases or even accidents that happens unexpectedly. So even if they were healthy, or were trying to eat righ...

Ron was visiting with a friend that was depressed and not happy. She told him her mom was a drug addict and they moved around a lot. She was in and out of foster care and was hanging around the wrong people. Ron said she had poor influence in h...

 Ron talks about one of his martial arts instructors has always wanted to do stand up comedy. So Ron has been encouraging him to stretch out and just do it. Even offering the DOJO location as his first gig. Also he talks about consequences...

 Ron talks about how Gene Simmons, known as band member with KISS, was very poor as a child, and he always talked about if he ever found a way to be successful, he would help other kids. He has been helping kids for many years all over the...

 Ron talks about addiction. He read an article that talks about the hardest part of quitting a drug. He said the brain is re-wired to tell you that you don't feel good unless you take the drug. Also some people are born with something that...

 One of Rons students came up to him and said they finally quit smoking. Ron was glad that he did something to put him on a healthier path. Also Ron knows some people that have anger issues, and it affects their job and personal life. He d...

 Ron shares his experience of going to the doctor to have his knees looked at. The Doc gave him some options, and Ron chose to have cortisone injections in his knees for now. After a day or so it made a world of difference and does not kno...

 Ron talks about how at some point in your life you may need to re-invent yourself. Also someone at the gym posted is the journey or destination the most important. Everyone agreed it was the journey. Even if you get to your destination, y...