If you don’t know where you’re going, how will you know when you get there? Scripture says “Where there is no vision, the people perish” (Proverbs 29:18). And yet, too many entrepreneurs are building their businesses with no clarity letting the world dictate their direction and burning out trying to fit life around work. That’s backwards. God didn’t call you to hustle for survival. He called you to build with purpose. You were made for MORE… …a future filled with hope. But that starts with obedience. It starts with VISION. Get clear on what God has called you to build. Know your priorities. Define your nonnegotiables. Then build a life, and business, that honors Him. You weren’t called to be busy. You were Called For More.

From Sahil Bloom: An old carpenter told his boss that he planned to retire. The boss was sad to lose the carpenter, but understood. ​ He asked if he’d stick around for one last job—to build one final house. ​ The carpenter reluctantly agreed, figuring he could get it done quickly. He cut corners, used cheap materials, and rushed through the work. ​ When the house was done, his boss arrived for the final inspection. But instead of walking the house, he reached into his pocket, and handed the carpenter the keys. ​ “This is your house,” his boss smiled, “My retirement gift to you.” ​ The carpenter was stunned. If he’d known he was building his own house, he would have done it differently. Now he’d have to live in a house he had built none too well. The lesson: You’re always building your own house. Every single day, the way you choose to show up in the world determines the quality of that house. - If you choose to cut corners, use cheap materials, and rush the work, you’ll live with it. - If you choose to nail the details, invest in quality materials, and take pride in the work, you’ll live with it. I once heard an internet guru sell the concept of strategic incompetence in your career. The idea was basically that you should be strategically incompetent at things that you don't want to do, because then people won't ask you to do them in future. It whispers, “Don’t try too hard on the things that don’t directly benefit you.” This may be the single worst piece of life advice I’ve ever heard. You don’t get to pick and choose when to show up. Every action lays a brick in one of the three houses you have to live in… The Professional House Every email you send, every meeting you attend, every piece of work you complete plays a role in building your professional reputation. The person who takes small things seriously earns the trust of those around them. They create value for everyone they encounter. That person will eventually be given bigger and bigger opportunities, the types of opportunities that dramatically change one’s trajectory.

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Self-doubt is the cost of entry. If you’re doing something meaningful, you’re going to question yourself. That’s not a sign to stop. It’s a sign you’re on the path. Keep going. The people you admire are the ones who had the courage to act. This bit of advice was from Sahil Bloom too.

From Sahil Bloom: Want the key to success? As crazy as it sounds, I might actually be able to give it to you in the next 3 minutes... You see, I spend a lot of time thinking about common threads across the lives of the people I admire. These are all people who are winning in their chosen worlds, whether that be a CEO in the boardroom, an artist in the symphony hall, an athlete on the field, a mom or dad in the home, or anything in between. It's difficult to identify a common set of specific tactics. As it turns out, there are a million different ways to achieve success. There's no magic routine. No perfect productivity system. No success equation. But if you zoom out, there is one mindset that I have observed across every single one of these people: They all have an Internal Locus of Control. Locus of Control is a psychological concept first introduced by Julian Rotter in 1954 that describes how people perceive the causes of events in their lives. - Those with an External Locus of Control believe that their outcomes are determined by forces outside their control. - Those with an Internal Locus of Control believe they have control over their outcomes through effort, focus, and attitude. As it turns out, this one mindset—the simple lens through which you view your world—has an extraordinary array of implications. An External Locus of Control has been linked to learned helplessness, victim mentality, and challenge avoidance. An Internal Locus of Control has been linked to greater resilience, improved mental health, lower stress levels, higher achievement, and proactive problem-solving. In other words, if you could bottle up Internal Locus of Control, it may well be the magic pill for success in any domain. The key is to embrace this mindset at the testing point—when life seems to be conspiring against you. In these moments, it's perfectly normal to find yourself drifting slowly into an External Locus of Control. Ask these questions to reclaim your Internal Locus: