View from the Summit

I have chosen “relationships” for the month of August.  When we normally discuss relationships, we immediately think of another person.  However, we have relationships with many things outside of individuals. This post is not going to resonate and be received well by many people, and I want to go ahead and clear the air and say, I’m okay with that.  I also want to say that I’m not being condescending, condemning or judgmental. 

Every single day I get the privilege to coach men, locally and abroad.  I have built relationships as a result of this profession that I could never have had if I had stayed in a traditional bricks and mortar business.  I’m so grateful for this tremendous blessing.  There is one glaring obstacle, hindrance, addiction, habit, and desire I see all the time, alcohol.  As the title of this post so eloquently says, “every fiber of my body hates alcohol” is the strongest, truest, and most deliberate title I could muster up.  I suppose I could have inserted the word “loathe," and this may have described my disdain more adequate.

Relationships are the number one key to success both personally and professionally. Taking the time to invest in long-term relationships have paid the most dividends repetitively of any tactical move I could have performed. I look back over time and see the countless lives I have invested in and come to appreciate even more the value those relationships have afforded me. 

When you take the approach of what you can give 

to the relationship rather than what you can get, it works. 

Aaron recently asked the men of The Community to share a quick video clip explaining why they joined and the benefits they received the first month.  Phillip Scarborough of Jacksonville. FL made this video answer at 2:30 am the night before he took his family on vacation.  The message, the music and the production knocks it out of the park!

In one minute, Philip explains what he's searching for and what he found in The Community.

My view this weeks been Destin, Florida much needed vacation. We brought the children and grandchildren, we've absolutely had a blast. Let me tell you something I'm really excited about, I'm excited about the community.

The Community is an organization I started a couple months ago. We already have national and international members. The wisdom, the values, the knowledge, the experience that these guys are bringing to the table are absolutely mind boggling. If you want to be involved in something like a mastermind or accountability group, come join the community.