Life HAPPENS! Rise and rise until your heart is that of a LION!

Red Phoenix Nation, I'm going a bit personal, the reason I am is I want you to know you are not alone!

I hope when you read this, it finds you well! Have you ever felt as though you screwed up so bad there was no going back? I know I have! I have walked in your flip flops, and I want to remind you all, you're not alone!

Quickly, I've been through bankruptcy, foreclosure, divorce, loss of a business, tough times all together. Here I am today, striving to get back on top and be the best! I have been through it all my friends, and I'm not trying to win a I suck! competition! What I am trying to win is the life competition! I hate marathon's but life is that way, or at least we hope it is!

Point being friends, lots and lots of people have gone through hard times. The hard times are not fun, however if you can do a couple things for me I would appreciate it. When life happens, we must remember to smile in the face of adversity, as we jump hurdles we must smile! Realizing our small victories and being proud of them gives us all something to build on. It's also what makes us significant from everyone else.

Challenge: Change you're thinking for a day, maybe two! Instead of being a doom and gloomer be a positive human no matte what. Smile at someone and make their day, whatever it takes! Can you do that for one day? We are all in this together, and we will all get through it together! WE MUST RISE EVERY DAY AND GIVE IT OUR BEST! Speaking of our best, I've come under some criticism as of late.

I work hard, very hard and I do a very good job. Sometimes, I get overwhelmed just like you do. I try so hard, and some days its not enough. Some days it just won't go our way, but if we gave it our best, then we can be proud. When we are proud, we feel great about getting up the next day and going again. When we're not proud of the effort, we know it. We still have an opportunity to come back and make up for it! Be PROUD RED PHOENIX NATION!!! Take pride in all that you do, everyone needs it! Pride! Pride! Pride! Get some!!!! I love you all, and I'm so proud of all of you. Readers and clients alike, we make a lot of tough calls out there. Last thing for my friends: With what I've been through, I've cried. I've thought I was hopeless, I've thought why me! I've felt sorry for myself! I realized it is up to me! Up to me to make a difference in my life, my kids life. I did it for me! Make a difference and toughen up would ya!?!?!?! The heart of a lion is in you! We don't quit, we don't stop! We live and rise everyday and we our full of pride! IF YOU NEED ME AT ALL, FOR ANYTHING!!! I'm always around....

john@redphoenixco.com