Save Youself the Aggrevation

I read a blog post by another Realtor the other day about Lookie Lou’s. She was asking how to deal with people who just like viewing homes for fun. Apparently a lot of agents have spent countless hours, gas, mileage on their cars, and a few lunches taking people around to see houses that they have no intention of buying.
I won’t show a house to anyone who doesn’t have proof of funds or a pre-approval letter. This is a rule of mine. It is mandatory. If a potential buyer is willing to give you their bank statement or go through the trouble of getting pre-approved then they are probably serious.
I also make them sign an Exclusive Buyers Agreement. I don’t want to waste my time showing people houses all day long for them to call on a sign the next day and buy a house directly from the listing agent. I want them to be committed to doing business with me.
Why do so many agents have such a hard time asking for these things? Are you afraid you are going to lose a deal? Who cares? If potential buyers aren’t willing to make a commitment to you for all your time, research, expertise, then you don’t need them anyway. As soon as you stop worrying about losing a deal I promise your business will increase. Instead of spending all day Saturday taking Lookie Lou’s on a tour you could be prospecting for some real buyers.
I encourage you to put your own personal policies in place to make sure you have a real buyer. Make these stipulations required. No exceptions. It will save you a ton of aggrevation.

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Consistency is Key

I work with Realtors all the time who seem to be going in so many different directions that they really aren't going anywhere. They try one type of marketing for a short period of time and then if they don't see immediate results they start trying something new. They seem to always be searching for the next gimmick that is going to fill their in box with fresh new leads. If their latest letter to expired listings doesn't land them a few new listings they switch tactics completely and start marketing on Craigslist.

While both of those methods are fine you need to do them with consistency. One expired post card typically won't win you a new listing. You should follow up with multiple letters or cards and of course a phone call.

Posting listings on Craigslist is a wonderful way to generate buyers leads. But you have to do it over and over again to keep them fresh. I know a young lady who got in this business with very little start up capital. She posted 10 Craigslist adds before breakfast and 10 before lunch four days a week. That was the only advertising she could afford. In her first year she made nearly six figures. Her key to success was she picked doing one thing and doing it consistently.

My suggestion is that you sit down a create a plan of action. Block out time in your schedule to implement your plan and stay the course. Make sure you set goals that are realistic and achievable. Then track your efforts and measure your results. Make small adjustments to your plan as needed. But don't just throw up your hands and go in a completely different direction because you didn't get instant gratification

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Celebrating Those First Victories

Celebrating Those First Victories!
A couple weeks ago Joey Logano celebrated in New Hampshire what many believe will be the first of many victories in his career in New Hampshire. At age 19 he is the youngest driver to ever win a Sprint Cup NASCAR race. A first victory is special on so many levels. It is special just for the fact that winning a race is a huge achievement. It is proof that all of the training and hard work have paid off and were worth it. You earn a respect from the people with whom you race. But most importantly you prove to yourself what you already knew: I can do this.
I am writing this because our lives are full of firsts. The victories that we have in life are not always celebrated with champagne, confetti and a beautiful girl’s kissing your cheek but they are just as important . . . and so maybe should be.
It seems to me that when we were children a lot of firsts were celebrated. A first birthday was an important family event. Our parents were overjoyed when my siblings and I took our first step or said our first word, and they have a photo of each year’s first day of school.
I want to remind everyone to keep celebrating those first victories. They are important! Don’t miss a one. Your first anniversary. The first day of work in a new career. The first day of school to continue your education. The first sale you make at a new job. Reward yourself and acknowledge these accomplishments. If you can go all out with the champagne, confetti and even the beautiful girl’s kissing your cheek, then do it. You are telling the universe that you gladly receive all the victories in your life and you are ready for more to come.
Erik Elsea
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Deal with your Emotions

Last weekend’s NASCAR race had a spectacular finish with cars piling up and sliding across the finish line. Kyle Busch was leading the race but ended up getting loose and wrecking when he tried to block Tony Stewart. After slamming into the wall and getting hit from behind by Kasey Kahne, he ended up falling to 14th place. To go from leading with less than a half mile to go to finishing in 14th place because you got spun out would make anyone upset. The problem for Kyle was that the replay showed clearly that it was not Tony Stewart’s fault.
Kyle did not have the opportunity to view the replay before climbing out of his car, visibly upset. He went stomping down pit road toward victory lane, stripping off his gloves and his helmet because he was going to give Tony a piece of his mind . . . and maybe then some. About halfway down pit road the NASCAR officials corralled him. It took about eight of them to force him into a truck to be taken to the infield care center, where he could be checked out and persuaded to cool his temper.
I have been watching racing, involved in racing and behind the wheel of a race car long enough to have seen this scenario played out many times. In this case it didn’t lead to a fight or the loser slamming his car into the winner’s car like it usually does. In this case NASCAR officials got to Kyle first and gave him a chance to cool down and maybe even see the replay so he knew that he was not wrecked on purpose.
How many times in our lives have we let our emotions control our decision making and our actions? I am as guilty of this as anyone. But I have gradually come to realize that as emotions go up, intelligence goes down. We all need to concentrate on leaving emotion out of major decisions in our lives. When we are emotionally attached to the outcome of something, it is like we have blinders on to the rest of the world.
I have seen people so emotionally attached to a relationship that they stay in it even though it is suffocating them. I have seen people so emotionally attached to a business or investment that they refuse to see its failing until they are completely broke and sometimes buried in debt. The point: if you want to change your life, change your thinking. Leave your emotions at the door.
Remember: when emotions go up, intelligence goes down!
Erik Elsea
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Harmonic Wealth Book Review

Harmonic Wealth: The Secret of Attracting the Life You Want by James Arthur Ray

This book is not only a must read: it should be kept and referred to daily. If you want to become wealthy—I mean truly wealthy—then this book can show you practical ways to do so. Harmonic Wealth will help you achieve real wealth in the “five pillars”: financial, relational, mental, physical and spiritual. This book helps make clear that true wealth will never be attained without success in all five areas.

James Arthur Ray combines teachings from some of the world’s premiere spiritual leaders with theories from top physicists and scientists to explain the Law of Attraction and how to create for yourself the life you have always desired. As a featured expert in the book The Secret, Ray knows the keys to getting what you want by unlocking the powers of the universe.

Harmonic Wealth is not some feel-good, motivational book filled with pie-in-the-sky fantasies. It encourages you to get real and be creative in identifying and living the intentions you have for your life.

If you want to break through personal limitations and acquire true financial, relational, mental, physical and spiritual wealth, start by reading this book. Then Live It!

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Don't Beat Yourself

This past weekend’s NASCAR race in Dover, Delaware was absolutely dominated by Jimmie Johnson and the Number 48 Team. Johnson led 289 of the 400 laps. He was the class of the field all afternoon, but with a late wreck bringing out the caution flag, everyone came in to pit. Different strategies played out: some teams took four tires, and others took just two, getting out of the pit faster with a better starting position when the race restarted.

The 48 Team, which had been perfect all day in the pit, had an extremely slow stop: Jimmie Johnson came into his pit in first place and came out running eighth. The problem was a different system for the pit stop than the one they had used all day long to try and save time. I interpreted it as their trying to be cute in the pits. This threw off their rhythm, and it looked like they would succeed at losing. Fortunately, Jimmie, with his four fresh tires, was able to catch up to the leaders and eventually pass them with only a few laps remaining, but that poor pit stop could have cost him the race.

The moral of this narration is to avoid beating yourself. Do not do things that open up the possibility of failure. If you are battling an addiction, do not put yourself in positions where you might use or be around people who do. If you have had a string of bad relationships, do not pursue a partner with the same characteristics. If you have found a technique in business that works for you, stick to it. I have seen many people who were on the right track, who beat themselves by getting off it and then failing. Unfortunately, you can be your own worst enemy. You need to work on being your own best friend.

Erik Elsea

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Personal and Business Organization!

A race car will not run without a checklist!

A race car will not run without a checklist, and neither will you. Organization is key to any successful racing operation. Different racing series travel throughout the country and, in some cases, throughout the world. Logistics of moving people and equipment is the full-time job of someone on the race team. Can you imagine the repercussions of inadvertently leaving the spare engine at the shop in North Carolina while racing in California and needing it? The team would be grounded or scrambling to borrow one. That is a major example, but think of all the tools, nuts, bolts, tape, radios, oil, computers, uniforms, helmets, racing suits and other necessities for running a successful race team. These thousands of pieces of equipment had better be at the track come race weekend. And the only way to guarantee they are is to have a checklist.

Likewise, people wanting to accomplish a goal need a checklist. Have you said to yourself, “There aren’t enough hours in the day.”? Granted, with our careers and our families, we are living busy lives. However, the keys are 1) motivation, 2) prioritization and 3) organization.
· Ask yourself, “What am I truly motivated to do?” Without real motivation, you will be unable to make a change.
· Ask yourself, “Is this life change really important?” It has to be MOST important—prioritized first!
· Ask yourself, “What steps will get me to my goal?” Get organized with a checklist.

Because my goal is better health, my checklist includes
1. Eat a healthy breakfast.
2. Walk for 20 minutes during lunch.
3. After work spend an hour at the gym.
I check off each item as I complete it to give me a continual feeling of accomplishment. You can do the same. Make your checklist TODAY!

Erik Elsea

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Work of the Day!-Discipline-1.punishment 2.training that corrects, molds or perfects the mental faculties or moral character.
Don’t look at having discipline as punishment but look at it as correcting moral character.

Quote of the Day! “Tough times never last, but tough people do.”-Robert H. Schuller

Jeff Gordon has a spotter. Do you?

Jeff Gordon has a spotter. Do you?



Every NASCAR driver who gets on a track of a Sunday has a spotter. You usually do not see them because they are perched high above the track on top of the luxury boxes or press boxes for a view of the whole track. What is a spotter? A spotter is a person who, through radio communication, gives information to the driver. He tells the driver when the green flag waves to begin the race. When the driver is in traffic, the spotter tells him if he is clear high or low. If there is a wreck up ahead, the spotter warns the driver and directs him how to avoid it. And spotters deliver very important information about the performance of the car. For instance, if one of the other drivers is running particularly fast lap times by running a slightly higher line on the track, a spotter could tell his own driver about it so he could also use that racing line. Basically, a spotter is another set of eyes for the driver and may see things that the driver is unable to see from his position in the car.

Why do you need a spotter? Think of your life as a race: at times you need to get going; other times you need to brake. You could probably avoid potential wrecks down life’s road if you had a spotter to help guide you around them. In business a spotter could be another set of eyes for you on a potential project. Or a spotter could give you the advice that allows you to run a different course from what you were, letting you go faster in accomplishing your goals.

A spotter could be a life coach, business consultant, mentor, any third-party person who does not have a major emotional attachment to you. Although having discussions with your spouse or significant other about things going on in your life and in your career is very healthy, I think that should be balanced with discussions with someone who can maintain that third-party objectivity. Find someone to bounce ideas off or with whom you are comfortable asking for advice—someone who does not work for the same company as you and who is not related to you. Remember you want a second set of eyes for your life—ones that give you an unbiased opinion and help steer you in the right direction.

Yesterday we wrote our goal in present tense, as if we had already accomplished it. Remember mine was “I AM sober.” Today I want you to contemplate all the things you are grateful for in your life that relates to your goal. In my case, two items on my list are, “I am grateful for AA meetings” and “I am grateful I do not feel the need to drink today.” Write out as many as you can, and then study them. Be thankful for all these things/people already in your favor.

Erik Elsea

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Word of the Day!-Destiny-something to which a person or thing is destined
Let’s control our own destiny through our thoughts and our actions.

Quote of the Day!-“Be a victor-not a victim.”-Marshall Sylver

Do you have an on/off pedal?

Do you have an on/off pedal?


Have you ever ridden with someone who thinks the accelerator is an on/off pedal? You know what I’m talking about. He hits the gas and your head flies back into the seat. Then he lets off, and your head flies forward. This continues during the entire ride, and you’re lucky you don’t have a mild case of whiplash by the time it is over. There is nothing smooth about the way someone like that drives. Plus, it seems exaggerated in heavy traffic…speed up…slow down…speed up…slow down…speed up…stop.

In racing this happens a lot. The cars are coming to the green flag to start the race and someone guns it too hard, spins the tires, loses traction, and can’t get up to speed, causing those behind him to jam on their brakes to try to avoid him. In drag racing one sees the cars at the starting line hit the gas. The tires lose traction, spinning like crazy. This usually causes a real cool burnout and tons of smoke, but the cars don’t go anywhere or, if they do, not very fast. The race is lost.

I see people every day do this in their life and in their business. They have a dream and go after it hard. However, when something causes them to lose traction, they quickly slow down or stop. They aren’t smooth. They try to take off like crazy, but all they create is a cloud of smoke. They have an intention but no game plan. They jump the gun without the proper planning, due diligence, contingency plans, etc. I’ve heard many times, “If you fail to plan, then plan to fail.”

In business this happens often. People start a business with all the best intentions but without the proper plan, proper funding, or proper team in place to help them get it to the finish line. The first time something causes that business to lose its momentum, the wheels come off the whole operation and the business fails.

I also see this in people’s personal lives. January 1st comes around and we make our resolutions: quit smoking, lose weight, spend more time with the family, be a better spouse, keep my commitments. We usually make it a week, a month…if we’re lucky, maybe more. We start off the New Year with tons of gas, but as soon as we hit the first bump in the road, we lose our traction and come to a screeching halt. We could have avoided this by creating a plan. Schedule your time in the gym, and get a workout buddy to accompany you. Plan a family night, and make it mandatory that everyone attend. Schedule a date with your spouse on a regular basis. Make these commitments and keep them by making a plan and being accountable.

If you take an easy-does-it approach to accomplishing your goals, taking things step by step, you will avoid losing traction and getting stalled. Set a goal, and create a plan of action that will get you to your goal smoothly.

We have stated our goal and estimated how long it will take us to achieve it. We have listed our strengths and compared them to those others see in us. Today I want you to write your intention in the present tense. Because my goal is sobriety, I wrote, “I AM SOBER!” That’s simple enough. Write your “I AM” statement 10 times, sign it, and hang it someplace you will see it every day.

Erik Elsea

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Word of the Day!- Superstar-a star ( as in sports or movies ) who is extremely talented, has great public appeal, and can usually command a high salary.
I want you to see yourself as a superstar in your world.

Quote of the Day!- “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”-Jim Rohn

Increase Your Speed by Drafting!

On super speedways, racers use the technique of drafting to increase their speed. Drafting is when one car tucks in behind another car, lessening the effect of drag from the air. Basically two or more cars running in a line can go faster than one car by itself. Resistance from the air is drastically reduced when in the draft.

This technique can be used in life as well. I know this is going to come as a shock to some of you, but whatever problem or goal you have has been had by someone before you. Why are you fighting the resistance by yourself? Why not follow someone who has been there before? You could drastically reduce the drag on your own life by tucking in behind someone who has paved the way.

I want to fight my alcoholism, so I surround myself with people who are sober and have managed to stay that way. I go to meetings and listen to how they accomplish and maintain their sobriety. I talk to people who have years of experience. They have been in my shoes before, and they are now where I want to be. Sure, I could have tried to quit on my own. I might have been able to do it. Those race cars can definitely make it the 500 miles around Indianapolis by themselves, but they increase their speed by drafting.

The fastest way to get to where you want to be in life is to follow someone who has been there before and laid out the path to success. If you want to start a new business, research the industry. See what has worked and what hasn’t for people who have been there before. If you want to improve your health quicker, do research online or in the library about health and wellness from quality professional trainers and nutritionists. If you want to invest, spend some time and do the required research on that investment. See how similar investments have worked for others.

Others in the personal development industry may say, “Be a leader, not a follower.” I see where they are coming from, but, on the other hand, why not use successful techniques rather than fighting your way through life by yourself. I recently attended a seminar in which the speaker advised the crowd to “Ready, Fire, Aim.” While it motivated the audience members to get off the fence and make a change in their life, I know from experience that it’s not that simple. If you hold down the gas while entering a turn and then try to point the car in the right direction, you will almost certainly crash and burn. I have seen this many times, especially in today’s economy: people have jumped into an investment or started a business without knowing enough and have been hurt financially. Surround yourself with people who have been successful, and you will avoid making some very costly mistakes.

Be grateful for those who have gone down these roads before. Learn from them. Do the research. If you follow a proven leader, then you will get to the end of the race much faster than going it alone.

Today I want you to list as many of your good qualities as you can. After you’ve made your list, ask three of the people closest to you to do the same. Then compare these lists. Do those close to you recognize similar qualities in you? Are there differences? Give some thought to what others see in you.

Erik Elsea

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Word of the Day! Receive—to come into possession of, acquire.
Let’s start receiving all that is available to us in this world.

Quote of the Day! “When my world is small, my problems seem big, but when my world is big, my problems seem small” −unknown (i.e., Expand your world!)

Slow Down to Speed Up!

Slow Down to Speed Up!

This topic is fitting because my favorite racing series, NASCAR, just finished racing in Martinsville, VA this past weekend. This track is ideal for applying this principle, Slow down to speed up. The reason for this is that if you overdrive the car, you will not get the most traction and cannot speed up coming out of the turn as quickly. Rather than over- driving the car into the turn, by slowing up a little you can carry your momentum through the turn and accelerate out. By going just a bit slower, your overall lap times actually improve.

This might be one of the hardest concepts I have had to learn. My personality wants everything right now. I am the king of instant gratification. When I see something I think looks good, I go charging at it like a bull. In business this has caused me to invest without doing the proper research. In relationships I have made life-changing decisions without truly getting to know the person. Because I went charging in, I lost traction and went skidding into a wall. If I had slowed down and reflected on what I was doing, I would have been able to maintain control, make educated decisions and avoid problems for myself and those around me. By slowing down I would not have lost the momentum in my life and, even though there was a turn to make, I could have easily accelerated through it.

Yesterday we stood back and realistically calculated the amount of time we can devote to our goal each day. We also asked ourselves how long we thought it would take to reach our goal, committing ourselves to it. Today I am asking you to get organized. If you have decided to devote one hour of each day to work on your goal, then block that time out of each and every day. Put it in your planner. Mark it on your calendar. Remind yourself of this commitment! Remember, if you cannot keep commitments to yourself, to whom can you keep them?

A personal goal was a healthier lifestyle. Now I go to the gym 6 days a week. I don’t feel guilty about its affecting any other aspect of my life because it’s the commitment I have made to myself. If your one goal is better health, do something similar. Block a daily amount of time for working out or taking a walk. Every day! Whatever step you have to take on a daily basis to move you closer to your goal, do it. Now put this time commitment in your journal!

Erik Elsea
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Word of the Day! Time—every moment there has ever been or ever will be.
Let’s make the most of our committed time.

Quote of the Day! Willingness without action is imagination. −unknown

In a spin, both feet in!

In a spin, both feet in!

Yesterday we talked about what to do when you’re in doubt about situations in your life. But what do you do when your life is out of control? The second thing I learned at Skip Barber Racing School was In a spin, both feet in. When you’ve already lost control of the car, then you need to immediately push in the clutch and brake hard. In this situation you are just along for the ride, but by pushing in the clutch you cut the power to the wheels. And by jumping hard on the brakes you are trying to get the car whoa’ed down before you hit the wall.

If your life is out of control right now, you should put both feet in. Hit the brakes. Step back from your current situation. Evaluate your life. Your goals. Your relationships. I know this is easier said than done in many situations. Many times in my life I have been spinning out of control—in business, with my addictions, in relationships. Before I applied this principle of in a spin, both feet in, I would usually try to power out. My problem was that I did not recognize that I was already completely out of control. I tried to gas it, which just resulted in a harder impact when I finally hit the wall.

If you know you are in a bad relationship, find the power within yourself to put a stop to it. If you are battling addiction, remove yourself completely from your current situation. Check into a treatment facility. If you are riding a business venture in an unstoppable downward spiral, then cut your losses before you lose it all. If your life is out of control, hit the brakes and limit the damage as much as possible. Don’t get me wrong: there will probably still be some damage, but if you’re spinning, you anticipate that. In a spin, both feet in will help you come to a complete stop so you can start again in a different direction.

Yesterday we put in writing what we have done in the past to try to accomplish our one main goal—the one achievement that will improve all aspects of our life. Today I want you to figure how long it would take—starting immediately and focusing completely—to reach that goal. Determine realistically how many hours a week you can spend—1?...
7?...40?—to totally transform your life. Really think about this. Then jot notes in a journal. How many hours a week and how many weeks do you think it will take for you to accomplish your goal?

Erik Elsea
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Word of the Day! Commit—to carry into action deliberately.
Let’s commit to accomplishing our goal.

Quote of the Day! “Hoping someone else will do it for you requires more energy than just doing it yourself.” –Amy Emme

When In Doubt, Power Out!

This is the very first thing I learned at the Skip Barber Racing School: when in doubt, power out. In racing this means that when you are in a turn and you feel like you might not make it, accelerate through it. Sparing you all of the physics involved in this, the simple explanation is that giving the car more gas when it is starting to go sideways puts more weight on the rear tires for more traction. This maneuver goes against a lot of your instincts, especially if you are new to racing. A natural reaction with a car beginning to get out of control at over 100 mph is to let off the gas or hit the brakes to slow down. This will almost certainly cause you to spin out of control and hit the wall, crash, and burn.

Powering out of the turn means you are going for it. Only one of two things is going to happen. You’re going to make it through the turn…or you’re not. The same principle can be used in life and in business. If you are having problems in your relationship, give it more love. If you have a business venture that is struggling, give it more attention. In any case, power out. You have power, so devote more of it to those areas of your life that you have doubts about. When in doubt, power out. That extra effort you give might just be the traction you need to move forward. Only one of two things is going to happen. In that relationship to which you gave more love, either the love is going to be returned or it’s not. That struggling business venture to which you gave more attention is going to succeed or it’s not. In either circumstance you will be able to look yourself in the eye and feel good about giving it your all.

Yesterday we said that any idea or thought that is not put on paper is wasted. We answered the question about the one thing you want to accomplish. Today I want you to put down on paper what you have tried in the past to accomplish that one thing. How far were you willing to go in the past to get what you wanted? So now answer the question, What have I tried in the past to accomplish my goal?

Erik Elsea
www.erikelsea.com

Word of the Day! Negotiate—to get through, around, or over successfully.
Let’s get good at negotiating all of the turns we have in our lives.

Quote of the Day! “The shortest distance between two people is a smile.” –unknown

Welcome to the Fast Lane!

Welcome to my new blog! I am happy that you are checking it out. My goal is to earn you as a consistent reader by providing you with quality content. I would like to start this blog off with a prayer both because it’s how I want to live my life every day from this day forward and to bless this blog, its author, and all those it may touch today and everyday in the future. This blog will include some spirituality but by no means is religious. It is for everyone no matter what your beliefs are.

—"Lord (as you understand him), make me a channel of thy peace - that where there is hatred, I may bring love - that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness - that where there is discord, I may bring harmony - that where there is error, I may bring truth - that where there is doubt, I may bring faith - that where there is despair, I may bring hope - that where there are shadows, I may bring light - that where there is sadness, I may bring joy. Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted - to understand, than to be understood - to love, than to be loved. For it is by self-forgetting that one finds. It is by forgiving that one is forgiven. It is by dying that one awakens to Eternal Life. Amen."

That prayer means so much to me. This blog is about taking the fast lane to success. I have experience in the fast lane both behind the wheel of a race car and in living life. I am what they call a type A personality. There is never enough action for me. I have to be going a hundred miles an hour in whatever I do to feel like I am accomplishing something. That is probably what led me to the excitement of strapping into a car to go 170+ miles per hour. The adrenalin rush is amazing. This also probably somewhat explains my addictions to both drugs and alcohol. For me there is never enough of that rush you get when you are trying to control something that is on the verge of being out of control. That includes my life.

I will tell you many stories about my successes and my failures in future blogs.

Since today is the first blog I will walk you through what I hope will be helpful daily exercises to get your life into victory lane.

“Any idea or though not put on paper is wasted”- David Essel

So I would like you to start a journal if you don’t already have one and do the daily exercises.

Today let’s set ONE intention. Answer this question: What do you want to accomplish?

That’s great! I look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Erik Elsea
www.erikelsea.com

Word of the day! Intention-a determination to act in a certain way: resolve
Let’s show resolve and accomplish our goal!

Quote of the Day! “Vision without implementation is hallucination” –author unknown

Yeeha! Tomorrow is April Fools Day!

I am so excited that tomorrow is the 1st of April, mostly because tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life. I am starting my new fast lane to success blog. I really look forward to discussing quick ways to manifest what you want to achieve in your life. This blog will a journey that we will go on together to improve our personal and business lives. I will tell you openly and honestly about my experiences, my accomplishments, and my failures. Hopefully you can learn something from what I have gone through but I also have a feeling I am going to learn even more from you.

Some of the things I have planned for my blog include stories from my life, ideas and action steps for accomplishing our goals, exercises for us to bring out our greatness, a daily motivational quote, and the word of the day. However I want to be of the greatest possible service to you my readers. So I look forward to your input.

I work with individuals and businesses. There will be a little something for everyone.

I hope you have a great April Fools Day tomorrow and look forward to seeing you on the blog.

Erik Elsea

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Only 2 More Days!

I am so excited to be able to connect with you on this high impact, high speed blog. There are only two more days to the Fast Lane to Success Blog by Erik Elsea starts on experience amazing results together. Mario Andretti once said, “If things seem under control, you just aren’t going fast enough.” Well my goal is that we can find ways to get those results in a high intensity manner while staying in control. This blog should be a forum for us to move towards our goals in life and business, full speed. So meet me here in two days and lets get our engines started!

Erik Elsea
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Only 3 Days Left!

It feels like coming down to the last few laps of a 500 mile race to be so close to the start of the Fast Lane to Success blog starting on April 1st. This has been in the works for a while and I am very excited to bring you my life experiences as well as those of many others who have found out how to win at life. This blog will consist of stories of success and stories of overcoming hardships to finish on top. We will review authors and their books. Check out some of the best websites. This blog will be full of tips and techniques that will help you drive full speed ahead towards you goals. Whether you're looking for ideas to take your business to the next level or high impact personal development you will find it here. I look forward to seeing you here on April 1st for the beginning to the Fast Lane to Success blog.

Erik Elsea
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Coming April 1st 2009!

GET YOUR ENGINES STARTED!

COMING APRIL 1ST 2009

THE FAST LANE TO SUCCESS BLOG

WILL BE HERE!



Erik Elsea is an international coach, trainer, and speaker. He will soon be able to add author to his list of accomplishments. His extraordinary life in the fast lane both behind the wheel of a race car and in his life has awarded him with a unique perspective on business, relationships, life, finances, and spirituality. His high energy, high impact methods of coaching give you a fast track to the success of achieving your goals while allowing you to slow down and enjoy life. His enthusiasm for racing is only outweighed by his passion for helping others get in the fast lane to their dreams.

Erik Elsea has crashed and burned several times in his life. He shares the lessons he learned by making high speed mistakes proving that only on a racetrack is there a wall that can’t be overcome. His openness about the crashes he’s caused in his life is refreshing. So if you’re ready to take your life to victory lane then ladies and gentleman start your engines and follow Erik. He will show you how to get there

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