Five Years

The speaker Charlie 'Tremendous' Jones often teaches us the following:

"Five years from now, you will be the same as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read."

Charlie's philosophy is simple and it states that there are only two factors that affect how much we grow.

Charlie urges us to do two things. Firstly, he suggests that we find a peer group of people who have similar goals and ambitions to us, so that we can grow and share together. He urges us to attend seminars and networking events where we can find mentors and learn from people who have already achieved similar goals to the ones we have set ourselves.

Secondly, he states it might sometimes be hard to find mentors who have the time to share their advice with us. In many cases, however, these mentors would have either written a book or have been featured in a book. By reading this book, we can benefit from their experience and find the motivation that we need to turn our goals in to reality.

Take sometime today to look back over the past five years. Which people and books have influenced you the most?

In addition to this, take some time to think ahead. What are your goals? Is there a group where people with similar goals meet? Are there any books that you could buy that would give you expert and authorative advice to help you towards those goals?