After answering the questions in 10 Life Guiding Decisions more than a month ago, I have decided to lead my life in a new direction.

Since launching this blog on Jan 11, 2010, I have written 220 lessons and published my book Little Things Matter, 100 Ways to Improve Your Life Today.

I started this journey feeling called to help others. By using my gift of teaching, I have shared the knowledge gained over my 30-year entrepreneurial career. I hope you have found value in my lessons.

I want to thank each of you who have been loyal followers. I truly appreciate you and the way you put your credibility on the line to recommend my blog, podcasts, and Facebook page to your friends, family, and colleagues.

Because of your endorsements, this blog grew to more than 12,200 subscribers, and my Facebook page grew to 25,000 followers. My podcasts ranked Number 21 in America’s Top 100 Podcasts and Number 1 in the personal and professional development space. Thank you so much!

After having built a Direct Sales organization over the last 21 years of more than 500,000 people and writing these lessons over the last 14 months, I am convinced that less than three percent of the population in the United States is intentional about growing and developing themselves on a daily basis.

Most people know the “little things” they need to do to get better, but they’re just not willing to do them with consistency. It is also my firm belief that less than one percent of our population strives for excellence to be the best of the best at what they do.

Becoming the best at whatever is important to you is not about how smart you are, where you came from, or what natural gifts you possess. Rather, it’s about doing the little things that are both easy to do and easy not to do.

You have learned about some of life’s most important lessons. Now I challenge you to put them to work in your life. Become a keen observer of the little things. Start looking for the little things you can do to be a better parent, spouse, friend, employee or employer.

I encourage each of you to continue learning, growing, and challenging yourself to get better. Remember, your ultimate success will come from the compounding effect of small daily improvements.

If you are committed to personal growth, the best resource for your ongoing development is Success Magazine. For less than three dollars a month, you can have access to some of the best personal and professional development content available in the world today.

I believe in each of you and know that you can live the life you desire.

I plan to keep my blog and Facebook page up by occasionally sending you one of the lessons I am learning on my new journey.

I want to thank my amazing wife Joy and all my family and friends for their overwhelming support. I want to thank my Aunt Mary for her editing of my posts, Ronnie Weston as my collaborator on my book, my daughter Hannah who edited every podcast, my son Gerrid who was my main advisor, my son-in-law Josh who ran my blog and Facebook page, my daughters Danielle and Jessica and my son Jake for their love and encouragement. And lastly I want to thank Success Books for their confidence in me and for publishing my book.

If my lessons have had an impact on your life, I would enjoy reading your stories in the comment section below this post. I wish you the best life has to offer!

You can achieve anything that is important to you, if you will focus on and master the little things that matter.