I Almost Drowned… (you CAN’T fight the CURRENT)

From the archive: originally published June 2012 on the Empower Network blog.

Almost Drowning In A Costa Rica Waterfall

Justin Verrengia (Empower Network badass) and his wife D came over to hang out, they live in Costa Rica too.

We went to a new waterfall to go swimming…

…and this waterfall was NOT as ‘sweet and innocent’ as it looks.

The original video from this post wasn’t preserved in the archive.

Here’s the thing that I learned:

You can’t fight nature.

You Can’t Fight The Current

I don’t know if you’ve ever taken a surfboard out on the ocean, found a nice, safe spot with no waves, and tried to ‘force’ yourself to surf before…

…it’s hard.

Much like trying to build a ‘dream lifestyle’ is hard when you’re earning weanie, itsy bitsy commissions, and building your business with a ‘slavery model’.

I realized something though, almost drowning:

Just like you can’t fight a current (the water wins) you can’t build your dreams unless you’re aligned with a POWERFUL force that’s moving in the direction you want.

Look, the reality is, a lot of people take a surfboard out in this profession, and try to ‘force’ a wave into existence, that just isn’t there.

They’re fighting nature.

If you want results, NOW, find a way to get them that’s actually working.

The Slavery Model Trap

Another thing:

A LOT of people in this profession have a skewed perception that if they just ‘work their butt off’ for 2-5 years, they’ll be able to ‘live the dream’ for the rest of their life…

…so they end up working all day and night in a model, that not only doesn’t work, BUT…

…if they build it like they’re being taught, they’ll have to continue the ‘all day and night’ work ethic to maintain a weanie…

…little, itsy bitsy income.

Align With A Powerful Force

You can’t fight the current. If you want to build your dreams, get aligned with a powerful force that’s moving in the direction you want.

-David Wood
“The Guru Slayer”