ANSWER: “As many as it takes…”

• “Exceptional people take exceptional risks.” – S.S. Hoffman
• ‎”Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” – Audrey Hepburn
• “So many people can be responsible for your success, but only you are responsible for your failure.”
• “There are two types of pain in this world: pain that hurts you, and pain that changes you!
• Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places.
• ‎”You are afraid to die, and you’re afraid to live. What a way to exist.” – Neale Donald Walsch
• ‎”Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.” – Ruth E. Renkel
• ‎”Anything is possible. You can be told that you have a 90% chance or a 50% chance or a 1% chance, but you have to believe, and you have to fight.” – Lance Armstrong
• “The reason most people fail is that they stop trying.” S.S. Hoffman
• “He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.” – Thomas Jefferson
• “It’s not up to you how you fall. It’s up to you how far you let yourself fall and how long it takes you to get back up and stand on your own two feet.” – Sr. Tac Jeffrey Mitchell
• ‎”Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.” – Charles F. Kettering
• “If you can’t be criticized for it, it’s probably not remarkable. Are you devoting yourself to something devoid of criticism?”
• “It’s human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn’t banging loudly on the door.” – David Hackworth
• “You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” – Walt Disney
• “Push through the pain, and conquer the obstacles. Regardless of what you think today, it won’t matter 5 years from now. SO DON’T BE AFRAID!
• “Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don’t be afraid to take that first step.”
• “Do you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears?”
• “You laugh at me because I am different; I laugh because you are all the same.” – Daniel Knode
• ‎”The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” – Leo Tolstoy
• “NO EXCUSES: 99% of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.”
• “You cannot dream yourself into a character: you must hammer and forge yourself into one. Every successful person did, what no one else was willing to do!”
• “The so called negative feedback is often love in disguise. Take full advantage!”
• “Many fear competition from others, but the biggest critic should be the person in the mirror.”
• ‎”Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
• “Waiting to develop courage is just another form of procrastination. The most successful people take action while they’re afraid!”
• “The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow.”
• “Life is short, fragile and does not wait for anyone. There will NEVER be a perfect time to pursue your dreams & goals.”
• ‎”When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.” – Eric Thomas
• “You will get what you want, when you stop making excuses on why you don’t have it.”
• “Why have you not broken from the pack? You’re playing it safe. Safe aint gonna get you shit in this world” -Stone Cold Steve Austin (WWE Superstar)
• “Don’t always scrape & search for compliments. Criticism is what builds character & strength!”
• “There’s a thin line between losing & winning. Losing breeds winners. The main recipe to success is through failures & hardships!”
• “Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Bill Gates, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.”
• “Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.”
• “A heart is a muscle..and what do muscles do when they are torn? They grow back STRONGER!”
• “Remember that guy that gave up? Neither does no one else.”

by Neil Jesani the CEO of BeamaLife

A recent Wall Street Journal study showed that more than half of the 799 small business owners surveyed, 56% considered their business as their retirement plan, or at least had their retirement plan tied to their business.  And because of the economy, most of them are expected to retire after age 65.

This statistic disturbed me! How can anyone tie up all of their money and time into one retirement plan option? Read More...