When did ego become the reason for people to begin a conversation? When the circles we keep can't justify what or why it is that things are changing. The first step is to test patience. A friend said to me, "Ok so today is the day you've decided to feed your ego." I laugh at that stuff. Ego hasn't gotten me here. Hands on experience and the understanding of turning failure into a better path of choices has. Learning to study the glow of the ashes is the true teacher. Look at the firefighters teaming up to battle flames in the south. The fire was the subject but the true source of the energy laid within the smoldering ashes. You have the passion to put forth the effort to locate tremendous amounts of success. But you've let the comments of friends and family to put out your fire. Guess what! I still see your smoldering ashes. It needs only a whisper to reignite your journey of winning.