You Are a Badass at Making Money

COURSE CORRECT
Many years ago when I was in Milwaukee visiting a pal, we took a tour of
the Miller Brewing Company. As we toured the facility, sipping samples of
beer out of plastic cups, I was ensmartened about something I did not know
and that gave me a newfound respect for the champagne of beers. Some
sixty years after Miller Brewing opened its doors, the giant buzzkill of
Prohibition swept the nation, ruining countless parties and devastating
hundreds of breweries. But not Miller. Instead of being like, Whelp, that
was a fun, long run, should we see if the coffee shop down the street is still
hiring? they knew that when one door closes, another opens, and they
looked for new ways to expand. They started producing malted milk, malt
syrups, soda, and nonalcoholic beer, changed their name to Miller Products
Co., and clung to life during a supershaky time. With these new products
and some wise investments the family who owned the business had made,
they managed to crawl through the dry, desert years until they made their
way to the raging party on the other side of Prohibition.
They were a company that sold alcohol. Alcohol became illegal. They
had three choices: break the law, admit defeat, or course correct. All you
need to know is that if you desire something, it is available to you. Keeping
that desire alive and more real than all the “signs” that it’s time to throw in
the towel eventually leads to success. Remember, it’s not your job to know
How, that’s up to Universal Intelligence. Surrender is such a vital part of
being tenacious—tenacity is not about pushing so hard you push away the
very thing you’re trying to achieve, it’s about determined action paired with
availability for the new, previously untaken paths that lead you where you
desire to go. Staying the course involves some bends in the road. Being
stubborn, refusing to go with the flow, will leave you in a ditch with an

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airbag exploded in your face. Never give up, course correct when necessary,
and have faith that if you have the desire, the Universe has your back.