(This post was taken from Daymond’s column on www.urbanworldwireless.com)

Life’s Percentage. This week, think about why two people can come from the same place in life and one of them becomes a success, while the other becomes a failure. Why did some of the world’s wealthiest people never finish college and/or come from very poor beginnings? Didn’t some of your friends who seemed to have it all end up with nothing? And the others who had nothing have it all? The answer is percentage!

Those with TRUE POWER know that “LIFE IS 20 PERCENT WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU AND 80 PERCENT ON HOW YOU RESPOND!” What percentage will absorb your train of thought? Have a great week

- Daymond John

(This post was taken from Daymond’s weekly column for www.urbanwireless.com)

“I HEARD”…This week think about how many times people judged you, discarded you or disrespected you due to a rumor they didn’t have the actual facts about! How did you feel? Did you ever recover from it? Or did it not only hurt you, but your family and the ones you love as well?

Everyday you will be faced with facts and rumors. For example, this past week several facts have come out that will change our lives: 1. Congress passed an $800 billion dollar economic plan; 2. Bank CEOs faced Capital Hill to explain how they spent taxpayer dollars; 3. The Dow Jones Industrial dropped below 8000 points. Even though these facts will change how we live, the main topic in the news that people are forming opinions about is Chris brown and Rihanna!

The “fact” is that nobody besides those two individuals knows what happened that night and we need to consider that both of their reputations and careers that took years to build are on the line! Domestic violence is a tragedy no matter which person in the relationship throws the first blow. That’s why this serious situation shouldn’t be left up to speculation! Those with “TRUE POWER” know that the only absolute truth to a rumor is “I HEARD”. Please consider this before you judge without the facts, because we all know how it feels to be on the receiving end.

Have a great week.

-Daymond John

(This post was taken from Daymond’s weekly column on www.urbanworldwireless.com)

GAME OF LIFE: When you deal with other people in your day to day life, you always try to analyze why a person did this, did that, said this or said that. You analyze these actions to get a better angle on a situation and the insight to gain the upper hand. When the actions that others take are not in your best interest or are disrespectful, it can mentally take you off your game and actually give them the upper hand due to the anger that will cloud your judgment.

Think about it: when you play chess and the person on the other side of the board makes a move, do you get angry? Do you get offended? Do you walk away? No, because you understand their goal is to win the game and that’s why they made that particular move. Keep this in mind and you will often be able to respond to situations with clarity.

People with “TRUE POWER” know that: “IN THE GAME OF LIFE, EVERYBODY IS PLAYING TO WIN”.

The next move will be yours! Have a great week.

- Daymond John

(This post was taken from Daymond’s weekly column on www.urbanwireless.com)

HOW? vs. WHY? This week, when you head to work or to whatever drives you, take a moment to think about how you got to this point in life. How will youhandle this week? How will you move forward in the future? Once you’ve conqueredthe how, the more important question will be…why?! Why did you take those
actions?

Why will you handle what you will handle this week? Why will you move forward in the future? A man with power schooled me once to an important way to look at life. He told me that people with power know that “THOSE WHO KNOW HOW, WILL ALWAYS HAVE A JOB! BUT THOSE WHO KNOW WHY WILL ALWAYS BE THEIR BOSSES”!

I wish you a great week and as I search for the reason why, I hope you find it as well!

- Daymond John