I genuinely want all my business-minded friends and followers to see and experience this.

I remember it like it was yesterday when I first got excited about becoming an internet entrepreneur…

The idea of being an “entrepreneur”, the freedom to do what you want, when you want, the lifestyle I was seeing from others, the income potential was fascinating to me.

I was 20 years old with no money, no experience, no knowledge, no contacts, and no mentors…

But you know how sometimes when you have a burning desire to do something, you always seem to find a way?

Well, that was me back then.

I borrowed the money and joined a direct sales company.

Being very new and naive, over the next couple of months I ended up investing over $20K into marketing, traffic, promoting this one company, buying the “here’s a #1 secret to success” type products from different ”gurus” …

I worked hard and gave it all. This was my ticket to success (so I thought).

After all that hard work and investments when I looked at my sales reports – I had 0 sales.

It felt like I got hit with a bag of bricks.

My heart sank…

I got disappointed and frustrated…

I questioned myself a lot…

The money I spent was not my own, it was the money I borrowed (to be paid back in 6 months with interest)…

We had absolutely no income coming in…

The lowest point was when I wanted to go get some food to feed my family and found that I don’t have $1.19 to even buy a loaf of bread at the local grocery store…

I almost gave up on my dream…

But the small quiet voice inside of me kept telling me that I could figure it out somehow.

If somebody else could do it, I could surely find a way, too!

So I decided to stay and give it one more shot.

Call it luck or whatever, (I call it a blessing) – I found somebody who was doing what I wanted to do and I listened to his teaching as if my life depended on it (which it kind of did).

I remember staying up all through the night on multiple occasions learning, building, applying…

Hours didn’t matter, I was hungry.

And then I remember, having my first ever breakthrough – my first sale!

Phhhhhhew!

My friend, if you’re trying to build your dream right now and you’re anything like I was, my message for you is simple – please do not give up.

I’m so glad I didn’t throw in the towel when all logic and common sense screamed: “give up!”

Sometimes one sound idea is all you need to change everything.

My one idea was simple – do the polar opposite of what everybody else in your marketplace is doing. Take charge and build YOU. Do so by doing certain things in a certain way.

That’s it.

That one idea and advice changed my life forever.

That one idea allowed me to become #1 income earner in every company I’ve ever promoted since then, build huge teams of people, and now teach others how to do it properly.

Look, I want to encourage you.

Keep on keeping on.

Today I teach my students and anybody who’s willing to listen – DON’T DO WHAT EVERYBODY IN YOUR SPACE IS DOING!

After 14 years in the industry, I decided to plant my flag and dedicate the rest of my career to helping people create a real and lasting breakthrough in their business and life through the project I call ‘The FourPercent Challenge‘.

It’s my legacy project.

I genuinely want to be remembered for the work that I did in ‘The Challenge‘ and the millions of people’s lives that were impacted as result of taking ‘The Challenge’.

If you’re reading this, I may or may not personally know you…

But if you’re reading this and you’re anything like I was in the beginning – I sincerely invite you to check out The FourPercent Challenge.

I don’t want to sell you on it or whatever. I’m just saying – if you’re struggling and want somebody to take you by the hand and show you what to do, how to do it, when, and why…

Without confusion, frustration, overwhelm…

Check this out and experience it for yourself.

If I can help you in any way – this is it.

Hope this (quite long) story inspires you to move forward and perhaps give it one more shot.

I’m telling you – the only way to fail in anything is to give up.

Don’t give up.

You got this.

-Mike