Journal Entry: Life is such an adventure, and it always will be one. One thing I have come to realize that it will always be a team sport, and you will be on many different teams. I am on team Stephens, with my Dad and Mom, my brothers and sisters, and all our relatives. I am on team Secure Pacific, with all the other employees of Secure Pacific. I am on team Axiom, where I work out on a regular basis. I am on team Uber, where I drive people around and get driven around depending on my need....
9 days ago • 4 min read
Journal Entry: I am a failure, and I love it. The reason I am successful is BECAUSE I am not afraid of failing, and most people don't understand that the path to success doesn't go around failure, it goes through failure. Last year was a hard year for me personally, I was let go from a job, then struggled to find a good fit that could support me and my family. On top of that, my wife asked for a divorce. These are all things that make me feel like a failure, but in the end I know that the...
16 days ago • 5 min read
Journal Entry: Happy sunday everyone! This weekend I officially turned 38 years old. Ironically on Friday the 13th! Overall, it was a very eventful day and I got to enjoy it with my family and friends. It is a birthday I will remember for the rest of my life, that is for sure! This week I made a lot of good strides forward with some prospects from Secure Pacific, and I am really looking forward to figuring out a consistent way to get leads coming into the business. Right now, that is the...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Journal Entry: Happy sunday everyone! I have had a wild week as always! Jim Payne was in town, and we got a lot of prospecting accomplished with no financial success but I learned a lot. We also worked on quoting multiple projects that I have in the works which is great. I am working on a follow up system and process for all our current clients to track the calls I am making and how I am doing. This month is the end of the quarter, and I am at $430 Recurring Monthly Revenue and my goal is...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Journal Entry: Happy Friday Everyone! This week has been a whirlwind in a good way! I had a number of positive sales activities on behalf of Secure Pacific and that includes getting some firm no's on prospects. Just because I don't like the outcome doesn't mean the result wasn't positive. That is something you have to learn about sales, the clear future is the most valuable thing you can get, even when it is a no. This week I am also going to be moving into the new house that I am renting...
5 months ago • 3 min read
Journal Entry: Happy Sunday Everyone! This week has flown by, and I am excited for the progress that we have been making. I have been working probably 10 to 12 hours a day between Secure Pacific, Driving Uber, and running the blog. It feels great to know that I am taking the steps that I believe need to be taken to get my life back on track. There is still a long way to go to getting back to a baseline, but it all starts with action, so today we are celebrating that action! This week I got...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Journal Entry: This week has flown by! It is hard to believe we are half way through August, but that is the way time moves as life progresses. Faster and faster! This week I set up my car as an office, and finally got a laptop stand for the car. It is awesome to have a 'desk' area wherever I go and I can get to work any time I am waiting on an appointment or something like that.It is going to be especially helpful since I work remotely cold calling and doing walk-ins most of the time. My mom...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Journal Entry: Happy Friday everyone! This week has been great with me getting my first sale on my own (Kind of!) It was a fire alarm system that needed reactivated and I was able to get everything figured out and set up and signed with the help of my mentor and boss, Jim! It has been wonderful being a part of a growing team and I am excited to see what the next few years holds for us here at Secure Pacific. Jim is having me work with the marketing team here at Secure Pacific to get things in...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Journal Entry: Happy friday everyone! This week has been fantastic, and I feel so grateful for the opportunities that are in front of me. I spent the entire week with different members of the Secure Pacific team in Seattle, WA. We went over how the verification center works and ways I can help make their job easier. I got to shadow a customer care representative and see how we are building and maintaining the relationships that we have with our clients, and then I spent 3 days with different...
6 months ago • 2 min read