BERT OLIVA’S BLOG

If you look deeply at the failures of various people, including yourself, you will see that each failure more than likely is due to one of three things: ego, greed, or significant other.

Ego – When we are two prideful or worried about how we appear, we tend to miss opportunities right in front of us.

Greed – Money is like energy, the more we work with it and give and receive it, the more we attract. When we just hold onto our wealth, we stifle our growth and money stops flowing to us.

Significant Other – When we allow our feelings for our significant other to rule how we choose to live our lives and the decisions we make, failure is almost guaranteed.

We each have at least one of these aspects in our lives. Many of us will have two or even three of them. None of them are necessarily bad. In fact, we all need all three. We need to have some ego and be proud of who we are, what we do, and what we stand for. We need to be a little greedy too. If we never put our needs first, then we will never be able to take care of ourselves let alone anyone else in our lives. And having someone we can share our life with—whether that person is a significant other or just a good friend—is something we all crave and need as human beings.

The problem comes when we allow any of these aspects of our lives to overwhelm the rest of our lives. The secret to success is to be able to balance these aspects with all the other aspects of our lives.

Now, it’s time for you to take an honest inventory of your life. Which of these three aspects are taking up too much of your energy? If it is more than one, choose just one to work on. Start making small changes to balance this aspect.

Remember, you reap what you sow. Once you master balance within these aspects of your life you will see a major change in the quality of your life.

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” –Albert Einstein

Live Life,
Bert Oliva

Do you want to be better at what you do? Do you want a better quality of life? Do you want more riches? Whatever it is you want in your life, do you take immediate action to get there? Or are you just coasting in your life waiting to get more?

I have news for you. Life doesn’t work that way. You do not get more of what you want in your life simply because you want it. You have to take action. You have to make continuous efforts and movement toward your goals.

Unfortunately, most people do not take immediate action. For instance, I had a sponsor contact me and tell me they wanted to sponsor six 30-day scholarships to our Mastermind Circle, which is a weekly interactive live coaching webinar. We have interviews with experts, real-world lessons, a community of like-minded people, and so much more. We were so excited about this that we posted notice of this opportunity everywhere. We even reached out to a few specific people who had expressed interest in Mastermind in the past and gave them a registration link. Yet, not one single person took action. Not one single person took the opportunity and ran with it.

How often are you doing this in your own life? How often are you presented with amazing opportunities that you simply miss because you are not open to them or, worse still, you put off till later only to discover that later the opportunity is gone?

What’s holding you back to get the quality of life you deserve? Your life is spectacular. You have opportunities coming to you in all directions. You just need to open your eyes and take immediate action.

Live Life,
Bert Oliva

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As a business coach, I have been asked numerous times what the most important day of the week is. Many people say it’s Monday because how you start your week is how you end your week. Some people say it’s Wednesday because it’s important to keep the momentum going throughout your week. Others say it’s Friday…

You know what I believe the most important day of the week is? Today.

It does not matter what today is—Monday, Christmas, the first day of Summer—this day, this moment right now, is the most important day. Why? Because it is the only moment you are currently in. It is the only time that you can make changes in your life. It is the only present you will ever have.

Stop putting things off. You need to embrace and take action every single moment of every day that you can.

What were you doing before you started reading this post? Was it something that is really going to change the quality of your life in a positive way? What are you going to do right after you finish reading this post?

Let’s stop walking through our lives unconsciously like the walking dead. Let’s start being conscious of our time here and how we spend our time. Let’s start making conscious choices to make our lives better, our world better, to move ourselves forward in a positive way.

Take charge of your life. Embrace every moment of every day.

Live Life,
Bert Oliva

“I am” is the most powerful phrase in the world. “I am” is who you are. “I am” is your center.

When you state, “I am something,” you are telling yourself and the world who you are. You are claiming a quality and bringing it into your center.

The question is, what are you claiming as who you are? Are you claiming positive qualities? Are you saying, “I am greatness, I am wonderful, I am love”? Or are you saying, “I am a victim, I am sad, I am worthless”?

Remember, our world is made up of energy and it has this amazing ability to give us whatever we ask for. It is a mirror and will reflect back whatever we say we are. Thus, whatever you say you are, the world will give you.

So, stop saying “I am” unconsciously. Start making conscious declarations in this world. Claim the positive qualities that you are. Tell the world and before you know it, the world will give you even more positive things in your life.

Live Life,
Bert Oliva

I dedicate this blog article to my mother, Victoria Oliva – my rock, my role model, and my top supporter. I lost her 3 years ago and I still miss her every single day.

She taught me how to be dedicated – dedicated to my family, my dreams, and to her. The last time I saw her, she was very ill. I was scheduled to go on a business trip to Las Vegas the next day. I didn’t want to leave her, yet she told me to go. She told me that I must stay dedicated to my dreams. She said she was proud of me and would be waiting to see me when I came home.

Unfortunately, she passed while I was gone. However, I know she is still with me. And I have no regrets because I followed her request – I stayed true and dedicated to my dream and goals.

Who and what are you dedicated to? Figure out what you stand for and always make decisions that align with it. When you follow your belief system, regrets are few and far between.

Live Life,
Bert Oliva

Have you ever seen a picture of an iceberg? Only a small fraction of the mammoth structure sticks out of the water. We as human beings are very much like icebergs – what you see on the outside is a miniscule percentage of what is going on inside each of us.

When we make assumptions about someone or a situation, we are making one-sided judgments based solely on the “iceberg” we can see. Because we are not seeing the whole picture, these assumptions are often inaccurate which can lead to confusion, hurt, and upset in our relationships.

Stop assuming and, worse yet, taking action based on those assumptions. Start asking questions to get clarity and see the whole “iceberg” before making a decision you can’t undo. This one extra step makes navigating life so much easier.

Live Life,
Bert Oliva

Why is it that everyone is always looking back? Most people spend a lot of their time looking back at the “good old days,” when things were “much better.”

There are some great days ahead of you, but you have to believe that. Some of the best days in your life haven’t happened yet. However, if you are too busy looking back and seeing what you left behind, you are going to miss out on what is coming. Most people do.

Look forward. Stop looking back and seeing what you used to do. Look forward and see what is coming and what you are going to do. Because only great things can come to you if you look forward. You do not have time to keep looking back

Reminiscing is a wonderful activity. Just do not allow yourself to get stuck in the past. What you are looking for is right in front of you. Stay focused. Stay on track. And you will succeed.

Live Life,
Bert Oliva

Is it by chance or by choice that you are where you are? So often we find ourselves thinking that most of life’s circumstances have occurred by chance. We just happen to meet the right person. We just happen to get the job we want. We just happen to get the opportunity we wanted.

None of our lives are by chance. Nearly every single thing that occurs in our lives is due to a choice or a combination of choices that we made at one point or another. If you truly want to be successful, you can not leave your life to chance. You must start making conscious decisions. You have to choose to succeed. You have to choose to make the right choices to get want you want out of your life.

This life you are living is the only one you have, so stop leaving it to chance. Start taking control and making the decisions that you have to make to attract what you want in your life.

As long as you do not give up, you will succeed. It will only be a matter of time. However, it will not be by chance, but by choice that you succeed.

Live Life,
Bert Oliva

How often do you do things to please other people? How often do you find yourself making choices based on what others will think? It’s time for you to stand on your own two feet. You are talented, innovative, and full of potential. Why are you allowing what other people think to hold you back?

Until you own your choices and decisions—until you fully choose your actions based on your own belief system—you will never achieve the greatness that is inside of you. Stop allowing the judgments of others to weigh you down from your true destiny.

Remember, no matter what you choose to do, people are going to judge you anyways. So stop worrying so much about what others think and start worrying about you what you think. The only person that truly matters when it comes to the actions and decisions in your life is you. Start living your life for you.

Live Life,
Bert Oliva