Don’t underestimate the importance of sharing passionate experiences with people you care about.

We’ve started 9 different businesses over the past 35 years, always working together and always working hard. Most of our companies have been successful but they’ve all encouraged us to take a careful look at how we’re living.

We drew upon these experiences to identify four important checkpoints that have always helped us determine our choices. These are the Big 4: Passion, People, Environment and Money. And using them as checkpoints for your choices will encourage you to make choices that can change your life.

We’ve learned that living what you love means living a life guided by your passions, surrounded by people you love, in a place you enjoy; we’ve always felt that money’s main function is to makes the other three possible. Life the pistons in your car engine, the Big 4 must all be in proper working order and running smoothly if you want to move through life with confidence and joy.

Think about your own dream and evaluate what’s needed to make it real in terms of people, location, passion and money. Identify what needs adjusting and addressing: Different people? More money? Use the Big 4 to create a plan so your dream can come to life.