Romanus, known as the Kick Start Guy, has inspired thousands of people to create unique strategies for success. Welcome to Reader Views Romanus.

Juanita: With the success of your presentations, teleseminars, and articles, what inspired you to write a book?

Romanus: My intent. I live my life in the quest of helping others believe in themselves and go after their dream goals. Since I can't have the answer to everything, I set out to find best way to teach people to go find the answers themselves. As I helped start and grow over 8,000 successful small businesses, I started applying what I learnt to people's lives.

Through this personal interaction and testing different action steps people can take to close the gap between their goals and success I found a common thread of success. If you define your goal and speak about clearly, you will inspire others to help you. That is what success is all about getting people to support your efforts and discovering new ways for you to succeed. I wrote Kick Start Your Success because the four practical steps get the world to start supporting your success rather than being a roadblock.

Juanita: What sets Kick Start Your Success: Four Powerful Steps to Get What You Want Out of Life, Career, and Business apart from the rest of the motivational books filling the shelves these days?

Romanus: It is based on real-world action steps. This is not a book about Romanus theory, it is about how to take immediate action to move your goal forward. And, how to give yourself permission to change it as you learn from the world. In just one sitting, following the action steps in Kick Start Your Success provides you with the clarity and confidence necessary to go achieve your goals. The difference between other motivational books lies in the fact that as you read Kick Start Your Success you begin the process to achieving your goals Success is not something you have to wait for.

Juanita: In your bio, you state that any idea can become a reality. A statement like this would undoubtedly stir up many issues for people. How would you respond to the cynics?

Romanus: As you go after your goal, no matter how much success you have achieved in the past, when someone says something negative about your idea, or your abilities, it stings. In fact, negative comments have the power to crush ideas before they are even born. Conventional wisdom says that you should follow your heart and ignore these naysayers.

I ask people to always remember that people are there to help; they are just uncertain how to help. Some of the best ideas are born from unwelcome criticism. Negative comments have kernels of truth in them people just don't always know how to correctly deliver messages. Your kick start mission is to engage the naysayers, determine what they are basing their comments on and discover new information that can help you succeed.

Listening to naysayers is especially important because in most people's lives, including my own, the naysayers are family and people you love! Your spouse, friends, and family want you to succeed; however, they also want to protect you from the unknown and things that may be difficult. Realize that behind each of their questions lies the subliminal suggestion of we love you and don't want to see you suffer!

Kick Start Your Success shows you how to make Naysayers important success allies. Just listen and allow their years of experience to come pouring out.

Juanita: Why is success something most people are trying to attain rather than living it as their daily experience?

Romanus: Society. I actually start out my seminars by asking the audience, How many of you think you can achieve success? And then hit them with the reality