I have good news and bad news.

Well, it's actually all good news depending on how you look at it but...

This week we broke the internet! :)

When I say we, I mean you and me. We did it together.

Even though there was a good amount of inventory, the response to the release of "The Power of a Positive Team" has been so overwhelming that it caught most retailers (and even my publisher) off guard. We sold out on Amazon and BN.com literally within hours.

If you purchased a copy or copies, THANK YOU.

If you haven't yet, you can now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million or 800CEORead. You can still get access to the BONUS GIFTS too (including downloadable action plan, video and more). Bonus details here.

If you see a note on Amazon about delayed shipping, don't worry about that. My publisher has 5,000 more units arriving at Amazon today so they will be updating that message soon and shipping regularly.

I wrote this book to make a difference. Seeing it already do so means the world to me.

Thanks again for your support. I'm honored.

Below is an excerpt from the book that I hope you will enjoy.

- Jon

Inside Out

[ Excerpt from "The Power of a Positive Team" ]

A big part of the power of a positive team is knowing that you don’t create the world outside in; you create it inside out. This means that your circumstances and the events that happen in the world are not meant to define you. You are meant to define your circumstances. The power is not in the circumstance, but rather in your state of mind and the love, passion, soul, purpose, and perspective that you create with.

Let’s take traffic, for example. One day traffic really bothers you. Another day you are listening to a great song or podcast, you’re in a great mood, and the traffic doesn’t bother you. Is it the circumstance or your state of mind that produces how you feel? If it was the circumstance, your response to traffic would be the same, 100 percent of the time.

Remember that it’s never about the circumstance. It’s not the challenge, change, economy, adversity, or setback you and your team are facing. It’s always your state of mind and your thinking that produces how you feel and respond.

Your company might be facing challenges, but you and your team can work positively and powerfully together and be a catalyst for the other departments. Your industry might be going through change and turmoil, but your team can change the industry by what you do together. Your school district might be dealing with budget cuts and change, but you can be a model school for everyone else to follow.

Don’t look at the problems in the world and allow them to get you down. Look inside yourself and look at your team and decide to change the world inside out. Decide to show the world what a positive team looks like and what can be accomplished when a team works inside out. The power is on the inside, and when you and your team know this and live by it, you will create amazing and positive changes on the outside.