Are you addicted to social media, endlessly scrolling your phone? When you wake up in the morning, are you on fire and ready to attack your day with definite goals and ambitions, or are you just going through the motions-new day, same unproductive habits?

If you're like me, social media and video games consumed my mind and attention. I mindlessly chatted on the brain-numbing apps that hijack the minds of so many teens. I was drifting through life on the fast road to nowhere, more concerned about what everyone thought about me than what I thought about myself.

But then, one day, while adventuring on the beaches of Hawaii, it all came to a screeching halt when an unforeseen event completely disrupted my life and made me realize I was on a dead-end path. At the flip of a switch, I took massive action to completely transform my life.

Through discovering the power of mentors, I came upon 7 pillars of self-development that put me on track to taking control of the direction of my life.

1. Take Inventory of Your Time

2. Commit to Goal-Oriented Habits

3. Cultivate Strategic Relationships

4. Develop Financial Literacy

5. Discover the Power of Your Mind

6. Optimize Your Performance

7. Create a Positive Environment

As you join me in my journey from drifting to winning, at the end of a book I offer a 7-day challenge for putting these pillars to work in your life, too.