Personal message from Russell Tanoue….

“Making people look good is a job. Making people feel good is my joy.”

Behind each face I touch is a book I get to read, and sometimes, I experience chapters after chapters from that one book. People are important to me and who they are “inside” is what matters to me. But the most important of all is you just got to be real! You can’t expect the best and not be the best. It’s true, you can’t keep a good friend unless you know how to be one yourself.

And for me, it’s NOT WHO YOU KNOW but what you have to offer to help the community or to make a difference in someone’s life. You can network all you want but if there is NO true substance there, you’re just wasting your time. People like to take shortcuts, and they forget how they got there later.

I can truly say, most of my personal and business relationships are not shallow or happened over night. There are people to whom I have been doing business for over 12 years. I’m in for the longevity and I will cut something out of my life if it’s only going to drain energy, waste time, or become a parasite. Life is short.

This is who I am, I am real and I know what I deserve. I am compassionate, bold and true. I am far from perfect, I am simple, I am warm and loving to those who know how to embrace life and true colors.

Don’t listen to what people say, look at what they do. For others and the community. Look at how they make you feel as a person before you believe what you hear. Too many people are quick to judge before experiencing the beauty of the real person.

My message to you: Know that each and everything is temporary. Nothing last forever in this world, you just have to detach from “things” and grab on to the unseen. Indulge in people’s hearts rather than what you see because it is what you don’t see that will carry you to the next place! Know that when you die, you die alone so it’s important that you love yourself, respect yourself and don’t let anyone govern your life.

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