Do you know how much your monthly expenses are?
Each month bills come at the same time. You will either be ready for them or they will get the best of you.
Capture and write down how much is due and when. Notice what is essential and what can be eliminated. If you are paying for something that you do not need or that doesn’t brig you joy then eliminate it from your expenses.
Everyone who has done something you admire has more than likely worked their tail off to achieve it. In sports there is a concept of “Natural Talent”. This means that they are naturally gifted and they don’t have to work as hard as most people. It is true that if you are 7′ then you have a greater chance to be in the NBA but what about 5′ 3″ Mogsey Bouges. What if you are not good enough to make your High School basketball team. Would you let this stop you from being the best basketball player of all time like Michael Jordan became.
The trick to making it look easy is to make it easy. Keep practicing and practicing and practicing until your body and mind have gone through every scenario.
The real challenge is not winning and losing, it is going out there and giving it your all. Live up to your infinite potential. Do not give your power away by making excuses or blaming other things.
Be true to yourself.
Make each day your masterpiece.
Help others.
Drink deeply from good books.
Make friendship a fine art.
Build a shelter against a rainy day.
Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.
John Wooden
What are you really passionate about and why are you passionate about it?
Does anything else make you feel this way?
What are you feeling? What do you see? What do you hear? What do you smell? What do you taste?
Most people stay at a 4-5 energy level out of 10 because they don’t know themselves well enough to raise it all the way to a 10. They stay in their comfort zone and don’t get to high to too low. This keeps people from taking risks or doing things they’ve never done before.
Be comfortable with yourself enough to get out of the box and explore.
In the book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, she talks about people having two different types of mindsets.
The fixed mindset is when people put a label on themselves. They think they are born good or bad at something. They think there are either smart or dumb at things. They think they are fat or skinny. These people are more anxious and think people are judging them.
The growth mindset people are more at ease because they are becoming something. They may not be as good as they want to be but know they can work on their skills. They are not stuck because they are always growing. They have the power to increase their competency. They take responsibility on themselves to grow
You will get what your minimum standard is. What you accept is what you will get. You will find a way to meet your musts but not your shoulds
2. Destroy and Eradicate All Limiting Beliefs
These beliefs are weights are your ankles. Free yourself from these thoughts that are holding you back and reach your full potential.
3. Be Thankful For What you Have
If you have gratitude for what you have you will not take it for granted. You will see the value in it and know how to be resourceful.
If you always think in scarcity then those things you think of will be scarce. If you always say, “I can’t afford it! It costs too much! I don’t have enough money!”
You are linking the feeling and emotions of lack to these things.
“If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!”
Richard Branson
You are saying yes to your future self. You are aligning yourself with who you want to become and not who you are now.
If you are passionate about your goals then you are being pulled to achieve them. You are propelled to meet your deadlines. You celebrate your hard work. You are motivated by the person you are becoming. You are constantly improving yourself and adding new tricks to your repertoire. You game is raising every year and everyday. Practice is your favorite thing to do because you love the feeling of progress. You know who you are and why you are working.
People can be influenced easily by the masses. If someone is unsure of what to do they will often look to see what everyone else is doing and they will do that. This can be good or it can be very bad.
In the book, Influence by Robert Cialdini, it talks about how after a public suicide is highlighted on the front page of the newspaper then the number suicides will go up. These are the people on the edge and then get validated. This is a drastic example of social proof but I think this could be why school shootings are up.
We look to those around us for how we should act and what we should do.
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.
Jim Rohn
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Know yourself better than anyone else.
Know your behavior. What makes you hurt? What make you feel good?
Know what you want.
Know who your friends are and who your enemies are.
Know that change can happen in a moment. (We are now in isolation from a virus)
Know that your values and beliefs will be the sail that directs your life.
There are many distractions and traps out there. Everyone is fighting over you attention. They want you to look at their profile, to like their picture, to buy their product, to see their show or for you to give them your attention. Your attention and focus are the most valuable thing you have.
How good you are at focusing is a predictor at how long its going to take you to finish something. If you know you are easily distracted then do what you can to eliminate distractions. Turn off notifications.
Start with short bursts of focused attention. Set a goal to focus on something for 5 min and no longer. Use interval focus to make progress. Keep making progress and it will become a lot easier.
