Category: Mindset

  • Blog #190 – The Dichotomy of Working a Job you Hate

    Blog #190 – The Dichotomy of Working a Job you Hate

    Avoid the dichotomy of doing what you hate so you can do what you love in your free time. This does not make any sense to stay in a job you do not like so you can have a weekend off or take 1 vacation a year. The only reason this makes sense is to sacrifice a few years if the money is fantastic. The problem is then people do not know how to get there money right and develop a plan to transition into another career. Their lifestyle increases to the amount of money they are making and they can’t change without it being extremely painful. This causes people to get stuck because they don’t know any better and they are not working on any other skills than the ones currently paying the bills. They are caught on the hamster wheel with no way off.

    The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.

    Albert Einstein
  • Blog #189 – How to Guarantee a Good Life

    Blog #189 – How to Guarantee a Good Life

    People are mandated to goto elementary school, middle school and high school. No one is mandated to go to self school. By self school I mean learning about your self. Learning about how your mind and body operate. Practicing to work with your own personal uniqueness. Figuring out what your one of a kind strengths and weaknesses are. If you want to be successful then you have to know your self.

    You have to know what positions you thrive in and what you should avoid. If things are not going well for you then you do not know yourself enough. Take the time to ask yourself what it is you really want to accomplish. Know what your calling is and have a simple well defined one sentence purpose.

    Mine is “Entertain and inspire people to achieve their full potential.”

    Create a vision so compelling you are eager to get up and tap dance to work.

  • Blog #188 – Do nice guys finish last?

    Blog #188 – Do nice guys finish last?

    Life rewards the actions that you take.

    You get what the market thinks you deserve not what you think you deserve.

    There is no time for doubts and fears.

    The action you take will cause the results you get.

    Know what you want and take the right action to get it.

    Learn from people who have done it before.

    Don’t regret the actions you never took.

  • Blog #187 – Integrate your Lifestyle

    Blog #187 – Integrate your Lifestyle

    To have the life you want you must integrate your lifestyle with all the things that you want out of life.

    Your lifestyle must support your growth in all areas of life you want to grow in. You also must eliminate the things you are doing that does not support your growth.

    If you work in an office and know you can’t leave the office then how can you integrate things in the environment you are in? For example to integrate health in an office environment you can sit on a pilates ball, take breaks, go for walks and eat a healthy lunch.

    An integrated lifestyle is a balanced lifestyle where all actions support other actions. There is a give and take but all actions should give. To know what to do you need to know what is important to you.

    The opposite of an integrated lifestyle is a compartmentalized lifestyle. This is where nothing is related and everything is independent.

  • Blog #186 – Feeling Helpless?

    Blog #186 – Feeling Helpless?

    You may feel helpless because you are trained to be helpless.

    You have the power to change things in your life that you do not like. If you do not like your job then change it. If you do not like your body then change it. If you do not like how you feel then change it. If you do not like who you are then change it. If you do not like what you are doing then change it. If you do not like your friends then change them. If you do not like the results you are getting then change it. If you do not like how you are treated then change how you respond.

    People are living a life they are given instead of going out and creating the life they want. Life does not give a damn about you so if you don’t like something then speak up. You are in control. You have the power so stop giving it away to other people. Be your own boss. Manage your own emotions. Control your own behavior. Don’t let people take away your happiness because of things they say and do.

    Take the path of least resistance. The path that causes you less pain and more happiness.

    The pain of success is less than the pain of regrets.

  • Blog #185 – Rich Friends and Poor Friends

    Blog #185 – Rich Friends and Poor Friends

    Notice the patterns between your rich friends and the poor friends.

    Success leaves clues and if you are aware enough then you will be able to pick up on the clues and adopt these habits into your own life

    Practice humility and seek out people who are better than you. People that can help you improve in areas of your life you want to improve in. Learn from them about what makes them successful. If they are healthy then what do they do in the area of health. If they are wealthy then what do in the area of wealth. If they have a successful business then what do they do to make it successful. If they are great investors what is their criteria to make an investment.

    Notice you deficiencies or certain areas that you would like to change or improve and seek out the people who can help you.

    On the flip side notice the unsuccessful people. What do they do to make them unsuccessful? What habits and beliefs do they have? What actions do they do to hurt themselves?

    Know what not to do is just as important as knowing what to do.

  • Blog #184 –  Create a compelling vision for your future.

    Blog #184 – Create a compelling vision for your future.

    What is it that you want more than anything else?

    What do you see yourself in possession of?

    Who do you see yourself becoming?

    How much money do you see yourself earning?

    You can have anything big or small.

    What drives you to get up in the morning?

    If you have a vision bigger than your current situation then how are you going to get there?

    Whether you know it or not you already have a vision of who you are and what you can become. You can either paint this vision yourself or allow others to paint it for you. You are in control of your own future.

    Imagine yourself living the life of your dreams. Where are you at? Who are you with? What are you doing?

    The more clear you become about your vision the easier it is to take massive action to get there. It may not be easy to obtain but your dreams are always worth working towards.

  • Blog #183 – Sit down be HUMBLE

    Blog #183 – Sit down be HUMBLE

    Practice humility like you practice any other skill. Being humble keeps you from slipping. As soon as you think you do not need to do the things that got you where you are is when you start loosing and making mistakes. Being humble allows you to take criticism because you know who you are and you can make fun of yourself.

    Be humble enough to know that there is still more to learn. You are not at the end. You are still growing every single day. The world is your teacher and you are its student. Always be open and receptive to listen to what the world is trying to tell you.

    If you are real about what you want and are humble enough you will find things in unexpected places. You are not above anything.

    Be humble because there is always someone better than you. Learn from the competition, find mentors, read books, and practice everyday to get better.

    Put in the time to get better every single day.

  • Blog #182 – Connect with Empathy

    Blog #182 – Connect with Empathy

    Practicing empathy will make you a better person. As you practice empathy it will benefit you and help you develop a deeper connection with the other person or group.

    Definition of empathy

    the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner

    Merriam Webster

    Practicing empathy will give you a whole new perspective and understanding. You will be able to understand why people make the decisions they make. You will be able to understand how to help them where they are.

    There is no judgement when practicing empathy. There is only understanding. Until you completely understand where a person is coming from and what they have been through then you will never be able to help someone. You will also never be able to help someone if you stay down at their level. You must meet them where they are and then lift them up.

  • Blog #181 – Searching To Be Loved

    Blog #181 – Searching To Be Loved

    I have a strong desire to be loved. I extend myself and go out of my way to do things for people so they will love me. I help strangers. I help family. I help friends. I want to feel significant in this world. I want to be outstanding. I treat others like I want to be treated. If I was a business then I would have the best customer service in the world.

    I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

    Maya Angelou

    How do you think people feel about you?

    This is your reputation. This is your brand. This feeling is how you get people to spread the word on what you are doing.

    Be so good that if people don’t share your services they will feel bad.