Super excited about this latest achievement! It’s an incredible milestone and I hope you all enjoy it.
If you have several Audible credits knocking around, this would be a great way to use one! I think you’re going to like it. ?
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Category: Progress
Rage Against Your Demons
Many people have told how childhood comments about the unlikelihood of their success, ultimately helped propel them to success.
Remember the teacher that said you’ll end up in jail or the friends that said you’ll never make it. Even your parents can influence your decisions by the comments they make. Such things as, “Oh David doesn’t like to play the piano”, or, “Darla just isn’t that sporty”, can shape a child’s view of their options whether you thought it did or not.
Some give up at this point but others see it as their mission to prove those naysayers wrong. The, “I’ll show them” attitude comes out and may be out forever now.
But once you see some success, you can invest in some self awareness and make this raging a part of your past, or part of your early days. Now is the time to want the outcome because that’s your dream, not because someone else fired you up
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Finding Purpose
You need to search for it within. Do some soul searching. Have some tough conversations with yourself. Then act on it. Slow or fast but get going in that direction. It will become more clear as you bounce along that route.
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900 Reasons
To celebrate. To reflect. To be proud. To be satisfied. Why? Well, because this is my 900th consecutive daily blog post! ?
What started out several years ago as a personal challenge to write a daily blog post for 1 year – 365 days – has gone on a little longer.
I’ve had thousands of readers from 80 countries now. I’ve gotten so used to doing a daily blog, long or short, that it really is a habit that took discipline to get started.
So, happy 900th!! I hope you’ve enjoyed the posts, they’ve made you think and you feel like a better person for stretching your mind in different directions.
Thank you for reading and sharing. Let’s keep going! Maybe I’ll reach 1,100 or even 11,000. What topics would you like me to write more about? DM on Instagram or LinkedIn.
If you enjoy reading positive and useful content, then check out my book, Achieve Anything. It’s currently £0.75 for the ebook and the Hard cover is 44% off! It’s cheaper than the paperback at the moment. And if you like audio, my audiobook should be online by the end of the week. Enjoy!!
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Only Good Thoughts #OGT
Train your brain, like you would a muscle. Teach it to focus on the good side of everything.
Don’t become delusional. Accept that there will be tough moments and bad things. And you can cry and scream and yell. But after a few minutes, pick yourself back up, regain your composure, focus on the good that will be coming, and carry on.
You don’t have to do this. You can wallow in self pity and proclaim that everything is rubbish. You can remain with a cloud over your head for hours, days, weeks or even years. If that is how you want to enjoy this one life we get to live, well that is your prerogative. But I’ll probably stay clear of you. I don’t need you raining on my parade.
It can be hard at first to keep only good thoughts. Sometimes you’re so deep in the dirt, you can’t find anything good. But like any other training, education, or developing skill set, it requires some work and effort.
Let the bad thoughts pass through your head. Thanks for stopping by. So long. Take care. Then, find things to feel good about. Start with simple things like, ’I woke up this morning!’ or ‘look, food in the house!’. Then be grateful for the client phone call you received. Or you can appreciate the money in your bank account. It may not be as much as you would love to have, but there is some there. Be grateful.
Really try to get to Only Good Thoughts. Of all the skills you could develop, doesn’t this one sound like a great one!?
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Following Through Feels Great!
When you say you are going to do something and you do it, especially when it is long, tiresome and hard work, your spirit can soar, if you let it.
Allow yourself the great feeling of having accomplished the tasks on your to do list that day. Remind yourself of the challenges you overcame, both mental and physical. Then be proud, stand up straight, be confident and be pleased with yourself. It’s easy to give up when the going gets tough. But the emotional and mental reward for pushing through and achieving your goals is such a better feeling.
So keep your powerful why in your mind all day while you push and overcome the challenges. Remind yourself you can do this and you will. Stay the course. Keep your commitments to yourself. If you do, you’ll build a better, happier and more prosperous you.
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Gathering Momentum
In life, when you plant enough seeds, you are bound to gather some momentum come harvest time.
Think of times in your life where you networked, wrote letters, made calls and passed leaflets through letterboxes. You were trying to get the attention of someone, anyone.
Then someone returned your call. You were pleasant and effective. Word started to spread. More people were attracted to your message, product or service. And your good manners.
This is how every little business started and how all smaller businesses grew into larger ones. Some call it the Law of Attraction. Others say it is the result of sowing then reaping. Still others might conclude it is the hand of god.
Whatever you attribute it to, remember to prepare for, and take benefit from, gathering momentum when you do find it in your life.
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You Don’t Really Want It.
If you won’t sacrifice or put in the full effort required to get the results you want, then you have a wish, not a goal. You hope someone will come do it for you. You’re not intent on success. You want someone to give you what you want with no effort required on your part.
I can always tell who is fully committed to their desired results. They create a plan, put in the work, review their progress daily and get the results they were after.
Everyone else? They delude themselves with excuses, reasons and stories. Results don’t lie.
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Buy Groceries Online
I love this great time saving hack. We have done so for about a decade.
Just copy the order from the week before, add a few new things and remove a few things and voilà. In under 10 minutes you have what you want being delivered to your door within a 1 hour slot on your preferred day. Amazing.
It saves over an hour of wandering around the grocery store plus travel time there and back. Your list is online and ready so no making a new one. No standing in queues. No picking up extra stuff you don’t need but caught your eye.
No petrol used, or other energy. No traffic congestion either.
It’s amazing. Try it.
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Riding High!
So many great things happened today and I am riding high! From one son going to the regional athletics finals today (the other on Wednesday), my book has been on Amazon best seller lists for two weeks, audiobook is ready and pre-launch feedback has been great so far, finances are lining up for next steps in property, calls and appointments are working well, 25th gold star rating for Achieve Anything on Amazon showed up this evening and we had a great room on Clubhouse today.
When your day lines up this well, you have to celebrate! Enjoy the moment.
I hope you are having similar good fortune! It feels so good, I want this for you too.
Share your wins in the comments below so I can celebrate with you. big, small, I want it all!
Let’s get positive!
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