When you say you will do something, do it!
Even if you don’t feel like doing it later, tough! You said it, now go do it!
This could be getting up earlier, going for a walk or to the gym, writing out your goals, calling a client, filling in the forms, paying the bills on time, etc.
Stop saying things you have no intention of doing or won’t put the effort in that is required.
Only say what you will actually commit to doing.
Then watch your life change over the coming months.
Powerful songs can move you and completely change your state of mind and being.
I have many favourite powerful songs from my childhood growing up in the 70’s and 80’s (yes, back in the 1900’s).
Rocking tunes from Triumph, Styx and Prism (Spaceship Superstar is a Stadium classic) can have you belting them out, as well as those from Journey, Supertramp and ACDC.
A great song can immediately transport you elsewhere and completely change your state or mood.
Get some great tunes on and feel the shift!
Having watched the gold medal match of the women’s ice hockey at the Milan Olympics, it reminded me how tough it is to lose the match yet win the silver medal.
That’s got to be a tough one to get your head around!!
Should I be sad and disappointed for losing or happy and elated we came second best in the world?
Oh, what could have been. And wow, what we achieved!
Once you give it your best shot, smile and enjoy the moment.
Decide to be powerful starting today.
Make decisions. Use your power.
Sometimes this is the best response you can give.
Get rid of time takers that don’t serve you. Stop watching videos that aren’t amazing. Shut off movies quickly if they are not engaging.
Find the time to do the things you really enjoy. Reduce the time you spend on everything else.
Life is simple if you follow the formula.
Eat simple and move. Provide value to others. Treat others as you wish to be treated.
If you want to get better, it takes effort. Consistency is pretty important.
If you want it bad enough, you’ll sacrifice comfort and put in the work you know you should do but don’t really want to do.
Stop hoping for an easier way. There isn’t one. Do the work or stay the same.
Be like a squirrel in Canada. Ensure you have enough to eat through a long, cold winter.
Don’t party it all away; food or money. Better to spend a little less in summer to ensure you make it through the winter. Sometimes winter can be six weeks longer than usual. If it is, how would you survive? It’s too late if you don’t have a plan by mid summer.
Fiscal responsibility is rare. We all want to play to the edge and assume it will all work out, in our favour, every time. Those are long odds. Best not to tempt fate too often.
What is the most important thing, or things, that you must do today? What is the most important thing FOR YOU?
If you need calm, you need to protect your time. Don’t let other people pry open your schedule and push themselves into your life.
Tell them to come back tomorrow or to consider alternatives so they can try to fix things themself.
Stay focused on YOUR plan, YOUR schedule, YOUR priorities. Say NO more often. Thank you but I don’t have time at the moment, so I’ll call you later.
Guard your minutes all day so you can focus on the most important elements of your life.
