Preparation can greatly increase success and enjoyment.
Prepare well in advance of your holiday, exam, project, wedding, promotion or speech. We may love the doing but the training, organising and preparation ahead of the show or event is critical. So make 10x the time available to prepare and you’ll greatly increase your probability of success and enjoyment.
Live so your future self will thank you. Your future self in 10 minutes and 10 years should want to thank you for thinking of them.
Get your finances in great shape and your one-and-only body too. Keep your mind sharp and maintain great relationships.
Do things now for your future self’s pleasure and appreciation. Make the sacrifice and commitment now so the future you is delighted.
We always have choices. Sometimes we feel we don’t because we don’t like one of the options. However, dislike of an option does not mean it isn’t one.
One way to shake up your life a little, and develop a curiosity habit, is to frequently choose the unique or new experience.
This can be as simple as taking a slightly different route home from work or the shops, or watching something you wouldn’t normally watch on TV.
You could speak to one of your lesser known colleagues or call a family member or friend to shoot the breeze for 5 minutes.
Sometimes it will be fun, or it will disappoint, but keep being curious. There is a whole world out there to explore and not much time to do it.
What keeps you from doing the thing you really want to do? Or even from what you need to do?
If you had only 6 more months on planet Earth, what would you focus on? What distractions would you let fall by the wayside?
Who would you call? Visit? What would be most important to you? What would bring you joy?
There are many things to distract us from our most important goals. A distraction could be a movie, the news, a family matter, a crossword puzzle or a book.
Write down the things you want the most and don’t let these distractions impede your progress. You control your time. Don’t waste it. Use it efficiently and effectively.
Whether watching the Perseids meteor shower or the lions on the Serengeti, I’ve found being patient can be the most useful trait in getting to see rare events. Be patient.
Find them. Watch them. Enjoy them.
Don’t do it. Don’t allow it. It doesn’t look good on those that persist in doing it. Encouraging it for any reason seems wrong.
Whatever you like, start doing it now. You’ll be uncomfortable and you’ll make mistakes, but you’ll be on your way.
Starting is hard. You show your hand to everyone. Don’t worry though. People tend not to notice too much and certainly not the detail. If they love you and see your challenges, they will support you. If they don’t like you, then don’t let it bother you either.
Start. There is no time to waste.
Writing things down is so incredibly useful. Thinking can be quite broad and general. When you write things down you get clearer in your thoughts. In order to write something sensible, whether in bullet point or sentence form, you need to refine your thoughts a degree or two.
With these more clear thoughts written on paper or in a device, you better organise and clarify your thoughts. Then you have something which helps you be more specific in your present and future.
You will also have something to come back to so that you can review it and track your progress against it. This helps you understand where you are and how well you are moving toward the outcome you desire.
The pen is mightier than the sword. Written contracts are more binding, clear and useful than verbal ones. The clarity of thought and written affirmations can change your life forever.
Write things down: To do lists, calendar items, plans, dreams and ideas. It will make a world of difference if you start and get better at it as you go.
”Step 3: Write“, paraphrases a portion of the third step in my recently released book, Achieve Anything – The 7 Simple Steps to Shift from Uncomfortable to Unstoppable. It is available on Amazon, and other online book retailers. It is an international bestseller and reached #1 in self-help. Currently the ebook is 95% off, Hardcover 39% off, paperback is regular price and the Audible version, which is read by me, can be had for free if opening an Audible account or use one of your several credits. Enjoy your success!
Don’t try to leap from £0 to £10m in 5 minutes. Take some little steps. Get to £1 and then to £5 and £10. From there you can aim for £20, £50, £100, £200, £400, and £1,000.
As you go you will become more confident and you will be creating success. You should celebrate each win and step. You will look out for greater opportunities and build your habits into strengths that can work at small and large levels. This is where the magic is.
If you can be successful with the small steps and smaller amounts, you can be successful with the bigger steps and bigger amounts. If not, you will likely fail at both levels.
So make sure you can do the basics well first. Then you can scale. Go one little step at a time.
