Trying Something New
I have not been able to keep pace with my goal! There have been so many phenomenal things happening in my life that I have not even been able to provide the level of involvement with the site that I’ve wanted for this year. Health, wealth, & relationships have all been pretty good for me lately. But I do want to provide decent and regular content for the site.
That being said, I’m allowing related posts to be put up from outside writers which is a first for me. But hopefully it is one that will provide fresh new topics and content that will be valuable to those who find this site. I look forward to seeing what comes of this.
If you would like to write something for the site related to personal development, get in touch with me via any of the means on my “Contact” page. I’ll be happy to provide you with backlinks to your site in exchange of course.
One of the things I mentioned earlier in the year is implementing systems to make your life easier. I’m trying to follow my own advice with this change. Of course I will still write to my best ability from time to time when the inspiration hits me. Enjoy the new stuff and write me to let me know if anything stands out for you. 
Money isn’t Everything
It’s the only thing! All kidding aside, money not being everything is very true and something that I have to remind myself of from time to time when I’m pursuing my goals. I have a few friends who have almost no money and seem to be almost content with not at least making a solid attempt to make more of it. Even on the surface when it seems like they could benefit from more money and they even act as if they would like to do something to get more, it’s quite obvious why they aren’t. It’s because they don’t WANT to. My friends are quite content where they are at and they are happy with how simple their lives are. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that either.
If you are at a point in your life and you have all the money in the world, or you have next to nothing but you are content with whatever you have then you shouldn’t be focusing on gaining more income. Really in the end it’s just a lot more that you can’t take with you when you leave this world. As long as your income is sustainable then you should focus on growth in the other two areas of your life. Your relationships and your health could benefit quite a bit due to the fact that you have the wealth side of your life handled. Put that focus and energy into them and see how quickly your life improves.
On the other hand if you are like me, you want more wealth and a lot of it! I am still tinkering with my finances. Recently trying to cut the fat where necessary and minimize unnecessary bills. I ask myself where certain products or services that I am using in my life have a diminishing point of returns on value for the amount of money I am continuing to spend on them. Also I am focusing on writing more and creating more value on this website and my other projects so that I can gain more value in the form of income long term from them. I am going to school so that I have skills I will immediately be able to transfer over to my current career, but that will also serve me as far as being able to get a job any time I need. I would also have more of a skill set if I chose to free lance, not to mention knowing computers much better will help me in my internet marketing endeavors.
I choose to pursue money because I know more money will allow me to do more in my life in the long run. Think about what you could do with more money. You will be able to buy more cool techno toys which give you a slight competitive edge over those who don’t use or aren’t exposed to the newest technology. You could travel more, meet more people, and ultimately learn more. Money is one of the best tools you can have for growth. Keep perspective when you are going after money in your life though. America is the land of excess. Realize that there a lot of people with a heck of a lot less than you probably currently have.
You don’t need a ton of money. Just enough to get you to the next checkpoint in your journey. Work on getting that much and sustaining it and you will find that your life is as complete and fulfilling as if you won the lottery. The cool part is that it will be even more fulfilling because you have the luxury and experience of the journey. Once you learn the powerful skill of creating value and trading it in exchange for money you will be able to do it for the rest of your life and you will only get better each time you do it.
Earl Nightingale & The Strangest Secret
A friend sent this to me the other day and I felt it warranted a spot here. Earl Nightingale’s “The Strangest Secret” is a powerful lesson in the law of attraction. Simply put, you will become that which you think about the most. As you are going through your daily routine, try to take an inventory of what you think about the most throughout the day. Are you thinking about the things you need to accomplish and taking action towards those outcomes every day?
One of the most important things I’ve learned (and continue to learn) about successful people is that the number one thing that separates them from the rest of the pack is their psychology. The ability to create an intention of an outcome, hold that intention steadfast in the mind, and take whatever steps are necessary to stay the path and reach the outcome no matter what is the strangest secret.
1. Define your intended for health, wealth, and/or relationships in your life.
2. Hold those intentions in your mind for an hour or more per day.
3. Start taking measurable, progressive steps to reach your goals.
4. Even if you get off track, never stop trying to attain your outcome!
New Look For 2010
Happy 2010!
As you can see I’ve changed the look of the site. I really enjoyed the old theme but I felt it was a bit dreary at times and wanted something fresh and new.
Along with the new look, I want to provide more content than ever. I’d like to write as much as possible, daily even for 2010, which is a lofty goal but I think if I just provide even a blurb here everyday then I’ve achieved what I set out to do. That’s not to say that I’ll never write the longer authority articles I’m accustomed to here, but I am trying to increase my presence on the web in a big way in 2010 and I hope you’ll help me to do that. Time is of the essence for me and I have to get maximum results with even the small things I do.
I know I bashed New Year’s resolutions in my last article, but I do recognize the power of the clean slate, fresh start mentality. Now is the time to be thinking about what you want to achieve this year. Make it your mission to form habits that will make those things happen for you. Eben Pagan has a saying called “inevitability thinking”. It means that you structure your life in a way that the things you want can’t help but happen to you. What is your inevitability thinking?
This is what I want for myself this year:
1. Write everyday, even if it’s just a little bit.
2. Use all the wonderful business tools I’ve learned over the past 2 years, stop being lazy, and build a sustainable income online.
3. Provide real value.
4. Eliminate and cut out all the time wasters that take me away from the things I really want to be doing.
5. Try to maintain a balance between my health, wealth, and relationships this year.
That’s it. Those are the only things I want. There are sub-goals that fall underneath those that will help me get there along the way but it goes back to what I said in the last post. Establish systems that will help you automate your efforts as much as possible and you will get closer to where you want to be with less effort and more time to do even more.
Good luck for 2010 and I wish you all the best for your success now and in the future.
Get Social Now
A quickie but goodie post for you:
Get more social right away. Get out of the house and go hang out with an old friend or a group of friends regularly. Meet new friends as much as possible. If you have to stay in the house get a Facebook account and reconnect with old friends, classmates, and acquaintances.
I have been doing a lot of both recently and I feel phenomenal. I’ve been doing a ritual with my new roommates where we go to a Pub Quiz trivia game every Wednesday night and I get to cut loose, unplug for a while and get loud. We have a good time, I build my connections in that venue a little bit and then walk home feeling recharged.
Facebook is a much better tool for socializing and relationship management than MySpace it seems. While I still maintain my MySpace account (minimally), I am connecting with friends in a way on Facebook that just didn’t seem possible before. I know people that just dropped off the radar for me will pop up at some point and I once again will have access to that person in my life and I in theirs.
I also attended a friend’s birthday party on Friday night and a Halloween party on Saturday night. I met a lot of cool people and really enjoyed myself. While at times going out more, building new connections, and meeting people can be overwhelming and you can feel over-socialized a bit, the realization that it is like a muscle really helps to put things in perspective. I feel like I was much more attuned to the social vibe on Saturday night than on Friday (and much more on Friday than Wednesday) not surprisingly.
This increased social activity can make me more friends, more networking opportunities(which leads to job and income possibilities), and just makes me generally happier overall. You absolutely NEED other people to be successful in life. Accept it and embrace it.
Social skills and emotional health are two big indicators of future success. So make a game out of it. Go out as much as you can and meet some new people. Get a Facebook account and manage all the great relationships in your life for when you can’t go out often. You will be surprised to find that the more you do it, the better you will get. You might meet the person that can change your life for the better.
