It's not really a secret that I'm a big Netflix fan. Downtime is important from time to time, and Netflix has some cool stuff you just won't find anywhere else. Anyway, a couple of weeks ago I gave myself a day off and watched a movie called "Craigslist Joe." It was about this dude who had a radical idea to survive completely off of Craiglist for 30 days. The terms of his challenge were - he would start with just the clothes on his back, no money, no food, would not make use of any of his … [Read more...]
Use The Marathon Mindset to Achieve Your Lifelong Goals
Have you ever wondered what it is that allows marathon runners to achieve not only running one 26.2 mile race after another, but also achieve so many other large goals in their life along the way? It's almost a rule of thumb that if you're a marathon runner, you're also a high achieving individual. They seem to have a very high correlation. I'm not saying you have to start running marathons to achieve your lifelong goals, but if you can get yourself into the Marathon Mindset, you'll … [Read more...]
Surround Yourself With Success | Your Catalyst to a Lifetime of Accomplishment
This post is going to be awesome. By the end of it you will be inspired to take an action that I know will change the entire way you approach your life. I just got back from Jeff Walker's PLF Live 2012 event, which is full of highly motivated entrepreneurs and overall just really positive people to be around. I had a lot of goals while I was out there, but my one main umbrella goal was this. "Surround Yourself With Success" - and it wasn't too hard to do in this room. The group at … [Read more...]
Overcome Self Doubt With The Why Not Technique
Without a doubt in my mind, the number one thing holding you back from accomplishing the goals in your life is your own self doubt. It's something we all struggle with. Even the most successful people in the world have things they tell themselves they can't do. Well today, I'd like to introduce to you a technique that I've been using for the past few years of my life to help overcome self doubt. It's a way to not only pump yourself up for something you really want to do, but also identify … [Read more...]
Why Effective Goal Setting Will Completely Change Your Life
You've probably set a few goals in your life, and if you're reading this website, you've probably reached quite a few of them, but let me ask you this question - a question that will change the way you set goals for the rest of your life. Are you practicing effective goal setting? Out of all of the goals you've set for yourself in your life, whether they were long-term goals or short-term goals, how many of those goals have you completely blown out of the water? Probably not very many if I … [Read more...]
Productivity 101: Own Your Day, Don’t Let Your Day Own You
See what I did with the title there - Pretty smooth huh? Don't worry. I'm not gonna start rapping or anything. I discovered a long time ago I have no rhythm. But what I would like to do is shed a bit of light on an all too common problem with a lot of budding successful individuals. The Lost Day Did you ever have one of those days when you looked back on it and couldn't remember a damn thing you got done that was the least bit significant? Usually it happens when someone asks - "So … [Read more...]
How to Accomplish Anything – It’s More Than Putting Your Mind to It
Your parents always told you, "If you just put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything." Eh... kinda. I'm obviously all about personal success and life improvement. That's mainly what this blog is all about, but the statement above is a bit fluffy.. What does "putting your mind to it" really mean anyway? Can you really accomplish anything? Well, from my experience so far in life, I've found that if you have a few key ingredients working for you, the answer is always a … [Read more...]
You Suffer From Email Addiction, And It’s Killing Your Success
Email... It's introduction made us as a society far more productive than ever before. It was amazing. One day we were licking stamps. The next day we now had the ability to get messages read clear across the world in an instant, for free. It was awesome for the first five years or so of its existence. Fast forward to now... and OMG... We're literally email addicts (by definition). We've become dependent and emotionally involved with our inboxes, and its a reality that many of our … [Read more...]
Four Smart Ways to Use Your Tax Refund for Success
Alright - So a lot of you out there are probably getting big fat tax refunds rolling in about now (at least a couple Gs, right?). Maybe you're not getting a big fat pile of cash like the one in the picture, but most people at least get a nice chunk of change that can be put to good use, one way or another. So you're probably hearing all kinds of BS right now about what to do with it, and I'm going to help give you some good long term ideas in a second (patience my friend), but first I … [Read more...]