How NOT to get everything you want
If you have read the last two days of my email and blog posts, you know that I am doing a three day cleanse of my mind, body and spirit.
I've learned a lot about myself, not all of it pleasant and I discovered some key truths of getting what you want out of life and what NOT to do.
I have a tendency to get all excited and motivated to do something and then set up a complicated plan for making it happen. I set up waaaaay to many disciplines that I have to adhere to and then, when I fail to follow one of the disciplines, I get discouraged and, before you know it, I'm not executing my plan at all.
Take for example my cleanse. Instead of just doing the brain dump and maybe the physical cleanse, I added other restrictions like no music, no friends and no going to watch the Dolphins game or my favorite show "Curb Your Enthusiasm." There was absolutely no reason to commit to those restrictions and, in fact, I felt like I was punishing myself instead of doing something good for myself. (I did follow through on not doing those things but I resented it.)
Here is a major revelation I had:
It is FAR better to commit to a small discipline that you can focus and follow through on than it is to come up with a huge list of disciplines you are going to try to do. For example, if you have not exercised in a long time, do not commit to a discipline of jogging, lifting weights and doing yoga six times a week. Instead, commit to a discipline of getting up every morning or three times a week and walking for 15 minutes. Then, when you have mastered that discipline, add to it a little. Here is the key:
Commit to small disciplines to build your discipline commitment "muscle." And I mean , really small disciplines. When you follow through on what you promise yourself you are going to do, no matter how small, your self esteem and confidence will grow. As a result, you'll be able to commit to larger and larger disciplines.
This is the secret to success in all aspects of your life. So think about ONE small discipline you can commit to on a daily basis, write it down, schedule it and then start doing it.
Live a life of passion, purpose and prosperity!
~Dave Dee
P.S. My "Advanced InfoRiches Webinar" starts tonight at 8:00 PM Eastern. If you want to learn my step by step method for making a great full time or part time living in the information marketing business and have not registered yet, there is still time. Check out all of the juicy details at: http://www.davedee.com/webinar
I've learned a lot about myself, not all of it pleasant and I discovered some key truths of getting what you want out of life and what NOT to do.
I have a tendency to get all excited and motivated to do something and then set up a complicated plan for making it happen. I set up waaaaay to many disciplines that I have to adhere to and then, when I fail to follow one of the disciplines, I get discouraged and, before you know it, I'm not executing my plan at all.
Take for example my cleanse. Instead of just doing the brain dump and maybe the physical cleanse, I added other restrictions like no music, no friends and no going to watch the Dolphins game or my favorite show "Curb Your Enthusiasm." There was absolutely no reason to commit to those restrictions and, in fact, I felt like I was punishing myself instead of doing something good for myself. (I did follow through on not doing those things but I resented it.)
Here is a major revelation I had:
It is FAR better to commit to a small discipline that you can focus and follow through on than it is to come up with a huge list of disciplines you are going to try to do. For example, if you have not exercised in a long time, do not commit to a discipline of jogging, lifting weights and doing yoga six times a week. Instead, commit to a discipline of getting up every morning or three times a week and walking for 15 minutes. Then, when you have mastered that discipline, add to it a little. Here is the key:
Commit to small disciplines to build your discipline commitment "muscle." And I mean , really small disciplines. When you follow through on what you promise yourself you are going to do, no matter how small, your self esteem and confidence will grow. As a result, you'll be able to commit to larger and larger disciplines.
This is the secret to success in all aspects of your life. So think about ONE small discipline you can commit to on a daily basis, write it down, schedule it and then start doing it.
Live a life of passion, purpose and prosperity!
~Dave Dee
P.S. My "Advanced InfoRiches Webinar" starts tonight at 8:00 PM Eastern. If you want to learn my step by step method for making a great full time or part time living in the information marketing business and have not registered yet, there is still time. Check out all of the juicy details at: http://www.davedee.com/webinar
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