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“Superstars focus on value, while failures focus on cost.”
“More importantly than mentors is who are you staying away from.”
Success Magazine asked their most successful achievers a very simple question. What’s been their biggest secret to improving their results? 22% Waking Up Earlier 22% Making a Plan 16% Writing Down My Goals 3% Delegating 37% Learning From Other Achievers
Who do you spend the most time with?
How are those people influencing you? How are they affecting your thinking, actions, and standards?
High Performers cultivate, deepen, and GENERATE new relationships with GROWTH friends. There are three types of friends: "GROWTH" friends (are very different from "OLD" friends (people you've known for a long time) or "MAINTENANCE" friends who are the people you talk with a few times a year or send Christmas cards to so you don't feel guilty.
Who will add value to your life? Write down your top four growth friends. Start spending more time with them!
Write down the people who currently drag you down. Limit your time with them!
Remember your “Big 5” you made for your next six months? I want you to get those out, and write them here:
Here are some examples: Write or publish your book Generate your first six-figure income Start a business Get into grad school
Become a paid speaker Invest in your first home Hire your first sales person Get to 5k in residual income Close $1 million in sales Sell 60 houses Get your first 100 members
Remember, ALWAYS ASK WHO. The key is not only what, but also who. Setting specific goals is only half the battle. When most people set goals, they fail to identify who can help them with those goals. Identifying who can help you achieve those goals is the key to attaining them.
2. Expand Your Currency and Add Value When you reach out to successful people, you need to come from a place of service.
When you do things for others before yourself and you are always looking to add value to others lives, you will naturally stand out. Most people try to turn everyone they meet into a client or prospect before ever adding value or getting to know them. That business is dead and the businesses with that attitude will fail.
A good networker does research on companies; a great networker does research on people.
3. Accelerate Every Interaction When you actually start connecting in person with successful people, it’s important you stay very open and observant to the present moment.
The most successful people live in the NOW and are focused on squeezing every last ounce out of every moment, every day, and every experience.
4. Always Be Networking You can network anywhere.
Here are a couple great networking resources for you: Join the Premier Community for Entrepreneurs & Professionals: www.GameChangersMovement.com. Business Networking International: www.BNI.com Entrepreneurs Organization: www.eonetwork.org Entrepreneur Groups: entrepreneur.meetup.com Meet with like-minded people: www.Meetup.com I've met some amazing people through: www.toastmasters.org Young Entrepreneur Council: www.yec.co
“If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room.” — Richard Tirendi
Who are you going to connect with to make sure you are creating the right kind of relationships around you?
“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want are people who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” — Oprah
“Those who don’t make time for exercise will eventually have to maketime for illness.” — Edward Stanley
“Results must be created in your business whether you feel like it or not,”
Lack of consistency is the subtle, but great stealer of dreams and desires. The lack of consistency is what kills progress in many pursuits.
“If you aren’t showing up to be better than you were yesterday you will not last in real business.”
In order to take your life to the next level, it’s crucial to make a commitment to living a more energized and healthy life.
some of my favorite benefits of staying energized: Increases the influence and impact you have on others Improves productivity and performance Improves relationships and higher level connections More passion and excitement Consistency and better results More happiness and fulfillment More resourceful and innovative More courageous and confident
You will immediately know if you should be spending your time on something if you ask yourself whether it gives you energy or takes energy away. Spend more time on what gives you energy, and guard against, eliminate, or delegate your time for those things that deplete your energy.
The answer lies in the renewal of these three sources of energy: Physical Emotional Mental
“Physical energy is 80% of your success and your energy at any given moment makes a huge difference in how well you impact others.”
There are three parts to physical energy: Nutrition Exercise Sleep
Try not to consume anything processed because processed foods decrease energy. Consume organic, fresh foods. Make sure 60-70% of your food is water-rich. Lettuce, non-starchy vegetables, fruits, and baked fish, are some examples of foods that are watery. Drink lots of water each day. Add lemon juice (lemon juice is acidic outside the body but is somehow alkaline inside the body). Drink water 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after each meal. Eat smaller portions and eat until you've had enough. Don’t eat until the point of being full. The digestive process is one of the body’s most energy
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What three new commitments are you going to make today regarding your nutrition?
you can’t separate your body from your mind. The stronger you become physically, the stronger you become mentally.
fear is physical and it will lessen the more you strengthen your body.
Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the ability to identify, use, understand, and manage emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges, and defuse conflict.
Write down the top five positive emotions you use the most, emotions that help you take action, deal with challenges, experience more out of life, and make you feel good in general.
Now, write down the top five negative emotions you use the most, emotions that cause you to feel frustrated, repel people away from you and prevent you from taking action.
The quality of our lives is determined by the emotions we consistently display and from which we operate.
“When you’re tired you will make stupid decisions, and act like a coward.” — Matthew Kelly
“Never make any important decisions when you're tired, hungry, angry, or lonely.”
him. He was asked what he looks for in his executive board and the leaders he has under him or hires. He said he only looks for two things: Ability to energize themselves Ability to energize others
What three new commitments are you going to make today regarding your Emotional Energy?
All problems are created by the undisciplined mind.
I believe there are two main reasons you need a morning routine: To give you more confidence, courage, and conviction at the start of your day.
To figure out your most important priorities so you’re more intentional throughout your day.
Here are some ideas that you can start implementing right away: Read a Good Book for 30 Minutes:
Journal:
I ask myself these three questions every morning before I start my day: What am I excited about? What am I grateful for today? What am I committed to make happen today?
