This is where a lot of us get it wrong. Before you build the business plan you need to have a life plan. You need to know what lifestyle you want. Who do you want to hang out with? Do you want/have a family? Where do you want to eat your dinners? At the family … Read moreHave you built your life plan?
To start, it’s not going to be anything like talent, family, connections or school ties is going to make you successful. Nope. None of this actually matters. Hard work, consistency, seeking out advisors or mentors, coaches and people to inspire you – that will make the difference. It is important to remember we don’t achieve … Read moreWhat advice will I give young Brett?
I do try practice what I preach. So I took my own advice, as I had a presentation that needed to be done and then listed what was potentially going to derail my concentration and proceeded to switch it off or mute. The good news, I got what needed to be done, done. The bad … Read moreYou have switched off, so now what?
Take all the forces pushing back on you and shift them into a positive force. Think about Aikido. This is a popular Martial Arts and one that some famous people like Steven Segal are very skilled in. They don’t use force against their enemies, they take the movement or attack from their enemy and harness … Read moreDo you know how to redirect your energy?
If you ride a motorbike you will know that there is a kill switch on the right hand side (accelerator side). This is there to be able to turn the engine off immediately. Flick the switch and the engine stops. It is important to learn how to create or dust off your switch. The last … Read moreThe kill switch
Yesterday I told you to stop looking ahead and rather to pause and refocus. I thought about it. Maybe – not all of you were thinking about hump-day as the start of the downhill to the weekend but rather that you are tired and need to “make it” to the weekend. This is probably worse … Read moreNow be productive
It’s midweek which is hump-day for most people.Starting to plan what to do on the weekend?Thinking about which show you will be binge watching?What will the weather be like over the weekend? Well stop it! It’s only Wednesday. Finish today; Start tomorrow refreshed and Finish strong on Friday! You can’t let yourself get distracted by … Read morePause
Yesterday I spoke about being stagnant. About sleeping in or lazying at the beach. Today – lets look at physics, specifically, momentum. Take a small stone and roll it down a steep slope covered in snow. What happens? Yip – a big snowball forms and increases in speed and size as it boulders down the … Read moreSo how do you keep momentum?
Our productivity is affected by the time of day, the seasons, hell, anything we can blame or attribute to us not doing what we need to do. Stop it! You have a job to do, if you have been a long time reader then you have seen this theme before, then you have only one … Read moreIs this what you need now?
Your answer will depend on whether you actually understood the question. Am I talking about the amount of money you have or how healthy you are? Let me expand on the second part further: How healthy are your relationships? It was my wedding anniversary yesterday so I am very healthy and I still have a … Read moreHow wealthy are you?