PLANNING YOUR FUTURE!!!
THE FUTURE IS NOW! WELL IT WAS BUT NOW IT IS GONE NOW! JUST THAT FAST...
DID YOU COMPLETE THE INVENTORY OF WHAT YOU HAVE READ, SEEN AND HEARD AND COMPARED THAT LIST WITH YOUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES? DID YOU ANALYZE HOW WHAT YOU HAVE PUT INTO YOUR MIND IS CURRENTLY AFFECTING YOUR THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS? ARE YOU BEGINNING TO REALIZE THAT YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR OWN DESTINY BY CONTROLLING WHAT GOES INTO YOUR MIND? IS IT TIME TO REMOVE SOME OF THOSE ITEMS FROM YOUR LIFE TO MAKE ROOM FOR MORE POSITIVE AND INFORMATIVE THINGS? THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH TIME IN THE DAY, WEEK MONTH AND YOUR LIFE. IF YOU ARE TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOALS YOU MUST BE SELECTIVE AND BE SURE THAT YOU ONLY CHOOSE WHAT HELPS YOU TO ACHIEVE YOUR OBJECTIVES. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A GARDEN YOU DON'T LIVE IN A HIGH RISE! (REMEMBER THE MAGIC OF THINKING BIG BY DAVID J. SCHWARTZ, PH.D)
ANOTHER CRUCIAL FACTOR IN ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS THAT MUST BE DEALT WITH AT THIS JUNCTURE IS TIME MANAGEMENT. LIFE OFFERS SO MUCH VARIETY, I OFTEN FIND IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE CHOICES, ESPECIALLY THE MORE SUCCESSFUL I BECOME.
IT OFTEN SURPRISES PEOPLE THAT WITH THE REWARDS OF SUCCESS COME THE RISKS OF FAILURE--TO MENTION A FEW--ALCOHOLISM, DIVORCE, PREMATURE DEATH, GLUTONY, ADULTERY AND OTHER ILLNESSES AND SINS. I WAS FORTUNATE TO EXPERIENCE MAJOR SUCCESS AT AN EARLY AGE AND SAW A CHART ON A WALL WITH THE LADDER OF SUCCESS PICTURING MANY OF THESE RUNGS WITH PEOPLE FALLING FROM THEM AND I NAIVELY ASKED "WHY WOULD ANYONE DO ANY OF THOSE THINGS"? THROUGH THE YEARS I FOUND OUT SOME OF THEM ARE UNAVOIDABLE AS THEY SNEAK UP ON YOU IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. ONE WAY TO BE PREPARED IS TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF FROM THE BEGINNING! MANY PEOPLE PUT THEMSELVES LAST--A MAJOR MISTAKE.
WHEN I MENTOR PEOPLE I DO A MAJOR EXERCISE WITH THEM WHICH IS SIMPLISTIC BUT CRUCIAL AND UNTIL IT IS MASTERED WE DO NOT GO TO THE NEXT STEP. I COUNSEL THEM TO TAKE A BLANK CALENDAR WHICH YOU CAN GET OFF THE INTERNET AND FILL IN EVERYTHING THEY HAVE TO DO EVERYDAY OF THE MONTH INCLUDING TIME WITH THEIR WIVES AND CHILDREN, CHURCH, FAVORITE TV TIME, DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS, PERSONAL TIME. WHATEVER IS LEFT OVER IS WHEN THEY SPEND ON THEIR INVESTMENTS. THE FIRST ATTEMPT IS USUALLY ALMOST BLANK BUT EVENTUALLY, THEY GET THE IDEA--TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS EVERYTHING ELSE IF NOT MORE IMPORTANT!!! IF YOU BECOME HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR CAREER AND LOSE YOUR FAMILY AND OR YOUR HEALTH HOW SUCCESSFUL ARE YOU? AFTER ALL, WHAT IS YOUR REAL MOTIVATION?
IF YOU FIND THIS DIFFICULT IT CAN BE EASIER IF YOU TAKE A DAILY CALENDAR AND BREAK IT DOWN BY 15 MINUTE INCREMENTS. THIS IS HOW AN ATTORNEY KEEPS TRACK OF THEIR TIME IN BILLING. OR DO IT ON A DAILY BASIS. WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO ON A DAILY BASIS AND CROSS OFF WHAT YOU ACTUALLY DID THAT DAY. (AND MARK NEXT TO IT WHAT GOAL IT APPLIED TO--FAMILY, CAREER, PERSONAL/HEALTH ETC). NO ONE IS PERFECT BUT I KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS; ALMOST TO THE MINUTE' AND HOW I SPENT EACH MINUTE OF EACH DAY AND ON WHAT PROJECT AS WELL AS HOW MUCH MONEY I HAVE IN WHAT BANK ACCOUNT AT ANY GIVEN TIME--IT'S JUST BASIC TIME AND MONEY MANAGEMENT BUT IT TAKES PRACTICE. IF I HAD MORE I WOULD DELEGATE IT! LOL
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