I’m about to launch my new membership training site, where you’ll learn to break that nasty cycle of procrastination and distraction… I’ll take you by the hand and lead you through the obstacles, so that you will stay the course… and reap the rewards.
Psychological research has shown that levels of self-concordance is a strong predictor of well-being.
What does that mean? It means that if you live according to your true values, you are more likely to be happy, to feel fulfilled, and to not suffer from depression and anxiety.
Before I jump into this neat, totally unknown way of using Google, I’d like you to think about something for two seconds.Where you are in your life today, is a result of the things you’ve done in your past. Right?Sure, you’ve had a bit of luck, or a bit of misfortune, at there was nothing you could do about those things, but for the most part, *what you have done, so far, has led you where you are right now*.
For example,if you chose to go to college and worked hard and did good, there’s a better chance that you have a good job right now. Right? This is basic.
If you brush your teeth everyday, you probably have nicer teeth than if you never brush them …
So, because of what you’ve done in your past, you are where you are in your life today. Nice teeth or brown, disgusting teeth, ok?
But here’s the kicker: your actions, what you do every day, is largely determined by your habits, right?
You have a habit of brushing your teeth, so you have nice teeth and a healthy gum, and that’s good. But you have a habit of not looking both ways before you cross the road, and so tomorrow you will get hit by a car and die.
So do you agree with me that habits are extremely important in determining what happens in your life, and where you go from here?
Your habits have gotten you where you are today, and they will most likely keep you there.
So what if you would like to change something in your life?
You need new habits!
We all have some good habits and some bad habits, right? And we’d like to get some more good ones, and maybe loose some bad ones.
So what I’ve done today, is I’ve created this video for you where I show you a really cool way of letting Google help you create and maintain new, helpful habits.
Watch this, this is cool.
Now, you do need to figure out for yourself what new habit exactly you want. If you read my blog in the next few weeks, we’ll deal with that thoroughly, but right now, let’s just dive into something called Google Calendar.
So you’ve decided on a new habit you want — let’s say it’s that you want to start meditating every day.
There’s a problem with that.
Most of us are pretty good at deciding upon doing something, but after a few days, we just forget, and it doesn’t happen anymore. That’s were Google Calendar really comes to the rescue, and it does so for free.
Watch the video now.
Talk to me! What new habits will you let Google help you create?
A word of caution: Don’t read this if you are “comfortable” in your life and you just want it to stay that way. However, if you know there are better things in store for you than the life you’re living right now, read on…
Riddle me this: What is your dream life?
I mean, if you knew you would succeed in whatever it was you chose to do… what would you do?
Do you even know what your “dream life” looks like?
If not,have you ever thought “is this as good as it gets?”
Do you wish there was something more? Maybe not a complete life change, but more like a makeover?
… A bit more money … a bit more time … a bit more energy?
Or would you like a drastic, life altering — extreme — makeover? Do you want $150,000 in your bank account? Freedom from a tedious job? To lose 80 lbs?
When I ask people what their biggest problem is — what they dream of, what would help them the most, do you know what the most common answers I get are?
People I’ve asked want to:
* define meaning in life
* set goals
* create focus
In short, there are three wants, and three “problems” here.
1. How do you actually find meaning in your life? What is it you want? How does that make life meaningful?
2. Just think about it. When you’ve answered question 1, you’ve also discovered what your values are and what you need to do. Now how do you break that down into manageable tasks? How do you actually get started?
3. After creating real, measurable goals in number 2, how do you stay on target? How do you stand up against problems? How do you not simply just lose interest, lose energy, and give up?
Listen: All three are good questions. And they do have answers.
And that’s why I’ve created this blog.
In the coming weeks and months, I’ll be sharing with you the tools and insights I’ve been using for the last four years to propel my life in the direction I’ve chosen.
Today I want to give you a gift, to really get you cracking straight away.
Here’s what this is all about…
You can’t focus before you have something to focus on, right?
And if you are going to find something worthwhile to focus on, you’d better know what your own values are, so you work in concert with them, right?
Here’s the scary part:
Too many people create their own businesses to get out of a job that sucks their time and energy away, only to discover that the new business consumes even more time and energy.
What they didn’t realize, was the value they initially had: freedom.
Okay? This goes for every kind of goal you set yourself. You need to know why you’re doing it. Indeed, you must know what your values are.
