A few months ago I identified a belief within myself that work = bad. On reflection I realized that it came from all those Rich Dad Poor Dad books by Robert Kiyosaki and the belief they formed that I never wanted a job. Unfortunately I took this one step further where…
job = bad
job = work
therefore [...]
Posts Tagged ‘life lessons’
Bad beliefs can cost you dearly
Ask and you shall receive?
I’ve taught many of my subscribers that most people start a business the wrong way round. Now I’m not pointing fingers as I’m guilty of it too but why do we insist on creating products and then finding a market for them? It’s much easier to find out what people want and then provide it [...]
The 7 habits of highly ineffective people
In the classic book “The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People” Stephen R. Covey lays down the groundwork for becoming a highly effective person. Funny how that works since it’s right there in the title. But let’s face it… some of us don’t really want to be effective!
There’s so much pressure of us from society [...]
The fatal flaw of most business owners
Recently I discovered a fatal flaw in myself that I believe applies to most business owners. Yet when this barrier is removed it’s amazing how our productivity increases. I believe the scientific term is “I can do anything better than you…”
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Improve productivity 145.749% in just a few days
Ok so maybe I can’t quite measure my productivity that accurately but I’m recently discovered a highly effective yet totally counter intuitive way to improve productivity. Over the current week I’ve gotten so much more done and actually ticked about twice as many things off my todo list as normal. I’m even about to tick [...]
Why New Year’s resolutions always fail
I think we’ve all had the experience of making New Year’s resolutions only to break them in just a few short weeks. So why does this happen? And how can we see our goals through to completion?
Personally I don’t make New Year’s resolutions due to the stigma of having them fail. Instead I set goals [...]
My choice to be broke and miserable
For the last few years I chose to be broke and miserable. After all… isn’t that what struggling entrepreneurs are meant to be? At least the broke part with a sprinkling of overworked and exhausted.
The truth is success is not as easy as everyone makes out. Well - to be accurate - I would say [...]
Happy Thanksgiving - Nick Vujicic: No arms, no legs
Even though I’m not from the US I don’t think it’s a bad idea to spend at least one day being thankful for what we have. Because as Tony Robbins would say what we focus on determines our reality. So do you want a reality of gratitude and happiness… or something else?
Nick Vujicic had a [...]
My crippling business disease
Many of you don’t know that I actually suffer from a crippling disease that affects my business rather dramatically. Without realizing it my symptoms can strike without warning and I end up getting absolutely nothing done. I believe this disease strikes many business owners but not many are willing to admit it.
I’m referring to the [...]
When goal setting goes wrong
I had my monthly call with one of my coaches today and realized something rather disturbing… I’ve completely mucked up the goal setting process for my entire life.
Well to be fair I’ve done well on the goal setting part… but I kind of forget to plan the bits in between that would achieve the goal. [...]
