Everyone is supposed to be somewhere, doing something. Finding that place and the thing to do while you are there includes wonderful benefits.
I know that sounds logical and stuff. We probably all heard it from our parents and we’ve certainly given the same advice to our kids.
My dad use to tell me if you hang around a bunch of turkeys you going to start acting like them. And then there was the – it doesn’t matter if your were involved or not you will be considered guilty by association.
But what about the non-conventional application of that wisdom. Have you considered where else it applies? It took me the better part of 40 years to figure it out and I still screw it up from time to time. I believe it’s worth reminding anyone else who may have forgotten. If for some reason you had not made the connection, well, hope this helps.
I have been the worlds worse at getting myself involved in projects or jobs or even careers where I did not belong. Sure I could do the work, but I did it with average results. I did it with out blessing. I did it without benefits
Let me give you a couple of examples so that perhaps you can make the connection in your own life.
I actually have mad construction skills and I’m one heck of a troubleshooter. I don’t believe there is anything I cannot fix. Just one problem.
Somewhere could be a specific home, a neighborhood, a state. It is definitely a job at a specific company in a specific location. Of course there are exceptions a muck. You might be on a sabbatical or a leave of absence or you might be the guy who is supposed to be our next president. Either way – you are supposed to be doing something righteous with the gifts you were given
Would you like to increase your personal power in 2012? What bo bo is going to say no to that question . . .
Make your resolutions this way and I guarantee you will fulfill everyone you make and you will notice an increase in your personal power in 2012.
Step 1
Every resolution that you think you might like to make has to pass the negative emotion test. Here is how it works! As you think about the resolution you want to make you have to listen and feel how it feels when you state the resolution outloud. If you have a sickening feeling in your gut that you cannot get to go away then you have to pass on this resolution until a later time.
Step 2
Every resolution cannot exceed a 10% improvement over the results you got in 2011. So if you weighed 200 pounds is 2011 you cannot make the resolution to lose weight greater than 10 lbs
Step 3
After you make the resolutions take at least 5 minutes each day to imagine yourself accomplishing the resolution. In other words invest some time visualizing the end result or whatever outcome you desire.
Step 4
Do not commit to resolutions that you cannot apply the 3 steps to. Every resolution or committment you make and don’t honor reduces your personal power. Your subconscious will remember and hold you responsibile for not honoring the resolution and it will judge your harshly for it.
Remember this:
There are no benefits to you or anyone else in making resolutions that you cannot fulfill. If you remember to ask this important question everytime you find yourself in a situation where you are being asked to committ to something you will experience a significant increase in persona power in 2012. Here is the question: Is there any benefit to me or would there be significant benefit to others by my making this committment. IF the answer is no or anything short of a resounding yes then simple refuse to make the committment.
Nooks and Crannies
If you’ve been thinking Idon’t have time to improve my life, then it’s time you discovered nooks and crannies.
God said:
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12:2)
However, far too many people believe that they don’t have time to give their minds the kind of information that can help them create real, concrete results and achieve their dreams.
So ask yourself these questions:
- How much time to I spend Commuting each day? In the U.S., we spend an average of 115 – 130 hours a year commuting to work about 30 – 45 minutes one way.
- Going after this and that? The typical person is on the go between 500 to 1,000 hours per year, the equivalent of two full semesters at a university.
- How much time is invested at the gym, walking or running, or working out?
- Cooking dinner, doing chores, or cleaning the house? As of 2005, men spent at least 13 hours each week on housework; women spent 17 hours a week.
- How much is spent waiting on this or that?
- Does the TV renew your mind? According to the Nielsen Company, the average American watches 4 hours and 35 minutes of TV each day. How much of that do you think is content designed to uplift and renew your mind?
All of us have stuff to do each day that only requires the use of our body. Instead of vegging out and wasting those nooks and crannies, what if you used that time to feed your mind with the best information, inspiration, and coaching on the planet to displace the untrue, outdated, inaccurate, unright thinking?
Nothing is more effective at keeping the momentum going than powerful audio programs you listen to on your ipod. The contents of each lesson are divided into convenient, accessible chunks that anyone can listen to, absorb, and take action on in about 25 minutes or less. Best of all, these lessons just require the use of your nooks and crannies.
Remember the real power of transformation is choosing to take action on the new information. When you a prompt to, Stop right now and do this exercise, do it! The things you are doing can wait for you to get the result from what you are learning. Combine your nooks and crannies with action, and you’ll find your results will increase exponentially almost before you know it. When you do, you’ll discover that what used to be wasted time will become the most important, profitable, and empowering moments of your day.
I was having a cold one several years back with one of the coolest dudes I know. We were talking about some of the principles that lead to high level performance. Somehow we ended up talking about lessons learned the hard way and he asked me what if anything I had learned from the things I had done wrong. My mind immediately ran back through some of the bad choices I had made. It took me a little longer to come up with what I had learned from making them.
- Doing just barely enough to pass my english and grammar classes. I don’t see it in my writing, but others are quick to point it out. Based on their judgement, I must write at a 9th grade level
- Smoking pot and chasing girls instead of chasing the education the world would soon demand I have. Sure seemed like a good idea at the time. It took me a while, but I caught up.
- Spraying water on the wasps nest that was underneath the hose rack at 43 Thimbleberry Lane. My sister paid the price for that one.
- Finding sex on the internet.
As I processed what I had learned from doing things wrong I came up with some interesting discoveries
Doing something wrong does not guarantee a lesson learned. In fact it frequently had the opposite effect. In a lot of cases it supported the chatter in my head. You know the ones where I’m telling myself that somehow I’m broken and incapable of doing things right.
