Many top performers use the rule of “no exceptions”. What that means is that once you’ve decided to do something you do it every single time. As an example, if you wake up every morning at 5am, you always wake up at 5am, regardless of the time you went to bed. You don’t sleep in “just this once” or ever. […]
In your day to day life, most of the things we want have to be worked for. However occasionally there are easy wins. The interesting thing is we very often don’t see them as easy wins or we don’t see them at all. What’s the definition of an easy win? An easy win would simply be something that doesn’t take […]
Very often when someone wants to begin a new goal or an activity they get discouraged very quickly because they’ve never done it before. This is understandable: if you’ve never worked out it can seem daunting to get ready and then go to a gym and figure out what workout you’re going to do. One way to make a task […]
The rule of 5 is a powerful rule that can help you get ahead every single day. It simply states that you take your top goal and then do five things every single day that will move you towards that goal. The reason the rule of five is so powerful is because you are taking small steps every single day […]
“We are all lucky, because we have been born into a free society”- Richard Branson. It is easy to get down when the daily grind of our lives begins to take a physical and mental toll on us. Whether it is our job, our family or our finances, there are always things that can improve and as humans we feel […]
I recently had an interesting interaction with a client. She had just come back from a Caribbean vacation and she looked tanned, rested and quite happy. When I asked how the trip went, she told me it was incredible. The weather had been perfect every day, the food was great, and the hotel was clean and comfortable. However, she mentioned […]
Successful people have a particular trait in common. While they may have knowledge of a wide variety of subjects, they very often employ professionals to help them deal with issues that require expert advice and guidance. Examples include lawyers, doctors, accountants, financial planners and contractors. They do not necessarily just delegate to these people, they have them take care of […]
Making Money This is the area that most people concentrate on. Making money does not have to be complicated or even that difficult and as a result many people are quite good at it. It can be as simple as trading your time for money; in other words, you get paid by the hour or a fixed salary to show […]
Growing up, most of us heard from our teachers, family, friends and communities how important education is. And for the most part it is true: education is important. However, what those people almost always meant was the formal education you get in school. There is a much wider definition of education that is one of the most important skills we […]
There is a large body of work that states that you should only concentrate on the things that you are really good at and that you should get others to do the rest. There is also an opposing body of work that states that your brain benefits from having knowledge in a wide variety of subjects and that having a […]
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