| I'm speaking from experience here. I used to | | | | a meal. |
| consider myself to be a lazy person. It took great | | | | Go on a 30 day fast from television. You would be |
| effort and careful planning for me to get off my duff | | | | surprised how much time can be recovered by |
| and become a self-motivated person. To be | | | | eliminating TV. Use that time productively. It can be |
| successful, you must be able to motivate yourself. | | | | utilized much better on physical exercise, playing |
| The steps I am about to share with you, I learned | | | | games with family members, reading personal |
| from my own experience and by observing the | | | | development information, starting and developing a |
| methods of some very successful people. | | | | part time income producing activity, or working on |
| Figure out your "why" | | | | projects around the home. I guarantee, you will feel |
| Successful, motivated people always have a "why". | | | | much better about yourself when you involve |
| Determine what your "why" is. What part of your | | | | yourself in these types of activities than if you spend |
| lifestyle would you really like to change? What parts | | | | three hours watching "Wheel of Fortune", and reruns |
| of your life are you really, really tired of? Pinpoint | | | | of "Friends". |
| these issues. | | | | Create a detailed daily schedule (and stick to it) " |
| Here is my first list of "whys"o I needed to spend | | | | Here is a sample of my schedule for one day during |
| more time reading and learningo I wanted to make | | | | the week while I was still working at my job before |
| healthier choices in my eating and exercising.o I was | | | | my part time business had grown enough to become |
| desperately tired of being inundated by a massive | | | | my full time income. |
| debt load.o I was tired of being obligated to drive | | | | 5:30 Alarm goes off. Spend 15 minutes visualizing |
| through the busiest traffic of the day and spend the | | | | success. |
| best part of my day at an office surrounded by | | | | 5:45 Shower, Shave, Dress for success, Breakfast |
| negative people that I really didn't care to spend my | | | | drink |
| time with.o I was tired of telling my 12 year old son | | | | 6:15 Scripture reading and prayer for 30 minutes |
| that I couldn't afford the faster racing go kart or | | | | 6:45 Leave the house for a 15 minute commute to |
| parts that would make him more competitive with | | | | work. |
| the other racers.o I was tired of hauling his kart and | | | | 7:00 Job |
| equipment in the back of our pickup instead of in a | | | | 10:00 Break time - spend 15 minutes walking and |
| nice enclosed trailer like the other racers had.o I didn't | | | | visualizing success |
| want to be an "average joe", or what I call "the | | | | 12:00 Lunch time - find a quiet location to read |
| cream of the crap" | | | | training material for business |
| Put a picture to your "why" " | | | | 1:00 Resume working at job |
| Once you have identified what your "why" is, put a | | | | 3:00 Break time - another 15 minute walk and more |
| picture to it. What would it look like if you already | | | | visualizing |
| had the results that you attained by achieving your | | | | 4:00 Leave work for 15-30 minute commute home |
| "why". Spend several minutes every day visualizing | | | | (any necessary errands can be run during this time |
| those pictures. Play them in your head like a little | | | | before I arrive home. |
| movie. | | | | 4:30 Home based business for 3 hours. |
| I can see myself pulling in to my parking area in the | | | | 7:30 Eat dinner and spend time with family (children's |
| pit at the kart racing facility with my 1-Ton GMC | | | | homework, walking, games, etc.) |
| diesel pickup pulling a 20 foot enclosed trailer. When I | | | | 9:00 Spend an hour reading self improvement material |
| open the rear fold down door, I roll out 3 matching | | | | and journalizing |
| karts. All of them are brand new and each has a | | | | 10:00 Sleep |
| different style of engine to run in 3 different classes. | | | | Write down a schedule for each day of the week. |
| One runs a Yamaha KT100, one runs a TaG motor, | | | | Be sure to schedule time for everything that is |
| and the 3rd is an 80cc shifter kart. As I peer into the | | | | important. It is critical that you make time to do |
| back of the trailer, I see a workbench with cabinet | | | | things with your spouse and your children. Never |
| drawers where I keep all my tools and spare parts | | | | overlook your physical health, your spiritual health, |
| neatly organized.....you get the point. See things as | | | | and your mental health. Sometimes, there are |
| you wish for them to be. | | | | unforeseeable issues that come up which require |
| Make some simple changes" | | | | attention. Your schedule can be flexible, but only to |
| Start by making some simple changes in your routine. | | | | the point that you are careful that you only change it |
| Don't set yourself up to fail by trying to make | | | | to do something that will take you closer to your |
| sweeping changes that you can't possible keep up | | | | goals or rewards. Notice that there is no time set |
| with. Begin small, develop habits, and grow from | | | | aside in my schedule for television, newspaper |
| there. Here are some suggestions that may help you | | | | reading, or anything else that will not take me closer |
| get started. | | | | to my goals. Those activities are an enemy of |
| Drink at least 2 quarts of water every day. I couldn't | | | | success. |
| believe how much more energy I had during the day | | | | Start over now! " |
| after I began doing that. In addition, I have not | | | | Everything in your life is like it is because of the |
| gotten a cold or the flu since I started drinking water | | | | choices that you have made. Everything you have |
| like that. | | | | done to get where you are today is already in the |
| If you have a pattern of skipping breakfast, as many | | | | past and can't be changed. All you have left is the |
| do, purchase some protein powder and begin to drink | | | | present and the future. You have heard the phrase |
| protein shakes as a substitute for breakfast that you | | | | "Today is the first day of the rest of your life." |
| can drink in the car during your commute. It is | | | | Nothing could be more truthful. Forget about the |
| commonly known that breakfast is the most | | | | past, except for what you can learn from it. Start |
| important meal of the day. There are good reasons | | | | over today and become the person that you want |
| that you should not skip this meal. This is a quick and | | | | to be. Begin now to create the new way of living |
| simple way to get some nourishment to start your | | | | that you desire. Your new way of life awaits you. |
| day right without taking time out to prepare and eat | | | | |