The last few days have been okay but they haven’t been to the level that I need to operate to. The last few days I’ve been operating with three main principles:
- Make good decisions
- I can act in spite of how I feel
- Carefully watch my self-talk so I’m not in autopilot.
The self-talk one has crept into my mind the last few days and I’ve been thinking about it a lot. One thing that triggered it was having dreams about an entertainment podcast that I’ve been listening to a lot. This shows that whatever I’m consuming is being imprinted in my mind.
The thoughts that I have over and over again become inprinted in my mind.
So it’s important that I’m always filling my mind with good thoughts, and asking myself more powerful questions such as:
- What could I do to get paid $10,000 today?
- Who am I helping and how can I 10x the level of help that I’m currently offering them?
- How do I want people to view me today?
- What opportunities are in front of me today?
- How does the version of me that I want to become deal with hard times today?
If I’m consistent with my principles, the work I’m doing, and becoming the person who is worthy of achieving these goals, then combine that with refusing to quit, then no doubt I’ll be successful.
These are also the types of questions I need to ask myself when I’m feeling flat or have low energy, rather than finding distraction, or numbing my sense with food.
I’m pumped for today and to work hard to grab some opportunities. I know there are opportunities in front of me today and my potential is only limited by my creativity.
The problem is, I write these things in times of high energy right now, but it’s times of low energy when I self-destruct. So I need a process for being consistent with this. Maybe it’s attacking these five questions three times throughout the day in slightly different phrasing.
The more I can do this, the more I can re-wire my thoughts. Get my thoughts moving towards becoming someone who is worth large amounts of money. Even practicing quoting large amounts of money to clients who I’m not bothered about winning. I don’t know.
But I’ve got my three principles, and I’m pumped about the future as long as I take the right actions and put in the work.
I’m not actually working a full day today as I have a golf day in a different region, but that presents some opportunities:
- Time for learning and thinking in the car
- Talking to different people on the way. Knowing which questions I can ask them but being interested in them and trying to help them
- Going to different cafes and talking to people
- At the golf course talking to people and doing my best to form relationships and learn from everyone and see if I can help them
- Literally live the day thinking of how I can add the most value in any moment to any person I’m interacting with.
There is so much potential in today. I need to squeeze everything out of each day I get. This type of energy is one that I want to replicate and maybe starting my day writing 200 words in response to the questions above would be a good start. I’m off to do this now.