Money Tip: Change One Habit
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Are you still doing the same old tired things and hoping for different results? You want to increase your income by 20% this year. But you haven’t actually done anything to make it happen. You know this is the definition of insanity, right? Isn’t it time to change your mind? And a habit or two?
A change in your habits or behavior will bring about new results in your life. Shake things up! Take wobbly toddler steps in the right direction to get you started.
I stopped watching TV. As I watched successful people “entertain” me out of using my time more productively on my own projects, I decided it was crazy to watch them do their jobs at the expense of my own. So for the first time in years, I didn’t watch the Australian Open tennis tournament. I left Venus and Serena Williams to handle their business and I handled mine. It was liberating! Serena won without me. And I finished a new information product. I love progress!
You might want to introduce a daily walk to your routine. Use it to get clear on your goals as you clip along at a steady pace. Or spend 10 minutes meditating first thing in the morning. Or say two affirmations that resonate with you. Or list five things for which you’re grateful at the end of the day.
Decide one thing that you’ll accomplish today. Not just activities, but accomplishments, a completed assignment you can check off the To-Do list. Let these things represent a mindset and momentum shift for you. Commit that you will complete it by noon, or 3pm. Accept no excuses.
Will you write that proposal that’s been nagging you? If it’s not an income-oriented project, is it operational? Might you compile this month’s bills in one place — like a file folder? How about listing all of your expenses and totaling them? Give yourself the power of knowing exactly where you are financially. It means you have to stop playing games with yourself. What was it — money masturbation 101? Enough already.
Change some variable in your results equation to achieve the outcomes you desire. Make a change in your routine. Do it daily. Adopt habits to develop and strengthen your mental and money muscles. Do it for seven days. Then expect to see different results.
Let me know what habit you adopted, or unproductive habit you stopped. Did it help?
Peace and prosperity,
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February 8th, 2010 at 10:24 PM
I took you up on adding a walk to my day plan … 3:30 PM is my target time. I find myself finishing projects so I can feel good about my walk and then I still get back in time to do anything else the day may call for. Some people take smoke or coffee breaks, I accumulate my time and take my 25 minute, 1.2 mile walk.
When I come back I feel great about the walk and have a cleared head about what to do with the rest of my day! Now I find my day incomplete without my walk and brain clearing period. Thanx Judith … Dawn Renee Mallory … Personal Trainer for Hair
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February 25th, 2010 at 1:24 AM
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March 22nd, 2010 at 1:59 AM
after reading your post i decided to experiment some things… the first one was to stop answering questions on yahoo answers, then i reduced the amount of time spent on stumble and digg, now i have more than 40 minutes daily added to my work… thanks for the inspiration
March 22nd, 2010 at 8:01 PM
I decided to try your approach and see if I could accomplish making the calls that I dread in the day rather then waiting for the last moment. Let's see how it works.
July 31st, 2010 at 4:24 AM
One more thing we have in common is getting rid of the TV. Making the choice to turn off the news has been significant. I am not wired into the problems of the economy. As a result, my "reality" is different than someone else always being bombarded with the reports about "not enough." Instead of focusing on the lack, make a choice to identify abundance and prosperity in your life. If you look for the good, you will find it.