Over the years I have found that productivity can be an elusive bugger! Often I find myself busier than a one-legged fool in an ass-kicking contest and feel as if I am going in a hundred different directions all day long…

By the end of the day, I am exhausted, stressed out, and completely wiped. Worse yet, if I’m being honest with myself- despite all of the “busy-ness”- sometimes it seems I have little to show for it.

As you will find out in today’s WAKE UP call, I try to keep these sanity-savers in mind, daily:

Urgent vs Important:  Great time management means being effective as well as efficient. Managing time effectively, and achieving what you want to achieve, means spending your time on the tasks and issues that are important and not just urgent. To do this, and to minimize the stress of having too many tight deadlines, you have to understand this distinction:
Important activities have an outcome that leads to the achievement of your goals, whether these are professional or personal.
Urgent activities demand immediate attention, and are often associated with the achievement of someone else’s goals. Unfortunately, urgent activities are often the ones we concentrate on, they demand attention because the consequences are immediate and inescapable.
Start with the end in mind: Know what the outcomes of your day/week/month/year are before you start taking action. Those who fail to plan, plan to fail. Every Monday morning I break projects into individual tasks that can be completed in 30-60 minutes max. Then, I make two fresh to-do lists: Important and Urgent. Important tasks are the ones that will have an immediate impact on my life and business. I knock these out first. The second list has everything else that needs to get done for the week. This list includes doing things for others, catching up on emails, paying bills, meetings, administrative tasks, etc.  My goal is to knock out 3-5 Important items off of my list each dayMonday, Tuesday and Wednesday. (I don’t pencil any in for Thursday in case I am running behind.) Thursday and Friday are my days to catch-up and take care of the Urgent items and “busy” type work.
Eliminate distraction: Multi-tasking doesn’t work. Can a professional golfer, surfer, tennis player, or race car driver surf the net, check social media feeds, and afford to be distracted while trying to play at the top of their game? If you are anything like me – you can only do one thing at a time well. And, you’ll prefer to leave the endless notifications, chimes, reminders, beeps, and vibrations for the scatter-brained…
Leave room for life to happen: I fill only 60% of my calendar daily; I leave 20% available for spontaneity, and 20% as a reality (kid, dog, car, etc.) buffer. This tip alone will transform your days by reducing unplanned, time-zapping headaches- into minor, scheduled tasks. Once you grasp the cardinal importance of this and allow yourself some space for surprises, you will be amazed how much easier life becomes. No one won wins a battle against Father Time, you can only work with him…
Don’t be attached to the linear order of things:    I tend to do my best work when I am having fun. I try to be flexible with my schedule, plans, and lists- willing to move things around as needed. If I don’t get done today what I intended today? No biggie- I take a deep breath, go for a walk in the morning and hit the reset button. Building a business (or life) is a marathon and no game is ever won or lost in one moment or opportunity. It’s what you do consistently over time that has a compounding effect- not what’s done under the gun…
MILK IT! If I find myself in an inspired state or creative “groove”- I stay in  it as long as I possibly can. Creativity and inspiration are the dew of the Gods’ IMHO and not to be taken for granted.  The creative process can be fickle, so it’s best to give it room to breathe and happen organically. If invention is the the mother of necessity, them creativity is the daughter.  We all have vast creative abilities but few of us ever truly nurture it, cultivate it, or allow it the time and space to blossom naturally.
Pace yourself:  Set attainable day-to-day goals. Know your limits. No one will ask, “How long did it take?” they’ll ask, “Who did it?!” Do this and you will achieve the impossible over the long term. My dad taught me this…
Transfer unfinished tasks to the following day without regret: There is always tomorrow… As long as you did your absolute best today- you will rest peacefully tonight. No one can make you feel bad for a job well done. Rome was not built in a day my friend. I remind myself of this daily.
Learn to say “no” with finesse: Spreading myself too thin is a bad habit that always bites me in the ass… and not looking out for Numero Uno serves no one in the end. People will respond positively to your self-imposed boundaries and assertiveness. They will respect you for having the foresight to demand it… It screams self-power and is inspiring to others.
Keep at it: Keep working at your plan each and every day. Remind yourself daily that time is on your side. Don’t be attached to how long it takes, rather be attached only to the eventual outcome. (Don’t worry about how you get it, just that you get it.)
Have fun, for goodness’ sake: Last but not least, I always try to have fun with what I have to do… Seriously- nothing is worth doing if you don’t love what it is you do.
My absolute best,

Jay Kubassek

P.S. Share some of the daily reminders you use to keep yourself on target, productive, happy, and fulfilled!

When was the last time you watched a commercial and crinkled your nose and said, “Ugh! That commercial is so stupid!”

Or you were looking at website and said, “This popup is so IRRITATING. Why would they ever do that??”

Or (this is my favorite), you say, “Why doesn’t HBO just sell Game of Thrones on iTunes? They’re so dumb! DUH!!!!”

Let’s get real. HBO is a lot smarter than you. And if you go through life criticizing companies and people (as 99% of us do, me included), you miss out on something magical.

TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY THESE PEOPLE/COMPANIES DO WHAT THEY DO!

In other words, you can disparage these people..or you could say, Hey, maybe they know more than I do. What do they know that I don’t?

This is a powerful Success Trigger, and one that I’m introducing you to today.

Introducing the D-to-C Principle
When I was spending most of my time in my SF apartment, I was surrounded by a lot of engineers. They are brilliant at what they do. But they also have very curious beliefs about the world works (AKA they are often wrong, and they’re SURE their worldview is right).

Click “Display Images” to see a classic engineering tweet

For example, they would crinkle their nose at companies that advertise in Times Square. “So stupid!” they would rant. “They’re just wasting $50K/day in untracked advertising!”

And all the other engineers would laugh haughtily.

I’m like, WTF is wrong with you? These companies have been around for 100 years. They’re WAY smarter than you or me. Instead of criticizing them…maybe we should try to understand them. What do they know that we don’t?

From DISPARAGEMENT to CURIOSITY.

They stared at me, then went back to coding. I contemplated ways to kill myself using a nail file and a keyboard.

Easy to laugh at them. Yet we ALL do this.

I loved seeing an internet forum full of keyboard warriors saying things like…

•  “Why do they try to get me to sign up for an email newsletter? Email is dead.”
• “Ugh, he uses those long-copy pages. Only scammers use long copy.”
• “Why don’t they just reveal their price on their web page? If I don’t see a price, I just leave.”

EACH OF THESE COMMENTS ARE UNBELIEVABLY CLUELESS. I know, since I’ve tested each one. Doing just these 3 things has been worth millions for me. Yet these critics were incredibly sure of themselves.

Instead of saying, “Ugh! They’re so stupid!” they could have said, hmmm….what does he know that I don’t?

From DISPARAGEMENT to CURIOSITY.

I went through this experience when I started learning about sophisticated direct-response marketing. I thought all long-copy pages and infomercials were scams. But I decided to set aside my skepticism, study them carefully, see what works and what didn’t, and decide what was ethical and what wasn’t. And I learned several insights that I never would have encountered…if I’d remained SKEPTICAL.

This one mental model — from D to C — is an example of a Success Trigger, a “shortcut” you can use to emulate top performers.

Once I learned this Success Trigger (among others), it changed everything for me. Instead of of criticizing car companies, or the local mom-and-pop shop, or even a friend, I forced myself to try to understand WHY they were doing what they were doing. From DISPARAGEMENT to CURIOSITY. And it’s opened my eyes to all kinds of deep insights I never would have realized if I’d stuck with my old mental model.

Listen, I get it — it feels GOOD to say, “How dumb!” (I do it myself, and I have to constantly force myself to go from D-to-C.) But when you have this Success Trigger, it’s truly a mental shortcut you can keep in your back pocket and apply EVERYWHERE.

Yes, this principle alone been worth millions of dollars. But it’s also helped me hone my social skills and become far more empathetic.

Take this in…

The year was 1661 and a young 19 years old student named Isaac Newton first attended the University of Cambridge.
Unfortunately, in the summer of 1665 the University closed for nearly two years because of an outbreak of the plague.
With nowhere to learn, Newton returned home and started thinking… Thinking and concentrating on mathematics and physics.
It was at this time that he came up with some of the worlds biggest scientific breakthroughs.
Lesson for you?

It may sound counter intuitive… But your biggest breakthroughs will happen when you…

Stop learning… and start thinking.

Another case in point.

Young Albert Einstein – During school, none of his teachers held any regard for Einstein saying he was lazy, sloppy and defiant.
What they thought was laziness was actually boredom.
Instead of memorizing facts and dates (like mainstream schooling), Einstein preferred to ponder questions about light, time and space.
He’d often skip class and go home to think and read about the newest in scientific theory
After graduating, he struggled to find work because none of his teachers liked him enough to write him a recommendation letter.
He eventually got a job as a clerk at a patent office. A job that required very little (if any) of Einstein’s brainpower.
It was during this time he had space to think.
With just pen, paper, and his brain, Albert Einstein revolutionized science as we know it today.

Question for you…

When was the last time you added “Thinking time” to your busy schedule?

One of the most successful entrepreneurs, Richard Branson, openly admits to not being a big reader.
He’s more of an intuitive thinker.
Again… when was the last time you created space in your busy diary to stop learning… and start thinking.
It should be a daily ritual.
To your success

Sean Roach & The Catapult Team

I just had to share with you this article written by Alexis Neely entitled “Are you Selling Your Soul to Pay Your Bills? In it, she talks the question, “Are you taking your own personal destiny in your hands”? Or are you simply living the life of a secret slave, cow towing to a system or way of living that you never really consciously chose?

These are hard questions but I believe they are discussed eloquently here.

“If you’ve been around these parts for a while, you’ve heard me talk about sovereignty, but you may not have a clear understanding of exactly what I meant.

When you are sovereign, you are fully responsible for your own life experience. You are not dependent on the government, a corporate job you secretly hate, your parents, or anyone else for your income.

When you are sovereign, you make your decisions from a place of desire, not fear.

When you are sovereign, you own yourself.

You are not a slave.

Except that, right now, you might be.

Many people today are slaves.

Slaves to a system you don’t even believe in because we have allowed ourselves to become convinced that we need to do things that are not in alignment with who we are because otherwise we will … starve, be homeless, be outcast, die alone, not be able to educate our kids, not have enough to care for ourselves throughout life … fill in your own biggest fear.

I came across it blatantly this weekend.

We were on a camping trip with a new friend and got around to talking about her work. Turns out she works for big oil. She negotiates land leases on behalf of the companies that do fracking. She knows that fracking is destroying our water supply. She knows that the land leases she is entering into aren’t good for the homeowners. Yet, she is investing her life doing it because it pays the bills.

It pays the bills.

She KNOWS it’s hurting people, our water supply, our planet. But, she’s stuck.

A slave.

Another friend works as a project manager for a major ad agency, working on ads for big pharma. She hates it. She hates that she’s investing her life energy to persuade people to take medications she would never consider putting in her own body.

But, it pays the bills.

A third friend has a company she knows is spreading a message of half-truths and flat-out lies. She has convinced herself it’s okay because it not only pays her bills, but the bills of 20 other people and the revenue will make it so she can repay her investors.

As if that makes it okay.

She’s a slave too. Even though she has her own company, she sold out to pay the bills.

Are you too working a job or doing business you not only hate, but you know (even if you wouldn’t admit it to anyone out loud) is actually hurting our planet and your community?

Because it pays the bills? Because it feeds your ego? Because you think you have to?

If so, I imagine you want to break free, but you’ve convinced yourself you can’t. It’s too secure. It’d be too scary to let go.

I understand.

I was there myself once.

I had built a business I began to hate. I got disconnected from the reason I had started it in the first place and trapped by a business model that didn’t serve.

I found myself on Nancy Grace gossiping about Tiger Woods’ divorce and it hit me like a hard slap in the face, I not only wasn’t impacting the world in the way I knew I could, I was actually adding more negativity.

I found myself frequently hiding. I repeatedly heard from members of my business team ”Alexis … you can’t do that. You can’t say that. You can’t write that. You can’t wear that. You’ll hurt the business.” And so I shut up.

I was a slave.

You didn’t come here to slave away each day so you can pay the bills.

Your life is worth more than that.

YOU are worth more than that.

You have a unique gift to give that we are all missing out on when you sell your soul for so little.

If you are going to sell your soul, at the very least do it for something meaningful. Something worthy. Make it a game-changer.

But where do you start? Especially, when there is the reality of all those bills. And the people you support. And the debt you owe.

I faced exactly that question myself. Here’s a three-step action plan you can begin on now:

Step 1: Discover how much money you really need NOW to live the life you want.

Drop the idea that you need to save for retirement because you know you aren’t going to have enough saved up even if you keep doing exactly what you are doing … and instead shift into a vision of financial liberation, in which you know how to make what you need, when you need it, doing work you love that you can do until you die.

Stop focusing on paying off your debt and instead consider how you can use your good credit score to acquire more of the resources you need to build yourself that income stream and stop doing work you hate

-OR-

if your credit score is already bad, consider how you can deal with the debt you have with as much ease as possible without you continuing to let it hold you back from living your dreams right now. In any case, let go of the belief that your debt is keeping you stuck. It’s not.

Get into right relationship with how much money you actually do need now and out of the false ideas of what you think you need that are keeping you stuck.

Step 2: Identify your entrepreneurial archetype and the business model that is right for you.

Get clear that you can be in business for yourself, no matter what kind of person you are (even if you’ve never thought of yourself as an entrepreneur), once you’ve identified your particular entrepreneurial archetype and the business model that fits.

Chances are, if you can’t see yourself in business for yourself it’s because you are comparing yourself to people with a different archetype than you and their business model isn’t a match for you. And, if you are in business and do not LOVE your business, aren’t making the kind of money you really need, and feel like it’s a struggle, it’s also probably an archetype/business model mismatch.

Once you’ve identified your personal archetype and the right business model for where you are right now, you can begin to learn from the people who have already done what you want to do and you’ll discover it’s actually not that hard.

In fact, continuing to do what you are doing and being out of alignment with the truth of who you really are is FAR HARDER than any business will be when you are in alignment.

Step 3: Learn from people who have done what you want to do.

You need to get yourself into relationship and community with people who are sovereign.

It’s often been said by people far smarter than me that you are the sum of the 5 people you spend the most time with. And, while I’ve wanted to deny it, I’ve discovered for myself, it’s true.

The more time I spend in the company of or learning from people who have what I want, the closer and closer I get to my dream life.

The more time I spend with people who don’t have what I want, the more I find myself mired in drama, fear and doubt.

Look around and see where you are being held back and commit to yourself to find a connection this week with at least one person — a mentor, a friend or a community — that supports you taking one step closer to your own personal path to sovereignty.

If you do this, one day you will look back and wonder how you could have stayed for so long doing that thing that you hate, that you know is not what you came here to do, because it was too scary, comfortable, secure to do something else.”

Leave your comments as to how this affected you. Have a great weekend.

Paul

With thanks to T. Harv Eker http://www.harveker.com

When I started it nearly 3 years ago, I set myself the challenge to post twice a week. That lasted for a few weeks, then like a lot of other good intentions, it became once a week, then once a fortnight, once a month, then when I remembered and had the time to sit down and write.

Maybe it is easier tonight as it allows me to not write something else I have to finish.

How many of us, in our current society are making life too difficult for ourselves, by trying to cram too much in? Then we don’t get it all done, we proceed to beat ourselves up over it and then repeat the cycle.

As I shared with a seminar group yesterday, that is the definition of insanity, repeating the same behaviours and expecting a different result.

So what I have gleaned from the many books, CD’s, DVD’s and seminars is that simplifying your life allows many good things to enter your life.

• Less Stress
• More Clarity
• Finish More Stuff
• Less Pressure
• Less Feelings of Overwhelm
• Greater Success – whatever that means for you
• More time to stop and smell the roses
• Better Health
• and many more – (please comment with your thoughts)

The funny thing is that with less things to focus on, it will be easier to Stay the Course.

Ultimately, you will feel better about yourself.

Set yourself a 30 day challenge, to Identify the Important things in your life that have to stay and be done.

Everything else should go on a list of things I might get around to if I find the time and inspiration. Look at this list on a regular basis to see whether anything on the list needs to be elevated to the important list.

Again leave your comments for others to gain the benefit of and tell us how you are going.

Have a great week and thanks for reading.

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“When you are in doubt, wait.”

  – Wallace Wattles, in The Science of Getting Rich

Now that title above may strike you as somewhat odd, especially
in January when it seems everyone is exhorting us to get busy
and make big changes.

But consider this: Sometimes when you find yourself putting off
particular actions, it’s because your inner self is signalling
you that you are simply not READY to take those actions yet.

And that’s because you haven’t gotten your habitual THINKING
in harmony with whatever it is you want to be, do, or have.

Mr. Wattles tells us that action taken from a place of fear or
doubt or from motivations that aren’t truly in our best
interests (such as acting simply because OTHER people want us to
do something that pleases THEM, for example) can’t move us
toward the manifestation of our desires.

Why? Because when we’re holding ANY kind of thoughts that cause
us to feel bad, it’s a sure sign that we’re moving AWAY from
the completion of our desires rather than toward them. In those
times our thoughts simply are not in harmony with our desires.
Instead they’re harmonizing with the absence or lack of those
things we desire, and we are then attracting more of the lack.

So forcing ourselves to take action when our
thoughts are focused negatively (away from
what we want to experience), doesn’t really
make much sense at all, does it?

Now this doesn’t mean not to jump right into action — even
intense, huge, MAJOR action — when you DO feel good. Mr.
Wattles also says this:

“Do not be afraid to make a sudden and
radical change if the opportunity is
presented and you feel after careful
consideration that it is the right
opportunity …”

And he completes that encouragement with this reminder:

” … but never take sudden or radical
action when you are in doubt as to the
wisdom of doing so.”

What it all boils down to, really, is simply paying attention to
your True Self, that inner guide that always lets you know
what’s really right for YOU, regardless of what anyone or
anything outside yourself may think. And the simplest way to
“listen” to that guide is simply to ask yourself:

How do I FEEL right now? How do I feel when I’m thinking THIS
thought?

My friend, if your thought is filling you with joy, enthusiasm,
love, or anything else that feels wonderful, then your thoughts
are harmonizing with your “clear mental image,” and you are in a
place to take powerful, “efficient” action.

And if your thought is filling you with dread, guilt, shame,
unhappiness, or anything else that feels BAD, well, what does
THAT tell you? ;-D

“Power is at your service, and to make each
act efficient you have only to put power into
it. Every action is either strong or weak,
and when every action is strong, you are
acting in the certain way which will make you
rich.”

Sometimes procrastination is just your True Self letting you know
– through your mind and body — that any action you take right
now would NOT be strong and efficient but quite the opposite.

When that’s the case, what’s called for is to use your greatest
power, the power of your mind, to shift to thoughts that please
and delight you to the point of INSPIRED action.

And then, my friend, you are TRULY powerful!

Back when I was 13 years old, working away for $3.10 per hour at the local garden center, one of my tasks was to take the empty flats (the plastic container in which you get your petunias) and stack them up in an old warehouse until they were needed again the next spring.

Of course, the old warehouse was already overflowing with flats, pots, boxes of Christmas decorations, soil, tools, and even tractors. It was already over capacity. Somehow, I still managed to cram in another stack of flats in a dark corner. But it was far from optimal.

This is also how we treat our minds and as a result our work and relationships suffer.

We cram our mental faculties full of information; appointments, deadlines, commitments, ideas, and even “bucket lists.” We end up giving halfhearted attention to a laundry list of activities instead of sustained, quality attention to fewer, more important objectives. Our careers, stress levels, relationships and health all suffer.

As I discovered back when I was 13, the real problem wasn’t trying to cram more stuff into an already disorganized space. Oh no, the real problem came later when you tried to find things and extract them efficiently.

Likewise, the real problems in our minds arise when it comes to giving focus and attention to problems that matter. When we have halfheartedly committed to a dozen people, activity, committees, events, fundraisers and groups; all of them suffer, particularly the projects that demand our greatest focus.

It’s time for a politically incorrect solution to dealing with the overcapacity in our lives.

Recently two friends and business colleagues emailed me to set up a phone call to explain their new businesses and how I could partner with them.

I thought about scheduling calls with each of them as both opportunities were interesting and each could be successful for us and beneficial for the people we would help. But each call would need to fit between my deadlines for ETR, Financial Independence Monthly, my fitness business, and the Underground Online seminar, without cutting into the time I have dedicated for my family or health and fitness routine. The call would also need to revolve around my travel schedule.

As I thought about finding space in my schedule and in my mind for the extra responsibilities that these new opportunities would bring, my head exploded.

Boom.

Maple syrup-glazed Canadian brains everywhere. Have mercy on my poor assistant who will need to scrape out my grey matter from between the keys on my laptop.

Okay, my head didn’t explode. But it FELT like it was going to explode. My anxiety and blood pressure rose just thinking about trying to shove another opportunity into my already full to the brim mental warehouse.

So I said, “No, thank you, I’m sorry.” I went on to explain why I just could not get involved in any additional projects right now. Here’s what I wrote.

“I apologize, but I don’t have the mental capacity to give this conversation and your opportunity my full attention and preparation. As a business owner, I’m sure you’ll understand how we are being pulled in many directions, so you know where I’m coming from. I appreciate your interest in sharing this with me, however at this time I am fully committed to other projects and people.”

It felt great to say this. It felt even better to know that the strained attention I have for my current list of projects would not be diluted any further. And while there’s still a lot of work to do on cutting out more unnecessary tasks from my day, saying “No” to random opportunities that come my way is a start to reducing mental clutter.

The politically incorrect truth is this: You have to stand up for yourself. Listen, you don’t have time to talk to everyone about every single one of their problems. You can’t fix the world. Of course, you should certainly decline the invitations politely, but at some point you have to say no.

As much as you want to help everyone, as much as you want to jump into every new project and opportunity that comes along, you must remember that you have a limit on your mental capacity for quality work, meeting deadlines, and dealing with people.

All of these decisions are to be made with a big picture in mind. You want an uncluttered brain so that it is able to deliver focused attention on major projects. Avoid having your attention diluted by multitasking or chasing every shiny new object that comes your way.

On an even bigger scale, remember that every time you make a decision to get involved in a new project it will take time away from other aspects of your life.

With each new opportunity, ask yourself this:

What am I willing to sacrifice from my current life in order to insert this new opportunity into my limited mental capacity?

Each time I am tempted to overindulge my desire to be involved in every exciting new opportunity that comes my way, I remind myself to review Kekich Credo #2 that states:

“Cherish time, your most valuable resource. You can never make up the time you lose. It’s the most important value for any productive happy individual and is the only limitation to all accomplishment. To waste time is to waste your life. The most important choices you’ll ever make are how you use your time.”

For all of us, no matter how much we want to take on everything that comes our way, eventually something has to give. We can either take control and choose what gets cut, or we can find out the hard way through experience as to what part of our lives ends up suffering.

Make the choice. Reduce capacity. Do fewer things well rather than a lot of things halfheartedly. Eliminate the demand on your already strained systems, and give more focus and attention to the priority projects in your life that will make the biggest difference.

[Ed. Note. Craig Ballantyne is the editor of Early to Rise and author of Financial Independence Monthly and Turbulence Training. He is also the co-creator of the Early to Rise $100,000 Transformation Contest that you are a part of today. Craig’s goal is to help one million people improve their lives by 2020, and he does this through his relevant and relatable content that he provides daily, weekly and monthly on his numerous sites. Subscribe to Early to Rise today so you don’t miss out on Craig’s motivational messages.]

The answer is I am getting better.

The thought I then had was that how were other people tracking… This led then to the thought, Are you actually tracking.

There is the old saying, that You can’t manage what you don’t measure! So if you are trying to achieve some goals, are you measuring your results; your activity; your behaviours; your attitude.

Basically, Are you on Track.

The funny thing is that most people start out the year with New Year’s resolutions, unfortunately most don’t make it till the end of January.

For those that make it past January, many don’t make it till the end of March. The biggest challenge is that we lose motivation, direction, focus.

I have almost finished Dry July – this is a fund raising activity for Cancer, based around the concept, that you don’t drink any alcohol for the month of July. My reason was to assist my weight loss goals. This is something that I have been “Trying” to do since Christmas when I added a few extra “Kegs” (kilograms) and to my dismay haven’t been able to displace.

The funny thing is that pre Christmas I used to measure a few key areas once a week, as well as tracking my weight daily. For most of 2011 this allowed me to maintain my weight at a steady level. The sad thing is that I crashed my hard drive pre Christmas and stopped tracking the body measurements, just kept weighing myself. 

The interesting thing is that even though I kept focused on my weight for the previous 6 months, no real change except for Up.

Since July however, I have re-introduced the body measurements and low and behold, lost 2.5cms around my waist and 3cm around my butt, Fairly good results. My weight has dropped marginally.

For all those fitness freaks they will tell you muscle weighs more than fat, so in a proper weight loss program initially you can lose size and not necessarily lose any weight as you lose fat and replace it with Muscle.

So as I have found out, even though I was tracking my results, I wasn’t tracking all the required results.

This can easily be translated to your business and other goals that you may be looking to achieve.

The line to remember is “you can’t manage what you don’t measure” and the other follow up is “what gets measured improves”.

Here’s to a wonderful rest of the calendar year or a great start to the financial year.

Track what you do if it is important to you.

Paul