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2019-07-18T21:40:00.003-07:00

Dealing with toxic people in the workplace

2019-07-02T02:02:00.000-07:00

I honestly love people, but I limit the amount of personal time that I spend with them. This probably sounds like a contradiction, but I have been the party guy, and I have been the work guy. I have been the socialite, and I have been the recluse.

The less time that I spend with other people, the better I feel, and the more I can get done. I was planning on writing this a while ago and I didn't want to, because I felt that it was not motivating for others, but it keeps coming up, so, I thought, why not?

People are around us all the time. Where we work, where we travel and when we go out. Life is about other people. Do not be fooled for a second. Everything revolves around others.

We all have our own lives, problems, and things that we need to do by the end of the day, but what really does not help the situation is having a toxic person that DIRECTLY tries to make negative influences in your life.

I have spoken to many people about this, I have dealt with this in my own life and I know of so many people that deal with this daily. I will be covering why, how, and how to stop these situations.

Please note that I am a writer and I generalize. I know there are millions of scenarios out there, and I do not have a million different perspectives, but I will share what has worked for me.

There are different types of toxic people, and their behavior is what is being highlighted here.

Why do they do it?

The most common reasons are boredom, no life outside of work, they do not know where they are heading, they have a chip on their shoulders, they feel insecure, or they enjoy gossip and spreading it.

There are plenty of more reasons discussed below.

List of toxic people:

Attention whores:

You will find many of them need to be the center of attention, need a compliment, need to be popular and need to stand out. Their 'power' comes from feeding off other people’s energy.

The attention seeking is the light of their lives. It gives them something to fill that gap that they are missing. The issue usually comes in, when you are not interested in entertaining them.

Be wary of this, because they will make sure that they bug you until you give them some of your time and energy. If you have already been feeding this person with time and energy then all-of-a-sudden stop.

Notice when this person becomes nasty and turns other people against you. They use their 'popularity' to make things uncomfortable for you.

Fake friends that are friends with everyone:

These are friends just so that they can fish for information. They will be nice to you but are also nice to everyone. They will pretend to be nice, make friends with you, get close to you so that they can see how you live and then share your story with the world.

These people do this because they want to be a part of a friendship that no one else could get right, and then share it with the rest. Be wary of them, they act as if they are a friend but gossip about all their other friends to try to win your trust.

What good is a friend to everyone that badmouths every person that they are friends with? The cool kids: The young, party people with large mouths and do nothing attitudes.

They think that they are entitled to everything, complain all the time behind closed doors, but will not stand and do something about it. They are cool and nothing is good unless they are in it.

All that they want is something for nothing and live to be the best yet do nothing to earn respect. Love attention, act as if they are poor, but will not work for their money. Watch out for the cool kids.

If you are not in their circle, then you are nothing. Apparently.

The socialites:

Always throwing events, parties, and cannot be alone for a minute. These people travel in packs and need others to survive the workplace. They live to party, bully people in groups and only talk to worthy people.

These are my favorite kind. Invitations from them are a godsend. Therefore, you have to go; otherwise, they never want to speak to you again. They put you in uncomfortable situations, make you look stupid and enjoy bullying.

There is nothing worse than rejecting them. The condescending one: This know-it-all is a walking Google search engine. She/he knows everything that has ever happened and is never wrong.

They love humiliation, being condescending to people and are selfish in nature. They are the center of their universe and if it does not directly concern them, then forget speaking to them.

These lovely people are snakes that pretend to be your friend, only to bite you in the ass when you are not looking. Do not be fooled by these people.

The way you speak to people ALWAYS matters. We all have angry moments, but when someone constantly bashes someone, then that is abuse, and it is wrong.

Do not fall into the trap of being their victim.

The never-ending victim:

This person can have the best day out of everyone and still end up being the one that is complaining the most. These people live-off sympathy, others helping them and drama. They love attention with a twist.

Their love for making you feel sorry for them is so great that people end up helping them. You will find them to be negative, angry, moody, stubborn and selfish. Watch out for them, because they will turn you into one of their projects.

This means listening to their venting, their anger and always having to help them with things that they can already do.

How do I deal with these people?

Each person is different, their work is different and the people are different. It is difficult to say what each person could do because of so many scenarios, but here are a few things that you can do for yourself to make it easier to handle.

1. Separate work from private life

Get rid of the unnecessary drama, start by being a working professional. Do not fall into the trap of socializing with your colleagues on a personal level or feeding them more information than they need to know.

You work with them. They do not need to hear your life story, you do not need to get drunk with them or spend personal time with them. Get to the point of realizing there is 'work' and then there are pleasures, and they do not need to be mixed.

If people get defensive because you do not go out with them, then be nice and tell them that you have other commitments. It is not about being blunt or rude.

It is about separating your private time from your work time. You should start by gently declining.

People can read between the lines. Sometimes, it is the way that it is done that gets to people. If it does become a bigger thing, then sit down, and simply tell them that you like to separate your work from your private life.

If they cannot take it after that, then that is their problem.

2. Limit your speaking time

You have a job to do and you are there to meet the company's goals. Spend more time on work and less socializing with your colleagues. It is nice to have friends at work to make it easier, but it can backfire on you.

Remember the task. It is nice to work in a positive environment and to get on with everyone. This does not mean that they need to know every detail of your personal life.

Stop opening yourself up to people that you work with unless you know that you can trust them with your life. Too many people spend time making friends at work and then that person leaves. Do you hear from them again? Not really.

Life is not a team sport. The person's next to you, if given the chance will use anything necessary to get ahead of you to get the next promotion. Never forget that.

3. Let your actions do the speaking

While the others talk, work. While the other's party, work. When they all complain, work. Do the work, shut up, and do the best that you can. People will realize that you are there to work, to get somewhere and to be someone.

Some will try to distract you, disrupt you, cause trouble for you, but keep your eye on the work. Keep working and doing your job. If they pay you to go out and drink. Go. If they pay you to make friends, then make friends. Just do not give out your personal information.

Put your head down, drown out the distractions and get to it. If you really want to stop toxic people, then you need to stop giving them the opportunities to create more venom.

4. Change your focus

Got toxic people around you? Change your environment. You cannot change the environment? Then change the way you are looking at it. If it is a bad situation, then you have a problem, and you need to find a solution.

Go from the problem to the solution. Create that solution.

Toxic environments can create the biggest breakthroughs. Do you know why? It can take you to the edge, and you will find a way to out or you will fall.

The way you deal with it will make or break you. Change your mindset, and ask how you can get out of it. Realize that you can blame them, but ultimately you are the CEO of your life, and you need to decide on how to solve your own problem.

Solve it by talking, change jobs, change seats, or take it up with your manager. There has to be something that you can do to solve the issue. You cannot change other people. You can only change yourself.

Your mindset, your aims, your direction, your thoughts, and your words. Create a way out of the toxic environment, and into a conducive one.

The no-nonsense approach:

1. do not worry about their nonsense. It is their nonsense.

2. Ignore them.

3. Spend as little time as possible around their bad vibes

4. Need to be around them? Just be yourself.

5. Tell them to mind their business!

How to UNLOCK your MIND

2019-06-25T07:18:00.004-07:00

The mind is your most valuable asset when used correctly. We had heard this thing a million times, but we still do not use this in our daily lives.

Some people think it's nonsense, which is their choice. There are those that believe, and then there are people who have mastered the way their mind works.

The easiest way to think about the mind is to picture yourself as a computer. You are live until you sleep and that is where you are on standby mode.

Even though you are on standby mode, there are still processes that run in the background.

That is the extremely powerful side, but today we will be talking about the general mindset and how a small change in thought can create major changes.

This article is about real examples of consciousness and how your thoughts, words, beliefs, and actions affect your daily life.

I know there is plenty of airy-fairy articles out there, but I prefer practical and logical over many things.

With that being said, I am open to anything that can help us ALL get better.

1. Self-reflection by admitting where you are at.

This can be one of the hardest things that a person can do. It is easy to criticize and judge others, but when it comes to looking in the mirror there is still a biased opinion.

If you want to unlock your mind then you have to be willing to look at yourself in the mirror and admit everything that you are weak at, look at your failures and look at why your life is not working.

When you can sit down with a pen and paper to sift through your past then you can move on with your future. The reason this is number one for me is due to the common problem.

The common problem is the mind, heart, and spirit are not in sync. Your heart wants to do something, but your mind disagrees.

Your spirit is on fire and ready to take action, but your mind is distracted. The heart is aching and your mind is not helping you.

Do you see how such simple things can cause such a useless cycle? You see that somewhere there is something that is out of balance.

You could be trying to convince yourself of something, but deep down you know what the truth is and where you are at.

Social media hasn't helped our cause with fake lives, celebrities, and who is trending, but that is a topic for another day.

The point is that you need to look at yourself and admit what your true feelings are. You cannot get to where you want to be if you can't even be at peace with who you are.

You have created a false version of yourself and are now trying to build on that lie.

Excuse my french, but you need to sit down and cut out all your bullshit. If you feel like a loser, feel useless, feel like your life means nothing and you can sit down and admit that then you are finally ready to move forward.

You need to own your past and make peace with where you are, and who you are. I used a mind map software to keep a record.

I listed where I was, what I disliked about myself, what I was doing at that time, how I felt about the work, where I wanted to be next, what I enjoyed doing, what I hated doing and where I wanted to get to. You do not have to do this.

A simple piece of paper or diary will do, but I wanted something digital and something that I could measure and look back on and make changes if necessary.

I am not saying that you are a loser, you have to be depressed, angry or aggressive about this. It is about getting in touch with your mind, body, and heart.

Going through this process helps you to look at everything and see what it is that you want to do, as well as acknowledging your current space.

When you have written all the negative lists. Sit with them, feel them and say them out loud. When you are finished with the negative one, then say the same thing except turn it into a positive statement.

The only way, I can explain this is that it cancels out that feeling and puts you at ease. It negates that old negative feeling and helps you to move forward.

Go through your list and do it for all of them. Take deep breaths for each one while processing.

Now, that you have gone through each thing that was holding you back, you can now look towards what you want and where you want to be.

Please note: This list must be your bucket list, except the plan is to start working towards them now, and not waiting forever to reach them.

2. Breaking your mind's limits.

The mind is always processing information. Consciously, unconsciously or subconsciously. It waits for no man and is constantly being manipulated by internal, and exterior forces.

Now that you have dealt with your past, accepted who and where you are we can now look at breaking your limits. I say your 'limits' and when I say this I mean the literal limits that you put on yourself and your mind.

We can use a simple example is that you will never be a millionaire. I hear so many people say that they will never be rich and So, it shall be.

Using the word 'never' is a strong word in a negative sense. How can you say NEVER if you have never tried? Did you sit down and put a plan together on how you could do it? Probably not.

This is a rather large goal for most people So, you can start with smaller things, but you need to start looking at things like this that you put on yourself. Many of these are unconscious, but these stick to you and become your background processes.

Look at friends that feel that they are trapped in jobs, stuck in their country, can't seem to get out of their ruts. These are the limits that I speak of. You cannot leave your country.
You cannot find another job. Cannot escape the 9-5.

Stop telling yourself this nonsense. You need to change the 'can't's' to 'how can I's' so that you can create room for solving these 'issues.'

I know of these issues because I have had all of them and been through them. I even knew of this knowledge and discarded it for many years.

Personally, I gave up on believing it and it came back to haunt me, now I use this in my life, and it works wonders. To break free of your limits, you need to be more aware of your thoughts and when you are saying that you cannot do something.

Your words and thoughts are very powerful. When you think that you cannot do something then you will probably give up.

Try by using the negative-positive statements that I meant earlier if you do not like asking how you can do something differently. You need to find a way to reverse what you have said and believing, so this can be a powerful tool to remedy your thinking patterns.

Remember that none of this matters if you are not doing something about this. Be wary of your thoughts and words, after you find out how to cancel the negative you then need to work on breaking your limits.

You can start with small things like saying that you can do an extra four reps per set on your weights, working an extra three hours on your goals or reaching a higher target at work.

Watch how the 'can' and 'How can I's' create a better environment for you to work in. 3. Work towards your GOALS. Now that you have gone through your past and your self-limiting beliefs you should now be able to see clearly.

You will be able to focus on your life's mission. You can now look at where you are and put a plan in place to getting to where you want to be. This is not a smooth road, but with the right mindset, you will succeed.

You have removed the blockages, the conflicts and can work on solving problems and not creating more of them. Take a look at the things you wrote down on your mind map.

Those are your long-term goals. What you need to do is work on those goals DAILY and make sure that you reach them. Set daily tasks for yourself, demolish them and move on to the next ones.

I know that many people full-time jobs, but remember that your mindset needs to be right, and you need to work towards the things that you want. Find the time and energy to do it.

When you truly want these things then you will find the time to make them happen. Keep up the 'I can attitude' and if negative thoughts, doubts or fears creep in then hit, them back by countering them with positive ones.

If your tasks are not working, or you are not working. Do not QUIT. Take a look at what you are doing. Write other ways that could solve the problem. Do the research and then get back to it.

Sometimes we have to try different approaches, but the end goals remain the same. When writing down tasks try to keep them brief, to the point and set up reminders. Make sure that you fit it into your day and try to work on them beyond the allocated time.

Your self-discipline here gets easier and easier the more you do it. Before you know it, you will be able to manage your entire day if you needed too.

This is a great skill to have to plan lots of tasks throughout the day, but not necessary unless you plan on being an absolute BEAST.

If you lose yourself along the way then come back and read this article. I will help if you need it. Just drop me a direct email on legendarymotivate@gmail.com

I will get back to you as soon as I can. The point of this article is to make sure that you never fall again, but life is full of ups and downs.

We all need someone to talk to now and again. We all have our mentors. I hope that this guide has helped you on some level.

I urge you to share this article with your friends and family. Subscribe to my email. Remember that I also need my fans to support me, so that I can do this.

Every like, retweet, reference, email address, share, and pin helps me.

I want to write even more than this and will be on YouTube soon.

The plan is to sell some Ebooks and motivate people with self-improvement tips.

Thanks for reading
Mr. Lamar Mentz
Legendary Motivation

Make money online

2019-06-20T09:09:00.001-07:00

I have tried several hundred ways to make money online.

The only thing that I realized as most people do is that 99.9% of them are scams.

0.1% of them are true and you are able to make money, but they are not overnight successes.

You must work, some of them need nothing and some of them are a real grind, but it is possible.

These are the ways that I have personally experienced things and people who I know have done it.

I have not listed many things, because many are tiny amounts and need a lot of effort versus the pay. Here are a few ways that you could make some extra that will actually work.

Some may need time and effort, but in the long run, you could even give up your 9-5 job to do these full-time.

1. Crypto (believe it or not)

So, in all honesty, I am not a big fan of crypto-currency and I will explain shortly.
The thing with crypto is that it is so volatile and it puts off many people..

However, if you bought a Bitcoin at $400 at the time. It now costs $9000 for a coin.
Many friends and people who I know are all into crypto-currencies and cried at this loss.

I lost out on a few $100k on this, but that was mainly due to bad timing and my money being used for something else.

I promise you one thing. It might take time, you might have to wait for it to drop again but it definitely does work. The truth is that it is volatile, which for me is risky but if you think about the people who paid nothing for the coins, they are pretty loaded now.

The gamble is up to you, but it is still something that I keep an eye out for. If I see that it drops to a low several thousand dollars, then I will definitely put some cash into it.

You can use the old formula of buying low and selling high. It does work and I know of too many people who lost out because they chose not to take the risk... I am one of those buggers.
One of the few regrets in my life, but alas. Life moves on ;)

2. Services

I know of many people who use Odesk and E-lance to get work online.

Design websites, do some graphic design. writing articles, writing ebooks, be an online personal assistant or even a social media manager.

There are many opportunities out there, so if you feel that you have a service that you could do from your computer and ready to put in the work, then you could definitely give it a bash.

To give you an example. I tried it for a day or two and I got my first gig after a day or two (cannot remember as it was a long time ago) the point is that you need to build your profile up and try to get the jobs. If you are good, then you can get a good rating and people are more likely to trust you.

Great place to make some extra dollars, the catch with this one though is that you usually need some skills or certificates in something to make money, but it is a very popular method.

3. Blogging

I was going to put this up higher, but the truth is that many people think that blogs are easy and effortless. That is why it scored lower down. I would personally rate it as the number one source, but I cannot be biased to what I love doing the most.

Blogs are great. The thing is that you need to know what you want to talk about. You have to envision what you want it to look like, what your articles will be about and where you are going to get your followers from.

It takes one hundred different things to figure out what works for your blog, but once you get that right it becomes easier.

So how do you make money off a blog?

Simple.

Qualify for adverts such as Google Adsense.

They run adverts on your website and pay you for each person that clicks on that link to buy something.

They do not pay much, but that is one of several ways.

If you want to monetize your blog, then you should be selling your own products or something that you really recommend.

It takes time to build an audience, but once you do then they will start trusting your recommendations.

You could then sell ebooks, courses, your services or ability in that field.

If you do not have skills that can be sold there is still Affiliate Marketing.

This is where you sell other people's products on your blog or social media.

Amazon is a great example because it is very easy to sign up and promote their products on your blog. I have personally done it and know of many others that do it too.

Clickbank and Warriorplus are another two well-known affiliate websites that could really help you make some good cash online. Please note that these are not easy and need a lot of persistence but the commissions are good.

4. YouTube

Many people have tried and failed at this one.

I like to think that many people needed to persist and have a niche market that would follow them, but I think that you also need to have traffic driven to your YOUTUBE Channel which many people get wrong.

I still highly recommend this option because YOUTUBE is awesome. You would need a personality, be interesting and be able to talk about relevant topics.

I know a Youtuber that is quite famous where I am from and he is awesome. He makes some good money and has a good following.

If you look at someone like PewDiePie and see how much he is worth, it is absolutely insane.
He PLAYS VIDEO GAMES. You can't get better than that. What a life ;)

5. Social Media

I have realized that many people do not use or even need Social Media because their profiles are sometimes like their website. I have followed a few people with so many followers and all they do is use Twitter or Instagram to promote themselves and their products.

Many people who have Blogs, Websites, Youtube Channels and use Affiliate Marketing all have one thing in common. They use SOCIAL MEDIA to promote themselves and get potential buyers on their websites.

It makes a lot of sense to skip the middle-man, which is often now their website or blog.

Let's look at it practically. If you have 800 followers, but only 10% of them get to your website. Would it not make more sense to sell directly through your social media account?

I think that makes some great sense. It also explains a lot when you look at the bounce-rate on websites. This is just food for thought, but for some people, this could really help boost their sales. I am not saying do not have a website, I am saying if you can get 90% more clients.
Why not?

Can you quit smoking by VAPING?

2019-06-15T07:40:00.000-07:00

There has been a lot of controversies around Vaping and Cigarettes.

I thought I would drop this article in for people wondering if it is better and whether you can quit smoking with vapes or not.

My short answer is YES, it is possible, but it is a process that very much depends on you.
This is determined by your mindset, discipline, nicotine-reliance and how you start vaping.

If you plan to get off smoking and switch to vaping because of it being a better option. YES.
Although, many arguments and debates are going on over this.

If you plan to go from smoking cigarettes to a vape, and then quitting then this article is for you.

I do not find it hard to go from smoking to a vape. It was the smoking to the vape and then quitting completely.

I still, but I want to tell you how you can drop it all together as I am capable of doing this now. I purely vape because I like the flavor but I won't die without it.

There are two ways that I find that worked for me. Getting a small pocket device with high nicotine liquid was the first vape that I ever used and it helped with cravings.

The issue that I originally had with this was the drop from 30 m.g to the standards of 3 m.g, 6 m.g, and 8 m.g.

What the 30 m.g did was help me to quit entirely. It was very strong so I did not need to use it often. I would have a quick puff for a minute and that would relieve the craving.

What I did from there was I dropped from 30 m.g to 20 m.g. This drop was slight and more subtle than the others, but I smoked a fair amount more. Please note that this does not have to be your way of doing it. THE MAIN POINT HERE IS TO HAVE A GOAL AND DROP YOUR NICOTINE TO ZERO.

I then went from 20 m.g, down to 8 m.g, then to 3 m.g and then I used 0 m.g. This has to this day, helped with cravings. Please note. Cravings. Not the habit of going outside, holding something in your hand and 'relieving stress'

I can now have a cigarette, a vape here and there, without feeling like an addict.

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The easier way is to start with a larger vape. Start with something that tastes nice and has between 4 - 8 mg of nicotine.

Get into it and vape as much as you need to. Clear the cigarette routine out of your system and then notice the difference in your throat.

You notice that your senses come back, you feel better and you have officially quit your smokes.

Now that you have spent a few weeks only on the vape. Start trying new flavors and dropping your nicotine levels.

Also, remember to be strong and intentional with your vaping. The aim is to quit entirely so be disciplined. I am not saying it's a walk in the park, but this process is far better than cold-turkey.

Once you drop from 3 or 4 to 0mg. You will notice that you do not feel 'the burning sensation' that burning sensation that you are used to is the nicotine that you used to feel at the back of your throat.

It takes some time, but I would say try to compensate here with really nice flavors. Try not to think about it not having nicotine. Just act as though it does and it is like any other flavor.

Strong flavors help because they make it feel like there is nicotine in the juice.

The bottom-line here. Drop the nicotine slowly or fast. Get to the point where you are using juice without any nicotine. Forget that the juice has no nicotine.

PS: This does work. Give it a bash.

Thanks for reading

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Use the Subconscious Mind for a Better Life

2019-06-12T05:08:00.002-07:00

I think by now most of the world has heard about the subconscious mind from famous people, books, authors, movies and positive vibe groups.

I thought I would take it down several notches and explain how it works in laments terms.

Please note that these are just my opinions and I will list what I feel works because there is a lot of things out there, but I prefer to be honest and list what I feel works.

This is an honest blog and it is to help others without all the marketing.

The Subconscious.

Basically, your brain processes information like a computer does. Some processes are done automatically without you needing to be conscious of them. A great example of this is when you sleep. You breathe automatically while sleeping, it is not something that you have to think of, you just do it.

This is an example of a subconscious process. The reason why people find books on the subconscious so interesting is because of their habits, behavior and finding a way to alter them.

The reason for writing about this is simply because I believe that we have set processes, and they originate from our childhood.

This is often why so many people develop habits from their parents that they cannot break, they become accustomed to it and it becomes their lives. They experienced it day-in and day-out, which forms a habit that becomes embedded in their minds.

A simple example of this is when parents drink or smoke. I know of many people that had an alcoholic in the family, they despised alcohol, but they still became alcoholics themselves.

WHY? I simply believe that they got used to the idea and it became so natural to them, that they started drinking and it felt familiar. Obviously, this is not the case for all, but it does happen and a great part of these habits are the 'beliefs' that go into them.

I will get into the 'belief system' shortly, but this is why the subconscious is so powerful and why it is important to get rid of bad habits and replace them with good ones.

The next question will probably be, well how can we change these things if they were embedded in us since we were born? The simple answer is. Repetition.

There are a few ways and I will share some ways that I feel worked for me. (bottom)

Your Belief System

For those that have never read about this, there are many good books on the subject. I will share them below so you can buy them and support the authors.

The belief system is a great part of the subconscious mind because the two of them work together or against one another. The 'trick' to getting your subconscious mind to agree with your new habit is to genuinely believe in it. Believe it or not, the simplicity in this does really work, but the problem is that they do not believe in the things that they want most.

Call it a mental block, lack of faith, disbelief or the fact that it is too hard to believe, but they just cannot convince themselves that they can do it. It is as if they are lying to themselves, so that is why it does not work for them.

So, let us use a nice example. Johnny wants to be a millionaire with all his heart. He works hard, gets paid well, but he wants more. He has a house, debt, loves his career, and is in a comfortable position. From a poor background, he told himself that he would never go through that ever again. His subconscious process was so strong that he got out of poverty. Obviously, he worked hard and it paid off, but he does not think or believe that he can be a millionaire.

He has tried and failed, but he does not believe it. This is an example of how he is successful, but he is limited by not believing that he can do it. The point is that if he could change his belief system, and really believe that he could do it, then he could achieve it.

This is where the subconscious and belief system work against or for each other. He really has a desire, but doubt and comfort will conflict with his subconscious mind, so he will not become a millionaire.

I know that these are very big and extravagant examples, but I use them as an easy way to explain to people what these theories are and how they 'work.'

Conditioning

If you ever need examples of conditioning and how it affects people, then you just need to talk to your friends and see how they live. The great examples to look out for, are usually about money, how they spend their money, and how they see the world.

Go back to your home, imagine when you were a child and think of all that conditioning you went through. What time you had to get up, how you had to go to school, how you had a routine, and how that routine was out of your control. (to a large extent.)

In the first stages of your life, you are taught by your parents, what is right and what is wrong. What you can do and what you can't do. Plans for your future were made for you before you were even born. To think that so many people do not think, that these affect you in the least is amazing, but hey each to their own.

Now that you are looking back. Can you see how much those small things affected your life in such a big way? The friends you hung out with. How you all influenced each other. So many millions of thoughts, decisions, and beliefs were taken into your subconscious mind. You currently are a result of that blueprint, and that is why many people want to change their outcomes.

For people with parents that had addictions, money issues, health issues, and spiritual issues. Isn't it incredible how many of those same things affect you today? Your views might be completely opposite, but that is because you were going against these beliefs entirely and that is what changed that for you. This is why conditioning is old, powerful and runs deep. It takes inserting new beliefs into your subconscious mind to change your blueprint. It can be done if you are willing to delve deep and remedy old belief systems that no longer serve you.

Changing your belief systems and embed them into your subconscious mind.

There are several techniques that one can use to remove the old and replace them with new ones. Please see a short list below, and a summary of how to do each one.

5. Subliminal messaging.

The best time to do this is just before you sleep. The quickest and easiest way to do this is to hop onto YouTube and find 'subliminal meditation videos.' They are videos with visual and audio effects that are designed to replace your bad belief systems. They are to be played while you meditate or just before you sleep. There are different ways to use them, but they are really effective.

I used to lie down. Close my eyes and think about what my limited thoughts were. If it was about money, I would then use one for wealth and listen to it before I slept. Very powerful stuff. Find something suitable for your ears because some beats are just too fast-paced for my liking and drive me crazy ;)

4. Meditation (silent or light music)

Meditation is a great way to get in touch with your thoughts and mindset. I enjoy meditating to change my processing. The best way for me to do this is to do it very late or very early morning. Usually, when energy consumption is at its lowest. This is mostly because I feel like Wi-Fi, cellphones, TVs, and electronics, in general, are very interfering.

I like it to be quiet, peaceful and uninterrupted. You can use earphones or noise-cancellation earplugs to block out all the noise and sit in a comfortable spot. Focus by getting yourself into the present moment and letting go of your thoughts.

Once you get to the point where you are in the present moment, then focus on what it is you really want. Picture yourself in that perfect place and be as detailed as possible. Visualization is very important as it creates the feeling of already accomplishing it. This makes it much easier for your subconscious to accept this as your reality.

Try to meditate on achieving it, once you are finished with the visualization. Picture how you are going to achieve that outcome. See yourself working at it, believing in it and feeling the joy of achieving it.

Once the meditation is over and you still have the feeling of the present moment. Sit down and reflect on your thoughts. Do not focus on negative thoughts but try to replace your negative thoughts with positive ones. Speak if necessary and say it with authority. Tell yourself that you can do it. Tell yourself why you need to do it and why you will do it. Turn this into a mantra.

Eliminate the negative and replace it with the positive. This works wonders.

3. Vision Board.

With meditation or subliminal messaging. Put up a vision board. Make it relevant, real and realistic. Put pictures on it with your desired outcome. Make sure that you use pictures of yourself and your loved ones. Put it in a central place so that it can be viewed frequently. Add places you want to travel to, a check with the amount that you want to earn, the car you want, the house you would like or the place you want to end up living in. Whatever it is that you want, should be on that board so that you can subconsciously always have it in the back of your mind.

2. Belief Editing by Repetition.

Good results come from this one. This involves sitting in a quiet space alone or working with your partner and writing down the personal things that you really want. Put together a list, once done you are done with the list then read it out loud and see how it makes you feel. If you feel good, there is no nagging feeling or upset feeling in your stomach then it is a good one that your body and mind agree with.

However, if there is a feeling of conflict. This could be thoughts, heart or stomach then go back to your list and highlight which ones are the issue. The ones that are causing conflict are not ideal and should be edited into something else.

So let's do an example. I will have enough money to buy a new Ferrari.

Say this one gives you a conflicted feeling. You can change your words or re-look at the way you have structured it.

New examples. Buy Ferrari / New Ferrari / Money Ferrari / Ferrari Money / own new Ferrari.

I find that short words work better for feelings that run deep. These shorter keywords seem to relax the mind and make it easier to embed them. It also helps to remove the resistance.

You're going to need the feeling to work with the subconscious.

Now, that the list is done. You can start by repeating each line several times. You can do this in a group or by yourself. Try to do it out loud and project your voice. Use visualization, feeling and do it as though it were really going to happen. Repeat this every night and see how it works.

1. Most effective — Replace negative with positive.

My favorite and most used one is very much like number 2. Except I use the negative and then the positive to cancel them out.

This is the one that works for me. Some people agree and others disagree, but I feel that the best way to end the conflict is to say the negative one, feel it and then say the positive one and feel it. To me, it feels like it ends the conflict and creates an opportunity for me to create a new belief system and enter it into my subconscious mind.

Example: I cannot run five miles today — breathe in; breathe out.

I can run five miles today — breathe in; breathe out.

Now, that I have canceled both of them out. I can repeat the positive one over and over.

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5 Work Habits that are GUARANTEED to get you RESULTS

2019-06-08T06:21:00.000-07:00

Every person has dreams, goals, ambitions and has an idea of what their ideal life would look like.

We have all read books like The Secret, Think and Grow Rich, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind and so on. The problem with these books is that they have keys that you need to find by reading it several times.

They have great ideas, they definitely help and I would definitely recommend them to anyone who wants to improve their lives.

Here is a simple list of straight-forward habits that can help you do more.

The trick is to get into these habits by using your willpower. This can be as easy or as difficult as you want it to be. I promote positive vibes but we all know that life is not black and white.

There are grey areas but if we really want to get results then we need to improve ourselves and work towards what we want without throwing in the towel.

1. Get up earlier

Did you know that most successful people sleep early? I am sorry to say this, but they are not out and about drinking all night in that bar that you love so much. They go to bed early so that they can rise early.

Get into the habit of getting up early and starting your day off with a shower or bath.

Now that you are clean and fresh you can get ahead of your day by doing things that you usually do not have time for.

What can you do? You can write your goals for the day, figure out what you want to do next and put a plan together or even start your general work for the day earlier.

There are a few ways that getting up earlier helps but mostly it helps you to do more in a day. The two or three extra hours every day add up to an extra 15 hours per week if not more.

I do not know about you guys but I always need more time and getting up earlier certainly helps.

2. Do it attitude

When something comes up, do it and get it out-of-the-way. Those small little things that need to be done end up being a long list of small things later. Prioritize their importance and schedule when you want to do it. If they are important and are more important than what you are doing then stop that and go back to it later.

Too many times important tasks get missed because of putting them off. Take up a 'do it' attitude and move on to the next thing. You will find this to be extremely helpful and if you cannot remember it all then you should always have sticky notes or a diary at your side.

3. Solve Problems

Many people sit with problems and harp on them. Change your focus from the problem to solving them. The sooner that you get to the root of the problem the better.

Too much time is wasted on the problem but not solving it. The great habit to get into is solving the issue. If it cannot be solved then change what you can. If it is too far gone then you need to change your environment.

You can change yourself, the environment but you cannot change the person. You can explain to them your feelings, they can explain theirs and you can meet each other halfway. If all else fails then you need to move away from that person or situation.

This goes for people, challenges, general life issues, and relationships. Life has so many daily problems that need to be solved. We can sit in them or move past them. Where you focus your energy is often where the manifestation lies.

4. Save time

Stop sitting with things that are a waste of time. Everyone has so much to do, yet they have 24 hours in a day. They cannot complete so many tasks, yet they have time to sit on social media all day.

The situation is so ironic. Everyone is tired, never having enough time but there is always time for movies, series, video games, and entertainment.

Surely we can spend less time on these things and knock off the important things. The entertainment is not going anywhere, but your future could be.

Focus on saving time where possible and spend it on more important things. Time is valuable and you can never get it back.

If you really want to do it you will do it, otherwise, there will always be an excuse.

5. Positivity without being annoying

I think positivity is highly underrated when it comes to working. The general mindset needs to be good, ready and focused on completing your work. Positivity is about you and your mindset. This is not about you carrying on like life is never bad and negative things never happen because that is nonsense.

The world is not all sunshine and daisies so please do not go around and tell people to be positive all the time. It is great to lead by example and to look at the bright side of things but it is really not necessary to preach your sunshine.

Be positive, look at things in a good light and let the positivity shine. It is extremely important to be positive and to have a good view of things, but please do it for yourself. Leave other people be.

This habit is important because as human beings we need to have hope and be able to aim for things that we really want. Without positivity and action, it is going to be really difficult to believe that you can reach your dreams.

Wake up in the morning. Have a vision board, be excited to work on your goals, look forward to your challenges and learn from your failures. It is ok to be true to yourself. When you feel bad, accept it and find a way to deal with it, then let it go and move forward. These things happen in their own time, just make sure you don't stay there forever. Life is too short to stay depressed.

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Simple ideas to help your online BUSINESS grow

2019-06-05T06:05:00.001-07:00

There are a billion websites dedicated to this. They give you some ideas and they want you to pay for a course or an ebook.

Here is a short list of how you can grow your online business for free.

1. Social Media for engaging potential clients

I know that there are so many different forms of social media and this should be sub-categorized but the truth is that I find that I have one form of Social Media that I get most of my traffic from (this may be different for many others but I am speaking from my own experience.)

Of course, I say the more the merrier. This is number one as social media is a great way to find new clients, show your existing clients what's new and promote your business.

It is a great place to put up testimonials, ask clients to share your content, see what your competitors are up to and to have a "shop that is open 24/7"

What is awesome about Social Media and the internet is that it helps us to grow our businesses even while we sleep.

Get your business up on all the major Social Network platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Linkedin. There are many more that I have not even tried myself due to time constraints.

If you want your online business to grow then this is a sure way to be noticed. It won't be easy and will require a few hours of work per day, but once you do several posts and market yourself, you will start growing your business.

2. A simple elegant website

Websites are a crucial thing to have. These days the first thing that people look at is whether you have a website or not.

Websites are amazing but too many businesses have over-active websites that put people off reading any further. Ensure that your website looks modern, is simple to use and that your pages are easy to access.

Having a user-friendly website is a big plus and usually means that a person browsing your website will stay on longer.

If I see sites that have too many moving images, pop-ups and adverts all over them I leave it immediately and never look back.

Imagine that your business store was your website. Would you want bright flashy lights? So much clutter in your shop and your salespeople give the clients so much information that they have to think about it for a few days. That is what a website is, the first impression of your business and the first impression is usually the most important one.

3. Produce good original content

If you sell shoes - Take photos of the shoes yourself, if you rent out vehicles take pictures of the vehicles.

Do not use internet images or stock images. Everyone can see when something is bland and thrown together. 

If you want to grow your online business then you need to spend more time on your images, videos, posts and show people that your business is real. 

Engage your clients by showing them your product, giving them relevant information and telling them why it is so great. You can use references to show them how well it is rated. How cheap you are selling it and how they can pay for it.

For a business to grow you need a website, to create relevant attractive content and to post them on your social media pages.

4. Focus on the client's needs, not the money

We all need money, and at the end of the day, that is why we have businesses. To make money.

As true as this is, this is where most people get it wrong, especially on social media.

Engaging people as a business and being professional is great but these are people's profiles. Therefore it is more of an intimate setting. You cannot just go online and blast them with your sales posts.

Business on social media is an art. You need to engage people and see who is interested. Get to know them and ask them what their needs are. I love sales and was a salesman for many years but I never sold because of the thought of the money. I sold the product by finding out what the person's problem was and that is how I got so many clients.

I promise you the money will not run anywhere, but if you are posting just to force people to buy things then you are doing more harm than good.

Take it down a notch and enjoy interacting with the people, while trying to solve their problems. Once you solve their problem. You have a happy customer, a returning customer and someone who will refer you to all of their friends. I can promise you this.

5. Use Analytics to see when is the best time to post

If there is one thing that I have learned about social media, it is this:

Depending on your clients and their timezones, you will have certain peak times in a day.

These times will be your best times to post your content and reach the maximum audience.

This will help you to save time by posting only a few times per day but reaching the most people. I used to spend hours upon hours posting continuously until I saw that my clients were only really online at three different times in a day.

Use Google Analytics or Twitter Analytics to see what time your best post was, what date you posted it, who you tagged and how many impressions you made.

All that data will help you determine when you have made a great post and when you have made a poor one.

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GREAT LIFE LESSONS that you can learn from VIDEO GAMES

2019-06-04T05:28:00.001-07:00

Gaming is fun but it is something that I really try to limit these days due to the work that I am doing.

It is amazing to see how many lessons one can actually learn from games and how you can use those lessons in life scenarios.

Have a look at the list below:

1. Making money helping others

This always reminds me of games like Skyrim, where you go around and do things for other people. When the quest is completed you usually get rewarded with goods or gold. I put this as my number one because this is often overlooked as we need money for our own lives, however, if you think about it, we need other people to give money to and to receive money from.

2. Asking people if they know of any jobs.

Instead of just going around door-to-door submitting your C.V or applying for jobs online, you should consider asking your friends and family if they know of any jobs available. It is sometimes 'who you know' over what you know plus it costs you nothing to try.

3. A mission, quest or goal to complete

The best to tackle your to-do list is by playing a game that has many quests, side-missions, and goals. This helps in your real-life as it helps you to do one thing and move to the next thing effortlessly. It was one of the best things that I have ever learned. Once that goal is done then you move to the next and so on from there.

4. Multiple sources of income

Ever noticed in a game how natural it is to go around doing many things to earn money?

It is quite strange how we as humans do the same thing over and over so that we get a monthly paycheck because we are scared of not having money for the next month.

That is why like in a game, you should have more than one source of income and do different things. It does not have to be twenty different things, but perhaps two or three things that you enjoy doing.

5. Keep trying until you succeed

I love this. I swear that video games were made to help us deal with persistence and develop that skill. Think about that boss that had killed you 300 times. What did you do? Throw the game in the trash? NO!! You picked up that damned remote control and you kept at it until you defeated that bugger.

That is exactly what you need to do in life. Keep persisting until you break through the barrier and do everything that you want to. Do not throw away the video game. Keep playing until you own that program!!!

5 pieces of the best advice for young people

2019-06-02T21:32:00.002-07:00

There aren't many things that I regret in life but you certainly learn a lot of lessons along the way.

For all the future entrepreneurs, students, high schoolers and teens out there, this post is for you.

Below is a list of things that I wished that I knew earlier. You will all gain your own experience in due time but here are some things that you may want to skip ;)

1. Study further

Many people like to say do not go to college, you do not need a degree and we live in an age where the internet creates so many opportunities. While I agree on this to a large extent I still regret not studying further in a field that I actually got into.

So for context. Many people study degrees for several years and then end up hating the work. If you want to study further then make sure that it is definitely something that you are going to use. It is definitely your passion, you have researched it and you know what you are in for.

I find so many people, later on, have a successful career and started at the bottom again because it was not related to their original degree. That meant that they worked, gained experienced and then studied for several more years.

I take more of a hands-on approach but this is something that cannot be explained until you experience for yourself. I studied graphic design and desktop publishing originally and I loved studying it. Then, I went into the workplace and it was an absolute disaster for me.

I did not like the content that I was producing, the clients were great and I really enjoyed meeting with them to discuss their brand but between the deadlines and being stuck in an office really killed my spirit. I did it for two years and then I decided to do it for myself. Of course, this is not every designer, every person or every job but that was my personal experience and it taught me a lot.

So, the bottom line here is to ensure that you study and you study something that you will be happy in doing for a long duration. I wish you guys all the best for your future and I hope that this helps you.

2. Life is not a team sport

Friends are great. I have met thousands of people but at the end of the day, there are only a handful of people that actually care about you. It took me a long time to get with this program. Mostly because I am by nature an optimistic and sociable person.

When the chips are down and you are poor friends are far and few between. People who are really there for you are usually friends that genuinely care and family that stand by your side. Please note: I am not referring to asking for handouts or jobs but just being there for you in a time of dire need.

One of the hardest lessons that I ever learned and it was never forgotten. Get yourself to a point where you depend on nobody for anything. Plan so that it never happens to you again if it does. At the end of the day, we think we need lots of people but we don't.

It is nice to have 1000 friends on Facebook. How many of them know how you are really doing? How many of them actually care? How many of them would phone you back if there was an emergency at 2 a.m in the morning? There is a very fine line between acquaintances and friends. Learn the difference and fast.

The bottom line here is to count your true friends and family. Stop all dependencies on people and rely on yourself.

3. Stop comparing yourself to others

We all see who has money, who is popular, what cars a person drives, where they live and so on. The sooner we go from worrying about what other people have to what we have the better. It is nice to admire people and what they have but the real question is what can you do to also get those things?

Learn it young. Do not worry about how much better off someone is compared to you. Focus on where you are and where you want to be. Being envious, jealous or in admiration is not going to benefit you in any way.
Take action and do something to put yourself in a better position. If you think those people are thinking about these thoughts that you are thinking, then you are sadly wrong.

He drives a Ferrari. I am truly happy with the other person's success. I would want to know what does he do and how can he afford that Ferrari then I would be interested. I too, want to be in that position. I am not jealous or excited but thrilled at the idea of how I can achieve that success too.

The main reason why you should stop comparing yourself to others is simply that you are not them.
It is a waste of time and it does not get you anywhere, yet us humans spend so much time and energy on things that are so irrelevant.

Time and energy are best spent on yourself and how you can achieve success whilst enjoying life at the same time. Usually, this involves doing something that you really like that pays you. I hope that you enjoy the work otherwise it just feels like a grind.

The bottom line for number 3. is to stop wasting time and energy on other people's success and start looking at how you can also be successful at whatever it is that you have a passion for.

4. Life is short

Number four is here for the people that love to please others. This goes for parents, friends, family and so on. You have one life and it is limited. If you are living through everyone else's time you are in for a rough ride. You find yourself always waiting for others. Dependant on their views, what you need to do next and where you are going.

The most common things that I hear is that their children need to be doctors, accountants, lawyers and so forth. All that I can say is that you do not need to be any of that if that is not what you want. The last time I checked we lived in the twenty-first century and there are far more opportunities out there than just those three things.

Please Please Please do not let your parents control your lives and tell you that you have to be something. I know that they have your best interests at heart but why study to be a doctor if there is no interest. Why be an accountant if you hate numbers and why be a lawyer if you hate dealing with disagreements.

Do not let your parents tell you how to live your life. Yes, they can offer great advice with their life experience and point you in the right direction but do not let them tell you what career to go into. You need to find that out for yourself. It reminds me so much of the pressures of getting married and having children.

Stop falling for these pressures and do not give into them. You are a young individual with your own mind. Listen to your heart, inner voice and use your brain. What are you good at? What do you enjoy? Do more of those things. Explore and discover yourself while you study. Try new things so that you find what you like or dislike.

Life is short and people have no idea about the true meaning of this until their best friend or a close family member dies. That will change your life forever. Do not wait thirty years to start living your life. The younger you start the better and you never know when your time is up. Do not waste your life on things that you hate doing. Live, for now, plan for the future and enjoy what you do. Be the light in the world.

5. Don't be lazy

We seem to be in an era where people want something for nothing. The last time I checked the universal laws are standard and you sow what you reap. I bump into many people that like to be lazy and each to their own but if you want to get somewhere you kind of need to put in the effort.

Get off your but and make things happen. I am always amazed when I meet people that were poor once and they are still lazy. I like to relax and game as much as the next person but surely you want to earn your good money.

I have known several people in high paying jobs getting away with doing nothing and delegating all their work to 'lesser' staff for years then one day they are out of a job. They wonder why and I for one think that it is quite obvious.

If you want something, go out and get it. Do not think that it will be easy, painless and you can do it with as little effort as possible. I am sorry but life is not that way. I wish it were at times just to save me some time but that is just not the case. I love working and helping others but there is only so far that you can help people.

Sooner or later you need to take responsibility and do something for yourself. We all need downtime and distractions but there is a time and places for everything. In the work environment, you are being paid per hour to work. Not sit around and talk nonsense all day. Put in the hours, work smart and do what you need to do.

You will find that 90% of the time the people that do work hard get rewarded. They do get acknowledged and the universe has an interesting way of giving them better luck in the process. There is nothing wrong with being lazy if you have the bank account to back it up. Even in that scenario, I ask you, Surely there is something in life that you really want but do not have? Why not get off your but and get working at it?

The bottom line here is to work your ass off, make a difference and know that you do not get something for nothing. Hard work pays off and is usually rewarded in one way or another.

The things that MANY successful people have in common

2019-06-01T06:56:00.005-07:00

I have always been interested in successful people and what motivates them. My younger self was fascinated by how much money they had but many years down the line it became so much more than that just about the cash.

Life is an experience and we all experience different things at different times. We go through good times, bad times, terrible times, amazing times and times where things are just mundane.

I have experienced great amounts of money and I have been so poor that I could not afford a single piece of bread. I have had amazing jobs and I have had terrible ones. We notice that life is a rollercoaster ride and it is never consistent so do not get comfortable with a steady ride... it will not last forever.

I have put together a list of common things that successful people do and don't do so that people reading this can get a better understanding as to why these people are successful in general.

These go beyond jobs, businesses, countries, races, sex and so on. This is my humble list from which I have put together over many years. You can use this list as you see fit. I am sure that many other blogs have similar things but what makes my blog different is that this is from actual people that I have rubbed shoulders with and not just some wealthy person through old family money or lottery earnings.

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1. Time

Speaking to businesspeople, interacting with clients and everyday people I always find it is the same thing. They find that time is more valuable than money. I have had many conversations and wanted to find out why and it seems to always be because you cannot get more time but you can always earn more money. Usually, most people trade their time for a job and this is the common way of making a living but it is not the only option out there.

2. Goals with deadlines

Most of the people that I bump into have active goals that they work towards. Regardless of whether they own a business or work for a company, they all have their personal goals that they spend their spare time on. The point here is to use your 'free time' to get personal projects going or to start a side-business to make extra income. Whatever it is that they get up to, they make sure that they have goals and keep working on them. This helps them to avoid getting into a rut or into a comfort zone where they do the same job day in and day out. It also helps them to 'mind' their own dreams and work towards them.

Let's be honest. Most of us that work normal jobs are so consumed by the energy spent on the day-to-day activities that we often just want to go home and relax. The last thing one wants to do is go home and do more work...in most cases.

3. Solving problems

You will find that most successful people want to solve problems and do not want to hear about the drama. Their time is limited and they choose to focus on solving issues in general. This could mean solving a problem that could generate them money, solving personal issues quickly so that time is not wasted or wanting to move on to the next challenge. Knocking each problem out. one at a time until they are all gone.

4. Networking versus Socializing

We always hear about friends that are in bars, clubs, and parties. Most successful people prefer to network on a business level. Meeting people to find out what they do and how they can benefit from each other's professions. This is not to say that they do not enjoy a whiskey or a night out. It simply means that they are not going to be going out every night drinking away without an intention in mind. When they go out, there is an intention to network and meet with other 'successful' people.

5. Making money

Definitely one of the most common trait that they all have. They do not talk negatively about money but always talk about how they can make more. They are overall very positive about money and see it as a needed tool that grants you freedom and opportunities. They are always talking about new trends, what is selling, what is not working anymore, what is dying out and what is to come.

They love talking about money, finding new ways to make money and taking strategized risks to increase their income. They often self-study and research specific knowledge instead of focusing on college education. They read many books about business, money and investing so that they can learn as much as they can about money.

6. They learn from failure

When taking risks they understand that sometimes they might lose but it is still a calculated risk. They go in knowing full well that they might be losing all that money. If they fail and lose then they lick their wounds and learn the lessons that come out of that experience.

It is hard losing but the experience is an experience and they know that the next time will be better. This is where most people get it wrong. They fail and then they do not want to try again. They give up and settle. This is what separates them from the rest. They take the experience and keep moving forward with that knowledge learned.

7. They are up to trying new things

I noticed this with my ex-director. He was always trying and researching new things. He did not know how to do something but he found a way and did it himself. He did not know how to repair cars but ended up with a very successful business, all because he decided to try something new.

This shows us that sometimes our resistance is the thing that holds us back from learning and experiencing new things. Try to allow yourself to be more open to trying different things. You never know if the next thing that you try is going to be the thing that makes you millions. If you don't try you will never know.

8. They hate the words 'no' 'can't' 'won't 'impossible' and so on.

All of them seem to despise negative statements and get really upset. They do not like being told no, saying that you cannot do it, they won't be able to do it or that the thing requested is impossible.

It is almost as if you are insulting them by saying those negative words in their presence. They believe that if there is a will then there is a way and they want to deal with people that have similar views to them. They dislike excuses and want to deal with the best positive attitudes possible.

They want to be around go-getters, self-motivated people and people that try to make a difference. They do not care if you think that they are snobs. They work hard, are the best at what they do and they actually want everyone else to get off their asses and be successful so that they have more friends to talk to.

9. They read

Almost every person that I know that is successful in one way or another is an avid reader. They like to gain as much information as possible as long as it is useful to them. Instead of series, movies, games and reality tv they prefer to listen to audiobooks, read books and watch podcasts.

They educate themselves and spend their time getting better at specific skills. Their time is better spent learning than watching the latest television series.

10. They are self-motivated individuals

This is one of those things that you realize about successful people. They motivate themselves. They seem to have a deep desire to want more and do not let anyone or anything stop them from getting what they want. They are stubborn, hard-headed and highly motivated.

They work smartly and do what needs to be done. They do not like to rely on other's to get what they want. They will even do it by themselves if no one else believes in their cause. They have nerves of steel and do not take prisoners in anything that they do.

They want a piece of that pie and they will find a way to get to it or die trying. Many of them have a partner that is even more hard-headed than themselves. Even successful people have their bad days and that is why they often have strong partners to help them up when they fall down.
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I wish you all the greatest success.
I hope this post inspires you to motivate yourself.

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How to actually achieve your goals

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As my first blog post, wrote this originally and thought. Am I going to be like every other blogger? Nope, just be myself. So here we are.

This blog is not for the faint-hearted and I am not going to sugar-coat things,
You are either going to love or hate what I am going to say and that is fine.

The truth is that most people that I meet often talk about their goals but that is all that it is. TALK.
To achieve the goals you need to focus, act and persevere with them.

Life is full of distractions. Women, bars, men, clubs, social media, movies, series, video games, gambling, sex, and the list is never-ending

The hard truth is that most of us say that we really want something but do we really? When the chips are down we are too busy with entertainment or something to distract us from our busy schedules.

The bottom line here is that many of us make excuses and that is why we never end up getting what we really want.

Now that we are done with our excuses and have found desires again, let's look at how we can get you in a goal-setting mindset.

1. Write it down

I use a journal to keep track of my day-to-day objectives and long-term goals.
Journals are not for everyone but I would highly recommend using something to keep a record.
Other things that you could use instead of a journal could be a digital diary on your laptop, sticky notes on your phone or even a simple to-do list.

2. Short and sweet objectives

Make it as simple as possible when writing. Do not make them long and detailed as it will make you feel like it is a chore. Great example to use - call 50 old clients and follow up.
I find that long and detailed objectives tend to stress me out. It could just be me but I would rather have a short and simple list than a detailed essay which never gets done.

3. Self-Discipline

This is one of the hardest ones. Once you master this skill I am pretty sure you can do anything.
Please get into the habit of noticing that you say you are going to do it and then you don't. That just shows me and it shows you that you actually do not really want to do it. If you are not going to do the objectives that you want to achieve for the day then do not bother writing them down. You need to be focused, hungry and dedicated to making your life better. You need to get to the point where you finish all your work first and then relax later. Later will unlikely come and that will be another day wasted. Take action and work towards those objectives and goals.

4. Dedicate your time to it

It's all well putting down objectives to complete by the end of the day. The thing is to allocate time to complete them. There is no use putting down the objective if there is no time to do it. Allocate the time, stick to it and ensure that it fits into your day. If it requires sacrificing some movies or gaming then do it. The distractions will always be there later.

5. Stop listening to your friends

I love friends, family members and even loved ones but the only one that is going to get you from point A to point Z is YOU. Go to school, have a baby, I want grandchildren, you need to be a lawyer, you can't make money doing that... don't some of those silly things sound familiar? Everyone has so much to say, mostly negative statements about what you can and cannot do but who are they really? Do they pay your bills? Do they actually care and would they help you if you were down and out on the streets?

You need to be smart and yes, take advice from friends and family but do not let them tell you that you cannot do something or be something. You can do anything and be anyone that you want to be. It will require hard work, planning, goal-setting, and discipline but you can do it.
No one has the right to tell you that.

You need to look deep within yourself and ask yourself. What is it that I really want to do? It does not have to be forever, but ask yourself honestly as if no one cared. What would you do if money was no issue and you could do anything? What makes you get up in the morning? What gets you so excited that you could go out on the streets now to talk to anyone about that subject?

Those questions could lead to what it is that you really want. You just need to sit down with yourself and figure out what it is that you want. It is possible & it is out there if you really want it.
Listen to your heart and trust your gut.

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