Your
Personal Success Routine: A 30-Day Challenge
The other day, I was speaking with someone who kept talking about how
busy he was. In fact he was so busy that he didn't even have time to do
the simple things, that take just a few moments, yet can improve your
sense of balance, accomplishment and bottom line.
Trust me when I tell you this isn't a criticism. For I know all too well
how easy it is to get pulled into "busyness". Just ask my husband, he'll
tell you what's it's like living with a recovering Type A.
Here's the problem though with allowing yourself to be hypnotized into
thinking that "busyness" = accomplishment.
Does this apply to you?
* You're working harder and accomplishing less.
* Your actions aren't aligned with where you really want to go.
* You waste precious energy on stuff that really doesn't matter.
* When you don't give yourself time to observe, think, learn, plan and
align, you are forever trapped in that state of "busyness", with no
improvement in sight.
As Albert Einstein once said, "The definition of insanity is doing the
same thing, and expecting different results."
We open ourselves to do things differently and get better results, when
we give ourselves a little time every day, before jumping into email and
frantic activity for reflective thinking.
This is your sacred time to meet with yourself to objectively observe
what's happening in your life and business, to recognize opportunities,
what's working and what should be discarded. This is time for you to
align with Right Planning and Right Action, so you can take the shortest
and most enjoyable route possible to your desired destinations.
By doing so, you can achieve more while doing less, because you're
immersed in RIGHT ACTION. You can reprogram your habits by adopting
better ones.
Start by committing to connect with something every day that:
By the way, this is what The Daily Discovery Series, (a component
of The Business Owners Guide to the Universe) was designed to do
in "little time bytes". But whether you use Profits with Purpose tools
or something else, know that even small daily steps, applied
consistently, lead to big results. So the small steps are definitely
worth taking!
Now think about what you're doing to help yourself succeed. Do you have
a daily routine that helps you get more of the right things done?
Most of us have routines, but we may not recognize that they are no
longer working. On the other hand, your personal mantra may be to fly by
the seat of your pants and just see what happens. Bottom line, you can't
grow beyond where you are, if you don't shake things up a bit.
To get different results means we need to think and act differently if
what we're doing now, is not giving us the results we really want. So,
if you want to get more of the stuff that really matters done, then you
need to consciously align with what's most important to you before
jumping into the same old "busy work."
You don't need to devote a lot of time to reflective thinking and or
what I call 24KT Planning, because if you do it every day, it becomes
second nature and it gets easier as you put your success routine into
practice.
Here is a 5-step routine, I've designed specifically for people who need
a shorter success routine, in order to apply it consistently.
In just 12 to 15 minutes, you can see a dramatic difference in your life
and business. Time invested in reflective thinking and planning, will
save you hours upon hours of wasted time and energy, because when you
align with what you want to accomplish every day, you align with:
empowering thoughts, the stuff that really matters to you, and the best
route possible from where you are. So you get where you want to go
faster with fewer hassles and detours.
Let's look at the 5 steps in this Daily Success Routine that's designed
to be done in as little as 12 to 15 minutes.
1. Breathe deeply, pause and relax. Give yourself time to tap into
your innate peace and wisdom.
2 MINUTES
2. Now from this centered space, feed your spirit with constructive
affirmations to set the foundation for the best day possible. 2 1/2 - 3
MINUTES (If you're a "Business Owners Guide to the Universe" subscriber,
you can see the 3/19/08 "Daily Discovery" message for more help.)
3. Read The Daily Discovery Series or something else that inspires
you, helps you grow, or see things in a constructive light. This is how
we grow beyond our concept of what's possible. This is how we shed old
habits and expand our potential. 1 to 2 MINUTES
4. For a bigger boost, think about how the message may apply to you.
What will you commit to do today to help yourself and others? What tools,
talents and resources can you use? Is there a better way?
2 1/2 to 3
MINUTES
5. Review your TO DO LIST. Prioritize starting with the best thing
you can accomplish today, given your most important goals and
unique talents. Consider what you can delegate, outsource, move
or delete. Be playfully present. 4 to 5 MINUTES.
TOTAL TIME: 12 to 15 Minutes
Try this for 30 days. Make it your own "Personal Success Routine".
Then see if at the end of the month, you don't realize the value of
investing just a few minutes each day, to save hours, months and
years of wasted energy and activity that keeps you stuck in the
status quo and apart from your greatest goals and dreams.
By the way, if you'd like to know more about The Business Owner’s
Guide to the Universe Online Personal Success System see our
Tools Page.
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on a spiritual path, but may be having trouble getting the profits to
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Thank you for visiting. Move boldly
toward your greatest goals and dreams, fully confident that
you can be, do or have whatever you desire and above all enjoy your one-
of-a-kind journey.
Until next time, all the best!
Laura Cardone, President of Profits with Purpose
