6 Quotes
"Take action. It's the only thing separating you from your dreams." - Lisa Nichols
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it." -- Henry David Thoreau
"Don't wait for fear to stop before you leap. Be willing to leap afraid." - Lisa Nichols
"Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value."-- Albert Einstein
“Do one thing every day that scares you." - Anonymous
"I have come to learn that you must avoid being an endless planner and strategist. Although planning is critical, it is not a substitute for action. The implementation of one great idea successfully is worth more than a million ideas not acted upon." Teronie Donaldson (yep, that's me - cool right?)
Notes
Practice the habit of adding value to people’s lives. Open doors for strangers, help the busboy to clean up the table, call up friends you haven’t talked to in a while to check-in and ask them about their lives. Become the type of person that adds value and improves other people’s lives without the expectation of anything in return. This will ultimately shape the way you see the world, and before long creating valuable offers will become second nature.
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Lessons Learned This Week
March 1, 2021- Monday - A system of implementation will get you much further tha sheer ambition.
March 2, 2021 - Tuesday - The Distracted mind and the productive mind can't live in the same space at the same time.
March 3, 2021 - Wednesday - The choice is yours daily - better or more.
March 4, 2021 - Thursday- Gratitude is the magnet for everything good and empowering. Fear and lack lose their power in the space of gratitude. Lisa Nichols
March 5, 2021 - Friday - You don't have to master everything.
March 6, 2021 - Saturday- Become non-negotiable about your goals.
March 7, 2021 - Sunday - You cannot hit a moving target. Unclear goals make producing clear results impossible
Recommended Watch
Small Axe
https://www.amazon.com/Small-Axe-Season-1/dp/B08J4HRR4P
Anthology
Small Axe is a British anthology film series, created and directed by Steve McQueen. The anthology consists of five films that tell distinct stories about the lives of West Indian immigrants in London from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Books of the Week
Spend time doing the research. Spend 4-6 hours of research a week for 30 to 45 days before making any move. Get a three-ring binder and fill it with the information and data your research reveals. Learn from the mistakes of others in this area. Learn their best practices. Then see if what you're investigating is a fit for you.
Don't live someone else's life assignment
Start with the end in mind. You can only complete a goal if you actually get started. Break your goal down into small achievable tasks and do something towards those goals every day. Stop making excuses and just do the hard and dirty work to achieve your goals.
12 areas where you can achieve astounding success
1. Love relationships
2. Family relationships
3. Peers, colleagues & social circle
4. Mentors and advisors
5. Career or business
6. Income or business revenue
7. Investments and future legacy
8. Life of service
9. Physical rewards (home, car, possessions)
10. Playtime (fun downtime)
11. Spiritual awareness
12. Physical body
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
So many takeaways from this book but these 2 resonated with me on this listen
On Taking Action - “It’s a temptation that exists for everyone- for talk and hype to replace action.” -Ryan Holiday, Ego Is The Enemy, Pg. 24
On Uncertainty -“The more difficult the task, the more uncertain the outcome, the more costly talk will be and the farther we run from actual accountability." - Ryan Holiday, Ego Is The Enemy, Pg. 27
The 50th Law by Robert Greene and 50 Cent
This is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn how to handle fear and be fearless in life.
Make Everything Your Own - Self-Reliance
When you work for others, you are at their mercy. They own your work; they own you. Your creative spirit is squashed. What keeps you in such positions is a fear of having to sink or swim on your own. Instead, you should have a greater fear of what will happen to you if you remain dependent on others for power. Your goal in every maneuver in life must be, working the corner for yourself. When it is yours, it is yours to lose - you are more motivated, more creative, more alive. The ultimate power in life is to be completely self-reliant, completely yourself.
Music
Lovers Rocks – Steve McQueen's Small Axe soundtrack