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KEY 1 : Help Yourself Right Now – The Key To Living a Good Life

 Are you happy?

Do you think you lead an enjoyable life?

 Are your finances in order, your relationships intact, your friendshipsstrong?

Is everything just right?

You don’t have to answer—we know some of it isn’t.

If everything was just right, you wouldn’t be here.

But you are here, because you have that nagging feeling, that eternalbackground noise in your mind, that there’s room for improvement.

You’re here because you want change.

You want to be healthy and happy.

Everyone in the entire world wants exactly that same thing.

Being healthy and happy sounds so simple, yet, oftentimes, it seemsimpossible.

In this age of technology and social media, there’s a lot on your plate.

Everything is always buzzing; your phone, your iPad, your computer ! 

There are bills to pay; your career, your family, friends, children to thinkabout!often you come last.

Life is a drag; the daily grind is wearing you down.

You can barely make it through the week, let alone plan for the next weeks,months, or years.

Time is scary because it’s so scarce and the clock is always ticking.

Taking a moment for yourself seems like you’re taking it away from otheruses.

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Time is the currency that plagues you—you want to be rich, but you’repoor. In the world of the currency of time, you’re living day to day.

But here’s the secret: You can be happy.

Consistently.

You can have everything.

That’s right, absolutely everything.

 All your wants, all your desires—they are all achievable.

Sounds outrageous, right? It’s not.

 All it requires is self motivation, a desire to change your life and your

lifestyle.

Since you’re reading this, you have that already.

The only thing left is to put that motivation to work.

That’s what I’m here for.

If you follow my seven steps for success, you can change your life!

The key is to make our all the steps a habit.

 After doing them consistently, over a period of a few weeks, they willbecome second-nature to you.

Your life will become more organized, less stressful, and way moremanageable.

Through the steps we’ll teach you, you will learn how to interact withpeople, make them like you, how to cut stresses into smaller pieces, how tobe an honorable person, and generally how to acquire all the traits thatresult in a positive human being.

You’re here because you want to change.

Before we begin, however, I’d like to cover a few important aspectsregarding attitude.

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 All of the advice offered here will be useless unless you put your mind inthe right place.

You need to begin this journey with a clear consciousness.

It’s not just spiritual mumbo-jumbo—your mind rules your body.

Do not let your mind run amok, because it will.

You must learn to control your mind and use it as a tool for success.

Your mind is your pencil, your plow, your knife, your paintbrush!it’swhatever you need it to be.

Remember: this isn’t a quick-fix solution, or a magic formula.

The steps here will take time and dedication.

This is not a Band-Aid or a fast answer; this is a lifestyle change.

So, on to your mind. Your past and future is created by your thoughts.

Your thoughts, if you’re like the average person, are dominated by negativethoughts and worries.

Your mind is filled with problems.

Your mind constantly beats yourself up.

But pain can only feed off of pain.

What you need to realize is that your problems are not really problems.

Tomorrow’s bills are not the problem.

The real problem is that you are letting your mind rule.

With one simple thought, you can turn a problem into a task, or anunhappy situation into a positive one.

It’s all about perception. Be aware of your mind and its habit to let innegativity.

Be on guard and keep your inner eyes peeled.

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The second you realize that you’re thinking in negative terms, whether thatbe worrying, feeling hurt, or sad, or depressed, push that that thoughtaway.

Realize that you can just as easily feel happy, so why feel sad?

Your mind can just as easily be filled with positivity, if you let it.

Next, you have to come to terms with time.

Now is the time for change.

Now is the time to start living.

You will never have more time than now.

 Are you ready? Bring out some paper and a pen and take notes.

 Actually, you’ll need a pen and paper for the first step anyway.

So make sure your mind is clear, that you’re sitting in a comfortable placefree of unnecessary noises and distractions, and come prepared.

Class is in session.

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KEY 2: Write it all down

Writing things down is essential to success.

Some of the most famous persons in history have kept consistent diaries.For example, many of Winston Churchill’s famous quips were found in hisdiary, which he wrote in daily.

If a man as busy as Winston Churchill, who had a war on his hands, couldfind the time to write in a diary (as well as draft the thousands of otherletters, memos, treaties, orders and the like), then you can certainly find thetime to organize your life on paper.

The first thing you should write down is everything you have to remember.

 Absolutely everything.

From when you work, to dates with friends, to important holidays andbirthdays, to other important things you need to attend.

You might even consider blocking out times for doing chores and errandsand plan them for specific days.

For example, you might write down that you will go grocery shopping onThursday, or vacuum your apartment every Monday.

You might even designate a specific time for it.

Certain tasks, such as walking your dog, actually benefit from having aspecific time assigned to them.

Or things that maybe aren’t your favorite thing to do, like going to the gym.

If you write in your calendar that you need to go to the gym at precisely5:30 on Wednesday, the chances of you skipping out on that are lessened.

 You are making a commitment with yourself.You might also find it useful to even plan your leisurely time.

I am sure that you, like most of us, have a long list of things you want to doone day.

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Maybe you want to pick up the guitar, or take up painting, or join abasketball team.

You want to finally get into shape, or master a new skill.

While these are all fun activities, you won’t actually advance in them if youdon’t plan for them.

“Real life” will get in the way.

You’ll be “too busy” or “too tired” or have “no time” for these things thatfulfill and enrich your life.

This contributes to your unhappiness and sense of unease.

You need to plan things for yourself, write down those things, so that youcan get around to them.

Remember: you do have the time, you just need to dole it outappropriately.

Keep a notebook on you always.

Sure, technology rules the age, but sometimes, it’s easier to just pull out asmall notepad or notebook and write something down.

Keep a small one on you whenever you go out; you can write downdirections or take down numbers at parties.

You might think that your phone will suffice for these things, but what if yourphone runs out of battery, or is lost?

 All your precious information is gone.

Use this notebook to also jot down any ideas that come to you at any timeof day.

Often, the greatest ideas for companies or inventions have come in a splitmoment.

Don’t let these brief moments of brilliance slip you by!

 Also take a notebook to work.

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Write down your daily tasks.

Break down the report your boss wants you to do into manageable items.

Bring the notebook to any and all meetings and job interviews.You will look much m

ore engaged if you are listening and taking notes.

Even jot down bullet points or one-word entries—as long as you’re writingsomething, you will look like you’re paying attention.

Moreover, the act of writing things down keeps you alert and isscientifically proven to help you remember better.

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Give your body the tools it needs to keep you going.

Take time for yourself—say, every Sunday—for your ‘beauty’ routine.

Cut your nails, shave, wash your hair, do a face scrub, have a massage—whatever you need to do to feel clean and relaxed.

Make sure you are feeding your body the right foods.

Enjoying a hamburger or sweets every once in a while is fine, but don’t letyour body run on fumes.

Load up on greens, fruit, and proteins.

This will give you long-lasting energy.

Keep yourself in shape.

Do a sport, stretch, or go to the gym.

Exercising releases endorphins and provides an outlet for stress.

Get ready for the day by making yourself clean and presentable.

Take a shower, scrub down, use deodorant, wash your hair, brush yourpearly whites and floss, shine your shoes, don’t forget to put your nicewatch on.

Spritz a little perfume or cologne.

If you’re looking and smelling good, you’ll feel a little extra boost all day, just like that pleasant tingling you get right after brushing your teeth.

It makes you feel fresh, doesn’t it?

 Another important aspect to do with your appearance is your dress.

Clothing may seem trivial to some people, but clothing shapes the first

impressions that you give, and impressions are everything.

Browse fashion magazines and street fashion blogs for fashion tips andideas.

Look to your favorite actors or celebrities for inspiration.

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Find your own style and rock it.

Get a haircut that suits your face and maintain it.

Look your best all the time and you will be respected and feel empowered,which brings us to our next subject of:

Confidence, confidence, confidence!

As they always say, confidence is key.

Confidence can get you out of any situation and into anywhere you want togo.

Confidence can be used to charm and schmooze.

It will make you friends, get you dates, and win you jobs.

Practice confidence by accomplishing the tasks above, as well as doing afew other exercises in confidence.

Look in the mirror every day and praise yourself.

Give yourself a little boost of vanity.

Purposely put yourself into situations which make you uncomfortable.

Conquering your fears helps you eliminate them.

For example, if you’re terrified of heights, go skydiving.

It sounds crazy, but I guarantee you, after that frightening jump, you won’tever be frightened of heights again.

 And with confidence, you have the right tool to build a network around you.

Seek support—whether you are an extrovert or an introvert, you need astrong social network around you.

This can consist of colleagues, friends, family!

all people who can help youwhen you’re in a crisis, or just need someone to talk to.

Life is a lot more manageable when we know we have others who will helpus if we need them to.

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Contrary to popular belief, you cannot go it alone, no matter how skilledand confident you are.

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KEY 4: Keeping Your Word

There is a reason why all major religions emphasize the importance ofintegrity as one of their tenets.

Whether or not you’re religious, keeping your word is central to yourcharacter.

No matter how rich or poor you are, what social status in life you occupy,whatever your job is, your word is something is extremely valuable that youcan give out. I

t is something that people will either respect you (if you keep your word) orresent you (if you don’t keep your word) for.

Promises are a form of currency, just like time.

If you keep your word on a favor, if you follow through, that person is goingto remember it.

You’ll have a one-up over them, and they will owe you.

It’s up to you to collect on this debt or not.

But it doesn’t hurt to have a bunch of IOU’s saved up.

There will inevitably be sometime in your life when you will profit fromcollecting on these debts.

It might not necessarily be in an emergency.

Put yourself in a strategic mindset.

Life is to be enjoyed, but it’s also, in many ways, a game of chess.

 As mentioned before, it requires planning.

Life can sometimes be a war.

Keep an arsenal, arm your military, oil your machines.

The trick to keeping promises is not making them lightly.

Don’t be a yes-person.

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It is far too tempting to say yes to everything in an attempt to pleaseeveryone.

Naturally, you want people to like you.

You want to perceived as a great person, nice all around, easy to get alongwith, and so on.

But saying yes all the time is dangerous.

If you turn into a yes-person, you will be stepped on.

People will take advantage of you.

They won’t necessarily do it maliciously.

Just keep in mind Thomas Hobbes and his theory on the human character.

He believed that humans are innately selfish.

This is absolutely true.

People will know that you’re a pushover and they’ll keep asking you to dothings for them that you don’t want to do.

But if you don’t know how to say no, you will get roped into situations you’dreally rather not be in.

You don’t really have time to babysit your sister’s baby again, or takeanother shift for your colleague, or go to a friend’s birthday party.

Sometimes you need time to rest, time for yourself.

Be firm; don’t waiver.

When someone asks you if you can do something or go somewhere, don’twiggle around.

Don’t say, “Maybe” or “I’ll let you know”.

Have a clear answer: “yes” or “no”.

And don’t feel guilty for having to say no.

You do not need an apology or an excuse.

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You do not have to explain to people why you cannot make a commitment.

Just say, “I won’t be able to do that” or “I have another engagement.”

Never promise something you cannot deliver.You know your own limits and abilities.

Some things cannot be helped, and some situations cannot be fixed, nomatter how much you wish you could.

For example, you might be able to help a homeless person by offeringthem some money, but you cannot really afford to take them into yourhome.

That’s just the reality of the situation and you shouldn’t pretend otherwise.Don’t make promises just to give someone hope.

This will ultimately crush them even more when they realize that youcannot deliver what you promised. It will lower you in their eyes.

Not only will they have a lower opinion of you, but everyone else will, too.

Don’t forget that relationships are not isolated entities.

People talk, people gossip.

 A broken promise will be whined about and complained about to otherfriends and colleagues.

Others will hear of you and your lack of integrity.

People you might not even know that well will be reluctant to trust you.

Suddenly, your reputation is tarnished.

It takes years and years to build a good reputation and only a few minutes

to ruin it.

So to sum up, let’s review the strategies to keeping your word.

Firstly, think before you speak.

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Sometimes, we are too emotional or in some other way distracted, and wesay something without thinking it through.

Before we can amend our statement, or even realize what we’ve said, the

other person has taken it to heart and will rely on you to follow through.

 Also think about to whom you are promising.

 Are they in a weakened emotional state?

If so, they will take your promises more to heart and will be more hurt if youbreak them.

You must take even greater care to follow through in these cases.

 And before you promise anything, think about what you can and can’t do.Be sure you can fulfill the promise without struggle or great challenge—theharder the promise is to keep, the less likely you are to fulfill it.

Still, make an effort with your promises.

Put in that extra work to make sure you follow through on your word.

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KEY 5: Treat others as you’d like to be treated

We’ve all heard of the so-called golden rule: “Treat others the way youwant to be treated.”

It’s grade-school wisdom that’s been drilled into us over and over again.

Yet, many of us don’t take it to heart.

Because we’ve heard it so often, it seems like something we know, yet wedon’t.

So many situations, ranging from annoying to disastrous, could be avoidedif everyone followed this simple rule of thumb.

Indeed, wars and millions of deaths could have been stopped. The entireworld could be at peace, and laws would be unnecessary.

We all agree that this is a great rule to follow, but why don’t we do it?

There are two reasons: laziness and fear.

First, let’s talk about laziness.

Laziness is the bane to almost everything we need or want to do.

Laziness is not necessarily sloth in the traditional sense!I’m not talking

about sitting on the couch and munching on chips all day, here.

Laziness is letting your mind win.

When your mind wins, your self-discipline loses---i.e. you lose.

To treat someone the way you want to be treated, you first have to followthe old adage of putting yourself in that person’s shoes.

This part takes effort.

It requires you to step outside your anger, loathing, annoyance, apathy, orwhatever other emotion you are experiencing, and clear yourself of yourbiases for a few minutes.

You have to envision yourself as a third party looking at the situation fromthe outside.

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If you were the moral judge, what would you instruct each party to do?

Surely you would recommend a calm temperament to everyone, andemphasize that everyone be nice to each other.

This can be difficult, indeed, even unpleasant, because sometimes yourealize that the way you are behaving is wrong.

You realize that you are being unnecessarily cruel, or uncaring, or whathave you.

It takes effort to accept that you’re in the wrong and alter your behavior.

It feels degrading sometimes, or embarrassing, but actually, it isn’t.

By being kind and treating others as you want to be treated, you are beingthe bigger person.

Moreover, it’s better for you, in the end.

Giving anyone any special treatment—that is, the negative kind—takes somuch more effort than simply associating with them casually, as you wouldwith yourself.

The second thing that holds us back is fear.

In our hearts, we more or less always know what the right thing to do.We can always recognize and appreciate charitable people and we admirethose who keep cool heads and level temperaments, and treat others withrespect.

Yet we are afraid of the consequences of displaying strength and treatingpeople equally.

In group situations, for example, when all your friends are making fun ofsomeone else, it’s difficult not to go along.

You don’t want to be the party pooper.

 And you’re afraid that if you do step in, you’ll be caught in the crossfire andbe insulted yourself.

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 And in any situation, there’s inevitably that hint of Schadenfreude whichgets you thinking “better them than me.”

But this is selfish and childish thinking.

Moreover, it’s simply incorrect.

 A person who honors dignity in all human life, regardless of gender, race,identity, nationality, or social status, is rewarded with respect.

 As a respected person, you can easily get others to follow your lead, whichcan be incredibly advantageous to you in many respects.

Lastly, remember this: if you’re nice to people, they’ll be nice to you.

People will be much more inclined to help you if you treat them well.

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KEY 6: Practice makes perfect

It’s been repeated so many times before, but it’s true: practice does makeperfect.

 Approximately 5% of the mastery of any activity requires talent, while theother 95% requires practice.

You might have heard of child musical geniuses or sports stars and havethought, “well, they got lucky!they were born with it.”

It seems like you cannot possibly compare to such people, because youwere not born with a talent.

This line of thinking is all wrong, because what all these musical geniuses

and sports stars have in common is that they’ve all done the same thing toget them to where they are: they’ve practiced.

Tons of practice.

Every day, every week, over years and years.

You can become a master at anything you want if you are willing topractice.

 All of the masters of every craft or art, in the history of time, have achieved

their skills through practice.

Even skills that seem innate, like singing, can be learned, and improvedupon with practice.

Practice is hard.

It takes dedication and hard work over a long period of time.

So how does one handle upkeep and force oneself to practice?

The key to practicing anything is to make it a habit.There are many ways to make a habit stick.

I’ll go over some tips and tricks to make the process easier, but there’s nodenying the bottom line: the first bump is going to be hard.

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You can’t really get around it.

This is the trial period, which lasts anywhere from 16-30 times of doingwhatever you’re trying to make a habit (people have differing opinions on

the exact number).

If you can commit to this number and make it over the hill, you’ll be in theclear.

 And once whatever you’re doing becomes a habit, you won’t even have tothink about it.

In fact, it might even become relaxing or enjoyable.

Eventually, you’ll want to improve upon that habit and even double or triple

your productivity in doing that task.

Secondly, start simple.

Don’t get over-motivated and take on too much.

If you’re trying to learn to play the piano, start in small chunks.

Play half an hour a day, not five hours.

Make the habit small and easy to complete, so that it’s enjoyable, and build

on it over time.If you do too much, you will burn out too quickly and give up.

 Another thing to do is to always remind yourself of what you’re trying topractice.

 After two or three weeks, your commitment can be easy to forget.

Put memos in your notebooks, signs on your mirrors, notifications on yourphone, or whatever else you have to do to remind yourself that you need to

practice. Another trick is to stay consistent.It’s a lot easier to commit to playing the piano every other day at 3PM thenit is to commit to playing piano at some undisclosed, unknown time.

If it’s the same time every week, it takes much less effort.

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You don’t have to carve out a chunk of time, which wastes time in itself, topractice.

 A great thing to do is to find inspiration in role models.

If you want to get good at football, start watching football matches and findplayers you like.

Watch interviews to hear what inspires them, find out how they train.

Keep reminding yourself that one day you, too, can be like them, if you’rewilling to put in the work!

One of the best ways of making a habit stick is rewarding yourself for doingthat habit.

For example, after a few weeks of going to the gym, you can rewardyourself with that jacket you’ve been eyeing for a while, or a nice dinner, ora weekend excursion.

Do not let yourself have your reward if you do not complete the task.

 After a while of practicing/making your habit, you’ll come closer and closerto the reward, and you’ll want it badly enough that you won’t want to breakthe streak.

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KEY 7: Talk is Cheap

 Actions speak louder than words.

This final step ties back into the step about keeping your word.One insightful quote from Oprah reads, “When people show you who theyare, believe them.” Let’s take apart this quote.

When people show you who they are, i.e. through actions, believe them.

But believe them only when they show  you through actions, not tell  youthrough words.

For example, if someone claims they’re trustworthy but repeatedly lies, are

you still going to believe that they are honest?If someone says they want to spend time with you but never shows up,what does that say?

If someone borrows money and keeps saying, week after week, that they’llpay you back but never do, what does that say?

Will you ever lend this person money again?

The fact is, talk is cheap. Talk only gets you so far.

Talk is a façade, a house of cards.

One gust of wind and your protection of talk is blown away.

The only thing that solidifies talk is action.

If you follow through on what you say, then the value of your words willincrease.

People will take you seriously.

But why do people say one thing and do another?

Why do they make promises only to break them? The answer is simple: it’seasier.

It takes a few seconds to make a claim!not much effort.

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But to actually do what you said you’d do, that takes work.

 A politician can say he will build a new bridge.

Saying so is easy. But getting that bridge built?That would take months of planning, designing, hiring of contractors,finding money, clearing bills through committees and so on to getaccomplished.

Good, respectable people will follow through on their words and build thatbridge.

They know that their credibility is worth every drop of sweat, every dollar,and every hour they have to put forth to maintain it.

Even if their promise was made in error, or they regretted it later, they stillget it done. Make sure to practice what you preach.

 At the end of the day, your actions will prove yourself to yourself and toeveryone else.

Once you start speaking in actions instead of words, you will realize thatyou are actually saving yourself a lot more effort in the long wrong.

Instead of wasting time worrying, regretting, and spinning up lies to

appease people and crafting a fake persona based off of cheap talk, andthen spending a whole lot of time after that coming up with excuses for notdoing what you said you were going to do, start doing right from the start.

As Ben Franklin said, “well done is better than well said.”

 All this will become easier over time when you start making actions a habitinstead of an exception.

Use the tips outlined previously to practice making yourself a better person.

Once you start changing things about yourself, you will change your life.You will be happier, healthier, kinder, and more respected.

Good luck and happy living!

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