Thursday, July 12, 2012
It Really Works
I’m young. That means that my theories on life have a smaller amount of “proof in the pudding” than my elders. But today, July 12, 2012, my theory on long term goal setting unfolded before my eyes all at once… and took my breath away.
Here’s how it happened:
On July 12, 2010 I was writing all of my daily and weekly goals down in my moleskin book and someone asked me what my ultimate goal was. I had goals as far as five years out but not an ultimate goal. So I started thinking. After about an hour and two espressos, I came up with what my ultimate goal should be. I then asked myself “why?” From there, I began working in reverse; I set a 10 year goal, a new five year goal, and then divided my five year goal by six just to give me some time to get rolling. All the while asking “why?”
I decided that if I were to accomplish this goal I would need to write it down every day and remind myself “Why?” at least once a week. After I figured out “Why?” when, and how. I wrote the whole thing down in my book, which said: I am going to make one million dollars by July 12, 2012. I will accomplish this through the Tessemaes brand I have built and I will not stop until I get it. I then spelled out eight reasons why.
Two months ago I was doing the math on my goal and realized that I was short. If we continued on the path that we were on in 2012 I would not get my goal…and then we released our two oil free dressings and hot sauce…AND ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. We ended up receiving four huge orders in one month, got into a new region, got approved for another and…two months went by like a blink of an eye.
This morning I woke up not realizing that today was the 12th of July 2012.
After going to my coffee shop to plan my day it hit me. Today was the day. Had I accomplished my goal? After looking at the books and doing the simple math, I sat back in my chair in shock.
I begin to immediately think of the past two years and realized that everything that I had believed was and is true. There is an introduction to a book that I read anytime people doubt me doing the impossible which reads “Then, we warriors of light must be prepared to have patience in difficult times and to know that the Universe is conspiring in our favor, even though we may not understand how.”
The moment I wrote that goal down in my book and believed it to be true, the Universe started working in my favor even though I could not understand how.
So I am here two years later on July 12, 2012 telling you one thing: If you believe, in the silence of your heart that you are worthy of accomplishing your goals and dreams, commit and do it. Don’t listen to anyone. The Universe will work with you to make it happen.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Dreams into reality--for real
The other evening I had a dream about a friend and what his destiny was. For confidentiality purposes I will not disclose what the dream was or who my friend is, but I woke up on Monday morning and sent my usual "The Boooyaaanessss" to my friends outlining that destiny only knocks a couple times and the smart man recognizes it. The friend that I had the dream about responded to my email stating that he "really like that one". I then called him to tell him about my dream. As I was explaining my dream he was silent. I then said "so this is what you need to do man, I just have a feeling". He then asked if I had spoken to his wife and I responded "No, why?" It turned out that my dream was true and he was in the middle of trying to make the decision on whether or not to make the business decision that I had the dream about!!! I started screaming in the phone. "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?! ITS A SIGN! ITS AN OMEN! YOU HAVE TO DO THIS!" I then asked if he had read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. He said no but ordered it on the spot.
This book opened my eyes like I was opening them for the first time. Here is the introduction:
There are four obstacles. First: we are told from childhood onward that everything we want to do is impossible. We group up with this idea, and as the years accumulate, so too do the layers of prejudice, fear, and guilt. There comes a time when our personal calling is so deeply buried in our soul as to be invisible. But its still there.
If we have the courage to disinter dream, we are then faced by the second obstacle: love. We know what we want to do, but are afraid of hurting those around us by abandoning everything in order to pursue our dream. We do not realize that love is just a further impetus, not something that will prevent us going forward. We do not realize that those who genuinely wish us well want us to be happy and are prepare to accompany us on that journey.
Once we have accepted that love is a stimulus, we come up against the third obstacle: fear of the defeats we will meet on the path. We who fight for our dream suffer far more when it doesn’t work out, because we cannot fall back on the old excuse: “Oh, well, I didn’t really want it anyway.” We do want it and know that we have staked everything on it and that the path of the personal calling is no easier than any other path, except that our whole heart is in this journey. Then, we warriors of light must be prepared to have patience in difficult times and to know that the Universe is conspiring in our favor, even though we may not understand how.
I ask myself: are defeats necessary?
Well, necessary or not, they happen. When we first begin fighting for our dream, we have no experience and make many mistakes. The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
So why is it so important to live our personal calling if we are only got to suffer more than other people?
Because, once we have overcome defeats—and we always do—we are filled by a greater sense of euphoria and confidence. In the silence of our hearts, we know that we are proving ourselves worthy of the miracle of life. Each day, each hour, is part of the good fight. We start to live the enthusiasm and pleasure. Intense, unexpected suffering passes more quickly than suffering that is apparently bearable; the latter goes on for years and, without our noticing, eats away at our soul, until, one day, we are no longer able to free ourselves from the bitterness and it stays with us for the rest of our lives.
Having disinterred our dream, having used the power of love to nurture it and spent many years living with the scars, we suddenly notice that what we always wanted is there, waiting for us, perhaps the very next day. Then comes the fourth obstacle: the fear of realizing the dream for which we fought all our lives
Oscar Wilde said: “Each man kills the thing he loves.” And its true. The mere possibility of getting what we want fills the soul of the ordinary person with guilt. We look around at all those who have failed to get what they want feel that we don’t deserve to get what we want either. We forget about all the obstacles we overcame, all the suffering we endured, all the things we had to give up in order to get this far. I have known a lot of people who, when their personal calling was within their grasp, went on to commit a series of stupid mistakes and never reached their goal--when it was only a step away.
This is the most dangerous of the obstacles because it has a kind of saintly aura about it: renouncing joy and conquest. But if you believe yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get, then you become an instrument of God, you help the Soul of the World, and you understand why you are here.
This book opened my eyes like I was opening them for the first time. Here is the introduction:
There are four obstacles. First: we are told from childhood onward that everything we want to do is impossible. We group up with this idea, and as the years accumulate, so too do the layers of prejudice, fear, and guilt. There comes a time when our personal calling is so deeply buried in our soul as to be invisible. But its still there.
If we have the courage to disinter dream, we are then faced by the second obstacle: love. We know what we want to do, but are afraid of hurting those around us by abandoning everything in order to pursue our dream. We do not realize that love is just a further impetus, not something that will prevent us going forward. We do not realize that those who genuinely wish us well want us to be happy and are prepare to accompany us on that journey.
Once we have accepted that love is a stimulus, we come up against the third obstacle: fear of the defeats we will meet on the path. We who fight for our dream suffer far more when it doesn’t work out, because we cannot fall back on the old excuse: “Oh, well, I didn’t really want it anyway.” We do want it and know that we have staked everything on it and that the path of the personal calling is no easier than any other path, except that our whole heart is in this journey. Then, we warriors of light must be prepared to have patience in difficult times and to know that the Universe is conspiring in our favor, even though we may not understand how.
I ask myself: are defeats necessary?
Well, necessary or not, they happen. When we first begin fighting for our dream, we have no experience and make many mistakes. The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
So why is it so important to live our personal calling if we are only got to suffer more than other people?
Because, once we have overcome defeats—and we always do—we are filled by a greater sense of euphoria and confidence. In the silence of our hearts, we know that we are proving ourselves worthy of the miracle of life. Each day, each hour, is part of the good fight. We start to live the enthusiasm and pleasure. Intense, unexpected suffering passes more quickly than suffering that is apparently bearable; the latter goes on for years and, without our noticing, eats away at our soul, until, one day, we are no longer able to free ourselves from the bitterness and it stays with us for the rest of our lives.
Having disinterred our dream, having used the power of love to nurture it and spent many years living with the scars, we suddenly notice that what we always wanted is there, waiting for us, perhaps the very next day. Then comes the fourth obstacle: the fear of realizing the dream for which we fought all our lives
Oscar Wilde said: “Each man kills the thing he loves.” And its true. The mere possibility of getting what we want fills the soul of the ordinary person with guilt. We look around at all those who have failed to get what they want feel that we don’t deserve to get what we want either. We forget about all the obstacles we overcame, all the suffering we endured, all the things we had to give up in order to get this far. I have known a lot of people who, when their personal calling was within their grasp, went on to commit a series of stupid mistakes and never reached their goal--when it was only a step away.
This is the most dangerous of the obstacles because it has a kind of saintly aura about it: renouncing joy and conquest. But if you believe yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get, then you become an instrument of God, you help the Soul of the World, and you understand why you are here.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Necessity is the mother of all "change"
“Necessity is the mother of all invention”—Plato
I will expand on that quote and replace invention with “change”. The quote is absolutely true regarding invention but Necessity also breeds and produces all change, invention or not. Now you are probably thinking to yourself, “No shit”. But up until two weeks ago that quote didn’t hit home…until Necessity came banging on my door.
We were all set to have production run as usual. Everything had been ordered, our facility had been reserved, the employees were ready, and then an email popped in. “Just confirming the following PO’s”. PO(s) as in plural? We looked through our previous emails and found, to our shock, that one of the PO’s had been unaccounted for. A PO for 13,000 bottles had slipped through the cracks.
What do you do in that situation? Email back and say “sorry, we fucked up and we cant deliver.” Umm, FUCK NO. You put on your hard hat, pack a ham sandwich, and prepare to GET IT ON.
The “change” came when we all sat down to plan this triple order that we didn’t know existed. Up until that point, only one person had a pulse on our production and the rest of us relied on him for all information, results, and issues. We were now forced to own it; ALL OF US. We ALL had to figure out how to make it happen. And in the process, we all had to make MAJOR change happen. And we did. We figured out that we needed a larger space. We figured out we needed more people. We figured out we needed better equipment. And most importantly, we REALIZED that one person cannot own a department without any intervention from others. Everyone has to have SOME pulse on what’s going on with everyone else. You cant put people on an island and expect it to run perfectly. You have to take time and “get in its guts”. Only then, can you move forward. Only then can you create change. And when that change finally happens (from necessity) it will accelerate your personal and professional evolution TEN FOLD.
That experience changed my life and it made me realize that when one door closes another one opens (and the second door is always better).
I will expand on that quote and replace invention with “change”. The quote is absolutely true regarding invention but Necessity also breeds and produces all change, invention or not. Now you are probably thinking to yourself, “No shit”. But up until two weeks ago that quote didn’t hit home…until Necessity came banging on my door.
We were all set to have production run as usual. Everything had been ordered, our facility had been reserved, the employees were ready, and then an email popped in. “Just confirming the following PO’s”. PO(s) as in plural? We looked through our previous emails and found, to our shock, that one of the PO’s had been unaccounted for. A PO for 13,000 bottles had slipped through the cracks.
What do you do in that situation? Email back and say “sorry, we fucked up and we cant deliver.” Umm, FUCK NO. You put on your hard hat, pack a ham sandwich, and prepare to GET IT ON.
The “change” came when we all sat down to plan this triple order that we didn’t know existed. Up until that point, only one person had a pulse on our production and the rest of us relied on him for all information, results, and issues. We were now forced to own it; ALL OF US. We ALL had to figure out how to make it happen. And in the process, we all had to make MAJOR change happen. And we did. We figured out that we needed a larger space. We figured out we needed more people. We figured out we needed better equipment. And most importantly, we REALIZED that one person cannot own a department without any intervention from others. Everyone has to have SOME pulse on what’s going on with everyone else. You cant put people on an island and expect it to run perfectly. You have to take time and “get in its guts”. Only then, can you move forward. Only then can you create change. And when that change finally happens (from necessity) it will accelerate your personal and professional evolution TEN FOLD.
That experience changed my life and it made me realize that when one door closes another one opens (and the second door is always better).
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Is it worth it
It’s everywhere. It dictates everything. We know how to overcome it yet we choose to accept its poison. What is it you ask?
Fear.
Fear controls our lives. Whether or not you want to accept that fact or not, its true. The people that have been able to do great things in this life have learned to embrace it and turn it into their own personal rocket fuel. Buy why is it so many peoples demise? Why is it so hard to overcome?
During my journey, Fear has been with me every step of the way. It sits on my shoulder as my dark angel. It has prevented expansion, and it has caused expansion. It routinely causes sporadic decisions and it prevents decisions. And every night when I go to bed, I know I must embrace it and use it as my fuel...yet every morning when I wake up, I realize its still with me and force myself to acknowledge its existence. I then remind myself that fear is my fuel, that I have to operate with a deep positive faith, and continue on with my journey.
My wife gave me book by Laird Hamilton, which describes his life as he knows it. With Laird being the king of surfing the largest waves on earth, he included an entire chapter on fear. I was very surprised to read his take on the importance of fear and how big a role it plays in his actions. He, like everyone else, acknowledges fears existence but makes his decisions if as fear were not present. He is one of the rare birds that trained his mind to overcome fear. His success in life can be directly attributed to having the ability to have fear as his fuel.
This brings me back to my question on “Why is it so hard to overcome?” And what I have realized is that you cant overcome it. You can only embrace it, recognize it, listen to its needs, and then make an instinct decision on the following: is it worth it?
Fear.
Fear controls our lives. Whether or not you want to accept that fact or not, its true. The people that have been able to do great things in this life have learned to embrace it and turn it into their own personal rocket fuel. Buy why is it so many peoples demise? Why is it so hard to overcome?
During my journey, Fear has been with me every step of the way. It sits on my shoulder as my dark angel. It has prevented expansion, and it has caused expansion. It routinely causes sporadic decisions and it prevents decisions. And every night when I go to bed, I know I must embrace it and use it as my fuel...yet every morning when I wake up, I realize its still with me and force myself to acknowledge its existence. I then remind myself that fear is my fuel, that I have to operate with a deep positive faith, and continue on with my journey.
My wife gave me book by Laird Hamilton, which describes his life as he knows it. With Laird being the king of surfing the largest waves on earth, he included an entire chapter on fear. I was very surprised to read his take on the importance of fear and how big a role it plays in his actions. He, like everyone else, acknowledges fears existence but makes his decisions if as fear were not present. He is one of the rare birds that trained his mind to overcome fear. His success in life can be directly attributed to having the ability to have fear as his fuel.
This brings me back to my question on “Why is it so hard to overcome?” And what I have realized is that you cant overcome it. You can only embrace it, recognize it, listen to its needs, and then make an instinct decision on the following: is it worth it?
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Everything plus this
My boooyaaaness today was a passage from Pushing Up People by A.L. Williams:
There’s just no substitute for hard work. If there is a “secret" to success, this is probably it. The person who works the longest and the hardest, and with the most intensity, is the person who's going the farthest.
I believe you can beat 50 percent of the people out there by just working hard. Most people wont work hard enough or long enough to win, so you’ve got half the folks licked if you can just keep working. You beat another 40 percent by living right, finding something you believe in and having decent morals and principles.
So if you just work hard and live right, you can be in the top 10 percent. In the free enterprise system, the top 10 percent is a dogfight, plain and simple, and you’ve got to fight it out the rest of the way. In my experience, the people who win big are the people who are willing to pay the price for success. Nothing good comes easy. In the free enterprise system, you’ve got to work for it. Vince Lombardi, one of the most famous football coaches of all time, said, “The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish almost anything if you’re willing to pay the price.” – Passage from Pushing Up People by A.L. Williams
It made me reflect on everything I have done thus far in my life and why things have happened the way that they have happened. I have come to this conclusion : I go harder than anyone that I know or have heard of (minus Jay-Z). I have been writing this blog for 19 months and have gone over every experience and life lesson that I have learned up to this point in my life. Everything that I have learned can be pretty much summed up in the above passage. Nothing that I have discussed can be done without the message from the above passage. If you are not willing to work harder than you can even contemplate, nothing else that you "attempt" to do will matter.
There’s just no substitute for hard work. If there is a “secret" to success, this is probably it. The person who works the longest and the hardest, and with the most intensity, is the person who's going the farthest.
I believe you can beat 50 percent of the people out there by just working hard. Most people wont work hard enough or long enough to win, so you’ve got half the folks licked if you can just keep working. You beat another 40 percent by living right, finding something you believe in and having decent morals and principles.
So if you just work hard and live right, you can be in the top 10 percent. In the free enterprise system, the top 10 percent is a dogfight, plain and simple, and you’ve got to fight it out the rest of the way. In my experience, the people who win big are the people who are willing to pay the price for success. Nothing good comes easy. In the free enterprise system, you’ve got to work for it. Vince Lombardi, one of the most famous football coaches of all time, said, “The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish almost anything if you’re willing to pay the price.” – Passage from Pushing Up People by A.L. Williams
It made me reflect on everything I have done thus far in my life and why things have happened the way that they have happened. I have come to this conclusion : I go harder than anyone that I know or have heard of (minus Jay-Z). I have been writing this blog for 19 months and have gone over every experience and life lesson that I have learned up to this point in my life. Everything that I have learned can be pretty much summed up in the above passage. Nothing that I have discussed can be done without the message from the above passage. If you are not willing to work harder than you can even contemplate, nothing else that you "attempt" to do will matter.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
The Tick List
My brother had surgery at the height of our company’s growth and was not able to rest to the extent he needed. Ever since that point he has been struggling to reach his 100%. After 6 months of operating at 50-75% he reached his breaking point. He felt that his work was suffering, his relationships were suffering, his body was suffering, and his mental strength was unfortunately taking the biggest hit of all.
It really opened my eyes to something that everyone assumes they understand but have all fallen victim to. I sat back and reflected not as an employer but as a peer to try and get a grasp on how I could of done things differently. It made me realize that the only way to maintain a “white flame” level of performance in all aspects of your life is to constantly renew and grow your personal “tick list”.
So I pose this question to the world: How do you get to, and then maintain a “white flame level 100%" effort when life is as chaotic as it is?
After reflecting for a couple days, I sat down and re-visited my “tick list” and wrote down the steps of how I get to 100. The following work flow process shows how you can figure out what your 100% is and how to maintain it:
1. Take a day or a couple, and figure out what makes you tick. In your heart of hearts, you know what makes you and gets you to 100. After that, start writing. Dont stop! Dont put your pen down and think, just write. After you have exhausted all options that could make you feel complete, refine the list to your personal mantra.
2. After you know what makes you complete, create a personal business plan and a personal life plan to get your complete LIFE to 100. The business plan should outline your business goals, financial goals, and professional goals. Go out 5 years from now and imagine the following:
- What do you look like
- Where do you work
- What do you drive
- Who do you do business with
- How much money do you make
- Do you have any additional professional certifications or degrees
From there, breakdown how you are going to achieve the things you imagined. Break out your next 5 years into yearly goals. Then break out the yearly goals in to this year’s goals. What do you want to accomplish this year that will put you on track to hit your 5 year plan? Break your annual goals into monthly, weekly, and daily goals. It will give you a firm understanding of what type of life you will have to CREATE for yourself to be where you want to be. After you understand the professional side of your life, write out your personal plan. What do you need to do on a daily basis to be happy? How many vacations do you want to take? Where do you want to live? What hobbies do you want to have? Does your professional plan and personal plan make sense together? FYI...THEY BETTER MAKE SENSE TOGETHER! Combine the two plans and let everyone know what you need in your life to operate at 100
3. After you have created this amazing document and shouted it from the rooftops, get rid of anyone that doesn’t allow you get to or stay at your 100. Take a look around you and make sure you are surrounded with people that can be your checks and balances system and that support you in your quest to 100
4. Finally, Read your Life plan ATLEAST once a month. If you don’t, you will forget about it and fall back to mediocrityville which is a horrible place to live.
In the event that you fall below 100, take the necessary time to get back. If it means calling out sick one day of work...do it. If you stay below your optimal performance too long, it will be hard to get back. The longer you are there, the more everything in your life will suffer. And understand that is this is a working document. Your optimal 100% right now may not be your optimal 100 in a year. Continue to grow as a person and treat your brain like a sponge. Read books to get new points of view...you never know what is going to cause a paradigm shift. Humbling yourself and trying new things is critical to your personal growth. Do something completely new at least once a month that will not only open your eyes, but will give you a gut check and a new perspective. Life is not about the end result but the journey. Include these wild adventures in your life plan and always be open minded to new possibilities that present themselves.
This list is 6 years in the making and works for me. It may not work for you but use it as your starting point. You never know what is going to open your eyes...
It really opened my eyes to something that everyone assumes they understand but have all fallen victim to. I sat back and reflected not as an employer but as a peer to try and get a grasp on how I could of done things differently. It made me realize that the only way to maintain a “white flame” level of performance in all aspects of your life is to constantly renew and grow your personal “tick list”.
So I pose this question to the world: How do you get to, and then maintain a “white flame level 100%" effort when life is as chaotic as it is?
After reflecting for a couple days, I sat down and re-visited my “tick list” and wrote down the steps of how I get to 100. The following work flow process shows how you can figure out what your 100% is and how to maintain it:
1. Take a day or a couple, and figure out what makes you tick. In your heart of hearts, you know what makes you and gets you to 100. After that, start writing. Dont stop! Dont put your pen down and think, just write. After you have exhausted all options that could make you feel complete, refine the list to your personal mantra.
2. After you know what makes you complete, create a personal business plan and a personal life plan to get your complete LIFE to 100. The business plan should outline your business goals, financial goals, and professional goals. Go out 5 years from now and imagine the following:
- What do you look like
- Where do you work
- What do you drive
- Who do you do business with
- How much money do you make
- Do you have any additional professional certifications or degrees
From there, breakdown how you are going to achieve the things you imagined. Break out your next 5 years into yearly goals. Then break out the yearly goals in to this year’s goals. What do you want to accomplish this year that will put you on track to hit your 5 year plan? Break your annual goals into monthly, weekly, and daily goals. It will give you a firm understanding of what type of life you will have to CREATE for yourself to be where you want to be. After you understand the professional side of your life, write out your personal plan. What do you need to do on a daily basis to be happy? How many vacations do you want to take? Where do you want to live? What hobbies do you want to have? Does your professional plan and personal plan make sense together? FYI...THEY BETTER MAKE SENSE TOGETHER! Combine the two plans and let everyone know what you need in your life to operate at 100
3. After you have created this amazing document and shouted it from the rooftops, get rid of anyone that doesn’t allow you get to or stay at your 100. Take a look around you and make sure you are surrounded with people that can be your checks and balances system and that support you in your quest to 100
4. Finally, Read your Life plan ATLEAST once a month. If you don’t, you will forget about it and fall back to mediocrityville which is a horrible place to live.
In the event that you fall below 100, take the necessary time to get back. If it means calling out sick one day of work...do it. If you stay below your optimal performance too long, it will be hard to get back. The longer you are there, the more everything in your life will suffer. And understand that is this is a working document. Your optimal 100% right now may not be your optimal 100 in a year. Continue to grow as a person and treat your brain like a sponge. Read books to get new points of view...you never know what is going to cause a paradigm shift. Humbling yourself and trying new things is critical to your personal growth. Do something completely new at least once a month that will not only open your eyes, but will give you a gut check and a new perspective. Life is not about the end result but the journey. Include these wild adventures in your life plan and always be open minded to new possibilities that present themselves.
This list is 6 years in the making and works for me. It may not work for you but use it as your starting point. You never know what is going to open your eyes...
Monday, July 11, 2011
Harmony and Balance
My brother is experiencing “real world” situational depression and trying to find the balance between work and play. When he dedicates all his time to work his "life" suffers. When he tries to live it up too much, his work suffers. His inner conflict has created a lack of motivation a cross the board and a high level of un-organization and inefficiencies. As I listened and empathized I stopped him and asked him one question: what makes you tick? He didn’t have an answer...so I asked him again...what makes you tick?...He then asked me what makes me tick... I went on to tell him a long list of things that I need on a daily basis from an organizational perspective, nutrition, rest, exercise, hydration, relationship/family, and fun perspective. He looked a bit perplexed. So I told him to start writing down everything that made him tick. As he was writing, I then asked him another question: what is your perfect day like? From wake up to sleep, what does it entail? What do you do, what do you eat, what do you wear, where do you go, do you exercise, who are you with, etc. I then looked at this perfectly balanced day that encompassed work, nutrition, exercise, love, fun, rest, and family and asked him about the one thing I noticed missing. How do you organize all of this? What does it take to create that perfect day? What would he have to do the night before to prepare? How would he need to wake up to get it started on the right track. After we went over everything that he had an answer for...I then asked what would happen if he decided to not wake up on time? What would be the consequences to his mood, his morning, his exercise, his energy? He had answers for everything... and with those answers, a light bulb burst out of his gingery head...he was beginning to see how pressing snooze on the alarm clock can create a snowball effect of half ass energy into the rest of the day. How a clean room and house allows him to be more efficient and positive which in turn carries into every aspect of his life. He realized that being "dialed in" in one area made him want to have everything organized, clean, and efficient INCLUDING WORK! When things work in perfect harmony and balance, it allows other things to work in harmony and balance. If you decide to get lazy in one area of your life, you will become lazy in all areas. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to be working at 100% in one area and 50% in another. The universe will not allow it. Even if you think you are at 100% in one place, try making all other aspects of your life 100% and see if the original 100 was actually fully "dialed in" at all...
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