Mission Two - The Write Stuff
April 29, 2008
Based on All of the responses I received to the First Mission post it seems clear to me that you are all well on your way to achieving that Ya-ttitude; and with that Positive Ya-ttitude flowing through your creative mind; both conscious and sub conscious; your success has now gotten just a little closer to being attained.
Now, since there were three items that made up the details of the First Mission’s to-do list, why would you think that Mission Two: The Write Stuff would be much different. Yuppers! There are three items on the new Mission for you to get those creative juices flowing and get even closer to being that success you know you want to be.
The first three items that you “added” to your positive Ya-ttitude were very easy to accomplish; and though these will be easy as well – they will require considerably more effort and considerably more consistency on your part. I wonder if that may have been why the previous two posts, A Weekend Cure and Maxim of Effort fell in between Mission One and Mission Two – just another one of those things that make you go hmmm. C’mon, you know that the purpose of all of this is your greater success (defined any way you feel your success should be defined) so any effort put forward to accomplish that is a positive effort and all your results will be positive as well!
Your last Mission was comprised of “reading-based” items. They were designed to and have given you a foundation for your new and exciting positive Ya-ttitude. Here we will start to build upon that foundation. Now that you are in the learning-positive-Ya-ttitude frame-of-mind and your head is chock-full of ideas, thoughts, concepts and goals it is time to get those down so they can do you the most amount of good and really create some positive-personal-power for you!
The Write State of Mind: - A Three-Part Mini Series.
Here are your missions (well the mini missions that comprise of you Mission Number two) and again, there is no turning back, no clicking away and no Procrastination. Time to pay attention and get your Ya-ttitude in gear!
Your Definite Goals:
Boys and Girls, we finally made it here. This is the root of all of your future successes. It is the starting point of where you want to go and will create the groundwork for how you are going to get there. But one of the most important parts of this is making sure you have it all written down. BY HAND! Yes! No computers. Write down your goal, your definite purpose, but make sure you are writing this by hand on a plain piece of paper. You remember how we all learned our multiplication tables, writing them over and over and reading them over and over – well – welcome back to that place, just the Adult version.
Find that “quiet place” and grab your favorite pen or pencil and a nice pad or stack of paper and open your mind so all of that positive energy can start flowing. Allow those deep buried thoughts in your sub conscious mind to float freely to the surface. You are now ready to start putting on paper what has been living and growing deep inside you, your dreams and goals that have been building and growing in your mind. Your definite chief aim/goal is what it is YOU are striving for and for each of us the term “success” is defined so differently. But if you are reading along with the rest of us (and I know you are) I know that it is Success in your life that you are striving for and here is one key to accomplishing it.
Your plan has a few components and as we go along you will learn how to create and develop your specific plan. It really is not difficult at all, you need to be true to yourself and dig deep, real deep to uncover all of the details. It is MORE than fine if this plan of yours shifts, adjusts changes or morphs into an entirely different animal. It is even great if your final plan does not resemble the initial plan in any way, shape or form. The fundamental concept you have to understand is that you need to just decide to go ahead and do it. Deciding is of paramount importance. Again, go back to the previous two exercises if you need more definition and more motivation, but at this point I know you can do it and so do you! So sit back and breathe. Allow the energy inside of you and the ink in that pen you are holding to flow and together you will write down what your goal is!
Click here for a “pop up window” example of someone’s quick-plan. It will give you an idea of what I am looking for in your first written attempt. But remember the most important parts of your plan are…
Make it strong.
Make it Personal.
Make it your own.
Make it important and
Make it happen!
Of course you realize that names, dates and places were all changed to protect the innocent and the ex-procrastinators. This is but an outline of how to get going. Write it like you mean it. Reach higher than you ever dreamt that you could achieve and then get to work.
Note: For this part of the course and Mission I only want you to “write” a plan – get it down and get it ready. We will get to the “action” portion as soon as you are ready and you will know when you are, but be sure I will hint and help you all the way through.
Blog it or Lose it!
It’s a new world with new rules lots of new ways and your brand new Ya-ttitude at the ready. The best way to be sure you reach that success-goal is to make sure you are always working and growing that skill set. So welcome to the great new world of blogging. Yes my friends you are now going to become a blogger; a writing and blogging achiever of Ya-ttitude. I want you to start a blog, and those of you who are already writing on one or at the very least already own one, please follow along. If you do not have a blog and need some information on starting one it is one of the easiest things you can possibly do. Go to www.wordpress.com and sign up and get yourself a blog. There are many other places to use, but since WP is where I started I felt a bit of loyalty. One thing I do recommend is if you really start to love the whole blogging process and feel those juices flow immediately, it would be wise to look into a personal site to move your blog to it as soon as you can, it is a lot of work to get it all moved after you really have written tons of posts have all those links bringing you traffic. You really are going to need your own web site as we continue through the pages here and the sooner you do it the easier the transition will be. I have been working with New Ward Development -Melissa has been Great. She can get things ported over quickly and easily and made my transition simple.
Your Blog can be on anything. Pick a subject or a topic and write and write and write. Your success will come from repetition so please be sure to post up at least once every week. Many people love blogging and you just never know – perhaps this becomes that goal of yours. In either way, your blog will allow you to move your success closer and in time will be a place for you to share your results and even your Ya-ttitude with the rest of the world. When you send me your Blog’s URL I will be more than happy to create a page with all of your blogs and get the word out about how you are on your way to Ya-ttitude.
You will realize that this is a great way for you to develop much of the creativeness inside of you. I know that all of us are not poets or play writes, but this is a personal blog, so make it personal. This is your business blog, so make it about your business. This is a funny blog – so go for the jokes. Maybe this is a photo-blog and you want to share with us the great shots you have in your collection. And if you cannot think of an idea – please send me a note – I will give you some direction. I cannot stress enough how important this step is in your achievement of your goals, there IS a reason why there are millions of blogs out there. But just as in our day-to-day lives 95% of those blogs started get no love, because there is no follow through. Do it!
Journalize and Close your Eyes!
Part three and the final part is the easiest part of your Mission number two. A nightly journal is the last part. All I want you to do and all YOU want to do is write down a few sentences every night before bed, about what you did today to get closer to your goal. What you did today to make someone smile. What you did today to make a difference. Just write a few sentences about your day. Stay away from any negatives. Write about positive occurrences in the day. It really does not matter what they are, just that you list the top two or three every night before bed.
See, I told you it would be easy. What a great way to shut your eyes and sleep – filled with positive energy and your newly developing Ya-ttitude.
Now get to writing!
As always I am available for help with any and all of the work you are doing, so please feel free to email me anytime you need help or have a question.
Benny
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A weekend Cure
April 19, 2008
I think that it is time for a little practical application to our cure for abulia. I received many emails and some interesting thoughts and ideas, but here is my challenge to you. It is a one-to-two week challenge but the results will amaze you. For the next fourteen days (seven days for you non-believers - but you will be a believer) I want you to get out of your norm and try to break your habit of abulia - inability to decide. I want you to make quick decisions. I want you to pay close attention to what you are doing - concentrate - use your will power and work on it every minute of the day. You do not have to go crazy here, but I want you to make your decisions quicker for the next two weeks.
At first this may be a bit tough, but concentrate - keep your mind focused, and use your will power to accomplish this goal. When you feel that you may be losing a bit of concentration - just start to count from 100 backwards - and you will regain your concentration quickly. You are forced to concentrate when you do things out of the norm and counting backwards is out of the norm.
I also want you to make sure you get up at exactly the same time everyday for the next two weeks as well (humor me). Anything you wish to accomplish and everything you will accomplish always make sure you do it ahead of your initially scheduled time.
I live in the real world too, so any decisions that are of greater importance and decisions that may need some research should still get due process, but again, do it quicker!
As you learn to make quick decisions on little things, you will start to understand how to make quick decisions on bigger things. This is a tremendous skill to acquire and one that is a founding-block to your success.
Never procrastinate and please make that decision one way or another - do not worry about making a mistake - just make the decision and go with it!
Note: I would love to hear from you on how this is going and your results after one and two weeks. You can email me - or keep us all informed by commenting here!
Ben
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Ya-ttitude: Curing Abulia? -you decide!
April 17, 2008
Word of the Day
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Abulia\uh-BOO-lee-uh; uh-BYOO-\, noun:
Loss or impairment of the ability to act or to make decisions.
Abulia derives from Greek a-, “without” + boule, “will.”
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I have mentioned before that sometimes when I get a bit of writers block reading others writings or others books, blogs or posts are great ways of getting creative inspiration. I am guessing that Dictionary.com is a bit backed up on their email-sends, but this arrived in my email box this morning; and the little light bulb above my head started flashing brightly!
Abulia – it doesn’t even sound like a positive word. Sounds like the technical term a Doctor would use to describe the disease you are suffering from that there is no explanation for… Wait! It is a disease – a disease that 98% of people trying to be successful suffer from – Abulia.
Did your last visit to your own conscious mind end like this? “I am sorry ma’am but you are suffering from Abulia.” There is a cure but you are going to have to make a decision, can you do that? Wait; if you suffer from abulia can you make a decision? Is making a decision the cure to abulia? Bingo! Finding the cure to the most fatal disease to your future success is easy! Decide to find the cure and you’re cured!
Make A decision, any decision and get on with your positive life. Don’t just sit there and fear the results. You have faith in yourself and in your actions and abilities and one of the beautiful things about faith is that fear cannot stand it! So as you continue to allow your faith to grow your fear will diminish until the point your faith removes all fear.
Of course there will be times that you decide and it was wrong – so what! Pick yourself up and get back to it! Errors are part of the game – there is no perfect plan and often you will be on Plan D before you make it all come together and Plan R when you are all said and done – but – keep it going and make it happen for you!
We have spoken about it before and we will speak about it again, decision is the key to your long-term goal-achievement!
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Step One: Decide what it is you want to define as your goal, your plan and your definite purpose. Create a personal “buyer-persona.”
-Most successful companies create personas of the buyers they want to sell to – create a personal one to sell you!
Step Two: Write that plan down, detail it, and give it a timeline and work at it everyday!
- Write it – don’t type it out on your keyboard, or dictate it to someone else. You need to write it down and memorize it. You need to read it everyday and remind yourself of just what you’re after!
Step Three: Back that plan up with all the desire and emotion you can muster and then muster some more. The more you live your dream the more you will LIVE your dream! Shut out all the negative influences.
– treat yourself as you would a customer that you need to acquire! What would you do to make that sale, add that new volunteer, increase your web traffic, become the next Mayor of your City or lead your church choir? Back it up with all the force you can muster from within!
Step Four: Select a team of people who can and will help you attain this goal, this dream and your ultimate success. Find positive people who will help you every step of the way, but be sure to help them as much as they help you.
– All of the great business people in history have had a group of people they held near and dear. People they could fall back on when they needed to and when they did not. This is a two-way street though – they need you like you need them – or it does not work!
For those of you who have not read Emerson’s Essay on Compensation – it is time to dive in. The amazing thing about this essay is that no matter how many times you read it – you learn something new and not only will the little light bulb above your head start to blink – it will be like an 80’s Disco Strobe going off!
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Ya-ttitude: Things that make you go Hmmm
April 10, 2008
Hey I just received this email from my daughter.
I agree - too much time on her hands - but it must be great to be just shy of your 18th Birthday and on Spring Break…
Does this mean I should move to Arizona and start that Golden Rule Corporation?
Greenberg:
The name of the family from the descendents of King David in the ancient times of Israel. Ancient Israelian prophets predicted that descendents from the Greenberg family would give birth to the Messiah in the freedomland desert. People today believe that the freedomland desert is in the United States possibly the southwest. The Greenberg Family is the Holy Family and the holders of the Davidic Covenant.
An example of Greenberg is a member of the Davidic Covenant, and a Descendent from Kind David and Solomon from ancient Israel.*
http://greenberg.urbanup.com/2896845
This has been a positive interruption from your hard work; brought to you from your friends with Ya-ttitude! All work and no fun makes - well you know what it makes - so - Take the time to have some fun. You need to understand that a great life is made up of a lot more than work. You need to find time to do things you enjoy, you need to find time to rest and to exercise - both mind and body and you need to find time to just have a grand old laugh!
*cut and pasted straight from Urban Dictionary - I know there are typo’s - but have to leave it as is!
(for those of you who are still lost - it is my Last Name)
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Ya-ttitude: Give and Take
April 2, 2008
D0 you have those days when you just read something and it makes you go – Ohhhhhh!
Well today was definitely one of those days. I was reading some of the blogs that are on my “feedburner” and ran across a blog called In Worship and on it was a Post called “Are you a Consumer.” I want to make sure that credit is given where credit is due, so I believe this blog pointed back to this web page. This being fair and nice to each other thing can be time consuming and tedious and a real bit of work, but it’s what we are supposed to be all about – isn’t it? Well with all of the official business out of the way – and a special thanks to Brett and Joshua for being my inspiration today.
Let’s talk about Production vs. Consumption –
Ya-ttitude Style!
The “thought-inducing” quote was simple – by Albert Hsu.
“The opposite of consumption is production. It takes far more time and energy to create something than to consume something. It takes a novelist a year to write a book that someone can read in a few days… [Often] our only recreational activities are actions of consumption.”
Now that statement taken at face value might just be a “pat on the back” for Mr. Hsu and the amount of time it takes to write is book(s) and the amount of time he believes it takes to read them. Or maybe he was trying to create that new Buzz word that is all the rage – Prosumer – the combination of Producer and Consumer – but then again – depending on the person using it and the article you read – sometimes it means Professional and Consumer and that would just throw that whole idea out the window – so damn him – what was he trying to tell us?
Prosumer – the combination of a producer and consumer – shouldn’t that be what we are all about? Well we all have to consume to live – and we all have to produce to live – so be we all prosumers? The real big question here is what are we consuming and what are we producing. I have read the phrase “crap in – crap out” a few times over the last day and a half, as I thought about how to write this and what I wanted this to be written about. And I have decided that in all its simplicity – it is quite the statement.
The Golden Rule notwithstanding – there is some definite thought-inducing magic in that simple quote (both perhaps).
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”– A definite Prosumerish statement.
Think about it - if you consume all good things - shouldn’t you be more than able to produce “good things.”
Production: In the simplest of terms we were “produced” and given life.
How we consume our lives and how we allow our lives to be consumed is much deeper a statement.
What we consume during our lives and what we allow ourselves to consume is a much more important statement.
Are our lives consumed with positive thoughts, creating positive results making a positive world?
Are we consumed by negative thoughts, always dwelling on the negative, spewing negative ideas and being the downer who needs the over-abundance of cheap hooch to temporarily delay the inevitable?
Remember – Negative begets negative – do not be negative – stay away from the negative words, thoughts and people. Give those negative vibes a positive spin, make sure you surround yourself with positives, as much as you possibly can. (Hey – I live in the real world too – I know that it is possible – give it a try and see for yourself)
That may be the difference between the products that are the result of our consumption.
Is what is left over after our lives are consumed pure waste material – or is there something special there – something that will live on.
Have you allowed you life to be consumed by a plan, an aim or a goal to leave a mark on society; a bright, cheery and positive mark?
Have you gone out of your way to make a difference, lend a helping hand, volunteer or spread a positive outlook.
Have you consumed positive energy and given back positive energy. Do you surround yourself with all the good things that life has to offer and in turn produce within yourself the greatest gift you can give back – a fantastic relative, friend, associate and human being.
Remember if you are consuming more from society then you are giving back – there will be a shortage, so be sure to spread the wealth! Give back as much – Give back more than you consume – It is the one thing that opens the door (no KEY needed) to your success – to your future – to your BRIGHT and SUCCESFUL Future!
BTW: This can be as simple as saying “Bless You” when someone sneezes or “Thank You” when someone holds the door for you. It does not have to be grandiose – it has to be genuine. It starts with the right Ya-ttitude – a Positive Ya-ttitude.
And then grows and develops into a YA-TTITUDE!
Interesting concept… Indeed
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Ya-ttitude: Mail Call
March 27, 2008
I recently received this comment in regards to the Procrasti-NATION posts.
I understand where you are coming from. Yet I believe procrastination whether it’s a virtue or a vice is totally dependent on the context. In many cases, we do not like to do something and push it for later, for reasons that we understand or we don’t, somehow there would be something that holds us back…its at times like these, to go against our normal pressure to act and resolve, that I advise that we stop and ponder. Indeed, procrastination is our intuitive mechanism asking for time…and I think it’s many times wiser to listen to it.
The western concept of action and indeed mindless action and speed and goals and targets and such has created a society where time has lost its beauty and man is just a small cog in a mindless machine processing life in quantity rather than quality. So whilst, its important to do what you should and must do, its important to heed to your intuition and that small voice which asks for a delay…not listening to it may get you a small tick on your to do list, but you will never know what is lost and what could have happened had you waited.
Finally, procrastination would have saved billions of dollars and tens of thousands of lives if Bush had procrastinated… hundreds of lives would have been saved had those cops not shot first and looked later in tense situations…
This crazy need for speed and to get things done has its rewards but also has its costs, which we don’t or do not want to calculate…procrastination would indeed help the world to consider life more peacefully and holistically.
Harish
My first reaction was that this was more a “poking fun” email at the whole Procrastination theory. But boy was I wrong. This is a serious email, from a serious member of the Card-Carrying Cartel of Procrasti-NATION. This is a big one boys and girls. I am going to have at it, and then I want to read what you have to say about it as well!
Vice or virtue; totally dependent on context:
Imagine that – vices could be shrugged off based on context – too cool. Better not tell my wife though. Procrastination is what it is – putting off till a later time what you should be doing now; but for purposes of this email – let me define procrastination…
pro?cras?ti?nate ?
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To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.
Still say – please do not tell my wife – because if I can get away with carelessness or laziness and pass it off as a virtue – man-oh-man would my life become a waste! But a virtuous waste!
So in what context can we say that being lazy or careless becomes a virtue? I am still thinking…
Push it off till later: Sometimes we know why – Sometimes we don’t:
Well at least we are staying cognizant. I know that many people argue the point that “everything that happens does not have to have a reason.” But this is really pushing the point. I think we are confusing instinct, or gut feelings maybe even, dare I say, intuition with procrastination. There is a huge difference. Stopping to think over a situation is not a crime, nor is it procrastination. Pushing that situation off to another time, because we just do not feel like doing it – that is procrastination. I agree, we need to listen to those inner voices and feelings. As we grow more and more experienced those voices and feeling become better and better at warning us about things to think twice about. Is that procrastination by decision – I think not!
Mindless actions of Western Culture/ Lost Beauty / Small Cogs and what we may have missed out on:
There is definitely a lot to ponder there; so one step at a time. One of the first traits of a successful person – and that does not matter how you decide to define your own success – is to define your goals and give them targeted dates. Whether you are aspiring to be a Doctor or working on your tan at the beach – both as a set goal and time table if you are going to be successful at it. Staying out to long in the sun and you get burned – so that mindlessness that you went with – as opposed to creating a plan of action and a set time table – well it did not work well did it now?
I wonder why anyone would think about not watching a great sunset or your children growing up. If you successfully plan out your days, weeks and life – you miss nothing. Try a Basic plan like creating a three-part day is a great place to start. 8hrs of work, 8 hrs of sleep and 8 hrs to enjoy life – however you see fit – great place to start. I work hard, I have plans and goals and aims, I try my hardest to not put anything off (I mean we are all human) but I do not allow the beauty in my life to be lost. Baseball games with the boys (even Wrestlemania this weekend – In Orland0 – wonder if that can be construed as a waste of time – But it is my time with the kids – so beauty gained – not lost) college-searching with my daughter and sunsets at the pool with my wife – all great things to do, and they even are part of my plan. I read great books at lunch and enjoy a great cup of coffee and some Florida sunshine – and still get my work done. One of the great ways to accomplish this is to try to do that ONE item on you to-do list that you really do not want to do as your first item of the day – every day. Try if for one month – and watch how easily it became habit and now is the way you start your day. Once the crap is out of the way – every day is a grand day!
You’re a small cog – when you think small. Think Big, plan big, work big and you will be the engine that runs it all, not just a jammed gear in the workings.
I wonder - if I waited and missed out – would I know? Just as easy an arguable point as waiting to find out what it was I missed out on. Odds are I missed out on an opportunity that I cannot get back. And if you acted and made a mistake – so what – you learned, you got up, brushed yourself of and went back to work, smarter for the event. It is a rare occasion that greater things happen from waiting – success does not wait for anyone – it has its own fast-acting time table – catch it before it passes you by!
Billions of dollars and thousands of lives – shoot first, ask questions later!
I really am not going to bring my political stance or anyone else’s into this argument – not fair and not going to get us anywhere. Hind sight is a wonderful tool. It allows all the procrastinators to sit on there middle of the fence and point at all those on either side screaming “I told you so!” How many lives would have been lost if we did not invade? I do not know – would history have gone in another direction – would Iraq have acquired weapons powerful enough to do some real Mid-East damage? Would he have lit the match that started a war in the Middle East without America’s involvement? I do not know and neither do you – and those great experts. This I can say – we have the best system of Government in the World, and the people doing what they do best did what they thought was best, we put them there to do it and they did. I am not going to go any further on the political front. But – check history for wars and battles started because of the inability to make a clear cut decision and those that never happened because one was made!
Cops that shot first – another touchy subject. I have quite a few friends who are police. I wonder if I received a phone call from one of their wives or kids telling me to come to their funeral because he did not shoot first – how I would feel. We live in a tough world. I cannot count how many fewer people would be dead or how many more would be if you asked first vs. shot first – and the real tough part there – is neither can anyone else.
You can not calculate the many things in life – but what you can be sure of – there is no advantage to waiting till tomorrow to do something that you could have gotten finished today – easy - to paraphrase on your context: You waste time - you let the beauty pass YOU by - because you have to do it tomorrow - when you could have been enjoying your day!
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Ya-ttitude: Battle Lines are Drawn
March 20, 2008
Procrasti-NATION has held a stronghold over the United Attributes of Initiative for quite a long time; millennia perhaps. But with success on the line; your very future at risk, and the dreams and desires we all hold close to our heart being threatened, those Attributes have taken hold and are making a major push to the enemy line.
Procrasti-NATION, a much larger land mass than any of those areas of individual enterprise is a scary foe; except when each of the 25 separate Attributes come together and form a more perfect union.
The United Attributes of Initiative; A collective of the greatest personality traits and skills joining forces for the common good. A skill-set that has no match except the Omni-present - Procrasti-NATION.
Ladies and gentleman in this corner weighing in at just over two percent of the current population: Personal Initiative!
And in this corner - where 98 percent of the population is affected, where the wheels of business come to a grinding halt, an area of blank stares and nothingness, the place where dreams go to die and plans never happen and where the woes of the world are over looked for the joys of, of, nothing… Procrasti-NATION!
Before the details of the invasion are brought forth in the entire magnificent splendor that only Walt Disney could have dreamed, let me detail for you the members of the United Attributes of Initiative:
- Definite Aims and Goals
- Motivation and emotional Desire to achieving the goal
- A Master Mind/Think Tank of like and complimentary minds
- Self Reliance
- Dependability
- Thoroughness over Speed
- Discipline
- Persistence
- Follow Through
- Applied Faith
- Positive Mental Attitude
- Compassion
- Patience
- The Will to Win
- Imagination/Creativity
- Quick and Definite Decision Making
- Willingness to go Extra Mile and then some
- Enthusiastic Persona/Aura
- Detail Orient
- Equal abilities to dish out as well as take
- Familiarity with Motivation techniques
- Ability to Focus
- Responsibility
- Accountability
- Willingness to share blame and glory
There is no doubt in my mind that all of you are familiar with a great deal of these attributes. I am sure that all of you have some, a few, or most of these attributes. Hey - it may even be one of those “Hmmm” moments where you sit back and say - “Damn - I have that skill!” But having only one or some of these attributes will only serve you as a foundation to the creation of your most powerful ally and army - the one that takes down Procrasti-Nation!
The key to winning this war, this take over, this “future is so bright, I have to wear shades“, outlook is creating that plan that will carry through to working your definite aims and goals to your success (yes - this is where it all began a few posts ago when we discussed 4-Step Plan to Success). The purpose of the way this is written is to show you that you cannot achieve it all over night.
You need the early writings to develop a set of skills and goals to take you through each of the next steps. So in my opinion it is a good time to go over the initial posts from the first to this current; Jot down some of the Hmmm’s and Aha’s and email me with questions, comments, or as always feel free to post below.
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Ya-ttitude: Procrasti-NATION I.D Card
March 15, 2008
Procrasti-NATION The Masses have spoken; and here is the first example (Thanks Tim).
Yes, literally hundreds of you have asked me for an “ID CARD” so you can either be counted as a Denizen of Procrasti-NATION or you can use it to burn as you secede from the Union!
You can do one of two things: -Take your time, or - Hurry up
That of course all depends on side of the upcoming war you are supporting.
Rumors abound about an imminent invasion of Procrasti-NATION by the allied minds of Ya-ttitude; but that is for yet another post.
You can click the image above and it will give you a full-size image that you can copy and paste or save for your editing. Or for the truly creative - I want to see your original version of an ”official” I.D. Card/Draft Card.
Once you have created your I.D. Card – submit it via email to me and I will post each and every one of them up here on the blog and on the new Procrasti-Nation web site (working it as I write).
Then, for those of you who are defecting, have defected or are planning your defection from Procrasti-NATION – a creative little video would be cool.
Burning your Procrasti-NATION Draft cards/I.D. cards (did I let a few hints slip away?) I fully intend to post every video and entry onto the blog and site. Let me hear from you people! Benny
Update: 3/22/09 - The Battle Over Procrasti-NATION has begun!
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Ya-ttitude: Procrasti-NATION
March 10, 2008
Stand at attention and face your future.
Place your right hand over your eyes and your left hand over your mouth.
Persons dressed in Procrasti-Nation’s official uniform should remain silent (as usual).
Face reality and render your self “ready to submit” to those who have decided its time!
Repeat after me…
I pledge allegiance
To a reality
That I have no control over
I can’t decide
I won’t decide
Maybe I’ll play with Rover
Ya – there you go “the official” Pledge of the large populous of Procrasti-Nation.
It seems that 98% of the people of our great nation are also card-carrying members of Procrasti-Nation; the group of people who do not achieve anything because they just cannot make a decision. Any decision would be good, but they cannot muster up the [imagine all the words (email me Your thoughts) we are going to fill this spot in with] to just decide! Great Leaders have the skill to make a decision and follow through with it. Ex-Leaders, wannabe-leaders, never-was-a leaders tend to procrastinate. “Let me get back to you, I am going to have to give that some thought, Let’s have a meeting about that tomorrow” are just a few of the great alibi’s of the Procrasti-Nation.
It has often been said that making a decision – any decision is better than making no decision at all. A truth be know – it is correct. The more decisions you make the better at them you become. I am not telling you to make an uneducated decision, but your troops, your workers, your fellow-employees want to look up to you and the only way to make that a reality is to take the decision-making bull by the horn and decide.
Now, that does not mean you can’t make a mistake in a decision or have to tweak your initial plan and more than one tweak is expected but what it does mean is you need to lead by making quick and clear-cut decisions or dissension in the ranks are sure to happen. People look up to those who make quick smart decisions and then stick to their guns. Wishy-washy gets you nothing and worse it gets you a mutiny.
When men and women who have experienced failure in one way or another are analyzed one of the key causes of this failure was a lack of ability when it came to decision making. Procrastination is the direct opposite of decision it is the “common enemy” the soldiers of Procrasti-Nation must learn to fight and defeat! People who make decision quickly and change them slowly, if at all, seem to always be those people that are in the lead, are making more money, have a greater group of followers, can rile the troops and garner the help of unlimited constituents. Yes, the ability to decide quickly is not only for business people who are looking to run a corporation, it works as well for leaders of volunteerism, rock bands, political parties and anyone looking to be successful in the venture they set out to accomplish. If you want to be the best web-designer, it begins with the decision that you are “going to be the best web designer.” You have decided what it is you are going to do, when you are going to do it and how you are going to accomplish all of these things you are going to accomplish. Yes – you decided. I know we are going to fail sometimes. If you do not fail sometimes you are never going to know when you have succeeded.
Your failures are simply building blocks, or ingredient to your recipe for success. We are all well aware of Hill’s great quote: “Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”
Or the derivatives of it like “every cloud has a silver lining.” This topic needs a chapter all unto itself and we will discuss it later on in our studies.
Most people allow their decisions to be colored or discolored by the opinions of others; the newspapers or the water-cooler crowd fills their heads with the nonsense-of-the-day and this is the surest way to an end.
Opinions are the world’s best bargains. A-dime-a-dozen I believe someone once told me, I am betting I can get even a better deal. If you are consistently influenced by the ideas and opinions of others (who are not deciding to do anything either) you will never succeed in any of your goals, plans, or desires. Do you really need the opinions of anyone outside your immediate Master Mind group; People who are in complete harmony with your thoughts and motives behind your plans (more on the Master Mind group to come as well.)You have a brain, you have a mind, and you have desire and a plan. You are focused on where you want to be and how you are going to get there, so now decide on the action you are going to take and make it all a reality. If and when you need to acquire knowledge from other people, it would be advantageous for you to seek this information quietly; you need not tell the world what you are up to, at least not yet. You will get much farther in life with the theory of listen more and talk less.
There is a very specific reason you have two ears and one mouth, work that theory. People who talk too much generally have a love of their own voice and little else to back it up with. You will learn much more when you let others talk to you and you listen to what they all have to say. Of course you assimilate what is useful and toss aside the rest, but listening is the key to a working relationship; whether that is with your goals, your wife, your children or your employees – learning to listen will take you far.
If you can surround yourself with “experts” in each of the areas you may be seeking council all the better. Your immediate think-tank group will be of much more use than random knowledge of an ex trivial pursuit enthusiast; unless you are playing a game and not winning at life.
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Ya-ttitude: Getting Personal
March 5, 2008
Whatever it is you want to accomplish it must start out with a plan.
I cannot say this to you enough times. Whatever you want to accomplish in your life – It must start out with your plan.
Your plan, backed by your strong emotional desire will be the first ingredient in your success.
I am hoping you are starting to get the idea here.
Your Plan is what will drive your life to your dreams.
Say it to yourself now!
My great future, my success, my dreams and desires will all come true, but to make this happen I need to start my plan.
Now personalize it and shout it out to yourself – tell it to YOU – As if you were telling it to the whole world!
Benny, listen to me Benny – Your life’s goal, your dreams, your success it is all going to happen – you will make it happen, because you want it to happen more than anything else in your life – it is your’s for the taking –but to make it all START THAT PLAN NOW!
And it would not hurt at all if you did this to yourself a few times in a row – keep doing it until you get up and start that plan.
So now we have realized that we need a plan. I have used the word “ingredient” a few times in my blogs, so maybe the Plan is your Recipe for Success.
Call it whatever works best for you. It is YOUR life – Your Plan - Your Desire and Your Success that is going to be achieved.
Till Next Time…
Benny
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