Well, I thought I would be able to end last year with a bang. Turns out I did the very thing I (sometimes) denounced others doing. I got lazy and stupid for the first week of this year.
I decided to take a 2-week vacation, I figured I would catch up on my reading, work on my Goals and start my radio show. Instead, I've spent half the time in bed. Yes, I have spent HALF the day sleeping and the other half either reading (a good thing) or watching T-V (not so good). O, and I also engaged in "retail therapy", going not only to the Thrift Store but also to Borders and Barnes & Noble (I did get a few useful books I must say.).
I guess one excuse I could come up with is the current state of affairs in California where I live. The State is facing a budget deficit of over $25,000,000,000 and cuts in spending will have to be made. And that means, yes, cuts in social services, libraries and schools, among others. Now, I work at The Wellness Center in Stockton and we serve largely economically distressed members who have to live on very limited income so their options are limited. Quite a few of them just come to sit and hang around all the hours we're open. They don't avail themselves of the groups and classes we have to offer, which is OK. And we do make a positive impact on the ones who do.
What I'm considering doing now is either going into business for myself on the side while I still work or maybe joining with someone else who has an existing business. I made a modest Goal of earning $25,000 this year. Now, some people might say, "Come on Tim, you gotta think BIG." Well, I never have made more than $12,000 a year in my entire LIFE, so a BIG goal of say, $100,000 would be unrealistic for me.
Now, I'm saying this because as I've said, the social safety net we have in CA is unraveling. Since 2007 when I got out of nearly eight years of living in halfway houses to now, I've done well. I've had a roof over my head, good food and meaningful work. And I intend to keep the positive, prosperity mindset that has made much of this possible. And I want to continue to grow, expand and make a greater contribution. And that means taking greater chances in 2011.
Anyway, that's it for now. O, since I posted last, I found a much better explanation of laziness from our friend Brian Tracy. Enjoy.
To Your Greater Success in 2011,
Tim
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