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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Saturday, January 8, 2011
Monday, December 27, 2010
At The Lazy U Ranch
So let's end 2010 with a bang, beginning with this series.
Laziness. Negative aspects: It has been too long since I posted last. I procrastinated, kept putting it off, until finally the pain of inaction was too great. Like the dog in the story, I got up off the nail. And it's also part of my comfort zone. I could, if I wanted to, just do the same I've been doing in years past, just working enough to sustain myself, and spend my leisure hours doing fun things.
Well, if I want to achieve all the things I want to in 2011 and beyond, I have to break free of my lazy nature and spend my time more effectively. That means planning my days carefully and making every moment count--which means no more playing Windows Solitaire!
Now like I've said before, these traits I'll be discussing are neutral, meaning both positive and negative. The negative of course is just settling for a mediocre life, just getting by. And that's not for me,
Positive aspect of laziness: Everyone wants an easier way of doing things. For example, I rely on my spell-check feature on my software. I don't have to have a dictionary beside me, the program will tell me when I misspell a word. Also we like food that is easy to prepare, freeing up time doing a recipe from scratch (unless you enjoy preparing meals this way) to do other things. So wanting things easy is natural.
In Goal Setting however, it is both easy and hard to do. For me writing down my Goals every day is easy, but if I don't set aside the time to do this, then Life is difficult and hard.
So don't deny your lazy self, acknowledge it then get off your ass and DO SOMETHING.
ACTION STEP: On your to-do list, do the hardest and most difficult task FIRST. Then the other items will be easy to do.
I include to-day part 1 of an early Brian Tracy video, shot probably in the 1980s. Enjoy.
To Your Greater Success,
Tim
Laziness. Negative aspects: It has been too long since I posted last. I procrastinated, kept putting it off, until finally the pain of inaction was too great. Like the dog in the story, I got up off the nail. And it's also part of my comfort zone. I could, if I wanted to, just do the same I've been doing in years past, just working enough to sustain myself, and spend my leisure hours doing fun things.
Well, if I want to achieve all the things I want to in 2011 and beyond, I have to break free of my lazy nature and spend my time more effectively. That means planning my days carefully and making every moment count--which means no more playing Windows Solitaire!
Now like I've said before, these traits I'll be discussing are neutral, meaning both positive and negative. The negative of course is just settling for a mediocre life, just getting by. And that's not for me,
Positive aspect of laziness: Everyone wants an easier way of doing things. For example, I rely on my spell-check feature on my software. I don't have to have a dictionary beside me, the program will tell me when I misspell a word. Also we like food that is easy to prepare, freeing up time doing a recipe from scratch (unless you enjoy preparing meals this way) to do other things. So wanting things easy is natural.
In Goal Setting however, it is both easy and hard to do. For me writing down my Goals every day is easy, but if I don't set aside the time to do this, then Life is difficult and hard.
So don't deny your lazy self, acknowledge it then get off your ass and DO SOMETHING.
ACTION STEP: On your to-do list, do the hardest and most difficult task FIRST. Then the other items will be easy to do.
I include to-day part 1 of an early Brian Tracy video, shot probably in the 1980s. Enjoy.
To Your Greater Success,
Tim
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