That’s it!

I started this blog 10xdecision.com to get myself to do it.

It being, what I knew I needed to do, but didn’t.

I’m still there.  20, 30, 40 thousand dollars in courses, credit card debt, investments, failed business relationships…  I’m still there.

I’m still not doing what I need to be doing.

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I will say that things are different now, because I’m 100% conscious of it.  I have a daily focus that I’m not focusing on.  I’ve got a calendar that I’m filling out every night before I start my day the next morning… that I’m not following.

When I’m put into a situation that I don’t have any other choice to handle – I’m on, I crush it and it’s natural.

When it comes to following up, doing my TDs, and focusing on the task at hand it’s not working.  I know I have serious ADHD – so I need aderal?

This business is my life.  I need it to be successful.  I’ve written close to 100 blog posts about my ups and downs, made pacts with myself (I feel stupid even writing this point, yet AGAIN).

What do I need to do in order to follow through, get things done and succeed in business as well as life?

Step to solving any problem:

1. You need to realize you have a problem.  (done!)
2. Create steps to solve it

So I just googled ADHD.  I read a post on thefastlaneforum about how Gluten is a neurotoxic as I was thinking about getting some adderall.

I’ll have to get rid of gluten.  I’d rather do that than take drugs.

Next part of this is retracing what works.  When am I good?  I’m good when I have a outside obligation.  My outside obligation is to make sense of that $1500 check that’s getting invested every single month.

I’m going embarrass myself and go to my coach for help.  But I really don’t want to.  Thinking back to reading the Millionaire Fastlane. MJ Demarco talks about how entreprenuership is viewed as an event rather than a process from the outside.  How side walkers (like myself, even though I think I’ve made some progress) think about something magical happening that’ll create success.

When really it’s just process.  I’ve solved step one.  I know I have a problem.  My process to fix the problem is keeping up with my planning of the day the night before, my daily focus and tracking my time.

It’s like doing crossfit.  I really wanted a cigar today, and I still do… but I know that crossfit is going to be fucking rough and I’m my cardio is finally improving.  So I can’t dare put cigarette smoke inside of my body.

It’s like hoping on those coaching calls every single week.  That’s crossfit for entrepreneurs.  Sitting in those meetings without my shit together is going to be really fucking rough.  My business is improving.  I had my best month ever last month.  So I can’t dare skip on following through with exactly what I put down on my fucking calendar.

Yesterday was OK.  I wrote about Keeping Up My Momentum and did OK, but not great.

3 Things That Would Make Today Amazing:

• 3 Greens on my Daily Focus (I got 3 yellows yesterday)

• 3 Appointments set

• Not having to worry about work the second my wife and daughter get home

I got 1 green, 1 yellow and a Red.  No appointments set and was still working when my wife got home.

I took an invitation to breakfast with a local colleague which was good to accept.  He’s the right person to be spending time with.

I did an hour call with my business partner and talked about the new program he’s doing.  I’m going to take part in it because the $$ makes sense, but I thought about what I can bring to the table.  In reality I’ve been gaining a new client every 2-3 months.

I’m taking a new program, doing these posts, carving out time on my calendar, and tracking EVERYTHING from minutes spent to focuses achieved.  However, I’m still not prospecting enough.  I’m doing a lot of getting ready still.

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Let’s get to it!

3 Things I’m Grateful For:

• My business, it has it’s ups and downs, but provides for my family and is a true passion of mine.  Not too long ago I was fully addicted to video games, now I’m addicted to becoming the best marketer I can and providing the best results for my clients.
• My health, I take it for granted sometimes, but waking up in the morning without serious problems like my brother’s terrible headaches is a big deal.  It’s easy to forget how good you have it.
• My family, my mom and dad have provided well for me.  Although I’m not taking their path in life and they’ve instilled a poor money mindset there is a lot to be said with growing up having food on the table and going to a good school.

3 Things That Would Make Today Amazing:

• 3 Greens
• 3 Appointments or 1 new client
• Prospecting SOP and Prospecting Completed

Morning motivation watched:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVYO7kXOpXo

What’s Mine?

So, I think this whole entrepreneurial thing is fairly figured out for me.  I feel confident that my business will grow and I’ll be able to do great things for my family as well as myself.  I’ll be able to live an amazing lifestyle, a lifestyle that many dream of, but few achieve.

The thing on my mind is besides ensuring the success of my family through financial gain and intelligence what true impact am I having on the world?  Surely my clients will benefit greatly, because I make sure to do right by them.  I’m a hard working honest man who wants the good things in life from making good happen for others.

I think that I need a purpose bigger than just success for my family.  I have written on my focus board, “Earn to Give” and that I’d like to turn Bridgeport around, help Post-High School Entrepreneurs and also retire my parents.

Who needs the most help?

• Other entrepreneurs?
• People who can’t help themselves?
• The poor?
• Youth?

I think that other entrepreneurs are going to get taken care of, although there is a ton of bad coaching, guru’s out there that are taking advantage of them.  On the flipside there are a ton of entrepreneurs that simply don’t follow through.  I’m not sure how much taking advantage vs lack of follow through there really is.

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I’ve been thinking about this for about an hour.  I don’t this to be a distraction to what I need to do today, but I think that’s important to have a direction that’s bigger than you.

My thoughts in the last hour…

Helping people only helps when they want to be helped.  Les Brown has helped me a ton, but only because I was ready to receive that help.  Listening to Grant Cardone’s books made sense to me because I was ready to listen.  I’m not sure if listening to those early on would have made the same impact.

Thinking back.  I’ve always wanted to be a motivational speaker.

Getting my message out to people earlier is key.  Les Brown and Grant Cardone have been motivating, writing books and helping people for years before I even heard of them.  I’d like to use the Boys & Girls Clubs as my vehicle for getting my message out to youth earlier.

It’s important to know that people can do a amazing things in their life, with their life.  Those people who suffer from addiction also have the ability to be great, it’s a battle of choice.  I’d love to be able to reach the me’s out there before they hit trouble.

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I will be a motivational speaker.

My impact will focus on youth with emotional, addictive and psychiatric issues.

My first step is to become a true success. (will be achieved at 20K profit per month)

My second step is to invest following the steps of rich dad, poor dad. (will be achieved when my real estate assets produce more than my liabilities)

My third step is to give back, get recognized and start speaking.

 

I just realized the biggest person in my life was my mom.  She was all over it all the time.  She got me the help I needed.

I need to help her first.