You Still Have 6 Months Left in 2023, Do These 5 Things Daily (to Become Unstoppable)
You will have to work either way: if it’s for your dream or someone else’s dream
People say: life is not a race.
I get it. The point is not to reach your goal earlier but to eventually reach your goal.
Like swimming, the more strokes you do, the more exhausted you get. Along the way, as you become an intermediate swimmer, you realize it’s just the direction of your legs and your breath that lets you complete a lap with a single breath.
Quitting doesn’t contribute to reaching your destination on time. The more effort you invest, the easier it becomes to navigate the path. Ultimately, once you figure out what ingredients are required for success, you can replicate the ingredients every single time.
A “single” success can unlock a chain of achievements, turning 2023 into your year. With 8 months ahead, commit to practicing these 5 daily habits to succeed.
1. Hold onto the “tell me more”
Bryant H. McGill, author and motivational speaker, said:
“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.”
You realize you were once a kid, and despite your little knowledge, a tutor trained you, and a teacher taught you. Nobody judged you because you were a little boy.
Likewise, train yourself to listen to individuals from diverse backgrounds, including chauffeurs, maids, janitors, children, friends, etc. While you may believe you possess comprehensive knowledge, everyone carries unique life experiences that can offer valuable insights and lessons worth learning from.
Hence, irrespective of who you meet, embrace the mindset of “tell me more.” Always be genuinely interested in people. Inquire about them — therefore, you’ll be able to gain more knowledge beyond what you could acquire solely by talking about yourself.
Also, initiating a conversation is a powerful tool for making friends, improving relationships, and forging deepened connections.
2. Find your passions and bind them
You will have to work either way:
- If it’s for your dream
- Or someone else’s dream
There’s no escape from work. Therefore, you will have to move your hands to earn some money. But how you work can greatly influence your enjoyment of it.
Bind your tasks with a creative reward. For example, I wouldn’t say I like mornings, but the thought of making a Dalgona coffee in the morning excites me to wake up like a hungry koala.
Therefore, actors like Hugh Jackman and Jennifer Aniston secure their reward by swimming every day. The reward is akin to a morning trip, where you are delighted to wake up at 3 am with the most radiant smile on your face.
- Consider every day as a trip.
Excite yourself with new cereals, new gourmet breakfasts you saw on TikTok, and new TreeHut scrubs you bought promising a cold shower early morning.
These hacks are best to start a morning habit.
3. Force study
Learn.
Force yourself to study and learn every single day. We have come to a time when AI will take over the world if we keep sleeping, and we won’t even know the battle we’re fighting.
Therefore, learn. Figure out what’s going on by reading books, listening to podcasts, or attending webinars.
As my father said: “You love to become rich, but do you know what rich does to become rich? They invest in content, good people, and learning. Therefore they become irrreplaced.”
Meaning that the best way to become smart is to learn.
Prepare yourself to learn every day by designating a time, place, and schedule.
If you ever thought becoming rich meant no learning, you were wrong. Once you’re rich, you strive more and more to learn. Learning is an endless loop with no side effects.
4. Get more done in less time
Work is like a bicycle.
You have to pedal once and keep pedaling to reach a mode where the bicycle runs itself. This concept can be applied to getting more tasks done in less time while maintaining the same quality of work.
Find a variety of work, each in a similar category, to ensure your work. For example:
Morning:
- Reply to emails
- Check bills, mailboxes, etc
- Send cold emails
Evening
- Write articles
- Edit
- Post on LinkedIn/Twitter/reply to comments etc
Night
- Watch TV
- Read book reviews
- Journal
Phase your work. For example, morning is an accounting phase, afternoon is a creative phase, and night is a learning phase. Each phase must be different, and the tasks must not be integrated.
This phase helps you to do a variety of work at a time and keeps with the flow. Through this, you can get more done in less time.
5. Improve your mental hygiene
- If it’s winter: skating, swimming
- If it’s summer: cycling, swimming, walking, etc
Don’t limit your mental hygiene with seasons. You are the only one who can do something about your mental hygiene.
Learn new ways to make yourself happy. This way, you’ll be able to attract more friends who know you’re a self-made package and are ready to enjoy with you. Therefore, we push out of our comfort zone and be prepared to walk at night for a friend if needed.
Similarly, in the podcast “The Happiness Lab” hosted by Dr. Laurie Santos, listeners are provided with valuable insights and strategies for improving their mental well-being and experiencing greater happiness. Some of the techniques you can practice daily:
- Meditation
- Self-care and self-compassion
- Gratitude
- Social connections, etc
Final thoughts:
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent and wasted years.
You can get everything back, just not the decades — hence, by the time you realize you were wrong, years will have passed. Therefore, strive harder. Don’t wait for constructive feedback. Learn along the way. Everybody does it in the same way.
Today is a beautiful day to start working on your dreams.
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