No Excuse List. Swift To-Do List Blog. First of all, if you don’t have any New Year resolutions yet, then STOP and make some. Why? Setting goals in January is better than setting them later, because you will get an edge: extra motivational boost of the New Year. Everything is fresh and the opportunities of the New Year are ripe to be harvested! Exploit this little life hack. Do it now. I will wait.
Ready? If you now do have some New Year resolutions, then you are probably already failing. Whether you appreciate my twisted sense of humor or not, you might ask: How can I be already failing and sabotaging my resolutions if I have only set them a minute ago? Ladies and gentleman, prepare to be shocked, but… It’s not about putting the effort into your resolutions! Wait a minute! Well, here comes the $64,000 answer: It is about making sure that you will keep putting the effort into your resolutions. Big difference. But first, I will have to disagree with Mr. “Compound interest is the greatest invention in human history”. Compound effort. 9 Lessons on Power and Leadership from Genghis Khan.
Decision Making. Dont Follow Your Passion, Follow Your Effort. I hear it all the time from people. “I’m passionate about it.” “I’m not going to quit, It’s my passion”. Or I hear it as advice to students and others “Follow your passion”. What a bunch of BS. “Follow Your Passion” is easily the worst advice you could ever give or get. Why ? Because everyone is passionate about something.
Think about all the things you have been passionate about in your life. If you really want to know where you destiny lies, look at where you apply your time. Time is the most valuable asset you don’t own. Let me make this as clear as possible 1. 2. 3. 4. Don’t follow your passions, follow your effort. How to Change the World. Amazon start selling the paperback edition of my latest book, APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur.
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Atif Rafiq, General Manager, Kindle Direct Publishing at Amazon.com. 10 Lies You Will Hear Before You Pursue Your Dreams. Post written by: Marc Chernoff Email Unfortunately, just before you take your first step on the righteous journey to pursue your dreams, people around you, even the ones who deeply care for you, will give you awful advice. It’s not because they have evil intentions. It’s because they don’t understand the big picture – what your dreams, passions, and life goals mean to you. They don’t understand that, to you, the reward is worth the risk.
So they try to protect you by shielding you from the possibility of failure, which, in effect, also shields you from the possibility of making your dreams a reality. As our friend Steve Jobs says: “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Here are 10 ill-advised tips (lies) people will likely tell you when you decide to pursue your dreams, and why they are dreadfully mistaken.
You can follow your dreams someday, but right now you need to buckle down and be responsible. – Someday? Now get out there and make a splash!