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From Tim Ferris’s recent blog post:

The psychological difference between zero acts of creation and one act of creation, no matter how small, is impossible to overstate. If you’re lucky, sometimes that one idea, one sentence, or one shitty first draft will turn into something bigger. But the point is to be able to say to yourself, even for five minutes, “Hark! I am a creator, not just a janitor of bullshit! Here is proof that I can — and will! — do more than just manage minutiae… ”

In a recent blog post from Tim Ferriss, he talked about how we sometimes get caught up “managing minutiae” and reacting as problems pop up in our day-to-day lives.

It’s so easy to let the happenings of the day to dictate what you do, but if you do that, you’re not going to be able to work on big picture goals. If you’re always acting reactively (putting out fires) instead of proactively (taking steps toward your next goal) sometimes it feels like you’re stuck in the mud.

So what is the solution? Getting up earlier than usual…do this so you can work on something that will move you forward. Get up before the rest of the world comes calling and tries to make you conform to its agenda. The rest of the world doesn’t care about your goals, your hopes, or your dreams. If you want to make your dreams become reality, you have to carve out time to make it happen – and the best time to do that is when nobody else is vying for your attention.

So set your alarm 15-minutes earlier for tomorrow and try it out. If you’re able to create just one thing of your choosing per day, you will be much happier for it.

“A good husband makes a good wife.” – John Florio

The above statement can be true in any context and any relationship. You could turn the sentence around and say that a good wife makes a good husband. The sentence structure doesn’t matter here; it’s the thought process that counts.

When reading the above sentence from a husband’s perspective, I view it as saying what actions I make for my wife (how I help around the house, provide love to her, and care for her) is repaid in like kindness. The more gracious I am, the more gracious she becomes.

You can say this about your relationship with friends, family, co-workers, or random strangers. It starts with your actions towards them. If you are good to them, they will be more inclined to be good to you.

What is the most important next step? Always look ahead. What is the one thing that you need to do to keep moving the project forward/to get to your goal? Then focus 100% on that next step and ask the question again. High achievers repeat this cycle over and over again, with minimal time wasted between determining what the most important next step is and getting it completed. Figure out a way to shorten the cycle of figuring out/taking the most important next step and you’ll be amazed at how far you can go.

Subtract negativity from your life and add positivity to it.

Some people love drama, but I’m not one of them. If everything is going the way it should, that makes me happy. I don’t want to build up some scenario to make the night “more interesting” or exciting.

Instead, I focus on removing negativity from my life – that includes negative people. If you constantly find yourself questioning why you hang out with a group of people, why do you keep doing it? You are deliberately choosing to hang out with those who negatively impact your life and cause stress and anxiety.

Remove the negative. Add more positivity to your life. If you have great family or friends, hang out with them more. If you a part of a group (whether it’s a church group, workout buddies, or even co-workers) and enjoy spending time with them, find the time to do it. Life is too short to be upset, so don’t be.

What are some of your self-limiting beliefs? How can you overcome these beliefs that you think are true, but may only be true as a part of a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Fear and hope have one thing in common…they both are based on a future that hasn’t happened yet. If you believe that you have a bright future and that nothing can stop you, you’re more likely to achieve that outcome. You make it happen. Contrary to this, if you fear that you’re going to fail, you’re more likely to fail. If you’re pessimistic by nature, you’re already starting at a disadvantage. Change your mindset and your self-limiting beliefs.