7 habits to be highly effective
Today we’re going to learn about the 7 habits of highly effective people, but it’s not Stephen R. Covey’s work; it’s my work. So here are the 7 habits to be highly effective.
Number one, and this is the most effective habit to develop, always put feeling good before anything else. So if you need to make money, and for your business you need to come up with a product, but you feel horrible when you think about doing it, yet you’re doing it just to make money, then you’re putting the fear of not making money above feeling good. Now what’s going to happen, is you’re going to work like a maniac and only make like 20 percent of the amount of money you think you’re going to make. Now that’s going to make you panic and continue making bad decisions. One year later you’re still in debt, you feel horrible, and you’ve created references of failures. Always put feeling good before anything else. So that’s number one.
Number two, set yourself up to win. What that means is make sure that your goals, whatever it is, is in the sweet spot, meaning you know specifically what it is, you feel good when you think about it, and you’re certain you’re going to achieve it.
Number three, is use the non-NLP point of view. That’s basically when you want to do something, instead of saying, “oh yeah, I can’t wait to clean my whole house, that’s going to be fun,” go into the future as if it’s already done, and always operate out of it being already done. So instead of thinking about what needs to be done, think as though it’s already been done.
Number four is, before you do something, ask yourself, “Could I just not do it?” That’s the easiest way to save time.
Number five is your ability to notice what worked and what didn’t work and to analyze it. This is really good in terms of losing weight or in your business. When you’re in your bed at night, go back and think about your day and sort out what worked and what didn’t work. So in terms of losing weight, today what worked, what have I learned? In terms of business, what have I done that really worked? For example, I took a title from the Amazon’s bestseller list and used it in my email then it worked well.
Number six is energy. The most powerful thing I find in terms of energy is to stop eating poisons. In my case, I have an addictive personality trait with anything that stimulates the mind. So for example, coffee, black chocolate, tea, energy drinks, and soda. Also, I have a tendency to drink alcohol. So when I remove these things from my life, it could only be for five or ten days, but it clears my mind and I switch from bad habits to better habits.
Number seven is to let go. When you’re losing all your energy and mental focus trying to prevent bad things from happening, just chill out and let go. It’s important to prevent bad habits, but sometimes you need to just let go for a little while.