Setting Goals

In my course of my work and social activities, I get to meet many people.

And it amazes me to see that many people are aimless. They just go through the motion. And have not much of a goal in life.

As long as their is a comfort and security of job, it’s all good. They tell me that they don’t see the need to excel.

They don’t want to get out of the comfort zone.

I find this very sad.

Is this what life should be all about? Being mediocre?

Even those that have goals are often vague about it.

It’s not good enough.

It has to be more specific.

What I found was that the very action of writing down your goals on paper can be very powerful in internalizing them into your subconscious.

Now you are doing something about it.

It’s no longer just pies in the sky.

Now you are willing to take some responsibility towards achieving what you want.

Writing it down on paper is the important first step.

But it doesn’t end there.

How You Should Start Every Day For The Rest Of Your Life!

I’m a great believer of how you start your day will shape the rest of your day.

Start you day well…on a good positive, healthy note..and chances are…you will have a great day.

You will feel strong, fit and all ready to take on the world.

I’m very much influenced by the morning ritual of the late copywriting legend, Gary Halbert.

He wrote it in his newsletter, which you can find here:
http://www.thegaryhalbertletter.com/Newsletters/aslk_start_every_day.htm

Well…the morning routine obviously does a world of a good for him, seeing how successful he is.

I got the gist down here, as well as his rationale for his routine. I don’t follow his routine exactly…but it’s close. And I try to keep at it as much as I can on a daily basis.

Here’s the way he advocates on how to start your day (take it away, Gary!):

1. Set your alarm clock to go off 10 minutes earlier than usual.

2. The first thing, after you get up, is to immediately remake your bed.

3. Go to the kitchen, pour yourself a glass of water and drink it all.

Quotable Quotes Series #2

Here’s today quick quotable quote…  

“Applied Knowledge Is Power”   

Take Home Message:

You often hear “Knowledge is power”.

Not true.

If it’s not applied, it’s not power. It’s just latent information stored in your brain. You get no results. Because there’s no application of what you know. And that’s as good as not knowing at all.

If you know…and don’t do…then it’s not power.

If you apply your knowledge, then you will reach the potential you are capable of.

Jag Foo

Just Do It!

There’s a saying…

If you love what you do…then you don’t have to work for life.

Quite true isn’t it?

Because everyday, work will be a joy to undertake. You put yourself in a position to excel.

Shouldn’t that be the right attitude to take towards life and work?

You know…I love business.

But more specifically…I love the sales and marketing side of business (hate the tedious time consuming administrative tasks though).

Everyday I wake up, I feel so privileged and happy to be doing what I’m doing.

This is what I love. And I can serve others and add value all round while at it. What a win-win.

Of course, I’ve to admit…work isn’t always a bed of roses. If you want that…go to the garden.

The truth is – if you want to reach success – you got to quit thinking so much…and just start doing it.

A wise man once said, "Everything in life worth doing is worth doing wrong – until you learn to do it right!"

Boost Your Productivity – Quit Being A Slave To Emails

Editor Note: I originally wrote this piece as a guest article to share with the readers from esteemed copywriter, John Forde’s Copywriter Roundtable’s newsletter.

I’m re-producing it here for your reading pleasure. I hope you enjoy reading it like I’ve writing it.

Here’s a question to think about.

How many of you read the email as virtually the first
thing you do when you turn on the computer?

Recent studies show that a whopping 65.3% of us do so.

For the longest time, that includes me as well.

And here’s the thing…

Don’t you find that once you are deep in your
reading and replying of emails,
you can be buried there for hours?

And you will soon find yourself wasting so much time that
you did not get much done?

If you are nodding your head in agreement, then
this is something you might want to address.

But first, just why are we often addicted to emails?

There’s a psychological reason for this.

And that’s our subconscious craving for attention.

Model Success

Here’s the painful way to do things.

Do everything yourself…and make every mistakes yourself.

Here’s a better and more effective way to do things.

See what the bests are doing.

And model.

Your shortcut your way to what’s working. And you learn from other mistakes without all the pain and hassle.

They say success leaves clues. Just follow these clues.

Make sense?

Love to hear your thoughts.

Jag Foo