Life and Productivity Tips

#1: Do not spend money. Invest money. Most people, when making a purchase, ask all the wrong questions. For instance, when buying a new pair of shoes, do not ask how good they look or what brand they are. Ask how long they’ll last, and in what kind of weather, and what the warranty is. If you get a good pair of warm waterproof boots with a lifetime warranty, they could literally be the last pair of boots you’ll ever need to buy. It is much better to buy a $400 winter jacket which will last you 20 years than a $200 one which will last you six. And both of those are better than the $1000 one which will be out of fashion in three. In other words, there are financial ramifications to every spending decision you make. If you buy an iPhone, will you also need a case for it? How expensive is the data plan? If you buy a house, how will that impact your taxes? What is the resale value looking like? #2: A dollar saved is $20 earned This one is pretty simple. If you put $1 in an

This advice goes to all Readers out there: STOP LEARNING SO MUCH! Too many people nowadays spend their time learning and learning and learning, reading book after book, going to seminars, watching tutorials, videos and talking to their friends about theories, ideas and concepts. But none of them actually  do  anything about it and then the ideas never see the light of day! As Les Brown said: “The graveyard is the richest place on earth, because it is here that you will find all the hopes and dreams that were never fulfilled, the books that were never written, the songs that were never sung, the inventions that were never shared, the cures that were never discovered, all because someone was too afraid to take that first step, keep with the problem, or determined to carry our their dream.” Chances are that you already know what to do. If you watch, read or interact with any form of Success, even through TV, you know some good things to do, even if you just passively p

1.- STOP looking for shortcuts;  they don’t exist. I still haven’t found it yet. There’s no success in life without hard work. 2.- STOP dreaming;  start planning. Planning reveals the path from dream to reality. 3.- Stop waiting to get started;  today is the day. I’ve waited years for the perfect moment to come. It never does. Warning! Waiting is also an excuse. Excuses are endless. 4.- Stop waiting for situations to change;  YOU change them. I used to be trapped by a “ victim ” mentality, “Everything is against me. It’s so difficult!” True, it can get tough, but know that small, tiny steps of progress accumulate over time. 5.- Stop being a people pleaser;  it’s impossible to make everyone happy. Take a pause and ask yourself, “What it is that YOU want?” I said YOU, not your mom or your friends, YOU! 6.- Stop trying to fit in;  stand out. Be honest. If you have to change your dreams, values, and belief system to fit in somewhere, you’re in the wrong place! Get ou