Sunday, January 29, 2023

Adopt Rules to Live By

Find rules that work for you. Start with a list of anything you can think of and narrow it down. Focus on sticking to your rules. As examples, these could form part of a list from which to choose:

1. "Share something great." If you find a recipe, author, quote that inspires, put it on your list.

2. Write it down. Written material (handwritten) sticks better. Consider keeping a "commonplace book" of notes. 

3. Build a habit set to follow. "Win the morning; win the day." The hard part of using the treadmill isn't doing the work, it's getting on the treadmill. 

4. Do the unrequired work. Work separates excellent from good. 

5. "Do one thing for your art and one thing for your business daily." - David Mamet, author, playwright, and director

6. Do five more (read five pages, spend five more minutes studying, do five more reps). This piece is a 'do five more' example. 

7. Live a life of gratitude not grievance. Remember the jar of awesome

8. Say thank you. "Thanks is the cheapest form of compensation." - Robert Townsend in Up the Organization

9. Simplify. "Fall in love with easy." 

10.Champion efficiency. ACHIEVEMENT = PERFORMANCE x TIME    Efficiency helps increase performance and earns time.

11.Find a mentor. Everyone benefits from coaching.  

12.Get eight hours of sleep a night. 

13."Learn every day." 

14.Get a workout partner. Drag each other to a higher level. 

Lagniappe. Build athleticism including quickness. 

Try the Russian passing drill. 


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