HOW TO BE SUPER SUCCESSFUL AND HAPPY IN 127 SECONDS

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I thought I would post this after reading something which inspired me and reminded me of something I did a while ago that helped me immensely.

Many people get into Internet Marketing or whatever it is they are doing for the money.

Sometimes that's a good thing, other times its not.

The point is that some people make lots of money and are not happy, others make lots of money and are 100% completely content, others make no money and are not happy, will some make no money but are still content with what they have.

The ultimate goal for most people (if they think about it) is to become financially free, time free and to be happy, ultimately.

The problem is that people chase the almighty dollar, they fail, they succeed, but they are not always happy.

Here is a simple solution.

If this is in the wrong section, feel free to remove it. I honestly think it should be here as it will help most people out.

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Take a note pad and pen, or open up a text document.

Put a line down the middle.

One the left write the words "Stuff I like".

One the right hand side write the words "Stuff I'm good at".

Begin adding as many things as you like. Try to aim for at least a dozen on each side.

You can write anything you want down, anything.

Here is how my list looks:

Stuff I like
Food
Beer (alcohol in general)
Sex
TV, movies, documentaries
Books, non-fiction mainly
Writing (it eases my soul)
Comedy, stand up, live shows
Music, listening to it, pretending I can play the drums
Marketing, strategy
Business, online mainly
Technology, gadgets, new stuff
SEO, not so much the seo itself but more so ranking the sites and pages
Spirituality, meditation, practices
Walking my dog
Playing with my daughter
Traveling
Swimming in the ocean
BBQ's
Hanging out with friends and family
Fishing
Cooking food
Dogs

Stuff I'm good at
Eating lots of food, all kinds of food
Drinking beer and various other alcoholic beverages
Sex
Writing
Making people laugh, or at least making then smile awkwardly and wonder if I'm being serious of if I'm crazy.
Ranking websites
Meditating and doing other spiritual practices
Talking, a lot
Arguing points
Online marketing strategy
SEO, ranking sites
Making my daughter laugh and teaching her things
Making BBQ's
Walking my dog, Hiking
Feeding my dog home made BARF
Cooking (not baking)

So as you can see that's what a typical list looks like, mine was actually a lot longer in real life and you should aim as I said for at least 12, but go for your life and write as many as you like.

Then all you need to do is sit back and reflect on the list, go through it in your mind at first and then take a pen out and start joining the ones together that seem obvious.

Voila!

Some very obvious things will stand out to you.

Now for me, I like sex, I think I'm good at it, but whats the reality and likelihood that I'm going to go and become a male hooker or a porn star? Even more so whats the likely hood that Ill still have my daughter and partner around to make me happy, I mean even my dog might leave me...

Not everything that you like and are good at is going to be an option, realistically anyway. And also yout obviously on this forum because you want to do something online, so not everything you are good at or like can be converted into a profitable online business.

Select the connections you think are viable and go for it.

Because you are passionate about said "Stuff" your going to be that much more motivated and happy while doing it.

So now instead of being frustrated because you don't know what to do in life, because you hate your job or your business, you now know what you like to do and what your good at so I'd suggest doing something like that!

Me, I run a greyhound classifieds site (I like dogs and I also like online business) soon to be more classifieds websites. I also write comedy (I like being an idiot and making people laugh and I also enjoy writing) I hope to turn it into another fully fledged business.

Hope that helps.
#127 #happy #seconds #successful #super
  • Profile picture of the author thesweetspot
    Great read and helpful. Thanks for sharing. I think that more people should consider what they are good at and what they enjoy. Then get started on blogging about it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Todd Collins
    That's the only career counseling advice worth giving. Do what you like (which is essentially what you said).
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  • Profile picture of the author Todd Collins
    Not sure though how it is a 127 second process. Oddly enough the title reminded me of 127 the movie, which fits to the context but not in a very nice way
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  • Profile picture of the author rob7761
    I like this a lot! Doing what you love and what your good at is very productive to the time you spend. Making people smile or even laugh is a wonderful gift. It might very well be one of the greatest gifts one can have, to put a smile on someones face.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Ning Lo
    Looks like a cool thing to do.

    Will try this evening.

    Cheers,

    Gary
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