Are You Ready For Real Change this New Year?

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Right after the beginning of the year, the most pressing things on everyones mind are usually starting a new diet, and resolutions. However, for more than 99% of us, both of these ideas quickly fall flat on the floor and die a fast death before the month of February rolls around.

Mark Twain said that the road to H-E double hockey sticks is paved with the best of intentions, so apparently this isn't a new trend.

You have to ask yourself, why is it that some people seem to experience unprecedented levels of achievement in their lives while others do not?

Do they know some incredible success secret that the rest of dont?

Maybe its just luck, like winning the lottery.

Dan Kennedy is a millionaire marketing expert that seems to have mastered success, and he says one of the main reasons why some people are very successful and others are not is because of how time is used.

Now, to just step back a second, I know personally from history that he is right. For example, one of our countrys most productive founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin, developed his own system of time management which he attributed to his own personal success.

Franklin would chronically plan out his days and take tasks and goals and break them down into chunks so that he could stay focused. Considering that Franklin was involved in the writing and implementation of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, he was an accomplished inventor, developing and inventing lightning rods, bifocals, new stove designs ( as well as a music instrument called a glass harmonica) which are still in use today.

He founded the first U.S. hospital, fire department, and library, was the 6th President of Pennsylvania, ambassador for the colonies, as well as the first Post Master.

The list of Benjamin Franklins accomplishments goes on and on, way too much to be listed here, but the gist of this message is great things can be accomplished by planning and executing your time.


Enter a book that will cut through all of the volumes of junk that have already been written on time management and gives you concisely all you need to know how to use time to achieve your goals and raise your level of achievement: DanKennedys No BS Time Management for Entrepreneurs.

Speaking as an entrepreneur that has actually read the entire book several times and used some of the techniques in it, I can tell you that I really appreciate the way Monsieur Kennedy cuts out all of the fluff and tells you exactly what you need to know. (Hence the Title No BS.)

According to the author, there are only 10 techniques in time management that really work, and he has included all of them in this volume.
One of my favorite parts of the book is where he shows you a clear correlation between a persons character and their punctuality.

No kidding.

Before I read this book, I never really thought about how the two are connected, but I now believe Dan Kennedy has made a very accurate observation. He actually selects personalities in society and his personal life that illustrate this principle clearly.

Because the book is written so concisely, it has only about 172 pages to it, which is fine for me because the last thing I want to do is read a 2000 page book on time management.

I just havent got the time for it.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

ELMO
#change #ready #real #year
  • Profile picture of the author discrat
    Originally Posted by elmo033057 View Post




    You have to ask yourself, why is it that some people seem to experience unprecedented levels of achievement in their lives while others do not?

    :
    Because these people know it is a marathon and not a sprint and they do not get sucked in to the overrated adrenaline rush and euphoria of starting something new. Only to find it dissipate after a little while and just lose interest and give up !

    Think goldilocks,.. not too cold not too warm. Don't get too high or low. Put your nose to the grindstone and keep moving forward without getting distracted


    - Robert Andrew
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  • Profile picture of the author elmo033057
    Discrat,

    Put your nose to the grindstone and keep moving forward
    I totally agree. I just ordered a book from Amazon called "Why People Fail" and it listed a whole group of factors on why some people don't "make it" in the world of success.

    One of the traits that really caught my eye was a lack of focus. (I can really relate to that!) I have so many interests and ideas, it is very easy to get distracted and sidetracked.

    Perhaps I'll do a review of that book once I'm finished with it.

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

    Elmo
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    • Profile picture of the author aizaku
      Originally Posted by elmo033057 View Post

      I totally agree. I just ordered a book from Amazon called "Why People Fail" and it listed a whole group of factors on why some people don't "make it" in the world of success.
      I guess you could spend time reading about failure


      but i think its best to go out there and just fail..

      everyone here understands failing isn't the problem, the problem is stopping

      or continuing with a proven failure.

      -Ike Paz
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  • Profile picture of the author elmo033057
    From reading the book, it looks like the author is giving you information on pitfalls and how to avoid them.

    Have you ever wondered why you can solve everyone else's problems and few of your own?

    The reason is objectivity. You can step back from another person and say, "Hmmmmm...I see where you went wrong."

    However, with yourself, you have a much more difficult time looking at where you went wrong. Anyway, from what I could gather from perusing the book at the store, I think that it gives you an objective view as to why some people fail miserably while other's seem to glide into success.

    However, if you feel you're highly successful in life you probably won't need to read it.

    Elmo
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  • Profile picture of the author junedzaman
    Totally agree with your post.
    Also happy Christmas to you too.
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  • Profile picture of the author ChrisBa
    Interesting perspective..
    Hopefully everyone on here does better than just falling on their faces after a few weeks!
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  • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
    Originally Posted by discrat View Post

    Because these people know it is a marathon and not a sprint and they do not get sucked in to the overrated adrenaline rush and euphoria of starting something new. Only to find it dissipate after a little while and just lose interest and give up !

    Think goldilocks,.. not too cold not too warm. Don't get too high or low. Put your nose to the grindstone and keep moving forward without getting distracted


    - Robert Andrew

    Yep, people can waste years with that crap, only to find that none of it works.


    It works for the creator, with his rented BMW, and mansion, etc, but not for most.





    Originally Posted by elmo033057 View Post

    Discrat,



    I totally agree. I just ordered a book from Amazon called "Why People Fail" and it listed a whole group of factors on why some people don't "make it" in the world of success.

    One of the traits that really caught my eye was a lack of focus. (I can really relate to that!) I have so many interests and ideas, it is very easy to get distracted and sidetracked.

    Perhaps I'll do a review of that book once I'm finished with it.

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

    Elmo

    Yes, l used to have a list of idea's but one by one they failed or weren't something that l was prepared to persist with. But after 8 years of whittling online, l am staying with one thing only.



    Originally Posted by ahmedhesham View Post

    Failures are just steps to achieving success if you only learned from the mistakes you have done, and remember Thomas A. Edison famous quote " I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
    I agree 100% that time management is the most important key to success, and I really like the Japanese method "kaizen" which helps me manage my time effectively.
    Feel free to download my report to know more about the method.
    Originally Posted by ChrisBa View Post

    Interesting perspective..
    Hopefully everyone on here does better than just falling on their faces after a few weeks!

    True, also true that stupid individuals make up excuses for others success, or others potential success.


    This cannot work for this or that, eventhough others have achieved success with it.


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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    There's so many threads popping up on this forum where folks demand they're right because they've read something from someone else that they see as an authority figure and mentioned a subject.

    I get it, it's a sales technique, associate yourself with an authority and traffic will assume you're also an authority on the same subject.

    I don't care If you're right or wrong, just a trend I've noticed over the last couple of weeks.

    Ask me about Larry Flynt.
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  • Profile picture of the author Maxstyle
    merry christmas everyone
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  • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
    life is what happens when you are busy making other plans
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  • Profile picture of the author Regional Warrior
    Thank god they found this annoying writer a home in the off topic
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