So, you gotta be mentally ready to work in the business that I work in. For YEARS, I’ve been advocating affirmations, quiet times, writing goals, thinking about stuff like that, and doing stuff like that. YEARS. Literally.
But inertia is a bitch.
And inertia is a trick of the devil. And it’s easier to hit snooze–on any given morning–than it is to go out and do the life that you’ve picked out. It’s not the way to go, believe me.
Life is easier if you start with a daily checklist. You know that your bases are covered. Mine runs from Monday to Saturday. Sunday, i’ll have one.
Tomorrow, I’m changing, significantly, my checklist to incorporate more of the GTD stuff I’ve recently learned. (Daily sweeps, and processing stuff). Today, I’ll go over the first third (there are 70+ things I wanna do every day), and annotate where appropriate. This list is in the approximate order I want to do things.
Beginning of day:
- Wake at 4:45 (this will be changed to 0430).
- Let dog out/feed dog.
- Take Vitamins/12 OZ water.
- Affirmations: I swear by ‘em. What other way to gradually become a worldbeater than to reprogram yourself?
- Read the bible. (Get grounded, baby)
- Write Goals (5x day, minimum. I’ve had some difficulty doing this, and I’ve rebuilt a trick in my man purse to make this more likely). I almost invariably do the first one. By goals I don’t mean every nuanced portion of everything I wanna do before I croak. I’m talking about general stuff to do…
- Read Personal Mission Statement.
- Write blog post. (I’m about 9 days ahead).
- Other 2-3 minute tasks…
- Leave for Gym by 6:am.
- Get to work by 7:30.
- ROCK THE DAY.
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