The two things I have left to do are my schedule and my checklists.

My schedule is when I’m doing things; my checklists are what to do in a given day. Again, I return to Google (something about Google wants to make me give them information on my life), and again I put forth what I’m doing on a daily basis. I have some definitions for each task, and this is not quite ready to share, but since it’s web 2.0, everything is in ‘pre beta,’ so, a sharing we will go.

A lot of the stuff is self explanatory, and I’ll post about “affirmations,” “mission statement,” and more a little later.

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The gist is to wake up intentionally, and get my engine fully fired up. I don’t have it in me to act correctly in an innate way like Ayn Rand’s cardboard heroes do, so I have to decide what I’m doing using this kind of stuff. If I was left to my own devices, i’d probably hit the drive through at Objectively, I know it works because when I was most closely aligned with this stuff, I was having the most outrageous success of my time. The routine above takes a couple of hours to accomplish; I need to leave the house by 7:15 to get to the gym by 7:30 (new goal).

The only ‘work’ thing I batch in the beginning is to update clients and realtors–this saves me oodles of time down the road. This will become part of the dashboard when I’m partly or mostly done with this thing. I’ll get the formatting done…but really–this keeps me from forgetting to do things that enhance my day.

So today, I’ll be making contacts and updating it. I may call you, who knows.

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I’ve always sought mentors–some like Tim Harris–I’ve known in person and interacted with in business. Others I’ve never met–like Ayn Rand (or Jesus Christ–or Ayn Rand and God). But I seek thought leaders because I want to be challenged by the smartest and the brightest and the best. I’ve always done it, to gravitate towards people living in abundance.

David Allen: Author: Getting Things Done.

I dig Stephen Covey. I dig paradigms, and I dig big hairy audacious goals. But the thing is–when do you have time to plow through the stuff you need to do? It’s hard, the path is not well lit, and to survive the information crunch, you gotta do stuff like this. Having this system: Collect, Organize, Process, Do, Review in your life, and having it around allows you to explode in productivity. It allows you to be your authentic self, and get stuff done in a meaningful and nifty way. I can’t recommend anything higher than this book.

Seth Godin: CEO of Squido.

I read Seth’s Blog but what really got me going was the book he wrote called “The Dip.” What a kick ass book. As far as thinking goes–the line: being the best in the world is seriously underrated…what else can stand up to that? I don’t disagree. Honing your skills RELENTLESSLY has more rewards than being a passive milquetoast.

Julia Cameron: Author, the Artists Way. Morning pages. I’ll write a post about them, but the real deal is this: you’ll flow from yourself if you do them. Acnkowledge your demons, and let it be. Flow, being free and unblocked and authentic is what this is all about, and not having fear. The morning pages are something that tames me 1/2 hour or less each day, and I have gotten so much out of it, that I can’t go back. If you ever want to be a better thinker, this daily mental enema is the way to do it.

Scott Ginsberg: 20-something guy that wants you to be “THE” not “A”

I stumbled upon Scott’s site via a link. I haven’t read it all, but much of it. And the thing is, it’s remarkable. I’ve been one of the random few that has set goals and not roped ‘em in. I’ve given up because of a LOT of reasons, most not valid. Then I see this kid. He’s got the trappings of a 20 something. He’s not perfect, he’s not precice, and he’s a little grotesque.

But he’s out there, balls to the wall, pressing to make himself better, smarter, more capable, and more accomplished. He has confidence and humility and he’s precocious and infectious. Does he get stuf wrong sometimes? Absolutely. He only went to Miami of Ohio, so we can’t expect much. But is he right far more often? Hell yeah.

Tim Ferris: Author, thinker, genius and free spirit.

Not convinced? Click the below link, read it and be done. Tim’s not going to allow incremental thought change when radical thought change is better.

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Honorable mention: Jeffrey Gitomer (the person that got me into this), Edward DeBono, Ayn Rand, Gary Keller, Michael Gerber