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Can Success Be Your New Hobby?

It is 11:55 PM (near midnight) on my day # 267 of the 365 day challenge (read more ). I completed my daily routines (and reached 24.500 pushups and 24.500 sit-ups during the recent 253 days) that INCLUDES: twice a day 20min TM meditation. As a result, I notice that my mind is sharper, clearer and much more focused on what matters most (to me). 

This post is all about: Can Success Be Your New Hobby?

This principle of HOBBY just came into my mind. Many / most people struggle with "success" and find it so hard. Hence, what if turning "success into a hobby"? So, like any other hobby, you start somewhere at any level and start to become better at it step after step. No hurry and no stress. 

It makes sense that if you play CHESS 1 TIME A WEEK, by the end of the year you will be much better than other people that did not practice chess during the same year. And if during the year you play 2 twice a week? And what if you take part (from time to time) in tournaments, and if you read books about important chess players and their chess moves...you see where I am getting ....don't you?

Photography is my hobby. I found out that with time and practice I simply take much better pictures than before. As I read more and more about the topic, I found out that I know even more than most "professionals" .....

Same goes with every topic that you love to explore and turn it into your passion, you will become so good without even noticing.

Turn success into your hobby - start to read a business book every month - watch TED talks and register to business online magazines such as INC.COM fast company .com etc...

Slowly increase the intensity and soon you will become so successful BY DEFAULT and without any effort.

DRAW YOUR SUCCESS VISION and follow this HOBBY 

MASTERING THE ONE THING ONLY

It is 08:55PM on my day # 136 of the 365 day challenge (read more ). I completed my daily routines  (read here ). My new routine INCLUDES: twice a day 20min TM meditation. 

If you bothered to read the above links you will notice that I AM GROWING by EVOLVING, CHANGING ETC...I am constantly in a Growth Mode (more relevant news to follow soon).

I am actually MASTERING THE REAL SCIENCE OF GROWTH

Todays POST IS ABOUT: MASTERING THE ONE THING ONLY 

I got my Furious Honda Fury back from Dyno and Tune-Up just after upgrading to two brand new performance exhausts. the bull was (All together) R8000. It wasn't cheap and the Dyno and Tune-Up centre was fully busy and totally booked. I thought to myself : "the economy in South Africa" is in the most terrible state while this Dyno and Tune-Up centre is fully booked. How come? "

The answer was: because this Dyno and Tune-Up centre IS SPECIALIZING IN ONE THING ONLY = Sport Motorcycles (only)-Performace-Power-Exhilaration-Phenomenal Experience etc...  

Most people drive cars (not motorcycles)

Most people that ride motorcycles DON'T CARE about - Performace-Power-Exhilaration-Phenomenal Experience etc...  

Only a little amount of people that ride motorcycles ride Sport Motorcycles / super bikes 

Only a little amount of people that ride Sport Motorcycles / super bikes are willing to spend the necessary money to Dyno and Tune-Up their bikes 

Still, this Dyno and Tune-Up centre is fully booked because it specializes in FULFILLING THE DREAMS OF THE ONES THAT CARE about Sport Motorcycles (only)-Performace-Power-Exhilaration-Phenomenal Experience etc...  

They don't satisfy the needs of the classical average riders, BUT INSTEAD, they satisfy the needs of the CRAZY ONES and only those CRAZY ONES that care about LIVING THEIR DREAMS. 

You must know who you serve (the specific customers) and specialize on being THE NUMBER ONE SPECIALIST in satisfying those specific customers and let all the rest that don't value your SPECIALITY go. 

Stay true to your SPECIALITY and become even more SPECIAL (about it) BY THE DAY. Tis will keep you busy and profitable regardless to the state of the economy ( and the competition) 

 

The Growth Mode

It is 08:55PM on my day # 135 of the 365 day challenge (read more ). I completed my daily routines  (read here ). My new routine INCLUDES: twice a day 20min TM meditation. 

If you bothered to read the above links you will notice that I AM GROWING by EVOLVING, CHANGING ETC...I am constantly in a Growth Mode (more relevant news to follow soon) 

Todays POST IS ABOUT: Growth Mode 

You must let go of STAFF that doesn't really fit into the business culture.

Only when those staff members are gone, you can realize how much they weren't really needed and you are forced into the HIRING GROWTH MODE. 

When being in the HIRING GROWTH MODE you realize how much great talent there is out there...

And you wake up to the fact that you must constantly be in the hiring mode even if you don't have an immediate need or reason...being in this mode will expose you to real talent. 

Growth come from "more": more options and opportunities, more talent, more new ideas while meeting new hiring potential...

Growth Mode is Hiring Mode: Hiring Mode of: new potential partners, suppliers, customers and team members ...

While busy growing and hiring the IDEAS REGARDING MORE OPPORTUNITIES will flow automatically. It must be the case as you move into the fascinating mode of the: Growth Mode 

Always Interview To Hire And Grow 

From 9pm-5am

It is 08:10PM on my day # 131 of the 365 day challenge (read more ). I completed my daily routines and reached the benchmark of 12.000 pushups and sit-ups (read here ). My new routine INCLUDES: twice a day 20min TM meditation.

As you can see & read, I follow a strict routine and do not allow myself any short cuts whatsoever while enjoying every second on the GREAT way towards future goals and visions. Still, I am open for more and better strategies and actually actively search for better options.

Todays POST IS ABOUT: Tweaking Once Settings - From 9pm-5am

For a while, I was considering starting and "closing down" the day earlier than I currently do. So, waking up at 5am, drinking my first tea, water and coffee and meditating at about 05:30 am being fully ready to start my day at 6am is a NEW TWEAK that I must try. Calculating 8 hours for sleep means tat I will have to be in bed at 9pm. I will see how this impacts my gym routines as well as other....but, I am open and ready for the trial. Will let you know how it goes! I will be "living" the 9-5 lifestyle.....9pm to 5am thou :)

Who does this?

If you think 4 a.m. is crazy, you may as well say it to certain insanely successful people's faces. They all start their workday somewhere between 3:45 a.m. and 4:30 a.m.

• Apple CEO Tim Cook starts his morning routine at 3:45 a.m.
• Ellevest CEO Sallie Krawcheck says, "I'm never more productive than at 4 a.m."
• Michelle Gass, chief merchandising and customer officer at Kohl's department stores, sets her alarm for 4:30 a.m. to go running.
• Virgin America CEO David Cush wakes up at 4:15 a.m to call business associates on the East Coast.

But like most of us, you want and need your sleep. Perhaps your personal life doesn't allow you the luxury of an early bedtime and the crack-of-dawn morning ritual of famous entrepreneurs.

I'm with you.

Transcendental Meditation For Super Performance

it is 10:45pm on my day # 117of the 365 day challenge (read more ). I completed my daily: 100 push ups and 100 sit-ups which makes it 10600 push ups and 10600 sit ups altogether!!! It is also my 43rd day in a row of the INTERMITTENT FASTING (read more ). It is my 37th day in a row of skipping various prescription medications thanks to the positive impact of INTERMITTENT FASTING. I am now 6kg lighter than a month ago. I am looking forward to loose another 5kg in a month time (By the end of this month) !!! 

I stay away from ANY: bread, wheat powders-gluten, sugar in any form  (Take just minimal fructose from fruits), and strictly avoid dairy in any form of milk/dairy. I live Vegan! 

 

I am adding 4 teaspoons of apple vinegar (mixed into a cup of water) when I wake up and before each dinner (my only meal). I break my daily fast at 17:00 or 18:00 with 2 teaspoons of apple vinegar (mixed into a cup of water) and a few minutes later with a 500ml of green juice. 

 

Todays POST IS ABOUT: TM meditation  Transcendental Meditation

As a person that is constantly interested in SUCCESS it became obvious that the most successful people are MEDITATING. Hence, the curiosity to find out about this wonder (read this website). So, today I have started the first day training in TM Transcendental Meditation (read here) .

It just makes perfect sense that you must train your mot important tools (in order to achieve your highest performance):

Your body

Your mind (TM Transcendental Meditation (read here))

 

So, I have started the journey.

1. Today was the first day 2 hours introduction 
2. 1 hour practical 
3. Tomorrow 2 hours mixed practical and theoretical 
4. Monday 1 hour theoretical 
5. Tuesday 1 hour theoretical 
6. Next week 15.6 final 1 hour theoretical 

During the entire time until the 15th of June, I will need to do my homework and meditate twice a day for 20 minutes morning and evening. 

So, my new daly routines will include time slots for meditation. This new habit will soon become a permanent habit that will complete the INTERMITTENT FASTING (read more ) and daily GYM. 

 

Take a second and think, what SUPER PERFORMANCE RESULTS can you visualize when:

Eating VEGAN once a day / every day - INTERMITTENT FASTING (read more )

TM meditation  Transcendental Meditation twice a day 

Working out in th GYM every day 

100 push ups and 100 sit ups every day 

I am so excited especially when realizing that all the above is:

1. So simple
2. So accesible 
3. So affordable 
4. So powerful 
5. So possible 

I recommend you to give it a chance and try it out...you can always stop and dive back into :

• Stressful life 
• Eating junk 
• Feeling junk
• Looking junk 
• Thinking junk 

Tran·scen·den·tal Med·i·ta·tion

ˈˌtranˌ(t)senden(t)l medəˈtāSHən,ˈˌtran(t)snˈden(t)l medəˈtāSHən/

noun

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1. a technique for detaching oneself from anxiety and promoting harmony and self-realization by meditation, repetition of a mantra, and other yogic practices, promulgated by an international organization founded by the Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ( c. 1911–2008).

Leadership for orientation and direction

it is 11:29pm on my day # 103 of the 365 day challenge (read more ). I completed my daily: 100 push ups and 100 sit-ups which makes it 9200 push ups and 9200 sit ups altogether!!! It is also my 31th day in a row of the INTERMITTENT FASTING (read more ). It is my 23th day in a row of skipping various prescription medications thanks to the positive impact of INTERMITTENT FASTING. I am now 5.5kg lighter than a month ago. I am looking forward to loose another 5kg in a month time !!!

I stay away from ANY: bread, wheat powders-gluten, sugar in any form  (Take just minimal fructose from fruits), and strictly avoid dairy in any form of milk/dairy. I am Vegan! 

 

This POST is about :Leadership for orientation 

 

When you read the above facts, you read about the PAST, about the PRESENT and about the FUTURE (Goals - "I am looking forward to loose another 5kg in a month time "). I lead myself towards my goals. I mark the goal "loose another 5kg in a month time" and the time to get the goal done. I review the progress (past and present), acknowledge success that was achieved so far and that builds my strong belief of achieving the new goal. Reviewing the PAST, PRESENT and the FUTURE gives:

A strong sense of orientation. I know where I am, where I was and where I head

A strong sense of direction. Marking a short term goal (1 month ahead) is a enhancing clarity and visibility of the direction and the way towards achieving the goal.

Increased motivation as I know that I can do it because I "cracked the code" and already achieved similar results (just a short while ago during the recent 30 days). 

I manage and lead myself towards my goals. I manage and lead my team towards achieving business goals. Leadership is: Enhancing clarity and strong sense of orientation PLUS Giving a clear direction regarding the goals and what needs to be done , by whom  and when.

 

Fanatic Discipline Clarified

it is 11:42pm on my day # 97 of the 365 day challenge (read more ). I completed my daily: 100 push ups and 100 sit-ups which makes it 8800 push ups and 8800 sit ups altogether!!! It is also my 25th day in a row of the INTERMITTENT FASTING (read more ). It is my 16th day in a row of skipping various medications thanks to the positive impact of INTERMITTENT FASTING.

i stay away from ANY: bread, wheat powders-gluten, sugar in any form  (Take just minimal fructose from fruits), dairy in any form. minimal salt . 

I run a daily calorie diary and my nutrition sums to about 1000-1500 daily calories depending on the nuts, potato and bananas 

*My blood sugar is balanced with no medication 

As you can read, I am fanatically disciplined  

This Post is about : Fanatic Discipline Clarified

When a business doesn't show optimal results, the problem must be found in one of the following 3 areas:

1. Productive Paranoia 
2. Fanatic discipline 
3. Empirical creativity 

The above 3 areas are (no wonder) forming the greatness triangle.

“Fanatic Discipline” Jim Collins identifies this resolve and consistency as “fanatic discipline”, and this discipline is what separates average people and companies from great ones. Fanatic discipline is the ability to have laser focus on one goal, and to break it down into a daily consistent and identical steps (100 push ups and sit ups practice) of progress towards the chosen goal. 

Again: Fanatic discipline is the ability to have laser focus on one goal, and to break it down into a daily consistent and identical steps (100 push ups and sit ups practice) of progress towards the chosen goal. 

It is the discipline to stay focused on the daily identical steps/progress until hitting the goal. 

Focused with allowing ZERO distractions. Can you do that? I can, You can too!!! 

the POWER OF COMPOUNDING credits vs COMPOUNDING debits.

it is 09:15pm on my day # 89 of the 365 day challenge (read more ). I completed my daily: 100 push ups and 100 sit-ups which makes it 8000 push ups and 8000 sit ups altogether!!! It is also my 17th day in a row of the INTERMITTENT FASTING (read more ). It is my 9th day in a row of skipping diabetes medication (no longer necessary). Today I started cutting down (into half) my ANTI CHOLESTEROL medication (which I already cut down into half about a year ago).Hence I will be using 25% of my ANTI CHOLESTEROL pills. I will be checking my blood cholesterol in about 2-4 weeks and take the final step towards ENDING MY ANTI CHOLESTEROL forever. My confidence is coming from the fact that I lost 3.5kg in the recent 15 days and this weight loss is thanks to the INTERMITTENT FASTING. Hence, the change in applying the INTERMITTENT FASTING will most probably end my relative high cholesterol syndrome.

This post is about the POWER OF COMPOUNDING credits vs COMPOUNDING debits.

8000 push ups and 8000 sit ups is A LOT of push ups and sit ups! But it was achieved each push up and each sit up at a time. Should I stop pushing I would stop progressing. You must realize that you are either COMPOUNDING (gathering) credits vs COMPOUNDING (gathering) debits / debts. There isn't anything in between. CREDITS or DEBITS. You must consciously CHOOSE. By not consciously CHOOSING you will most probabelly CHOOSE debits / debts. Reason for me saying that is the state of planet earth where MOST PEOPLE are in debts vs just a FEW PEOPLE that constantly and consciously gather credits and wealth.

This lifetime has an "AUTOMATIC DEFAULT "option (COMPOUNDING (gathering) debits / debts) that you must SWITCH OFF MANUALLY and consciously. Same as I do everyday when I CHOOSE to push up and choose to sit up as the DEFAULT OPTION is to dive into my comfortable sofa and comfort foods including sugars and extra fat. It is A CHOICE TO tap into the POWER OF COMPOUNDING credits vs being left with the default option of COMPOUNDING debits. It is a conscious awakening to the reality of COMPOUNDING credits vs COMPOUNDING debits.

Same as gathering financial WEALTH,  is gathering HEALTH, vitality and longjevity or accumulating and gathering (the default option of) SICKNESS. 

You must consciously SWITCH OFF MANUALLY the POWER OF COMPOUNDING debits and debts JUST as you SWITCH OFF MANUALLY your WIFI, your start / stop switch of your car or any other device OR it will simply continue doing the DEFAULT OPTION of COMPOUNDING debits and debts. This is the reality of GRAVITY!

Make a list of daily practices that will assist you to consciously COMPOUND and gather credits and wealth.

are you STILL living on "AUTO PILOT"?

it is 11:26pm on my day # 75 of the 365 day challenge (read more ). I am about to complete my daily: 100 push ups and 100 sit-ups which makes it 6600 push ups and 6600 sit ups altogether!!! It is also my third day in a row of the INTERMITTENT FASTING (read more ). I also run a daily calorie consumption diary, just to follow my actual new eating habits. I have consumed 3680 calories (in 3 days) which is about 55% of the average calorie consumption for a man that lives my lifestyle (excluding water, tea, coffee and some supplements - Omega 3-multivitamin- B12). I feel great!!! This new way of eating raises so many questions regarding AWARENESS AND CONSCIOUS food consumption, versus, doing things on "AUTOPILOT"...just because....without any consideration about the PURPOSE of doing whatever you do...

What else are you doing in AUTOPILOT mode....without really asking:

1. Do I have to do it? Who benefits?
2. Who said it has to be done like that .....and not differently?
3. Why do it at all?
4. What can be done instead?
5. What is everyone doing? can I do the opposite and it may still work? 
6. Will doing the opposite yield better results? 
7. Why is everyone doing it like that? Based on what empirical facts ? 
8. What are the empirical facts showing about doing it differently ?
9. What are empirical facts based upon? 
10. Is the way its done now "broken"? doesn't yield reasonable results?

As you can see...whatever is done must be challenged and questioned again and again. This is necessary in order to step out the AUTOPILOT mode and Enter the CREATIVE MODE. 

Look at the processes and procedures that your business is following and challenge each procedure in order to make sure that it isn't based on AUTOPILOT but rather fully creative, effective inspiring for maximal productivity etc...fight the status quo! 

Enter the CREATIVE MODE

the science of customer loyalty

it is 23:55 on my day # 58 of the 365 day challenge (read more ). I just completed my daily 100 push ups and 100 sit-ups which makes it 5100 push ups and 5100 sit ups landmark!!!! By running this BLOGPOST about this 365 day challenge (read more ),

• it is a sort of a FEEDBACK SYSTEM (to myself ) about my progress. The feedback assists me / you with the navigation towards the goals. A navigation system / GPS works similarily by giving you a feedback about your location vs you destination / goals and measures your progress. A RADAR system  works similarily by giving you a feedback about your location vs you destination / goals and measures your progress. 
• The feedbacks from your customers can be useful in telling you where you are IN THE EYES of the customers vs your idea about where you are in your own eyes.
• The feedbacks from your TEAM / STAFF can be useful in telling you where you are IN THE EYES of your TEAM / STAFF vs your idea about where you are in your own eyes.
  
• Evaluation systems (push buttons) that are located in bank branches / tellers, in restaurants and other public services allow you to give a immediate feedback about your experience of the products / service, This feedback is analyzed and compared vs the "feedback goal" of the organization or business that stands behind. 
• Evaluation requests (PLEASE TAKE SOME MOMENTS TO EVALUATE our service ....) after connection with bank services or other services allow you to give a immediate feedback / rating about your experience of the products / service, This feedback is analyzed and compared vs the "feedback goal" of the organization or business that stands behind. 

All of the ABOVE are CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SENSORS that measure the progress in CUSTOMER SERVICE and CUSTOMER SATISFACTION by constantly rating it and compering it to the IDEAL RATING. 

1. Do, you have such an CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SENSORS in your BUSINESS?
2. Can you see the POINT? 
3. Are you still considering or you are ORDERING / PURCHASING / BUILDING / INSTALLING ONE NOW?