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May 2017


Business Tips:
·         Surround yourself with Progress: Your results in business are a direct result of those that you associate with. Your office, vehicle, and home should display your journey toward the best so that you have the mark to improve upon. Take a picture of your worst sale, building, concrete, task and then take a picture/outline of your best. Your progress will motivate you to continually get better and build your confidence and give you ideas on how to make things better. Our work is never done in the improvement cycle.
·         Super organized: Reduce things by throwing stuff away before organizing; always write things down and keep these things in the same place, have a place for everything, put it away now, clean up as you go – don’t leave it for another time or someone else, develop a routine and system for doing things

Personal Tips:
·         Set goals so you actually accomplish them: Many people ignore this, but it’s really the only effective way to get “big” things in life done. This means the goal should be written down and placed in a prominent place with a deadline.  The goal should just be on the other side of attainable. Not impossible, but a stretch from what you think you can currently accomplish.
·         Have a game plan: A game plan is a map to your goal. You actually write down directions of what actions you will perform to hit your goal according to a step by step process. What if I don’t know how? THIS IS WHY WE HAVE HIRED A DREAM MANAGER. Mr. Sanders or myself can help you walk through your game plan to accomplish nearly anything within reason and circumstance.
·         Check and adjust your game plan:  A mentor or manager is there to help you adjust and course correct your game plan to reset your path to your goal. A checkup is recommended weekly or monthly, but you should track your progress daily. If you don’t seek help to accomplish your goal then that is your fault. It will be hard for you to accomplish your goals yourself otherwise you would have already accomplished them. So, ask for help to move forward in life. You should consider having both short term and long-term goals.
·         Reward yourself and practice delayed gratification You should have yourself a “carrot” of sorts so that you will continue to work your game plan to accomplish your goal. The reward needs to push you toward making sure you complete your task.

EXAMPLE: Josh set a goal for a certain amount of personal sales. Josh set that number goal for May. He wrote down a detailed action plan that he used to get to that number. He accomplished that plan and now he gets the reward – a 76” sailfish.

Feel free to ask for advice or copies of any of the above references, ideas, or books.

Life Skills:
Faith, Family, Fitness, Finances, Friends, Fun, Following, Freedom; we call these the 8F’s in life. Many of these categories can tell one where their priorities are in life by measuring the time one would spend in one of the above categories.
FRIENDS:  This is an interesting subject. For those that are chasing goals and dreams it’s hard to find similar folks to hang around. However, you probably have friends that don’t do this. If you average your 5 friend’s incomes you will most likely find that yours falls into that average. You should always question who you hang around as they will either hold you back or propel you forward. Real friends are those that would drop what they are doing and come to help you out in a pinch. Real friends don’t talk behind your back or gossip about others. Real friends are loyal and would be willing to give up a personal agenda for your benefit. Are you a good friend?  

Notable quotes:
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. - Twain
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Einstein
“Many people die at 25 and aren’t buried until they are 75” – Benjamin Franklin
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. – Kierkegaard
“Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. – Richard Bach


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