01dragonslayer
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1) Begin by picking up after yourself, that is a great start.
How fast is it to put a new roll of toilet paper on the roller when it's empty? How easy is it to rinse the toothpaste or hair out of the sink after brushing or shaving? How hard is it to wash a plate and put it back after you eat?
Picking up after yourself is just good practice anyway, but it's a small step to grasp the real concept of time management. As soon as you see how easy it is to do more, it'll become more natural to take it further and further.
2) Eliminate people who do not matter.
How many of those people do we know who only keep in contact with us for personal gain or boredom? This is actually most people where I come from.
Do these people exist for any other reason other than to distract me or gain a favor from me? Absolutely not!!
Eliminate contact and FUCK BEING NICE!! So what if they lift weights like you do? Actually most people in life who ever fucked me over were other bodybuilders anyway.
3) Start carrying yourself better if you want people to treat you better.
This doesn't necessarily come solely in the form of fashion or a smile, it's how you treat yourself!! If you take yourself seriously, so will everyone else.
If you take yourself like a joke with nothing going for him and no potential, then others will pass you off as nothing more than a joke.
For every Arnold Schwarzenegger who was taken seriously, there were 1,000 other “meat-heads” who were laughed at and mocked. Remember that!!
4) Never stop learning.
Continue to learn….everything you can. Keep your face in literature and books, and if books aren't for you, then read up on something online that interests you.
When you stay in a learning environment and continue to acquire new information, it keeps your mind fresh. This keeps you sharper, mentally stronger, and gains respect.
People who act intelligent are treated as such and people who talk and act like scumbags are passed off as such. Money or no money, you can still be a scumbag
5) Keep an open mind to new ideas.
You may find that things you once made fun of were actually challenging and enjoyable once you try them. Ignore the derogatory comments and do what makes you feel good.
I had a window full of people who knew me at the gym watching me take a yoga class one time, and laughing at my attempts to do the stretches.
But what they couldn't see was the new pain threshold I had developed from holding the stretches and positions and how that transpired into bodybuilding.
They couldn't see the improved range of motion and even the muscle-building results that yoga gave me. I once made fun of yoga, then one day I opened up and gave it a shot!!
6) Eliminate bad habits and only reward yourself at the end of the day when you actually deserve it.
Look, I'm not saying that it's not alright to have a couple beers at night, but it's not alright when you sat on your ass all day doing nothing!!
That is not a reward or a time for you to wind down, that is just being a scumbag who is weak. Sometimes bad habits are hard to eliminate.
I had an addiction to dipping for quite some time. Yea, that nasty little habit where you pack a dip in your jaw and spit into a bottle, that was me and it was worse during diet time.
I finally broke that habit when I told myself that I'd only reward myself at the end of the day if I deserved it.
What happened was I eventually lost the tolerance for it and it started to smell and taste awful. Because it was no longer on the regular, it was no longer a habit, and I finally kicked it.
Does this mean you cannot have a vodka and tonic or a cigar if you view it as a reward and not a habit? Absolutely not!!
All I'm saying is make sure you earn that shit!! If you didn't give it 100% that day, then you didn't earn it!!
7) Look at your one day a week to relax like your cheat day!!
If you've busted ass all week long and made shit happen, then there isn't anything wrong with a day to have fun or relax.
When I started looking at my day to relax like a cheat day in the same manner I looked at clean eating all week vs. a cheat day, I got more accomplished.
What's surprising about this is that you start feeling so much better about giving it 100% in all areas outside of just the gym, that sometimes you still want to make things happen on your off day as well.
But don't forget what it's like to have fun…life is short!!
8) Work isn't limited only from 8am-5pm.
Work is all the time unless it's time spent with your family or time spent relaxing because you had earned the right to relax that day.
Your break from work is only with family, when you sleep, or on your day off the regimen (your cheat day).
How do you find the drive to work more than 8-10 hours a day? Easy…you do something that interests you and thus your work stops being a grueling task.
I'm writing this article on Sunday and on a holiday weekend. I'm writing because I enjoy helping people and this is normal to me.
9) Start preparing yourself the day before.
If you have trouble getting to work on time, then why would you continue to shave your face in the mornings? Wouldn't it be wiser to do that the night before?
This falls directly in line with being punctual. Being punctual is so important to me and I absolutely can't stand when I'm not someplace on time.
How many flakes are there nowadays who can't get their ass someplace on time if their lives depended on it?
I'd say 90% of people I come across who are under 50 years of age will be late meeting me at a specific time, and out of that 90% who cannot make it on time, 50% won't even let me know. See Rule #2
10) Do not be afraid of speaking.
When you start treating yourself better and giving life 100% on the regular, this actually comes easier naturally.
You will discover that most forms of social anxiety and fear go away, and chances are the other person you are speaking with will immediately feel submissive to you, based on how you carry yourself (specifically women!!).
When I say not to be afraid of speaking to people, I'm talking about a lot of things here. This could be anything from business networking to a possible date, or just learning something new in general.
Some people are just interesting people to talk to and you can learn a lot.
See rule #4, NEVER STOP LEARNING!! After speaking to that person you may want to revert back to rule #2 as well. Use your best intuition!!
If you feel as if something is missing from your life, then maybe you aren't giving life everything you have.
If acquiring new things only makes your life a headache, then maybe you know deep down that you're gaining for the wrong reasons.
One thing that we never hear about anymore is acquiring a sense of inner peace and a life of fulfillment.
A life of fulfillment starts with the willingness to do your best every single day….in any situation in life!!
I know how easy it is to put 100% into one area of life, at one given time, and then move on to the next project. I'm telling you to put that 100% into everything you do!!
You will soon see that life will come together faster for you than you ever thought possible.
I'm guilty as charged guys; I've put a lot on the back burner for bodybuilding in the past.
When I finally began looking at life itself like contest prep, shit started happening fast…shit happened in days that would have otherwise taken me months.
You never know what you're truly capable of if you don't try.
Train hard….at everything!!
How fast is it to put a new roll of toilet paper on the roller when it's empty? How easy is it to rinse the toothpaste or hair out of the sink after brushing or shaving? How hard is it to wash a plate and put it back after you eat?
Picking up after yourself is just good practice anyway, but it's a small step to grasp the real concept of time management. As soon as you see how easy it is to do more, it'll become more natural to take it further and further.
2) Eliminate people who do not matter.
How many of those people do we know who only keep in contact with us for personal gain or boredom? This is actually most people where I come from.
Do these people exist for any other reason other than to distract me or gain a favor from me? Absolutely not!!
Eliminate contact and FUCK BEING NICE!! So what if they lift weights like you do? Actually most people in life who ever fucked me over were other bodybuilders anyway.
3) Start carrying yourself better if you want people to treat you better.
This doesn't necessarily come solely in the form of fashion or a smile, it's how you treat yourself!! If you take yourself seriously, so will everyone else.
If you take yourself like a joke with nothing going for him and no potential, then others will pass you off as nothing more than a joke.
For every Arnold Schwarzenegger who was taken seriously, there were 1,000 other “meat-heads” who were laughed at and mocked. Remember that!!
4) Never stop learning.
Continue to learn….everything you can. Keep your face in literature and books, and if books aren't for you, then read up on something online that interests you.
When you stay in a learning environment and continue to acquire new information, it keeps your mind fresh. This keeps you sharper, mentally stronger, and gains respect.
People who act intelligent are treated as such and people who talk and act like scumbags are passed off as such. Money or no money, you can still be a scumbag
5) Keep an open mind to new ideas.
You may find that things you once made fun of were actually challenging and enjoyable once you try them. Ignore the derogatory comments and do what makes you feel good.
I had a window full of people who knew me at the gym watching me take a yoga class one time, and laughing at my attempts to do the stretches.
But what they couldn't see was the new pain threshold I had developed from holding the stretches and positions and how that transpired into bodybuilding.
They couldn't see the improved range of motion and even the muscle-building results that yoga gave me. I once made fun of yoga, then one day I opened up and gave it a shot!!
6) Eliminate bad habits and only reward yourself at the end of the day when you actually deserve it.
Look, I'm not saying that it's not alright to have a couple beers at night, but it's not alright when you sat on your ass all day doing nothing!!
That is not a reward or a time for you to wind down, that is just being a scumbag who is weak. Sometimes bad habits are hard to eliminate.
I had an addiction to dipping for quite some time. Yea, that nasty little habit where you pack a dip in your jaw and spit into a bottle, that was me and it was worse during diet time.
I finally broke that habit when I told myself that I'd only reward myself at the end of the day if I deserved it.
What happened was I eventually lost the tolerance for it and it started to smell and taste awful. Because it was no longer on the regular, it was no longer a habit, and I finally kicked it.
Does this mean you cannot have a vodka and tonic or a cigar if you view it as a reward and not a habit? Absolutely not!!
All I'm saying is make sure you earn that shit!! If you didn't give it 100% that day, then you didn't earn it!!
7) Look at your one day a week to relax like your cheat day!!
If you've busted ass all week long and made shit happen, then there isn't anything wrong with a day to have fun or relax.
When I started looking at my day to relax like a cheat day in the same manner I looked at clean eating all week vs. a cheat day, I got more accomplished.
What's surprising about this is that you start feeling so much better about giving it 100% in all areas outside of just the gym, that sometimes you still want to make things happen on your off day as well.
But don't forget what it's like to have fun…life is short!!
8) Work isn't limited only from 8am-5pm.
Work is all the time unless it's time spent with your family or time spent relaxing because you had earned the right to relax that day.
Your break from work is only with family, when you sleep, or on your day off the regimen (your cheat day).
How do you find the drive to work more than 8-10 hours a day? Easy…you do something that interests you and thus your work stops being a grueling task.
I'm writing this article on Sunday and on a holiday weekend. I'm writing because I enjoy helping people and this is normal to me.
9) Start preparing yourself the day before.
If you have trouble getting to work on time, then why would you continue to shave your face in the mornings? Wouldn't it be wiser to do that the night before?
This falls directly in line with being punctual. Being punctual is so important to me and I absolutely can't stand when I'm not someplace on time.
How many flakes are there nowadays who can't get their ass someplace on time if their lives depended on it?
I'd say 90% of people I come across who are under 50 years of age will be late meeting me at a specific time, and out of that 90% who cannot make it on time, 50% won't even let me know. See Rule #2
10) Do not be afraid of speaking.
When you start treating yourself better and giving life 100% on the regular, this actually comes easier naturally.
You will discover that most forms of social anxiety and fear go away, and chances are the other person you are speaking with will immediately feel submissive to you, based on how you carry yourself (specifically women!!).
When I say not to be afraid of speaking to people, I'm talking about a lot of things here. This could be anything from business networking to a possible date, or just learning something new in general.
Some people are just interesting people to talk to and you can learn a lot.
See rule #4, NEVER STOP LEARNING!! After speaking to that person you may want to revert back to rule #2 as well. Use your best intuition!!
If you feel as if something is missing from your life, then maybe you aren't giving life everything you have.
If acquiring new things only makes your life a headache, then maybe you know deep down that you're gaining for the wrong reasons.
One thing that we never hear about anymore is acquiring a sense of inner peace and a life of fulfillment.
A life of fulfillment starts with the willingness to do your best every single day….in any situation in life!!
I know how easy it is to put 100% into one area of life, at one given time, and then move on to the next project. I'm telling you to put that 100% into everything you do!!
You will soon see that life will come together faster for you than you ever thought possible.
I'm guilty as charged guys; I've put a lot on the back burner for bodybuilding in the past.
When I finally began looking at life itself like contest prep, shit started happening fast…shit happened in days that would have otherwise taken me months.
You never know what you're truly capable of if you don't try.
Train hard….at everything!!
