Daily Boost — Motivation and Personal Growth

The Magic of Anticipation

It's fascinating how children effortlessly balance living in the present with eagerly anticipating the next exciting event. Perhaps it's time we all rediscover this simple yet powerful approach.

Remember those special events from your childhood that filled you with such excitement that you could barely contain it? The ones that kept you buzzing all day and even stole your sleep at night. 

Wouldn't it be wonderful to bring back that feeling? 

The trick to harness the power of anticipation is to keep a steady stream of exciting moments in your future. I call this the Anticipation Engine. These two things to keep in mind:

1) Your energy is dependent on getting excited about your future. Keep your list long.

2) Once an event passes, your excitement will disappear.

Enjoy the current moment. Don't rush ahead, but always have something fun coming next.

Living a life of anticipation always gives a natural energy boost. If your life is bland - schedule something fun and get excited again. 

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Give Up Dreams to Get Dreams

John Lennon was famous for saying, "Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans." 

Over the years, I've found that folks tend to ACT and DO what serves them best. And they do it while dreaming and planning for something else.

It's an exhausting way to live. You can set yourself free by making a simple decision.

If you want something different, do it now! 

If you can't get yourself to do it, consider that it may not be as important to you as you think.

If that's the case, get your ego out of the way and scratch it off your list. 

You're going to surprise yourself with new opportunities. They have been hiding for years, waiting for you to make space.

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Are Your Friends Holding You Back?

The success and happiness that you have in your life is a direct result of something your Mom was always asking -

Who are your friends?

If they are positive, you will be positive. Are they negative? You will be negative. If they have money, you will have money. Are they broke? 

You get my point.

Your life will inevitably mirror those closest to you. But remember, you have the power to choose who these people are. Choose wisely, and you'll be on the path to success and happiness.

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Success at The Highest Level

No matter what your goals in life are, you are likely striving to be the best at something.

Whether it's the best Mom or Dad, excelling in your career, or winning at the game or sport of your choice. Being the best always comes down to:

1) Do what you love and are good at naturally. You'll have the edge over others. Stay in your wheelhouse.

2) Commit your focus to mastery. Being a Jack-of-all-trades will not work. Specialists always win over generalists.

3) Spend more time doing than learning. There's a significant difference between knowledge and wisdom. It's the experience gained from doing that truly matters. 

4) Hire a Coach. When you're at the top of your game, working with your Coach will take you from second place to first.

5) Keep going until you get what you want. Never stop, and never make excuses. 

It was your idea to pursue your path. Enjoy the privilege of being able to make that choice.

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Hierarchy of Your Needs

Your best life is built sequentially, one level at a time. Forget the elevator. Climb all the stairs to the top, and you’ll have lasting success.

In 1954, Abraham Maslow released Motivation and Personality. His Hierarchy of needs theory is all about climbing to the top.

Maslow suggested that to reach your full potential:

1) You must provide for your physiological needs. Food, clothing, shelter, money, and more.  

2) You must feel safe. Personally, emotionally, financially, health and well-being, and against accidents and illness.

3) Socially, you need to feel love and belonging. 

4) Esteem and the desire for acceptance, respect, and value by others is your next step. Self-actualization requires mastery of your previous needs. Maslow said, “What a man can be, he must be.”

5) Self-transcendence removes you from your ego and begins your focus on the greater good.

Your best life is built sequentially, one level at a time.

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10 Questions That Will Change You

Long ago, I realized that life is nothing more than a giant scavenger hunt. Yes, life is full of questions, and it’s long enough for you to figure out all the essential answers. And the winners are the people who figure out the solution you seek.

Here are a few that I use regularly to get me thinking:

1) What do you want to do?

2) What do you want to have?

3) Where do you want to go?

4) What contribution do you want to make?

5) What do you want to become?

6) What do you want to learn?

7) Who do you want to spend my time with?

8) How much money do you want to earn, save, and invest?

9) How much time do you want off?

10) What will you do to create optimum health?

I’ll repeat it. Life is full of questions, and it’s long enough for you to figure out all the essential answers. It’s time to get busy.

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4 Simple Questions To Find Your Passion

If I could help you figure out your passion and purpose with four simple questions — would you answer them?

Let's get right to it.

I think your mind is about to explode!

1) What can I spend my time doing that causes me to lose track of myself and time?

2) What sort of activities do I spend money to participate in?

3) What areas of my life do I fear judgment?

4) What makes my heart race?

Answering those four questions is like looking into a mirror and seeing the truth come out of your mouth.

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Daily Awareness Diary

Over the last few months, you’ve heard me mention my prompted Daily Awareness Diary and the fantastic results it’s getting for my Face Your Passion coaching members. 

I thought I would share the template we’re using.

Before I begin, I want you to understand that this process is about becoming aware of your present life and using that awareness to have more passion and purpose.

The prompted format is intended to produce consistent information you can mine later to learn more about yourself. 

If you need more information on how to use this template, listen to today’s Daily Boost Podcast. 

Here are the prompts we answer every day:

How was yesterday through the lens of Retrospection

How was yesterday through the lens of Prospection

How do I want to feel?

What am I praying for

Who am I praying for?

Who do I want to connect with? 

What are the Pre-Planned Responses I need today?

What’s my Conclusion as I finish today’s diary?

What Personal Affirmation can I create from today’s diary?

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Exploring What’s Possible

I’ve spent the last couple of days saying things like —

“What do you do when you are doing you, and your purpose is to find your purpose?”

Now, I realize that something so simple is also something most people will ignore. 

I also realized that for some people, as soon they begin reading and realize they’ve already heard it, tune out and open the next email. 

That’s unfortunate.

Studies have long ago proven that repetition is the Mother of all skills. Yes, it takes time to learn new things and master them. But getting a new skill is not the value of repetition — it’s the doors it opens.

When you opened my email yesterday, you were a different person than now. And tomorrow you will be different than you will be by the end of the week.

As you explore your day, you’ll figure out what doesn’t work, lock in what does, and update your worldview. You will see things differently.

The wisdom you collect will transform your personality as you explore your life and you will begin becoming the person you are meant to be.

Of course, this should be no surprise since you’ve been doing it your entire life. 

But what if you purposefully did it every day?

What if you chose to purposefully explore all the possibilities of your life in hope that it will lead to your destination?

What if you explored the possibilities with full faith and trust that you are following your path, the correct path, and the one that will lead you to everything you desire?

It’s not a what IF. It’s what IS. 

It’s your choice to make that happen.

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Are You Comfortably Miserable?

Are you living a life of comfortable misery?

It's easy to settle into day-to-day that is different from what you want. It's not bad. It's not good.

Are you making barely enough income to be comfortable but still struggle?

Is your job okay but not inspiring?

Are your relationships fine but not fueling your dreams?

Most folks are living comfortably miserably. Don't let that be you. 

Change your path now. Decide to accept nothing less than exactly what you want. Stand up, take a step, and repeat. The rest will work itself out. That's a promise.

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