For the past 5+ years, I have chosen a word for the year that helps guide my decisions and keeps me on track for my goals.
This year was the first year in which I felt like I wanted more than one word as 2020 has been… well a year!
So with that, I am challenging myself (and us) to look at the word for the next QUARTER instead of the entire year. What word do you want to focus on for Q1 of 2021 that will keep you motived, get you going and help you reach your goals?
My word for Q1 2021 will be: REACH!
To me, this word means many things:
I want to reach new heights.
I want to reach out.
I want to reach for things I usually wouldn’t try.
I want to reach new levels of speaking.
My word is going to be REACH. What is your word going to be?
Every year my family and I select the number of photos that correlate with the last two numbers of the year. This year we will select 20 (for 2020). Last year we selected 19 (for 2019) and so on.
We select the photos from our cameras that best represent the year for us and we share them with each other. This is a very fun and eye-opening experience to see what your year was all about and hear from your family about how they saw the same year.
My challenge to you starting this week is to select the 20 photos that best represent your 2020 and share them with your family and friends.
Ready… set… go!
Every year in America, millions of families sit down together to talk about and share what they are thankful for. However, one thing we don’t talk about is… what are we NOT thankful for?
In this week’s notes I challenge us to think about what we are NOT thankful for and why. Here is the video:
What are you not thankful for and what can you do about it or how can you change your perspective around the thing you are not thankful for?
In this week’s video, I share with you the difference between the definition of entertain vs exercise when it comes to our ideas and why it matters to us as being THE leader! Here is the video:
What can we do this week to exercise on one of our ideas that we have been entertaining for too long?
Keep being THE!
This week is all about shortcomings and how we view them.
After this week’s readings and notes, this is what I know…
“How we perceive the shortcomings in our life, will help dictate the outcomes of our life!”
What is one shortcoming we can find in ourselves and change the perspective to be more positive and grateful we are like that?
Here are my notes this week about being offended and what we can do when we are offended!
Why should we have a routine?
This week I looked into what differentiates A leader vs THE leader when it comes to routine and why routines matter so much to us!
This week’s notes come from taking a look at Ryan Holiday’s Ego is The Enemy, research from various publications and listening to friends who cheer us along the way!
Action Items of the week: #1 Think about who you want to be vs what you want to do and #2 Come up your routine around the PPP.
So you need help being more productive and finding ways to increase your productivity? You and me, both! Wouldn’t it be great if we had four or even three more hours in the day? Better yet, wouldn’t it be nice to only need four or three hours of sleep each night so you could do more!
Well, we only get 24 hours in a day and for those of us who would like to be more productive with our time, here are five ways to increase productivity:
Complete things in threes. Write down
Do a time audit. The first thing I make my clients do is a time audit. I want to see– and I want them to see–how they are spending their time. It is crazy how much time people spend on social media, Hulu, Netflix, and lounging around. See how much time you can save in the week by being more productive. I am all for social media, Hulu, and lounging around, but maybe you are doing it too often or too much!
Block out time for time-wasters. Instead of taking time everyday to plan your meals or what clothes you are going to wear, take time at the end of each week to plan them out and get them ready. Schedule your email, keynote practice, social media, and TV consumption. Don’t check and respond to email throughout the entire day. Block out time in the morning and at night to do them rather than being interrupted on a regular basis.
De-clutter your work space. Stop letting your office space get in the way of what you need to accomplish. If you have paperwork you need to file, letters you need to write, bills you need to pay or things you see you need to do, clutter can stop you from being productive and fully engaged with the work at hand because it lingers in your mind.
Turn off that thing you still call a phone. Its buzzers, whistles, alerts, and photos comprise of a ticking time bomb to distract you. Put your phone on airplane mode when working and see how productive you really are.
Take time to incorporate one or more of these five things this week and see how much more productive you will be! As always…
Dream BIG,
Ryan
There is this feeling I get sometimes when I think, “Wow, that person is way better at that than I am.” Instead of getting angry or upset I do one of four things, and you may want to try these, too:
Reach out to them. Reach out and see what you can learn from them. Who knows? They might give you insight, advice, or strategies to become better. I can’t tell you how many people I have emailed or called and asked them how they do something and they just gave me the answer!
Copy them. If you find something they are doing that you like or that you know you could do better, copy them! Who is to say you can’t do it better?
Follow them. I utilize my lists on Twitter, adding people who are better than me to lists like “Speakers” or “Leaders” or “Mentors” so I can see what they are doing and how I can improve.
Share Them. Share with others what they are doing and why they inspire you. Show them that you are following them and you like their style!
People are not better than you; they are just bigger than you (with their reach). If someone else is doing something, that means you can do it also. Keep pushing yourself to new limits and as always…
Dream BIG,
Ryan
Last Monday, my aunt passed away. My cousins lost their mom, my uncle lost his wife, and my Aunt Becky and mom lost their sister.
Death hasn’t occurred too much in my family. I am not a religious person, so I can’t say with certainty what happens after this life. But what I can say, what I am reminded of when someone we love leaves this earth, is that we should live life before we die. Here’s how…
Soak up Your Family. How much time are you spending with those you love?
Fall in Love. What are you doing to make more room for love in your heart?
Smile More. How much do you smile?
Travel Often. Where in the world do you want to go? Go there!
Share Your Feelings. Don’t hold them in. Share what you feel and believe!
Take a Break. Take time to breathe in the air and really see your surroundings. Give thanks for what you have!
Live Your Life, Not Someone Else’s. Are you living the life that is true to you?
Create a Bucket List. What do you want to do before you die?
Actually Start Your Bucket List. What are you doing to check things off the list?
Volunteer More. How do you give back on a regular basis?
Make Money but Don’t Let it Consume You. Money gives us options, but are you too consumed with it?
Be Adventurous. When is the last time you have done something adventurous and fun?
Create Something That Helps Others. What are you doing to offer your talents to the world? Will the world be better off once you leave?
Dream… Then Go After Them. Please, please dream! The world belongs to those who dream and take action! The bigger your dream, the more you give the world! So please, please dream!
There is a saying that, “Everyone wants to go to heaven, but no one wants to die!” I don’t know what the next life will look like, but for now I want you and me to live our lives before we leave this earth!
I want more people to have fun, enjoy family time, and work to accomplish something bigger than themselves! Live life, live today, and as always…
Dream BIG,
Ryan
