The following is notes and tips I've applied recently in my successful job search. Mindset via Podcast In 2013 I was lacking in a social life and had trouble adapting to a new country and new dynamic as a father. I simply went onto iTunes top ten podcast and stumbled upon the School of Greatness by Lewis Howes and The One You Feed. These two podcast substituted for my lack of community, and provided refined mindset and positivity to keep a sustainable attitude. If you are the average of your 5 closest friends, you can also mold your mindset to be the average of the 5 podcast you listened to. The people in my group may repeat themselves and keep it cheery, but who wants a Chicken Little. Trust me I’ve worked with a Chicken Little, once that’s shit is airborn it changes direction and comes your way, and that’s an itch you don’t want to scratch. Standout 2.0 I picked this up at Dubai airport on a lark, and this book had a great impact on my growth. There was a colleagu...
I had a moment, where the job had taken over, the family was good but my relationship was half what it could be. I was a hamster on a wheel, exhausted, putting out fires and thankfully New Years came. Trust me, it was a disaster of an evening, but 2015 had to be different. It may not apply to all, but this is the prescription I would give someone when they are stuck on the side of the road.
Imagine a pyramid, we start at the base and work upwards.
BASE : Meditation, this is a cliché. Have you meditated for 1 minute. Forget 10 minutes a day. Start with whatever baby step you want, I want this to be achievable. Headspace is the lowest hanging fruit, thanks Boltz, simply you can start out with a free 10 session trial, letting you meditate for 10 minutes a day. Meditation helps me clear up the traffic in my head, the congestion, the noise, the dizzying speed of the world. Meditation helps me come out The One Thing style, and focus on things, important things. As the same time I would implement your own version of GTD, rather than just writing out checklist, write out checklist and identify what you have to do next to complete that task, and if you can do it 2 mins or less, buckle up and knock it out. GTD is also effective cause you want to purge Everything out of your head. Not just a to do list, but make a list for when you go shopping, make a list of sites to visit when you hit mid day and need a break. As David Allen says your head is for having ideas not for holding them. As you dump things out of your head via GTD and continually scrub it clean with Meditation, you will feel better. Additionally, this can help Depressed / Anxious people. Mindfulness is also effective for activating the Parasympathetic system. As you become more mindful (10% happier / ferriss), and actually have a clear idea what needs to be done, when you lay in bed don’t think in the past or the future, if you stuggle to sleep think about your body occupying the bed, think about your breathing, as you become present you will transition into sleep.
Next level UP,
SLEEP NUTRITION FITNESS
Checklist, take care of yourself (7 habits)
Next level UP,
EFFECTIVENESS / ENVIRONMENT
Pomodoro (parasympathetic), maintenance, The One Thing, Unroll.me, ‘cc folder. Doing it with heart, explore passions. Maker / Manager days to achieve creative output.
PEAK
FOCUS /FLOW
Biological prime time, Music, Saying NO (focus), Grit, Mastery, Hemingway leave off. If you are passionate, time flies by, thus you achieve your zone faster. Turning Pro, commitment to creative outlets. Don’t break the chain, the harder you work the luckier you get. Great Chefs pursue their own voice in their 50’s. Workflows, ALFRED iFTT, Apple. SOP work the system.
TIP : MASTERY
Adversity is an advantage. Breakthrough. Limiting Beliefs.
Hardships often prepare ordinary people for extraordinary destiny, CS Lewis
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