One thing that stops me, is answering the questions about me. It is hard to know what brings me joy. I have been thinking on this sense the first time I heard it in the book the Success Principles, and I’ve heard it again in Think and grow rich. I have also come across it in different email solicitations I get that talk about the Principles of Success.
The time in Hawaii is the only time I can come up with when I really felt joy. I can think of times I had fun, but joy? May be I’m looking at it to hard?
I am aware that I really enjoy (joy is in that word) learning Karate. Its hard work some times and I don’t practice as much as I should or even as much as I’d like to, but I really do enjoy learning it and look forward to the next steps.
I also enjoy learning in general; I have been spending a lot of time on the internet looking at information about wordpress and website building, and internet marketing, and SEO. Time goes by so fast when I’m doing this, it’s often late at night and I’m still at it. I like to watch TV but I’d rather be on the computer learning so I haven’t watched much TV lately.
I love this quote I came across the other day. (Thank you Liz from work)
Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most.
I love the quote because it answers the question for me “why do I do things I don’t want to do, and don’t do the things I wish I would”.
Where I’m at as far as making money:
I do get Ideas that come to me like the book said would happen, nothing that has made a difference yet, but I like being aware that it is happening. One Idea was going out and knocking doors for the sales agent I work for, thinking maybe I could earn extra money if I bring her new deals. I did this in CA and brought Tapan a deal that would bring him over $100,000 profit. She appreciated me thinking like that, but there is no soliciting allowed here. OK so I put that thought away, and then driving home while listening to the book the thought of putting flyers on cars in say a Wal-Mart parking lot… She may not like this idea I thought, then I was thinking, I could do this for me; I have experience in Real Estate investing… I use to Love being a RE investor until Tapan, my friend I thought, screwed me over. That took the wind out of my sails for investing. But now I’m thinking about it again, only thinking for now.
Another Idea I have is an invention or two I have, I spent some time on the internet looking in to patents. Right now it seems out of reach with the money and time it will take to get a patent. I have not given up on the ideas, just thinking about them more for now.
I think that it is pretty cool that I am becoming aware of my intuition and the power of my subconscious.
Where I’m at as far as doing the exercises in the book:
Not anywhere near what I thought I would be doing going through the book again. Time is such a killer. I find it hard to get everything in during the day.
The thing I love the most about not working all the time like I was, is not getting up at 4:00 in the morning. I love just getting up when I wake up. I have been strongly considering setting the alarm and getting up early every day so I can get more time in doing the exercises in the book, So far only considering.
I have not been doing anything every day and I have not done some things at all. And I still feel the influence of the Success Principles. I am aware of thinking differently, and being aware of things. I catch myself smiling with my teeth often; I notice not getting mad at the slow driver holding me up. Very happy I started this.
What I have been doing are quickie mirror exercises, affirmations, appreciating everything, listening to the books, and mostly thinking.
The mirror exercise and affirmation that has been the most influential to me is to say and believe “I am worthy”.