This week has gone buy quickly. I don’t feel like I made a lot of progress, some but not a lot. I have been slaking on everything; I have not been doing the mirror exercises, saying my affirmations, breathing, meditating, exercising…
I took a few days off work to do things with my granddaughter so I have not even listened to the book Think and Grow Rich every day. I’m close to finishing the book and will listen to The Principles of Success again when I am. I like hearing it from the different authors, and I’m sure I can find more books on the Success Principals by many different authors. I will listen to them as well until I have mastered the Success Principals myself.
I do have an attitude of gratitude, and appreciate everything around me every day. And I am very aware of being much happier for doing it.
I notice smiling with my teeth more often, and try to keep it when I notice it. Sometimes I can for a short while but usually as soon as I notice it the teeth fade quickly. I try to just smile with my teeth as I go though my day, but it feels fake and I can’t do it. The other day I was is one of the rec. centers and a reporter for the local paper asked if she could interview me and use my picture. World beard day was coming up and she was doing a story on why guys have beards. I tried to smile with my teeth but I just could not, as soon as I showed me teeth it felt fake and I had to stop.
I have been listening to different Ted Talks every day; I love the information and insight. Often something will resonate with me, even on a topic completely different than the one I am watching right then.
I have talked to myself when I want ice cream before bed and ask “what do you want more, Ice cream or to lose 15 pounds?” It works, mostly; sometimes I still eat something like a yogurt or some celery.
I did get a hold of the patent attorney this week. It will cost me around $3000, much better than the $10.000 I was quoted from a patent attorney when I was in my 20’s (for an idea I later bought at Home Depot) but still more than I have right now. I’m still excited with the idea of getting an idea patented and making some money from it. Not sure how yet but I am going to do this.
I do get ideas that just pop into my head, I write them down so I remember them. Some need work before they can be implemented, others I can do now but I feel like I’m not ready. This is something that I think on often.
To summarize, I’m loving life and optimistic.