How to be your best self...
I notice this question a lot in the forums. What does being yourself mean? How do I be myself? Here's part of what I'm doing to be my best self.
0. Turn off television, video games, aimless web surfing, casual games on your phone, and anything else that's a time waster. Time is the most valuable and irreplaceable resource you have. Spend it wisely.
1. Write down clearly the man you want to be. Imagine how you look, sound, act and feel. Repeat often.
2. Set yearly, monthly, weekly, and daily goals.
3. Accomplish your daily goals. This is the self discipline from which success and self esteem springs.
4. Design your environment and day to incorporate vigorous exercise, healthy eating (include lots of organic vegetables, exclude all simple sugars, salt, and white flour or white rice), and perhaps most importantly Meditation and/or self hypnosis (hypnosis is great for when meditation gets to be a bit too much, and can help you with almost any issue).
5. Keep a success journal. Spend five minutes before you go to bed writing down how you moved in the direction of your goals each day and outlining your goal activities for tomorrow. It's awesome!
6. Surround yourself with people who have qualities you'd like to develop and bring you up. Join groups where such people can be found. Use meetup.com (for example, if you're in Los Angeles, Long Beach, or Orange County join this pickup meetup
The OC Man Factory (Fullerton, CA) - Meetup, and if you're into entrepreneurship this workshop*
Action Entrepreneur Workshops LA, LBC, OC (Long Beach, CA) - Meetup if not find something in your area. If there's nothing, start something.)
7. Always be exploring some self help material. Everything has already been figured out by someone, learn how they did it.
8. Be open and honest with yourself and others. Share what's important to you. For example when people ask me about sports I share that I like playing sports but don't really watch them. I like watching rocket launches and entrepreneurship videos instead.
Good luck on your journey.
Live Well.
Strength and Honor
CHAT