Success in Six Minutes

Written by Lyman Reed
Posted: March 18, 2010

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How long would it take to fill this text box I’m typing in with useful information?

I bet it’s not long. 5 minutes? 10 minutes? it’s 8:30 am now, and I started typing at 8:29 am.

Amazing things happen when the results of our actions begin to pile on top of one another. One day rolls into the next, one minute rolls into the next. We don’t usually live or die in quantum leaps… we live or die by inches. By moments.

And those quantum leaps we do experience? They are the result of what we did with the seconds that came before – tiny thoughts, words, and deeds that finally reached a critical mass and exploded into something bigger than they once were.

Jim Rohn had a great recipe for success – a few simple disciplines practiced every day. He also had a great recipe for disaster – a few simple things neglected on a daily basis.

What is one thing that you could start doing today that, if you began to practice it on a daily basis, would bring you the health, the wealth, the happiness you deserve?

It doesn’t have to be a big thing. If you’re lacking in the exercise department, how about a 5 minute walk? If you’ve neglected your spirituality, how about 5 minutes of prayer and/or meditation? If you’ve neglected your finances, can you move just one percent, 1/2 of one percent, 1/10th of one percent, of your income into a savings account?

Then do it again tomorrow… and the day after… and the day after.

But you’ve got to get started today. It’s all you’ve got.

8:35 am – 6 minutes – and now there’s something useful here to share with the world.

[Material Connection Disclosure: I'm grateful to be both a student and an affiliate of Jim Rohn - links in this article to his site are affiliate links.]

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Major Time Vs. Minor Time

Written by Lyman Reed
Posted: March 17, 2010

The Day That Turns Your Life Around

I recently started listening to “The Day That Turns Your Life Around” by Jim Rohn, and continue to be blown away by the wit, wisdom, and clarity of America’s Foremost Business Philosopher.

One of the points that Jim makes in this audio program is that many of us tend to spend the majority of our time doing the things that get the least amount of results… it’s like we are constantly living our lives on the wrong side of the Pareto Principle.

The example that Jim uses is that of a salesperson. He talks about what salespeople do in a typical week – make lists of prospects, drive to see prospects, evaluate their sales numbers, go to rah rah meetings, think about their strategies, meet with their managers…

All of these are examples of using your time on minor things.

What does Jim say is “Major Time” when it comes to being a salesperson?

Being in the presence of the prospect.

I’ve heard similar ideas before, but this is one of those times when I finally “got it.”

I started thinking about my life as a writer, blogger, and personal development publisher.

Minor time for me includes tweeting for the sake of tweeting, playing on Facebook, checking website stats, “organizing” my email, visiting links on Reddit, thinking about what I’m going to write, reading what I’ve written in the past…

Major Time: Writing and publishing original content that helps people create better lives.

What would major time be for you in your chosen field?

How can you invest more time in that than in what you are doing right now?

How would your life be different if you did that?

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How to Become Successful – 3 Simple Steps to Becoming the Person Who Does

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How to Make a Million People Rich and Happy

March 2, 2010

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