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Guest Blog by Robert Pagliarini / The Other 8 Hours – How to Become Unemployed in Seven Easy Steps

I have personally known Robert Pagliarini for many years, he’s a master of personal growth and am pleased to have him guest post on my personal growth blog. (I am on family vacation until the end of August, so I will be featuring guest blogs until then.)

Guest Blog by Robert Pagliarini / The Other 8 Hours – How to Become Unemployed in Seven Easy Steps

If your job is getting in the way of your life, now is the perfect time to get laid off. First, there’s no stigma attached to not working since so many are unemployed. The unemployment rate is almost 10% and the underemployment rate — adding in those who gave up looking for a job and those who took part-time jobs even though they want full-time work — is close to 20%. You’ll be part of a select, albeit growing, group

Second, many states offer generous unemployment packages and the federal government may extend benefits because of the weak economy. And third, if you’re anything like me, this recession has caused me to relax a little too much. Gone are the days of worry and anxiety. A few bounced checks and calls from creditors may be just what you need to add some spark to your life.

I tend to leave work-related advice to others, but since I see so many people toiling away their days working, I felt it was my mission to give you a few solid tips on how to stop giving up your day just because you need to pay rent and buy food. Carpe diem!

Here’s how to become unemployed in seven easy steps:

1. Be dumb. Even if you’re really smart, you can still nail this step because it has nothing to do with your intelligence and everything to do with your attitude. Make sure you have a the-company’s-going-down-and-I’ll-probably-be-fired mentality so you won’t work as hard and care as much.

2. Don’t learn anything new. You’re a know-it-all already, right? So whatever you do, be sure not to take a computer class or graphic design workshop. Do not earn your degree or get that designation you’ve been putting off. And certainly do not become more valuable to your current employer and more appealing to a new employer by using a few of your other 8 hours to boost your skills.

3. Stick to your job description. If your employer wants you to learn something new, they should pay you more. If they can’t afford it, stick to your job description and don’t spend any time learning how to do more than that. If there are layoffs at your company, fewer people will need to be able to handle more work. Ensure that you are a one-trick pony to almost guarantee you will get laid off so your cubicle neighbor can take over several of your tasks on day one.

4. Say “no” to everything. Boss asks you to head-up a new project. “No sir” is the answer. Boss wants you to pitch in on a new account. “I’d rather not” is the answer. The less engrained you are in the company and the less involved you are in various projects, the easier it will be to get rid of you. Added bonus . . . when things turn in the economy, you won’t get those annoying job offers or promotions.

5. Become invisible. Don’t write memos. Don’t bring your boss creative cost-cutting ideas. Don’t give workshops. Whatever you do, hide as much as possible and never show your face. This is especially true in a larger company. The fewer people who know you and like you the better.

6. Be negative. Don’t even think about being positive. The economy sucks and life is not fair. You shouldn’t have to do three people’s jobs. Make sure you are vocal about all of your problems. Bring your bad attitude to work, so you won’t have a work to go to.

7. Work fewer hours. Tough times are tough, so you deserve to work a little less. Don’t even think about using some of your other 8 hours to get in earlier or to stay a little later. Find out if your boss (or even better, your boss’ boss) is going to be in on the weekend. If so, be sure to brag to them on Monday morning about how you laid around the house all weekend.

There are millions of hardworking folks who sacrificed long hours to their jobs who got laid off. If you follow these seven simple steps, you too will be unemployed in no time!

Guest Blog by Robert Pagliarini / The Other 8 Hours – How to Become Unemployed in Seven Easy Steps

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Guest Blog by Robert Pagliarini / The Other 8 Hours – The New ABCs of Success: Always Be Creating

Guest Blog by Robert Pagliarini / The Other 8 Hours – The New ABCs of Success: Always Be Creating

In every economic crisis, there have been those individuals who have emerged from the aftermath even more financially secure. Luck has something to do with it, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. In order to rise up and get ahead, you need to shift paradigms. You need a new way to look at and interact with the world. Fortunately, it’s as simple as re-learning your ABCs.

In the movie Glengarry Glen Ross, Alec Baldwin taught us the ’80s ABCs: “A-always, B-be, C-closing. Always be closing!” But that’s old school. The new ABCs are Always Be Creating. People who create will be the people who succeed and excel. If you can create, you can write your own check.

I know what you’re thinking: work stinks. They’re talking about more layoffs, bonuses are out of the question, and you have to pitch in more for health insurance. Your 401(k) is in shambles, and your house is worth 40 percent less than it was a couple of years ago. The vision you had for your life has been seriously challenged. All you feel like doing when you come home is kicking back, cracking open a Heineken, and watching the tube. That’s understandable, but it’s absolutely bass ackwards.

You must get out there and create — start a blog, write a book, record a video, start a business, code a new application, etc. It’s easy to give advice like this, but I’ve tried to follow it, too. A couple of months ago I came up with an idea for a free personal finance eBook titled Plan Z: How to Survive the 2009 Financial Crisis (and even live a little better).

Why did I create something for free? I have counterintuitive (some would say controversial) advice on how to get through this recession, and I wanted to spread the word and build my brand: get the media’s attention, build followers, and attract new readers to this blog and future projects. So I used my other 8 hours and wrote and wrote and wrote. I then partnered with several people and got the whole thing completed in about a month. It took me some time, but it didn’t cost me anything. (More on how to find partners to donate their services for free in an upcoming post).

In a recession there’s a whole lot of talk about reducing, cutting, shrinking, and decreasing — but what if you took a different view? What if instead you looked for opportunities? What if you looked for ways to grow and expand and create?

Here are a few ideas on how to jumpstart your creative thinking:

Brainstorm. Think about what services/products might be needed if this turmoil continues and what services/products people will want when we recover.
$1 million game. This is a fun one. If you absolutely positively had to make $1 million in less than 365 days, what would you do? What area would you focus on? What skills would you have to rely on? You might not start any of the businesses you think about, but it’s a great way to jumpstart your creativity.
Get partners. Get two or three friends/colleagues together for a twice-a-month meeting. Sit down with them and brainstorm. Tell them what’s on your mind — what ideas you’re toying with. Press each other to come up with at least three business ideas for each meeting. If you agree on one, you have your team in place. But even if you don’t, this get-together will force you to think entrepreneurially inside AND outside of the group.

Your goal is to create something — anything. Create content. Start a blog. Invent a prototype. This blog post you’re reading right now is an example of creating something. What can you create?

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Guest Blog by Robert Pagliarini / The Other 8 Hours – Laid Off? Boost Your Network and Increase Your Human Capital

Guest Blog by Robert Pagliarini / The Other 8 Hours – Laid Off? Boost Your Network and Increase Your Human Capital

My friend got laid off recently. After sulking for a couple of days, she jumped back into the driver’s seat and took control. Here’s what she did and what you can do to boost your human capital, increase your network, improve your outlook, and do some good should you become unemployed.

Her secret? She volunteered some of her time to a non-profit — she gave in order to get. She first invested several days researching dozens of local non-profits. Her criteria:

1. She had to care deeply about their mission;

2. The non-profit had to be small enough that they would value her contribution and she could work directly with the executive staff; and

3. She needed to be able to leverage the organization’s executives and board members.

She found a good fit and contacted the president. When they spoke, she didn’t focus on what she could get from volunteering; she focused on what she could give. She treated it like a job interview. She stressed her strengths and unique skills. She sold herself and told them she wanted to be a part of their organization.

(I’d fall out of my chair if I got a call from someone who said, “Hello, I love your mission and here are all of my skills. I’d love to volunteer my time. How can I help?”)

After a few in-person meetings, she asked them where they needed the most help. Turns out they had been talking about expanding into a neighboring city but weren’t sure they had the right people to do it. Guess who volunteered her time and skills?

My friend went from not knowing anything about the organization or anybody in it to leading the expansion into a new city in a matter of weeks. She is now the “face” of the organization in the new city, which happens to be where she lives. She has organized several events and has become a mini-celebrity in her town and an invaluable member in the charity.

She has access to all of the non-profit’s executives and board members. They love her and want to open their Rolodex to help her. Again, this didn’t take years. It took weeks and an investment of her time. Here’s how to use the same approach:

Stay local. Look for non-profits in your community. These will be run by locals — exactly the people you want to meet.

Focus on mid-sized organizations. If you’re a tiny fish in a huge non-profit pond, you probably won’t have access to the people you want, and your contribution may not be recognized as much. Likewise, if the non-profit is too small, it might not have the right type or number of executives. Stick to mid-sized charities that are big enough to have the executives and board members you’d like to meet but not so big that your work gets overlooked.

Research the board. Go to the charity’s website and review the management and board member bios. Would you want to meet any of them? Are they the movers and shakers in your industry?

Leverage your passion. This is a must. Don’t volunteer your time to an organization that you aren’t passionate about just to get an “in” with a board member. Trust me on this one. It won’t work well for you. You must have a genuine interest in the mission or you’ll look and feel like a fake.

Do good work. Just because you’re not getting paid doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do your best. If you volunteer your web design skills, you’d better come through on a great looking website. If you do event planning, make sure the events you put together are flawless. Pretend you are getting paid twice your normal salary. The work will reflect that, and you’ll get noticed.

This is one of the toughest times to get a job. Often the difference between landing a new job and waiting for the next unemployment check is less about what you know and more about who you know. Invest some of your other 8 hours into expanding your network and doing some good at the same time.

It worked for my friend. She took her best skills and offered them to a grateful charity and in return has expanded her professional network and made new friends. She has since started her own business and immediately had a network of raving fans ready and excited to promote her.

Where can you volunteer some of your time?

Guest Blog by Robert Pagliarini / The Other 8 Hours – Laid Off? Boost Your Network and Increase Your Human Capital

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Guest Blog by Robert Pagliarini / The Other 8 Hours – Invest in Me, Inc. and Earn a 100,000% Return

I have personally known Robert Pagliarini for many years, he’s a master of personal growth and am pleased to have him guest post on my personal growth blog.

Guest Blog by Robert Pagliarini / The Other 8 Hours – Invest in Me, Inc. and Earn a 100,000% Return

How would you like to earn a 100,000% investment return without investing in the stock market? The greatest financial asset you have is not your house, your 401(k), or even your job. Your greatest financial asset is you — the skills you have, the education you’ve received, the experience you’ve obtained, your network of contacts, and your individual way of looking at and interacting with the world. This “human capital” is much more important and valuable than your investment capital. The value of your human capital — especially for people in their working years — far exceeds any investment account balance.

Why is it so important? It follows the truth behind the saying, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you’ve fed him for a lifetime.” Once you add a skill or learn something you did not know, you’ve increased your value.

Too many of us stop learning once we graduate from school. That’s a huge mistake. If we are to succeed, we need to always be learning (and Always Be Creating). We must focus on continuously increasing our skills and our experiences. People who don’t change become dinosaurs. You’ve seen them, and you know what I’m talking about. Those people are about a decade behind. They seem so lost and out of touch. Everything around them has progressed, but they are still operating under an old framework.

Don’t look so smug. It’s easy to fall behind. It takes time and energy to stay current. Acquiring new skills can be difficult and can take you out of your comfort zone. It can be hard for someone who feels confident in one area to want to expose themselves to a situation where they don’t have the answers.

As difficult and time intensive as this can be, it is an absolute must. When you invest in yourself, you are making a deposit that will pay you dividends for life. Take just one night class and you can easily earn a 100,000% return on the tuition. How is that possible? If you currently make $15 an hour as an administrative assistant, how much more would someone pay you per hour if you could also maintain the company’s website and make minor changes to it when necessary? What if you learned how to use QuickBooks? What if you learned how to set up and run the company’s blog? Would you be worth $16 an hour? Maybe $17 an hour? A $100 class at your local community college can earn you an additional $4,000 a year for the rest of your career.

You should always be focused on improving your skills, getting additional designations, and becoming more valuable. Think of yourself as your own company-Me, Inc. Successful companies are constantly improving, growing, and investing in new products. What skills can you learn that will make you more valuable?

One of the first places to look are those areas that are dragging you down. They’re there. Admit it. What’s that one thing that you really need to get to the next level? Is it an MBA? Is it your insurance license? Is it a designation? Maybe it’s not such a clear goal. Maybe you’re a fantastic accountant but your social awkwardness is preventing you from networking and getting a promotion. Maybe you’re afraid of public speaking but know that is what you need. Join your local Toastmasters. Regardless of what’s holding you back, now is a great time to overcome it.

To add a little spice to your learning, mix things up a bit. If you are specialized in a narrow field and already know what you need to know, boost your human capital by learning a skill in a completely unrelated field. Cross training is good for your brain and can spark new ideas and ways of looking at things.

By investing in yourself, you can earn a return much greater than you ever could in the stock market.

Guest Blog by Robert Pagliarini / The Other 8 Hours – Invest in Me, Inc. and Earn a 100,000% Return

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Guest Blog by Robert Pagliarini / The Other 8 Hours – Just Graduated but Can’t Find a Job? Try These Three Alternatives

I have personally known Robert Pagliarini for many years, he’s a master of personal growth and am pleased to have him guest post on my personal growth blog.

Guest Blog by Robert Pagliarini / The Other 8 Hours – Just Graduated but Can’t Find a Job? Try These Three Alternatives

If you just graduated from college, congratulations! It’s a huge achievement and you should be proud of yourself. Normally there would be plenty of job opportunities just waiting for raw and eager talent, but this is 2010. Finding a good job is not going to be easy. The way I see it, there are really only four possible outcomes:

1. Get your dream job. If you are one of the best and the brightest (you know who you are), you may just land your dream job. Obviously if this is you, stop reading this column and go get that job.

2. Remain unemployed. Despite your efforts, you may find yourself unemployed for some time. There are many experienced workers getting pink slips and having a hard time finding work, so don’t be surprised if

a) it takes you a long time to find a job or

b) you can’t find a job.

3. Get a less than ideal job. With some determination, you may be able to find a job. It might not be your dream job, but it might pay the bills (assuming you move back home with your parents). The problem with working in a sub-par position is that you won’t be learning much, making much, or growing much. When the economy turns around and employers start hiring, do you really want to list Chuck E Cheese on your résumé? Think long and hard about taking a job just because it’s a job. Ideally you’d want each of your jobs post-graduation to support and build on one another. Settling for just anything might do more harm than good in the long run.

4. Check out. This is my favorite approach – assuming you can’t land your dream job and you can mooch off your parents a bit longer. Instead of being a victim of the times, this puts you in control and can boost your résumé if you do it right. Here are three ways you can check out and check back in when employers are looking to hire again:

Start your own company – Why settle for fry-guy when you can be CEO? If you have an idea and are entrepreneurial, get a few partners (i.e., other friends who can’t find jobs) and start something. Worst case, you don’t make a dime, but you’ll learn invaluable skills and you’ll have a story and something to share on your resume. Best case, your little venture succeeds.

Travel/Create. Backpack for a year across Europe or Asia. It doesn’t have to cost that much, and it will be an experience you will never forget. Plus, when it comes time to get a job, at least you did something with your time you can be proud of and talk about. If travel isn’t your thing, what is? What would you love to do that won’t cost a lot of money and that you won’t be able to do once you get a full-time job? Start a charity? Walk across the United States? Join the Peace Corps? Climb a mountain? Write a book?

Go back to school. Why sweat it out at a job that will certainly look lame and desperate to future employers when you can use this time to get a master’s degree? Think about what you gain with this approach – no stress trying to get a job, no empty space on your resume for a year, and, oh yeah, a master’s degree. The only downside with this is the cost. As long as the degree will get you closer to your dream job, it’s probably worth it to get a loan. By investing in yourself you might make a nice return.

Don’t be a victim and don’t make excuses. You have options. The economy will improve and you will find a job. You’ll probably work at least 40 years, so if you have the financial ability, use this time to do something special.

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Robert Pagliarini / The Other 8 Hours Guest Blog – Day Dream Your Way to a Better Life (Personal Growth)

Robert Pagliarini / The Other 8 Hours Guest Blog – Day Dream Your Way to a Better Life (Personal Growth)

I have personally known Robert Pagliarini for many years, he’s a master of personal growth and am pleased to have him guest post on my personal growth blog.

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One of the most popular self-help books ever written on depression is Feeling Good by Dr. David Burns. He identifies several cognitive distortions the depressed suffer from. One of them is Overgeneralization. This is the practice of “viewing a single negative event as a never-ending pattern of defeat.” If you lose your job, suddenly you are worthless and you will never amount to anything. If you look at your 401(k) statement and you’ve lost 35% of your nest egg, suddenly you’ll never be able to retire and you’ll have to be a Walmart greeter when you’re 85 years old. When things are bad, it feels like everything is bad and they’ll always be bad.

One of the simplest, most enjoyable and most effective ways to improve your outlook and rise above the depressing headlines is to daydream — visualize a better life. In Robert Cooper’s book, Get Out of Your Own Way, he says “Brain scans show that simply imagining a complex and compelling goal will actually fire the same neurons that will be required to actually achieve the goal.” Daydreaming is definitely not just for kids. Spend a few minutes every day imagining your ideal life. You don’t have to write anything down if you don’t want to, just visualize it. Make it as real as you can.

If you want to get fancy, I recommend you DreamBoard. It’s something I’ve written about before, but I think it bears repeating. DreamBoarding is the process of creating a visual scrapbook of your ideal life. Why pictures? Our mind thinks and remembers in pictures. We remember faces but forget names. When we read a story, we create a visual image of the characters and the situation. The great communicators use language to create mental images. A picture can communicate much more quickly and efficiently than a word or a thought.

In addition to thinking about taking a trip to Fiji, isn’t it more powerful to also look at a picture of a Fijian beach with crystal clear water and palm trees? Does the picture improve your mood more than the thoughts alone? The added benefit of creating a collage of pictures is that they can remind you of your ideal life every time you glance at your DreamBoard.

Here’s how it works. As you imagine your perfect future, jot down what it looks like. Then cut out a picture or two from a magazine that represents this life. Take your time finding pictures that get your juices flowing. If one of your goals is to own a new Porsche, buy a car magazine or visit your local dealership and pick up a brochure.

Your ideal life shouldn’t just be filled with stuff, either. It should include things you want to accomplish and ideas about the person you want to be. While it is easier to find pictures representing tangible things you want to own, you can also locate pictures representing what you want to accomplish and who you want to be.

If you want to earn a Ph.D., cut out a picture of a diploma. If you want to learn how to play the piano, cut out a picture of a piano or of someone playing the piano. If you want to work fewer hours, take a picture of your office with a clock at 3:30PM with you noticeably absent. You can find a picture for almost anything. For example, one of the things I want to accomplish is to go on an African Safari. There are a lot of places I could have gone to get pictures of Africa, but I chose to cut out pictures from an adventure travel brochure because that was more accurate for my dream.

You can even find pictures representing the person you want to be. Do you want to become a better parent? Cut out a picture of your kids on vacation or doing their homework. Do you want to be a better communicator? Cut out a picture of Barack Obama or Ronald Reagan. Bottom line, no matter what your ideal life, you can find a picture to capture or express it.

Have fun with this exercise — get creative. While it might sound slightly silly-like making a collage in elementary school — using pictures will bring your ideal life to life.

Once you’ve cut out all of the pictures, it is time to create your DreamBoard. You have a couple of options. You can either create a portable goal collage by using a three-ring binder or you could create a large poster board with pictures representing all of your goals. There is nothing more powerful than looking at a collection of pictures that represent your ideal life.

Put your DreamBoard where you’ll see it often. Invest a few minutes of your other 8 hours every day to look at it. Think about what the pictures represent and visualize living it. Then get out there and make it happen!

For a limited time, you can download several free resources (assessment, poster, audio interview, video, and more) at www.other8hours.com and learn more about my new book, The Other 8 Hours: Maximize Your Free Time to Create New Wealth and Purpose.

Robert Pagliarini / The Other 8 Hours Guest Blog – DayDream Your Way to a Better Life (Personal Growth)

I have personally known Robert Pagliarini for many years, he’s a master of personal growth and am pleased to have him guest post on my personal growth blog.

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Advancing the Ball, Slower than I Would Like – Personal Growth

Personal Growth – Day 59

I’ve never shared my goals and objectives in this way, in the past I kept my goals to myself. Keeping it to yourself is a lot easier, however, when you do that, you miss the “pressure to perform” that I’m feeling.

I have today and tomorrow to hit this $30,000 goal and I’m short. Classic personal growth. Although I despise writing that I’m short, it’s making me think outside the box in order to hit it.

I believe that everything is happening exactly the way it is suppose to. I’m not allowing myself to complain, beat myself up, or get frustrated with my process. As my Coach Dan Sullivan says, “Everything that opposes our goals is actually the raw material for achieving them. All you need to do is identify them.” That is what this process is allowing me to do.

So I ask you, what is stopping you from the personal growth, the, personal development, you are looking for? Make that list. Solve those obstacles, and you will be one step closer to hitting them, just like I am.

Personal Growth – Day 59

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Didn’t make it… and What I learned – Personal Growth and Development

Personal Growth and Development – Day 45 of 100

For those who asked me about my progress with my personal growth and development goals over the past week, thank you. I’ve been so focused on my goal of $45,000 in the past 15 days, I’ve forgotten about writing.

The net… I’m short. I’m short by $32,400.

When I write this, I must admit it sucks my energy when I don’t hit my goal. It’s almost embarrassed that I didn’t hit it. This morning getting out of bed, I dragged a little.

But as my coach Tim Wood has always told me, “In loosing, don’t loose the lesson.”

Here is my take a ways from this personal growth and development exercise:

- Inherently, I doubt myself. I doubt myself much more than I thought I did. I’m working on tracking my mindset much more closely, so those feelings do not impact my future performance. The funny thing about this is people this I’m SO CONFIDENT – and yes, I am confident, but that doesn’t mean I don’t doubt myself. Does this ever happen to you?

- I found myself constantly reasoning with myself why this goal is not realistic. Can you relate?

- I found myself thinking about what I am going to post on this blog if I don’t make the goal (Am I addicted to looking good or what?!!!!!) Thoughts?

- I found that without a consequence at the end, I’m not as intense about hitting the goal as I should be. In the past, I would put a huge consequence (like paying a friend $5,000 if I didn’t hit my goal), but I’m looking for a quantum leap that doesn’t come from working harder. I’ve got to test different programs here.

- Putting a big goal is making me think WAY OUTSIDE the box… which is every exciting to me. Just last Friday, I was in a coaching class saying to myself, “How can I take one idea from here and make $20,000 in the next five days?”

- I’m not operating the way I have in the past when I have a big goal… I’m trusting, I’m believing, as opposed to stressing out. This feels right.

- I find myself not wanting to “waste” a day by not making it the best day ever. This REALLY excites me!

I don’t consider not hitting my goal a failure. Not even a little bit! It’s all learning! Of the $12,600 I made, half of the money came from ideas that came from thinking “outside the box!” I’ll take that! Also, I birthed ideas during the past 15 days that could impact thousands of thousands of lives. I know if I add that much value in the marketplace, I will be compensated for that value.

That being said… I’m playing the game again! This time, I’m going to lower the bar a little- $30,000 in by July 1st! YES! (So you know, part of me wants to hid and not publicly announce my next goal… but that would be “playing too small!” Can you relate to this?)

I cannot tell you the value and energy I get by posting my feeling in a public place (this blog.) It’s so empowering to be honest with the world and simply be the person I am… and nobody else. I don’t believe that I ever mislead others in the past, but the value of being open to the world is SO EMPOWERING.

I encourage anyone who wants to say something to the world… express it here! Express your personal growth, your personal development.

Any feedback for me after reading this?

Personal Growth and Development – Day 35 of 100

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I feel sick – Personal Growth and Development

I feel sick… Personal Growth and Development

I just reread my past blog posts for the past 37 days… uck! I feel sick.

It’s amazing to me to see how my mindset has changed over 37 days. It hasn’t happened by accident… as at a minimum I’m spending 30 minutes per day doing something that feeds my mind positive thoughts.

If you are on this path of Personal Growth and Development with me… and you are not doing this, start now!

For me, that means being at Mass, sometimes reading the scrolls (Og Mandino), or simply talking to people that GIVE ME ENERGY. And NEVER, being around people that suck my energy or partaking in draining conversations. I have taken complete control of my environment. It’s SO FREEING!

I’m at Starbucks typing this message and one of my closest friends just came to visit me. He said, “tell me about your goal of $500K in 90 days” are you on track?” I said, “not at all!” in a very relaxed manner. He seemed shocked that I wasn’t stressed (that’s the old Phil!)…. and honestly, I’m not stressed at all.

See, for myself, when I’m in “doubting and second guessing” mode, deep down, I’m always worried. This stops me from believing! When I’m not believing, it stops me from believing in the miracles that are coming my way.

My mindset is so positive right now, I’m completely expecting a MIRACLE! I’m READY. Of course, I’ll report it when it happens.

In fact, I’m expecting a mini-miracle in the next 9 days. I need to bring in $45,000 in the next 9 days to make payroll so that I don’t have to take money out of my savings account. Do I know where this is coming from? NO WAY! I have many irons in the first, and any one of them could hit, but right now, I don’t know and I’m not stressed.

See – I’m ready for a Quantum Leap, a bypass, from the normal, incremental growth. I’m tired of living my life the way I’m “suppose” to live, I’m tired of being “realistic” with my goals. I’m ready for some excitement!

One of my coaches, Gary Ryan Blair, is really helping me with this… he’s telling me to expect the leap! Be open to it… believe it in, and whatever I do, don’t stress about it!

When I was younger, I used to live my life this way and miracles always happened, this is exactly how I met Mother Theresa of Calcutta when I was not suppose to! This is exactly how I won a car in a raffle and I knew I was going to win, this is exactly how I end up on Mexican Television performing magic tricks when I spoke with a “Gringo” accent and just started with magic a month prior…. my life is magical when I exect it to be!

I EXPECT IT. DO YOU?

Going through this personally, I have a lot of time to reflect. For whatever reason, it’s easier (less work) for me to live a life of doubt, despair, frustration. This is why I have been doing it the past 4-5 years…

The problem is, I hate those feelings. So I have a choice – change my mindset, or feel those feelings.

I’m choosing the former.

What do you think? I really don’t want this to be a monologue… I want this to be an interaction between you and me.

What goes through your mind when you read this?

Are you up for miracles?

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What would you do? Day 24-30 – Personal Growth and Development

What would you do? Day 24-30 – Personal Growth and Development

I’m convinced the any personal growth and development is not always rosy. There are always those experiences when you ask yourself, “Is this the right way?”

These are the moments when most people turn back, when most people say, “It must not be right, it must be too big of a goal. I just don’t have it in me.” This is what I have done too many times in before, and I’m done with living life that way.

This week it happened again, I get in certain conversations and all my energy-draining thoughts come back (Is the goal too big? Am I crazy for making this public? etc., etc,) but I pushed through them every day this week, because I’m giving myself no choice.

I had a couple things come to fruition recently that were no where on my radar screen a week ago. These alone could take me to my goal, and to think that there were not a part of my life a week ago is amazing!

The more I push through these negative and disempowering thoughts the more I realize that this is what separates those that “live the life” vs. those that “want the life.” These thoughts are non-stop and as long as a person entertains them, they will be disempowered, and miracles won’t happen in their life. The choice is yours, what do you choose?

For all of you that replied on Day 11 that you wanted to join me on this process and that you would post your goals…. What is the little voice saying to you? Why did only Big Tex and Randall post? I challenge you to be the person you are committed to being, especially when it comes to your personal growth and development. Post our plan below and push through those dis-empowering thoughts! (Our how to plan can be found here: http://www.philiptirone.com/blog/our-100-day-guide-–-personal-growth-and-development-day-16-18/

Tell me – what are your thoughts?

What would you do? Day 24-30 – Personal Growth and Development

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