Protect your attention before distractions steal what matters most. In episode #1205 of The BIGG Success Show, discover practical habits that help you focus on the life you want to create.
A while back, we were hanging out with friends at one of our favorite neighborhood bars where everybody knows your name. A group walked in, immediately pulled out their phones, and spent more time scrolling than celebrating the birthday that brought them together.
Sadly, that scene has become common. It raises a BIGG question: What is one of the most valuable things you own, yet give away without realizing it? Your attention.
Most people think their most valuable asset is time. We’d like to suggest something even more valuable: your attention. Wherever your attention goes, your life follows.
In episode #1203 of The BIGG Success Show, we explore the growing trend of micro-retirements and why more people are choosing to create meaningful experiences now instead of waiting until retirement to start living.
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In this final episode of our Life Map Podcast Series, we bring all seven Life Map Course steps together. On BIGG Success Show #1192, we share how integration creates a clear path that keeps you on track. Click the player to listen now, or read the summary below.
Life rarely unfolds exactly as planned. Even the most thoughtful goals and carefully aligned plans will be tested by unexpected events, which is why you’ll want to have contingencies in place. That’s what we talk about on Episode 1191 of The BIGG Success Show Podcast. Click the player to listen now, or read the summary below.
Once upon a time, there lived a farmer and his donkey. One day, that ol’ donkey fell into a well. He cried and cried and cried, while the farmer tried and tried and tried to decide what to do. Finally, he decided the donkey was too old to be of any use anyway. Besides, the well was dry; it just needed to be sealed up so nothing else could fall into it. The farmer recruited his neighbors to help him. They picked up their shovels and started throwing dirt into the well.
There’s a great example of a goal-getter from history – Ben Franklin. He is one of our favorite historical figures here at Bigg Success. What a life he lived! He accomplished so much – inventor, author, politician, diplomat, and much, much more!
He also can teach us something about getting goals. As a young man, he wanted to be perfect. So he developed a list of thirteen virtues that he wished to acquire.
An interesting side note is that he found order to be the toughest virtue to obtain. It’s nice to know that even Ben struggled with organization!
At first he tried to acquire all thirteen virtues at once. He failed miserably. Here’s Ben, in his own words:
“While my care was employed in guarding against one fault, I was often surprised by another; habit took the advantage of inattention; inclination was sometimes too strong for reason.”
Apparently, habits were as hard to break 200 years ago as they are now!
To combat this, he developed a system. Each week, he focused on one goal. He tracked them all, but he primarily concerned himself with just one.
He developed a single sheet of paper for each week. The days of the week were across the top. The thirteen virtues went down the left side. Then he recorded every instance where he failed to live up to his virtue. Each week, each day, he started with a clean slate. If you want to see it, we have a copy of Ben Franklin’s Virtuous System [PDF].
So what can you learn from Ben Franklin?
You can’t expect what you don’t inspect.
After you’ve set your goals for the year, be sure to use a system that reports your results. You won’t always live up to your plans, but you can see the progress you’re making if you have a system like Ben’s.
Intention + Attention = Manifestation.
It starts with setting your goals. Then you have to keep your goals constantly in front of you. That’s one of the secrets to making sure you reach them.
Focus on one goal at a time.
If you try to reach all of your goals at once, you’re sure to fail. So focus on one, and then move on to the next one.
Don’t beat yourself up.
Ben Franklin started each day with a clean slate. If he didn’t live up to his expectations that day, he knew that tomorrow he would start with no blemishes. Day by day – that’s how you get your goals!
Our Bigg Quote is by none other than Ben Franklin himself:
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”
Resolve to make this year your best year ever.
Next time, with New Year’s Eve coming, we’ll give you a suggestion on how to put your cocktail napkin to good use. Until then, here’s to your bigg success!
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