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Why Youll Never Be Productive, Rich & Happy

Published: July 24, 2017, 10 a.m.

Does any of the following sound familiar? You set goals but never seem to hit them\u2026you never seem satisfied\u2026you experience up\u2019s and down\u2019s, but always seem to live your life somewhere in the messy middle\u2026you have that \u201csomeday I\u2019ll be happy\u201d mentality. If that\u2019s you, here\u2019s what I know about you, you aren\u2019t productive, rich, or happy.

You\u2019re familiar with the adage about keeping the same pattern but expecting different results, right? Starting right now it can all be different for you. This week I\u2019m going to explain why you\u2019re having this problem, and I\u2019m going to give you a roadmap to escape the messy middle.

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Spiritual Foundations

Here is a truth I was reminded of the other day, \u201cYou are the books you read, the movies you watch, the music you listen to, the people you spend time with, and the conversations in which you choose to engage.\u201d

The Bible says something similar in Romans 12:2, \u201cAnd do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what\xa0is\xa0that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.\u201d

This week we\u2019ll show you how to develop new patterns of thought so that your life becomes \u201con earth as it is in heaven.\u201d

Tip of the Week

In this episode I encourage you to \u201czero base\u201d your life. What is that you ask?

Our all-knowing friends at Wikipedia describe zero-based budgeting, as an example. Zero-based budgeting is: \u201ca method of budgeting\xa0in which all expenses must be justified for each new period.\u201d

You start from zero, and every expense needs to justify itself. You can do this with your environment as well. Do the people you hang around with lift you up or drag you down? Does your office or home make you feel productive or drive you crazy?

In this episode you\u2019ll get a glimpse behind the scenes as I zero-base my own life. WARNING: This gets a little weird\u2026

Feature Presentation: \u201cWhy You'll Never Be Productive, Rich & Happy\u201d

I\u2019ve got seven reasons why you\u2019ll never be productive, rich, or happy. But don\u2019t worry! I\u2019ve also got some suggestions about how to fix them forever if you choose to do so.

Here are the seven reasons you\u2019re shackled to mediocrity\u2026

  1. You\u2019re just as productive, rich, and happy right now as you want to be.
  2. Most people are thermostats, pre-programmed and unaware of it.
  3. Most people suffer from scotoma (partial loss of vision).
  4. Most people have no one who will tell them the truth.
  5. Most people are unwilling to experience discomfort.
  6. Most people have conditioned themselves to \u201cscratch the itch.\u201d
  7. Productive, rich, and happy is a matter of being, not doing.

I promised I would have solutions for you\u2026here they are:

  1. Admit that you\u2019re just as productive, rich, and happy right now as you want to be.
  2. Recognize your thermostatic nature.
  3. Figure out what your scotoma are, and work to eliminate them.
  4. Find people who will tell you the truth.
  5. Embrace discomfort as an indication of growth and progress.
  6. Recondition yourself to only feel the itch being scratched by achievement, not merely by activity.
  7. Figure out who you must become to get where you want to go.

Here are some snippets from our conversation:

  • You steer the ship \u2013 If you don\u2019t like where you are, remember that you plotted the course to get there (11:40)
  • Pay attention to the pattern \u2013 Why the unexpected is so predictable (12:24)
  • Sean\u2019s Rant of the Week \u2013 The biological reason you need to stop making excuses and do something with your life (12:54)
  • What you don\u2019t know can hurt you \u2013 How your pre-programmed ideas are sabotaging your success (16:10)
  • Do you need glasses? \u2013 Your mental blind spot could lead to you getting blindsided (16:34)
  • You can\u2019t handle the truth \u2013 Why being \u201ckind\u201d may be the meanest thing you can do to someone (18:04)
  • Comfort is overrated \u2013 How to get off the fast track to becoming broke, unhealthy, and stupid (19:06)
  • Thinking does not make it so \u2013 Why confusing activity with accomplishment is a one-way ticket to the poorhouse (19:56)
  • The Used Car Principle \u2013 It doesn\u2019t matter what the outside looks like if what\u2019s under the hood is broken (23:10)
  • You can\u2019t have both \u2013 You can have your excuses, or you can have results (23:55)
  • Take ownership \u2013 How to start making the transition from renting your life to owning it (24:11)
  • Escape The Matrix \u2013 The more you deny your programming the tighter its grip becomes (25:08)
  • You have two ears for a reason \u2013 Why listening to truth-tellers can be a painful, but necessary process (26:48)
  • Resistance is a compass \u2013 Why discomfort is often the most accurate map you own (28:56)
  • Nothing succeeds like success \u2013 How to break the habit the failure by doing the one thing you don\u2019t want to do (30:50)
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