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That’s right, you read the title correctly. I know you’re used to
seeing or hearing the statement “How to get the most out of your day”.
But, that’s not as important as “getting out of the day”. We’re going
to talk about ways to get out of your day at work, play, vacation, or
whatever, and still end up with the most. That means benefiting from
the most important experiences of the day. The old cliché “getting the
most out of your day” can mean the most time, fun, money, satisfaction
or a hundred thousand other things. Highly successful people learn at
an early age that it’s not the “what you get out of your day” that
counts, but how you use the day to learn and finish the day on a
successful note. They have also learned their days can be evermore
successful if they invest in improving themselves. These people are the
ones you notice having fun at work, are always positive about their
lives, and almost always make higher wages. The one common goal all of
them seem to have is to improve themselves in such a manner as to get to
the end of the day with the most success. Let’s take a look at how they
do so.
Here are the rules they live by.
- Start the day with the end in mind and end the day with the
start in mind. Write out a plan tonight for what you wish to
accomplish tomorrow. Then review and amend the plan in the morning
such that you figure out the best way to get through your day.
- Do something to improve you as a person each day. Plan this
experience in advance as much as possible. Learn yoga or
meditation, learn a new language, work out at a local gym, read a
book that teaches you a new skill during lunch, or listen to
self-help audio on the way to work.
- Stop halfway through the day and review what you’ve done and
learned. That way you will remember the important experiences and
can change plans for later in the day if need be.
- Observe closely and learn new things from those around you.
Sometimes even the most inexperienced can be teachers.
- Help others have a successful day. You will learn as much from
teaching as you will from simple observation.
- Plan a period of fun in each day. Maybe you can go to school to
eat lunch with your kids or invite an old friend to share a bag
lunch in the park. Once you learn to enjoy and have fun in what you
do, you will never work another day in life.
- Eat healthy and you will concentrate better and be more
successful in every thing you do. Avoid caffeine, alcohol and heavy
lunches as these tend to slow you down later in the day and you
won’t be as alert when the withdrawal occurs.
- Review your day’s experiences at the close of the day. Make
notes about what you’ve learned.
- Keep a daily journal so you can review your experiences even
after the day has passed. Make notes on everything. You’ll be
surprised at what you can learn even days later.
- Keep a positive attitude. Remember the good and don’t dwell on
the bad. A trouble free mind works at the speed of light.
Success comes in all fashions. For some, it’s money and possessions,
for others, it’s political power, but for the truly successful, it’s the
experiences they have learned that allow them to navigate through life
with ease, while reaching their goals and ambitions. “Give a man a fish
and he will eat for a day.” “Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a
lifetime!”
Learn to grow and succeed.
Dr. Frank |
