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How to get out of your day with the most Frank
Barnhill M.D.
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 |
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