So yesterday, I decided that every day for at least 20 minutes half an hour I will be writing something like my thoughts, my ideas without filtering them and with no editing. This will help me develop a habit of writing on a consistent basis. Besides, creating content is not that difficult thing if you take into consideration the fact that you will be writing what happens to you what thoughts goes through your mind.
Last night I watched this called Thomas Frank on YouTube and I really liked his goal setting blog. He put a list of things what he wants to achieve titled “the impossible list”.
Inspired by him I decided to start my own list. It is as following for this month:
My Goals for this month:
· Writing 30 minutes every day for 30 days
· Video blogging twice a week for 30 days
· Uploading 10 new videos (two videos a week)
· Getting 250 subscribers on YouTube
· Reading a book a week
· Working on a happier relationship with my wife and family
Moreover, I decided to apply Stephen Covey’s 7 habits of Highly Effective People to my life and share with you the results at the end of the month. These habits are:
Habit 1: Be Proactive
Change starts from within, and highly effective people make decision to improve their lives through the things that they can influence rather than by simply reacting to external forces. (Two circles a. circle of influence b. external circle)
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Definiteness of the purpose is highly important. When you take action towards your goals have clear image of where you want to be an what you want to achieve.
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Certain things that we do bring the most benefit to our personal and professional life. Be able to prioritize your tasks. Eat the frog first. It is good to develop a habit of doing the most difficult and the most important task of the day first. Observe the balance between production and building production capacity.
Habit 4: Think Win/Win
In every interaction try to focus on the arrangements that are mutually beneficial. If win/win deal cannot be achieved, sometimes “no deal” might be the best alternative. In developing an organizational culture, be sure to reward win/win behavior among employees and avoid inadvertently rewarding win/loose behavior.
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
In conflicting situations instead arguing your position, seek to understand the other person first, and only then try to be understood. Stephen Covey presents this habit as the most important principle of interpersonal relations. Effective listening is not simply echoing what other person has said through the lens of one’s own experience. Rather, it is putting oneself in the perspective of the other person, listening empatheticly for both feeling and meaning.
Habit 6: Synergize.
A whole is always greater greater than the sum of the parts seperately. One plus one should be greater than two. 1 + 1 > 2. Through mutual trust and understanding, one often can solve conflicts and find better solution than would have been obtained through either person’s own solution.
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
Take time out from production to build production capacity through personal renewal of the physical, mental, social/emotional, and spiritual dimensions. Maintaining a balance among these dimensions.
Check my latest video on YouTube on Why you should "Get out of the Comfort zone and Challenge yourself Every Day!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKlYkFS6UDw&t=29s
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