Author: CLFurlong

It doesn’t matter whether you influence millions of people or just one person in this world – your impact is still powerful, whether you realize it or not. – Chris Furlong

Below I have a list of 100 ways you can be happy right now:

This all comes down to the mind. To your mind. Self-discipline is often described as a muscle, something that becomes stronger the more you work with it. In essence, having self-discipline from a productivity point of view is having the ability and motivation to just do it.

Let me tell you the difference between self-discipline and a lack of control. If you have a goal to lose weight or get fit. In order to do this – this will require work. Hard work. In most cases it will require to re-invent just how your mind thinks and processes, how it tics and how it spins day in and day out.

When it comes to food. You can choose to ease out of something, but this is still letting you taste the very thing you are trying to let go of… meaning you are always tempting your self one step more… compared to if you go cold turkey and cut out the certain foods (not good for you foods) all together. This would be harder at first, but after conquering the crunch part, you will have increased your willpower, self-discipline by more than you could have ever thought.

When it comes to exercise – you can choose to argue with yourself and give or create excuses of why you can’t do it. Or you can get out there and just start. Getting out there, even if you are struggling, but by choosing to do something and with your best intention behind it, you have just beaten your mind. Essentially whipping your mind back in shape.

Remember! Progress over perfection!

3 Tips for SELF DISCIPLINE:

• Start small, Work up to it, but get our there and start.
• Jump in cold turkey and pick a routine that works for you
• Accountability from someone else or yourself (yourself? = self motivation)

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas A Edison

Now take a moment to think of how these dreams can be transformed into a reality. How can you bring them to a actualized state of being something you love and breathe everyday.

If you don’t have a dream to work for than whose dream are you actually working towards? – Chris Furlong

The only thing required for a dream. Is a determined heart and action.

The best thing you can do is to follow your dreams, your passions and see where your heart takes you.

If you do what you love, you will always love what you do.

You may be thinking why or how are your dreams at stake?

Well put it this way. If you are not willing to put in the time now. If you’re not willing to invest in yourself by picking up the slack this year and really working on achieving your goals, or even for a better you.  How can you expect yourself to get to these dreams, how do you expect to bring about this dream life or lifestyle you wish to one day breathe?

If you’re not willing to do anything about it, or any sub set of it, you will stay static. You will stay put. It is that simple.

The characteristics, the skills and the motions you learn, develop and put into action from achieving short-term goals, are all going to play a HUGE part for the long run. So I think you should get out there, start kicking some of those short-term goals and get your head back in the game and on track. 

Identify something you are passion about, something which keeps you thinking and keeps you wondering in the middle of the night.

Once you know what it is. CHASE IT.

Everyday is your day.

Each day is an opportunity to grow, learn and experience.

Some of us will fail;

Some of us will succeed.

Regardless, each day is your day to build upon.

Whether it be rain or sun, tough or easy.

Take confidence into the day and be the best you simply can!

You can make your day happier. It is a matter of choice.

It is your attitude that makes you feel happy or unhappy.

We meet various situations every day, and some of them may not contribute to happiness. However, we can choose to keep thinking about the unhappy events, and we can choose to refuse to think about them, and instead, think about and relish the happy moments.

If we let outer or external events influence our moods, we become slaves to society. We lose our freedom. We let our happiness be determined by an outer forces. On the other hand, we can free ourselves from outer influences. We can choose to be happy, and we can do a lot to add happiness to our lives.

Today is your day, so own it and make it what it can be.

You never know just how good you are until you give it a go.

Not until you get out there and humbly prove to yourself your capability. We are equipped with skills and talents and we all have unique abilities that others dream of.  However, if this is the case, why is it we are so slow to shine? Simple really. We are fearful. We pull back from being what we can and fall victims of our own fear,  worry or doubt.

“Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” – Jim Rohn

Take a chance, take a moment to give an opportunity a go. Your mind, your body, your stamina, your abilities all round will surprise you and you will end up far much greater than you could have imagined. Even if you do not come out succeeding at the fullest, you will come out having grown and learned more than before, which in the end is really success in itself. 

Pushing yourself to that new limit comes down to you and actually doing it.

“Do or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda

You see, if you can believe it or can dream it, then you can achieve it. It just takes a little faith, it takes effort and it takes a willingness to experience some short-term pain for long-term gain.

Whether it be going from 2km to 4km walking or running, saving $100 to $200 or maybe it is taking on additional responsibility or even spending an extra day with family. Whatever your opportunity, whatever your goal, whatever you dream may be… You just need to step it up a little or a lot and just see how capable you really are!

That’s the challenge for you. Take action. Step it up. See your results.

It’s all about training your mind to see the good in every moment and every situation. It’s up to you to make the moment, including how you experience it and how you will remember it. But most of all, how you react to it. 

So all those goals you have set. All those new challenges… When they get tough, when it feels like you are not good enough to conquer them – this is when it is time to remind your mind that:

You have what it takes and don’t ever doubt it.

Your mind will try to convince you that your don’t have what it takes. But you need to remember who you are, what your training for and what you’re aiming for. Have your end game in sight and when it gets tough – it just means you need to buckle up, suck it up and push yourself to grow and do whatever you need to get to that end game. 

With this all in mind. The best way to see the good in the moments, is to be happy. To be happy, you once again need to decide to be happy. (Trust me it is worth it).

Here are a few handy hints on how to decide to be happy:

• Happiness comes from the little things and appreciating them.
• Happiness is something you can find within yourself.
• Self – happiness should motivate you to meet success.
• Happiness and you are the priority. So make it. 

If you came into the year with no idea or not a clue of what you saw for the year ahead, then this is the post for you.

Making a change, will always be hard, but sticking to the change will be harder. Today marks 11 days into 2016 and by midnight that’s only 264 hours… What have you achieved in these hours? In these days? How many hours were comprised of sleeping, eating, working, exercising or relaxing. How many hours have you spent on your NEW GOALS?

As per my recent post Day #3: 8,784 Hours, these hours are depleting and quickly too. So spend them wisely. Spend them well.

If this was the only money you had for a year… how would you spend it? Would you invest it?

How about investing this time into making yourself into the BEST PERSON you can be. 2016 will be the year you make it, so why not make it your greatest year yet. You were born for greatness, so why not tap into it and show the world just how much of a capable SUPERSTAR you are!

If you’re already out there and kicking your goals – keep at it.

If you’re struggling to identify or lock down a goal – it’s not too late to start. Here are some key points to remember when chasing your goals:

1. Nobody’s Perfect – Perfection is a myth. Go for progress over perfection. 
2. Down But Not Out – It’s okay to be down; we all fall. Just make sure you get up even stronger.
3. Turn Frustration into Motivation – Take what’s not going in your favor and use it as a spark plug to fuel your drive forward.
4. Good Vibes Only – Keep positivity around you, at all costs. This not only restores a healthy mind, but it also helps to attract positivity.  (Read more…)
   
5. Change – Albert Einstein famously stated, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
6. Plan – Without a vision, you are blind.
7. Baby Steps Are Key – Don’t look too far ahead and focus one day at a time.
8. Stay The Course – Patience has to be some ancient Jedi skill to master. It requires the most work and the most hope.
9. Be Accountable – There are no excuses. Life doesn’t pity your circumstances or bend to your complaints.
10. Don’t Look Back – Relapsing into old habits can definitely be a problem and also hinder whatever progress you have made.

Don’t ever under estimate the power within you. Control your mind, or it will control you. – Chris Furlong

I ask you – how badly do you want to make it? How badly do you want to live your dream? How badly do you want to reach your goals?

To be successful at anything you have to focus and dedicate time, energy, effort, and most importantly perseverance in the face of opposition.

Be willing, be ready and be strong.

As noted back on Day #001  this year will literally be the year you make it. 2016 should be and can be your best year yet. It can be the year of a GREATER and BETTER you.

That all depends on you!

The below video if you haven’t seen before, is all about pushing us to becoming successful in anything. Watch the video here or read the transcript below:

We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform. – Pete Cashmore

Just how serious are you about getting yourself where you want to be. Are you serious enough to put in the time? The hard work? The pain? The sacrifice?

If you’re not willing to be persistent, how will you expect to get what you want. If you’re not willing to be consistent, how can you expect to see results?
We are only nine days in to the year and you need to be asking yourself how focused, how diligent and determined are you? Are you on point? Are you sticking to your resolutions? Your goals?

It is time to take a reality check. Nine days in and if you’re not making the time or the effort then you’re not going to make the cut. Seems tough? Well you need to be tough. You are your own worst enemy, so you need to think better than before, otherwise you will fall into your old ways. Make the effort – get out there and make some progress. It does not need to be perfection, just progress. 

You need to start thinking BIG.

Think BIG, act BIGGER – Sergi Trivino 

How can you start to think bigger and act bigger?

1. Get comfortable with the “You” factor
You must dare to see yourself in the biggest situations and achieving the biggest goals. If the “you” factor is missing or blurry, the equation is not going to work. What can you see you achieving? Don’t underestimate yourself. 

2. Think bigger
If the thought doesn’t make you feel uncomfortable, then you are not thinking big enough. Thinking big, means things will challenge you. 

You have to push your thought muscles further.

They work like any other muscles. If they get used to performing at a comfortable, average level, they tend to stay static. The more you push them, the more you use them, the more your thinking can grow and soon enough into a routine state of mind. But you have to keep pushing, otherwise you will get stuck and lose your drive and inspiration. The beautiful thing is to keep pushing perpetually, and verify for yourself that there are no limits.

3. Take immediate action
The thought must be followed by immediate action. Thinking or having thoughts about to doing great things is all good when said, but actions will speak louder than words or thoughts in this case.  Otherwise you have the possibility of the idea going rotten inside your mind and all drive or motivation disintegrates.

There is no someday, there is now or never.

“The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago, but the second best time is NOW.” – Chinese Proverb

 

Speaking from experience, I have been known to have worked some long hours, while at the same time juggling multiple jobs and sides hustles all at once, which easily turned into 80 hours a week.

• Was I happy? Absolutely!
• Was I motivated? Everyday!
• Was I rewarded? Yes!

What you tell yourself every day will either lift you up or tear you down. – Unknown

You see we all have different working conditions, we all have different days, we all have different circumstances in our lives. We are all different, but we all human. We all have the ability to tell ourselves something everyday. We control what we believe, how we feel and what we expect. All these factors can be very negative, but they can also be very POSITIVE. You decide. You decide every moment of how you react, how you take action, how you think and how you be you.

Make the decision to think positive, to look for the opportunities, to see the light, to understand the pain vs gain. These are all attributes of training your mind and character to be positive.

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. — Steve Kloves

When your given tough conditions, when things ain’t going as you planned, you can dwell on the could-haves, or you can mope about the things you miss out on or… You can rise to the moment. You can take your attitude and turn it up.

Don’t wish for a joyful day. Make it a joyful day.

Don’t wish for a happy day. Make it a happy day. 

What you tell yourself each day is what you will become. Telling yourself the same thing over and over will create a psychological path in your mind that you will become naturally in tune with. A strong mind will take you places you could never imagine going physically. But a strong mind requires, discipline, willpower and self-control.

Conquer the mind and conquer your goals. – Chris Furlong

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My question to you is:

• What are you telling yourself each day?

Not out loud, but what are you thinking about to yourself, what are you claiming over your life? Positive things? Negative things?

Taking control of your own day will build your willpower, your self-control and your discipline. It will also build your confidence.

Take action to today! Take a stand. Rise up and face yourself. Understand who you are and buckle up. As you are about to take on your greatest challenge of your life. You.