I think everybody needs a routine. It keeps life organized and gives structure. I have certain days that I run errands, certain days I work out and days that I work from home.

It makes it easy for me to remember what needs to be done on a given day and helps to streamline.  The problem with routines is that we seem to get stuck in them and that’s not good. Today is Friday, Friday is normally a workout day. I wasn’t feeling well when I woke up and so I gave myself permission to break my routine. I don’t do it a lot. In fact you can be certain I won’t do it again next Friday. My point is, our routines keep us on track, but we’re not robots so occasionally we need to change things up a bit.

It doesn’t have to be anything crazy. You don’t have to take a vacation in the middle the week,(although if you can do that you’re awesome, and I’m jealous). It could be something as simple as changing where you go out to eat for lunch, I’ve noticed I tend to go out to the same places all the time. A lot of the time I get the same food at those places. I don’t even think about it, I just order it, and then I realize “Hey I got this last time” I understand someone who dislikes change, but something as small as ordering a different meal might shake up your life enough to keep things interesting.

I don’t understand why people put  where they’re going for lunch on Facebook. I mean it gives you directions to their exact location. One day, to spice up my life a little bit, I may just show up where you are and let you buy me lunch.  I think I did video about that.

Isn’t it cool how I can just drop a video in like that? I didn’t even plan that.

So let’s recap, routines are good. They give structure and direction. It’s best however, to break them up a little bit, on occasion, to keep  from getting bored. If your life is boring, you might be doing it wrong.

For more help on keeping life exciting check this out

Happy Friday everybody

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A lot of people get really “down” on themselves and they look at their situation and how things aren’t going their way and it affects every other part of their life. It affects their job, their relationships, their health, how they handle their kids (if they have any), and every other person they encounter. As we’re sitting here typing this, I’m going to be honest and say that it hasn’t been a really great 3 months. I’ve had a major change in my life in the last year which has drastically affected my attitude, but I have a rule. If I’m out in public or around other people, THEY aren’t going to know it. The only people that know what’s going on with the personal aspects of my life are my close friends. You won’t see any negative posts on Facebook. You won’t see any bitter Tweets from me. And it’s not because I don’t feel it, but I have to get up every day and do the things that need to be done, and whether I’m feeling particularly positive or not, the rest of the world doesn’t need to know. And if I put forth the effort to “fake it”, by the end of the day, things get done.

Like I said before, we all have bad days. We all have stuff to do every day. And some of that stuff isn’t fun. Actually, most of that stuff isn’t fun.

Lots of people complain about jobs, which I don’t understand, especially in this economy. The purpose of going to a job every day is to make money so that you can live your life. Yes, every major guru out there will say that you need to find a job that you love, and I completely agree…HOWEVER…sometimes that takes time, and sometimes you have to be willing to do the job that you don’t like in order to pay the bills until you find the job that you love. The funny thing about the job that you love is…90% of the time, whatever it is you can do it on the weekends or evenings. You may not get paid for it, but it will help manage your stress so that you can get up and do the job that you don’t love to do.

 I’m in a situation where it’s tough for me to get a job. I have transportation issues. I’m like an employer’s worst nightmare. Here I sit in my mid-30’s with no job because I can’t get there every day. What did I do to make up the difference? I got an internet job in a virtual environment. It doesn’t pay me a LOT of money, but I had to find something. I don’t love it everyday and then I’d much rather be speaking 260 days a year. At this time however, it’s what’s available to me.

This principle applies to anything you may not necessarily enjoy. To kids out there. Yes you have to go to school. I know it’s always fun, but nights and weekends are for fun. (I’d kill to be a kid again, I had so much time to play. I had no clue how good my situation really was)

Let’s recap,

if you’re in a job you hate, thinking of it like going to school until you find something better.  Every fabulously rich person you see, started out just like you. Most of of all of them will tell you, they worked Jobs they hated, before they got to do what they wanted.

If you are positive about your situation, whatever that may be, it gives you a better chance to get where you want to go, then a negative attitude ever will.

Check this out for more info on how to get a positive attitude

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I don’t care if you live to be 100.  Life is short. I have a few regrets in my life but none of them happened because I didn’t put myself out there. Any Woman that has  ever been pursued by me will tell you that I don’t give up. Once I find something I want, I do not stop. It doesn’t matter if it’s a person, a new job, or a personal project. If I get put down or discouraged, I just keep coming.

This is different than perseverance. I don’t want to get to the end of my life and say I wish. This doesn’t mean I always get what I want. In fact, I  rarely do.

The key is, at least I tried. I’ve been trying to get my own TV show for eight years now. I look at what’s on TV, and I think “I can do better than that” I’m trying as hard as I can and it’s not happening. At least when I get to the end of my life I’ll be able to say that I took the chance and did all I could, whether it happens or not.

I’m also the guy that will take a chance and go skydiving if ever given the option because I want to say I did. I’m fairly certain that everybody out there has something in their life that they’d like to take a chance on. They may not  because they’re afraid of failure. Failure is part of life. If we never fail, we don’t learn. So whether it’s a business, a love interest, or a new flavor ice cream you’re thinking about taking a chance on, do it. I promise it will be worth it in the long run.

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Seems pretty simple I know, but I think a ton of people in today’s world simply don’t believe in themselves. I always have. I think it annoys my mother. I can see why. There’s a fine line in life between believing in yourself, and staying humble while doing so, and believing in yourself so much that you become arrogant.

I’ll admit here and now to struggling with that line more often than I should. I often meet people who are meek and humble but have no self-confidence. Obviously, that approach doesn’t work either. Believe in who you are and what you can do, while also being willing to learn from others and you will go far. I’m not who I want to be at this moment, but I’ll get there, count on it

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