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Ten kick ass hacks for your Self development And Productivity

Hacks for your Self development And Productivity

By Mahogany MI-SHAY CarpenterPublished 3 years ago 11 min read
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Ten kick ass essentials for self development And Productivity as a freelancer

What am I going to talk about today well today we're tackling the top 10 hacks of self development and productivy . What are these hacks

Mentorship

Exercise &diet

Meditation

Journling

Reading

Courses & workshops

Investment &$750 emergency cushion

Side hustle

Your why and your how

Grow from failure

Our first topic is mentorship both paid and unpaid mentorship and the benefits let's talk about free mentorship YouTube & podcasting which are very important in your self development because they offer an opportunity for free mentorship with alot of positive take aways this is so because a lot of these entrepreneurs they're now YouTubers and Podcasters have been where you are now they're motivational speakers their influencers they can give you tips and tricks to improve your productivity and boost your life happiness and everything from toxic relationships to management of money(serval of the YouTubers and Podcasters I follow are Rob Dial he is literally as his podcast and YouTube channel states the mindset mentor, he talks about everything from finances, to mentality, relationships and productivy. Anther is Jay Shetty. Former monk who talks about inspiration, relationships, purpose and passion and growth , fulfillment and healing.the other is how to beast a former computer software engineer, personal trainer,podcasters and blogger David talks about every from getting girls to , exercise routines and self development). a Now let's talk about Paid mentors paid mentors offer the same benefits with regular meetings to see where you are as well as how you and your mentor may need to adjust your goals. This will benefit you because you have someone else holding you accountable for the things you do and goals you set out to achieve( I personally have a paid mentor and she's amazing and if seen so much improvement in my productivity and commitment in self development).

The second topic for self development is exercise and diet the reason for this is because you must take care of your physical an internal environment in order to achieve success (you can't fill cups with an empty jug-unknown) therefore your mental and your spiritual will also be healthy. A great diet and exercise routine such as working out three to four times out of the week and a consistent healthy well-balanced diet will greatly increase your chances of being healthier mentally and more energized. As well many people have even said their sexual drive has increased ,their sleep quality has improved ,as well as their overall happiness and mood when they wake up focused has dramatically increased tenfold.

The third topic is meditation the reason for this is because it allows you to set a specific lot of time aside for you ,this allows you to center yourself to find your inner peace to release all your negative energy out from within this also allows you to focus your mind and hone your skills of self peace and identity it also allows you to face the reoccurrence of negative thoughts and ideas to heal from those feelings and grow as an individual, meditation has also been proven to increase one's overall health as well as one's focus, happiness, tolerance, and self development.

The fourth topic is journling the reason for this is because it generally allows you to improve your productivity as well as write your feelings and your emotions down to acknowledge them and find solutions. Which will great assist in your journey of self development. Writing out a day or even just a weekly schedule allows you to increase your productivity and knwwht the most important things of your day you need to get done now it's okay if you don't get everything in your schedule done that day or even week because hey no one is perfect ,now there are two methods you can use for improved productivity

1.Top 3 pick three things that are most important to get done in your day number them from most to least important such the example (1.meeting @1pm

2.exercise

3.read) and use this as the basis of your day if you get all three done awesome of not that's okay as long as you get one done that being the most important to you you're starting the productivity journey well on your way to success!

The second being 3by3 ,pick 3 professional and 3 personal projects you need to achieve in your day again if you don't get all o the things on your achieve list knocked out the ball park that's okay if so great ! Let's take a look at an example for 3by3.

(Professional

1.meeting@1pm

2.lunchen with CEO@2

3.zoom with Gabe @4

Personal

1.exercise@5am

2.smoothie@12pm

3.read@6pm

This is great for you if you want to hit the productivity ground running (I think a simple rule of business is,if you do the things that are easier first ,then you can actually make a lot o progress-Mark Zuckerberg)

The fifth topic is reading this allows you to read books that will personally help you grow as well as expand your knowledge on topics that you want to learn more about this is not a book about fiction but rather nonfiction books concerning growth,wealth, and in learning more skills that have meaning and value that will be definitely adding value,productivity ,and success to your life allowing to over all improve your lifestyle. Research has also shwon how reading expands your brain and it helps you live longer and fight off certain brain diseases such alzheimers, dementia and other brain diseases.

The sixth topic for your development is courses and workshops to learn new skills on your skills you already have,(skillshare and Coursera are great fr this topic of self development a skillshare is very inexpensive with a free level of thousands of courses that you learn from productivy to computer science and graphic design to the premium for $19/month subscription or the $99/year subscription and many of the Coursera classes start at$49 with no subscription involved it offers courses free with no certificate,courses with certificates and even degrees for less than 6 months to 3 years from the top most recognized universities world-wide)the skills you learn should be profitable skill sets that you do not have to have a degree to attain, and/ or go to college for if that's not the route you decide to go (this is because in all honesty a lot of our current skill sets that are needed in the world's market right now you do not have to go to college for and it's really a waste of time because you will learn more through courses and workshops while gaining hand on experience and learning from failures and mistakes as well as learning more in the industry than what you will in a classroom)but you also want to make sure the skill set that you are learning is of current value to the world and there's a market for it as well as it being something you love doing and that brings you joy. The number one mistake of many entrepreneurs and people who take a step into self development and the entrepreneurial world is they hustle to hard instead of smartly wound up creating a product they think is all the way around great which don't get me wrong may actually be great but the world doesn't have a market for it and no one actually needs it however and they have more loses then wins. Now on to the last few topics aka tips for your self development.

The 7th topic is investment and a $750 emergency cushion the reason for this is because even if you invest just $5-$10 even $50 every week or every month that allows a compound interest and allows your money to grow wealth ,earn return, and to gain assets with that return profit and repeat with investment and accquiring assets that will build your wealh and allow you freedom to pursue your passions. However it takes work and it takes drive with strong determination it will be are before it is easy(I think the greatest problem for anyone who in invest is that many people aren't willing to wait-Warren Buffet)The Best index funds that I personal have or trust are Fidelity ZERO Large Cap Index,Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, iShares Core S&P 500 ETF ,and Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund I personally have the Fidelity Index fund and Vanguard as well as Schwab mny oftheseyou start with as little as $5-$10 but personally I'll suggest start with a $50-$100.Emergency funds are just in case of any emergency from medical to car expenses to just everyday unexpected life financial situations this allows you a sense of security in case of an emergency without stressing yourself about the what if's ,it allows you to put your focus your energy and productivity towards more positive productive and fulfilling things in your life.Investments and emergency funds are key one allows you to have funds in case of an emergency without worrying about the what if's. The other allows you to invest, acquire return, gain assets make a profit from the assets invest and repeat .

The 8th topic is a side hustle you need a side hustle that you are passionate about that will also make you money you can use that will fund your other passions by investong and growing in your self development spiritually(spiritually being whatever you want or feel it should be),mentally (mentally allowing you to grow creatively and focus more),financially(financially building your wealth and allowing you to attain freedom to live the lifestyle that you always dreamed and follow the passions and goals you have made and will make for yourself) and physically both externally/ internally (health and diet wise allowing you to be physically fit and your internal environment to be functional and strong).Your side hustle can be anything that you're passionate about from a dog walker , hairstylist, e a business consultant , life coach to even a personal trainer.However having a side hustle is definitely key for yourself development and success and should not be toyed with and taken lightly be very serious about this.(Rejection is the injections of progression-unknown) The final two topics are very important they should be important to just as breathing is.

Now let's get started

The 9th topic is your why and your how. Your why you have is very important because if you don't know why you're waking up in the morning or why you're doing what you're doing you're not going to succeed for a sample take two people both want $50,000 both work in sales let's guy number one wants $50,000 he doesn't have why or a how he just wants it, now guy number two wants $50,000 to invest and to improve his quality of life as well invest to follow his passions and feel more fulfilled in life .now guy number two who wants $50,000 to follow his passions to be more fulfilled in life and to invest he will continue to have the drive and determination when it gets hard and people aren't responding to calls and he can't make appointments and he starts to think I can't do this he's going to wake up every day remembering his why and knowing his why he's going to stop and know in that very moment the reason why he's doing what he is doing .He's going to remember this and know his why, his how and get it done(the difference between a winner and a loser is the winner is just a loser who tried one more time an succeeded-unknown), whereas guy number one who just wants the $50,000 without a why or let alone a how he's going to start and when it gets hard with no one's responding to calls no scheduled meetings he's going to be like well I can't do this he's going to give up without a flinch whereas the one who's going to have the goals and plans the why and the how to get the $50,000 is going to succeed and he's going to get the $50,000 invest and fulfill his passions, and fulfill his life with happiness and freedom .This is the reason your why and your how is very important because if you don't have will and you don't have your why which fuels your drive you will not succeed because you don't have your purpose.(Failure doesn't mean you're not going to succeed it means you're on the right path to success-unknown)

Now the big one zero guys number 10 is very very important learn from your freaking failures,grow from them know that your failures doesnt mean you're not going to make it successful it is a means of redirecting you on the path your supposed be on on for your journey. Many people give up and throw in the towel the moment they encounter failure and hardship that is not the way to go you're in this to improve,to grow ,to succeed and be an alpha beast ladies and gentlemen ,so let's get at it with those early mornings, new diet and exercise routines, late nights, grinding non-stop and hitting beast mode at 110% you can do this I believe in you ,you believe in you (failure is the greatest opportunity for growth because it redirects you to your destined path and success-Misha24)you can have either have a end of the world mindset or get s*** mindset it all depends on you ,you must have the drive to take failures and grow from them or else you will not succeeded.(failure is feedback take that feedback get s***done and revolutioize the world with your legacy-Misha24)

That's all for this article guys I hope you enjoyed it and will climb your mountain of self development fearlessly ready to climb up ito your throne of success(Failure allows growth it provides feedback take it and grow-unknown) (the most dangerous rocky paths of life leads to the most destinations-unknown).

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