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13 Rules To Live My Life By In 2012 – What Are Yours?

by Chief MyNoteTakingNerd

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Will You Transform Your Life In 2012?

Personal Improvement Rules For Seeking The Biggest and Best 2012 Possible

I’ve noticed something in my years of studying success that is always present.

This was brought to my attention again recently in something I read from one of my online mentors.

Something that is buried in the core of any person who’s achieved anything of significance.

Whether it’s an Amazing Father or Multi-Millionaire.

This ONE THING is always there.

It’s a Cult Like Belief and therefor the consistent behavior that follows.

A Strong Personal Set Of Beliefs and Philosophy that guides their behavior and a set of goals to go along with it.

I’ve noticed that when I’m “Rigid” in my personal improvement routine that aligns with my current goals I’m always 10 times more successful then when I’m just floating through life.

This year I’ve decided to commit Set Of Rules for 2012 that I’m NOT going to budge from.

No…”Well just for today I’ll do something different or take the easy road”

No Flexibility.

I’m going to commit to these as if I’d DIE if I don’t follow them.

Here Are My 13 GOLDEN Rules for 2012.
1. I will write for at least 60 minutes first thing in the morning 5 days per week.

2. I will go to bed at the same time and awake at the same time 6 days per week.

3. I will aerobically exercise 5 days per week.

4. I will Resistance (body weight or weights) train a minimum of two days per week.

5. I will check my email NO MORE then 2 times per day. (this is going to be hard but I’m committed)

6. I will turn off my phone and only check it during scheduled breaks during the day.

7. I will schedule the “Next Day Improvement” the previous night every night before I retire.

8. I will NEVER “React” in the moment to anything. I’ve had a challenge my entire life with a Hot Head. It’s caused me nothing but trouble and health problems. It’s time to stop. If I do this then I will apologize and fix the stress or problem I’ve caused.

9. I will be “In The Moment” when speaking with my daughter. I will transform myself into her world and PLAY FULL ON. To do this I will get myself into state before I call her. (I am a single father who speaks to my daughter via the phone more then I see her)

10. I will work on one “Marketing or Offer Piece” every single day for 60 minutes. This can be an email, part of a sales letter etc…

11. I will be committed to my professional development so that I can grow the Nerd Site by 500% this year. I did it last year and expect to so this year as well.

12. I will never Gossip. I will not speak of others in a negative way unless they are present and I frame the conversation in a negative way.

13. I will get SOCIAL. I am going to join groups, get involved in the community, and get out of the house. I’ve been somewhat of a hermit for a few years. It’s time for change.

There you have it.

13 Rules to radically transform my life.

Let me ask you a question if I only did the 13 things above consistently for a year how would my life transform?

I’d say A LOT!!!

Simple self help actions taken consistently is the answer to success.

Now right now I’d encourage you to come up with your “List of Rules” for 2012.

What are they.

Let the transformation begin.

Dexter Abraham
Chief Nerd
MyNoteTakingNerd

P.S. If you’re striving to be the biggest and baddest you and you’re serious about it, you’ll be happy to know you can find some of the best personal improvement advice I’ve ever come across in these notes

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  • http://www.sianphillips.ie/ Sian Phillips

    Oh wow – well I can honestly say that a lot of the list may apply to my life too though I probably only do about 3. What a great idea though and I’d love to read what has been the outcome after a year. I will put my thinking cap on and come up with some myself – maybe start on my birthday next month. Thanks for sharing on Bizsugar.com

    • http://www.mynotetakingnerd.com/blog Lewis LaLanne – NoteTakingNerd

      Hey Sian,

      This is Lewis. I wanted to chime in and thank you for sharing your thoughts with us on this oh-so important topic.

      I also wanted to let you in on a secret that has allowed me to engage in behaviors that were good for me, consistently, for long stretches of time.

      This a secret I learned from the comedian Jerry Seinfeld and enhanced with the idea of taking my discipline 90 days at a time.

      First I’ll tell you about the 90 Day Challenge part and then I’ll give you the link for a post I wrote that dives into Jerry’s secret.

      The 90 Day Challenge is simply a promise to myself that for the next 3 months I’m going to do these certain activities every single day before I go to sleep.

      The activities are focused on a specific area of your life that you’d like to improve such as your health, your relationship with a specific person (s), your skill set for your hobby or profession, your inner peace, etc.

      Now here’s an example of what I set forth in my challenges – spend 30 minutes a day learning French, exercise on workout days-stretching/body alignment regimen on off days, study copywriting for 30 minutes a day, drink 75 ounces of water, do typing tutorial for 30 minutes a day, etc.

      My challenges usually include about eight things and are all centered on areas of my life I want to optimize.

      This has been one of the only ways I’ve gotten myself to stay consistent with an activity and some of these have bled over into becoming habits.

      And if you have a family to take care of, (which I don’t) or even if you don’t, this can seem impossible.

      What you’ll see in this post here is what makes this routine happen on a daily basis . . . http://www.mynotetakingnerd.com/blog/the-most-valuable-productivity-tip-from-dan-kennedys-renegade-time-management-course/

      And then here is where you’ll find the last Jerry Seinfeld component which brings this all together . . . http://www.mynotetakingnerd.com/blog/the-20-insurance-plan-seinfeld-says-is-responsible-for-his-becoming-a-millionaire/

      Thank you again Sian coming by and saying hi and I hope you give yourself the birthday gift of doing something you’ve been putting off that makes you feel special.

    • http://www.mynotetakingnerd.com Chief MyNoteTakingNerd

      Hi Sian,

      I need to do an update to this list.

      Setting rules is one thing.

      Daily, habitual hammering of the thought process and building the habits are another.

      I’ve become a better person for have tried. I’ve been successful on some and not so on others.

      However, I always try and become better.

      To add to this I’d say this…

      the KEY is to create a personal system for implementing on a daily basis.

      “Out of Sight” “Out of Mind”…is so true…

      I’ll let ya know when I do the update..

      Thanks

  • Anonymous

    That’s a great list.  I admire what you’re doing.  Myself, I’ve had a set of rules that I’ve lived by for a while and while they’re not groundbreaking ideas, they work for me in my life.

    1.  Cherish my family, even the ones that aggravate me to death.
    2.  Make time to be a Dad to my kids.  
    3.  Take an active interest in everything my children enjoy.
    4.  Be the husband my wife deserves.
    5.  Work hard and stay focused.
    6.  Customers are my lifeblood, treat them as such.
    7.  Try new things, whether it’s food, a hobby, or a business idea.
    8.  Never give up.
    9.  Avoid arguing on the internet.  This one is tough for me, but I’m learning that you can’t win an argument online.  Ever.
    10.  Network with at least one new person every day.
    11.  Have fun as often as humanly possible.
    12.  Appreciate everything I have.

    These are what I live by, and have lived by for a very long time.  I’m happy, and I’m content.  And I’ve been able to steadily grow my business for the last 4 years in a row.  Hoping to continue that trend for a long time to come.

  • http://www.logallot.com Sonia

    This is great! It reminds me of some of the goals I already accomplished and the ones I need to finish. What a great list L, and I hope to get mine completed in 6 months. Here is mine:

    1. Spend more time with family
    2 .Lose 5 pounds a month / Excercise
    3. Build my community online
    4. Be debt free (almost there)
    5. Create my 1st eBook
    6. Eat Clean
    7. Drink more water
    8. Road trip to South Carolina
    9. Catch a bigger Bass than my man
    10. Tie my own fishing knot (no I don’t do my own)
    11. Write every other day
    12. Be grateful for what I already have now.
    13. Ignore the haters

    • Tim Birch

      1. Spend more time with family
          How much? How will you know enough is enough?
      2 .Lose 5 pounds a month / Exercise
          Can’t out sweat a bad diet.  I like TacFit
      3. Build my community online
          Dex can help here.  Third Tribe stuff rocks!
      4. Be debt free (almost there)
          Good Job!  Dave Ramsey is great.
      5. Create my 1st eBook
          Get How to write a book in 14 Days by Steve Manning.
      6. Eat Clean
          “But I like the cookie”
      7. Drink more water
          Your Body’s Many Cries for Water, good book.  Body weight divided by 2 x oz.
      8. Road trip to South Carolina
          Hope you have more fun on that trip than I did.
      9. Catch a bigger Bass than my man
          Try fishing in Maine
      10. Tie my own fishing knot (no I don’t do my own)
          Local Boy Scouts might help teach you.
      11. Write every other day
           Dam Kennedy writes every day.  That way you’ll always be doing it.
      12. Be grateful for what I already have now.
           Make a List and read it early and often.
      13. Ignore the haters
           Love them instead.  Drives them crazy!
      P.S.  Think Twp Products Ahead by Ben Mack is worth your time.  Dex might just ‘assign’ me to write some Notes on it!
      PPS hope you write on Women in Golf

  • Tim Birch

    I think you left some stuff off.

    How about taking care of yourself Medically?  Blood work, hormone balancing etc…?

    Diet was not addresses at all.

    Kettlebell in the house?  T Handle ala 4 Hour Body

    Mental recharging?  Applying what you learned before you teach it?

    “How you too can use the 13 Golden Rules for a Golden Year”  Habit formation and retention.

    Have a contest for Rule improvement.  Make it part of the 500%  expansion

    Are you really going to tell Jay Abraham when he can call you?

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