It has been said that we are creatures of habit. If that’s the case then shouldn’t our habits serve us rather than the other way around? If we’re going to have them anyway, shouldn’t they be profitable? This video is an introduction to profitable habits.
Will you accept mediocrity? Will you choose prosperity? Will you embrace change and growth? Many will choose to stick with the status quo and remain exactly where they are. It’s up to you. What choices will you make this year?
Augie,
You nailed it on the head again. The habits are huge in determining our success in everything. I know I appreciate the in depth discussions about it in your Personal Action Coaching. With your coaching one can be so much more then just the transaction engineer. Success in real estate and in life isnot only possible but attainable with help from people who are in life where you want to be. Appreciate everything Augie and wish continued success.
Jason
Enjoyed your vid very much. Thank you.
Thank you Marcus!
Dear Augie,
I certainly enjoyed your friendly, wise video.
Setting correct priorities and having an idea of our exit strategies in relation to business arrangements are both essential.
There are some situations though, like a poor marriage, where exit strategies may be inappropriate. This is where duty comes into the picture.
Ideally, of course, if a young person were to internalize all of Covey’s messages from the very beginning of adult life, and never stray from them, that person could be fulfilled.
Even if some phases of our lives are not perfect, however, we can, by starting now, create a much better reality than would otherwise be possible.
Thanks again for the comments.
Perhaps you have covered this in another section. However, what do we do if our partner is of a different faith or no faith at all?
What do we do in the face of a partner who believes that we should never turn our pocketbooks or our destinies over to a church or a investment guide, who would, if he or she had been successful not be writing about it?
These are hard questions, and ones that I would very much like to hear you comments concerning.
Dr. Ann Voisin
Great reminder not to confuse activity with accomplishment and to stay on task.
Thank you.
Ann, thanks for your provocative comment. First let me say this is primarily a real estate investing discussion blog. That said, I welcome the opportunity to engineer all sorts of transactions. I’m thankful we get the chance to stretch, explore and grow because the greatest of human endowments is our ability to change how we respond to the stimuli that provoke our responses. We are response-able
Exit strategies in relationships need not be limited to leaving the relationship. They could be better defined as a mechanism for finding a way to exit the problem and nourish the relationship. This might be accomplished by exiting from the behaviors that cause us to forget our duty. Covey puts it in terms of the P/PC balance. Maintaining a balance between output (healthy joy-filled relationships) and that which produces the output (an investment of respect, love and appreciation).
I agree with you that duty is an essential component of a principle centered character. When we become principle centered we act out of the most positive intentions and our behavior is not influenced by the actions of others. Is there a law that requires partners to see, do and believe everything their partner sees, believes or does? While there are things we have in common with a partner, we still possess our individuality. We maintain our principles and allowing them to maintain theirs. This allows us to celebrate that which we share in common. I think that’s where the synergistic power of relationship lies.
As you say these are hard questions. Life is a journey and as I travel through it, I am convinced ot two things. he first is that “we are always in the state of becoming” and second, “change is inevitable, growth is optional.” When differences are as significant as you describe and result in friction more professional insights than mine may be in order.
Wishing you success in all things…
Augie
Steve,
We always hear about being too busy, I think the day we can complain of being too productive will be a great day! Don;t you?