{"id":70314,"date":"2020-11-30T11:50:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T03:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/?p=70314"},"modified":"2022-05-02T12:24:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T04:24:49","slug":"make-things-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/2020\/11\/30\/make-things-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"A Simple Hack to Make Things Happen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"font-500830\">Wanna achieve something significant or important in life (but nothing is really moving forward)? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-500830\">If that&#8217;s the case, start being <strong>explicit<\/strong> with your rules, intention, and goals:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"font-500830\"><em>If you want to live healthier, this means making it <\/em><u><em><strong>specific<\/strong><\/em><\/u><em> to yourself that 6pm everyday is workout time and honor it with discipline.\n<p><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-500830\"><em>If you want to invest better, this means having a <\/em><u><em><strong>crystal-clear<\/strong><\/em><\/u><em> stock selection &amp; management process that you religiously follow.\n<p><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-500830\"><em>If you want to achieve breakthroughs in your career, this means formulating a detailed plan to <\/em><u><em><strong>consciously<\/strong><\/em><\/u><em> improve &amp; add value to your stakeholders.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"font-500830\">Being explicit with your intentions may not necessarily imply that you have to let the whole world know about your intention <em>(although you can, if you want)<\/em>. <strong>For most people, being explicit can be as simple as writing your intent and\/or rules down in a journal and review it everyday or week.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"font-555555\">Why though \u2013 why should you make your rules\/intention\/goals explicit to yourself?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"font-500830\"><strong>Because if you don\u2019t <\/strong><em><strong>(like what you most probably have *not* been doing)<\/strong><\/em><strong>, then when things go against your favor, the stress starts kicking in, and when the road forward starts getting bumpy \u2013 you\u2019d very, very likely going to choose the easy way out <\/strong><em><strong>(does the sentence &#8220;I\u2019ll do it tomorrow&#8221; sounds familiar?)<\/strong><\/em><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"font-500830 font-151730\">Here&#8217;s the thing:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span class=\"font-500830\">You can&#8217;t follow a discipline that you never formulated in the first place. The clearer the intention\/rules, the stronger they&#8217;ll serve as brakes to your impulses and guides to your best behavior.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-500830\">Simply put, making your intention explicit provides you with a reason \u2013 an additional layer of support when you ever consider taking the easy out by procrastinating or giving up. Remember, the best performers are rule-governed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-500830\">What&#8217;s your biggest intention\/goal that you have not made significant progress in 2020? How refined are your intention\/plans\/rules? Certainly think about this over the week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-500830\">Till next week (and happy December)!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-500830\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-500830\"><em>p.s. This week\u2019s newsletter is the rational me nagging on the procrastinator me. But since we are nearing year-end, I feel that some of you may need this little push so hope this helps!<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wanna achieve something significant or important in life (but nothing is really moving forward)? 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