Here is today’s Game and what’s going on.
Here is what I discovered today in our Dadly Daily Declaration reading from The Perfect Day Formula by Craig Ballantyne.
The title of today’s reading is “What Not To Do On a Perfect Day.” Let’s jump in with a few highlights first:
- Our temptations are so pervasive; our flaws, so easily exposed. Our weaknesses make us so vulnerable. Humans, it seems, are build to fail.
- That is why you must have a Not-To-Do List.
- This is a powerful way to support the structure in your day and the freedom you want for your life. There is only so much that you can do, and do well. We must all say NO to things in life. If we didn’t, we’d all be working 24 hours a day and tit would drive us all to an early grave.
- Be clear about what you will and will not do each day. Be clear about what you will not do for success. Some items are easy. Some need to be clear to you, including:
- Do not hit the snooze button when you wake up
- Do not check email first thing in the morning
- Do not answer every phone call that comes in at all hours of the day
- Do not mindlessly surf the Internet
- Do not wast time gossiping or arguing with colleagues about non-work related topics
- Do not consume food or drink that makes you tired or unwell
- Make an honest assessment of what will throw you off track. Identify these interlopers and banish them from your battlefield.
- The best way to avoid any item on your not-to-do list is to implement rules that make it all but impossible to do the wrong thing. If you have a system, it will make the right actions automatic.
- Be strong and build your clear and concise not-to-do list. Add to it when you find an obstacle that is significantly sucking away your time. You will also find it helpful to identify two solutions for each not-to-do obstacle, should you find yourself giving in to temptation.
- Be thorough with your list and ruthless with your time.
Those gems lead us to today’s Dadly Daily Declaration:
If you want to be productive and successful, you can’t let your worst behaviors become your habits.
When you commit to your rules, you’ll have greater strength to overcome temptation. Rules are stronger than willpower. Rules are better than habits. Rules are essential to your success.
Deliver yourself from temptation, remove the bad habits from life, replace them with positive rituals and strict rules, and you’ll be on track to better days fast.
