For much of my professional life, I’d open my eyes in the morning and go straight to the laptop to work.
Then, I’d see clients during the day, hang out with my family for a few hours, and when they went to bed, I’d head back to the laptop until I couldn’t think clearly.
That was my routine seven days a week for decades, and on most days, it still is.
Hi, my name is Tim, and I’m a workaholic.
I love helping people replace self-sabotage and anxiety with self-love and success-producing habits so that they can experience tremendous accomplishments and breakthroughs.
Instead of watching sports, gardening, or racing cars, my hobby is writing books, creating programs, and teaching others how to make their dreams come true.
So I don’t mind putting in the hours because it’s my passion.
But if I’m being transparent with you, what drove me the most was figuring out how to make more money so I could pay off the month’s $15k AMEX bill.
We become obsessed with making more MONEY.
How do I get it, keep it, make more of it, and use it to regain our time and creative freedom?
Pursuing more money takes away the desired freedom because you’re always working, and even though you may love what you do, it becomes a trap.
Ironically, when I remove myself from that repetitive loop, that’s when prosperity seems to flow more effortlessly into my life.
Instead of starting the day with work, I (80% of the time) focus on recharging my (mental & physical) batteries with a “refresh” routine.
Examples include:
- engaging in any form of physical fitness
- listening to inspiring podcasts or youtube videos
- reading a few pages of an uplifting book
- going for a walk with your spouse and talking about them (not your work.)
- listening to one of my hypnosis audio programs
- praying (offering thanks rather than pleading and begging for help)
- meditating (getting quiet so you can hear when God responds to you)
- creating or adding to your Gratitude journal
- visualize your dream life and imagine that it’s already here so you can show up today as the person you’ve always wanted to be
Warning! You will wander off this path and find yourself back in the routine of working 16-hour days because of some problem, new debt, lack of clients, etc.
When you realize it, as quickly as possible, PIVOT back to chasing experiences, keeping a morning “refresh” routine, and investing some of your creative energy into strengthening personal relationships.
I’ll be spending the rest of today with my family.
Hopefully, you will now put down the device you’re reading this on and do the same.
Tim