questions from amber and Tyler and is about trying to catch up so he feels
about trying to catch up so he feels
about trying to catch up so he feels rushed 29 years old married but feeling
rushed 29 years old married but feeling
rushed 29 years old married but feeling behind on the goals you know trying to
behind on the goals you know trying to
behind on the goals you know trying to pay the bills as well as reach that new
pay the bills as well as reach that new
pay the bills as well as reach that new level of success but it’s feeling like
level of success but it’s feeling like
level of success but it’s feeling like is always playing catch-up and hasn’t
is always playing catch-up and hasn’t
is always playing catch-up and hasn’t gotten where he wants to go yet and
gotten where he wants to go yet and
gotten where he wants to go yet and wants to kind of rush his way to success
wants to kind of rush his way to success
wants to kind of rush his way to success yeah and manage is scheduled to do that
yeah and manage is scheduled to do that
yeah and manage is scheduled to do that so what what advice would you have for
so what what advice would you have for
so what what advice would you have for them for me it’s all about visualizing
them for me it’s all about visualizing
them for me it’s all about visualizing the angle right so I think it’s really
the angle right so I think it’s really
the angle right so I think it’s really difficult to achieve your goal if you
difficult to achieve your goal if you
difficult to achieve your goal if you haven’t defined it you know so to find
haven’t defined it you know so to find
haven’t defined it you know so to find that goal um and at first it’s going to
that goal um and at first it’s going to
that goal um and at first it’s going to be like really big and broad you know so
be like really big and broad you know so
be like really big and broad you know so if your goal is to start a business and
if your goal is to start a business and
if your goal is to start a business and you have a loose concept for that
you have a loose concept for that
you have a loose concept for that business um that’s a really big broad
business um that’s a really big broad
business um that’s a really big broad you know and if that’s all you have I
you know and if that’s all you have I
you know and if that’s all you have I don’t want to say it’s unattainable but
don’t want to say it’s unattainable but
don’t want to say it’s unattainable but it’s really difficult to attain that
it’s really difficult to attain that
it’s really difficult to attain that goal so taking that big concept and then
goal so taking that big concept and then
goal so taking that big concept and then start chunking out into smaller
start chunking out into smaller
start chunking out into smaller milestones and then taking those
milestones and then taking those
milestones and then taking those milestones and then starting to chunk
milestones and then starting to chunk
milestones and then starting to chunk those out into actual tasks that are
those out into actual tasks that are
those out into actual tasks that are going to get any closer and closer to
going to get any closer and closer to
going to get any closer and closer to that goal so I’m really passionate about
that goal so I’m really passionate about
that goal so I’m really passionate about fiction and I’m a writer so I’ve never
fiction and I’m a writer so I’ve never
fiction and I’m a writer so I’ve never written a book I’ve never written a
written a book I’ve never written a
written a book I’ve never written a piece of fiction uh but just this past
piece of fiction uh but just this past
piece of fiction uh but just this past year I started writing my first book but
year I started writing my first book but
year I started writing my first book but I work full-time as a project manager I
I work full-time as a project manager I
I work full-time as a project manager I have a wife I have a son really
have a wife I have a son really
have a wife I have a son really difficult for me to just like drop
difficult for me to just like drop
difficult for me to just like drop things and work on this book um but I
things and work on this book um but I
things and work on this book um but I had my end goal of mine and i chunked it
had my end goal of mine and i chunked it
had my end goal of mine and i chunked it out into the chapters and then from the
out into the chapters and then from the
out into the chapters and then from the jackers i chunked it out into the
jackers i chunked it out into the
jackers i chunked it out into the smaller outlines and then I I blocked
smaller outlines and then I I blocked
smaller outlines and then I I blocked out time on my schedule each day to hit
out time on my schedule each day to hit
out time on my schedule each day to hit a work account so i had a tangible goal
a work account so i had a tangible goal
a work account so i had a tangible goal i want to write you know a thousand
i want to write you know a thousand
i want to write you know a thousand words a day um or 750 words a day and
words a day um or 750 words a day and
words a day um or 750 words a day and then I really woke up in the morning
then I really woke up in the morning
then I really woke up in the morning with that drive I looked at my goal
with that drive I looked at my goal
with that drive I looked at my goal which I have on posted though which is
which I have on posted though which is
which I have on posted though which is sitting right by my bed um you know and
sitting right by my bed um you know and
sitting right by my bed um you know and I woke up with that passion in that
I woke up with that passion in that
I woke up with that passion in that drive and I reminded myself how much I
drive and I reminded myself how much I
drive and I reminded myself how much I wanted it and then I sat down and I just
wanted it and then I sat down and I just
wanted it and then I sat down and I just started doing
started doing
started doing I started writing words and maybe
I started writing words and maybe
I started writing words and maybe they’re not that great and I’ll edit
they’re not that great and I’ll edit
they’re not that great and I’ll edit them later but just the fact that like
them later but just the fact that like
them later but just the fact that like you just have to start doing you know
you just have to start doing you know
you just have to start doing you know you can talk talk talk at the end of the
you can talk talk talk at the end of the
you can talk talk talk at the end of the day just visualize your goal chunk it
day just visualize your goal chunk it
day just visualize your goal chunk it out into you know actual tasks set
out into you know actual tasks set
out into you know actual tasks set metrics to to show that you’re making
metrics to to show that you’re making
metrics to to show that you’re making progress and then just that’s cool I’m
progress and then just that’s cool I’m
progress and then just that’s cool I’m looking forward to seeing the book too
looking forward to seeing the book too
looking forward to seeing the book too man that’s exciting I’m excited one of
man that’s exciting I’m excited one of
man that’s exciting I’m excited one of my favorite bits of advice is from
my favorite bits of advice is from
my favorite bits of advice is from Michael Dell who talked about
Michael Dell who talked about
Michael Dell who talked about understanding your point of leverage and
understanding your point of leverage and
understanding your point of leverage and one of the things that I constantly try
one of the things that I constantly try
one of the things that I constantly try to think about for myself is what’s the
to think about for myself is what’s the
to think about for myself is what’s the best use of my time to drive the needle
best use of my time to drive the needle
best use of my time to drive the needle as far as i can forward so you know even
as far as i can forward so you know even
as far as i can forward so you know even a task is of 100 things plus you’re
a task is of 100 things plus you’re
a task is of 100 things plus you’re behind you know you feel in your life
behind you know you feel in your life
behind you know you feel in your life and you catch up on your bills and wants
and you catch up on your bills and wants
and you catch up on your bills and wants for town with your your wife there’s a
for town with your your wife there’s a
for town with your your wife there’s a lot of things on your plate so you only
lot of things on your plate so you only
lot of things on your plate so you only have a certain amount of time to be able
have a certain amount of time to be able
have a certain amount of time to be able to focus on this new thing what activity
to focus on this new thing what activity
to focus on this new thing what activity or you great at that you can really
or you great at that you can really
or you great at that you can really spend energy on that’s really going to
spend energy on that’s really going to
spend energy on that’s really going to move it forward so yes you have your
move it forward so yes you have your
move it forward so yes you have your goals you have your vision you have your
goals you have your vision you have your
goals you have your vision you have your plan and then look at that task list and
plan and then look at that task list and
plan and then look at that task list and which one that if you attack today
which one that if you attack today
which one that if you attack today that’s going to help really move your
that’s going to help really move your
that’s going to help really move your project forward because it’s leveraging
project forward because it’s leveraging
project forward because it’s leveraging what you’re passionate about what you’ve
what you’re passionate about what you’ve
what you’re passionate about what you’ve got you know your break skills at I feel
got you know your break skills at I feel
got you know your break skills at I feel like if people understood their point of
like if people understood their point of
like if people understood their point of leverage a lot better than you be able
leverage a lot better than you be able
leverage a lot better than you be able to make faster growth and catch up and
to make faster growth and catch up and
to make faster growth and catch up and get to where you want to go a lot sooner
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