It Has to Be a Heck Yes or a Hell No
cynicism. You can’t let their words and their fears steer your ship. Remember, there are two types of people: battery drain- ers and energy chargers. Be careful of the energy drainers, since they’re the ones who will suck the life right out of you. So if you do find yourself with a relationship that isn’t serving your dreams and desires, you can take the binary thinking one step further. You can ask yourself, “Is this a relationship I should just end or should I create boundaries and roadblocks to keep their negativity from affecting me?” You can take it from there. Now consider the second question: “Am I simply busy or does this activity make me massively productive?” This is a tough question because no one wants to admit they are “just busy.” That would make you feel like everything you do is all for nothing. But again, we must be honest and have no gray areas. So let’s say you’re a “hustler,” and you’re always busy. It’s easy to have the perception that you are heading toward your goals when you are always moving at full speed. But are you? Are you like a sports car roaring down the road with no GPS? You’re go- ing faster than everyone else, but not getting closer to your true goals and desires. Are you like a hamster on a wheel, spinning furiously but stuck in your cage? When you know the art of productivity, you will stop racing to get things done that do not serve your bigger future. You will see why successful people seem to get done five times as much as the people who are “just busy.” Whether the above accurately describes you or just a small bit of it rings true, I want you to know I’m not about just point- ing out the problem. Soon you’re going to learn the process for how to become more productive than ever. First, though, I want you to look at the third question related to your busy life: “Does this activity make me money or is it actually preventing me from reaching my next level?” Think about what you do daily. Perhaps you enjoy spending the afternoon sipping coffee at Starbucks. Great, but what do you do while you’re drinking coffee? Are you just exchanging gossip with friends? Are you daydreaming or people watching? Or is this an opportunity to be creative, to craft your marketing
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