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Authentic Wealth. And as you might have guessed, I’ve got a tool to help you do that, as well: The Clarity Statement. Rather than feeling overwhelmed by all the different improvements you want to make, The Clarity Statement helps you identify a single goal in each critical category. It also walks you through the BREAKthroughs (Barriers, Resources, Experiences, Actions, and Knowledge) you’ll need to achieve those goals. MAXIMIZING YOUR TIME Once you have a summary of What Matters Most to you and you’ve outlined your next big goals with The Clarity Statement, it’s important to get a big-
picture look at how you’ll manage your time in the coming year to live your best 3 Dimensional life. If you’ve read my book, "The 10 Keys Transformation," you’ll be familiar with my Life Balance System™. On the surface, the Life Balance System™ is relatively simple: You designate certain days for certain activities, each with its own color code:
Now, most people try to squeeze at least three if not all five activities into each and every day. But while it might be possible for a stretch at a time, it’s unsustainable. The inevitable gap that arises between expectations and reality can grind you down, make you less productive, and even make you feel like giving up. Instead, my Life Balance System™ Guide helps you understand how to designate entire days (or most of each day) to a specific category. Personally, I time-block my calendar at the beginning of each year, and I typically set aside up to 140 days for Re-creating, up to 140 days for Earning, and the rest I
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Earning–Green
Strategizing– Orange Re-creating– Blue
Learning– Yellow
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Organizing– Magenta
LESSONS FROM THE CHICKEN COOP
FROM FEED TO EGGS, IT’S CLEAR — HARD WORK PAYS OFF
If you walk into our backyard, you’ll hear a lot of clucking.
to watch Shelby and Sienna dive into these life lessons.
In the winter the girls have to make sure their water doesn’t freeze, and in the summer they let the chickens out and watch them roam, eat grass, take dirt baths, and snack on bugs. When we have more eggs than we can eat, the girls deliver the extras to the neighbors. The only downside has been the smell — who knew a small group of chickens could make such a big stink?
It all started when my brother (and close neighbor), Emron, got chickens.
When we got baby chicks, for example, Sienna took on the responsibility of raising them to adulthood, keeping them in an indoor bin, and making sure our goldendoodle, Sunny, didn’t eat them (which wasn’t a worry, because as it turns out, they all love each other).
We eat eggs every day, so we thought it would be a great idea to follow their example and install our own coop. We started with a small enclosure, but then we couldn’t resist building something bigger and better for our little flock. Now it’s a 19’ x 9’ palace, which is still not as epic as the coops Emron and Harmony and my mom and dad installed for their chickens. (As you can tell, chickens are becoming a family trend!)
But the fresh eggs delicious and the experience has been invaluable.
Whether it’s chicken coops, pets, gardens, or other activities, I hope that you, too, can create opportunities for your children or grandchildren to learn the value of putting in hard work and reaping the rewards. –Aaron Andrew
Why talk about chicken coops in this article?
Because I’m sure just like you, Heather and I want to instill a strong work ethic in our kids. My grandpa grew up on a farm and worked at the steel mill. Both of our parents worked hard as well, and taught us the value of accountability, responsibility, and consistency in everything we do.
The girls go with me to the feed store to get supplies; they give the chickens healthy seeds and take out our food waste to supplement their diet; and they gather eggs every day.
We want to pass along those Foundational Dimension values to our girls, and it’s exciting
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