This thread has been created to hold myself accountable and to show you, dear reader, that you as well can create a life full of freedom, love and fulfillment.
I am not going to litter it by writing about the thousand negative thoughts that plague me every day and I am not going to give you an update on my latest self-destructive behaviors. I have come to realize that the more room I give these negative forces, the more legit and threatening they seem to become. In the end, it is only what you do that counts.
And this is why I will only speak of my actions here.
That does not mean that I am not going to adress problems like procrastination, a raging mind or destructive habits that you most likely are also plagued by. But when I do, I will not only talk abut the problem but present you with a solution that worked for me.
This is what you can expect if you follow this thread for the next 365 days:
1. Updates on measurable habits and goals - once a week
2. Problems that slow down my growth and their respective solution - whenever I have found a satisfying solution or insight
I will not post anything other than than. I believe that our attention-span and time is extremely limited and I don't want you to waste your precious time by reading commonsense-wisdom in this thread. That beeing said, let me (re-)introduce myself to give you something you (maybe) can relate to.
My name is S (obviously not my real name), I'm 18 and I live in switzerland. I have finished my "Matura" this summer - google it if it interests you - and am currently unemployed. Sort of.
Since two years, I have spent a great amount of my time working on different projects. One is a community for young Swiss Entrepreneurs and the other is a hybrid made up of a digital agency and a plattform, on which young people can share their talent as freelancers. I won't give you more details on my projects (unless specifically requested) since this is a thread dedicated to mindset and commitment, not everyday business problems. I can say just so much - up until now I have not generated any relavant income and I now face a potential insurance-case with 17K on the line - at least this last incident finally gave me the kick in the a$$ I desperately needed.
I have derived great joy from my work on these projects but since I left school, the lack of an external timetable and the pure freedom of choosing what I want to do every single day, have shown to be more of a roadblock than a booster for my sucsess. I became weak. Worked less. Slept longer. Wasted a great deal of time online, mindlessly browsing YouTube or Instagram.
In the words of Steven Pressfield, Author of "the War of Art" (this book encapsulates my problems extremely well) - I gave in to resistance. Hardcore. To a point where I avoided opening my laptop just because I didn't want to see what tasks I had set myself the day prior.
I can write hours about all my petty problems but in the end you all know what I'm talking about. We all face the same devil - just in varying intensity and wearing different capes. So in short, here's what I'm working with:
- No secure & steady income
- Almost nothing in savings
- Very weak work-ethic & self-discipline
Here are the fixed stars that will guide my decisions to change that in 2K19:
- 100K turnover with the agency/plattform business - not speaking profit here
- 10K private savings - irrelevant if from the business or from other work
- Covering my living costs 100% myself - to relieve my parents
These are the treats that await me this year if I stay on track:
- City-Trip through Europe or Adventures in Greece with my best friends
- My own office away from home
---
My journey begins with regaining important momentum and self-trust. I know what I'm capable of. I just have to show it to myself again and again. So what am I going to measure from now on?
1. Hours worked on my business and other income-sources (the goal are at least 40 hrs) - I will do this with an App called "aTimeLogger" for Android combined with "Rescue Time" on the Mac.
2. How much I made and how much I spent (the goal is to have a surplus each week) - I will do this with an App called "Money Manager" for Android.
3. How many times I visited the gym or ran more than 30min straight (the goal are 3 heavy exercises each week) - I will write this down in a small notebook.
4. How much time I spent entertaining myself with TV, YouTube, Instagram, 9Gag and the like (the goal are not more than 10hrs of "bad" entertainment) - again "Rescue Time" and "aTimeLogger".
All these goals might look small to you. But they will be the cornerstones of the self-believe necessary to become a successful & accomplished human beeing - showing myself that I am able to be consistent & disciplined is worth more to me than pure Gold!
My future posts will contain more information as to HOW I increase/manage my income, create and sustain discipline. In the end it's all about caging that little monkey inside your head. Better be quick. He will turn into King Kong if you feed him to much.
I am not going to litter it by writing about the thousand negative thoughts that plague me every day and I am not going to give you an update on my latest self-destructive behaviors. I have come to realize that the more room I give these negative forces, the more legit and threatening they seem to become. In the end, it is only what you do that counts.
And this is why I will only speak of my actions here.
That does not mean that I am not going to adress problems like procrastination, a raging mind or destructive habits that you most likely are also plagued by. But when I do, I will not only talk abut the problem but present you with a solution that worked for me.
This is what you can expect if you follow this thread for the next 365 days:
1. Updates on measurable habits and goals - once a week
2. Problems that slow down my growth and their respective solution - whenever I have found a satisfying solution or insight
I will not post anything other than than. I believe that our attention-span and time is extremely limited and I don't want you to waste your precious time by reading commonsense-wisdom in this thread. That beeing said, let me (re-)introduce myself to give you something you (maybe) can relate to.
My name is S (obviously not my real name), I'm 18 and I live in switzerland. I have finished my "Matura" this summer - google it if it interests you - and am currently unemployed. Sort of.
Since two years, I have spent a great amount of my time working on different projects. One is a community for young Swiss Entrepreneurs and the other is a hybrid made up of a digital agency and a plattform, on which young people can share their talent as freelancers. I won't give you more details on my projects (unless specifically requested) since this is a thread dedicated to mindset and commitment, not everyday business problems. I can say just so much - up until now I have not generated any relavant income and I now face a potential insurance-case with 17K on the line - at least this last incident finally gave me the kick in the a$$ I desperately needed.
I have derived great joy from my work on these projects but since I left school, the lack of an external timetable and the pure freedom of choosing what I want to do every single day, have shown to be more of a roadblock than a booster for my sucsess. I became weak. Worked less. Slept longer. Wasted a great deal of time online, mindlessly browsing YouTube or Instagram.
In the words of Steven Pressfield, Author of "the War of Art" (this book encapsulates my problems extremely well) - I gave in to resistance. Hardcore. To a point where I avoided opening my laptop just because I didn't want to see what tasks I had set myself the day prior.
I can write hours about all my petty problems but in the end you all know what I'm talking about. We all face the same devil - just in varying intensity and wearing different capes. So in short, here's what I'm working with:
- No secure & steady income
- Almost nothing in savings
- Very weak work-ethic & self-discipline
Here are the fixed stars that will guide my decisions to change that in 2K19:
- 100K turnover with the agency/plattform business - not speaking profit here
- 10K private savings - irrelevant if from the business or from other work
- Covering my living costs 100% myself - to relieve my parents
These are the treats that await me this year if I stay on track:
- City-Trip through Europe or Adventures in Greece with my best friends
- My own office away from home
---
My journey begins with regaining important momentum and self-trust. I know what I'm capable of. I just have to show it to myself again and again. So what am I going to measure from now on?
1. Hours worked on my business and other income-sources (the goal are at least 40 hrs) - I will do this with an App called "aTimeLogger" for Android combined with "Rescue Time" on the Mac.
2. How much I made and how much I spent (the goal is to have a surplus each week) - I will do this with an App called "Money Manager" for Android.
3. How many times I visited the gym or ran more than 30min straight (the goal are 3 heavy exercises each week) - I will write this down in a small notebook.
4. How much time I spent entertaining myself with TV, YouTube, Instagram, 9Gag and the like (the goal are not more than 10hrs of "bad" entertainment) - again "Rescue Time" and "aTimeLogger".
All these goals might look small to you. But they will be the cornerstones of the self-believe necessary to become a successful & accomplished human beeing - showing myself that I am able to be consistent & disciplined is worth more to me than pure Gold!
My future posts will contain more information as to HOW I increase/manage my income, create and sustain discipline. In the end it's all about caging that little monkey inside your head. Better be quick. He will turn into King Kong if you feed him to much.
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