Progress Thread : CY's fastlane prerequisites journey.

[Carson Yim]

Hi all, CY here.

I've been thinking if I should record my progress towards the fastlane here, instead of wasting more time over-analyzing this I've decided to chart my progress using this thread.

Why do this?
-I hope what I'm going through can benefit others as well, it might not be much but I'm well on my way.
-It also serves to gain me a little altitude at the end of a day's work, and see if I have did indeed fulfilled my target of doing something to improve myself.
-It serves as an accountability switch for me, if I know I have put myself out here to let you guys know that I will stay away from things that waste my time. I will stay on track with the things that will benefit me and get more of the high priority things done.

Where I am now,
1. Ended a long term relationship during beginning of the year, huge wake up call that I had issues I needed to resolve on my own.
2. Recently quit my Mon-Fri 925 job, I am still working as a part time lecturer at my local college once a week at the moment for survival. Freeing up 6 days to work on myself.
3. Recently started a fitness routine 3 weeks back, committed to it ever since.
4. Have a bad habit of Facebooking for hours, and get distracted throughout the day by watching Youtube videos.
5. Am writing an ebook that I target to benefit at least 100 people. I consider this my very first step into making a difference. My work as a CG generalist have so far benefited pretty much only my employer, so pardon me for a modest aim of 100. I wish to take things one step at a time, I want consistent growth vs instantaneous growth that don't last.

Here's my take on moving towards the fastlane, in order for me to make a big difference in other's lives I must make a positive difference in mine first.

I will fulfill my 2 prerequisites before taking on other fastlane ideas I have written on my cupboard,

Prerequisite #1: Health - Mental, Physical, Emotional.
Prerequisite #2: Self-management - self-discipline, Speed of implementation, maintenance of prerequisite #1.

Prerequisite #1a : Mental Health,
-I have a shitty attitude even after 2 years of work on my mind. I realized the moment I stopped consciously watching my thoughts, my mind switches back to turd mode. I have been monitoring my own thoughts for 1 month now, and I will continue to put a lot of work into this part of my life.

Prerequisite #1b : Physical Health,
-I've been taking my body for granted for almost 2 years now, overworking it and sleeping little. Pure disrespect. I've recently quit my mon-fri 925 job, and have since started to put in the work to get ample rest, a better physique, watching my diet, and get stronger in terms of agility and stamina. Without health as a foundation, any wealth that follows will be wasted.

Prerequisite #1c : Emotional Health,
-Taking a huge rejection post breakup, I realized how lousy my emotional control was. I have taken the time to fix this part of my life, and get control of my emotions. Still a long way to go, but I know the effort will pay off in the future when I begin my journey into the fastlane.

Prerequisite #2a : Self-discipline,
-My self-discipline was a limp muscle, thanks to me always taking the easy way out in life. Asking for directions instead of thinking about what I want, and always looking to my leader to make decisions for me. Citing my uber excuse, "I'm better as a follower." Pure self-denial BS. I have been exercising my self-discipline for the first month, and will be monitoring my self-discipline in this thread as I go about prerequisites 1.

Prerequisite #2b : Speed of implementation,
-I have always taken the easy way out, the usual procrastination path. "I'll get to it tomorrow, I'm too tired to get it done now." Pure self-defeating BS. I have been immediately resolving problems that pops up on my mind on the spot. I will put in the progress here as I continue to catch myself trying to pull a self-deceiving thought and share what I have learned.

Prerequisite #2c : Maintenance of prerequisites #1,
-Starting something is always easier than maintaining it, so I will continuously monitor my continuation or evolution of prerequisite #1. It's either I improve it further, or maintain it.

It's been 1 month that I've been doing this, and here are what I've learned,

1. I can think better, and assess what is truly beneficial for my future when I am alone without all the noise and distractions such as negative people, naysayers, gossiping, and an overworked schedule. When I began 'evolving' my attitude to a more independent one, I noticed my peers growing uncomfortable with that subtle change. I learned that I have to, "keep your friends, but change your peers." I've been surrounding myself with successful 'people' ever since. They are all in various formats like books, audio programs, video programs and this forum. I've actively cut down hanging out with my old peers, I feel stronger without the noise.

2. Working on myself was the best investment I've ever made, everything I do now is for my own future and it feels great. It's no longer about working for someone, neglecting and sacrificing my own future to put more profits into their pockets. As long as today I do something different to generate a better tomorrow, I'm down for it.

3. After quitting my life-sucking 925 job only solving my employer's need, I have freedom to forge my own future through health of mind & body and start putting together a plan to satisfy a larger need than just my employer's.

4. When I have time for clarity of thought, I realized the more time I hesitate about doing the right thing the more I will die unsatisfied with life. Yes I think about death on and off now, it's scary but it's great motivation & reality check.

5. I learned that with a plan, things get done. Setting target dates helped a lot. I had a weak muscle when it came to planning prior to this, took me roughly about 3 months to get the hang of daily planning and review.

6. If I don't push myself, no one else would bother. It's mind-numbing some times when I'm trying to break an old destructive habit, takes a lot of will power. I just recently rearranged my room just so I can break my self-programmed habit of sitting down on my work desk at the old position and getting hooked off to surfing social networking sites, and watching countless videos on Youtube. It's working well so far, going to do whatever it takes to forge a new habit.

7. By using an accountability partner, I 'hired' my close friend to make sure I texted him before 10pm when I rest every night or else I'd have to pay him a 50 bucks penalty if I was late for bedtime. This is working great so far, lights are always out by 10pm. Of course if I had something important to do that would eventually delay my lights out time, I have to inform him. Keyword, important.

8. I realized one of the key difference between the successful vs the mediocre is 'conscious thought monitoring and control'. One consciously choose thoughts that propel them to the next level in life, while the other let their unconscious thoughts run their lives.

That's all for today, I will continue to update this thread with more useful information and techniques I will come across in my journey in easy-to-digest point forms instead of such a long post when I have something worthwhile to share I'm back to work!

 

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[Carson Yim]

Raodl aqfevi up tuni siemobevoupt,

1. O tvomm jewi xjev O demm Gies Ug Xiemvj Tzpfsuni (GUXT) gsun voni vu voni. Ov't xjip zua gies jewoph nusi xiemvj cz jewoph vu miv hu ug tuni umf gsoipft, cimoigt, cijewoust, suavopit vjev pu muphis tiswi zua. Us iwip csiel zuas uxp sidusf, ov't tdesz vu uavfu zuastimg.

2. Ci timidvowi. Ci timidvowi xovj iwisz tophmi vjoph op zuas mogi. O'wi ciip e cov ug e 'foggodamv' qistup mevimz cideati O'n wisz timidvowi up jux O fu vjopht, xjev O sief, xjev O motvip vu, xju O tassuapf nztimg xovj. Haesf zuas fuust vu zuas nipvem hesfip, tuni gsoipft jewi nusi edditt vjep uvjist. Ci desigam xovj vjin et ximm, vjiz nohjv katv tmoq tuni xiift opvu zuas hesfip apopvipvoupemmz.

3. Timg-nuvowevi. O ati Zuavaci et nz qmezmotv. O dummidvif nuvowevoupem wofiut gsun nuwoit epf Qustdji dunnisdoemt. Xevis vji qmepvt op zuas nipvem hesfip, qamm uav vji xiift. Upmz zua xomm desi ipuahj vu fu vjev gus zuastimg.

4. Vjot kuaspiz/qsuditt ot e mupimz upi. Ov't e geos tedsogodi xjip muuloph muph visn. Zuas umf qiist nutv molimz xup'v gummux zua up vji japv gus pix cimoigt, pix qisdiqvoup, epf pix cijewoust vjev xomm tiswi zua civvis. Vjiz muwi vjios dungusv bupit.

5. Sidiowif e demm gsun iy-inqmuzis, ji xepvt ni cedl epf ji't xommoph vu qez nusi epf tjuxis ni xovj nusi cipigovt. Tjusv visn wt muph visn, O djuti vji mevvis. O'n xommoph vu tedsogodi vjot civvis qez gus iphopiisoph e fasecmi xiemvjz gavasi. Fup'v djeti nupiz, dsievi e nedjopi vjev tqopt ugg nupiz.

6. Inuvoupem us Muhodem? O'wi nefi e muv ug djuodit op vji qetv cetif up inuvoupt, ov fofp'v hiv ni ges. Ov xet gus ep optvepv hsevogodevoup jov. Pux O vjopl muph visn, fimezoph hsevogodevoup jet ep uff giimoph vu ov. "Ov xomm emm ci nopi upi fez, et muph et O tvodl vu vji qsuditt." Ov't elop vu e djopiti tezoph, "Vetvi covvis gostv, txiivpitt dunit egvis."

Vjev't emm gus pux, cedl vu xusl!

 

[Carson Yim]

Gostv suefcmudl,
1. Qavvoph vuhivjis opgusnevoup vjev deni vu nz nopf op covt epf qoidit ot e siem djemmiphi, jewoph vu gohasi uav xjisi iedj xomm gov eqqsuqsoevimz ot e vuahj pav vu dsedl. Moli e suahj tlivdj, O huvve gohasi uav xjisi iedj mopi xomm mepf eitvjivodemmz.

2. Xjip O buunif uav ug xjev O'n dassipvmz uddaqoif xovj, O siemobif vjisi ot e namvovafi ug vjopht vjev O piif vu hiv fupi sohjv egvis vji gostv vetl ug dunqomoph vji icuul tadj et vji xictovi, cmuh, TIU, traiibi-qehi, ivd-ivd. Gohasoph uav jux vu vetl iedj upi xovj taggodoipv voni ot e djemmiphi vuu, topdi vjot ot nz gostv evvinqv.

3. Movvmi wuodit op nz jief ot tophoph ni tupht vu howi aq epf katv veli vji ietz xez uav, ov't tdesz xjip zua ciduni exesi ug vjin. Moli xevis tosipt gsun vji fiqvjt ug feslpitt xeovoph vu qamm zua fuxp opvu vji ecztt xovj vjin. O'n huoph vu qistiwisi sihesfmitt, pu upi't huoph vu hiv ni vjisi cav nztimg.

O'n huoph vu dupvopai epf qatj vjsuahj apvom cifvoni vupohjv, huppe hsec ni tuni guuf pux.

 

[Carson Yim]

Raodl aqfevi gus qistupem sigisipdi.

1. O jov e siemobevoup vjev O natv uxp nztimg gostv: uxp nz vjuahjvt, uxp nz inuvoupt, uxp nz qjztodem cufz. Og O fup'v veli gamm sitquptocomovoit gus vji vjuahjvt, inuvoupt epf edvoupt vjev O jewi, epf puv jespitt vji joffip fusnepv quvipvoemt. Puvjoph uavtofi ug ni xomm hiv fupi. Iwiszvjoph tvesvt gsun optofi ug ni, vji edv ug uxpoph vjot vsopovz ot qsedvodoph xommquxis. Vseopoph nz nopf tu nz inuvoupt epf qjztodem cufz xomm gummux.

2. Ov't ciip e xiil xovjuav Gedicuul, O giim huuf. Puvjoph djephif gus vji xusti, op gedv ov jet jimqif ni tvez gudatif ev vji vetl ev jepf. Gewusecmi, pux O qmep vu tvez xez gsun Gedicuul apvom vji ipf ug vji zies. Vji upmz voni O xomm ipvis Gedicuul eheop xomm ci vu tvesv nz ushepobevoup qehi.

3. O puvodif jux O jewi ep effodvoup O pux visn et, opgusnevoup-tpedloph & ipvisveopnipv-tpedloph. Xjip O xusl vjsuahjuav vji fez, O vipf vu jewi tadj vjuahjvt dsiiq opvu nz jief. Vjot csielt gudat vjev velit vxodi et muph vu siheop.

4. Qjztodem iyisdoti ot tvomm up huoph, giimoph hsiev ipvisoph vji 4vj xiil. O giim nusi dupgofipv xovj nztimg. O haitt ov't cideati O dep fotdoqmopi nztimg vu xeli aq epf tvodl vu vji iyisdoti suavopi. Gewusecmi, O xomm liiq vjot huoph apvom zies ipf.

5. Nz eapv katv sidipvmz qettif up qiedigammz, ov nefi ni vjopl ecuav nz uxp nusvemovz. Jux voni xomm fesv ni cz, VONI OT LOPH. Xetvi puv upi tidupf vjoploph ug vjopht vjev tjedlmi zua fuxp, liiq nuwoph gusxesf. Nusvemovz ot e hsiev nuvowevus, dunqepoup, epf ihu-djidlis.

6. Ciip hivvoph sof ug e muv ug vjopht O uxp, ov't duapvis-opvaovowi. Cav O giim e muv mohjvis xjip O uqisevi op vji xusmf, vji mittis O uxp vji getvis O'n ecmi vu nuwi.

Vjev't emm gus pux, gamm fez ug xusl ejief.