50 Things At 50 – Part 3

Today’s a continuation of yesterday’s post of 50 things I’ve discovered since I turned 50.

21 – No One Cares How Long It Took – No one cares how long your blog post, book, video, or training course took to make. So taking a week to do something that can take you a day to create, doesn’t make it any more valuable in your users’ eyes. – You also can’t charge more, so what’s the point?

22 – Anything Great Is Going To Involve Discomfort – If you’re not prepared to embarrass yourself, sacrifice time, or break out in a sweat, give up on that idea of the idea of doing something great with your life. 

23 – Your Journey Is Your Journey – When we’ve all been dropped into random bodies, families, countries, talents, or a hundred different variations, your journey is going to be a completely different one from everyone else on the planet. – Where you start has been a random throw of a dice, but where you end up in totally in your control. 

24 – Everyone Doubts Themselves – Even though they mightn’t look like they do, everyone doubts themselves.  Some also feel that they’re going to be found out at some point too. – You’re not the only one to feel that way. 

25 – Create More Content Than You Consume – The people that create the content are the ones that take home the money.  Consuming content doesn’t. – Create more content than you consume and your bank balance will thank you for it. 

26 – Build An Audience – Everything you want is going to come from other people. So the larger the audience you have the more money you can make. Always be growing your audience. But make sure you’re always in control of how you can contact them, just in case the rug is pulled out from under you.

27 – Some Days You Won’t Want To Do It – Some days you’ll be up, and some days you’ll be down. It’s easy to write, record, or do anything on those good days, but it’s the bad days that are going to test you. Those are the days when you pay attention to that little voice that tells you that it doesn’t matter. – Some days it doesn’t, but most days that work has got to be done no matter how you feel. 

28 – You Can’t Recieve If You Don’t Give First – As the great Earl Nightingale said, you’ve got to build the fire first if you’re going to expect some heat. The same goes for receiving money. – You’ve got to give service to get it. If you work on the giving part, the receiving part will take care of itself. 

29 – Everyone Is Going Through Something – If you look at any attacks or criticism you receive, you’ll find it’s coming from people who are going through something or hurt themselves. It may seem like you’re the target, but you’re probably the closest or safest one they can attack right now. – Most times if we weren’t there someone else would be taking that abuse from them instead. 

30 – Your Best Ideas Come When You’re Moving Your Body – Stop looking at a blank screen and go for a walk, run, or a drive. Your best ideas will always come when you’re relaxed, lost in nature, or in new surroundings. – A word of advice, always carry a pen and paper or use the audio recorder on your mobile phone to catch those moments of inspiration when they happen. – They never hang around for long. 

Stay tuned for Part 4.

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