Habits
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Checklist Prep
Do you check every detail on the day before your big event? Inevitably, those who assume it will all work will soon be disappointed. — Sakfucius
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Company Freedom
How many people have you met from other companies this month? The broader your network, the more options you have when you seek. — Sakfucius
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Job Freedom
The more varied skills you develop, the more options you have. What new skill did you improve this month? — Sakfucius
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Financial Freedom
The best thing a person can do to achieve financial freedom is to start tracking their net worth monthly. — Sakfucius
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Next Episode
Rainmakers are adept at setting up the next episode, where the customer actually yearns for the next. — Sakfucius
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Sales is Personal
A rainmaker never leaves a prospect’s office without understanding that person’s personal agenda, the real reason he or she wants change. — Sakfucius
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Fitness Fuel
Why do you want to be fit? Fitness habits are easier when you are crystal clear as to why you are driven to achieve. — Sakfucius
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Improve Weekly
Do you really believe that you are indispensable and irreplaceable where you work today? The only security within your own control is to continuously improve yourself. — Sakfucius
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Guard Prime Time
What have you planned for your prime time, two best hours today? Real progress requires investing your best time wisely, not ceding it to others’ petty urgencies. — Sakfucius
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Lies
Does lying actually get you ahead, and is it worth the price you will pay someday? The more often you get away with lying, the deeper the bad habit’s roots grow, until the day when you lose someone’s trust forever. —,Sakfucius
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Distractions
If you want to achieve great things, get rid of every distraction while you work, especially your smartphone. — Sakfucius
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Careful Expectations
The wise set high but make-able goals. When your expectations are too high, you are setting your sites on the valley of despair and disappointment. — Sakfucius
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Better
Strive to be better than you were yesterday, rather than compare yourself to others. It’s the path that works while maintaining your positivity. — Sakfucius
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Five Minutes
Don’t let five bad minutes ruin your entire day. — Sakfucius
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Action Always
Taking pretty good action today always beats waiting for perfection. — Sakfucius
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Weekly Question
Did I really live this week or did I just exist? — Sakfucius
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Focused Charisma
Being charismatic starts with finding what’s interesting and important for someone, reflecting it back, and then keeping the cycle going for the entire time you are with them. — Sakfucius
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Road Rage
Road rage comes from an expectation that traffic will be light and drivers will be both competent and kind. Reset your expectations. — Sakfucius
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Help
Who did you help this week? What if you helped someone every week? How would that change your life? — Sakfucius
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Improving Habits
Whether you decide to build a new habit or stop a bad one, daily focus and visibility is key. Keep a log. — Sakfucius
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Measure Progress
Turning a worthy goal into reality has a number of milestones that must happen in order. Do you have them written down with target dates? — Sakfucius
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Win Lose
Win/lose is a tough way to live, while win/win is a stellar way to succeed. There is usually a way to be a win/win guy if you search for it. — Sakfucius
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Sharpen your Axe 1.0
Don’t spend your weeks trying to chop down trees without sharpening your axe. Invest time to improve yourself, week in and week out. — Sakfucius
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Procrastination
Does anything frustrate you more than procrastinating on items that you must do? What if you made 20 minutes of progress on one of those items in the morning while your will power is strong? — Sakfucius
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Don’t Brag
Do you like someone who immediately brags about himself? It is better to allow people to discover your positives than for you to broadcast them. — Sakfucius
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Pleasant
What if you were 50% more positive and pleasant every day this year? — Sakfucius
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Traffic Torpedo
Does complaining about traffic help, or does it just torpedo your positivity? Why not leave a few minutes sooner? — Sakfucius
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Only a Few
Few people change because only a few believe they can change. — Sakfucius
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Bursts
99% of success happens because of your habits, your routines, not motivated bursts. — Sakfucius
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A Rarity
In today’s beeping, buzzing, distracted, multitasking, media whirlwind world, only a few people 100% focus and listen to what you say. What if you decided to become one of those people? — Sakfucius
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Sharpen your Axe 3.0
Most don’t realize that 80% of your memory capability is a learned skill, not a born trait? How much better could you become if you practiced proven techniques? — Sakfucius
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Complaining
Complaining is a habit that will consume your positivity. What if you decided to skip all complaining? — Sakfucius
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Relationships
The easiest way to start a new relationship on the right foot is to tell a fun, personal, modest story. — Sakfucius
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Five Minute Momentum
When a task pops up, do it right then if it will take less than five minutes. Watch your momentum grow. — Sakfucius
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Better than Newscasts
Do you watch newscasts just to get enraged about a topic that has little to no direct impact on your life? What if you limited your daily news intake to ten minutes of reading instead? — Sakfucius
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Think Later
Can you decide when you will think about a worrisome topic, and actually put it aside until then? If you learn how, you will reduce stress by 87%. — Sakfucius
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Lasting Value
What one thing did you do this week that will offer lasting value? If the answer is nothing, perhaps prioritize one strategic big rock next week? — Sakfucius
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Sharpen Axe 2.0
In modern times, your mind is your axe. What steps are you doing to sharpen it? — Sakfucius
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Screens Large and Small
Be wary of too many hours of entertainment. It is designed to help spend your time without actually thinking. — Sakfucius
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Better Goals
Never write down a goal without jotting down why you want to achieve it. — Sakfucius
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Mental State
Your mental fitness is a direct reflection of your mental diet, exercise, and rest. What nutrition are you feeding your brain? — Sakfucius
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Physical Reflection
Your fitness is a mirror reflection of your daily diet, activity, and recovery habits. Change daily habits to change your long-term fitness. — Sakfucius
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One Change at a Time
What one bad habit — if changed — would improve your life? Change starts with a vision of change. — Sakfucius
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Data-Driven Biofeedback
Is your health and fitness data-driven? When you have accurate data, it becomes easier to change, to experiment, and to understand progress. — Sakfucius
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Never Everything
Know that you will never get everything done, so what will you focus on this month? — Sakfucius
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Limiting Belief
Many believe that they are set in their ways. The stellar few believe they can change how they think, react, and adapt. — Sakfucius
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Busy Work
Important progress rarely happens between noon and dinner. Schedule busy work in the afternoon, leaving prime time open for strategic initiatives. — Sakfucius
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Operating System
Our habits are our own operating system. It is never about will power. Improve by rewiring your habits. — Sakfucius
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Open Office
Don’t schedule important work when you know you will be interrupted, as it will lead to little else but frustration. — Sakfucius
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Never Ignore Health
Without good health, all else evaporates. Health is mostly found in your daily habits. — Sakfucius
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Change for Love
What one change would your loved one want you to make? Why not find out. — Sakfucius
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Sum of Habits
Your success trajectory comes down to your habits. Be mindful and build superior daily and weekly habits. — Sakfucius