Daily Choices

I Choose to focus on one thing and do it very well!

It became painfully obvious to me last week that I have too many balls in the air right now.  Although I enjoy doing all of the things I do, I realize that I just can't do them all and do them well.

It's important to ask yourself from time to time if what you are doing is getting you the results you desire.  If not, it's time to make some changes.

So, instead of having all the balls go tumbling to the ground, I am just going to gently lay some of them down.  The projects I am going to set aside for now are the Prosperity blog, this Daily Choices blog and The Prosperous Times Newsletter.

From this point forward I am actually going to focus on two things, my job as a software salesperson and our latest project, Holistic Healthcare Marketing Specialists, a marketing company we created to help providers of Complementary and Alternative Medicine to promote their services.

I know that I will never realize the long-term wealth that I desire working for someone else.  I believe that the best way to achieve great wealth is to own your own company, whatever your field of expertise.  I know the owner of the company I work for realizes this too.

I will keep the blogs online because I really do want to get back to them and I may post from time to time on the Prosperity blog, but I'm not going to pressure myself to do it.

I want to thank each and every one of you for reading and I wish you every success you can imagine!

Choose to live well!
Ken

I Choose to find something good in everyone I meet today.

Everyone has good qualities about them.  Sometimes you just have to look a little harder and deeper for them.

Take the time today to recognize the good in everyone.

Choose to live well!
Ken

I Choose to do some kind of exercise for at least 15 minutes today.

Probably the easiest way to get 15 minutes of exercise is to just get outside and take a walk.

You can do this during your lunch break, you can do this before you get ready in the morning, you can do this as soon as you get home in the evening before you sit down in front of the television.

Do your heart good and get a little exercise today.

Choose to live well!
Ken

I Choose to go out of my way to be kind to someone today.

This is a little more difficult than just saying hello to someone or smiling at them as you pass by.  This Daily Choice will actually take a little effort on your part.

Be on the lookout today for people who may need your help with something and take the time to be of service to them.

Choose to live well!
Ken

I Choose to take one step toward my definite chief aim today.

This is a very easy choice to make.  Simply take one step toward your goals and dreams.  It doesn't have to be a big step, just take a step in the right direction.

Choose to live well!
Ken

I choose to succeed at everything I do today.

Some say this would be impossible but it just involves looking at things a bit differently. 

See, when we don't get the outcome that we desire, many times we call it failure.

Well, its not a failure if you learn something from it.

When Edison was asked how he kept going after failing over 10,000 times to create the electric lightbulb, he replied that he had simply found 10,000 ways that didn't work.

Look at every setback as an opportunity to learn today and you will have succeeded.

Choose to live well!
Ken

I Choose to act with absolute honesty and integrity in everything I do today.

Wow!  It's too bad that this actually has to be a Daily Choice.  There are some people out there who don't even know what integrity is.  Maybe this is a hard one for you in all areas. 

Make the effort to act with absolute integrity and honesty in at least one area of your life.  This may be at work, or with your spouse, or with your kids.  Make a point to act with unquestionable integrity today.

Choose to live well!
Ken

I Choose to do more of what works and less of what doesn't!

"I try and end each of my annual reports with this line.  It sums up my philosophy to continually try new things and experiment in order to find out "what works."

Oftentimes people want to do the same things over and over again, without ever measuring its effectiveness.  The main reason they keep doing what they're doing is because they've always done it.

At the heart of the choice to do "more of what works" is the question: If I started all over today, would I do this thing the same way I'm doing it now (if even at all), or would I do it differently?

The answer helps you to do "less of what doesn't."

Today's Daily Choice was submitted by Tim Milburn from the studentlinc blog.  Tim is the Director of Campus Life at Northwest Nazarene University.

Thanks for your contribution, Tim.

If you would like to submit your own Daily Choice please send it along with an explanation to dailychoices@prosperityforyou.com.

Choose to live well!
Ken

I Choose to take some neighborhood children to the zoo today.

With their parents permission, of course!

This could be a lot of fun.  I know its still cold outside in most places, but the experience will be well worth it.  Make it a community event.  Invite everyone on your block, even the parents, and spend the day getting to know your neighbors as well.

Choose to live well!
Ken

I Choose to stop at an orphanage and spend a few hours with the children today.

This one is a tough one but the children will love it.  In the typical orphanage the children are literally starving for attention.  Imagine how your visit could brighten the day of a little one today.

Choose to live well!
Ken