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Skills for the Modern Business

Chris Brogan

Recharge

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Chris Brogan Another way to take action is to recharge. By this, I mean that it’s important to keep your ideas flowing, your body ready to use them, and your life in alignment enough that you can be the owner you need to be.

Recharge

My friend James Altucher wrote a great book called Choose Yourself that gives you a perfect little daily practice to follow. I admit that I’ve fallen from using it in recent months, but I’m ready to get back on. It’s simple, like everything we do here. But powerful.

Recharging in this case means doing something for yourself daily in four quadrants. James shares the daily practice here.

In my case, I work daily to meditate, to go to the gym, to play some video games, and to connect with people I love. Oh, and I read. And write. I stay as practiced as possible, come to think of it.

Action: Build a daily recharge practice into your life. You might think this isn’t vital for business but I can tell you it’s necessary. Will you commit to it? Share your thoughts with the group.

Every Day is Day One

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2016-03-28 20.08.25 Since around 2013, I’ve had a mantra that came from a dream. In the dream, I was chanting “Day one, day one, day one, day one,” over and over and over. It was so blurred together that it sounded more like a song. When I woke, I knew there was a great idea buried in that dream. Every day is Day One.

Day One

One way to get unstuck and get into action is to let go of your negative self-talk around when you fall down. A personal example for me is that I’ve been super heavy, then lost a lot of weight, and then gained it back. I recently put almost 50 pounds back on (thanks, depression!).

I have two ways to act. I can either make myself feel bad about that, or I can get to work. I chose to get to work. I’ve already lost 15 pounds of that weight and am back on track to get it all handled.

There are probably many “Day One” moments in your life and business. Areas where you’ve made mistakes, where you’ve fallen down, where you chose a bad path. True?

Action: Start the Day One Process. The process is easy. Every time you’re about to punish yourself internally for something you’ve done or not done, repeat this: “Day one, day one, day one, day one, day one,” until that voice is drowned out. Forgive yourself. And then take action.

We waste far too much time stuck. It’s day one.