Audio Journal: Recent Episodes
Ding
Standing up for what's right at work, sleeping late, good shower practice, good wake-up moments
Light sleep increased. deep sleep remains. Continue - not smoking within an HR before bed, tj, reading, early dinner.
Getting into my scheduled 9pm routine before including other variables like warm shower, essential oil, cooling temperature
Reduced commitment after seeing a bit of success. Relationships, career paths and business expansions.
Investing in people and paying for what they deserve. Getting an apartment. Covid situation
40k downpayment for a flat by 2021. Do grab on the side (short term) or invest in a new business (long term). And versus the importance of owning a flat.
Red ocean battle. My storm will be a more feminine one. With beautiful face and perfect anatomy. The differentiation is the costume details, museum pose, non-cyclone base.
O: Reach financial freedom at my pace - without hustling too much. S: Profitable small business in an industry I'm passionate in & which doesnt take too much time to oversee. T: high margin biz with little capital. Employ delegation
Dun hamper for quick and/or cheap gains. Esp when you don't understand what you're dealing with.
Minimal diff of SLP quality for both nights. Realised I could have plugged out my earpieces too early for the beats make its impact.
Recovery is pretty fast. Plasters helped healing perhaps. Consider osteopath or chiropractor if pain persists. Need to work on lower back muscles by doing rollers and planking
Keep cash for ready made statues - less risk, cheaper, saves time. Keep a lookout for potentials, esp those who finished courses with credible artists - cheap and have humility to learn
General election prompted me to understand more about the issues that everyone is fighting for. And know that my vote helps Singapore progress.
Tendency to see the messages on the phone when I use it for running. It disrupts the positive flow that I'm trying to build up.
After 4 habits - running, meditation, audio, twilight journal - comes another 3 habits that I am going to cultivate. Sleeping by 10.30pm, eating by 7pm, reading before bed
indulge in something good every now and then as a reward for your hard work. Don't need to feel guilty. Recharge for more productivity!
Happens to the best of us. Listen more but assess whether it's good for you. People will listen more to successful individuals.
Reputation is utmost impt. Be empathetic, apologetic, offer solutions but be firm in non-negotiables - either to customers or to factory. Showing that you care but not be taken advantage of.
Demo only adequate enthusiasm in order not to show that you need the deal more than the other party. Be ready to walk away from a deal for a plan b. You never know if you get more out of a plan b.
Great success on Shehulk project. Committed to sell 35 but sold close to 40 at the end. Great responses from customers and those who saw the finished product.
Skipped a day of AJ. The number shall continue to run. Also masturbation disrupts the flow from the benefit of meditation. Running became fatigue as a results too.
- Item is less than 10% of your income. 2. List 3 main features that you look for relative to your budget. 3. Check top sales, flash sales on app. 4. Check Reviews. 5. Use vouchers
Able to organise my thoughts when talking about a subject. Clear, concise, assertiveness and alignment with my being - brain, body and soul
If you cannot commit to the time planned, pls give ample time to warn the other person. Demonstrate that your time is important as well as the person's.
Felt last fatigue after the run. Able to enjoy the journey, appreciating the greens and the blue and being one with nature. Meditation, manipulation of alpha waves in the brain could be the main reason to help me reach this stage.
Pros and cons. Weighing on my commitment lvl and renumeration and goals of the company. Encourage difficult discussions so as to mitigate issues later on.
Each person requires diff amt of sleep to function most efficiently thru the day. For me 7 hrs on avg days that I dun exhaust my runs. If I push extremely hard, I'll need more time to repair the muscles. Do not resist afternoon naps. Helps productivity and focus alot
First identify if this is an important decision - finance or reputation. Pen down the pros and cons before making an impt decision. Recog the results and decision making can be faster based on good results from prev experience
Buyer to commit first before engaging sellers. Of course make sure there are indeed ppl selling them.
Listen to your audio journal and recognise the problems. The major problem is the structure of the presentation as well as the constant digression of the main subject
1hr long meditation. Overthinking and fear towards tough conversations. Call with vendor and reasonable requests. Call with bro and empathy.
How planning my steps to realising my vision puts my thinking and real world applications into perspective. Using SMART technique
The negative notion of meditation that people associates with. Being complacent and losing edge in life.
Trying to figure out why Im more tired than usual at running. Because insufficient sleep? Alcohol? Also talked about interactions with good friends and network with excollg to understand MLM.
Woke up early. Did calisthenics between runs as scheduled. Audio journal. Time tracker.
Very consistent with running as the best constant. Audio journal not smooth today becoz of not thinking of the topic deliberately. Keeps digressing. Nxt time, visualise the topic and my identity first
Not excuse to stop journaling. Things to look out in a speech - the quality of microphone, tonality, volume, articulation, storytelling, punchlines/emphasis.
5-10mins after every run. Talked about: speed reading, inculcating good habits, ridding bad ones, using daily running as a cue to do audio journal.
Experiences in China - the business people, the food, the beautiful ladies, the hospitality, the standards of living, their idealogies, my personal development and epiphanies etc
Self betterment with the mindset of taking the path of less resistance. VS motivation and discipline
A game where you are reminded that: you cannot multi task well, you dont remember experiences easily
To develop a habit of meditation at least 10 mins every day and reflect on the changes it brings
To find our if intensity is more impt than frequency to determine the most efficient method to improve running
Intense calisthenics for 2 continuous weeks before resting about 1-2 weeks. Reaps exponential gains in stamina.
Poor diet for the day? Not enough water? Too exhausted after the run? Drink too much yesterday? Not smoking? Too little sleep?
If people tells you that your strength lies in an area you don't believe you are good in, it means you suck.
Unwelcomed? Are there still opportunities here? Balancing between standing for my own truth and overstepping boundaries.
Career choices at present. Toastmasters. Business perspectives on current practices in my company - gosmart?
- Advertisements should confuse us in a creative manner so that we work harder to understand and remember them. 1. Working memory vs long term memory. 2. The more times a message is repeated, the more true it is. 3. Maintain good mental health by engaging in deep thinking
- Clocking exponentially better timings in a short time. 2. To cut off middleman for business efficiency
- Leaders' empathy. 2. Contributions in meetings. 3. OKRs. 4. Breaking running record after recovery from stomach flu. 5. IPPT Gold
- give give give right hook
- business is about fair mutual gain
- thai partnership from previous failed venture