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Fight with Pain

On our journey through life we all encounter periods of pain. Sometimes this pain is physical, sometimes it is emotional, but in either case it’s very important to have a strategy for dealing with painful circumstances.

If you are dealing with a painful situation at the moment, I’d like to share with you a quote that has helped me get through some of the most painful times of my life. The quote is this in the above image.

n 2002 I was involved in an accident in a karate dojo and faced several months of rehabilitation. During this time I printed out this quote and stuck it next to my bed. I read it every morning and every night and I believe it played a big part in my recovery.

When we are faced with pain we each have a choice to make. We can quit and accept our circumstances, or we can make the decision to fight with all the resources we have at our disposal.

Today I’d like to encourage you to draw on the support of those who love you and adopt the view that your pain is temporary.

When you adopt this perspective, you will start to turn your focus towards the future and begin to look beyond your current pain. I hope this quote will help you as much as it has helped me.

- Anthony

Pay Your Dreams First

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, "Pay yourself first" – It usually relates to the idea of saving a percentage of your paycheck as soon as you receive it and then living on the remainder. This is a much more effective approach than trying to save whatever is left over at the end of the month because we all know that there’s rarely anything ‘left over’.
What many people don’t realize is that this same principle applies not only to money but also to time and energy.

When you’re working full time and/or raising a family, you may find that at the end of the day you just don’t have enough time or energy left to work on achieving your personal goals and dreams.

In order to make your goals a reality, you must make two important decisions:

(1) Decide that your goals are important and make them a priority in your life.

(2) Decide to work on YOUR dreams before you work for other people.

Now you might be thinking. "Anthony – that sounds good in theory, but what does it mean in the real world?" – Good question…Let’s have a look at an example:

Here is a typical work day for most people:

7:00am - Wake up and get ready for work
8:00am - Travel to work
9:00am – 6:00pm - Work for other people
7:00pm - Dinner
8:00pm – 11.00pm - Spend time with family / watch TV etc
11:00pm - Go to sleep

The most practical and effective system for making your dreams a reality is this:

Step 1: Go to sleep an hour earlier than usual

Step 2: Wake up an hour earlier than usual

Step 3: Spend the first hour of your day working on your personal goals and dreams

By following this system, you make your goals a priority and "Pay Your Dreams First"

Let’s look at a revised timetable:

6:00am - Wake up and get ready for work
7:00am - Work on your goals and dreams
8:00am - Travel to work
9:00am – 6:00pm - Work for other people
7:00pm - Dinner
8:00pm – 10.00pm - Spend time with family / watch TV etc
10:00pm- Go to sleep

Although it might initially be difficult to make these lifestyle changes, if you can adopt this as your new morning routine, you’ll find yourself on the fast track to creating the life you really desire. Each and every day you’ll be gaining momentum and moving steadily towards achieving your goals.

You really can change your life one hour at a time.

Always remember:

"While most people are dreaming of success, a select few wake up and work hard to achieve it."

Change Your Routine – Change Your Life

Change Your Routine – Change Your Life


The word ‘routine’ often has negative connotations associated with repetition and boredom, but this does not have to be the case!

In fact, ‘routine’ can be a highly effective secret weapon for achieving your most important goals.

Whenever you set a major goal, you should ask yourself this important question:

Let me explain how this works using a real world example:

This year, my partner and I have decided to learn to salsa dance. We both have a dancing background so our goal is to perform a dance routine together on stage before the end of the year.

Although our goal has a target date of the 31st December, we know that in order to achieve our goal we have to act NOW and make changes to our routine to include a weekly dance class.

As soon as you make changes to your routine and schedule in the activities necessary to achieve your future goals, you essentially put your goals on ‘autopilot’.

Action Steps:

1. Review your goals and ask yourself, "How can I change my routine today in order to achieve my future goals?"

2. Take action and make the changes to your current routine to set your goals on autopilot.

3. Commit to following your routine, knowing that it is leading you to your goals one day at a time