Always Doing Things My Way and Over Thinking are Foolish- why do we do it?

So, team, this post was inspired by a conversation with my wife. And before I get a bunch of estrogen defense comments I will say this, my wife is awesome, she is also several months pregnant(with our third child) and overworking herself(school teacher).

so tonight was one of those normal overworking nights, she is getting her things together for school the next day(it is college theme month and they are taking the art room and making it a dorm room, cool huh) and she wants to take the camera in to school to take some pictures.

I find the camera for her and casually remind her that she should pack an extra set of batteries.( who wants- {insert digital device here}- running out of  juice when you need it. That stinks, doesn’t it?)

So she is considering whether or not to pack them… for an entire minute. I notice and say,” just pack the extra batteries, you could have already done it in the time you are considering the need for them. It made perfect sense but she resisted the idea of following the advise. She wanted to do it her way.

Always Doing Things My Way and Over thinking are foolish- why not “do” something?

That got me to thinking, I need to follow my own advise. In fact many of us are over thinking strategies, training or what products to buy, it is foolish. We get in this second guessing ourselves loop. It keeps us going around and around like some giant hamster in a wheel. A computer in a loop.

Hamsters- Computers-Hamster computers, hmmm, not something I want to identify with, how about you?

So when I notice that I am in the same place that I was in 10 minutes ago. I take a deep breathe in and out and decide to do something, even if it is to get a glass of water. Just go, do it. My body will like it and my brain will too. The longer I stagnate the more normal it will seem, the more time I spend “doing” the more normal it will seem. The latter sounds way better.

Having a fall back to when you get stuck on “the indecision wheel” is a good plan. For example I use to go get something to drink or eat when I was stuck. BAD PLAN. That was foolish, not a good one to use as a backup unless you get a drink and it is water. A person can gain a lot of weight that way(why are you looking at me?).

SO instead pick something that would be beneficial and productive, an accomplishment, such as, getting a new back link for an article, signing up and posting to a new blog, or just churning through those emails. Not checking to see if something new is in your email, but actually doing something. Checking an inbox, when done too often, reminds me of checking a site’s ranking to see if it moved in the past hour.

Always Doing Things My Way and Over thinking are foolish- it gets easier

so I took three breaks, got a glass of water each time(I am on my way to being well hydrated!) and I am tying up this post. Overall, I am getting better at this ” doing” instead of over thinking but I definitely need to work on not always doing things my way.

One of the ways I have been working towards that change is modeling after mentors and trainers. I start this modeling by assuming( against my better judgement) that some people that are extremely successful have a better system than I do.

Then I take a good look at them and find out why I should do their system instead of mine. Well, I am. I am writing this post from a blog platform, a sweet one at that, it has the ranking and clout I need to get my message out there as a rookie blogger.

Enough said, I am going to get another tasty glass of water and hit publish

Good luck to you all!

Nathan Riggins

oh and check me out back at the main page

 

 

Bringing An Order to My Life

So I am on this organizational discussion kick. First general organization, then bookmarks, now it has come to this bringing an order to my life. My life had been a bit chaotic. At least that is what I have been told. “Bring a little order to my life”, they say. Yeah, it sure is easier said than done. Well I had decided a few months ago to do that very thing.It all started with a call from my mentor. He talked to me about working on a business together. It sounded great but I needed to do something first. Well, to be more accurate, three somethings.

First, I stopped.

Next, I looked.

Finally, I listened.

I stopped so I could assess what was actually happening in my little sphere of influence. The best way to move forward in an orderly manner is to know where you are now. Sometimes I am going too fast and moving through the grooved paths in my life that I was not stopping to observe or question why I am where I am currently.

Next, I looked and found that everything needed a tune up. Things were not optimal, not close enough for me anyway(<—not a perfectionist by the way). But by everything being off it was like my whole life was crooked, a bit off kilter, twisted(in physical orientation, not morally or scary movie, twisted).

Finally, I listened and started hearing that which I had been ignoring and ignorant of being. I was in comfortable life grooves that were taking me to the same lame places I had already been. I had stopped growing. a terrible thing to find out about yourself when you know green things grow and what doesn’t grow?Dead Things

Dead things and inanimate objects don’t grow. Well I have been called earthy but I am smarter than a box o’ rocks and zombies. So why would I want to have any descriptive association with either? Well I wouldn’t. Yeah I know who would want to share descriptors with those two but isn’t that what I resemble when I am stuck in those ruts not growing and not attempting to change.

Thankfully, I did a one-eighty when Dave talked to me. Why? Because I listened and found that I was in a place that I could and wanted to grow out of, for my life and my family. I started, slowly to move towards that new direction, learning and growing towards the work I do now.

My pace of success and knowledge increased exponentially when I found, through my mentor, the right training and tools for growth.

If you would like more information on these growth starting tools and training, click here.

If you would like to go back to the main site and consider a more zombie like existence, click here

Thanks,

Nathan Riggins

How to Become Organized and Clear Digital Clutter

Bookmarks- hundreds of bookmarks, they each seemed like such a good idea when I starred them. Oo, a recipe for gluten free waffles, hmm a silly video I will email to my friend later, Oo da la lay a free beat up camper- better remember to call about it…

Yeah, well file it in a custom folder or delete it. Otherwise, they will just get in your way when you are trying to do your business or pay bills.

Sometime people need support or a suggestion to jump start their efforts, some example or parameter that they can conform to- therefore I am here suggesting some simple folder options for such an individual. If you don’t need this advise, head back to the main post here at my other blog

Folders that are a must for me.

• Affiliate Programs
• Anime
• Blogs
• Bulk foods
• Business
• Chemicals
• Directions
• Finances
• Games
• Good Deals
• Growing Food
• Green Living/Tech
• Recipes
• Sustainability
• Weird

How to Become Organized and Clear Digital Clutter

If you find that you have too many folders and it is still a mess- begin with broader categories and shove some of the folders in there as sub-folders.

• Sustainability

1. Green living
2. Green Tech
3. Growing Food
4. Good Deals/Freecycle

Get the idea?

Every once and again cull the dead links, sold items, and things that just aren’t relevant to you anymore. This will help make it a smooth clutter-free process to get online work done.

 

 

Why am I doing Video Clips for Marketing?

If you have read some of my previous posts you would assume that this subject would send me into dizzying fluctuations of blood pressure.

You assumed correctly. Literally, just thinking about doing a video post has me feeling a little woozy.

It was very easy to come up with this title for my first blog post with a video in it. If you notice, during the video I am a bit distracted.

I was, because I was thinking that question over and over again in my head while I was shooting the video. ”Why am I doing video clips for marketing?”

Well, now that it is finished I have come to understand some valuable insights.

1: This is going to take a lot of practice. A lot a lot of practice

2: Loading a video onto a blog post is not as easy as a picture. I assumed it would be and we know how that goes.

3: I would have no clue about using video clips for marketing if I didn’t try to succeed at it. Please try to succeed in your business instead of opting for failure.

Why am I doing Video Clips for Marketing?

Video clips can be powerful tools. They can be- that is once you get used to talking to your computer without feeling insane or strange. Since I have yet to master that I am just putting this out there to show you that if I can do this you can too!

Otherwise this would be far away from prying eyes.

Nathan Riggins

 

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If Time is the best gift, why return it

What did you say to the person who gave you the best gift that you received this year?

Did you thank them like you thanked everyone else who gave you a gift?

Did you leap up and down in a fit of joy?

Did you ask that they return it because it was too expensive or made you feel out of your element?

Well I received such a gift. I had asked for it, but not directly. I had needed it, but so does everyone else. It was from my lovely, thoughtful wife and that made it extra special. What was it exactly?

It was the gift of Time. Time to pursue my own business venture full time – that is- as close to full time as one can get with house projects- house husbandry-two toddlers-etc,Okay, so really part time.

So if Time is the best gift, why return it?

Would you agree that time is the best gift? If you believe that then do me a favor and ask yourself one thing, “Why do we waste so much of it?”

If time is the best gift, aren’t we returning that gift by squandering it? Honestly, I know a lot of my time each day goes one place-

 you guessed it

At the end of the day I didn’t feel like I had access to all of my time. Each day was like reaching into a fast food bag and realizing I received a small order of fries instead of a large. Never enough!

But a fantastic revelation occurred when I applied myself to my business, I had time. It was like kicking a law of physics to the curb. I had enough, barely enough, but it was there.

Since Time is the best gift, don’t return it!

 I swear there was more of it about the place then there was before.

Why? Because when push and shove got together they bounced unnecessary time wasters and nay-saying out.

All types of scenarios that were not as important as my family, friends, or business just lost the vote for my attention.

I had been “trying” off and on for about ten years to get somewhere in the market without putting in the necessary effort. But now I am better able to accomplish what I want with the same amount of time.

So what changed? I became involved with a blogging group that accelerated my understanding, knowledge, and ability. This occurred so quickly that it gave me the needed momentum to really have a go at it.

Don’t miss your chance to kick physics to the curb. Get more done for your business here!

Take that physic!

 View some of my previous articles here.

Nathan Riggins

Turnersville, NJ

Overcoming excuses and taking action to get Money

This is a concept close to my heart, so close in fact that I could write a post on this practically everyday- that is if I didn’t have some excuse to throw against my success.

There is the rub, the ish, the mountain that is mole hill. Seriously, it is my only reason for not being a success. I have the information at my disposal (and you can too!), I have people to talk to and ask questions of (and you can too!), but I need to get out of my excuses (and you -er- need to too!)

Here is a bit of insight that I pray will help you; it helped me. Practice the skills that you need to use to get money, don’t practice excuses.( I know it may sound profound to some and lame to others but if you are the latter practice some excuses and see if it gets you anywhere.)

You cannot take advantage of the marketing power of the interweb without actually “taking” by placing posts, ads, and websites onto the web.

The internet will not gift you with the present of money without your presence on the internet. It is a mutual mercenary relationship, it wants- you give,you want- it gives. But do not mistake it for some philanthropist nor a noble benefactor, it is neither.

At this point I had typed, “do something, anything” but I deleted it due to its less than helpful nature. I have found that all inclusive statements are only attractive and useful to me when it describes buffets, cruises, and spas (sadly I have only been on the former. Peking forever!).

Overcoming excuses and taking action to get Money- break it down

So let us break it down, don’t worry I won’t whip out a chart(yet! muahaha).

First- If you are new, and you know if you are with this quick test of what you know. Then you need to learn more(yes I know “but I’m not in school anymore”). Well no matter how much school tried to show you that learning is not fun, once you do it because you want to, it is fun.

Second- If you aren’t new, see the last statement and apply it to yourself because there is something you still need to learn. Please remember learning is growth.

Not learning, or stagnation, is like a swamp, it stinks to be around and it is full of dead things. So unless you want to acquire a goth flock- learn more, even if it just elevates your level of knowledge in one subject you already know.

Third- If you don’t have a mentor get one, if having a mentor helps teens make it through highschool in new york city, a mentor will at the very least help you towards better information and open you up to more mentors. If you ask them for help and they are unavailable, stalk them… on the internet. By that I mean look at what they do on the internet and …

Fourth- Modeling, when you have a mentor join there mailer lists, facebook, twitter, Google+ accounts. Observe them like a ant on a farm and find out through observation and questions why they do what they do.

Overcoming excuses and taking action to get Money- Why ask Why

For all of you people who have egos, Stand Up! Buddha, Jesus, you two please sit down. Stand and understand that you must be inquiring like a child, for those of you without children see below.

Children ask why something is the way it is, then ask why about that, then ask why about that answer then they throw in a “Oh” or a “hmmm”(with a confused face), then so their parent doesn’t consider a straightjacket for their next outfit- ask, “How”.

Then repeat. Remember, don’t look at what your mentors do and make judgements like you are their mentor. And besides the best mentors take their interactions with their students and learn from them, measure is without end, so it is with learning.

If you want to learn how overcoming excuses and taking action can help to get Money. Check it out.

If not then join the other Trolls in the swamp.

Now for some inspirational and triumphant hand raising. Excuses, Bah! We shall overcome!

 Author’s Note: Sometimes I like to do fun, entertaining posts that have good content. This may have had one, none, or all of that, let me know what you think.

Nathan Riggins