“I narrowed my focus on gainful activities.” – the Wealthy Gardener
LESSON 1-3 REMINDER: IMPACT ACTIVITIES
It’s easier to live an intensely focused life. I discovered this paradoxical truth after the stock market crash of 2000. I saw my life savings tank and, with it, my hopes of prosperity. I was lost, but then I refocused and began to thrive.
Prior to the crash, I wanted a life of prosperity. After this painful crisis, however, I had a deeper conviction that I would accept nothing less than wealth.
And then, during an unusual three-year period, my personal income skyrocketed, more than doubling during this stretch. I then saved more money each month than the average chiropractor earned each month. And I did not advertise or market my services one bit differently.
What I know for sure is that my success during those years did not come from doing more or working harder; I wasn’t seeking motion for its own sake. I was not a mindless gardener trying to get many things done. I did not have a long to-do list. If any-thing, I narrowed my focus on gainful activities.
I sought simplicity. I concentrated on less. I found impact in my work hours, and in my free hours. I made no excuses. I used the days.
If you follow this example, you will clarify a clear goal, search diligently to find your own impact activities (the vital things only), and then give your hours to the actions that lead to the greatest results.
I doubled my income by engaging in impact activities. Some of those activities were mental practices that I didn’t reveal to my closest friends. But in solitude, I concentrated daily to picture my wishes fulfilled.
And I generated emotion as I imagined the life of my dreams.
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