Fynn and I are formulating more future plans. Each week we have a meeting to discuss where the business is heading for the future, any new investments either of us are looking at and how we have each scored the previous week. We discuss what work we have on the books and any work I am pricing up. I’ve changed how I price work and how much I price our joint day rate too. We are building better systems into everything we can and by having set formulas things move faster, work gets done quicker and also invoicing and pricing is done when due. We are also formulating prices we will sell investments at and where we will likely put any profits. For now we aren’t taking additional money from the business but are instead building funds up in it to expand it and are looking to increase work on the books and take others on. So far this year has been phenomenal. We really have exceeded our goals most months. My mindset has been on the ball mostly this year and having things written out helps massively. When goals look a little out of reach having things written down gives a good point of reference but also it’s a good motivator. Mindset really is everything. It’s the difference between success and failure. It drives the doing of things rater than the putting of things off. It makes one committed and a doer rather than someone who just talks about what they intend to do. You can’t build a reputation on what you say you’re going to do. As Henry Ford said “whether you believe you can or believe you can’t, you’ll be right”. I’d like to start helping others and I’d like to mentor others. I’ve learned a lot the past 2 years and it’s kept me very mentally stable. My change in diet and lifestyle have been huge factors too. Life really is good and this year I’ve met some amazing, driven people. People who are very inspiring and who also have changed their lives. When we change ourselves our lives change little by little but the changes compound into massive things.
Edit: One thing I’m considering doing is setting up a paid section of this blog where I’ll likely post more regularly and talk more about what I’m reading, and have read, that’s been of help to my mindset and my business. Part of the reason behind this is bot accounts commenting on posts. I get quite a few bots commenting on posts but I have settings set so that I have to manually approve or delete any comments. I’m also looking to build more of a community too. I’d likely set it at $5 a year initially to hopefully filter out the bots! I’d like to encourage others to get more involved too and take it forwards from there.
It’s been a strange week in some ways but great in others. I’ve had a few dreams that have raked up some of my past. Upon waking I felt some anger and also tiredness. What’s been surprising is how quickly I now let things go. The past really is the past. Moving on isn’t always easy, yet at the same time it really is easy. It’s all in the mind. We are all mind. In fact we all are The ALL or the I AM.
I’ve spent a lot of time over the last 2 years seeking to know myself better and to move forwards within myself. It’s taken a lot of understanding and time but I’m where I am and I’ve read a lot and understand a lot. It’s helped enormously in turning my life, and my business, around. My business is doing amazingly well. It’s funny how changing a few small things changes into much bigger things. It’s the compound effect. Seeing it in action is amazing. So many books have added to what I’ve learned and now understand. Much contemplation has led to greater understanding and growth. There’s so much more I could write but maybe shouldn’t yet. Suffice to say we really do change our lives simply by thinking those changes into reality. The universe really is mental as is the I AM. Realising that this is all an illusion, a game, the matrix, the 3D reality or whatever you want to call it really does open so much up to us/we/I.
Monday, Tuesday and this morning, to an extent, I woke with anxiety or maybe that should be anxiety woke me up. Something happened at the weekend which was uncalled for and has set off alarm bells and red flags for me. The last year or so I’ve not really had anxiety at all but events at the weekend triggered past thought patterns, or past coping mechanisms, to crop back up and they’re not good past thought patterns either. Interestingly my thinking process had started to revert back to old default settings too. Thankfully I’ve realised this and am thinking differently again, stoically again, because of the ground work I’ve put in. However I cannot ignore the things that set it off. After ending my marriage I set out clear rules for myself and my life and those rules are now being tested, or have been tested. I’m sitting at a crossroads and now taking some time to weigh up the roads ahead that are open to me. I have to do this with logic, and my rules, rather than emotional thinking which is something I couldn’t do in the past. It’s very interesting to note it too. There’s also been a situation at work that has put stress onto me and that also triggered past thinking. A week ago I would’ve looked at it it differently to how I did yesterday but today I’m back to looking at it with my new eyes and mindset, like I would have last week. This is all very interesting because it’s shown me the power of our own minds when they’ve been trained for a year or two. A few short years ago these events, over the last few days, would likely have triggered a bipolar episode and reactions coming from emotional attachment. I’ve moved on from that though and have to continue with my new settings which I’ve programmed in so to speak. This leads me to ponder on something I’ve thought about for a while now which is mentoring others. Initially I thought about mostly business mentoring coupled with life/mindset. Maybe it’s time to start helping others who really do want to better themselves and their lives. I’d be interested in finding more people to mentor. Hmmmm. Very interesting.
We are all the I AM. We all need to realise this and understand it. Reality isn’t what most believe it to be and we each shape our own version of it. Yet it’s all the I AM. Everything is. We all create and manifest our lives and the realities attached to those lives yet it’s still all the I AM. Learn to control yourself fully. Immerse yourself in yourself, become who you are meant to become, live as the I AM. Understand that others are you but also don’t accept disrespect from those emanations of you. If something isn’t serving you in the life you have now, change it and become who you really are meant to be. Nobody is ever too old to change or to effect change in their life. Nothing is real, everything is possible.
Isn’t life a strange and wonderful thing. Autumn is setting in and the days are changing and getting shorter. I’m finding I’m a little more tired than usual, it happens this time of year, but I also know that it quickly flips into having really good energy again too. My business is really thriving and I’m putting new systems in place to help it continue. In fact those systems are helping us do more and do it faster too. Each month, week and day is planned out beforehand and a framework is built. We are currently using The 12 Week Year but I’ve realised I’ve kind of been doing it for the last year or so anyway but not as fully as their system says to. Life is so much easier this way and we will continue pushing forwards. I’ve decided to invest more into the business rather than outside of the business for now. It’ll help the business grow even more and help Fynn more too. It’s all good. It’s good to see some who I’ve been mentoring do well too and push themselves forwards in life. They’re doing amazing things and one of them is now pushing forwards with something which was a 10 year goal. She could realise that goal next year too. It’s all good. It is what it is.
So far it’s been a crazy busy year. We’ve been pushing ahead with the business and work. We’ve set things in motion for the future. I’ve spent lots of time building things up and using the compound effect. It’s all good. Any spare time I have I’m reading self improvement and or business books. I’ve a few things I’m working on outside of the building business and I’ve been mentoring a couple of people. One of whom is seriously pushing their life and goals forwards. In fact I convinced them to start doing what was a goal for 10 years time now! They’re doing great too.
Fynn is reading a lot about business and self improvement too. He’s come on in life so much this year and he and I have a reasonably good structure to life. He’s thriving on it. Previously it was too chaotic for him. We eat at certain times now and eat better than ever. It’s all good. He keeps an eye out for new investment opportunities each day and checks on things each morning. He’s a huge asset to the business and I’m slowly reaching bing him all aspects of it.
I’ve not blogged much this year as things have been so busy but it’s something I want to get back to. So much has changed in life for the better and I’d seriously like to help more people. I should probably start writing some reviews on the books I read, many have been life changing regarding investing and business. It’s funny to think how mentally unwell I was for so long and I understand the catalysts much more now. Major lifestyle changes have seriously helped this coupled with mindset changes. It’s all good.
Early hours of Friday morning I got an email from the court saying I could apply for the final order of the divorce. I saw it when I woke up and signed in to sign what needed signing. It said on the screen that there wasn’t an issue and I should hear that the marriage had ended within a few days. Hours later I received another email telling me I was now divorced! It’s quite strange to think I’m now unmarried so to speak. It was a weird feeling but also another step along the road of my life. There’s still the financial order to organise, but that should be reasonably straight forwards, and the house to sell. When that’s all done and dusted we can both move forwards in life. Fynn and I have some amazing plans and goals to achieve, lots already underway. He really has become an amazing young man with a really strong work ethic, he’s reading lots, he’s investing lots and he’s growing lots as a person too since the start of the year. So much has happened and so much is going on. Life really is amazing and a gift which I’m massively grateful for. I really do wish Kara the best in life from here onwards. She is still living with her elderly mum along with Rhiannon. Who knows what her future holds but her life, and her finances, are fully in her hands now.
Life really is a beautiful thing isn’t it. Onwards and upwards.
Yesterday was a bank holiday here in the UK so Fynn and I had a day off. We drive to Belvoir Castle near Grantham. What an amazing place it really is. We went in the castle for a look and then had a very nice lunch in the cafe/restaurant. We both had steak and ale pie the chocolate brownie for dessert. Since we’ve been changing our mindsets, and also due to a book I’m reading, there were no price limits on what we did or what we ate. We had a great time. After lunch we walked around some of the grounds and gardens before driving home and having steak, lamb chops and burgers for dinner, yes I’m still pretty much on the carnivore diet. Life really is good. We had tried to fit in visiting there in early May when we went to Derbyshire first a weekend but didn’t want to hurry our last day there when we visited Chatsworth House, which is another absolutely beautiful house. We are now going to join Historic Houses which will give us either free entry or a discount at other historic places to visit. All part of our changing lives and part of a much bigger plan too. Life goes on regardless of what we do so I think it’s best to make the absolute best of it. We’re looking at our futures and we’re looking at investments while doing it too.
Wow! Life is moving in such a beautiful way now. All kinds of things are happening and underway. The divorce is 1/2 way through. Fynn is working with me pretty much full time now and is learning fast. He’s also setting himself goals at work as well as life. He now also has goals written out each month as well as longer term goals. He’s reading for at least 1/2 hour each day now too and has already read Think And Grow Rich. He’s moved onto The Compound Effect, which he’s ploughing through. I bought him a copy of The Secret Of The Ages, which he might read next but we e also got The Psychology Of Money, Secrets Of The Millionaire Mind, Rich Habits and The Science Of Getting Rich lined up ready too. We are both now investing in stocks and shares and he’s keeping an eye on that each morning too. He’s also putting money aside each month into an ETF of Indian companies for longer term and also into Trading 212’s 5.2% interest earning scheme so that he has “opportunity money” at the ready to deploy if a good opportunity arises plus it’s earning some interest too. I’ve a very good friend who I’ve now got investing too and she’s picked some good shares too. One of which is only 3 weeks old trading on Trading 212 and is a gold and other precious metals exploration company. Life really is good. The house is on the market too and if it sells around the marketed price it will give Kara a good start in the next part of her life if she uses it well. I really do wish her the best in life from here onwards too. I’m certainly making the best of life now. It’s all good.