Make Dream a Reality
A dream is the root of all success, for having a dream does not limit you on what you can do. Successful people allow themselves to lean back and imagine the kind of life that is possible for them.
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Clarity. Have a clear vision of your desires and future to help you stay focused on your goals.
Competence. Commit yourself to doing something that enables you to become better at doing the most important things in your field.
Concentration. Persevere, without diversion or distraction, in a straight line toward accomplishing your goals.
What restraints you from achieving your goals? Are they learned feelings of helplessness? Or are they just simply excuses? Remember, whatever you have learned, you can unlearn.
If your real goal is to dream big dreams and to live without limits, you can set this as your standard and compare everything that you do against it.
- Assess your goals. Work on the most valuable all the time.
- Work on the tasks with the greatest impact.
- Think like a wealthy person. Do what one does.
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- Putting inputs and outputs on the same level: Inputs and outputs aren’t the same thing and, therefore, can’t be put into the same pie chart.
- Using a literal, mathematical interpretation of the rule: The numbers here aren’t that important.
- Mastering a skill can be one of those areas where the 80/20 advice is faulty: The point of the 80/20 rule is that you should downplay or minimize the inefficient 80% of inputs.
- Not being able to escape less valuable tasks: Yes, there are some unimportant tasks you still have to do. But you do have control in adjusting where time gets spent.
It is hard to accept the truth that there are inequalities everywhere. But depending on how you see it, the rule could help us filter out unnecessary data, better channel our resources, and make better decision in work and life.
- 50% of your income goes toward essential expenses: rent, bills, minimum debt payments.
- 15% percent goes to retirement savings. They also suggest you increase this by 1% each year.
- 5% goes toward unexpected monthly expenses or building an emergency fund.
What you do with the rest of the money it’s up to you.