What are three things you could do that would, in the next one to five years, improve your finances, your health, or your relationships? For instance, lose weight, quit smoking, get a degree, save $15,000, repair your relationship with your mother, or move out from that psycho bum you're living with now. "Win the lottery" is not an answer--that's something which happens to you, not something you do.
Okay,now that you have three things in mind, what can you do today to get started on them? Take a look at that college catalog and find out when the application date is; order a salad for lunch instead of the usual greaseburger; write a "thank you" note to that friend who helped you out; call your doctor and schedule a checkup. It doesn't need to be a heroic step, it needs to be a today step. Go ahead, do it now.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
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Improve my finances: Nothing strikes me as sure in this realm at the moment. I can name a number of things that will reduce them, but ones that will reliably increase them? Hard to say given the markets and the economy as a whole, since "win the lottery", "strike oil" or "be handed a gold mine" probably aren't fair answers.
Improve my health: Lose weight, be more active, eat better, sleep better, get into a loving relationship with the right woman, get a pet, etc. Most of these would have some predictably good health benefits.
Improve my relationships: My relationships with friends and family would only improve by creating a machine to insert extra minutes in the hour, hours in the day, and days in the year. Those relationships are excellent, there are just too many of them to spend as much time with each as I would like. As to the spouse/significant other: There isn't a relationship there, so it isn't so much improving it as finding one or creating one. And if I was good at that, or had any idea how to address that, I probably would not be lacking one.
Okay, and what specific steps can you take today to improve things? Find a way to shave $50 off your monthly budget, for instance, or if you've got a chunk of savings, look around for a higher interest place to put it.
For health--have a salad and lemonade for lunch instead of a cheeseburger and beer. Or do 20 pushups and 20 crunches.
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