Apple Store: I recently went to an apple store, with no idea that it was the weekend of the I phone 13 release. Three months back, I purchased a laptop which came with “free” air pods. Since receiving the air pods, they unfortunately never synced and never worked. Initially the employees asked if I had an appointment, which I did not. They then suggested I contact online apple care or make an appointment. It was several days before the next appointment availability and I indicated that I had already spoke with apple care (which I did) and online apple care stated to go into store. Because apple care (online) told me to go in store, they sent me to three different people for Q and A to consider appropriateness of my meeting with their support staff before sending me into the store. They stop you outside and direct traffic appropriately now since COVID. I was able to get accepted which seemed to be the cool kids club, a spot at the “genius bar” where they could help me with my air pods. After the two hours of trouble shooting, I was able to walk out with a new pair of air pods that work.
Take away: If I had not taken necessary steps such as online services, followed by being persistent expression that I should be in store for help, I would have left per the initial suggestion of three employees prior to making it to the “genius bar”. Followed by patience both inside and outside of the store to accomplish my goal of having working air pods. Despite this, I was still overall very happy with my experience with Apple employees, as it appears they are always ridiculously busy.
Habits:
To Do or To Don’t (task list):
“Things to do that will never get done”, this is a quote in reference to procrastinating or putting off tasks on our mental “to do list”. We can talk about tasks and setting yourself up for success, but if we never address the truth that most things we say we are going to do, never gets done. Instead of adding tasks to the to do list, save yourself time and effort by being honest with yourself in relation to what you want. If we say we are going to join the gym but months later, we still do not have a gym membership, there’s the truth. That gym membership is not going to happen and what we do in place of that is our priority. If we say we are going to complete a project but have not bought materials, or planned the next steps it’s just words and thoughts taking up space. Reflect on what is on your “to do list” and get real with yourself. What are you actually going to do, set a date and time you’re going to do it, followed by execution. If not, scratch out the idea all together because it likely will not get done.
Be so good they can’t ignore you: (Cal Newport)
I picked up the idea of frequently internally telling myself “be so good they can’t ignore you”. It was not until then, that I started to see dramatic change in my work life. I began working on developing myself and reframing how I think and react to things around me. Since then, I have been offered a change in position three times with the consideration to end up in a unique position where I get to not only learn from more people, have more conversations, but also provide teachable moments. Perform skill reviews with peers, and provide operational constructive feedback to the clinics that I travel to. I will say that the compound effect of development is in effect. I now have access to learn more now than ever before. To teach now more than ever before, and to reach out and help more people now than ever before. I do not see this being the glass ceiling of what I can offer to help others in both personal and clinical settings. I am now more than ever, excited for the future of what is to come. The tricky part with this concept I being honest with yourself.
“Be so good they can’t ignore you”. If you feel you’re giving your best consistently for an extended period of time but nothing is acknowledged, it is likely you feel you are doing more or better than you truly are. I felt I was being “great” in what I did for several years but reflecting back I have at best been “good”. It was not until several years followed by a change in my routine to find great responses and outcomes. Even then I know there is always another version of me that can continue to be better.
Conversations I enjoyed: (Wealth Shift)
I speak with many people and have a variety of great conversations. However some take aways stand out more than others. A friend brought up what I find to be an amazing concept. Whether you agree or disagree, this is only a theoretical Idea that I personally would be willing to commit to self managed accounts myself. With U.S. social security funds near a tipping point, the sustainability may not be realistic with its current trajectory. One idea to alleviate this would be instead funding an IRA to children whom are born with an origination fund of $6,500. With the average social security income monthly being $1,543. It would only “cost” 4-5 months worth of monthly income to allow a child to nearly be an instant millionaire upon retirement age. I understand on my calculator I put 67 years old opposed to 65. If one manages finances well, they can surely retire earlier. A single person to have $1.3 million dollars for retirement, would make for an amazing safety net for everyone. A couple could see 2.6 million in their household. This too could be a safety net idea that saves the social security program. Saving majority of Americans whom do not have the means to survive without additional government or family assistance. The baby boomer generation can continue to receive their expected funding, the generation Y and generation Z may have funding to see returned by the time they reach retirement. The following generations will then see a dramatic wealth shift, where there will be more wealth funding the investment markets allowing for business growth. At the same time, potentially minimizing poverty at the retirement age. I understand there is likely unexpected outcomes with this theory and unconsidered situations, but no program is perfect and this to me sounds like a great step towards doing something amazing for our future generations.
Questions: Are you setting yourself up for success with persistent action? What habits do you have that propels you towards your goals? What habits should you initiate to propel you towards your goals that you can work on even a little bit every day?
Actions: Write out a routine you would like to follow. Have a reasoning as to why you want to implement the routine with a projected outcome you expect to have. Once committed, continue to pursue your goals a little bit every day (even if it is something you can do for 5 minutes).
Thank you for reading this. If you found this interesting or beneficial in any way please feel free to share it with others. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please feel free to reach out to me!
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