The Single Best Habit I Have Taken Up From Another Person

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I’ve spent the last few years of my life looking at successful people of all kinds. Studying them, learning about them, and, of course, picking up their habits as I went along.

I was coached, roasted, was in multiple “Mastermind” groups and attended live seminars. All of that being said, the best habit I probably picked up was from my good friend Rafael Eliassen.

What I picked up from him was to always look at the point of what I was doing. What is my Intention?

Becoming more aware of why I am doing the tasks I am doing has opened up a lot of time, opportunities and has freed me a lot in terms of not getting distracted as much anymore.

I ask myself, as often as I can what my intention is in any given moment. So that, even when I am relaxing, I know exactly that that is the purpose of me watching a movie and that way I will not look at the clock, realize it is already 8 p.m. and regret having allowed the movies to spiral out of control.

Instead I will use the time I spend more effectively and actually relax during said movie. But this also makes me more likely to use my time where it actually matters.

Using this small question (“What is my Intention here?”) whenever I can has allowed me to completely annihilate…