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Today, I awoke a King

I woke up sluggish. My shoulders were hunched over. I felt like vomiting. My mind was moving at the pace of a slug.

I took a slow shower …the one where you stand under the water for an extended period of time, knowing that any longer and your skin will become all wrinkled up.

I clenched my fist and said in my mind, “Yes!” The day before I woke up and turned on this Anthony Robbins video, “Now I am the Voice.”

I yelled and screamed and jumped and got my body moving, and began the day with energy and intensity.

NOW I AM THE VOICE
NOW I AM THE VOICE
NOW I AM THE VOICE
NOW I AM THE VOICE
NOW I AM THE VOICE
I WILL LEAD NOT FOLLOW
I WILL BELIEVE, NOT DOUBT.
I WILL CREATE, NOT DESTROY
I AM A FORCE FOR GOOD
I AM A LEADER
DEFY THE ODDS
SET A NEW STANDARD
STEP UP
STEP UP
STEP UP
NOW I AM THE VOICE
NOW I AM THE VOICE
I WILL LEAD NOT FOLLOW
I WILL BELIEVE, NOT DOUBT.
I WILL CREATE, NOT DESTROY
I AM A FORCE FOR GOOD
I AM A LEADER
DEFY THE ODDS
SET A NEW STANDARD
STEP UP!
STEP UP!
STEP UP!

I finished up showering and a thought entered my mind: Why I don’t take the ferry to work today? With this seemingly insignificant thought. I had an extra skip in my step. A new sense of purpose on my quest.

I went to the local 7-Eleven, picked up a delicious coffee and begin walking to the ferry — not knowing anything of the schedule or the exact location.

I had to make a run for it, but I made the 7:45AM boat…
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I took a shot of myself on the boat…
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Reveled in the awesomness of the moment and recorded this youtube video…

I sat facing the bow, the wind blowing on my body, and I FELT LIKE A KING. I felt free. My heart felt open. And, I was able to see each person entering the boat and leaving with so much joy.

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I arrived in DUMBO, sat in the park and got to work early. #livelikeaking

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The Power and Importance of Focus

Momentum Dash

Today, I had a huge to do list and was slowly chipping away at my many tasks. At around 3:35PM today, I began to feel tired and reflected: I had not got anything important done today. I had tried to get a bunch of tiny things done today, but if I am honest — none of my big “to dos” got done.

A couple months back, I experimented with focusing the first two hours of every morning on my highest priority.  For the next three months, I felt happier and got more done than I had ever gotten done before.

Being a little selfish and focusing on my personal highest priority project (whether it is work or personal), gave me freedom to give more freely to others, and reduced stress the whole day. If there was only one thing you got done today, what would it be?

A helpful app in this pursuit: Momentum Dash (seen above) takes over the background of Google Chrome (momentumdash.com) and asks, “What is your main focus for today?”

Today, my honest answer was a question mark. Tomorrow, I hope I have a better idea.