1. Video clip I saw this week that is upsetting…
I saw this clip of a cardiologist explaining one of the ways the American people are getting ripped off through the healthcare system. It is becoming clearer and clearer how broken and profit-driven our healthcare system really is. I did not fact check what he shares here, but did look into him and found that he is a legitimate cardiologist and appears to be credible. We must be aware of how insurance companies, drug companies, and the pharmaceutical companies manipulate the system to ensure greater profits. And it comes at the expense of you and me. The information he shares in this short video should infuriate you. It did me!
2. Wellness tip…
One of the greatest success strategies of all time is delayed gratification. If you can do the hard work, make the sacrifices, and put in the time now on the things that you find the hardest, hate the most, or just don’t want to do NOW, and save the easier stuff for later, you will be more successful for sure. We tend to do the easiest stuff first and wait on the difficult stuff. What happens? We tend not to get to the hard stuff. I have made delaying gratification a habit. I will almost always try to get the bigger, nastier, and not-so-fun stuff done first, ensuring that it gets done and allowing me to cruise through the easier stuff later. So… do the bigger jobs first… make the calls you are dreading first… and get the most critical things completed first. Delayed gratification is hugely underappreciated and underutilized. Sure, it’s hard at first, but it gets easier the more you do it, and eventually becomes a habit. And it feels SO GOOD to get the things you dread the most out of the way!
3. Quote I (still) love…
“We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.” – Jim Rohn
I am certain that I’ve posted this before… at least once. Read it a few times. It is so well-said… so true… and something worth pondering regularly. It ties into the success trait I highlight above… delayed gratification.
