| By Mark Ford, co-founder, Palm Beach Research Group For most people, the time between Christmas and New Year’s is a frenzied rush of social activity mixed with nagging business obligations. They come back to work feeling exhausted and barely able to remember what happened. That’s crazy. Those seven days should be wonderful days – days that clear your mind, energize you, and get you ready for a fantastic year ahead. Over the past 15 years, I’ve developed a protocol for making this week happy and productive. If you’d like to make 2020 your best year ever, consider incorporating some of what I do into your routine. Here are a few steps: 1. Create the possibility of tranquility that can last for seven days. For me, that means clearing my schedule of any work that’s unimportant, stressful, and/or open to surprises. You want a calendar that’s open, so you can spend most of your “work time” doing three things: reflecting on the past, contemplating the present, and setting goals for the future. | Recommended Link | | The Tech Boom Hidden in Executive Order 13859 (Buy These 3 Stocks) The Executive Order you see here could ignite the biggest boom of the next 10 years. It greenlights massive investments in artificial intelligence (AI) technology. In fact, the Department of Defense is now reviewing 592 different AI projects. Google is spending $3.9 billion; Microsoft, another $690 million. And a huge chunk of that money could flow through just three stocks. (One of them controls 80% of a key AI component.) But you need to get in now. Early investors could have already seen rare gains as high as 737.5% in just 5 weeks. | | | -- | 2. Schedule an hour or two every day for these three tranquil activities. Don’t just promise yourself you’ll find the time. Block it out in your calendar. Find a quiet place. Turn off your cellphone. Shut off your Wi-Fi. Put on some tranquil music. Put a “Do Not Disturb” sign on the door. Your first few hours should be devoted to reflection – looking back at this past year and assessing how it went for you in terms of what you accomplished… what you did not accomplish… and how you felt about those achievements and failures. To get the most from this effort, I look at four things: my calendar, my daily journal, the goal sheet I wrote the year before, and the record I keep of the monthly and weekly objectives I set to achieve those yearly goals. When I first began this process, this exercise in reflection often left me frustrated. I was forced to realize how little I actually did the things I most wanted to do. But as time passed, I improved the way I set and pursued goals. Nowadays, this is mostly a very good experience… feeling proud – and, sometimes, even amazed – of what I’ve done. 3. Contemplate. Think about what you want from life. You just reviewed your goals and accomplishments of the prior 12 months. Now, spend some time asking yourself how you feel about them. Are you happy with that book you wrote? Was it worth the time you put into it? Would you want to write another one? Give yourself the chance to rethink your long-term life goals. There’s no law saying you can’t change them. If you want to make changes, do so. | Recommended Link | | Is Washington on the verge of a massive announcement? This top financial expert just returned from a private meeting with members of the Senate Financial Services Committee… And he’s got his hands on a major announcement. He says, “In 3 decades, I’ve NEVER seen anything like this. Every retiree and investor in America should be alert.” | | | -- | 4. Plan your future. Based on the reflecting and contemplating you’ve done, set goals for next year, 2020. Here’s how to do it… First, I set goals in what I see as the four primary areas of life: Health (mental and physical) Wealth (business and investments) Personal (hobbies and interests) Social (family, friends, and community) To avoid biting off more than I can chew, I limit myself to no more than a half-dozen goals in each area. For example, my health goals are the following: Spend more of my time feeling happy. Develop a stronger cardiovascular system. Stay under 200 pounds. Get my neck back to full flexibility. | Recommended Link | | Want This View in YOUR Backyard? Here’s How… Try out Jeff Clark’s “3-Stock Retirement Blueprint.” In short: It’s a way to generate thousands of dollars every year... using just 3 stocks. He’s been using this strategy for years. It helped him retire at 42... and he continues to use it to make thousands of dollars every year. He’s revealing how it works… and even giving away the names and tickers of the 3 stocks you need to get started. | | | -- | Then, I might break those bigger goals down into parts. For example, under the first goal (spend more time feeling happy), I might write: So take some time right now to think about what you’ve done – and what you haven’t done – in 2019. Start writing it all down. Pledge to make a change. Regards, Mark Ford
Co-Founder, Palm Beach Research Group Chaka’s Note: Tomorrow, we’ll share Part 2 of Mark’s goal-setting program for the New Year. Meanwhile, Mark is still currently writing… but for a small, private blog. It includes articles on wealth-building and entrepreneurship, as well as personal entries. He’ll also continue to talk about his own personal investment portfolio. If you’d like to keep in touch with Mark, you’re welcome to visit his website here.
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