A
- A activities, in time-blocking system, 324
- accountability, 221
- accountant, as member of your wealth team, 358–359
- achievement(s)
- increasing speed to goals, 89–91
- mapping for goals, 78
- recognizing, 195
- action
- taking based on rankings in time-blocking system, 325
- teaching power of over words, 202
- activities
- as goals, 81
- increasing motivation using, 68
- acts of service, as a love language, 180
- adjustments, in time-blocking system, 331, 333–334
- administrative roles, 80/20 rule for, 320
- adoption, 205
- adversity
- about, 95–96
- learning from failures, 96–100
- power of persistence, 100–105
- protecting your attitude, 105–108
- affirmations, positive, 106–107, 116, 131
- alcohol, 122
- Alcoholics Anonymous, 141
- Alessandra, Tony (creator of Platinum Rule), 158
- almonds, 123
- along the path, sowing seeds, 45–46
- Anecdote icon,
- appreciating assets, 256
- appreciation, as a characteristic of a great employee, 217–218
- aspirationally wealthy, 244, 245
- assessing
- mentors, 26
- progress in time-blocking system, 331–333
- qualitative goals, 332–333
- strengths and weaknesses, 286–287
- time usage, 20–21
- assets, appreciating, 256
- assigning
- timeframes to goals, 85–86
- your time a monetary worth, 288
- at-home hobbies, balancing with household tasks, 321–323
- attitude
- about, 129
- being positive, 130–133
- comparisons for encouragement, 136–137
- cultivating your self-esteem, 133–136
- developing the habit of personal reward, 138
- positive, as a personal characteristic for improving success, 340
- protecting your, 105–108
- of wealthy people, 235
- attorney, as member of your wealth team, 359
- avoiding
- distractions, 162
- negative comments, 194
B
- balances, maintaining healthy, 298
- balance-sheet affluent, 246
- balance-sheet wealth, 245, 246–247
- balancing
- discipline with procrastination, 41–42
- price vs. promise, 42
- BBO (Boys Breakfast Out) tradition, 200
- behavioral styles
- about, 58
- communicating in your mate's, 181–183
- Compliant
- about, 66
- characteristics of, 66
- communicating with someone who has the, 182–183
- downsides of, 67
- drivers of, 66
- how they operate, 66–67
- DISC model, 59–60
- Dominant
- about, 60–61
- characteristics of, 60–61
- communicating with someone who has the, 181
- downsides of, 62, 64
- drivers of, 61
- how they operate, 61–62
- Influencer
- about, 62–63
- characteristics of, 62–63
- communicating with someone who has the, 182
- drivers of, 63
- how they operate, 63
- motivation and, 58–59
- Steady
- about, 64
- characteristics of, 64
- communicating with someone who has the, 182
- downsides of, 65
- drivers of, 64–65
- how they operate, 65
- belief systems, 141
- belonging, increasing your feelings of, 145
- benchmarks
- about, 57
- setting with children, 203–204
- berries, 123
- Bezos, Jeff (Amazon founder), 137
- blueberries, 123
- body, as a temple, 112–113
- body positioning, 162
- Boys Breakfast Out (BBO) tradition, 200
- Brody, Adrien (actor), 16
- Buddhism, 146
- Buffett, Warren (investor), 215, 268, 360–361
- building
- benchmarks, 57
- children's character, 201–206
- commitment to goals, 78
- customer/client relationships, 223–226
- debt-conquering strategy, 258–261
- flex time in time-blocking system, 330
- friends through personal connection, 158–163
- friendships, 148
- health teams, 113–115
- inducement rewards, 57
- integrity in business, 225–226
- a legacy as a measure/model of success, 350–351
- relationships, 148
- routines, 289
- self-confidence, as a measure/model of success, 349
- success tournaments, 86–89
- sustainable exercise programs, 125–126
- unity, 149
- value, 224–225
- business owner
- 80/20 rule for, 319
- forced savings as a, 274–275
- guaranteeing retirement success as a, 278–280
- business relationships
- about, 211
- building customer/client relationships, 223–226
- characteristics of great employees, 215–218
- characteristics of great employers, 218–223
- providing more than you're paid for, 212–215
- business savvy, maintaining, as a measure/model of success, 347
- buying time, 311
C
- calculating hourly income, 307–308
- capital, increasing, 92
- career
- as a category of success, 12
- as goals, 82
- caring, as a characteristic of a great employee, 216
- Carnegie, Andrew (entrepreneur), 82, 350–351
- Carnegie, Dale (author)
- How to Win Friends and Influence People, 155
- categorizing
- goals, 84–85
- success, 11–14
- tasks in time-blocking system, 324
- category tournament, 88–89
- cellphones, turning off, 293–294
- Chadwick, Florence (swimmer), 101
- Champions of Wealth course, 258, 259
- Chapman, Gary (author)
- The 5 Love Languages, 180
- characteristics
- of Compliant behavioral style, 66
- developing welcoming, 159–160
- of Dominant behavioral style, 60–61
- of great employees, 215–218
- of Influencer behavioral style, 62–63
- personal, for improving success, 337–343
- of Steady behavioral style, 64
- charisma, as a benefit of being motivated, 52
- Cheat Sheet (website),
- cheerleader, being a, 169
- children
- adoption, 205
- building character of, 201–206
- defining success for individual, 192–193
- demonstrating love to your, 197–198
- encouraging gifts and skills, 194–195
- establishing values in, 201–202
- helping them to avoid life's dangers, 204–206
- recognizing differences in, 193–194
- setting goals/benchmarks with, 203–204
- chocolate, dark, 123
- choosing
- motivation types, 67–71
- work situations, 216–217
- chores, buying time for, 311
- Christianity, 146
- Churchill, Winston (UK Prime Minister), 213
- circumstances, mastering your, 41
- circumventing interruptions, 292
- claiming rewards, 58
- clarity, lacking, for your future, 354
- Clason, George S. (author)
- The Richest Man in Babylon, 29
- clinging to commitment, 185–188
- clutter overload, preventing, 298
- Collins, Jim (author)
- comfort, finding in faith, 144
- commitment
- clinging to, 185–188
- creating to goals, 78
- as the key ingredient to marriage, 177–179
- to marriage, 172–175
- communication
- in business relationships, 213
- as a characteristic of a great employer, 219–221
- effective, 291–292
- frequency of in business, 226
- in marriage, 179–183
- personally in business, 226
- in your mate's behavioral style, 181–183
- comparisons, for encouragement, 136–137
- complacency, balanced with contentment, 132
- completion, as a motivator, 70–71
- Compliant behavioral style
- about, 66
- characteristics of, 66
- communicating with someone who has the, 182–183
- downsides of, 67
- drivers of, 66
- how they operate, 66–67
- complimentary behavior, 164
- compound effect, 45
- compound interest, 241–242
- compounding, as a benefit of being motivated, 52
- compromise
- achieving harmony through, 174–175
- harmony and, 183–185
- concentration, as a personal characteristic for improving success, 342
- condensing conversations, 295
- conflict resolution, 168.See also disagreements
- Confucianism, 146
- consistency, turning into repetition, 19–20
- consumer debt, 256, 355
- contentment, balanced with complacency, 132
-
Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies (Rinzler), 122
- conversations
- enraging in good, 162–163
- shortening, 295
- Coonradt, Charles (author)
- The Game of Work, 21, 221
- core purpose, 219–220
- core values, 219–220
- courtship, 187
- Covey, Steven (author)
- First Things First, 326
- Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, 158
- creating
- benchmarks, 57
- children's character, 201–206
- commitment to goals, 78
- customer/client relationships, 223–226
- debt-conquering strategy, 258–261
- flex time in time-blocking system, 330
- friends through personal connection, 158–163
- friendships, 148
- health teams, 113–115
- inducement rewards, 57
- integrity in business, 225–226
- a legacy as a measure/model of success, 350–351
- relationships, 148
- routines, 289
- self-confidence, as a measure/model of success, 349
- success tournaments, 86–89
- sustainable exercise programs, 125–126
- unity, 149
- value, 224–225
- credit card debt, 256–258, 355
- CRM (customer relationship management) software, 291
- cultivating self-esteem, 133–136
- customer relationship management (CRM) software, 291
- customer service roles, 80/20 rule for, 320
- customer/client relationships, building, 223–226
D
- daily habits, maintaining, as a measure/model of success, 346–347
- daily objectives, prioritizing, 318
- daily prayer, 150
- daily prioritization, in time-blocking system, 323–326
- day, dividing in the time-blocking system, 327–328
- debt
- about, 255
- consumer, 256, 355
- creating a conquering strategy, 258–261
- creating your debt-conquering strategy, 258–261
- credit card, 256–258, 355
- good, 355–356
- reducing credit card debt, 257–258
- success principles about, 256
- Debt Management tool, 258, 259
- decision-making
- about, 298–299
- assessing timeframe for a decision, 302
- determining most efficient way, 303–304
- difficulties of, 299–300
- evaluating the gravity of a decision, 300–301
- gut feeling, 303
- narrowing options to two, 302–303
- delayed gratification, 42
- delegating responsibilities, 295, 297–298
- desire for gain, as a motivator, 53–54
- destination focused, as a characteristic of Dominant behavioral style, 61
- determining resource needs, 92–94
- detours, limiting to goals, 78–79
- developing
- faith, 140, 142–143
- the habit of personal reward, 138
- spirituality, 143–147
- welcoming habits and characteristics, 159–160
- your likeability, 163–166
- diet, 120–123
- diminishing intent, law of, 42, 273
- directness, as a characteristic of Dominant behavioral style, 61
- disagreements
- about, 166
- being a cheerleader, 169
- displaying loyalty, 169
- giving grace, 167
- love, 169
- taking responsibility, 167–168
- taking the high road, 166–167
- transforming foes into friends, 170
- DISC model, 59–60
- discipline
- about, 35–36
- balancing with procrastination, 41–42
- keys to success, 40–42
- law of sowing and reaping, 43–47
- as a reward not a punishment, 36–39
- teaching, 202–203
- where to focus your, 39–40
- discounted company stock, investing in, 278
- discouragement, facing, 101
- discussions, rebooking, 295–296
- displaying loyalty, 169
- distractions, avoiding, 162
- divorce
- about, 361–362
- dropping the D-bomb, 179
- intergenerational transmission of, 178
- documenting goals, 77–79
- doing more than you're paid for, as a personal characteristic for improving success, 338
- Dominant behavioral style
- about, 60–61
- characteristics of, 60–61
- communicating with someone who has the, 181
- downsides of, 62, 64
- drivers of, 61
- how they operate, 61–62
- Doubletree Hotels, 225
- doubt, 97–99
- dress for success adage, 161
- drivers
- of Compliant behavioral style, 66
- of Dominant behavioral style, 61
- of financial freedom, 230–231
- of Influencer behavioral style, 63
- personalizing, 55–56
- of Steady behavioral style, 64–65
- drugs, 122, 206
E
- earning(s)
- relationship with wealth, 267
- replacement income, 238
- economic trends, studying, 215
- effective communication, 291–292
- effective listening, 159
- ego, 99–100
- 80/20 rule (Pareto principle)
- about, 23, 31–32, 120–121
- matching time investment to return, 316–318
- at work, 318–320
- in your personal life, 320–323
- 85/10/5 rule, 325
- Einstein, Albert (scientist), 241
- e-mail, turning off, 293
- emergencies, credit card for, 257–258
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo (author), 74
- emotions
- financial freedom and, 231–233
- fueling fire with, 91
- keeping in check, 185
- empathy, showing to others, 164, 184
- emphasizing the positive, 37–38
- employees
- characteristics of great, 215–218
- expanding opportunities for, 223
- guaranteeing retirement success as, 276–278
- employers, characteristics of great, 218–223
- encouragement
- comparisons for, 136–137
- opportunities for, 197
- energy, as a benefit of being motivated, 52
- enjoyment, wealth and, 253–254
- entrepreneur
- forced savings as an, 274–275
- guaranteeing retirement success as an, 278–280
- maintaining spirit of an, as a measure/model of success, 347
- establishing
- a consistent process of success, 16–20
- long-term service relationships, 226
- traditions, 199–200
- values in children, 201–202
- your 50 goals, 79–83
- estate planning, 357–358
- evaluating
- mentors, 26
- progress in time-blocking system, 331–333
- qualitative goals, 332–333
- strengths and weaknesses, 286–287
- time usage, 20–21
- event, failure as an, 100
- examples, people in your life as, 28
- executive leadership, 80/20 rule for, 319
- exercise
- about, 124
- common sense and, 125
- creating a sustainable program for, 125–126
- options for, 124–125
- in your morning routine, 19
- expanding knowledge, 92–93
- expectations
- being realistic, 297
- resetting, 118–119
- setting, 296–297
- setting for success, 16
- expressing faith, 142–143
- eye contact, 162
F
- failure
- as an event, 100
- fear of, as a barrier to goal setting, 76–77
- fear of, being paralyzed by, 96–99
- learning from, 96–100
- as a motivator, 69
- faith
- about, 107–108
- developing, 140, 142–143
- expressing, 142–143
- finding comfort in, 144
- love and, 146
- Fallaw, Sarah Stanley (researcher), 268
- family
- about, 189–190
- being a successful parent, 190–195
- building your child's character, 201–206
- habits for creating success, 195–200
- parents, 206–209
- Family, Occupation, Recreation, and Dreams (FORD) system, 162
- Family Fridays tradition, 199, 322
- Family Game Night tradition, 199, 322
- family meals, 198
- Family Sunday Dinner tradition, 199–200
- family traditions, 322
- Farrar, Steve (author)
- Point Man: How a Man Can Lead His Family, 198
- fear of failure
- as a barrier to goal setting, 76–77
- being paralyzed by, 96–99
- fear of loss, as a motivator, 54
- fear of rejection, as a barrier to goal setting, 75–76
- fear of success, as a barrier to goal setting, 76
- feedback, engaging in, 162
- finances, focusing discipline on your, 39
- financial freedom
- about, 230
- drivers of, 230–231
- emotions and, 231–233
- financial planner
- about, 238–239
- as member of your wealth team, 359
- financial success
- about, 229–230
- as a category of success, 12, 13
- difference in wealthy people, 233–236
- financial freedom, 230–233
- knowing your wealth number, 236–244
- types of wealth, 244–247
- first impressions, 160–162
-
First Things First (Covey and Merrill), 326
-
The 5 Love Languages (Chapman), 180
- flame, rekindling the, 186–188
- flex time, building in time-blocking system, 330
- forced saving mechanisms, 273–275
- FORD (Family, Occupation, Recreation, and Dreams) system, 162
- forgive, learning to, 143–144
- 40-Day Challenge, 187
- 4-percent rule, 238
- 401k plan, 276
- Frankel, Victor (author)
- Man's Search for Meaning, 100
- Franklin, Benjamin (Founding Father), 170
- friendships
- about, 155
- building, 148
- creating through personal connection, 158–163
- developing likeability, 163–166
- disagreements, 166–170
- rules learned in kindergarten, 156–158
- transforming foes into friends, 170
- fruits, eating, 123
G
- gain, desire for, as a motivator, 53–54
- GALP (Gone After the Last Payment) plan, 260–261
- game meat, eating, 122
-
The Game of Work (Coonradt), 21, 221
- generating
- benchmarks, 57
- children's character, 201–206
- commitment to goals, 78
- customer/client relationships, 223–226
- debt-conquering strategy, 258–261
- flex time in time-blocking system, 330
- friends through personal connection, 158–163
- friendships, 148
- health teams, 113–115
- inducement rewards, 57
- integrity in business, 225–226
- a legacy as a measure/model of success, 350–351
- relationships, 148
- routines, 289
- self-confidence, as a measure/model of success, 349
- success tournaments, 86–89
- sustainable exercise programs, 125–126
- unity, 149
- value, 224–225
- genetics, 114–115
- George, King of England, 13
- gift(s)
- discipline as a, 38–39
- encouraging of children, 194–195
- “gig economy,” 307
- “go big or go home” philosophy, 79
- goals
- about, 73–74
- categorizing, 84–85
- communication of, as a characteristic of a great employer, 219–221
- comparisons based on, 137
- creating success tournament, 86–89
- identifying tasks that support, 317–318
- increasing self-esteem with clear, 133–134
- increasing speed to achievement, 89–91
- labeling and balancing your 50, 84–86
- measurable, 80, 332
- naming, 287–288
- non-number-based, 80
- number-based, 80
- overcoming barriers to setting, 75–77
- pinpointing resource needs, 92–94
- power of, 74
- power of documenting, 77–79
- qualitative, 332–333
- recording your 50, 79–83
- setting with children, 203–204
- Golden Rule
- about, 141, 146–147
- applying to friendships, 156–158
- Goldman Sachs, 215
- Gone After the Last Payment (GALP) plan, 260–261
- good debt, 355–356
- good soil, sowing seeds in, 47
-
Good to Great (Collins), 219
- grace, giving, 167
- grammar, 161
- gratification, delayed, 42
- gratitude
- increasing motivation through, 69–70
- as a personal characteristic for improving success, 339
- in your morning routine, 19, 131
- gross asset number, setting, 238
- growing spiritually, 147–152
- guaranteeing retirement success, 275–282
- gut feeling, 303
H
- habits
- about, –8
- developing welcoming, 159–160
- happiness, daily, 133
- hard worker, as a characteristic of Dominant behavioral style, 62
- harmony
- achieving through compromise, 174–175
- compromise and, 183–185
- health, physical
- about, 111–112
- as a category of success, 11, 13
- creating a health team, 113–115
- creating your health team, 113–115
- diet, 120–123
- exercise, 124–126
- having only one life to live, 112–113
- health events, 117–120
- maintaining, as a measure/model of success, 347
- mental health, 115–117
- relationship with motivation, 117
- rest, 126–127
- health events, 117–120
- heart health, 123
- high fructose corn syrup, 122
- high road, taking the, 166–167
- Hill, Napoleon (author)
- Hinduism, 146
- home cleanliness, focusing discipline on your, 39
- home office, 18–19
- home ownership, 243–244
- honoring parents, 206–209
- hourly income, calculating, 307–308
- household tasks, balancing with at-home hobbies, 321–323
-
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Carnegie), 155
- humble, being, 188
I
- icons, explained,
- identifying
- DISC behavioral style, 59–60
- tasks that support goals, 317–318
- your rhythm, 288
- idleness, 204
- impressions, first, 160–162
- improving
- quality of life, 310
- your hourly value, 308–310
- income
- defined, 267
- increasing, 309–310
- wealth and, 252–253
- income wealth, 244, 246
- increasing
- capital, 92
- income, 309–310
- productivity, 309
- skills, 93
- speed to achievement of goals, 89–91
- your value in business relationships, 213–214
- indecision, 97
- inducement rewards, 57
- Influencer behavioral style
- about, 62–63
- characteristics of, 62–63
- communicating with someone who has the, 182
- drivers of, 63
- how they operate, 63
- integrity
- building in business, 225–226
- as a personal characteristic for improving success, 340–341
- intent, law of diminishing, 42, 273
- intergenerational transmission of divorce, 178
- interruptions, circumventing, 292
- investing
- in discounted company stock, 278
- in personal relationships, 320–321
- investment lender, as member of your wealth team, 359–360
- Islam, 147
-
It All Goes Back In The Box (Ortberg), 255
J
- Jefferson, Thomas (U.S. President), 13
- joint venture, marriage as a, 179
- journaling, in your morning routine, 19
- Judaism, 147
K
- Kendrick, Alex (author)
- Kendrick, Stephen (author)
- knowledge
- expanding, 92–93
- lack of, as a barrier to goal setting, 75
L
- lack of knowledge, as a barrier to goal setting, 75
- Larsen, Ralph (CEO), 220
- law of diminishing intent, 42, 273
- law of reciprocity, 165
- law of sowing and reaping, 43–47
- learning
- from failures, 96–100
- to forgive, 143–144
- life-long, as a personal characteristic for improving success, 339
- legacy, as a measure/model of success, 350–351
- leisure activities, time-spending decisions for, 312–313
- Lemonis, Marcus (TV personality), 16–17
- life insurance, 357–358
- life-long learning, as a personal characteristic for improving success, 339
- Lightner, Candace (MADD founder), 69
- likeability, developing your, 163–166
- limiting detours to goals, 78–79
- Lincoln, Abraham (U.S. President), 15
- listening
- demonstrating, 162
- effective, 159
- living trust, 357
- long-term relationship. See marriage
- long-term service relationships, establishing, 226
- loss
- fear of, as a motivator, 54
- as a motivator, 69
- love
- about, 169
- demonstrating to your child, 197–198
- faith and, 146
- making the decision to, 173–174
-
Love Is A Decision (Smalley), 15, 171–172, 173
- love languages, 180
-
The Love Dare (Kendrick and Kendrick), 187
- loyalty
- as a characteristic of a great employee, 217–218
- displaying, 169
M
- MADD (Mothers Against Drink Driving), 69
- maintaining
- business savvy, as a measure/model of success, 347
- daily habits, as a measure/model of success, 346–347
- entrepreneurial spirit, as a measure/model of success, 347
- healthy balances, 298
- moderation, 113
- motivation, 297–298, 304
- optimism, 106
- physical health, as a measure/model of success, 347
- management professionals, 80/20 rule for, 319
-
Man's Search for Meaning (Frankel), 100
- mapping achievement of goals, 78
- market value, realizing your, 264
- marriage
- about, 171–172
- clinging to commitment, 185–188
- commitment as the key ingredient, 177–179
- communication, 179–183
- compromise, 183–185
- divorce, 361–362
- staying committed, 172–175
- value of the institution of, 175–177
- Marston, William (psychologist), 60
- master list, in time-blocking system, 324
- mastering your circumstances, 41
- matching time investment to return, 316–318
- measurable goals, 80, 332
- measures of success
- about, 345
- building self-confidence, 349
- creating a legacy, 350–351
- looking for self-improvement, 350
- maintaining business savvy/entrepreneurial spirit, 348
- maintaining daily habits, 346–347
- maintaining physical health, 347
- playing your game, 345–346
- serving others, 347
- staying mentally tough, 350
- working toward security, 348–349
- median net worth, 267
- meditation, in your morning routine, 19, 131
- Memorable Getaways tradition, 200
- memorizing spiritual passages, 151–152
- Meniere's disease, 114
- mental attitude
- about, 129
- being positive, 130–133
- comparisons for encouragement, 136–137
- cultivating your self-esteem, 133–136
- developing the habit of personal reward, 138
- mental health, 115–117
- mental toughness, as a measure/model of success, 350
- mentors
- about, 25, 28
- evaluating, 26
- multiple, 27–28
- not-so-perfect, 27
- Merrill, A. Roger (author)
- milestones, recognizing, 195, 226
-
The Millionaire Next Door (Stanley), 242–243, 268
- models of success
- about, 345
- building self-confidence, 349
- creating a legacy, 350–351
- looking for self-improvement, 350
- maintaining business savvy/entrepreneurial spirit, 348
- maintaining daily habits, 346–347
- maintaining physical health, 347
- playing your game, 345–346
- serving others, 347
- staying mentally tough, 350
- working toward security, 348–349
- moderation, maintaining, 113
- momentum, growing, 16
- monetary costs, of leisure activities, 312–313
- monetary worth, assigning your time a, 288
- Mothers Against Drink Driving (MADD), 69
- motivation
- about, 51–52
- behavioral styles and, 58–59, 60–67
- benefits of being motivated, 52
- categories of, 56–58
- choosing types of, 67–71
- Compliant behavioral style, 66–67
- Dominant behavioral style, 60–62
- Influencer behavioral style, 62–64
- maintaining, 297–298, 304
- motivators, 52–55
- personalizing drivers, 55–56
- relationship with health, 117
- Steady behavioral style, 64–65
- multitasking, 293
- Murphy's Law, 43
N
- naming goals, 287–288
- necessities, credit card for, 257–258
- needs, wants becoming, 264–268
- negative comments, avoiding, 194
- net worth
- home ownership and, 243–244
- median, 267
- targets for, 242–243
- Newton, Isaac (scientist), 16
- Nightingale, Earl (personal coach)
- about, , 25, 74
- motivational talks by, 116
- on success, 120
- non-number-based goals, 80
- number-based goals, 80
-
Nutrition For Dummies (Rinzler), 122
O
- oatmeal, 123
- offline time, scheduling, 292–294
- olive oil, 123
- omega-3 fatty acids, 122
- opportunity
- expanding for employees, 223
- seizing, 214–215
- timidity and, 360–361
- optimism, maintaining, 106
- organizing surroundings, 289–290
- Ortberg, John (author)
- It All Goes Back In The Box, 255
- overcoming time-management obstacles, 291–294
- over-deliver, 225
P
- pain/pleasure, as a motivator, 54–55
- Parable of the Sower, 43–47
- parents
- being successful, 190–195
- honoring, 206–209
- Pareto, Vilfredo (economist), 23
- Pareto principle (80/20 rule)
- about, 23, 31–32, 120–121
- matching time investment to return, 316–318
- at work, 318–320
- in your personal life, 320–323
- passion, as a key ingredient to success, 29
- patience
- connecting with success, 102–103
- as a personal characteristic for improving success, 341–342
- Paul, Apostle, 144
- “pay yourself first,” 269–275
- Peale, Norman Vincent (author)
- The Power of Positive Thinking, 116
- people resources, 93–94
- perfectionism, 334
- performance, praising, 222
- per-hour worth
- about, 305
- calculating hourly income, 307–308
- importance of, 306–307
- improving through work efforts, 308–310
- making value-based time decisions in personal life, 310–313
- perseverance, as a personal characteristic for improving success, 338
- persistence, power of, 100–105
- personal activities, scheduling in time-blocking system, 328–329
- personal connection, creating friends through, 158–163
- personal growth/development
- appreciating, 83
- power of, 67–68
- personal happiness, as a decision, 132
- personal life, 80/20 rule for, 320–323
- personal motivation
- about, 51–52
- behavioral styles and, 58–59, 60–67
- benefits of being motivated, 52
- categories of, 56–58
- choosing types of, 67–71
- Compliant behavioral style, 66–67
- Dominant behavioral style, 60–62
- Influencer behavioral style, 62–64
- maintaining, 297–298, 304
- motivators, 52–55
- personalizing drivers, 55–56
- relationship with health, 117
- Steady behavioral style, 64–65
- personal reward, developing the habit of, 138
- personality, pleasing, teaching fundamentals of a, 202
- personalizing drivers, 55–56
- persuade, compared with understand, 184–185
- persuasion, as a personal characteristic for improving success, 341
- physical health
- about, 111–112
- as a category of success, 11, 13
- creating a health team, 113–115
- creating your health team, 113–115
- diet, 120–123
- exercise, 124–126
- having only one life to live, 112–113
- health events, 117–120
- maintaining, as a measure/model of success, 347
- mental health, 115–117
- relationship with motivation, 117
- rest, 126–127
- physical touch, as a love language, 180
- planning time, scheduling in time-blocking system, 329–330
- planting, as a success strategy, 43
- Platinum Rule, 158
- playing your game, as a measure/model of success, 345–346
- plussing strategy, 212, 225
-
Point Man: How a Man Can Lead His Family (Farrar), 198
- poisons (diet), 122
- pornography, 177, 204–205
- positive
- being, 130–133
- emphasizing the, 37–38
- recognizing the, 185
- staying in comparisons, 136–137
- positive affirmations, 106–107, 131
- positive attitude, as a personal characteristic for improving success, 340
- positive thinking, 115–116
- poultry, eating, 122
-
The Power of Positive Thinking (Peale), 116
- praise
- for performance, 222
- putting in writing, 208
- prayer
- power of, 150–151
- Serenity, 334
- in your morning routine, 19, 131
- premarital counseling, 176
- preventing clutter overload, 298
- price, balancing promise vs., 42
- primary care doctor, 114
- prioritizing daily objectives, 318
- problem-solving, in business, 224–225
- processed sugar, 122
- procrastination, balancing discipline with, 41–42
- productivity
- as a benefit of being motivated, 52
- increasing, 309
-
The Profit (TV show), 16–17
- progress
- assessing in time-blocking system, 331–333
- as a motivator, 70–71
- promise, balancing price vs., 42
- protecting your attitude, 105–108
- publications
- Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies (Rinzler), 122
- First Things First (Covey), 326
- First Things First (Merrill), 326
- The 5 Love Languages (Chapman), 180
- The Game of Work (Coonradt), 21, 221
- Good to Great (Collins), 219
- How to Win Friends and Influence People (Carnegie), 155
- It All Goes Back In The Box (Ortberg), 255
- Love Is A Decision (Smalley), 15, 171–172, 173
- The Love Dare (Kendrick and Kendrick), 187
- Man's Search for Meaning (Frankel), 100
- The Millionaire Next Door (Stanley), 242–243, 268
- Nutrition For Dummies (Rinzler), 122
- Point Man: How a Man Can Lead His Family (Farrar), 198
- The Power of Positive Thinking (Peale), 116
- The Richest Man in Babylon (Clason), 29
- Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Covey), 158
- Success For Dummies (Ziglar), 25, 75, 157
- Successful Time Management For Dummies (Zeller), 342
- Think and Grow Rich (Hill), 29, 90, 150
- Timid Salespeople Have Skinny Kids (Ziglar), 97
- The Tribute: What Every Parent Longs to Hear (Rainey), 209
- Weight Loss Kit For Dummies (Rinzler), 122
Q
- qualitative goals, evaluating, 332–333
- quality of life, improving, 310
- quality time, as a love language, 180
- quick thinker, as a characteristic of Dominant behavioral style, 62
- quiet time, in your morning routine, 19
R
- Rainey, Dennis (author)
- The Tribute: What Every Parent Longs to Hear, 209
- rainy-day fund, 356
- raises, setting aside a percentage for retirement, 277
- Ramsey, Dave (financial expert), 255
- ranking tasks, in time-blocking system, 325
- ratios, knowing to successful endeavors, 103–105
- reacting, 290
- reading, in your morning routine, 19
- rebooking discussions, 295–296
- recalibrating our definition of success, 119–120
- receiving gifts, as a love language, 180
- reciprocity, law of, 165
- recognizing
- achievements, 195
- differences in children, 193–194
- milestones, 195, 226
- positives, 185
- reducing credit card debt, 257–258
- rejection, fear of, as a barrier to goal setting, 75–76
- rekindling the flame, 186–188
- relationships
- building, 148
- business
- about, 211
- building customer/client relationships, 223–226
- characteristics of great employees, 215–218
- characteristics of great employers, 218–223
- providing more than you're paid for, 212–215
- as a category of success, 12, 13
- investing in personal, 320–321
- Remember icon,
- reminders app, 32
- repetition, turning consistency into, 19–20
- replacement income, earning, 238
- resetting expectations, 118–119
- resources, determining needs for, 92–94
- responding, 290
- responsibility
- buying time for, 311
- delegating, 295, 297–298
- taking, 167–168
- teaching, 202–203
- rest, 126–127
- Retirement Savings Calculator, 238–239
- retirement success, guaranteeing, 275–282
- return, matching time investment to, 316–318
- revocable living trust, 357
- rewards
- claiming, 58
- developing the habit of personal, 138
- discipline as, 36–39
- of leisure activities, 312
- rhythm, identifying your, 288
-
The Richest Man in Babylon (Clason), 29
- Rinzler, Carol Ann (author)
- Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies, 122
- Nutrition For Dummies, 122
- Weight Loss Kit For Dummies, 122
- Robbins, Tony (motivational speaker), motivational talks by, 116
- rocky places, sowing seeds in, 46
- Rohn, Jim (personal coach), 11, 25
- routines
- creating, 289
- success, 18–19
- rules, wealth and, 254
S
- salami approach, for tasks, 71
- Sales Champion (website), 59
- sales professionals, 80/20 rule for, 319
- salmon, eating, 122
- saving mechanisms, forced, 273–275
- savings
- about, 250–252
- rainy-day fund, 356
- starting too late, 353–354
- scattering the seed, as a success strategy, 43
- scheduling
- personal activities in time-blocking system, 328–329
- planning time in time-blocking system, 329–330
- self-evaluation in time-blocking system, 329–330
- time offline, 292–294
- your time, 289
- Schuller, Robert (preacher), 97, 188
- security
- increasing your feelings of, 145
- working toward, as a measure/model of success, 348–349
- seeds, 123
- selecting
- motivation types, 67–71
- work situations, 216–217
- self-confidence
- building, as a measure/model of success, 349
- lack of, as a barrier to success, 38
- as a personal characteristic for improving success, 343
- self-directed, as a small business owner, 281–282
- self-directed retirement accounts, 281–282
- self-discipline, 201–202
- self-esteem, cultivating your, 133–136
- self-evaluation, scheduling in time-blocking system, 329–330
- self-improvement, looking for, as a measure/model of success, 350
- self-motivated, as a characteristic of Dominant behavioral style, 61
- Serenity prayer, 334
- service-based roles, 80/20 rule for, 319–320
- serving
- as a characteristic of a great employee, 218
- as a measure/model of success, 347
- setbacks. See adversity
- setting
- benchmarks with children, 203–204
- clear and compelling standards, 221–222
- expectations, 296–297
- goals with children, 203–204
- gross asset number, 238
-
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Covey), 158
- shortening conversations, 295
- skills
- encouraging of children, 194–195
- as goals, 82
- increasing, 93
- sleep, 127
- small business owners, guaranteeing retirement success as a, 281–282
- Smalley, Gary (author)
- smiling, 159, 163–164
- social media, influence on wealth of, 267–268
- Social Security Benefit Formula, 274–275
- Social Security benefits, 276–277
- Socrates (philosopher), 168
- solving problems in business, 224–225
- sowing and reaping, law of, 43–47
- specialists, medical, 115
- spiritual community, finding a, 147–149
- spiritual passages, memorizing, 151–152
- spiritual study, 149–152
- spiritual wealth, 143
- spirituality
- about, 139
- developing, 143–147
- growing in, 147–152
- individual journeys of, 140–143
- standards, setting clear and compelling, 134, 221–222
- Stanley, Thomas (author)
- The Millionaire Next Door, 242–243, 268
- Steady behavioral style
- about, 64
- characteristics of, 64
- communicating with someone who has the, 182
- downsides of, 65
- drivers of, 64–65
- how they operate, 65
- Stone, W. Clement (personal coach), 25
-
The Strangest Secret recording, 74
- strengths, assessing, 286–287
- success. See also specific topics
- about, –8
- categories of, 11–14
- clues from, 23–24
- connecting patience with, 102–103
- creating and replaying experiences, 135–136
- creating the habit of, 14–16
- as a decision, 14–15
- defining for each child, 192–193
- establishing a consistent process of, 16–20
- fear of, as a barrier to goal setting, 76
- financial
- about, 229–230
- as a category of success, 12, 13
- difference in wealthy people, 233–236
- financial freedom, 230–233
- knowing your wealth number, 236–244
- types of wealth, 244–247
- how to approach, 28–33
- measures/models of
- about, 345
- building self-confidence, 349
- creating a legacy, 350–351
- looking for self-improvement, 350
- maintaining business savvy/entrepreneurial spirit, 348
- maintaining daily habits, 346–347
- maintaining physical health, 347
- playing your game, 345–346
- serving others, 347
- staying mentally tough, 350
- working toward security, 348–349
- recalibrating our definition of, 119–120
- setting expectations for, 16
- setting up each day for, 196
- speeding up the process of, 21
- staying focused towards, 120
- staying on track for, 20–21
- time management
- about, 285–286
- assessing your strengths and weaknesses, 286–287
- assigning time a monetary worth, 288
- circumventing interruptions, 292
- communicating effectively, 291–292
- creating routines, 289
- decision-making, 298–304
- delegating, 295, 297–298
- following a system, 289–291
- identifying your rhythm, 288
- maintaining healthy balances, 298
- maintaining motivation, 297–298, 304
- minimizing damage, 294–297
- naming goals for direction, 287–288
- organizing surroundings, 289–290
- overcoming obstacles to, 291–294
- preventing clutter overload, 298
- realistic expectations, 297
- rebooking discussions, 295–296
- scheduling time offline, 292–294
- scheduling your time, 289
- setting expectations, 296–297
- shortening conversations, 295
- using technology, 290–291
- what constitutes, –9
- what doesn't constitute,
- what it is to you, –11
-
Success For Dummies (Ziglar), 25, 75, 157
- success routine, 18–19
- success tournaments, creating, 86–89
-
Successful Time Management For Dummies (Zeller), 342
- sugar, processed, 122
- surroundings, organizing, 289–290
- Swiss-cheese approach, for tasks, 70–71
T
- taking turns, 165–166
- Taoism, 147
- task-based roles, 80/20 rule for, 319–320
- tasks
- categorizing in time-blocking system, 324
- identifying ones that support goals, 317–318
- ranking in time-blocking system, 325
- teaching
- discipline, 202–203
- fundamentals of a pleasing personality, 202
- power of action over words, 202
- responsibility, 202–203
- technology, time-saving, 290–291
- Templeton, John (investor), 143
-
Think and Grow Rich (Hill), 29, 90, 150
- thorny soil, sowing seeds in, 46
- time
- buying, 311
- costs, of leisure activities, 312–313
- evaluating usage of, 20–21
- matching investment of to return, 316–318
- scheduling your, 289
- time management success
- about, 285–286
- assessing your strengths and weaknesses, 286–287
- assigning time a monetary worth, 288
- circumventing interruptions, 292
- communicating effectively, 291–292
- creating routines, 289
- decision-making, 298–304
- delegating, 295, 297–298
- following a system, 289–291
- identifying your rhythm, 288
- maintaining healthy balances, 298
- maintaining motivation, 297–298, 304
- minimizing damage, 294–297
- naming goals for direction, 287–288
- organizing surroundings, 289–290
- overcoming obstacles to, 291–294
- preventing clutter overload, 298
- realistic expectations, 297
- rebooking discussions, 295–296
- scheduling time offline, 292–294
- scheduling your time, 289
- setting expectations, 296–297
- shortening conversations, 295
- using technology, 290–291
- time-blocking system
- about, 289, 315–316
- assessing progress, 331–333
- daily prioritization, 323–326
- 80/20 rule, 316–323
- making adjustments, 331, 333–334
- process of time-blocking, 326–330
- setting up family traditions, 322
- timeframe tournament, 87–88
- timeframes, assigning to goals, 85–86
-
Timid Salespeople Have Skinny Kids (Ziglar), 97
- timidity
- about, 97
- opportunity and, 360–361
- Tip icon,
- tongue, holding your, 184
- Tracy, Brian (personal coach), 25
- traditions, establishing, 199–200
- tributes, writing to parents, 209
-
The Tribute: What Every Parent Longs to Hear (Rainey), 209
- turns, taking, 165–166
- Twain, Mark (author), 350
U
- under-promise, 225
- understand, compared with persuade, 184–185
- unity, building, 149
- upbeat tones, speaking in, 164
V
- value-based time decisions, making in your personal life, 310–313
- value(s)
- creating, 224–225
- establishing in children, 201–202
- increasing yours in business relationships, 213–214
- of the institution of marriage, 175–177
- setting clear, 134
- vegetables, eating, 123
- verbal communication, 161
- video games, 204
- vision communication, as a characteristic of a great employer, 219–221
W
- Wallace, Russell (botanist), 95
- walnuts, 123
- wants, becoming needs, 264–268
- Warning icon,
- warnings, people in your life as, 28
- weaknesses, assessing, 286–287
- wealth
- after your death, 255
- compound interest, 241–242
- debt, 255–261
- defined, 267
- differences in wealthy people, 233–236
- estate planning, 357–358
- having enjoyment, 253–254
- income and, 252–253
- knowing your wealth number, 236–244
- net worth targets, 242–243
- personal, 249–255
- rainy-day fund, 356
- relationship with earnings, 267
- rules of, 254
- savings, 250–252
- statistics on, 233
- success mistakes in, 353–362
- Wealth Commitment document, 273
- wealth plan
- about, 263
- guaranteeing retirement success, 275–282
- paying yourself first, 269–275
- realizing your market value, 264
- wants becoming needs, 264–268
- wealth strategy plan, writing a, 354–355
- wealth team, 358–360
- websites
- Cheat Sheet,
- retirement savings calculator, 238–239
- Sales Champion, 59
- weight, focusing discipline on your, 39
-
Weight Loss Kit For Dummies (Rinzler), 122
- whole grains, 123
- “why,” 10–11, 90–91
- “Win the day” slogan (Oregon Ducks), 17–18
- words, teaching power of action over, 202
- words of affirmation, as a love language, 180
- work activities, factoring in time-blocking system, 329
- work situations
- choosing, 216–217
- 80/20 rule in, 318–320
- worry, 99
- Wright, Steven (comedian), 15
- writing
- putting praise in, 208
- tributes to parents, 209
- wealth strategy plans, 354–355
Z
- Zeller, Dirk (author)
- Successful Time Management For Dummies, 342
- Ziglar, Judge (author)
- Timid Salespeople Have Skinny Kids, 97
- Ziglar, Zig (author)
- on attitude, 105
- motivational talks by, 116
- on net worth, 243
- Success For Dummies, 25, 75, 157
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