You wake up one morning and you look at yourself in the
mirror and you realized that you're in a rut. You don't know what had happened,
but you've lost motivation, you've lost energy, you've lost your mojo.
In today's article,
gents, I'm going to give you ten tips, ten action steps so that you can improve
your lifestyle, fast.
Tip number one. Reward yourself frequently and make sure
that your rewards are line up with your goals. Guys, this is simple gasification
and I think it's one of the most powerful things you can do to realign your
life in the right direction. Go back and look at the game Metroid. Anyone
remember this? So, as you go through when you play these games, you realized
that every reward you're getting they're coming off and they're coming frequently
and they help you advance to the next level. So, I'm going to talk about a
number of rewards here in future points and I want you to see as you can see
how I'm leveraging these to get to the next step.
Tip number two. Wake up early which you've probably heard
before, but here is my system. So, during the weekdays 5:00 AM, on the weekends
6:00 AM. Now, my reward when I wake up in the morning, a fresh cup of coffee.
I'm allowed to have whatever creamers I want. But, I kind of set this up
because I don't want to be drinking coffee all day, so I'm allowed to have as
much coffee as I want until 10:00 in the morning. So, you see I kind of gamify
it because I have this window in which I'm allowed to have whatever coffees I
want, but that does motivate me to get I look forward to my morning coffee.
Now, another thing I do is go to bed early. That helps a lot. But, let's say
I got a bad night's sleep and then I have an accountability partner who I'm going
to meet with at 5:30. But, as you can see I've set up all these systems which
help me consistently wake up early.
Tip number three. Try
something new. Men, we are creatures of habit and oftentimes we get stuck in a
rut because we're just doing the same thing again and again. We really need to
change it up, maybe it's changing our shaving cream, maybe it's getting a new
razor, a new type of razor, maybe adding some color to our wardrobe. Whatever
it may be, guys, look for to having something new to inject in your wardrobe to
inject in your routine and try something new. And I know a lot of you guys
don't want to go out there shopping you don't want to go out there and
experimenting, you want something curated and brought to you.
Now, many of you
guys have been asking me for over two years about Bespoke Post because there
are some pretty interesting claims out there like that they deliver awesome in
a box that they actually deliver $70 plus worth of value for $45. And, you
know, like Antonio is stuff real, what do you really think of this? So, let me
show you a package they just sent me and why I think that they are an awesome
deal.
All right. So, I'm going to open this one up and they are it looks like
they want to rebuild my Dopp kit and my grooming kit. Okay, that's cool. Let me
check whoa! Hey, Blue Claw. So, I will tell you guys as soon as I saw there was
a Blue Claw piece of luggage in here, I'm like this is good to go. I have been
to the factory, I recognize the workmanship.
I know Adam and what he's doing
there. Then, I go in here and I'm like, hey, these are not your average sample
sizes. There are some other subscription services I mean literally you get the
small containers. I mean look at that. I get all I mean that's a full-size
shampoo. All right. I've never even tried this styling clay. Cool. I mean this
is really cool. All of these for $45. Going through, checking all of that out.
Toothpaste, this is actually pretty cool, I've never tried this one.
Drinkwel,
if I've got a little bit of a hangover if I'm not feeling good in the morning.
Hey, going back to point number one. I've got a face wash by Cremo Cream.
I'm familiar with these guys, I've never used this though. And then, I've got a
looking at some other, bar of soap here and what is this? Hand face
moisturizer. So, I think that's a pretty cool container. And, again, what I
love about these subscription services is it's delivered right to your box.
Now, what I love about Bespoke Post is you can turn it off. You can actually
preview what you're going to get and you can say, you know what I'm not into
that. I don't need that. I've already got a Dopp kit. I've got everything cool
there. Don't bother sending it to me. But, what I really love about this is if
you get the Blue Claw and you look at the cost of a Dopp kit, $62 guys. That's
more than the cost of this one that came fully stocked. So, these guys are
getting you a great deal. Definitely check out Bespoke Post. Use code RMRS for
a great discount.
Tip number four. Go to the gym, exercise, go running, take
care of your body in the morning. Now, many of you guys have heard that before,
but here is my system. So, I will go to the gym and as long as I put one foot
in the door, I am done. Now, 99% of the time I stay in the gym and I exercise,
but there have been times when I'm saying I just don't feel like being here.
Guess what? I accomplished my goal, no guilt I can go enjoy my reward which is
the hot tub. They've got a nice hot tub at my gym and I love it. I'll go in
there for fifteen minutes. And but the point is the vast majority of the time, I
am actually going to work out. I'm able to play with my kids, I'm able to keep
up with them. I can still keep up with my son when we're out running. When it
comes, you know, my wife loves the way that I have energy that I feel and that
I look. Guys, make sure to take care of your body.
Tip number five. Make time to read. Notice I didn't say find
time to read and I want you to read books. Yes, guys, books. I'm not talking
about blogs I'm not talking about magazines. I'm talking about those things
that have been around for hundreds of years and do an excellent job of
conveying deep information and really forcing you to think. Take really big
ideas which can't be conveyed in a hundred and forty characters and they really
get you to sit back and think. I know when I'm reading books about business or
about being a better parent, it's something that it's like, wow, this really
just changes my whole view and that's what reading a book will do for you.
Tip number six.
Eating better. Now, I know you guys have heard that before, but here are my
simple rules for eating better. Don't eat anything that comes in through your
car window. Don't eat anything that you can't pronounce. Don't eat anything
with corn syrup. Now, that last one actually I have fun with my kids because we
add gamification. Notice how this keeps popping up? We go to the store and I'll
say, okay, well, let's look at getting a jam or jelly or peanut butter
and/or a piece of bread. Can you find a bread that doesn't have corn syrup? And actually
make a game of it. When you add gamification to eating better, you're going
to find that it becomes enjoyable, it becomes something kind of fun, and all of
a sudden you change your habits.
Tip number seven. Get and use a simple alarm clock. This is
not an alarm clock, this is a phone and this is a temptation. You keep this in
your bedroom you're going to be up 'til 2:00 in the morning or your wife is
next to you 'til 2:00 in the morning, both of you just checking the news and
not even talking with each other. No. Keep this out of the bedroom, instead get
a simple alarm clock that tells the time and wakes you up in the morning and
that's it.
Tip number eight. Learn a new skill, do something that
you've never done before. Now, owning my own house and trying to do a lot of
repairs on it, I can tell you that some of the biggest accomplishments and I'm
proud of or just simple repairs on my house. Changing out the toilet, that was
I was really proud of that. Now, it doesn't have to be something that extreme
or maybe that dirty and I wanted to share with you, guys, I wanted to check out
this stuff from Bespoke Post.
So, I'm going to show you right here this one
is another package that they sent me and look at this right here. I have to
admit, I don't know jack about beer. Now, everything they've sent me here, what
I love is they clearly laid out the basics about getting into beer
tasting. Hop Tasting Guide, I love this. When I'm going through this, I'm like,
wow, this is really easily explained. Oh, and all of a sudden I've got these
hops here which I can What I love about this is that they pointed out that you
can just go get a Bud Light or something like that and you can use that to
actually taste the hops.
I'm going through and I'm checking out the glasses and
I'm realizing why the stem is there on the glass so that, you know,
inadvertently actually heat up the beer, the way it's shaped. All this was
explained right in here. I got this bottle opener which is, you know, cool.
Okay, another bottle opener. But, it's got a sealer on it and I was like, oh,
that's awesome. 33 Bottles of Beer, look at this really cool book. I mean I
don't know where I would find this stuff. And, this is really nice and that's
the thing I love about this Bespoke Post, guys, is that they actually, I mean
these are cool gifts to get.
I'm going through pistachios and these coasters.
Guys, go check out Bespoke Post. I'm going to put a discount code down in the
description. Great company. And, they actually, you know, I have to admit I
don't drink a lot, but now I'm kind of excited to taste what hops and to better
understand the stuff which, again, as you can tell I don't know a whole lot
here.
Tip number nine. Call
the people you love and tell them that you love them. I know it seems a little
bit, you know, kind of soft and mushy and hokey, but it is real, guys. If you
want to get out of a rut if you want to feel better about yourself, improve
your relationships with other people. Study after study has shown that the
relationships and the strength and the feelings that we have with other people
have a huge effect on our feelings of how we feel about ourselves and having
had this experience when you lose people suddenly. I can tell you that you need
to if you have feelings for somebody you love somebody, then don't be afraid to
let them know because you have to prove that the relationship you're going to get
you you can start to feel better about yourself, you're going to get yourself
out of that rut.
Tip number ten. Leverage partner and community support.
Guys, you can try to go at it alone, but I can tell you that most likely you're
going to fail. What you need is a group of people around you. Cheerleaders supporting
you, people that can give you information the right information when you need
it at the right time. Mentors, find a partner, someone that maybe holds you
accountable. Find someone that you respect that you can look up to that can
help kind of point you in the right direction. People that are just simply may
be saying, hey, you look great today, so you're going to have the courage to
dress your best.
Guys, you want to have a community you want to surround
yourself with positive people. All right, gents, so now it's your turn. I want
to hear from you down in the comments what did I miss, what action step would
you recommend to a man to upgrade his lifestyle to improve himself to take
steps in the right direction when he's caught in a rut when he's lost his mojo.
And, guys don't forget to check out Bespoke Post bigger discount. So, guys, let
me know what you think of Bespoke Post down in the comments below if any of you
guys have experienced this. And, that's it, guys. I'll see you in the next article.
