41 Ways to be a Lifestyle Design Badass
For most people life just kinda happens to them.
They're at the mercy of circumstance, hate their job, hate their spouse and are bored out of their f**king mind.
Then there are those who design life to be just how they want it. I call these "Lifestyle Design Bad-Asses"
Here's a quick post I whipped up about how to be a lifestyle design bad-ass…
But before we jump in… be sure to leave your name and email so I can send you my free Kick Back Life Internet Marketing and Lifestyle Design Updates
1. Work for yourself
2. Work where you want
3. Work when you want
4. Delegate out as much of the sh*t you don't want to do, don't like to do, or don't PERSONALLY need to do as possible (even delegate out the delegating)
5. Have someone else manage all the people who work for you. Treat this person well
6. Read The 4 Hour Work Week, The E-myth, and The Power of Full Engagement. Do what those books say to do
7. Take time off an a regular basis
8. Have a business that is systems dependent, not owner dependent
9. Create your business around your life, not your life around your business
10. Take massive action and get things done fast, Understand that when you do this some things will get broken and jacked up, That's ok, take action anyway… you can fine tune things later… cuz remember, success usually happens in the middle of massive chaos
11. Become a die-hard student and practitioner of direct response marketing
12. Surround yourself with other successful direct response marketers
13. Read the blog you're currently reading on a regular basis
14. Read Timothy Ferris's blog on a regular basis http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/
15. Have clear and defined written goals
16. Follow your own path and don't give a sh*t what anyone else says, especially if they aren't giving you money
17. Nurture the important relationships in your life.
18. Protect your time like a father protects his daughter. If anyone tries to steal your time with things that are important to them but not important to you, immediately terminate the situation. Sounds harsh but if you don"t do this, you'll spend the majority of your time doing things that are important to others but not to you.
19. Get clear on your values and make sure your work is in line with your values.
20. Everyday you're willing to work spend as much time as possible on the biggest levers in moving your business forward to where you want it to be
21. Take time to learn everyday, but don't let learning become an avoidance activity
22. Be willing to have uncomfortable conversations with others
23. Become a master student of persuasion. Read 'Influence' by Robert Cialdini if you haven't read it
24. Take many vacations every year
25. Have days when you do no work at all
26. Keep your phone on silent as often as possible and batch process your calls
27. Batch process your emails
28. Meditate and visualize
29. Understand when you walk your own path in life others will be irritated and often offended. This is ok
30. Expand your comfort zone on a regular basis and understand that you and your business will only grow by doing things that are currently beyond your level of emotional comfort. Get used to it
31. Start relationships with people you want in your life with the giving hand. Do something cool for them before you ask ANYTHING of them
32. Realize that your relationship or your career can't make you happy. HOWEVER, also realize that a relationship with the wrong person or a career you hate are two things that can f**k happiness up real quick. Make sure you have the right relationship and career
33. Understand that there are three kinds of business in life. Your business, other peoples and life's business. Your business is your thoughts and actions. Other peoples business is their thoughts and actions. Life's business are things like the weather and the traffic. Focus only on YOUR business, because it's the only thing that matters, the other stuff you can't control so don't worry about it
34. Have goals and focus on them a lot, but be present in the moment as well, since it's all we really have
35. When you're wrong, make things right as soon as possible… especially when other people are involved
36. Be yourself, if you aren't, others will know it
37. Spend as much time as possible doing what you truly enjoy
38. Realize you'll never get everything done
39. Stay on your path, be persistent yet flexible
40. Take action, but don't be attached to outcome
41. In Guy Ritchie's kick-a** film RockNRollla there's a chase scene that just goes on and goes on ( the secene is funny as hell by the way )… the bad guys just won't give up no matter what… where most people would have keeled over and died, these dudes just keep comin' at ya… that is how you become a Lifestyle Design Bad-A**
42. (Bonus) Oh yeah, and it's totally cliche' but make life fun and enjoy the ride… I mean seriously… we're all gonna be dead soon anyway… so let's live it up and have a helluva lotta fun while we're here.
43. (Bonus) And if you haven't done so already, be sure to opt-in for my free Kick Back Life Fitness Marketing and Lifestyle Design updates… I'll also send you a link to a secret video that shows how you can make a lot more money and work a lot less hours from using little known underground Internet marketing tactics.
Let me know what you think…
Comments on 41 Ways to be a Lifestyle Design Badass »
Great tips here, Chris - lol, don't want to end up like a workoholic like Jeremy Piven from Entourage -
Thanks bro - yeah that works for Ari man - the guy does WHATEVER it takes - I wouldn't wanna work that much either - but he's a deal closing bad-a** who goes the extra mile and lives on his own terms… and sometimes Vinnie's =)
That's true man - he doesn't give a rat's A$$ about other people's agenda. - And he won't stop until he gets what he wants -
Hey, Chris -
I haven't read "The Power of Full Engagement," but I'm getting it right now on your recommendation. Thanks.
- Stephen
You, sire, are quite obviously a Rebel Zen master. Kudos.
Hey Chris,
Awesome list.Thanks.
It would be good to read this every morning.
BTW: What do you think of Dan Kennedy's Magnetic Marketing course?
Have a great Day!
Hey Alexander - Magnetic Marketing rocks - as does ALL Kennedy stuff
This is my daily medicine and if anybody else is reading this I saw Chris doing all the things he talks about 4 years ago. Its all legite and no B.S. Be different. But dont try to reinvent the wheel if someboy who is standing in paradise is telling you how to get there. This is called modeling. And I'm modeling my a*s off after everything I can possibly read on kickbacklife.com. Reading this info fires me up and helps me to realize that there is opportunity even when the majority says there's not. Thanks for all the great information Chris.
Great post. Great points. Were you sitting on a mountain top when writing this?
Thanks for the good words Jaiya - you are the man
Tom - kinda crazy man but I think this is the fastest post I ever whipped up - think I was watching "The Office" while I wrote it
Thanks Chris.
Peace.
Great list Chris I will read it on a regular basis. Quick question how do you batch your emails?
Hey Jeremy, have certain times just for emails.
Hey Chris. This is genious. I've already copied the list and put it right next to my computer so I can reflect on it again and again. I am a budding internet marketer, and #21 really hit home. I now realize that my obssessive learning has become an avoidance activity. Time to TAKE ACTION!
Trent - I did that same thing myself for years brother… learning is awesome but it must be kept in check
Wow! Such powerful info. I wish I had this information a few years ago. Thanks for sharing.
Chris,
you are rocking my planet! Have you built in days when you did no work at all even from the beginning of your business?
Hey Liz, it wasn't really until I found how important it was.
There's a great book by Tony Schwartz called "Power of Full Engagement" where he talks about it… AWESOME book with all kinds of energy management strategies… that';s when I first realized the importance of it
Hey Chris, Really good sh*t! Especially Tim Ferriss! I will print out all 43 suggestions, tape it to my fridge and read it daily.
I am one of those working around the clock personal trainers that is constantly getting burnt out. Thank-you for providing this kind of information for people.
Some people just don't get it as fast as others. There really is a ton of information out there that we have to take the time to acess to maximize our potential!
Keep doing what your doing guy…
john up in Canada.
Great post! Definitely will be printing this out and posting it in my office as a daily reminder.
Awesome Post Chris, You have help to give me the confidence to follow my goals and don't look back. Thanks for the book recommendations.
Great stuff, Chris. I'm also going to get the Power of Full Engagement.
Thanks man.
This is the blog post that changed my life forever. Just some absolute mind blowing shit that I wouldn't have thought of ever.
Hey that bloke drinking the purple milk (does he know Seth Godin?) looks like my old man.
Another golden post as always Chriss - thanks a million!
Hey Chris,
I missed this post totally. Glad you told me to read it. I think sometimes I let people steal too much of my time. Thanks for the blog.
TC
http://www.tcpersonaltraining.com
Great list mate.
One i will be printing out and hanging on my vision board.
As always Chris, awesome post
Great tips Chris-I'm printing this out and reading it every day so that I too can soon be a "Lifestyle Design Bad-Ass".
ps-Will you be with Bedros in Orlando at his Fitness Info Summit in October?
Excellent post Chris. Every post you put out gives me the motivation to keep going and to make this work!
Thanks so much!
Another Awesome Post Chris! You Kill it every time Bro! Can't wait to see Add to Cart!
I like #33 the best. Get after YOUR OWN BUSINESS and forget the rest.
Love this post Chris, I go back and read it all the time as a reminder of how things should be. I like to train myself and my clients with the mindset of being efficient, effective, and busting your ass. Then you give yourself recovery and gear up for the next training session. I like how your post reflects this idea when it comes to business. Work hard, be protective of your own time, and take rest. Working more does mean working better because I know that when I have a list and I bang out those tasks I feel so much better and take some extra time to relax and get after it tomorrow.
Good post, thanks for keeping us on track.Dan Kennedy's time management book really helped me fight off those time vanpire's.
Sensational post Chris. I especially like the one where you said: "Understand when you walk your own path in life others will be irritated and often offended. This is ok."
Very nice.
Thanks,
Bob Garon
Right on Callie! That's basically what I was about to say.
This post is right on the money for me. I loved the Four Hour Work Week but I think I love this blog even more because you give so much instruction on HOW to actually create the lifestyle you want - HOW to build the systems and make the money necessary to move your lifestyle vision forward.
"Follow your own path and don't give a sh*t what anyone else says, especially if they aren't giving you money"
That's my personal best …
Thanks a lot
Sudeep
Yo Chris,
One of my fave all time posts man. Killer tips on here. One of those ones to come back to and check out on a regular basis. Great stuff
Thanks
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I absolutely LOVE this post! Thanks for RE-inspiring me to get off my arse and design the life I really want! I'm instantly a fan of this blog now.
This post gets me everytime. I think this is the 8th time I read it.
This post has inspired me to create a blog about my journey to becoming a lifestyle design bad ass. I am one of those trainers that went back to working a regular because I didn't know anything about marketing at the time. I will be getting back into the fitness training business after being out of the loop for over a year. Chris provides us with tons of useful stuff and I am going to use it and share my results with you every step of the way.
Great list of 41 things. I already do 19 of them so I guess I'm a half bad ass!
You forgot #42. Get a wallet that says BAD MOTHERF***ER on it!