(Art - Eddie Colla, Feet - mine 😆)

Children are trained to ask for permission to do just about everything. Then there comes the transition to adulthood, without being taught/trained to make our own decisions. The fall out of this lack of transition = a lot of people hanging around and waiting for someone to give them permission to do the big things in life.

• Quit your job?

• Start investing?

• Take that big exiting trip? etc. etc.

The easy decisions are those that society condones - get a job, buy your own home... But what about the path of an entrepreneur? We don't have a set of "pre-permission-ed" decisions we can take. It's our own route the whole way. And that can leave even the most confident amongst us... well.. a little shaky 😜

As I've gone through life, I've worked with Professors, those high up in government, well known investors and business people. All of them at some point have expressed self doubt. What does that teach us? No one really is 100 certain but those that get far act anyway.

So, what do you want in 2020? Go, give yourself permission to act... or if that's a step too far - I definitely give you permission!! ❤️⭐

“Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” ―Thomas Jefferson

Ana ♡

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“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.” —Pablo Picasso

It's NEW YEARS EVE! Literally one of my most favourite days of the year ⭐⭐ Time to sit down and set your goals and work out a plan!! It's been my tradition for the last 8-9 years that New Years Eve I review the goals set the year ahead and begin goal setting. I say begin, as, I used to set all goals in one night. Now, I've realised its not so realistic for me to do that... So, today I will make a start and the first week of the NEW YEAR I will continue to refine the high level goals I have set.

For me the most effective way to plan my year is to set high level goals first to cover different areas of life - ie. business, health, lifestyle, family. For example, covering how many properties I would like to buy, what profit level I would like to achieve, what friends I would like to visit and parties I would like to throw and when, how many holidays I would like and where, healthy habits I need to include, etc.

I then separate these goals into what needs to be done each quarter. To improve motivation and to give space to add in goals as they come up I front load my year, aiming to achieve most goals before quarter 4. I then laser focus on a quarter at a time... breaking each quarter into 20 day sprints. This gives roughly a 10 day spill over period if things go a little astray. Building flexibility into the model.

I then set a habit of sitting down each Sunday to do a high level plan of the week ahead, looking in depth at what needs to be done in each day. I then plan each day as part of my Miracle Morning routine by splitting the day into 1 hour slots - usually giving 45mins to do a task and 15min break...

So, if you're a bit stuck or overwhelmed in goal setting. Try the above as a method to get you on your way. This approach really helps you react with flexibility as the year goes on while still keeping your high level goals in sight!

I hope you have an amazing day! Do you do have goal setting tips and tricks? I’d love to know! Drop me a comment below…

Ana ♡

Want to connect? Find me on insta @dr.anaattlee, or why not pop along to a meet up? If you think I can accelerate your journey to your goals get in touch or book a coaching session!

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.” ~Buddha

As an academic (from environmental sciences) affirmations were not such a stretch for me… why? Well, as part of my PhD I studied a bit about what makes people volunteer for conservation and make a HUGE difference to the cause… and later I followed up with research that looked into how impacts could create real world impact. This in turn ended up with me (and my colleague) actually advising universities and governments across the globe on creating impact in a company that has now spun out and is run by Prof. Mark Reed - www.fasttrackimpact.org - check it out for awesomeness 💻🎯📈. The answer resoundingly showed that those that thought they could have a massive impact and do the things they were doing were the ones that actually did have impact. I was convinced - the evidence to me was clear, “whether you think you can, or whether you think you can’t, you’re right”(said by Henry Ford). I mean, that is amazing all you need to do to change your life, or do something amazing is just believe you can! AFFIRMATIONS are the way! Well… for me anyway!! Sceptical? Try it!! What on earth have you to lose? But do try it properly and fully! Give yourself a 30 day challenge - start the day every day from this minute with affirmations - either the video I have included above or your own affirmations (I’ve given my ten below to get you started)…

Above is a video that I played daily when I began my property journey … and sometimes more than daily! So if you’re new to affirmations I suggest starting out with watching/listening to this video or something similar to help train your mind to visualise what you want to achieve.

As you progress you may want to create your own affirmations, to create personal affirmations take the following steps:

1. Identify your negative self-talk and beliefs.

2. Create affirmations out of those beliefs.

3. Begin using the new affirmations.

4. See the “magic” gradually unfold.

Over the last few months I’ve been on quite an affirmation kick . I’ve truly had so much going on, so needed to depend on the power of a healthy mind now more than ever to stay focused, optimistic, and filled with energy.

Below are the affirmations that I found really work for me! They form part of my miracle morning routine. I find that taking 5-10 mins in the quiet with a cup of coffee (optional coffee) to really feel them makes such a huge difference to the way my day goes! I do hope they have a similar impact for you!

– I am so grateful for this day

– I am so grateful for the family and friends in my life

– I am going to make this day the best day of my life

– I am able to achieve anything I want

- I live to my full potential

- I deserve success because I give so much value to the world

- I think big and dream big without reservation.

- I am making the world a better place by being a positive, powerful influence

- I am grateful for my financial success

- Today I will live this day as if it is my last day on the planet!

I hope you have an amazing day! Do you do affirmations? Are there any affirmations you find particularly powerful? I’d love to know! Drop me a comment below…

Ana ♡

Want to connect? Find me on insta @dr.anaattlee, or why not pop along to a meet up? If you think I can accelerate your journey to your goals get in touch or book a coaching session!

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” Zig Ziglar

Let me tell you a secret… I’m not actually that great at anything! But, I did manage to get a PhD, write tons of academic papers, advise government, train academics, start successful businesses, scale up a manufacturing business and have been part of nearly 150 property deals.

Of course, none of that would have been possible alone and none of that would have been possible without consistency… I have consistently been great at seeking out people who know more than me, and are better than me, and then working out what I need to do to be successful… and doing that… consistently!

Being successful in life, it seems to me, is not about great leaps of genius but about consistent (often mundane) small steps and habits we can all do every day. Each of these steps are so easy, that they would be simple enough to skip entirely… waking up late once wont hurt right? Not going to my investment area this week wont hurt, right? Wrong!! These small things are the only things that matter. Being successful is the result of these small steps.

There are no secrets to success. No shortcut. Of course over night successes happen and you hear all the time about people who have just started out in business/property making a fortune seemingly over-night. For the majority of us that is just not going to happen! The secret is consistent grind. Nothing sexy, just getting up and showing up and doing what you say you are going to do, day after day, week after week!

Consistency isn’t the easiest way to success, but it is the most sure one.

You can build your consistency muscle, as believe me it’s not easy to be suddenly consistent. I had to. Start small and habit stack. For example:

1.   I always get up when I have decided to – I’m recently trialing a 4am start but generally I get up at 5am Mon-Fri

2.   I consistently go to the gym

3.   I consistently have the same process for checking in on emails and social media (by a certain time).

4.   I consistently view houses on the same day

5.   Run numbers on the same day

6.   Re-offer on houses the same day

7.   Book trains the same day etc etc.

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Progress and success is also not linear… so expect to be grinding away thanklessly for some time! And also expect that some times you may actually feel like you are worse off than you were… keep going!!!

You may find it useful to share some of your routine on social media, in this way it holds you accountable and also has the added bonus of showing everyone how consistent you are (unexpectedly attracting angel finance and JV finance offers in DM!!).

Have a great day! And let me know what habits your going to stack consistently!

Ana ♡

Want to connect? Find me on insta @dranaattlee, or why not pop along to a meet up? If you think I can accelerate your journey to your goals get in touch or book a coaching session!

Sooooo… before I start this I think you know what Im going to say… maybe you follow me on insta and you can see what time I get up and a little insight into what I do in the morning. But, before I start with my routine I really want to stress that morning routines are not a one size fits all, nor is sleep. Some people are early birds, some night owls… some need a lot of sleep some need not too much. And, well, some of us are parents!

For me the way I start my morning literally can make or break my day! My morning routine starts at 5am. Getting up at this time sets the bar for what I expect of myself, and over time has increased my confidence (afterall if you let yourself down on promises you make how can you expect others to trust you).

Getting up at 5am gives me at least an hour before the rest of the house is up to get some quiet reflection done, write and respond to emails and check in with social media and then I get some exercise in. Essentially what I do is an adaptation of a Miracle Morning S.A.V.E.R.S. routine. Although for me it’s S.A.V.R.S.E. as that works best to make sure all quiet reflective work is out of the way before the danger-zone of kids waking up happens! The routine takes about an hour… ideally 10mins given for each of the sections but this can be reduced to a couple of mins each if needed!

What’s your morning routine? Do you have any tips for me to improve mine? I’d love to know! Drop me a comment below…

Ana ♡

Want to connect? Find me on insta @dranaattlee, or why not pop along to a meet up? If you think I can accelerate your journey to your goals get in touch or book a coaching session!