Day #1, Day #2, Day #3, Day #4, Day #5

Note: Before we get too deep, I want to let you guys know the delay in posting was due to a work emergency, I’ll have the posts formatted the night before to ensure this doesn’t happen for the rest of the series.

Yesterday’s Recap: Each day I’ll do a brief recap from the day before. Day #5 sounded like an easy challenge, but the prospect of having to hear what is actually going on inside your mind was a terrifying act to take for some.

Facing those thoughts that you usually ignore, keeping yourself from admitting to a failure you just want to keep running from, recognizing that maybe you don’t feel the way you outwardly project that you do was something many of our brethren had to face.

But they faced it, because they’re Men of March and hopefully you faced it too.

Daily Reminder

Reminder: The rules of Men of March:

  1. You will not masturbate, edge, or touch your dick for pleasure during the entire month. You can have sex, but not with yourself.

  2. You will not watch porn, sexy gifs, look at provocative photos or anything of the sort as this will lead to you breaking rule one.

  3. You will do 100 pushups every day. Don’t give the ‘time’ excuse, or any excuse as I don’t give a fuck, just do them. Break it up however you have to, but before you sleep at night, 100 must be done; chest day or not.

  4. You must start reading a book. Even if it’s just a few pages a day at first you must be reading a book. I will be reading New World Ronin by Victor Pride this month. You don’t have to finish the book in the month, just actively read a few pages every day to build the habit. With that said, my goal is to finish the book this month.

  5. You have to start giving genuine answers to people. If someone asks if you’re busy, don’t say “No” when you are. You have to stop avoiding conflict at the expense of your true self. If your wife asks a question, give an answer, “I don’t know/care” Is not an answer a leader gives to his crew. Start knowing, start caring, and start telling the world your true opinion.

  6. If you have a vice, remove it. You have to be honest with yourself; if you’re overweight and drinking to numb or are smoking pot and being unproductive, that shit has to go. This isn’t a ‘dry’ challenge, if alcohol or pot isn’t a problem good to go. If it’s more than that, leave it be for the month.

  7. Every day there will be a challenge, you must complete it.

Life isn’t about hiding from storms, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.

Day #6: Finances & Time

We need to treat the minutes of our day like currency, spent very intentionally.

On a relatively frequent basis you should be doing a quick audit on where you’re spending your time and money.

Our time is our most valuable resource and because of this it should only be spent on worthy people & activities. We get money from the time we dedicate to our profession, this is why I am covering both together, and they’re completely correlated to one another.

If you work 40 hours a week at your job, then you’re going to receive a paycheck that is worth the 40 you dedicated to performing your task.

I’m not going to argue the 9-5 as some people love what they do. Others, such as myself do our job and do it well but we’re looking for a way to leave it behind and work for ourselves.

Only you know if you’re properly compensated, if you aren’t then fix it.

The point is, you gave up time for that money, and you need to ensure that you eliminate the Time Vampires who leech from you daily.

People who complain day after day yet do not implement your advice nor do they ever intend to find a solution to their problem.

Scrolling on the phone whether it be fakebook, reddit, or twitter. If you aren’t hopping on, getting the information you need, then hopping off to pursue actual goals, then you’re wasting time.

Analysis paralysis, spending hours, solely thinking about something is not going to bring you any closer to completion of the goal. Want to get fit? Do the workouts and eat right, stop worrying so much over finding the ‘right’ program that you never implement any.

Just as there are Time Vampires there are also, Dime Vampires (I know I’m fucking brilliant).

These are the little nickel & dime expenses which suck you dry and prevent you from ever building up and getting out of the ‘rat race’.

Those $2.00 coffees every day, the out to eat lunches, snacks, video games, ‘extra channels’ on cable which you don’t watch.

You earned that money with time from your life, don’t let the Dime Vampires bleed you dry. Review where every $1.00 goes and you’ll find where it is you’re sending your precious time.

Challenge #6

  1. 100 Push-Ups

  2. Acquaint yourself with your finances and ensure you know the $$$ coming in and the $$$ going out of your accounts. Create a new budget or update the existing one to ensure accuracy, you need to ensure you’re taking care of your future self.

  3. Throughout the day, take notes (mental or physical) and get a record of where your time in the day goes. You’d be surprised at the results but the little 5-15 minute venture onto YouTube, twitter, Reddit, Facebook that you take multiple times a day really adds up. There are probably hundreds of ‘micro-moments’ stolen from you throughout each day due to your inability to manage the time you give others.

Wrapping up Day #6

This challenge isn’t too difficult, nor is it as introspective as the others. Audit your life, find out where are you spending time & money and you’ll find out why you aren’t where you want to be.

Cut the Time & Dime Vampires from your life and watch how you thrive.

Finances shouldn’t have this ‘taboo’ associated with it, it’s just money. Go over where it’s being spent and come up with a plan to strategically spend on things which are worthy of the limited seconds of your life.

Life isn’t about ‘stuff’ it’s about experiences. You can give your wife and children experiences and memories which will last a lifetime without breaking the bank.

Instead of going out to eat weekly or to expensive sites, create your own adventures and have cookouts in new locations. There are so many ways to live this life without falling victim to consumer mindset. Do some research and discover ways you can reduce your debt, reduce your dependency on your job, and eliminate those who are sucking the life from you.

You’re a Man of March, make it happen.

Blog: https://thefamilyalpha.com/2017/03/06/day-6-finances-time/

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