Written by John Assaraf, a multi millionaire who after having previously retired independently wealthy has re-entered the business world and now focuses his efforts primarily on teaching business owners how to grow and make thier businesses successfull.

The reason I included this article is because I have a lot of Johns work and find it amazingly insightful. It has the right balance of Inner focus and practical advice to overcome real life challenges, particularly in business but certainly also from a personal perspective. Take a look and I will chat with you at the end of the article about my thoughts.

Lee

What’s the Value of an Hour?
By John Assaraf - http://www.johnassaraf.com/onecoach.php

When I was 21 years old a gentleman asked me what I thought the value of an hour was. At that point, I honestly did not know how to answer the question. He went on to teach me one of the most valuable lessons I have ever learned.

He suggested that the value of an hour was priceless. When this confused me some, here is what he went on to tell me:

If you invest one hour each day in understanding yourself and your environment better, you will accumulate nine 40-hour weeks over the course of a year! As you can imagine I was blown away when he put it to me that way. Nine 40-hour weeks? This seemed impossible until I did the math.365 days multiplied by one hour each is…yep,
nine 40-hour weeks!

He went on to ask me how well I would be able to do something if I did it all day, every day for just over two months. Well you already know the answer to that…I could be awesome!

He went on to tell me that over the course of just five years I would have invested the equivalent of 1825 hours of focus on whatever I desired to accomplish in my life.

Imagine for a minute how incredible you could become at anything you did for one hour each day for the next year.

How physically fit could you get? How much more love could you give and receive? How much more money could you earn?

Let me suggest that one hour is a small price to pay in comparison to the payoff.
Just one hour each day may just be the razor’s edge you need to really get the results you want in your life.

For me the decision was easy. I have been studying human potential and the mind for over 20 years. Each time I think I’m getting a good handle on it, I am gently reminded of how much there is to observe and learn.

Is getting what you want in life worth one hour a day? I certainly hope so.
Regardless of the success I have achieved in my life, I still manage to set aside my hour to read motivational stories or listen to inspirational people. They are the fuel for my mind and it keeps me learning and yearning for more.

Please adopt an hour a day for yourself!
Pick one area of your life that you want to improve and commit the next 90 days to that one thing.

I assure you that the results you achieve will be well worth the decision!

And remember…you can’t get out of this life more than you put into it.

What John is referring to here is the power of focus. This topic is widely documented and I will guarantee you that every Olympic athlete or successful business person has applied this power to achieve their goals.

When I was younger I was an avid athlete and I spent a lot of time at the AIS (Australian Institute of Sport). They had specific programs called “Active Visualisation”. Athletes would sit with their coaches and see themselves both training for their sport and winning their event. Some studies showed that after the athletes went though a Visualisation training session their bodies would in fact become physically fitter, almost as if they had done the training session for real.

Focus can be applied to any aspect of your life. So as a mum you could spend some time each day visualizing and foucusing on the type of qualities you would like to have as a mother. It can be in your physical health – seeing yourself as trim taught and terrific, seeing yourself achieving in your work, sport or business.

We all know that the energy you put in is the energy you get back out. Its simple physics (or not so simple as the case may be) Focusing on what you do want will get you exactly that. Focusing on what you don’t want will also get you exactly that. So the decision is simple really.

My counselling studies have taught me that the most difficult challenge in this is monitoring what you are thinking. When you take the time to notice you will be surprised at how much time you spend worrying about things, which is just another way of focusing on what you don’t want. When you catch yourself stressing or worrying coming up with a positive affirmation to counter act your negative thoughts or worries can help send your focus back in the right direction. It’s worth a try. Once you have I would love to hear your story,

Lee Spencer

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