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MI10Q
MOST
IMPORTANT 10 QUESTIONS
What am I doing to
improve myself and my life?
What have I done to
improve myself and my life?
What else should I be
doing?
What should I stop
doing?
What can I do?
What can't I do?
What would I do
differently next time?
What one thing would
help me the most?
What do I want to do?
What kind of life do
I want to live?
My Answers (DWCOON)
to the May 2014 MI10Q
What
am I doing to improve myself and my life?
I am always learning something new, at
least a little something new everyday. Playing, practicing,
listening to and coloring/transcribing classical piano sheet music.
I'm always learning new French, learning more history and science,
consciously watching the news so I am an intelligent and informed
citizen. I am always learning general knowledge and becoming a
better, smarter, wiser person.
STO (service to others) whenever possible.
What
have I done to improve myself and my life?
I've earned a BA (Bachelors of Arts
College Degree) – what I think is a respectable education. I am an
USMC Afghanistan War veteran - what amounts to incredibly valuable
experience.
I have my own apartment – GF W88.
I
have a stable part-time job.
What
else should I be doing?
Apply for more jobs!! Fill out more
applications and turn in more resumes. Follow up will all jobs I have
already applied to. FOLLOW UP 24 hours after turning in app.
Start
exercising regularly. Go running. Set up run date with LCPL W
Taylor.
Find new students, beginner piano students and ESL
students. Start teaching again – make money and accomplish STO and
good karma.
What
should I stop doing?
Negative thinking
smoking
cigs
MJ
wasting money
being lazy
being complacent
(oblivious)
complaining
dwelling on the past
regretting
mistakes
repeating mistakes
letting other people make decisions for
me
What
can I do?
I can build a stable life.
I can
live a happy and meaningful life.
I can earn consistent income.
I can work hard. I can do my best.
I can take care of myself.
I can be independent.
I can be a responsible adult and a
contributing member of society.
I can be happy
I can be
valued
I can be productive
I can be loved
I can entertain
people with my piano playing skills (mad skills, always improving)
I
can teach people the truth
I can enlighten people with knowledge
I
can teach people practical and useful knowledge that will improve and
enrich their lives
I can write to my government elected
representatives
I can write letters to my congressman
I can
try my best to improve the world
I can always be a good, honest
person
What
can't I do?
I can't fix society
I can't change
laws
I can't help everyone
I can't live the happiest possible life
without my medication – MJ and RIT
I can't please everyone
I can't follow the laws the don't make
sense to me (stupid, outdated, senseless laws that don't violate the
harm principle)
I can't relay on anyone but myself
I can't blame anyone but myself
I can't change everyone to be like
myself
I can't be responsible to educate everyone
I can't
change the world, accept it for how it is, accept the true reality,
learn from it and always try to do better next time.
What
would I do differently next time?
Very important
question. I need to, am going to, will do every time from
now on, ask myself this question after every situation, both
successful endeavors and miserable failures. I idea is to learn from
every experience, always becoming a better and stronger person as a
result of failures. Don't make the same mistakes over and over again.
Hard learned life lessons greatly increase appreciating for life.
Sad shit happens, bad lucks strikes, down periods, low optimistic
future outlook, tough times. Misfortune and hard times befalls
everyone. But if useful experiences comes out of the rough times, it
makes it all worth it in the end. Things get better.
Experience
turns into wisdom overtime.
Becoming and being a responsible
adult takes times.
Maturation takes a lifetime.
What
one thing would help me the most?
Reliable, stable & meaningful
employment. A decent and respectable job would change my life more
than anything else. A good job would give me the income that I need
to support myself. Aswell as give me purpose and something to do. A
good honest job is the one thing that would improve my life more than
anything else.
Focus full attention on finding full time
employment.
Dedicate hours of my free time to
searching/researching and applying for jobs.
Keep job log on my
job blog. Note employers names, date applied and comments. Schedule a
24 and 48 hour follow-up. Schedule follow up into calendar so I don't
forget.
Income grants me independence, freedom and
opportunities.
Income will greatly improve the quality of my
life.
What
do I want to do?
I want to make a meaningful difference.
I want to make a valuable contribution to society and to my
community. I want to at least attempt to improve society for
posterity. I will make real efforts to encourage and promote positive
change.
As a sociologist, I will make every attempt to accurately
identify the most serious societal problems, spread awareness of the
truth, suggest needed reforms and practical solutions.
What
kind of life do I want to live?
I want a stable meaningful job. I want
to own my own home. I want to publish my piano book and be a
published author. I want to be a successful teacher and a meaningful
respected addition to the lives of the people in my life. I am meant
to do something good for this world.
May 2014 is my first MI10Q. I will answers these 10 Most Important questions again each month to track progress and to keep important notes and details.
