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How has it gone so far I am asked to asses. Figuring that this game has been a 5 out of 10 so far—A grade of F by many standards. The health aspect of the game has overall been very good, although the past two weeks I have not been consistent. The body fat percentage has remained unchanged but I have lost some tone and heart rate gains over the past 2 weeks.
It seems I have let some business transition concerns affect my level of play. Not good–not bad but it is to be noted. I have had to continually call myself to attention as I feel myself drift during tasks.
There have been gains in other areas. The relationship with my wife and children continues to grow stronger. Business is making strides forward—in preparation of the full transition. I am falling still more often during the day.I am not sleeping as much as I should as my “task efficiency” is not optimal. There have been improvements in my ability to work more efficiently –and there is work yet to be done.
I still feel that I have not been the best partner to Lori and Rod—they have had their own distractions and I can be a stronger accountability partner but have failed in finding the key be of more service to them.
The book made zero progress for the past few weeks—but I have begun working on that again.
So—overall a 5.
Tony
October 8th, 2007
Tony A
This was a very exhausting week. My points do not reflect how I actually feel about what has occurred. I earned 47 points out of 50. By the numbers, a great week. NOt so in my mind. I did what I needed to do to get the points. It’s Sunday at 1030pm and I been unable to write the assessment or come up with my Sprint Goal. I am allowing some bad habits to form again and prevent me from moving on. Brief story, I could really use some feedback and major advice. Please forward such advice to my personal email kumarq@comcast.net. I must stress the importance this be sent to this email versus my corporate address. 3 weeks ago one of my top teams at ML sent over 3 proposals totaling $95mil in new business for the year. This would make my year and is a relationship we have worked on for a ling time. We went into over drive to get the portfolio managers in place, documents in order, and presentations ready to go. I went on vacation with an understanding we are all set. When I returned on Sunday, big meeting on Tuesday, I was informed our Taft Hartley team would be handling this case. Now they are handling all 3. After repeated calls to my manager for answers, I was told to drop it. These cases would help us end the year in the top 10, lead to hundreds of shares of company stock (price is at $91), and account for a quarter of my year to date income. I was told to drop it!!! This has truly taken me off my game and I have lost several nights of sleep. I apologize to my partner Brandon for being absent the last few days (mentally). I understand there are a lot of politics involved. We are trained to work with “Mega Advisors” and have spent hundreds of hours training to become better. I am exhausted, pissed, confused, skin rash, irritated, did I mention pissed, it feels like High School all over again.
Kumar
October 7th, 2007
Kumar Jagdeo
As everyone has told me, no excuses just do it! Well, finally I will just get it done. My points for last week were a combination of work and play. I spent 2 days working and 5 days on Vacation. I was able to finally enjoy a vacation and have used the game methods successfully to do so. Let me briefly explain. I am a workacholic and will find every excuse to work on a vacation. I also tend to plan the next vacation while on the first one, never in the moment. By setting exactly when I was going to send emails (no more than 15 minutes) and timeblocking/mind dumping before I left, my mind was at ease. It was great. hanging out, drinking, gambling, working out, spa, dolphins, shopping, eating, eating, eating very well. I did not feel guilty. With that said, I earned 52 out of 50 points and believe this has been game changing for me and my relationships.
Kumar.
October 1st, 2007
Kumar Jagdeo
Wow, I have not been blogging. I blame this all on the fact that the website was down, it broke my pattern and I developed a bad habit. I’ve reviewed my game. It’s interesting, I started to nail all the little stuff: juicing and meditating, etc..but I have yet to journal one time. I choose to blog. I have discovered that I would rather type than write. So my mission is to join an online journal and go to town. The part of my game that I thought would be the easiest was the losing of the 10 lbs. I have actually gained weight. This is interesting to me. I started with a personal trainer 2 weeks ago, began riding regularly, and I feel myself starting to refocus my mind on getting stronger. I fell in love in May and by end of July I had celebrated my new love at all my favorite restaurants twice. BUT, I am WELL on my way with my book. Yippee. Creating the Perfect Storm. AND I am in the process of getting 10MM dollars in commercial real estate under contract with my good buddy Rod. I can feel it all coming together. Keep it coming universe, keep it coming.
September 13th, 2007
Lori Taylor
As I write this, I am sitting on the dock of my local marina, having just finished a great day of sailing on Long Island Sound. Man do I love being on the water.
I have accomplished most of my stated 90-day Game goals at the mid-point. But I know all too well the goals I have accomplished are the ones that I always knew I would get done. They were the challenging business oriented goals - I always - get those done. On paper this looks great, but I also know that the few goal that I haven’t yet reached are the simple ones that are behavior oriented, like getting up earlier. So for the 2nd 1/2 I am eliminating the challenging sounding business goals. For the next 40 days and nights I will play a very simple game that will be my most challenging to date, by far.
All of the business issues are not yet resolved but the framework is now in place. I am operating with confidence and a clear vision here. Now it’s time to be a better me, because I want to.I am tired of just trying!
Recently a good friend expressed some anxiety at the prospect of reaching the 50-yard line of life (age 45) Why is it that we men do not consider living past 90 to be a possibility? I turned 45 a couple of years ago and it really did change my perspective. I really do believe I have less time left than what I have already lived. It is a bit sobering. But it has possesed me with a sense of urgency, every day. I know my time here is limited a I have accomplished just a fraction of what I want to do. That’s why I was sailing today.
My life is awesome. I have challenging and rewarding business that I still enjoy. My wife is unbelievable. She is a great mom and a perfect partner for me. My kids are healthy and each of them bring me joy daily. Though sometimes I worry about them too much. I worry that Jeo does not have focus or direction at 24. I am very worried about Joe who is 20 and has been battling injuries since mid summer and lost his starting position because he hasn’t been able to practice consistently. I know he is very frustrated. This week the team went on the road and left him behind. Joe has never been through that before and I can hear the pain in his voice. And of course Lara is a 3 year old girl, this is a whole new ball game. So emotional, so sensitive, so bright. I worry about how she will handle relationships with men as she gets older. Will she know how to recognize goodness and sincerity and will she be able to see through the facades. I don’t want her to get hurt.
September 10th, 2007
Mitchell Rubin
Where do I stand.
Health/Fitness. Overall a successfull first half. Down 14lbs body fat, increased muscle mass by 10 lbs. Still not enough on the aerobic side so I have a renewed committment to improve. Overall a B+
Relationship. My wife and I are communicating better than we have in two years. A-
Partnerships. There have been a lot of distractions for the game partners the past few weeks. Being experienced it is up to me to step it up a notch. So here is my formal apology to my teammates. I will play more thoughtfully and consciously and push you to do the same in the latter half. I do feel a bond with Lori and Rod and anticipate that we will remain in touch after all this is over. They are both amazing people. Grade B.
Spritual/Self. I have made some major committments to myself and family. Elements of fear and concern exist but I believe them to be the right decisions. I am guilt free, remorse free and do not regret anything from my past as all if it has brought me here. Grade A.
Business. Time constraints still abound and I have been continually calling myself back to focus throughout the day. Not nearly as efficient as I can be. Part of this revolves around the business purchase arrangements. Part with my role as head of research/investments—which serves the overall good of the cause but distracts from my business building efforts. Grade C.
The childrens book and balance book. No progress in two weeks. I have made more notes and outlines to the balance book but no concrete writing. Not finishing the childrens book has no excuse except for laziness. I told the story again to my son—I just need to finish wiriting it down and block the illustrations. Grade D
Education. Have scheduled the first CFP module exam and am ahead of the study curve. (Of course it helps that I have been doing the business for 20 years—so there is little excuse for not getting this designation years ago). Regardless—I will complete the course and be ready for the final test within 18 months. Overall I’m a knowledge junkie. I am still learning that I DON’T need to read everything that comes across my desk (that’s why we have research analysts). Lot’s of paper now get’s recycled unread. Grade B+
Tony
August 26th, 2007
Tony A
What an emotional roller coaster that was for me. Another lesson on why you don’t wait until the last minute to get it done! I had been at a Tony Robbins event and woke up that morning of the last day and put my thoughts down on paper. Words that truly come from an emotional place will invoke an emotional response. Which I am taking over to my book I am working on. I have been working on it diligently and it feels clinical. I know what I need to do differently. Don’t look for the perfect words. My strength as a writer is my abillity to evoke emotions from my words. And plain speak is what I do best. So while it was a nice emotional release, it was really a life lessson as well. I love this GAME. And I love my partners Tony and Rod. Let’s play the next half full out boys!
August 16th, 2007
Lori Taylor
Hello Everyone,
My apologizes, I have not been blogging regularly. No excuses, it needs to get done. Last week I was working towards 50 points, only reaching 34. Over the last few weeks, the only thing holding me back from success is me. I make excuses why I can not get done on time, spend time with my family and why my work is more important than everything else. I’ve made a commitment and built a game for balance. I have modified my game somewhat to fit better to what is achievable. I need to focus on the day and learn to stay in the moment.
Kumar
August 12th, 2007
Kumar Jagdeo
I got caught up in a story that because I was in a class that was consuming 12 hours of my day with travel back and forth that I could slack off on my game and be late for our call. I have tried to have my assistant remind me of calls, and I’ve logged them on my phone but I’m consistently been late. Today I was 12 minutes late and then lost the connection so I missed the call altogether. I will get back on my game immediately. I haven’t been eating well and I haven’t lost a pound. All of my grand plans for a 6 pak haven’t got a prayer if I don’t get off my ass. I will either be going completely vegan or strictly adhering to a diet starting Saturday.
August 2nd, 2007
Rod Khlief
Yeah, paybacks can be fun.
I let my partners down today by missing our call. I was running behind and by the time I realized what had happened, Rod called me. But we were having trouble dialing in. Maybe we were doing it at the same time.
I have noticed that I’m not as tight on my schedule if it is not work related and I must be. I should hold myself higher than I hold my company/boss/customer. My family should definitely be held higher. Yet, I notice I am quicker to drop those balls than any others. And I find that a little sad. Or my mind who is so judgmental does.
But I am committed to this game. It’s been a month and it is time to dig in and move forward. I am getting used to my new routine, but I must allow it to serve me.
So Tony, thank you for being on the call. And I apologize that I was not more prompt and even thought for a minute you had time to wait. We are only as strong as the weakest link. Right now I’d be lucky to be getting water for you Tony.
I bow to your promptness and your dedication.
Ever so humbly
LT
August 2nd, 2007
Lori Taylor
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