Making Your Lock Screen Productive

January 21 2016

I have always admired people that seem to have a trove of quotes and scriptures stored in their mind, with the ability to retrieve them from memory at just the right moment.

I wanted to share a tip that has helped me in my desire to memorize more worthwhile quotes...

There is an app called "wallpaper maker". It is an easy way to save any quote directly to your lock screen on your phone, where you will see it several times a day.

On my mission I used to carry a 3x5 notecard in my front shirt pocket everywhere I went. On the card was written whatever scripture or quote I was trying to memorize that week. I have often thought back to that and wanted to do the same thing, but couldn't justify carrying around an actual notecard, that would definitely get beat up in my pocket, and likely just left somewhere by accident. I was happy to find that this way of doing it with my lock screen works really well.

The Miracle Morning Day #1

January 1 2016

     "Your level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development, because success is something you attract by the person you become." Jim Rohn


As I was thinking about my vision for 2016, I was fortunate to come across this quote in one of the Audiobooks I was listening to. It is impactful to me, to think that instead of focusing only on metrics of "success" that I want to achieve, I should be thinking more about how I will better myself this year that I might attract success naturally.

I am a firm believer that the law of attraction is always in force. A couple days ago I was in a meeting at work when one of the guys I work with mentioned that The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod had been "life Changing." I bought the audiobook on the spot and have been listening to it since. No doubt it was the law of attraction that can be thanked for me being in that room, working with those people, which put in me a position to hear that recommendation. I can tell that the message of this book is the thing I was looking for to jumpstart my personal development in 2016.

This morning I woke up a little before 5:30 AM. I have had an awesome morning so far. The first thing Hal Elrod recommends is that you get up and walk straight to the bathroom to wash your teeth and splash your face with water. Next, you are supposed to drink a full glass of water. After that I got dressed in my gym clothes, spent some time praying and meditating, then went downstairs to study.

One of the best things I experience of my LDS mission was creating the habit of morning study. It is unfortunate that I have allowed periods of time after my mission to pass where my studies have been few. This morning I loved having plenty of time free of distractions to read the Book of Mormon, listen to some conference talks as I made breakfast, and read one of the many personal development books I am getting through - Broadcasting Happiness.

I'm headed to an Orange Theory fitness class at 7:15. Usually I am stumbling out of bed just in time to barely made it to the gym on-time. Today I have had two hours to feel completely awake, fed, and motivated.

In 2016 I am committed to becoming a better version of myself, so that I might add more value to my family and friends, and attract higher levels of success into my life!

Happy New Year