Living the 1% Life

Last weekend I had the opportunity to stay at a multi-million dollar home and live the 1% lifestyle.

Here's what I learned:

Millionaires have really, really big closets.

Forget walk-in showers, try a 200 sq foot walk through shower, complete with seperate entrances and exits. And a waterfall. 

Theatre rooms are a must have. So is a game room.

Tennis courts? Check.

Basketball courts? Check.

Trampoline? Check.

Work out room? Check.

Seperate guest house for your rowdy friends? Check.

7 fireplaces might seem excessive. It's not.

Your backyard pool needs to have rocks and a waterfall. And a slide built into said rock waterfall.

Said pool also needs a swim up bar.

Sometimes 6-car garages and a huge circular drive aren't enough. So to solve the issue, you add another building to house your RV and a few more rides. 

If all of this seems excessive, well you are either not living the 1% lifestyle or you're not doing it right.

Want List: 14 Items I Needed Like Yesterday

###I've accepted a new position w/ a new company.###

It's the perfect situation for me. Techy. Start-up driven environment. Treat their employees well. Roll to work in jeans, flip-flops and a t-shirt. Maybe even an Arizona Diamondbacks baseball cap. Why not?

Am I excited? Of course! What I'm most excited about however is buying and experiencing all the things I've been dreaming about for the past few months.

They are as follows:

The New iPad. Duh.

Trip to San Francisco. Gotta go see my boy Nate-Dogg up in the Bay Area. While there, I'd like to check out a few of the hip Silicon Valley offices, like Zynga, Twitter, Facebook, Pixar, etc.

Tickets to the next 6 D'Backs v Padres games in San Diego.

A car wash. Man my ride is dirty. And not in a good way like, Gonna Catch Me Ridin' Dirty.

The following Blu-Rays: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Social Network, Colombiana, Avatar, Jerry Maguire (purchased the two crossed out yesterday)

Subscription to Success and Inc. Magazine. Yes, people really do still subscribe to magazines these days.

Kite surfing lessons.

Trip to Las Vegas. See my girl, Whit-Dogg. And stay at a posh hotel like the Cosmo or Aria. 

New kicks. I've been rocking the same Nike Shocks for 2 years. My nephew who is 6 makes fun of me. Time to upgrade to the Nike Free.

New D'Backs New Era 59FIFTY cap. The Sedona Red one.

XBOX 360. The Wii sucks.

MLB 2K12 to go with my XBOX 360. The commercial stars Kate Upton, my baby's momma. 

Behavioral lessons for Aix the French Bulldog. Dude is out of control.

The Tiger Woods book.

### With my new schedule, I will not be able to post everyday and still put the same amount of passion, energy, time and creativity into it as I would like. So my promise to you, I will post new content twice/week.

Right now I am thinking Tuesday and Thursday and I'll let you know for sure. This benefits you, my WSC fan base. Now you'll know when to come back, instead of the current system, where you just check randomly to see if there is anything new.

As always, I am appreciative of each of you. Thanks for reading and being a part of WSC. -KR

15 Ways to Change Your Life for $15 or Less

I completed a roadie recently and listened to two audio books on the drive. The first was The Art of Non Conformity by Chris Guillebeau and the second was The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. I highly recommend both as each got me thinking about cheap ways to create change, inspire yourself and others, and stay motivated.

#1) Start a blog and dedicate yourself to a regular posting schedule. Cost $0.

#2) Listen to and or read The Art of Non Conformity. Cost $7-15, use Audible.com or Amazon.

#3) Create a goal book. Cost $10-15 depending on magazines used and photo album/notebook.

My rendering of "texting" via Draw Something. Good thing it wasn't "sexting".... lol#4) Play Draw Something. Cost $0. Seriously, drawing forces you to think creatively and use your right brain, an area that is undeveloped in most people.

#5) Meditate. I've started this practice and for about 5-20 minutes each day, I close my eyes and just focus on breathing. It helps clear your mind and brings renewed focus and energy. Cost $0.

#6) Excercise. Cost $0-$15, depending how you choose to excercise. My preferred methods include yoga, boxing, running and the gym.

#7) Go to Starbucks, buy a latte and just start writing. Write whatever jumps into your mind. Cost $5.

#8) Drive to the nearest college campus and take a stroll. Something about the students' energy and higher eductation that inspires. Cost $3-5 depending on distance from home.

#9) Take out a piece of paper and do the following excercise: Describe your perfect day. Write down everything, from the time you wake up in the morning, to where you'll go, who you'll talk to, what senses you'll use, all the way until when you go to bed. Cost $0.

#10) Along the same lines, go to the store, buy a lottery ticket and imagine what you'll do if you won the jackpot. Cost $1.

#11) Volunteer to give a speech. This can be anywhere; work, a wedding, a class, etc. Just make sure you get up in front of 10 or more people. You're going to feel butterflies. That's good. This teaches you to bust through your fear. Cost $0.

#12) Turn the shower on freezing cold, or as cold as it will possibly go. Step into it. All the way. Cost $0.

#13) Go to the busiest street in your city. Walk down the sidewalk during lunch time. Randomly lay down. Count to 30. Then get up and keep walking. Cost $0.

#14) Get in the habit of paying yourself first. Antime you receive money, put $15 into a savings account you will not touch. Then, do not touch it. Cost $15.

#15) Get organized! Whatever method you chose to use. A planner, a notebook, digital apps, etc. Cost $0-15.

Thoughts from a random Friday: Goal Books

About 3, maybe 4 years ago, I read an article by a creative entrepreneur and sadly I cannot remember his name. Anyway, the jist of the article was aimed at those who consider themselves "visual" people. I fall into that category, most creative types do. 

So the author recommended starting a visual goal book, where you go through old magazines and cut out things that speak to you. Some examples for me include a house on the beach, a pimped out office for WSC, rock hard abs, etc. Then you take all of the cutouts and begin your themes or goals, or whatever you want to call them.

When I did this project years ago, I set 5 goals. I nailed 4/5 goals within 6 months and the 5th about 2 years later. I know others who have had nearly identical results. My 5 goals? New career, new car, new home, more money. The final one probably should have been thought through a little clearer as it contradicted one of my previous goals. Move to San Diego. Not easy to do when you just bought a new condo.

Now you might say, can't I just use pinterest for this? Others might say, "What the F is pinterest?"

I'll answer the first question. For the second go here. No, you cannot use pinterest for this project. It works best when you physically cut the items out. Place them into a photo album or notebook. Have them in your presence. Not to go too zen on you, but you need to be at one with this book. Then put it away once it's complete and don't think about it again for a minimum of 6 months.

Recently, I've noticed a lack of clarity and focus in myself. I blame my girlfriend. And my dog, Aix the French Bulldog. Not really. Kind of.

I sat down and brainstormed how to overcome this. The answer, do a new goal book. And when you come visit the new offices of WSC, you'll know it worked. 

212 and the 21 day habit

 

It's a poorly hidden secret that in just 21 days you can change almost any behavior, attitude, habit or belief. Do (or don't do) something consistently for 21 straight days and you will have formed a new habit. I have tried this several times and never once have I gotten to the 21 day mark. I always end up starting over. We'll come back to this later.

I wanted to get this post out last Saturday, the 21st, because that was 21 days after we each set your New Year's resolutions. How's that going, by the way?

Alas, life got in the way and I didn't write the post. See, we all set goals and resolutions and many of us never have the will power, time, energy or effort it takes do be successful. Excuses.

Someone once told me, "There are reasons and there are results." I try to stick by this motto as much as possible.

So here we stand, but not alone, those of us who failed our resolutions already, not 26 days after creating them. Start over. Try again. This time, do it with everything you've got in you. 21 days. That's it. 3 weeks. 3 weeks to change your life. Powerful stuff, right? It is, yet many of you (like me) may end up failing.

Thank you to San Parker creator of 212 for this image.How can we change that? Well, there is something that might be able to help us.

There is a company that has created a movement we each should follow. It's the science of 212. At 211 degrees, water is hot. Really fucking hot, still it's just hot. It's not boiling. That happens at 212 degrees. That one extra degree of effort changes everything. And February of this year is 212 month (2/12). So for the entire month, let's all give that one extra degree of effort. You don't even need to make it all 28 days. 21 is enough.

Who knows, we might finally be successful with one of our New Year's resolutions.

Update on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 4:26PM by KevinRehberg

Just wanted to share with everyone my update. I made it through my first ever 21 day challenge and I'm on to my second one. You can form 17 new habits over the course of 1 year. Get it started!