Life has a lot to offer and all the memories we make and experiences that we have, whether good or bad, are a testament to that. Nonetheless, no one really likes bad memories or experiences, though at some point in time when you grow older, they might make for a good laugh. In the digital day and age, one might find it a little difficult to create lasting memories and experiences and the great dilemma therefore becomes how to do that.

Here are five ways you can enjoy creating lasting memories & experiences:

1. Your friends

Friends are the very first step to creating memories and experiences because they all bring different interesting ideas to the table that you can all experiment on. You should be wise in your choice of friends to avoid negative influences. The key emphasis here however, is to make friends beyond the screen. Even though social media has made socializing easier, it is important that you spend quality time with your friends off the screen.

2. Get out into the real, three-dimensional world

Yet another key aspect of creating memories and experiences is getting out and about. Whether you are going to a party, sport game, library or some other location you can share this with others or even just go by yourself. And when then – have fun while at it.

3. Get out of your comfort zone (or do something different)

Nothing interesting ever comes from fear. To have a really memorable experience, you need to be able to exceed your own expectations by going out of your comfort zone. I’m not saying that you should throw the rulebook out. Or put yourself into a situation that invokes fear and an absolute desire to move on from it as soon as possible.

On the contrary, you shouldn’t go to the absolute extreme unless you’re been the decision to. However, you should still be able to do something daring that you would never have done or imagined yourself doing before. Getting out of your comfort zone can be as simple as doing something different rather than the same, repetitive, certain, comfortable action.

4. Welcome the input of others

In the pursuit of a memorable experience, one should not exercise authoritative dominance. Remember that you are sharing the moment with others and therefore, you should not ruin their experience at the expense of your own. Welcome the ideas that other people have to offer and follow the consensus, unless in situations where you are uncomfortable with the idea.

Listen more than talk. Ask questions and become genuinely interested in your conversation. And to REALLY get something amazing from it. Become aware of your own thoughts, judgment and emotions as you interact with the other person.

5. Make a record of the experience

Whether you take a picture, a video or just write a journal or diary, there should be a record of the event. That way you can always have something that will jog your memory about the experience. Over time, the really good memories may get lost and it is important that you have something that can bring them back to you.

Most people opt for time management and completely ignore priority management. While, it is a little known approach to task completion, it is very powerful and effective and experts might even attest to it being more effective than time management. Either way, a combination of both should make things more efficient. Proper application of priority management to a given task follows a certain procedure.

Identify all the tasks to be completed

For any given project, regardless of how simple and trivial it might seem, there are always key tasks that need to be completed. Priority management requires that you identify each task and what it entails. This is generally where you break down your project into simplified tasks and figure out the goals of accomplishment in each task.

Organise the tasks into group order

After identifying the tasks, you should then assess which ones are similar.  From here group all like tasks into a single group.  It is often easier to ‘get into a zone’ by completing similar tasks all in one go.  For example, if your tasks are all related to ‘Gardening’ then group them together.  Similarly, several tasks may all be ‘Marketing’ related.  See how this may work for you.

Prioritise

This is the heart of priority management and should not be taken lightly. After organising the tasks, it is important that your prioritise them. Some tasks have a greater priority than others and it is your goal to find those with greater priority and start on them. You should create a hierarchy system to determine the priority of each task. For instance, in a marketing project, does social media marketing take priority over email marketing? Analyse the priority of each task based on the required resources against the available resources, the amount of time it would take to see viable and applicable results and the value of the task to the overall project, that is, its contribution to the successful completion of the project.

Benefits of priority management

• Simplification

By organizing and prioritizing your work, you have a simpler procedure to follow, making the work easier. At the same time, you have clear objectives on what is to be done and when it should be done.

• Time management

An added bonus, priority management helps improve your time management. Based on your priorities, you can determine how much time should be spent on a given task and how to manage your overall time throughout the project.

• Realistic approach to the project

With priority management, you set realistic goals that can be achieved in a reasonable amount of time. There aren’t any extreme expectations which might affect the progress of the project.

Confidence, esteem, and self-worth are one of the struggles we encounter in life. As we go on with our life, we tend to learn and experience things that build us as we are now. 
 
Experience is our best teacher, and these experiences are what we tend to teach or share with your kids. Teaching your child at a young age about self-worth is a hard thing to do, but this will be a very important foundation as they grow older. 
 
Self-worth is being developed by feeling accepted and being praised in their accomplishments. As a parent, it’s your job to influence them on how they feel about themselves and their self-worth. It is easier to compliment a child in their early days because you both have a lesser expectations, and you can praise even the small achievements. 
 
But building a child’s self-esteem is not just pure praising and complimenting. A child must also develop it by themselves. 
 
Here are some tips and guides on how you can help your child to develop their self-worth.
 
Start it with yourself
If you are being negative or being pessimistic about yourself, your child might also be affected by this. Having these feelings can be seen and felt by your child. This may lead it to them feeling the same way.
 
Give them your attention
Parental attention is very delicate for youngsters, make them feel that they are attended and much appreciated. This will help them realize that they are worthy of your time and attention.
 
Teach them about the real world
Kids also learn from experiences, teach them on kid stuffs like coloring, singing, dancing that will gain them confidence in their abilities. Teach them on practical home chores so they will be prepared to step-up to more complex responsibilities. Don’t forget to give praise or compliments whenever they have completed a task or accomplished something.

Let them make their own choices
If you let your kids make age-appropriate choices, they will feel more independent and confident. They will feel that the choices they make will reflect on them and they will have more control in the future.
 
Teach them to learn from their mistakes
It’s normal for children to make mistakes, even adults also make mistakes. What is important is how you would deal about these mistakes, turn the negative results into a positive learning for them. Focus on the things that they have learned along the way so they would not commit the same mistake again. 
 
This will help them to try again, and be more prepared in the future.
 
Develop their strengths
As kids, they are more focused to excel in school. This should not be disregarded, they should really maximize their potential. Observe and know on which area your kids really excel in, and help them develop it more. In this manner, it will help them gain the confidence in their skills of expertise.
 
Do not compare
Comparison is a huge degrading factor for children, they tend to lose their confidence and feel inferior about themselves. Each individual has their own flaws and specialty, you should not only focus on their flaws and look for other’s excellence. Help them develop themselves and make them feel that they are still much appreciated.
 
Remember, a child that has developed a healthy self-esteem during their early days tend to be more successful in life and in their future.

As you know, I understand and believe that money is an energy exchange.  It’s the transmission of value from one commodity to another.

People tell me that wealth creation is not important.  What I hear from them is “making money is hard [in their opinion] therefore I won’t prioritise it”.

Often it’s the same people who are the first to complain when they don’t have enough of the cash to relax and be free.

When you realise that money is a tool.  That money is about value and you plan and live purposefully around what money can provide – you realise some cool things.

They become based around have options, flexibility and keeping things simple.

And that is having no money means fewer options.

If you’re struggling to make ends meet, your menu of opportunities is limited because you’re focused on making rent or the car payment tomorrow. You can’t choose what to do because your money requirements are dictating to you what you have to do.

Until you align your financial objectives with your personal lifestyle, you are spinning your wheels and going no-where.  You will get caught up ‘being busy’ but every year you can only experience the same limiting opportunities.

My MISSION is to help raise this investing and financial knowledge to a level that supports your individual needs. 

How often have you been asked “So what lessons did you learn from that?”

Little do most people know that this is only HALF THE QUESTION.  And very few know the second half.

Whilst it often sounds worldly or wise to ask, or self analysis “so what did I learn” – more importantly is

are you implementing these learned lessons in your actions?

I remember from school learning algebra.  And when I made errors and was corrected I learned the lessons.  And did I make the same mistake again…sometimes I did.

I also know that it would be very advantageous to start each day with deep breathing exercises, meditation and maybe a cup of warm, lemon tea.  But do I do it?  Nope.

Learning the lesson is one thing (the first half) but implementing the lessons learned is completely different.  It’s how we respond to what we have learned that is the MOST IMPORTANT part.

When we consider our relationships, our health, our finances or our personal development there are PLENTY of things to learn.

We can learn them ourselves through trial and error.  (The most common method).  Or we can get coached or guided by others (The smarted option).  However again the critical component is not so much the lessons learned –

but rather HOW WE IMPLEMENT THESE LESSONS.

As we learn, the ‘growth’ part is the implementation of these lessons.  It’s responding to our environment through words, beliefs or deeds.  Learning is one thing – but understanding how we respond and adapt is the real kicker.

As a finance & investment coach I have taught thousands of people over the years some really cool lessons.  Everyone has learned some great points and those people who go the next step.

Are the ones who then implement these lessons learned.  The ones who seek ongoing support to make better habits, to be held accountable and to make some purposeful decisions that will change their current situation.

So next time you are contemplating or are asked – “so what lessons have you learned?” – remember that you have two choices:

a.  acknowledge that it’s good information but you are not going to implement or use it, or

b.  determine how you will implement and respond to the learnings and make a positive change.