Here’s a video of a conversation I had with Steve Looi of Shake 2 Shape Nutrition Club in Astoria, NY on Goal setting, and how to set goals.

There’s some great content in this video. We talk about defining exactly what your goals are in life, and the consequences of not having clearly defined goals.

Goal setting is probably the most important skill you can acquire in life. It really is THE solution to a lot of the confusion you may be feeling. If you don’t know where you’re headed, if you don’t have a clear sense of purpose then no matter how hard you try you will get nowhere. Fortunately goal setting is an easy skill to acquire.

Start now. Set a goal, any goal. Set a goal to discover your interests, passions, and wants in life. Create a list of these things by some exact date in the near future. Accomplish this goal, set another, and I can assure you, you’ll feel a new sense of purpose, confidence and drive. Your world changes when you have direction. Don’t let life itself steer your ship, you are it’s driver… It’s YOUR life.

To your unconventional success!

Adam Shields

http://hadituptohere.com

PS. You can check out, or stop by Steve & Ivonne’s Nutrition Club anytime! Visit their link after you sign up for my newsletter. http://nutritionclubspioneer.com/

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ok… this video was a total sneak attack by yours truly

I probably shouldn’t have done it, but my friend, who’s a monk

(we were monks together at one point) sent me a total

blackhat score, that I had to share.

I’ll just call him “Pedro the Frog”, because I’ll probably
be struck by lightning or something if I tell you his real
name or whereabouts….

He wrote a killer song. Totally under the radar. I loved it
so much, I threw together this top rate “MTV”video for it.

Sit back, listen in. Enjoy it. +

And if you have any idea what he’s actually talking about
(he’s got a good point I’m sure) then subscribe to my emails
on the right, then reply to me with your ideas. Maybe I’m
like a little too dense to figure it out. Well….. Maybe I just
need some more time to get the message.

Help me out with this one!

Chat with you soon!

Adam Shields

http://hadituptohere.com

PS. If you want to watch my last video post on How to Believe
in Yourself, then go here…. After This song!
http://hadituptohere.com/how-to-believe-in-yourself/

PSS. After listening to the song about 6 times in a row, I’ve got a good idea what

it’s about… I’d still love to hear your interpretation. Here’s a hint: it’s Someone’s

lament….+

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Hi guys!
Here’s a cool post. It’s a 7 minute video on setting and accomplishing your goals, having belief in yourself, strengthening your belief system, thinking positively, staying focused and motivated, and genereally utilizing the key to success…. baby steps!

Big goals, little actions regularly, persistence. These are the keys. Hope you enjoy it!
Leave me feedback by replying to one of my emails :0)

To your unconventional success!
Adam Shields
http://lifestylingbook.com

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I made this little video for you while I was driving the other morning. I think it might help!

If you’ve ever felt dominated by negative thinking and a very weak belief in yourself and your ability, then it’s absolutely essential that you learn how to remove toxic/negative thoughts and the belief system that’s feeding & producing those thoughts.

Truth is, you’re capable of much more than you’re currently achieving. If you want to move forward with your life, achieve success, wealth and happiness… If you want to have more fun and freedom then you need to remove the self-imposed limits you’re putting on yourself. By affirming your self-abasing, negative thoughts, you’re in effect, affirming that you’re less than you really are. This is simply not true.

There is no difference between the happy, free and wealthy person and you when it comes to ability. There are “uneducated” guys out there breaking the million dollar in 24 hour mark. It’s possible, and it doesn’t take an enormous amount of creativity. It takes drive.

You have to want to change your life. You have to want fun, freedom, and wealth. You have to want to be happy. It isn’t until you make the decisions to do or be so that you’ll stat to change. Everything is possible in life, as long as you have the desire and determination.

Make a decision to be free, wealthy, and happy.

You absolutely CAN do it.

To your unconventional success!

Adam Shields

http://lifestylingblog.com

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Especially for those who live in busy, fast-paced cities, like myself.

I’m out in Tucson, AZ right now, for a friend’s wedding. I’m having a great time, busy, relaxing, seeing beautiful things, and learning a lot. It’s good to unwind sometimes. Sometimes busyness (the cups of tea, and sand) help you re-align focus, determine priorities, rid anxieties, and all in all get back on track.

caduceus tasting room: jerome, AZ

Remember…..

When life seems difficult, your dreams are having trouble manifesting, you feel confused as to how to do something, or even what to do next, the matters of real importance need to take priority. By harmonizing the important things in life, you will gain the clarity necessary to accomplish the little things…

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Imagine designing your life any way you want…

What if you could change any one thing in your life; what would you change?

Would it be the money?

The people in your life?

Would you get married?

Find some environmental cause to devote yourself to?

I’ve written about what it takes to live your life according to your passion in life. I’ve written about how to reach high, create goals, etc…. This time I’ll yap about lifestyle design a little. Lifestyle design is what this site is really all about.

Call it what you will… Dreaming Big. Having aspirations, and goals…

Living an alternate lifestyle, lifestyling, nonconformist lifestyling (my personal favorite :0) All in all this Is, again, lifestyle design.

All throughout history there have been people who have stepped out from the norm, designed their own lives, and experienced the liberation and intensity of designing their own lives. These people were often nonconformists in the sense that they couldn’t just subscribe to some common ideology, social culture, or the attendant social expectations.

I’m a huge advocate of lifestyle design. When you create your own ideal life, you’re in command of the ship. If it’s the beach life/ beach culture you’re after, then you can steer that ship right to some warm, paradisiacal island somewhere, in the middle of some remote ocean corner somewhere near the equator.

If it’s your life you want to live (granted, you’ve discovered what you’re passionate about already) then why waste your time remaining a slave to some lifestyle your culture, peers, politicians, or education system has dictated to you? Why would you do this to yourself?

Design your own life. Use the tools available on this site to keep track of your goals. Have aspirations. Live morally. Live rich. Live however you want. Live well.

Lifestyle Design!

To your unconventional success!

Adam Shields!

http://lifestylingblog.com

PS. If you’re interested in getting your energy back, so you can actually DO something, after work —-I know how it is—-

Click Here! You’ll love it!

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This IS The Big Gay Bandit video. It was a joke I played on my sister when i was looking for feedback on a possible recording environment. I got a good rise out of her when she was hit with it unexpectedly. I showed a couple other friends, and one of them (a Mac “Genius”, who lives in a dorm style house with other Mac “Genius’”) did some edits to the video, making me sort-of dance….  Yes, that video is of ME.

I threw the original and their edits together, with some music by Bluetech, to make a funny little video…

Behold!

This is the return of the Big Gay Bandit! lol  nooooo…. I’m not gay, just a bit weird

Sometimes it’s good to take a break from productivity. It helps to clear the head, get a fresh perspective, and new ideas. I’ve been accused, countless times, of “working” too much. God forbid! I guess it’s not work when you love what you’re doing.

So, as a break to my productivity, and “Do What I Love” book marketing, you’re hit by the Big Gay Bandit video. Enjoy!

Hahahahahaha!!!  If you loooove comedy, you’ll love this. Grab a copy of THIS joke book!

Here’s to your not taking yourself too seriously, to better your unconventional success!

Adam Shields

http://hadituptohere.com

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You’ve asked me for my top 7 reading list for would be entrepreneurs, so here it is.

Reading is an invaluable asset when it comes to nonconformist lifestyling. I’m an avid fan of non-fiction materials. I feel a day wasted when I haven’t learned something, either through experience, reading, or online education.

There’s a multitude of relevant info out there, that you can grab for free or very little cost that will grant an exponential return on your investment in the form of dollars earned through your own business.

Start your education with the things your passionate about. Discover related topics, or areas of interest, then move on from there.

So now, without further ado, the top 7 reading list for would be entrepreneurs! (I admit, this list is the tell all secret to the information product business I’ve built in my free time.)

#1 How To Make Millions With Your Ideas by Dan Kennedy

An excellent guide to the many channels available for income generation, for would be entrepreneurs. A must read.

#2 Hypnotic Writing by Dr. Joe Vitale

This is a favorite Marketing resource of mine. It’s written using the principles Vitale teaches in the book. An easy, education and fun read.

You may remember Joe Vitale from, “The Secret”. Yup! Same dude.

#3 The Four Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss

Now here’s a very inspirational resource. It’s loaded with tips, contacts, websites, and other resources for lifestyle design. Tim Ferriss has done a masterful, well written job at compiling some of the best info out there on the subject of living the entrepreneurial lifestyle. Another must read for would be entrepreneurs.

#4 The Ultimate Guide To Google Adwords by Perry Marshall

If you’re going to begin a business of any sort, then PPC (Pay Per Click) Advertising is a route you have to take. If you want to learn it from the ground up, then Perry Marshall is your expert. Perry is the master of PPC or Google advertising methods and strategies.

I’d suggest also, that you opt-in to his newsletter. It’s jam packed with content. You’ll learn a lot from him. This guy’s an old pro.

#5 Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Napoleon Hill is the pioneer of success material. He was commissioned by Andrew Carnegie to compile the success secrets of the country’s wealthiest men. What he discovered was astounding! All of those secrets are here in his writing. Yet another must read! I especially enjoyed his chapter on the benefits of leveraging your sexual energy. It might suggest the underlying cause of some of the motivational problems of our age.

#6 The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason

Here’s a classic on wealth building and re-investment of resources. It’s in story form, taking place in the wealthiest city of Babylon. 2 poor men take off on a journey to discover how it is that their childhood friend has amassed so much friggin money! It’s a story about what their friend, the richest man in Babylon, teaches them. A very fun, educational, and inspirational read.

#7 7 Strategies for Wealth and Happiness by Jim Rohn

Jim Rohn is another master. He’s an expert on teaching focus, direct, goal setting, and principles of wealth building. This book is last is my list which follows no particular order, but he may as well be at the top. Jim Rohn is THE business philosopher of our time.

If you’re serious about creating a mobile lifestyle, living an unconventional life, creating businesses, or online businesses, building wealth to protect your future, create freedom of time, or enjoy the material things in life, then these books are cornerstones to your education.

Through them, you’ll discover a pretty kick-ass world of avant-garde millionaires, intellectuals, artists, entrepreneurs, psychologists, and philosophers. Right up the alley of the would be entrepreneur.

These authors are your tools for nonconformist education and success. Enjoy!

To your unconventional success!

Adam Shields

http://hadituptohere.com

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I admit, I borrowed this post title from Tim Ferris, author of “Four Hour Work week”. He mentioned it in a video he recently posted. I thought it was a great idea, worthy of being ripped off, so I decided to grab it!

Enough said.

Reason 1: It’s fun!

If you sign up, you’ll get info on the “Do What I Love” book launch. You’ll be informed about new blog posts, but you’ll also get the bizarre, occasional rant, rave, or absurdity. The absurdities can be fun, and this makes it totally worth entering your email up on the right there.

Reason 2: You might learn something.

After all, this IS a “How-to” blog. My goal here is to teach you that it’s possible to make an income doing what you love in life. I want everyone to be self-employed…. if that were actually possible. I hand out loads of tips, on a regular basis. Keep coming back!

Reason 3: You’ll be a better person for it.

I cover a lot… yes, A LOT of personal development topics here. This is my interest, and my passion, so naturally I’ll spill the beans, telling you everything I can about how we can all be better, more refined persons. I think everyone should be always working on themselves. I’m a lover of virtue, and you’ll see that in my writing. You’ll learn how being a true nonconformist is the absolute best thing you can do for yourself. Think for yourself, question authority.

Reason 4: You may discover that you actually hate what you do.

Had it up to here means this: You’ve had it up to here with where you’re at in life, and you need to make a change. My book, “Do What I Love” is all about HOW to make that change, as is this blog. I want to force the realization into your consciousness that you may just be spinning your wheels in life. You’re likely just working some lame, dead-end job to make a buck. That sucks! You should be doing something more fulfilling with your life. Who wants to die with regret and unfulfilled dreams?

Reason 5: You’ll create BIG dreams.

What you’ll learn is that you really need to dream BIG to get anywhere in life. And if you fall short of those dreams, and don’t make it to the stars, you’ll at least have landed on the moon. The moon is VERY far away, if you haven’t noticed. Dream big, aim high, reach for the stars, and you’ll be very surprised what you can accomplish.

Reason 6: You’ll wonder at the discover that there’s a better way.

There’s a much better way to live your life. You don’t have to settle. Don’t settle. You can, and will (with a little effort) have the things you truly desire with passion. We live in a universe constructed on the principles of free-will. Creation is, that we can have what we want. Just don’t hurt anyone in the process. NEVER settle!

And Reason 7: You’ll get to know me.

Who cares right? I wouldn’t. But, I’ll say this in my defense, “I may not be the most articulate cat on the street, but being a pisces, I’ve seen and analyzed a lot of craxy s**t in life. A LOT! Bits of my experience will leak in my writing, and you’ll get a glimpse of the things I’ve come to understand. I’m human, like you, and you’ll really feel that. You’ll be able to relate to a lot of what I say, and you’ll get to know my strengths as well as my flaws. I’m a student of the brutally honest school.

So, there you have it. There’s the 7 best reasons I could come up with for you to sign-up for my newsletter up there. Hope they validate your desire to do so.

I want to thank Tim Ferris of fourhourworkweek.com for unknowingly being borrowed from with the title to this post :0)

To your unconventional success (and my newsletter sign-up)

Adam Shields

PS. 1 more great reason to sign-up….. I’m GIVING AWAY a FREE Ebook, which you can download immediate following your sign-up. In it, I reveal the #1 secret to making things happen in your life. Sounds like a scam and all, but there really is only 1 thing which has worked for me. I was just as lazy as the rest of ‘em at one point. So go ahead, sign-up, learn something, chill, laugh, and get on with it… your life that is. :0)

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