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Automatic Life
By Aaron Bare

In search for the perfect alignment with my goals, I came up with a nifty process to eliminate excess, organize what I have and focus on what I want. I have created the Automatic Life.

Here is where it starts (not that it starts with money, yet we know that life is only automatic if money is taken care of):

Direct Deposit
Automatic Retirement – 401K/IRA/SEP
Bill Pay for all Bills
Personal Assistant (I have one from Get Friday for $360 month)
Outsource Everything (Cleaning, Dry-Cleaner, Laundry, Groceries – have PA manage)
Live within your means – eliminate debts

Simplify – Wayne Dyer has 12 principles that resonate with me – Unclutter, Unschedule, Health, Nature, Eskew debt, Play, Free time free, Get inspired, Slow down, Distance critics, Seek value, Remember spirit

Find Balance
Pursue Passion

Create Revenue Streams
Develop a Network Plan
Develop support structure
Identify Professional Associations to align
Become an expert at something
Define your professional team – Accountant, Lawyer, etc.
In your business – outsource all that does not directly add value (PR, HR, Legal, Accounting, etc.)
Continuously learn and grow

Set Goals
Affirm daily
Define your habits
Design your life
Understand your brand
Live in the moment

This is a growing list of how I have organized my life to be automatic. The clarity of my future is incredible. For one, I am focused on CareerTours and everyday we move closer to the goals of making it exactly what I dreamed up. We actually accomplish goals faster with everything else out of the way. Other priorities balancing me out are my health and family. I always make time for travel and long weekends to refresh, my job is my hobbie – so I enjoy the long hours and accomplish a ton. Last bit of advice – do what you love and everything else falls into place. Cheers!

Located at the intersection of Scottsdale and McDowell Road, SkySong is a mixed-use project consisting of 1.2 million square feet of office, research and retail space, and a hotel /conference center at full build-out. In addition to the commercial space, SkySong will include multi-family residential units. Anchored by the iconic SkySong shade structure, it is built around a densely landscaped grand boulevard lined by ground-floor shops and restaurants with offices above. SkySong will serve the needs of businesses, research and technology industry and academia while building vital networks between university innovations, regional progress and the global technology industry.

SkySong is a center like no other in the world. A place where business and innovation are one and the same. Where business has access to the resources of Arizona State University. SkySong is a global portal connecting the world through technology. It is a place where the architecture, lifestyle and amenities in and around the center stimulate and encourage creativity and new ideas. Where ideas and university research become new technologies and commercial enterprises. A place where imagination shapes reality.

SkySong will attract knowledge workers and corporations from around the world, creating a working community, integrating academia with commerce, developing an interactive relationship among mentor, supplier and start-up technology companies and professional support.

All of this in the heart of Scottsdale, Arizona, one of the most desirable locations in the Southwest. The project is close to abundant recreational, residential and cultural and entertainment opportunities and venues, exceptional schools, major transportation corridors, and Sky Harbor International Airport.

But the differentiating factor is the proximity and involvement of Arizona State University and its preeminent engineering and research programs.

Oriented around shaded and landscaped pedestrian scale boulevards with street-level retail, public gathering places and open spaces, water features and bike paths, SkySong will serve the needs of businesses, research and technology, industry and academia while building vital networks between university innovations, regional progress and the global technology industry.

Simple Beauty…

Coming soon to my San Diego port…