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The Danger of a Habit Becoming a Ritual
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When you think of a habit, what comes to mind?
For me, my first thoughts are: good habits, bad habits, and Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
We all know bad habits are those that we need to break but what about the dangers of the good habits?
I rarely hear much about that.
Since [...]
Live and Work on Purpose by Using a Creed
13. January 2012
Family creeds help you as a family to decide what kind of family you really want to be and identify the principles that will help you get there. This article is a guide for doing just that (at home and at work).
Continue reading...10 Tips for a Meaningful New Year (and Life)
2. January 2012
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Most of us start the new year focused on ways to maximize our productivity, health, finances, etc. While each of those are certainly good, it’s also important to start the year with the right perspective.
Below are just a few simple thoughts / reminders on how to have not only a meaningful new year but also [...]
A How to Change the World (and Your World) Manifesto
26. December 2011
It’s one thing to talk about changing the world… It’s something totally different to actually do it. And by “do it,” I mean to set out with an intentional goal or plan to create the change that we wish to see…
Continue reading...TRUE INFLUENCE: Followers vs Fans and Why the Difference Matters
29. July 2011
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This post takes off of the Quality vs Quantity post from last week but expands on it in a different way…
This may be shocking to some of you and perhaps not to others but I’ll lay it right from the beginning…
Numbers can lie.
But we’re still fascinated by them, aren’t we?
It’s so easy to take [...]
The Secret of Getting Ahead
28. July 2011
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I was reading a great article yesterday on BusinessInsider.com entitled 7 Life-Changing Lessons You Can Learn From Mark Twain. All of the 7 points offered up practical wisdom that you and I can apply to our lives and businesses today… but… point 4 really jumped out. It said:
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. [...]
5 Ways to Increase Your Productivity with a Productivity Tune-up
26. July 2011
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Learning how to maximize our productivity is an essential component of achieving better results. Productivity helps us work smarter, become more efficient and better enables us to produce our desired outcomes (whatever those outcomes may be).
Productivity isn’t only about cranking out more widgets or more work though… It’s also about using tools and resources to [...]
Does Your Office Need a “No Complaining Rule”?
22. July 2011
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I’m not a fan of complaining… well, at least not the chronic kind that is rooted in negativity instead of being a catalyst for seeking solutions.
Mindless complaining is useless. It not only makes the complainer more pessimistic, it also brings everyone around them down. It’s a lose-lose.
Complaining CAN be productive though, when it’s used constructively [...]
Dealing with Stress (The Self Inflicted Kind)
21. July 2011
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Stress plagues a lot of us… doesn’t it? Especially in today’s fast paced environment where we’re trying to squeeze out more and more productivity in the same amount of time.
In the course of my day it seems that a good portion of people that I talk with appear to be stressed about something or another. [...]
Quality vs Quantity and The Pursuit of More
14. July 2011
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We’re always trying to accumulate more… aren’t we?
It’s especially true where Social Media and building a following are concerned.
A simple Google search is a great example…
“How to get more followers on Twitter” has about 42,400,000 results.
“How to get more fans on Facebook” has about 70,000,000 results.
It goes way beyond the online world too. The pursuit [...]
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27. January 2012
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