Learn from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come

March 10, 2010

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In Charles Dickens’ famous story A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by three ghosts: the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. These three ghosts came to Scrooge to open his eyes and enlighten him about the true nature of his past, his [...]

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Should You Work on Your Strengths or Weaknesses?

March 9, 2010

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There is a lot of debate over whether you should work on your strengths or your weaknesses. You are in luck, because I am going to answer the question for you. Should you work on your strengths or your weaknesses? ABSOLUTELY. Okay, so that’s probably not the answer that you were looking for, and [...]

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Top Movie Badasses

March 8, 2010

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I like movies with badasses. Most badasses have courage, conviction, determination, focus, toughness, and a mission. They often exhibit leadership and never quit. My favorite movie badasses are often those that might not be the best people in the world. They may be flawed, but they have some kind of underlying goodness about them. [...]

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The Week in Review

March 5, 2010

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This Week’s Posts
03/01/10 – Design Your Life to Get More of What You Want
03/02/10 – Is it TIME you lack or is it FOCUS?
03/03/10 – Going Digital.
03/04/10 – Do Your Habits Support Your Goals?
From around the Web
Scott H. Young – You’re Lazier Than You Think
focus manifesto – focus : a simplicity manifesto in the [...]

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Do Your Habits Support Your Goals?

March 4, 2010

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Do you set goals and start to work on them only to soon quit? Do you have trouble maintaining momentum over a long period of time? Don’t feel bad. It happens to the best of us. The reason, as Scott H. Young explained, is that you’re lazier than you think. That might not sound [...]

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Going Digital.

March 3, 2010

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In my post Design Your Life to Get More of What You Want, I mentioned that minimalism is one of my areas of focus. One area of minimalism that I want to achieve is to go completely paperless. I actually began this transition many years ago, but I have never made it a deliberate [...]

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Is it TIME you lack or is it FOCUS?

March 2, 2010

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Do you study time management techniques? I have been studying them for about 20 years now, and I have found that, ironically, they are often a waste of time. Most of them are directed towards increasing our efficiency, but too often we are efficiently doing unimportant activities. Sometimes we have to remind ourselves that [...]

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Design Your Life to Get More of What You Want

March 1, 2010

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The concept of “lifestyle design” is a topic that has exploded in popularity over the last few years ever since Tim Ferriss coined the phrase in his book The 4-Hour Workweek. Some people (like myself) are passionate about the idea, and others think it is some kind of scam or just isn’t realistic. I’ve [...]

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The Week in Review

February 26, 2010

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This Week’s Posts
02/22/10 – Today is the Most Important Day of Your Life!
02/23/10 – Make Today a Great Day
02/24/10 – Four Simple Questions That Can Change Your Life
02/25/10 – What Does It Mean to Live a Balanced Life?
From around the Web
Steve Scott – 29 Ways to Make Today the Worst Day Ever
The Blog of [...]

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What Does It Mean to Live a Balanced Life?

February 25, 2010

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There are no shortage of articles or blog posts about the importance of achieving balance in your life. It’s pretty much taken as a given. But what does it really mean to live a “balanced” life?
The way most people describe balance, life is like a teeter-totter. If you ever played on a teeter-totter when [...]

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