Are Your Priorities Really a Priority?

February 3, 2010

Be honest. Do you really make your priorities a priority? Do you give the things that you have decided are important the attention that they deserve? How often do you let the things that you tell yourself are a priority slip? Do you procrastinate and avoid your priorities by occupying your time with low value […]

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Lessons from the Movie Groundhog Day

February 2, 2010

In the movie Groundhog Day, a miserable, anti-social weatherman named Phil Connors (played by Bill Murray) finds himself reliving Groundhog Day over and over again in the quiet little town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. This surprise comedy hit forever changed the meaning of Groundhog Day to anyone who has seen the movie. Groundhog Day is now […]

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Keep Score by Tracking Your Net Worth

February 1, 2010

If you feel that you need to improve in a particular area of your life, one strategy that is virtually guaranteed to help you improve if you apply it consistently is to keep score. Think of a metric that you think would be appropriate in measuring the results that you are looking for. Make it […]

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The Week in Review

January 29, 2010

This Week’s Posts 01/25/10 – Decide on Your Most Important Goal, Be Relentless, and Achieve the Crap Out of It 01/26/10 – You brought this upon yourself. What are you going to do about it? 01/27/10 – The Art of Kicking Ass 01/28/10 – A Radically Simple Productivity Strategy That Is Usually Overlooked From around […]

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A Radically Simple Productivity Strategy That Is Usually Overlooked

January 28, 2010

One of the most powerful strategies to become more productive is radically simple but is commonly overlooked. The strategy is simply this: Keep 100% of your promises. That’s it. Keep 100% of the agreements that you make with others and that you make with yourself, and you will easily be one of the most productive […]

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The Art of Kicking Ass

January 27, 2010

Are you ready to kick some ass? No, I’m not talking about getting in a street fight. I’m talking about taking your competitiveness to a higher level. Whether we are talking about sports, business, games, warfare, or yes, even street fights, there is one important concept you need to remember to increase your winning percentage: […]

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You brought this upon yourself. What are you going to do about it?

January 26, 2010

The title of this post is exactly what I thought to myself last Thursday morning. Wednesday was a very stressful 12-hour day, and I had put myself in a position where I then had to stay up late to write my blog post for Thursday in order to maintain the personal standard that I had […]

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Decide on Your Most Important Goal, Be Relentless, and Achieve the Crap Out of It

January 25, 2010

Do you have a long list of goals that you have set for yourself? If you do, you aren’t alone. I used to do this all the time. I’ve read numerous personal development books, and just about all of them talk about the importance of setting goals. Typically, the recommendation is to begin by brainstorming […]

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The Week in Review

January 22, 2010

This Week’s Posts 01/18/10 – Put Your Dream into Action 01/19/10 – The Power of Zero: Transform Your Life Using Zero-Based Thinking 01/20/10 – Decide to Be Decisive 01/21/10 – Raising Your Standards Will Change Your Life From around the Web Scott H Young – Dreams to Action kung fu grippe – Better WhiteHat BlackBox […]

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Raising Your Standards Will Change Your Life

January 21, 2010

Have you ever really thought about the effect that your personal standards have on your quality of life? Your standards play a critical role in determining the quality of every area of your life. If you routinely have a messy home, it’s because you have a standard that says a messy home is acceptable. If […]

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