What do most people do around this time of the year? Why, make resolutions, of course!
Lose more weight, get in shape, quit smoking, and quit (or cut down on) drinking alcohol are common ones.
Those same ‘most people’ soon forget about these resolutions until the following year when they ‘try again.’ Year after year their ‘resolutions’ rarely stick long-term.
Why is this? Continue reading Why New Year’s resolutions don’t work
Depending on your chosen field (industry, occupation), information is doubling every 18 months to 7 years or so.
If information is doubling every 7 years, then you have to at least double your information every 7 years just to stay even! Continue reading Gain leverage one hour a day
WSMV TV channel 4 Nashville: A 73-year-old woman from Columbia was found dead Monday morning (12/13/2010) from apparently freezing to death, according to the Maury County Sheriff’s Department.
She apparently locked herself out of her home. With temperatures in the mid-teens (0 wind chill) and wearing only pajamas, she tried to get to her grandson’s house for help approximately 1/4 mile away and didn’t make it. Continue reading This one productivity tip could literally save you from freezing to death
Are happy people more productive than unhappy people? Let’s examine this a bit. Continue reading How does ‘happiness’ affect your productivity and success?
No one procrastinates. Even though I teach how to overcome procrastination, it’s really a misnomer.
You never procrastinate: you only choose to do activities that are not going to contribute to you achieving your most important goals, projects, or tasks as quickly as possible. Continue reading It is IMPOSSIBLE for you to procrastinate
Is luck always a matter of chance or do we have some control over the way things turn out? I suppose you can have either belief. But which one will increase your productivity, success, and happiness in life? Let’s analyze. [...]
Questions are how you focus your mind. The quality of the questions you ask yourself on a consistent basis determines the quality of your life. Continue reading The Quality Of Your Questions
It takes a minimum of four years of consistent training to earn your Shodan (1st degree black belt) in my dojo (karate training hall/school).
It takes another 2 1/2 – 3 years to earn your Nidan (2nd degree black belt), and another 3 years to earn your Sandan (3rd degree black belt).
After 9 1/2 years, I officially became an internationally certified Sandan in Wado-Ryu karate on Saturday, October 16, 2010.
I’m no more ‘special’ than anyone else. I just kept coming to class. Continue reading Consistency
It’s amazing what you can accomplish once you commit to doing something and follow through with consistent action. Continue reading Are You Committed?
A lot of the attendees of my time management seminars/workshops tell me they need help prioritizing. I’ve given some techniques on how to prioritize in previous newsletters. The most complete treatment of it is in my ‘Black Belt’ Time Management Training program.
Here’s an overview/snapshot that I hope will help you with this vitally important productivity skill. Continue reading Prioritizing