After listening to the 20 minute abridged version of The Thrive Diet (2008) by Brendan Brazier on MP3, I immediately ordered the book.
When it arrived, I discovered it was his most recent book, Thrive Fitness (2009), not the one I wanted. So, I drove to Borders and bought The Thrive Diet, too. [...]
I got such a positive response from my Google Search Secrets newsletter last week, I decided to share a few more search tips. Here goes.
Continuing from last week…
Did you know you can do a ton very useful things to increase your productivity inside of Google without having to go to other web sites?
It depends on how you define self-esteem.
There is conditional self-esteem (CSE). This is when you win a game, or succeed at achieving a goal, or are perceived as being a good conversationalist, etc., you may think, “This is good and I am a good and worthy person.”
If you lose [...]
According to the Free dictionary, ‘flow’ is:
An apparent ease or effortlessness of performance
To proceed steadily and easily
Or a little more esoteric…
“Thinking without thinking.”
- Bruce Lee
According to Buddhism: “action of inaction” or “doing without doing.”
Athletes, artists, and musicians frequently experience flow. “It felt like everything was [...]
Shortly after my last newsletter went out about always using a check list for packing (for traveling), I had several requests for my list.
“Do you have a sample I could download and use as a template or starting point?” As a matter of fact, I do. In a minute. [...]
Have you ever traveled somewhere for business or pleasure only to find that you forgot something vitally important to the trip? Maybe you had to purchase a replacement at a premium price or get someone to FedEx something to you?
When you think about the least unsuccessful people in society, who comes to mind? I think of the homeless drunk or heroin addict. And what do they think about? How far into the future do they plan?
All they think about is their next drink, meal, or fix. This [...]
News Kills
Approximately what percent of the news you see on TV or listen to on the radio or read about online is good, positive, uplifting information that will help you live a more productive, successful, and happy life?
I would guestimate that it’s less than 10%. It’s probably [...]
Last week I wrote about the lightning bolt that cut off the top half of one of our 40′ maple trees. According to the American Meteorological Society (AMS), lightning kills more people per year (on average) than hurricanes and tornadoes combined.
After seeing the effects of [...]