Overcoming Procrastination
One of my most popular productivity articles was “Overcoming Procrastination,” which I originally wrote in 2001. Since then it’s...
read moreRebuilding Momentum After Setb...
If you ever find yourself feeling demotivated because of too many setbacks in a short period of time, here’s a simple way to rebuild...
read moreWhat’s Your Optimism Ratio?
In his famous book Learned Optimism, Martin Seligman points out how our present use of language can be a fairly accurate predictor of...
read moreA Simple Productivity Tip
If you drink a lot of water during your workday like I do, you probably find yourself getting up from your desk several times during...
read moreNew Article: Living Your Value...
I posted a new article called Living Your Values, Part II. This completes the two-part series. Part I guides you through a...
read moreThought vs. Action
Balancing thought and action is a challenge for many people, especially those who are self-employed. How much time should you spend...
read moreLiving Congruently
Do you tend to compartmentalize all the different areas of your life? Career goes there, relationship goes here, spirituality fits...
read moreEntrepreneurial Freedom and Re...
I worked as an employee only once in my life. In 1992 I had a part-time job at a small independent retail store, earning $6/hour. It...
read morePersonal Development Categorie...
Today I sorted all previous blog entries (about 75 of them) into categories related to personal development. You can now see a list of...
read moreDo you create plans that would...
Last week I read Execution by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan. I felt the book was filled with too many long-winded stories and could...
read moreThe Best Valentine’s Day Gift...
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today I gave my wife a Valentine’s Day gift she loved. It’s called “Servant for a Weekend.” Feb 19-20...
read moreWelcome, Germaphobes!
As mentioned in yesterday’s post, I wanted to see how long it would take to teach Google the term “failure germaphobe.” It only...
read morePersonal Development Insights ...
I’m starting a free email newsletter called Personal Development Insights. Topics covered by the newsletter will center around time...
read moreSpeak up next time, Dr. Phil
My wife’s book, Raising Vegan Children in a Non-Vegan World, was shown on the Dr. Phil show last week. He was talking about books...
read moreAre You A Failure Germaphobe?
It’s been said that if you want to increase your success rate, you should increase your failure rate. Success comes at least...
read moreUsed Goals For Sale
Several people recently suggested that I try using Google AdSense to place context-relevant text ads on the side of the blog....
read morePost Your Goals Where You Can ...
One simple tip for staying on track towards your goals is to write your weekly goals on a marker board in your office. This isn’t a...
read moreEnjoying the Journey
If you work really hard to achieve your goals but don’t enjoy the journey, you’re delaying the essence of life. Committing to your...
read moreRead a Book a Week
In 1992 I first learned of the habit of reading one book every week (on average), with most of them being in the field in which you...
read moreWelcome Back, Firefox Fans
Thank you to Arthur Langereis for helping me discover and fix a Firefox compatibility issue this site was having. It was...
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