This is going to be a short entry. But perhaps an important one. There is one thing that destroys, not just today’s success, but any real success you might have had a chance of attaining. And there is its opposite which is almost guaranteed to bring you ever closer to your successful outcome. The destroyer: ... ...
As I write these words, I am contemplating two blog posts. The first, which inspired this writing, was a post by Cal Newport at http://bit.ly/J16l4k called Welcome to the Post-Productivity World. The second was by Lynn Terry, written more recently at http://bit.ly/J16GUP called A Day in the Life of Lynn Terry. Cal Newport argued that ... ...
My wife, Donna, and I live in a modest house that we own. About 1600 square feet. But until recently, it felt smaller than that – a lot smaller. We didn’t set out to fix that problem; not really. We had someone come in to remodel things cosmetically, to make the house feel more comfortable ... ...
When we try to do something, especially when we act in a public way, many of us often feel fear, anxiety, trepidation. We don’t want the discomfort of failing. We don’t want the secondary effects of looking bad in front of other people. We generally don’t like unsolicited criticism, even if it’s constructive. We don’t ... ...
We live in a fractured, hyper kinetic world in which it is too easy to become distracted, and we all too often get nothing done. Most of us face this difficulty when trying to accomplish many things at once. But what about the people who seemingly do it with ease? I see two possibilities: 1 ... ...
There is a saying, generally attributed to the 19th century novelist, Charles Reade, dealing with thoughts and destiny. It goes like this: Sow a thought and reap an action. Sow an action and reap a habit. Sow a habit and reap a character. Sow a character and reap a destiny. It all starts with thought. ... ...
I was reading a blog post by one of my favorite marketers, Lynn Terry. If you don’t know her, Lynn is someone who is incredibly generous with her knowledge, and I recommend her blog at ClickNewz.com without reservation. Lynn described a typical day. We all have typical days. What was cool about her post was ... ...
When I was a little kid, I pretended I was Superman, based on the stories with the late George Reeves. After I created the video below, I asked myself, could I ever really be an action hero, like the characters in The Avengers? No. It is to laugh. After all, I’m not big on wearing ... ...
I was going to post a video tonight about goals and priorities. But a funny thing happened on the way to a video. I ran into technical difficulties. And while I’m sure I’ll iron them out, I’m not going to iron them out tonight. At least it’s not the financial fiasco that Disney had with ... ...
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted here. My life has settled down so that I can be here for real. No excuses. I was thinking about it and made the following video. It’s a bit raw, but it gets the point across. It also represents a principle: Don’t let perfect be the enemy of “good ... ...
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