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Unmotivated? Get It Done, Part 1 of 3

By on Monday, June 25th, 2012 | No Comments

Has this ever happened to you? You have a project, but you can’t seem to get going. In this and the next two posts, we’ll explore three ways that this can happen, including: 1 – A lack of motivation. (discussed in this post) 2 – An inability to figure out the next steps. 3 – […]

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Envision Clearly to Get Help

By on Thursday, June 14th, 2012 | No Comments

I was on Skype with a friend and client, Hank, who has very ambitious goals that he is going after. He has given me permission to discuss this chat.  In the beginning of the conversation, he indicated deep frustration about not having people who would benefit from his success helping him out now. He complained, […]

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Life Design Theater

By on Thursday, June 14th, 2012 | No Comments

“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts…” – William Shakespeare A week or so ago, my much better half, Donna and I went to the Village Theater in Issaquah to see Mel Brooks’ […]

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A Lesson from Home Made Egg Salad

By on Thursday, June 7th, 2012 | No Comments

For several years now, I have bought Trader Joe’s egg white egg salad. And I’ve missed it when it’s not available. For example, when I traveled to Atlanta, the TJ stores there don’t seem to carry it. So the desire to have a home made alternative has been there, but this last week, I acted […]

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Life Design – Lessons Learned (by accident)

By on Thursday, May 31st, 2012 | No Comments

As mentioned earlier, an external hard drive failed. The backup service I used – I must have set it up wrong because it didn’t back up what I thought I was backing up.  My mistake and the first… Lesson Learned: Verify that systems are working the way you think they should be working. And if […]

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New Directive: Travel Through Life Lightly

By on Thursday, May 31st, 2012 | No Comments

When I travel to a different city, I prefer to travel light. That means not carrying a bunch of extra stuff just because “I might need it.” This is the complete opposite of how I have lived my life generally. I have lived it as if I live here, and “here” is a permanent location, […]

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The Week Behind

By on Thursday, May 31st, 2012 | No Comments

In the previous entry, I said that I’d try to spread out my posts throughout the week ahead. Here it is; time’s up, and I’m doing it again – clustering them all at once. And yet, despite this, I feel a good sense of achievement. The image for this post tells the tale. My hard […]

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Using Nanogoals

By on Thursday, May 24th, 2012 | No Comments

Do you sometimes find your motivation lacking relative to making your day worthwhile? Do you find it difficult ot focus on goals for the day or even for an hour? Here’s a trick that has helped me on more than one occasion: nanogoals. What are nanogoals? Just like what nano sounds like: goals that are […]

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“Oh Gawwwd! I made a mistake!”

By on Thursday, May 24th, 2012 | No Comments

How can a mistake be a happy mistake? In my previous post, I created a video on self-discipline. In the process of creating it, I made a big mistake. Can you tell where it was? If you guessed in the middle between the general discussion and the more personal discussion, you’d be right. I don’t […]

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The Power of Self-Discipline

By on Thursday, May 24th, 2012 | No Comments

There is great power in self-discipline. Opportunities and necessities – both call for – well watch this very short video and ask yourself where self-discipline can serve you well. Can you recall instances in your life where you missed an opportunity because you didn’t exercise the self-discipline that would have prepared you? Can you do […]

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