“People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.” — Thomas Sowell Meetings are tough. They can either be super productive or a complete waste of time. The line between the two is often blurred, as what was supposed to be a constructive meeting can downward spiral into chaos. As your career progresses, […]
Category: Focus
Automate Your Chores
“Automation is good, so long as you know exactly where to put the machine.” — Eliyahu Goldratt Chores suck. They’re time consuming and perpetual. As frustrating as they can be, they have to be done. No one wants to live in a place that looks like crap. That said, technology has produced some pretty amazing […]
What If Your Best Isn’t Good Enough?
“Realize that everyone that you think is perfect feels like they’re not good enough, too.” — Alessia Cara The Olympics just took place and while it is amazing to watch top athletes compete, they only give out medals for first through third. We have all been in situations where we have given it our all. […]
Time Away From Work Makes You Better
Guest Post by Jeff Craven “If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don’t just stick there scowling at the problem.” ― Hilary Mantel When we think about how to avoid unnecessary screen […]
Make the Hard Decisions
“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson All of us make decisions all day, every day. Some are conscious and some aren’t. What to eat. What to wear. How to respond to a question or comment. Where to invest money. The list is endless. As exhausting […]
Learn How To Track
“For me, tracking is an educational process that opens the door to an animal’s life – and to our own.” — Paul Rezendes, The Wild Within Invariably, you’ll have to find a moving target in your life. Inanimate objects don’t move on their own, but people and animals do. Whether this is searching for animals […]
Turn Off Your Notifications
“But he didn’t get very far with it before another noise in his ear radio scattered his thoughts.” — Kurt Vonnegut, Harrison Bergeron1 Contemplation, deep thinking, and problem solving take time and focus. This is one of the reasons why it is often called the “train of thought”. Like any train, damage or remove a […]
What Do You Want in Life?
“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky We have to be honest, we still don’t know what we want to be when we grow up. This can be something that causes anxiety or can be perceived as a constant opportunity. In […]
Control What You Can, Mitigate What You Can’t
“You have absolute control over but one thing, and that is your thoughts.” — Napoleon Hill There are some variables in life that are completely out of our control. You have a huge day planned outside and it downpours. You double down all your money into a stock and it crashes. The list of examples […]
Succeed by Maximizing the In Between
“We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.” — John F. Kennedy We have previously pointed out once you spend time, you can’t get it back. Depending on the perspective, the same can be said for money. Once you spend a dollar, you can never get that particular dollar back. Luckily, there […]