“The beatings will continue until morale improves.” — Captain Bligh Everyone has room for improvement. Self-reflection is a way to learn about yourself and constantly get better. Though too much reflection can cause a downward spiral into a world of depression and self-loathing, neither of which are healthy areas to be in. Instead of beating […]
Category: Focus
We’re Doing Retirement All Wrong
“Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to.” — Harry Emerson Fosdick You work your whole life in the seemingly endless grind of the rat race for the golden years of retirement. You finally make it and, based upon studies, your reward is to get bored and depressed. Obviously, that sucks. Turns out, […]
Where Are You Wasting Your Time?
“When you kill time, you kill your opportunities for success.” — Denis Waitley Everyone wastes time. A quick search reveals multiple songs and sayings about it. Even though it’s inevitable to waste some time over the course of your life, it doesn’t have to transform into the daily systematic killing of time. This begs the […]
Winter Is A Launch Point For Your Year
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” — John Steinbeck The holidays are over and it can feel like a dark vacuum just sucked all the fun out, only to leave us with bitter cold and (literally) dark days. We refer to this effect as the […]
Year of the Settler or Explorer?
“I started out as a farm girl in Iowa, and I dreamed of being an astronaut and an explorer. And I made it.” — Peggy Whitson With the new year in full swing, everyone should have an idea of what achievable goals they set for themselves. While considering our own goals, we got to thinking […]
Try A New Resolution: Start Small
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — Les Brown Happy New Year! Welcome to the beginning of the 2025 calendar cycle. Now it’s time for people’s favorite thing to give up: New Year’s resolutions. Try something different this year and set small, obtainable goals. First succeed […]
Fight End Of Day Work Fatigue
“I prefer physical exhaustion over mental fatigue any day.” — Clotilde Hesme Workdays can be long and grueling. This has the potential to leave you completely drained afterwards. You want to be active in your free time, but pushing past the fatigue can leave you even more exhausted the next day. Conversely, you just hit […]
Tricks to Navigate Family Dynamics
“I had a great teacher in India who said to me, ‘If you think you’re spiritual and evolved and enlightened, go home for Christmas.’” — Elizabeth Gilbert For the holidays, or any gathering, everyone desires the picture-perfect family, sitting in social media-ready positions around the fire, having the best time with one another. But the […]
Snooze to Better Sleep
“The worst thing in the world is to try to sleep and not to.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald We at ETS have to confess that we are terrible sleepers. It seems a strange thing to say, but it’s the truth. With how important sleep is to recovery, longevity, and overall mental health, it is worth getting […]
Your Time is Valuable – Uninstall Games from Your Phone
“I don’t need to get a life, I am a gamer, I have lots of lives.” — Unknown “Do you?” — Another Unknown Phones are sneaky. They push updates and no longer ask for your permission to do so. This isn’t inherently bad, but we have noticed more and more apps being auto-installed. Games we […]