“Never let the urgent crowd out the important”
- Kelly Catlin Walker
A reader asked me the other day, “When do you conclude that a task is urgent and not important or important and not urgent?”
Here are 5 simple questions you can use to determine whether a task is important or not…
1. What are the benefits?
What are […]
by John Fike
Customers, prospects and potential business partners can smell your fear a mile away.
You may think you’re putting on a good front to other people when you make a presentation or try to strike up a conversation, but if you don’t genuinely feel confident about yourself people will see that in you and will […]
Doug White wrote an article on Yahoo giving some interesting career advice for situations where your boss won’t share appropriate credit with you, or worse, is actually stealing your ideas.
His main points are:
Think carefully before complaining - Make sure you truly deserve as much credit as you think you do, and consider giving your boss […]
“All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy”
- Jack Nicholson in “The Shining”
I got this little gem from Dean over at That’s Comedy. I enjoyed it, so I thought I would pass it along…
Go to Google Maps
Click on the Get Directions tab
Type New York in the ‘Start Address’ field
Type Paris in the ‘End […]
“Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide”
- Cicero
Cicero, the Roman orator, philosopher, and statesman who died in 43 B.C., wrote over 2,000 years ago what he considered to be the top six mistakes made by human beings.
The delusion that personal gain is made by crushing others.
The tendency to worry about things that […]
A reader asked me the other day about the “best” times to work. I personally don’t think there are any times that are “best” for everyone.
Most people naturally go through periods of high energy and low energy during the day.
These patterns tend to be fairly consistent from one day to the next, and can vary […]
“Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
– Bobby McFerrin
The truth is we all worry. There are bills to pay, children to raise, deadlines to meet, and crises in many parts of the world.
Some worrying can actually be helpful; it means we aren’t shirking our responsibilities and that we care what happens to ourselves and the people we love.
However, […]
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
- Aristotle
Do you ever find yourself rejecting ideas or thoughts that challenge your beliefs right off the bat, without even considering whether they could be true?
I’ve always considered myself to be a pretty open-minded and flexible person, but […]
“A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind”
- Chinese Proverb
It’s a beautiful spring afternoon, you feel energetic and alert, and you’re ready to start working on that important client presentation due next week. Suddenly, your assistant drops by your office. She is out of breath and looks like she is about to deliver some […]
“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”
- Robert McCloskey
Have you ever found yourself in a conversation where, instead of paying close attention to what others are saying, you find yourself trying to come up with […]
How to connect your daily actions to your mission, vision, and goals!
