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It's your life. By defining it's central purpose, you can gain control, allowing you to focus your energies and prioritize effectively.
Take ControlGetting things done is the productivity system developed by David Allen. Quite possibly the most powerful productivity system developed to date. Executives, managers, entrepreneurs, students, artists, ...
Read more »Reason, thinking skills, logic. Can they be yours? Can you become the maestro of your domain? Absolutely! It may be hard work, but developing your thinking about any subject is always possible. ...
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Read more »I found this amazing quote from Peter Drucker: “For development is always self-development. Nothing could be more absurd than for the enterprise to assume responsibility for the development of a man. No business enterprise rests with the individual, his abilities, his efforts. No business enterprise is competent, let alone obligated, […]
“In 2015, 22 percent of lower-skilled men aged 21–30 had not worked at all during the prior 12 months.” ~ Erik Hurst. That’s nearly a quarter of young men without a college degree do not have, and have not had work in the past 12 months. And it’s getting worse. […]
Stephen Hawking is an amazing physicist. His incredible career spans theoretical work in black holes, quantum gravity, and the beginning of the universe. He wrote a popular physics book called A Brief History of Time, which sits on my bookshelf. Today, he currently works as the Director of Research at […]
In 2003, I ran my first and only marathon. During that race, I discovered an important lesson about those biggest of goals, those big fat hairy goals that look scary because they are so big. In the January of that year, I decided to tackle the Chicago Marathon. I know going in, […]
“In order to be in control of your life, you have to have a purpose—a productive purpose.” ~ Ayn Rand, Playboy Interview Every morning, I get out of bed. It may seem like a small, innocuous event. Yet that one small act is profound. I could just lie there, mind […]
In part 2 of my series on financial success, I dig into how I think about personal finance concepts. Not only do I need to know myself, but I need to know how property, money, time, and energy interact to improve my wealth and well-being. Of course, wealth is only […]
My finances are a mess. It’s been 1 year since I last reviewed my retirement portfolio. 4 years since I set a monthly budget. Each month, we bleed cash on lots of little things – birthday parties, clothes, gymnastics, a new chair, new workout equipment, the latest book by Orson Scott […]
With a new year looming, many of us take time to re-evaluate our goals and resolutions for the coming year. Often however, these resolutions fall flat. Why? Because we set ourselves up for failure. We promise to do our best. We set unclear goals. We don’t make ourselves accountable. When […]
Below is a good video by Tony Robbins. It’s long (over an hour), but below is my synopsis. I assume these are in his new book Money Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom. Reminds me a lot of Rich Dad, Poor Dad. To be wealthy, don’t start […]
