Has anyone ever asked you if you see the glass as half-full or half-empty? Most of us can probably remember hearing this expression at one time or another. Although the real essence of the question, are you optimistic or pessimistic, is an important lesson, there is an even more important and subtle truth here. This […]
Archives for July 2006
Micro Habits
One of my frequent topics that I use for this blog is in changing and mastering our habits. I believe strongly that it is not our motivation or strategies so much as it is our subconscious, automatic behaviours that determine most of our actions. Since our actions inevitably create the force for which we create […]
I’m Back!
Back from my travels. I’ll make a new blog post sometime tomorrow. I’ve had lots of thoughts over the past week, so I’ll have plenty of material in the upcoming days and weeks. Thanks for the comments and being patient during my away time.
Energy Management
My first contact with fellow blogger, Phil Gerbyshak was when I posted a fairly in-depth comment about how I felt that energy management and time management were independent of each other and that both should be used fully. I also hinted towards my bias that time management was a superior philosophy for peak productivity rather […]
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