Category: Goals
Be the Wheat, Not the Chaff
Photo by Armando Maynez. I’m a fan of beer, especially wheat beer. Light and flavourful, and it’s about the time of year where one can really enjoy it. We’re coming into that time of year, and as I sit here enjoying a frosty cold beverage I can’t help but thinkRead More
Pushing Through Urgent to Get to Important
In an earlier article, I alluded to the notion that everyone should give themselves the gift of time. Coming off a long weekend gave me the perfect opportunity to do just that. I’ve had the time to reflect and get in the right headspace going into a week of workRead More
Live What You Love
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” – Christian (as played by Ewan McGregor), Moulin Rouge! If you’re reading this there’s a good chance you fall into one of the following two categories: You don’t love what you’re doing and want toRead More
What You Owe Yourself
We’re all trying to make a better day, week, month, year and life for ourselves. We want this at work and at home. We all have different ways we’re trying to get there. It’s a difficult thing to do on an ongoing basis – and in all aspects of yourRead More
The 80/20 Rule Revisited
The 80/20 Rule can save massive amounts of time and energy when properly understood and applied. As with many observations described as rules, failing to understanding the operating principles underlying the 80/20 Rule leads can lead to some pretty academic debates about its veracity, which ultimately leads inaction. Repopularized inRead More
What’s the Meaning of This?
I met my friend, Melody Abella, over ten years ago when we worked in the marketing department of a dot com near Washington, D.C. It was a good job. Great benefits. Couldn’t complain, except I could’ve cared less—about the company, my work or where my career was going. Don’t getRead More
The Importance of Setting Goals
A good friend told me that within the last couple of weeks the most depressing day of the year pops up. Some say it falls on the Monday, some say it falls on a specific day; the bottom line is that it falls somewhere in there. So if you’re feelingRead More
One Resolution to Rule Them All
I’ve written earlier about how I’m not a huge fan of New Year’s Resolutions; mainly because they seem to take hold for a brief period of time before quickly fading away. Chances are at this time of the year someone you know (ahem) may have already had some of theirsRead More