Personal Development
You, Inc., or Reasons to Think of Yourself as a Company
photo credit: Lawl Many businesses have a number of advantages over individuals: strong brands, an expectation they’ll invest, a marketing department, market power and more. You can tap some of those advantages by thinking of yourself as a company: there’s you, and then there’s You, Inc. Why would you want to do this? I often [...]
Write Your Own Core Script and Q&A
photo credit: Fruitanimal Do you know who you are? Do you know where you’re going? If the answer to those questions is yes, great! But can you explain it effectively to others to show yourself off to your best advantage? If you’re not sure, you need a core script. If the answer is no, then [...]
Cut Your Self-Imposed Taxes
photo credit: Phillip Whether a tightwad or a spendthrift, everybody faces the same reality: we all have to pay tax. And nobody enjoys paying tax. Some complain loudly. Others try to dodge it. Most grumble but are reconciled to this fact of life. Ever the optimist, I try to think about the good things my [...]
Turning Good Intentions into Results
photo credit: B Tal You know the problem; so many projects you want to pursue, maybe writing, maybe music, maybe just reading some of those books up there on the shelf, and yet so little progress. When you’re lying in bed or staring out of the train window you can promise really to make time [...]
Get Competitive to Kick that Habit
photo credit: joeltelling Have you tried and failed to break a bad habit? Is it that no matter what you try, or how many strategies you find on the internet, you just can’t stop repeating that same pattern of behaviour? Time to try something new. Let me ask: are you competitive by nature? If you’re [...]
Alcohol versus Productivity
This is going to be a slightly tongue-in-cheek post but it raises an issue I can’t be the only one to think about on occasion. I’m a young guy, and like most young guys I like a drink now and again (and again). Now clearly alcohol can have a very significant effect on one’s productivity. [...]
Make Time for the Things that Matter
It’s so easy to let life slip away. How often do you look back on your day or week and struggle to remember what if anything you’ve achieved? Happens to me quite a lot. But in the past it happened more than it does now thanks to actions I’ve taken. In a former life I [...]
