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An Effective Strategy to Get More Done
Kekich's Credo #21: "Always have lofty explicit goals and visualize them intensely. Assume the attitude that if you don't reach your goals, you will literally die! This type of gun-to-your-head forced focus...survival pressure mindset, no matter how briefly used,...
Death, Divorce, and Devastation
Preparing our children for the world the way it really is can be challenging. How do you teach a child how to deal with things like death, divorce, and devastation before they fully grasp life and love? At any given time in my adult life, somebody has lost someone...
Do You Regularly Take Stock?
In order to get somewhere from where you are you must first know where you stand. I find that most people have no clue where they are going or where they stand. You must know both if you want to get somewhere on purpose. You will end up somewhere either way, but not...
Get In the Game
What do you want? Fitness, wealth, health, love, respect? What have you done to earn it? What are you currently doing to earn it? Are you in the stands commenting on how the game should be played and what the players and coaches should be doing or are you on the field...
“I don’t want to, it’s useful!”
Lachlan: "I don't want to go to sleep, it's USEFUL! Me: "That pretty well sums up the human condition." We don't want to work out, eat right, save money, etc. because why? Because it's useful! For some reason, we have an inherent need to rebel against the "system"...
“What Happened to You?”
I showed my wife this picture the other day... ...and said "these guys were honored as part of the 100 All Time Denver Broncos football players. I played with the two guys flanking Peyton Manning (middle)." My wife, the loving wife that she is said, "What happened to...
Are You Distracted?
In the words of master poet Dr. Dre... Keep their heads ringin' ring ding dong ring a ding ding ding dong keep their heads ringin' This is our reality. Notifications, marketing messages, our colleagues, and even our own brains distract us from getting things done....
3 Simple Tactics to Lose Weight
Weight loss is not always as simple as it should be. Often there are confounding variables at work, but if you don't have a solid base to work for you you will have trouble no matter what. Start with these three habits. 1. Plan your meals Know what you are going to...
How many do you need?
Let's assume that weight loss is your goal. How many habits would you wager you need to change to accomplish lasting weight loss? But before you list them let's define habit. According to the habit master BJ Fogg, a "habit" is a behavior that you do automatically,...