“You ask yourself two questions: Is it working? Do I still believe in it?”
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“It’s the way you ride the trail that counts.” — Dale Evans
How To Focus On The Essential
“If you really believe that a few things are exceptionally valuable and most other things are noise, then you will automatically, naturally start to change your behavior. It’s about what matters most to you in life — it’s not just about less, it’s about essential things.”
How To Have A Difficult Conversation
“During difficult conversations, it’s important to be extremely concise. Aim to describe your observations, feelings, needs and requests in less than 40 words. Using more words suggests you’re justifying your needs, and this decreases their power.”
The “High School Party” Marketing Strategy
“Imagine if you could be the ‘popular kid’ among your clients and customers — and get them to give you business on the back of that popularity. You can get to that level faster than you think.”
100+ Resources To Optimize Your Productivity And Performance
“I spent well over $100,000 in the last five years in a quest to optimize health, maximize productivity, and install systems to ensure peak performance. In the process, I have purchased and tested hundreds of products, programs, apps, and services, unearthing the critical few that actually make a difference.”
How To Trick Yourself Into A Fresh Start
“While there are only so many first days of anything on the calendar, what matters is finding and emphasizing days that are personally meaningful or motivating to you — like a birthday, an anniversary, the start of an event or activity, or a religious occasion. Highlighting these as opportunities sets you up to feel that burst of motivation more frequently.”
How To Replace Your To Do List With Interstitial Journaling
“During your day, journal every time you transition from one work project to another. Write a few sentences in your journal about what you just did, and then a few more sentences about what you’re about to do.”
Seven Non-obvious Trends Shaping Our Future
“With tech moving as fast as it is, old things are quickly getting replaced by shinier, newer, often more complex things. But not everyone’s jumping on board — and some who’ve been on board are choosing to jump off in favor of what worked for them in the past.”
Why We Procrastinate
“Procrastination isn’t a unique character flaw or a mysterious curse on your ability to manage time, but a way of coping with challenging emotions and negative moods induced by certain tasks — boredom, anxiety, insecurity, frustration, resentment, self-doubt and beyond.”