Archive for July, 2009

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , July 28, 2009

Note: This is a guest post by Ali Hale of Aliventures
Have you ever had one of those mornings where you woke up filled with energy and fired with enthusiasm, and got straight into your day? Chances are, you raced through a stack of work before lunch, and kept up that sense of momentum in the [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , July 21, 2009

Leo Babauta of Zen Habits just released a new e-book entitled The Essential Motivation Handbook. It’s an e-book that helps you find the motivation you need to reach your goals.
As you know, motivation is essential for success. Why? Because there is no such thing as easy success. You must go through difficult times on your [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , July 18, 2009

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by a task or project? Perhaps you need to write a report that requires a lot of effort to prepare. Or you need to do something you don’t like that seems big and difficult.
In such situations, there are two responses you might take. The first one is procrastinating. Procrastinating is [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , July 9, 2009

Which one do you prefer: linear growth or exponential growth? Do you want your progress to be at the same pace year after year or do you want it to be increasingly faster? I’m sure you prefer exponential growth. After all, it enables you to achieve more with less effort over time.
To achieve exponential growth, [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , July 1, 2009

Learning is something I always enjoy. I love learning because it gives me new challenges to overcome. In the past, however, I often learned just for learning’s sake. There was nothing real I got out of it. I just absorbed new knowledge without thinking about its practical value.
Recently I realized that while learning is fun, [...]