Archive for August, 2009

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , August 31, 2009

Recently the idea of personal analytics hits me more and more. What is personal analytics? It’s a way of making decisions in someone’s life based on numbers. You measure certain aspects of your life, analyze the results, and make decisions based on them.
Over time I find more things pointing to this direction. All these make [...]

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

Note: This is a guest post by Jered Slusher of Copper Copy
Everywhere I go, I have this little green monster telling me what I should and should not do. The monster criticizes everything and tells me that if I want to be the very best I have to avoid certain things, and embrace others. He [...]

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

Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better.
Emile Coue
Being a better person is a process. No matter how good someone is, he can’t be perfect overnight. So the important thing is that you grow every day. Make growing a habit and you will see significant progress when you look back.
Here are several [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , August 13, 2009

Note: This is a guest post by Adam Curren of Character Development Blog
Life can be a grind…. in fact, most of the time it is. In between working 40-50 hours a week, mowing the lawn, cooking dinner, cleaning the house, taking the kids to soccer games, well..… you get the idea. At the end of [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , August 7, 2009

Note: This is a guest post by Jonathan Beebe of Develop Minds
Apathy is something that most of us have experienced a time or two in our lives, and for many of us, the feelings of apathy are all too familiar. The good news is, there are ways to rid yourself from feeling the absence of [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , August 4, 2009

If you want to grow, one important thing you should do is keeping a journal. It may seem simple, but it can make a big difference in your life.
I myself have been journaling for years. Writing all the lessons I learn and all the ideas I get has become a habit for me. And to [...]