Note: This is a guest post from Geoff Peart, M.Ed. of My Social Upgrade Last week I was at the grocery store when my three-year old toddler asked, “Daddy, I want that chocolate ice cream.” I suppose it was more a demand than a question. When I refused to put the chocolate ice cream in [ Read More ]
Archive for the ‘Working’ Category
“Chance favors the prepared mind.” Louis Pasteur Do you agree with the quote above? I definitely do. Instead of believing in pure luck, I believe that luck is what happens when opportunities come to those who are prepared for them. To increase your “luck factor”, there are two things you should do: Prepare yourself for [ Read More ]
Note: This is a guest post from Peter G. James Sinclair of Motivational Memo ‘Subtraction is distraction.’ Ben Sinclair My son sent me a text the other day – as he knows how much I love the use of rhyme in many of my writings. Here are just a few of my originals: How To [ Read More ]
Note: This is a guest post from Nate Klemp, PhD, of LifeBeyondLogic.com The American Philosopher Henry David Thoreau mastered the art of break taking. For him, the world of work was like a prison. “This world is a place of business,” he insisted. “It is nothing but work, work, work.” Breaks were his path to [ Read More ]
Categories: Time management, Working
In August last year I wrote about expanding my personal capacity. I wrote about how – for about two years – I didn’t take new challenges and just kept doing what I had been doing. As a result, I didn’t expand my capacity. Of course, that’s not a good situation to be in. So, realizing [ Read More ]
Note: This is a guest post from Orna Drawas of OrnaSpeaks.com Rock stars appear to have it all. The admiration of others. Opportunities at every turn. Pride in their accomplishments. The life of their dreams. Being a rock star isn’t as impossible as you might think. Here are some of the special ingredients to becoming [ Read More ]
