Balance is one of those things that I think a lot of people go through life without. It applies to just about everything and can be hard to achieve. In fact, we often forget to look for the balance in every situation.
Here are some examples:
1) Horseback Riding – The rider must balance their weight on [...]
Immersion is the concept of surrounding yourself with a given subject to concentrate on learning it.
The GOOD
The good is that immersion is a very efficient way of learning something. You can jam pack a lot of information in a very narrow window of time. Picking up the basics of a new language or skill is [...]
Wins only come every so often. If they come too frequently, they lose their value. If they are too sparse, our willingness to achieve them dissipates.
When a win occurs, we often find ourselves on cloud nine. All of the sudden, your world is the happiest place on earth; you want to share the good fortunes. [...]
As I begin considering a home office remodel, I have been looking at pictures of offices. If a picture appeals to me, I try and figure out why.
Here are some of the things I’ve noticed:
1) Dark hardwood desk and cabinetry.
2) Clutter Free (indicates sufficient storage)
3) No Visible Accessories (printers, staplers, etc are hidden)
4) One to [...]
Sometimes they a subtle mistakes only known by you. Other times they are huge and everyone in the universe knows of them.
Sometimes mistakes are of your own doing, other times mistakes are out of your control.
Treating a mistake like a learning experience can also be a detriment or a godsend. If you are analytical like [...]
As we go through life, we expect things to change. But, we are not always conscious of the change. Humans live in the moment, plus or minus seven days. Beyond this bracket, we are not always consciously aware of the relative changes we made. We do not realize the signs of getting older.
For me, realization [...]
“Paying Attention to the apparently trivial intrigued me.” – Alan Alda
“Curiosity had the power to engage me completely. It sent me to a zone where time stopped and I floated through that infinite space between dots on the face of a watch. Curiosity could make me feel more alive” – Alan Alda
“I love puzzles. One [...]
I find Monday to be most un-inspiring. Being the first day following a pretty fun weekend and the first day of a five day work week, the psychology just does not give Monday the same energy as Friday.
THIS MUST CHANGE!
But how do WE make Monday an inspirational day? Well, let’s be creative!
A. Half day Monday. [...]
Someone, who shall remain nameless, just said “thanks, bud!”. While I know this is a common phrase used informally amongst acquaintances, I have always cringed when someone has directed it at me. Maybe it was an old supervisor that called everyone “bud,” but never really developed the relationships worthy of such a reference. Following this [...]
If you prefer collecting a smaller sum of money over the shorter-term as opposed to a larger sum over a longer period, chances are your behavior is driven by instant gratification, which flows over into other parts of your life. An article, Money Habits Linked To Behavioral Patterns, discusses the results of a recent study [...]
