November 19, 2013

Meet an annoyance of mine: Resistance

Today on my YouTube channel: Any worthwhile pursuit is going to face resistance. I’ve been hit so many times by it that I’ve personified mine. I call him Dino. He’s a pretty clever fellow, always nipping at my heals. ...

November 6, 2013

On display, a rare item: passion at work

On display, a rare item: passion for work

People passionate about what they do stand out. They are attractive people, attractive in the way that their excitement draws others in. Last week, I was drawn in by one of them. At a place I would have least ...

September 17, 2013

Why you should habitually push your productivity

Today on my YouTube channel: Are you getting better at getting more done? Do you make pushing your productivity a habit? Those are questions you should ask yourself often. Otherwise you might fall victim to one of the most ...

August 20, 2013

Beat procrastination. Do nothing instead.

Today on my YouTube channel: Want to beat procrastination? Dr. Roy Baumeister in his book Willpower reveals an effective approach used by best selling novelist Raymond Chandler. It’s called the “Nothing Alternative” and here’s how it works: If you’ve ...

August 13, 2013

Need a new job? Here’s the first thing you should do before you start looking

Today on my YouTube channel: Do you need a new job? Job hunting can be daunting. So many things to think about and work on. Here’s one way to get organized. Conduct a staff meeting yourself. If you’ve tried ...

August 6, 2013

Get more done: The principle of the vector

Today, I’m am launching my channel on YouTube. Each month more than one billion people visit YouTube and consume over six billion hours of video. Perhaps you are one of them. If so, I invite you to subscribe to ...

August 2, 2013

Give distraction a time-out

Are you easily distracted? If so, your distraction may be a shadow of something else. A gift. If you’re prone to distraction, you may also be harboring something very powerful; an energetic creative spirit. It has many interests and ...

July 5, 2013

Are you taking a break or wasting time?

In the 70s and 80s, McDonald’s Corporation ran an advertising campaign proclaiming that proclaimed, “You deserve a break today.” That phrase and the catchy tune that accompanied it went on to become one of the top ten ad campaigns of all ...

June 12, 2013

Three hidden fees your job extracts from you

How much are you paying to work at your job? Paying to work for someone seems silly, right? Sure, we might say we love our jobs so much that we’d pay to work there, but we don’t really mean it. ...

June 7, 2013

Review: “How to Find Fulfilling Work” by Roman Krznaric

In his day, Henry David Thoreau observed, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” How much more fitting a description of our day, when so many are unfulfilled in their work. Into that longing Roman Krznaric’s book, ...

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