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Unlearning Helplessness: Take Charge of Your Life

I think we all have a touch of this learned helplessness, in some areas of our lives, and I also think we can overcome this learned helplessness in three very simple steps.

November 12, 2007

Making Time for Your Creative Self

by David Bohl “I’m not creative.” “I don’t have a creative bone in my body.” “As creative as you are, that’s how uncreative I am.”

November 11, 2007

Success: It’s All in the Follow Through

A friend of mine has great ideas, but for many years didn’t have much success with those ideas. People were always saying, “I don’t see how your ideas don’t work out. You have such great ideas.”

My friend’s response was always, “Ideas have never been my problem.”

My friend was not too great at following through. He had good intentions, he tried hard, but somehow once the excitement of a new project wore off, he couldn’t seem to keep going.

Once my friend mastered follow-through, his life took off in directions he could never have imagined.

November 9, 2007

Danny Bonaduce: Life Coach? Not!

Danny Bonaduce, Life Coach will premier on major wireless carriers beginning Monday, November 12th.

Offered by CBS Mobile, the animated program featuring Bonaduce’s voice will air new three-to-five minute episodes every two weeks. “Danny Bonaduce: Life Coach” “will offer satirical life lessons and the results of Bonaduce’s counsel.”

November 8, 2007

Business and Life: Build Values that You Can Be Proud Of

From Susan K. Wehrley’s book “The Power To Believe,” here are 18 spiritual practices to claim your life: Dare to be different, passionate, love with

November 7, 2007

Living a Life of Voluntary Simplicity

by David B. Bohl We’ve all heard of “simple living,” and we see the magazines and the news articles and the web sites. I often

November 6, 2007

Change: Too Close to See Your Progress

Have you ever made a big change in your life, but noticed that those around you don’t seem to have noticed?

November 6, 2007

Time Management and Balance: Waste More Time

Having had a life in which every minute “counted” and I spent almost all of my waking hours working, I’m grateful for the time I can waste.

November 5, 2007

Finding Inspiration

by David B. Bohl Creative people are often asked, “Where do you get your ideas?” or “Where do you get your inspiration?” What people usually

November 2, 2007

The Myth of Productivity

Have you ever had a productivity study done where you work? They’re kind of funny, if they’re not being inflicted on you. The idea is that you can measure how “productive” someone is, and tell them how to maximize the use of their time and be “more productive.”

The problem is that productivity is not objective.

November 2, 2007

Are Self-Growth and Self-Acceptance Mutually Exclusive?

I’m very big into self-growth, and sometimes people ask me, as a professional coach and lifestyle mentor, how I can promote both self-acceptance and self-growth. If I accept myself, they say, I don’t need to grow, and if I need to grow, how can I accept myself?

November 1, 2007

Slow Down FAST Tampa

Let’s meet! For those of you in the Tampa Bay area, I’ll be in town Thursday, November 1st – Sunday, November 4th. Thursday evening I’ll

October 31, 2007

Getting Things Done – Take a Walk

Have you ever found yourself sitting at your desk, maybe first thing in the morning or right after lunch, and just not feeling functional? Many people call this “can’t get motivated,” but I really think of it as not being able to function correctly. My brain won’t go into gear, I can’t get started on anything, and when I do get started, I can’t keep going.

October 31, 2007

Jon Bon Jovi: Fatherhood and Work-Life Balance

Do you think you know what it’s like to be a rock star dad? You’ve read over the years of the trials and tribulations of some of the world’s most popular icons. You’re sick and tired of hearing about their collective demise, yet feel compassion for those living the Sex/Drugs/Rock ‘n Roll lifestyle because of the insurmountable odds they face in trying to triumph over the challenges of that life and culture.

There have been troubles with the law, divorces, stints in rehabs, 12-Step meetings, illnesses, and even tragic deaths.

If you’ve heard it all before, and and just know where things always seen to lead, why do you want to know about Jon Bon Jovi’s life? Because he’s much like you and me.

October 30, 2007

Need a Break? Do as Badgers Fans Do and JUMP AROUND

We all know that it’s sometimes a good idea to clear our heads during our increasingly-busy days by looking up from our desks and taking a break – going for a walk, sitting in a quiet place, or even logging into Facebook. Taking our minds off the tasks, challenges, and obstacles before us often is exactly what we need to refocus our energies.

I was watching the Wisconsin Badgers game this past Saturday, and it occurred to me that the students who attend the home football games are experts at taking a break. They’ve instituted a tradition whereby they rise to their feet at the end of the third quarter and ‘Jump Around’ to House of Pain’s song of that name.

October 29, 2007

Uncovering Your Passion

by David Bohl “In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another

October 28, 2007

Productivity and Time Management: Tim Ferriss on Information Overload

Great video below. Tim Ferriss, author of the best-selling book The 4 Hour Workweek, speaks at the non-tech portion at Web 2.0.

I love his premise:

“Cultivating Extreme Selective Ignorance in a Digital World”