Businesses have mission statements, so, if you write a personal mission statement will that help you to succeed? There is a post about writing personal
I’m always amazed at what people say about themselves sometimes, and how that really contrasts with what they do. What’s the quote? Something about what you do speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you say.
That sentiment means so much to me, because I know that in spite of wanting to be generous, patient, compassionate, and thoughtful, I am often selfish, impatient, intolerant and closed-minded.
“One of the most important changes of the last 30 years is that digital technology has transformed almost everyone into an information worker.”
Have you ever been in a job interview, and had the interviewer ask you if you were “self-motivated?” Have you ever wanted to answer with something like, “Who else, exactly, would be motivating me?”
Most of us do things every day like go to work, for ourselves or someone else, and do the work in front of us to do, whether we want to or not. Before that we got out of bed, got dressed, ate breakfast, took a shower, brushed our teeth.
All of those things take motivation, and if you’re not self-motivated, who’s motivating you?
Where we once felt purposeful, focused, and fueled with passion… these days, we’re apt to be idealistic but scattered, connected but alone. Our lives are brimming over, and yet we’re empty inside.
When we talk about “comfort zones” in self-help, we’re not talking about the temperatures between 67 and 75, or wherever the comfort zone on your thermostat lies. But that comfort zone is a good starting place, actually.
Is it any wonder that the X and Y generations display such irreverent humor and disregard for authority? It’s because they’ve discovered that, to a great extent, “authority” has become a self-affixed label.”
David Bohl and Karen Ellenbecker team up to help Americans take a more active role in their finances and investment futures. In the past ten
6 tips for keeping your life in order using the broken windows theory of crime fighting and prevention; available at Dumb Little Man.
Very few things are simple, and the more we try to simplify our thinking into this/that, black/white, good/bad, the worse we’re going to make our lives, because life just isn’t like that. We’re not like that, no one is like that, and no one ever will be.
Passion is about discovering what you like along with what you don’t like. Stimulate you five senses in order to invoke passion, and here are
Feeling a little stuffed after yesterday’s meal?
Still cleaning up the dishes?
Don’t feel like cooking today?
Be careful if you decide to dine out.
I was reading Dana Glazer’s (Director of The Evolution of Dad) post For Charlie, on His 4th Birthday the other day. I really liked it, and it unearthed a memory of mine: that of writing a similar letter to my son shortly before he left home for college. found that letter.
I’m very big on rules. I don’t always obey the speed limit, and sometimes I ignore the sign that says “please return carts here,” and put them by a curb instead. But other than that, I’m pretty much a rule follower – I conform not only when I have to, but because it’s often the ‘right thing’ to do.
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.
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.”
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
Have you ever made a big change in your life, but noticed that those around you don’t seem to have noticed?
