Know the difference between what you want out of life and what you don’t want out of life.
Work diligently to create greater distance between the two, so that at the end of your day, most of your time was focused on what you want.
Spending time on what you don’t want is, well, a waste of time.
One of the keys to being organized is having the right attitude.
CAUTION!
Blah, blah, blah, right?
The Internet’s only Five-a-Day Blogger”…..
It started as a 100-day challenge to become a better writer, after a Father told his young son, “If you want to be a better reader, you should read a lot.”
So what happens yesterday? Not five daily blogs, but eight.
Recently, had a discussion and we talked about the future of books:
“Books” will be written one day at a time. In public, for the public.
Books will be free. Writers will be poor. And writers will come to realize that there are far too many choices.
A whole new paradigm is being created.
One page per day, almost like reality TV. People will read blogs, and over time, they will have “read a book” and not even know it.
Eventually, this new paradigm will give way to the next.
Stop Being So Measured
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
We’ve all heard this question posed to us in our lifetimes.
Some of us have heard it so many times, we no longer hear it, no longer even consider it a valid question.
You now why?
Because nothing in life is guaranteed, except that we will die and taxes will increase.
Giving in, and quitting are so common place. Or, people won’t even start in the first place.
Why?
Because we can fail at everything.
But what if we didn’t fail?
How would our lives be transformed? And more importantly, how would the lives of others be transformed?
With so much to say, where does a person start? Well, if you’re a runner, it’s easy, you start at the starting line. But if you’re not a runner and you’re several decades into your life and your job or career, then what?
Then maybe start here, in Lane 8:
There, I said it. Hope this doesn’t scare anyone off. It is what it is.
Who needs a coach? Do you need a coach? Pretty sure I need a coach. In fact, after listening to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, I’m convinced.
Why?
Listen to Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, talk briefly, but accurately, about why people need a coach, and decide for yourself.
Good luck. Well, actually, luck has nothing to do with it. At least not until you have put in some serious effort. Then luck starts to work in your favor, but not before. Carpe diem.
Thank God it’s Monday.
It’s easy to dread Monday’s, isn’t it? Why is that? Multitude of reasons probably.
The way to beat the Monday blues? I ain’t the brightest bulb in the box, however, there is once secret that has proven effective for many people.
Know what it is?
A thankful heart.
Yeah, 200,000 is also a big number. In fact, it’s the number that will make half-a-million possible.
Three is a small number.
What makes this so distracting is that the small number and the huge number are related. And I can’t get that out of my head.
Know how to keep a curious, easily distracted person in suspense (oh look, shiny)?
I’ll tell you tomorrow. :)
Half Million? Sure looks like it. Dollars? No.
Something else then? Of course. It’s very distracting. Very.
Half a million is a lot. It tempts me to forget something critical.
My focus? Yes. Exactly.
So, purposely, I’m lifting my foot ever so gently off the gas peddle as I slow things down a bit. This could put the half-million in jeopardy.